Acitivity groups

 

The advantage of a large club is that we have many members with diverse interests. This means we can arrange a variety of activities for members every month. A typical month includes the following. (Dates are subject to change.)

 

 

Book group - members meet and discuss merits or otherwise of chosen books
                                      – 1^st Monday each month

Cards group – a social evening with a number of members meeting for games of 500
                                      – 2^nd Wednesday each month

Coffee and chat – an organised morning tea held monthly at The Glen
                                      – 3^rd Tuesday each month

Craft group – meeting in a home where sewing, knitting and chatting predominate
                                      – 1^st Thursday each month except Dec - March

Dine-out groups – volunteer members arrange either lunch or evening dine-outs
                                      - 4th or 5th Wednesday each month

                                 – members meet for dinner at Glen Waverley RSL
                                      - every Tuesday evening

Extended walking - for experienced walkers at locations around Melbourne
                                      – 4th Thursday each month

Gardening group - excursions to various locations seeing gardens of interest
                                      – 2nd Thursday each month

Golf – a monthly group meeting at a selected golf course
                                      – 1^st Friday each month 

Hamer Hall - for lovers of fine music usually followed by a lunch
                                      – one Monday each month

Happy Hour - gathering for social chat and drinks at parkland during Daylight Saving and members' homes in other months
                                      – 3rd Friday each month

Mahjong – both experienced and novice players meet in a home
                                      – 1^st & 3^rd Tuesdays each month

Movie group – gathering at local cinema 
                                      – one Saturday most months

Rummikub group – meeting in a home with a number playing simultaneously
                                      – 4th Tuesday each month

Scrabble group – meeting in a home with a number playing simultaneously
                                      – 2^nd Tuesday each month

Theatre and concert lovers – selected shows of appeal chosen for members
                                      – each month, days vary

Travel - mostly single day and occasional multi-day regional/interstate travel
                                      - single day trips each month, days vary

Walk and chat - where participants join in various levels of fitness walk at Jells Park finishing with a cuppa
                                      – 1^st Friday each month

Wine tasting group – various selected wines are tasted and discussed in a home group session
                                      – tasting dates vary

Still more – Other activities can occur from time to time as members decide to encourage others in differing activities.