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Bulletin No 460-October 2023

Presidents Report for October 2023    Robin Hearder.

 I hope everyone was able to enjoy the spring sunshine and school holidays with their families. We send our best wishes to Maureen Edwards for a speedy recovery after her recent accident and to the Massey family as Pat recovers from her fall and Ron continues to have shoulder problems. Our 21 bowlers and their supporters had an enjoyable day on the 9th October against Glengara Village but finished second. Many thanks to Rod Greenaway for saving his personal bowling prizes and donating them as raffle prizes and not using our Club financial reserve from the Committee. Another social group of 22 members is looking forward to the 3 day visit to Bowral and surrounds and thanks to Helen and Stan Taylor for organising. We now have 86 Ordinary members and 5 Life members and are approaching pre-pandemic levels and will welcome Hilton Peters as a new member at our next meeting.

The Christmas Lunch is being held on Tuesday 5^th December at Mingara Recreation Club and we would like your money of $40 per member and $60 for visitors paid into our Westpac Bank Account

(see Treasurer’s report for details) or at October meeting. Thanks again to Paul Denny of Raine & Horne, Killarney Vale for his sponsorship of $10 per member and to the sub-Committee of Helen Taylor, Jenny Blair and Diana Cooney working on the organisation and Raffle prizes. Our next outing at Toowoon Bay Park is on 6^th November for a Chicken & Champagne lunch with Melbourne Cup sweeps, so please pay $15 per member at our next October meeting or online if not already paid.

Our Guest Speaker in October will be fellow Probian and Historian, Dick Whitaker on  “The Everleigh Payroll Robbery” which was the first committed with a getaway car!

 

A  message from Diana Cooney who looks after the attendances. Could members who are not able to attend a meeting please contact her prior to the meeting on 4332 9064 or 0423988102

 

Di’s trivia.  1.What kind of exercise do lazy people do?

                    2.Why do French people eat snails?

                    3. Why did the M&M go to school?            Answers at meeting!

 

 

Treasurers Report .Julie Commins OAM

Income for September 2023 was $1415.50 mainly consisting of Sausage Fest takings $531.00,  Raffle takings $145.5.00 and payments for Pre-Melbourne Cup Lunch  $60.00, High Tea Parliament House of $390.00, Theatre $119.00 and Christmas Lunch $160.00.

There were expenses of $997.56 consisting of Sausage Fest expenses $500.91, Raffle prizes $87.90, Theatre $357.80. Miscellaneous Expenses- video equipment refund overpay $50.95

There were no outstanding Liabilities. Net Operating Balance of $4118.81

The Cash Reserve Account stood at $3,712.38. Total Club funds at end of September stood at $7831.19.

At the end of September there were 90 Financial members including 5 Life Members.

 If you wish to deposit funds directly into the Probus account please give your Probus number to the teller for our identification. Westpac Account BSB: 032 525  A/C 751399. Give your surname and item description (eg: Smith)

 

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY.   

24^th October 10am General Meeting

29^th October. “Afternoon at the Proms”  Art House, Wyong

3^rd November. “Kinky Boots” Laycock Theatre 7.30pm. Tickets $49.00

 6^th November  Chicken & Champagne Lunch(pre-Melbourne Cup). Toowoon Bay Park

 17^th  November. High Tea at Parliament House $65

22^nd November. Italian Tenors and a Soprano 8pm Art House Wyong

28^th November 10am  General Meeting

5^th December. Xmas Party Lunch at Mingara Recreation Club

 

BBQ REPORT –  Wendy McRobie 

On Monday 6^th November (day before Melbourne Cup)……… a Champagne & Chicken luncheon, again at Toowoon Bay Park. Start time 11am costing $15 per person. (A small entrée, chicken & salads & a small dessert). Champagne & Orange Juice. Beer will not be supplied so for those wishing to have a beer BYO please.

 

SOCIAL REPORT. Helen Taylor

Thank you so much to all who attended our Trip to Bowral. Everyone truly did enjoy themselves despite the unfortunate downpour and hail that did disrupt our Monday evening meal. It was enlightening to see Seniors move so fast!

Congratulations to team Coasties who won a third prize in Triva at the Royal Hotel in Bowral. A bottle of local red wine! This has been kindly donated along with the box chocolates won by Robyn Greenaway in the Word Competition to our raffles. An amazing narrative was given by Kathryn of Sutton Forest Farm. If you like horses then a visit there is worthwhile. Courthouse Berrima was informative and we are so lucky we don’t live in those times! A definite deterrent to any offenders today.

Briars Inn dinner was amazing and I must thank everyone for the tribute they gave me by singing “You are My Sunshine”. Thank you Wendy. My flowers are beautiful and much appreciated. Thank you also to Lynne for helping prepare our first night tea.

I am so happy I joined Probus and to have you all as my friends. I am blessed. 

Coming up next is our trip to Parliament House High Tea and Tour of the 2 Chambers. For those who are leaving from Tuggerah please board the 9.19am train and get into the 3^rd carriage. Those leaving from Gosford the train leaves from there at 9.37am.

Train arrives at Central at 10.59am so you have plenty of time to get to the train platform that takes you to the Martin Place Station. Trains leave every 4 minutes from Platform 24.  /…

 

 

 

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Returning home the train from Central leaves at 3.15pm arriving at Gosford at 4.36pm and Tuggerah at 4.50pm. Next service leaves Central at 3.50pm arrives Gosford at 5.06pm and Tuggerah 5.19pm.

High Tea is booked for 12 noon followed by the Tour. Going by last year everyone should enjoy themselves.

Christmas Party at Mingara 5^th December. Lunch.  Names and money for same will be taken at 24h October meeting Lists for tables will be available then.8 people to each table. Please let me know your groups for this. Cost is $40 for members and $60 for guests.

I will give more details at our next meeting. Until then thanks you all for supporting our Events. A big thank you must go to Wendy and her helpers. Its not easy organising these functions. I know first hand!. We do appreciate all the wonderful functions you have organised this past year. Thank you and keep up the good work.

 

THEATRE ORGANISER –  Lynne Beale .

Kinky Boots. Based on a true story of a challenge to reverse a failing shoe factory. Laycock Theatre Friday 3^rd November 8pm $49.50. Purchased tickets will be available at October meeting.

Wendy Harmer Book Launch. Art House Saturday 11^th November 7pm. Tickets $20. Venue is Art House Studio.

Italian Tenors and a Soprano. Direct from Italy. Songs Nessun Dorma and Miserere. Art House Wed.22^nd Nov 8pm $59.50

Payment required at October meeting. 2hrs with interval.

Please let me know when paying for tickets online as this enables me to keep track of numbers and money.

  Westpac   BSB: 032525  ACC. 751399  use Probus Tag as ID.

 

 

WELFARE – Margaret Mahoney

Maureen Edwards had a car accident on the way home from bowls on 5^th October. She is bruised and very sore where the seat belt goes but had the night in hospital. She has a cracked rib and sternum. We wish her a speedy recovery.

Pat Massey had a fall and hurt her knee but she is ok and played bowls with us at Glengara on 9/10. 

Ron Massey has a big problem with her shoulder and is still not sure what is going to happen. The Massey household is having a bad run at the moment but is can only get better and we wish them well.

Ernie Nunn was 98 on 25^th September. A very Happy Birthday to you Ernie. A wonderful achievement.

 

GUEST SPEAKERS –  Jenny Blair

OCTOBER.  Dick Whitaker with tell us about ‘The Eveleigh Payroll Robbery

NOVEMBER.  David Rosenberg. Who has written a book “Pine Gap”- Close to God’s Ear.

 

BOWLS CO-ORDINATOR – Rod Greenaway

9^th October. A lovely day at Glengara. Perfect weather, good food and good company. Lousy score for us!  We lost all 7 rinks.   87 to 139.  Better luck next time! 

 

OCTOBER  BIRTHDAYS

Carol Becker

Margaret Bond

Jenny Daniell

Judi Hearder

Ron Massey

Patricia Mooney

 

Next Committee  Meeting in 14/11/23  10.30am

Next General Meeting  28/11/23   10am

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Treasurer. Julie Commins   OAM   0429608050

Vice-President. Helen Taylor  0418612900

Jenny Daniell Secretary 0418211081         

Assist Sec. Judi Hearder    0414868955

Social Convenor. Helen Taylor  0418612900

BBQ Convenor. Wendy McRobie 0439811831

Theatre. Lynne Beale. 0401071195

Welfare. Margaret Mahoney  0408624086

Bowls. Rod Greenaway. 43339792

Raffles. Mary Anne Greck. 0403715497

Bulletin . Jenny Blair  0407206557

Guest Speakers Jenny Blair   0407206557

Diana Cooney Attendances & Membership  0423988102

Julie Bowd. Probus Cluster Representative

 

 

A few pics from our Bowral trip October 2023

 

Presidents Report for June 2023    Robin Hearder.

I hope everyone is enjoying the sunny days as we creep into winter and colder evenings and that those members and friends who have recently caught Covid or are/have been in hospital are recovering well.

We also welcome back several members who have been interstate or overseas and look forward to hearing their stories. Congratulations to the Central Coast Mariners on winning the A-League Grand Final Championship 6-1!

Membership of our Club is going well with 74 Financial members and 6 Life Members. This includes 2 new members to induct at our next meeting. Barry Quayle and Jan Estens. I am not sure what is happening about any possibilities from the former Toowoon Bay Probus members. They are welcome to join us. However, we may have to change some seating arrangements in General meetings, so that they are not sitting on their own.

Good Guest Speakers are being selected by Jenny Blair so that we are keeping good General meeting attendances and this month we have Rafaele Joudry on “Waking up your mind and Vitality using Sound Therapy”. Thanks to Jenny Blair for sending out an extra newsletter last month as short notice was given on ticketing deadlines before our next General Meeting of the Wyong Race Day on 4^th July and 9-5 Musical at Laycock Theatre on 5^th August and several members have taken up the opportunities. This month another group has gone to Morning Melodies. “The Australian Navy Band” on 14^th June and our Lunch & Movie (The Bank of Dave) at Avoca Beach Theatre on Wednesday 21^st June which has drawn a good attendance. We again have some boxed Probus biro pens as Raffle prizes and thanks to Irene Branigan for standing in for Mary Anne Greck selling raffle tickets at our last meeting.

Our sponsor club was the Rotary Club of The Entrance and it has advised it is holding a Charity Fundraiser on Friday 18^th August in aid of The Aspect School, Terrigal for autistic students. The Fundraiser is “ The Perfect Murder” based on a novel  by Jeffrey Archer at the Woy Woy Little Theatre at 7pm. Tickets are $45.00 but include complimentary finger food and a glass of bubbles before the show. There is a possibility of a private bus. Expressions of interest at June Meeting.

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A  message from Diana Cooney who looks after the attendances. Could members who are not able to attend a meeting please contact her prior to the meeting on 4332 9064 or 0423988102  

 

President:    Robin Hearder 0404160548                                                                               Secretary:  Jenny Daniell 0418211081     

Treasurers Report .Julie Commins OAM 

Income for May 2023 was $1,698.00 consisting of payments for membership subscriptions of $480, Christmas in July $270.00, Raffle takings $116.00.

There were expenses of $38.40- Raffle Expenses  $38.40

There were no outstanding Liabilities. Net Operating Balance of $4,895.35

The Cash Reserve Account stood at $3,712.27. Total Club funds at 31/5/23 stood at $10,011.62

At the end of May there were 75 Financial members and 6 Life Members.

 If you wish to deposit funds directly into the Probus account please give your Probus number to the teller for our identification.

Westpac Account BSB: 032 525  A/C 751399. Give your surname and item description (eg: Smith) 

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY.   

21^st June  Avoca Beach Theatre. Lunch & movie.  $25pp

4^th July Probus Cluster Wyong Race Day   $55.00 per head

17^th July. Christmas in July at The Entrance Leagues Club “Tigers”. A two-course meal for $45

 15^th August Ploughman’s Lunch at Toowoon Bay Park  11am  $12 pp

18^th September  Sausage Fest  Toowoon Bay Park  $12pp.

 6^th November  Chicken & Champagne Lunch(pre-Melbourne Cup). Toowoon Bay Park

17^th  November. High Tea at Parliament House $65

 

BBQ REPORT –  Wendy McRobie

A Movie & Meal deal at Avoca Theatre is planned for Wednesday June 21^st.

 Tuesday 15^th August ……. a Ploughman’s Luncheon at Toowoon Bay Park. Start time 11am for $12 per person. (Soup, bread rolls, cheese, pickles, ham etc, wine & beer)

On Monday 18^th September ……. a SausageFest, again at Toowoon Bay Park. Start time 11am costing $12 per person. (Variety of Sausages in rolls with salads & Wine/Beer)

On Monday 6^th November (day before Melbourne Cup)……… a Champagne & Chicken luncheon, again at Toowoon Bay Park. Start time 11am costing $15 per person. (A small entrée, chicken & salads & a small dessert).

 

SOCIAL REPORT. Helen Taylor

CHRISTMAS IN JULY LUNCH. Monday 17^th July. The Entrance Leagues Club (Tigers). We are booked into the Arthur Lake Room. Please arrive at 12md. Just mention at Reception that you are attending Christmas in July with The Entrance Probus Group.

Mains will be served at 12.45pm which will consist of a Traditional Christmas dinner with a trio of meats. Pork, turkey and leg ham with baked potato, pumpkin, a medley of steamed vegetables and gravy, cranberry jelly and apple sauce. Desert will be served at 1.45pm being Apple crumble or mini Pavlova. There will be entertainment and dancing for those with “light feet.

Wishing everyone an enjoyable day out with lots of laughter and making special memories together.

I need all payments to be made at our next meeting on 27^th June or earlier if paying online. $45 pp for members and $50 for guests.

Monday 16^th,Tuesday 17^th  & Wednesday 18^th  October..Trip to Bowral and Surrounds.

Friday 17^th November. High Tea has been booked at Parliament House. It was so popular last year I thought we might do it again. The cost is $65pp.  20-24 people.

Expressions of interest for 4 day Cruise to Moreton Island in March 2024. Will take names at July 25^th  Meeting.

Thanks  Helen.

 

THEATRE ORGANISER –  Lynne Beale .

Wednesday 9^th August. “Gems of Jazz” A showcase of timeless classics. Payment in June is possible.

Sunday 15^th October 3pm. Arthouse Wyong. “Music of the Night”. Andrew Lloyd Webber. Tickets $64.95. 

WELFARE – Margaret MahoneyJenny Blair

.Jenny Wade has been unwell  and a card has been sent. Noel Post home from hospital, Di Cooney is currently in hospital. Margaret Mahoney had surgery 14/6. She is home from hospital now and making a slow recovery. Hope everyone one is up and about soon.

 GUEST SPEAKERS –  Jenny Blair

JUNE  Rafaele Joudry  how to wake up your mind and vitality using Sound Therapy. I have been told this is a very interesting talk.

JULY. Mike Scanlon . Retired Journalist who has written a quirky history of the Hunter Valley

AUGUST. Ray Seguna who is a member of the First Fleeters and will talk about this including the James Craig Restoration.

SEPTEMBER.  Jenny Markwell. A Bush Poet.

OCTOBER.  Dick Whitaker with tell us about ‘The Eveleigh Payroll Robbery

NOVEMBER.  David Rosenberg. Who has written a book “Pine Gap”- Close to God’s Ear.

 

BOWLS CO-ORDINATOR – Rod Greenaway

9^th October. Our next Bowls Games against Glengara at Glengara. Expressions of interest  at July Meeting. Money and names in September. 

JUNE  BIRTHDAYS

Julie Commins

Faye Evans

Julie Keyes

David McKew

Betty Polson

Paul Rogers

Jeanette Mathews

 

NB:

Anyone interested in accessing Active Retiree Magazine can do so via the Probus website for this.

https://www.probussouthpacific.org/pages/aboutactive retireesdigital subscriptions.

And we have a website where you will find a copy of the newsletter. 

 

Next

Committee Meeting.   11/7/2023 10.30am    General Meeting  25/7/2023 10am