Newsletter No. 101 - Oct 2025

THE NEXT GENERAL MEETING  WILL BE HELD  AT THE CHERRYBROOK COMMUNITY CENTRE AT 10.30AM ON  WEDNESDAY 22nd October 2025

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President's Report

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President’s Report - Oct 2025
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Can you believe we are into October? 2 months to Christmas !! Eeeek!!

The club has been very busy as usual with the Spring weather bringing everyone out.
Gardens are blooming and require our attention but there is always time for Probus. How lucky are we!?!

We are all starting to get our calendars filled with activities leading up to Christmas but please keep Wednesday 17th free for our Christmas lunch. Stuart will be updating us when prices are available. Thanks Stuart.

There will be an update re the Constitution and Standing Resolutions at our next general meeting on Wednesday. It’s easier to mention at the meeting but watch out for an email early in November. Please read it.

David Antonjuk will be taking the November meeting as Rob and I will be in India. Thank you, David.
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Whilst I am thanking people, a big thank you to Eric for assembling this Newsletter giving Andrew a break and with Enio in Japan.

Enjoy all the activities coming up. Thank you so much to all the activity leaders for always organising such interesting and fun events.

Rosemary Clarke
President

Secretarial

Correspondence In 
  • ​None
​Correspondence Out
  • None
Bev Watson

Details of the Probus Member Benefit Scheme are at:
www.probussouthpacific.org/pages/members_offers_member_benefits_scheme   (Cntl click on link)

Treasurer's Report - Oct 2025

Michael Stinson​
Treasurer

Membership

Membership Oct 2025

The current membership stands at 110 active members and 3 inactive, with a female to male ratio of 60:40

A reminder to check and update your emergency contact details, and also consider adding an additional contact person to your personal detail profile.

You can do this yourself through the Member Database in Harmony or in need, contact either myself or Michael Stinson to assist.

Replacement badges – we are only ordering these on a six monthly basis.

Can any members who now require replacement Membership Badges, please let me know as soon as possible and I will place a combined order.

Email : [email protected]
Or
Mobile : 0402 429 589

Please remember to wear your name badges to the monthly meetings.

A reminder of our Club policies for attendance at meetings and activities.
  • Members are expected to attend a minimum of 10 functions (meetings and/or activities) per Probus year (April to March).
  • Visitors may only attend a maximum of 3 functions (meetings and/or activities) per Probus year.

Paul Day – Membership Officer

Welfare

WELFARE REPORT Oct 2025

I will be away from Wednesday 17 September 2025 returning Tuesday 11 November 2025

During this time Lorraine Sutton will cover the welfare Officer role.

 Jan Hookkee – Welfare Officer
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October Guest Speaker - Alex Marino-Hume

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Origins of Tennis - Real Tennis

​Alex Marino-Hume is currently the Head Professional at Sydney Real Tennis Club. He and his wife, Charlotte, moved here 7 months ago to coincide with the building of the 50th, and newest, real tennis court in the world, here in Sydney.

Prior to his real tennis career, Alex was a professional choral singer in London. Highlights included singing for world-renowned groups such as The Sixteen and Tenebrae, appearing on movie soundtracks such as Barbie and The Hunger Games, and singing at the Coronation of King Charles II and Queen Camilla.

Alex and Charlotte are enjoying their time in Sydney and hoping to encourage many more people to take up the intriguing, challenging, and rewarding game that is real tennis.
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Photos From Sept General Meeting

Birthday  Celebrations

 Happy Birthday
 To all our members
Celebrating a birthday in October
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David Antonjuk
Keith Ball
Robyn Bartle
Helen Games
Jan Hookkee
Lawrence Hookkee
Colin McGowan
Lorenza Powyer
Ian Roberts
​Rashna Sahukar
Julie Shenstone
Jim Simpson
Sue Small

Club Covid 19 Policy

We have set down a Covid 19 policy for the club. Essentially we will abide by the NSW health guidelines.  We ask all members to respect the health and wellbeing of their fellow members, and therefore not attend activities unless they are fully vaccinated.  We have no desire to get into a situation where we need to physically check every attendee to determine their vaccination status.  We are relying on the integrity of our members and the fact that they are endangering their friends if they do not abide by this policy.

Newsletter Copy Deadline

Please provide your contributions for the Nov 2025 Newsletter by Friday 21st Nov 2025 

 Please copy directly into Dropbox under :-

WPHD Probus Activities / Activity Newsletter Contributions / Contributions – 2025_11

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To go to the Activities Calendar - click HERE!

Click on activity to go straight there!
Activity Group    Leaders
Book Challenge Sue Calabrese
Book Club Bev Davison
Cards David Turner, Ray Heaton 
Cycling Gerard Siddle, David Antonjuk
Day Trips (Bus/Train/Ferry) Helen Games
Dining Out Looking For Monthly Leaders
Domestic Travel Max Henderson
Gardening Julie Stinson, Sue Small, Lorenza Powyer
Golf Terry Ridge, Jeff Swan
Mens Club Rene Beutler
Mixed Social Group Helen Beulter, Hilda Somerfield
Movies Donna Fraser
Overseas Travel Looking For Leader
Photography Rob Clarke, Bain Shenstone
Table Tennis Enio Dona
Tai Chi Helen Games
Ten Pin Bowling Douglas Matthews, Paul Day
Tennis Bob Davison
Theatre and Musicals Bruce Bartle, Robyn Bartle
Walking Group Enio Dona, Lynne Henderson
Wine & Cheese Julie Shenstone, Susan Antonjuk
 
For an activity group to start, a member needs to step forward to lead the group
                              
New Activity starting in November.
 
Trivia at The Dural Club
Trivia Night:

Where: Dural Club ( Dural Country Club ) 662A Old Northern Road. Dural
When: Thursday 20th November 7:00pm - 9:00pm Arrive at 6:45 to get organised.

Activity Leaders: Kim Nicholls / Hilda Somerfield

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Event Calendar
Note: This is snapshot of the calendar as at 17th October.
​The live calendar is available in the Harmony app or on the website.

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‘Books: Uniquely Portable Magic’ - UPM! Challenge

UPM! A new challenge begins, running from March ‘25 to end February ‘26.

Join at any time – set your own challenge for UPM. Calculate the average number of books you would read in a month, multiply it by the number of months up to the end of February ‘26 … +ONE more. And you are in the Challenge! Choose your own books, post about it, and enjoy the rundowns of the other readers’ books. Search WPH&D PROBUS BOOK CHALLENGE on Facebook. If you wish to join but don’t do Facebook, send me an email and I’ll put it into the page on your behalf.

Mid September-mid October reads: 17; total: 92 – me thinks we need to increase the target!!

Sister Viv by Grantlee Kieza: Vivian Bullwinkel - what an amazing life! Country girl Viv signs up for the war effort as a nurse. She is just 26 when occupying Japanese soldiers in Bangka Island march her and her fellow nurses to the beach and into the waters of a remote beach to be executed. Somehow she becomes the lone survivor and commits the rest of her life to a career of caring for others. She eventually became one of the highest ranking women in the Australian Army. A truly inspirational story of a woman who put the care of others before all else.

One of the Good Guys by Araminta Hall: Reviewed month. About Col who thinks he is one of the good guys, his ex-wife Mel who sees things differently from Col, and then Lenny, a famous artist. There are many weird and confronting moments where you think its just another rant against men, but when revenge enters the story it really does your head in. Listening to the 3 versions of events makes you question the truth. One of those hate/love types of books where you keep changing your perspective but become very judgemental.
 
The Tea Ladies by Amanda Hampson: Reviewed previously. A group of tea ladies working in the 60s, find themselves embroiled in solving a series of strange events involving ruthless crooks, racketeers and a missing woman believed to be in danger.
   
The Cryptic Clue by da Hampson: Second book from the Tea Ladies Mystery and also reviewed previously. Shock! Horror! The dreaded Café Bar machine is on its way in, looking like the Tea Ladies are out. This is also the time of the building of the Sydney Opera House, and the introduction of decimal currency. In true Tea Lady style, all the bits and pieces somehow come together to help them solve the mystery.

Mr Einstein’s Secretary by Matthew Reilly: Reviewed a few times now – this is such a good book mixing history with fiction. Hanna Fischer, of German and American genetics grows up at the time of the rise of Hitler, and her neighbour in Germany was Alber Einstein. Lots of spying, and a bit of a love story on the side. This book is one of Reilly’s really good ones. Well worth the read.
 
The Man Behind the Prize – a Life of J.F. Archibald by Paul J Greguric: The book deals more with Archibald’s life as a journalist and later, as editor of the Bulletin. A very interesting read.
 
Love Overdue by Ali Berg & Michelle Kalus: The story moves between two timelines of Lauren and Jamie, childhood sweethearts who suddenly were not anymore. Lauren moves on to become Vice Principal at a Melbourne school. Through a troubled student she is reunited with Jamie, now a lawyer, and the child’s dad.
 
The Pursuits of Lord Kit Cavanaugh by Stephanie Laurens: An easy period read based on an orphaned woman who set up a school for the local miners’ children. Then there is Lord Kit, determined to make his own way through life rather than relying on his family background.

Precious Things by Kelly Doust: The story of a collar – an alluring, glittering piece – and its journey through the decades. Paris, Shanghai, Rome, Istanbul all play a part in its story. Maggie is an auctioneer in modern-day London, who finds the collar neglected and crumpled in a discarded box. She sets out to discover more about its past.

Fallen Woman by Fiona McIntosh: an interesting story about two sisters, one pregnant and engaged to be married into a well off family, the younger sister forced to take on the care of the baby so the older sister could marry. Set in the 18th century where pregnancy outside marriage was considered shameful.
   
Real Americans by Rachel Khong: Two Chinese Scientists work in genetics. They immigrate from China to America where they continue their scientific work. When they genetically modify their daughter through IVF, the repercussions make a good read.

Surrogate Mother by Freida McFadden: Abby wants a baby and has decided to use a surrogate. However, the woman she has chosen is after Abby’s money and husband. She tries to frame Abby for murder.

We are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter: Two girls disappear in a small town. Police Officer Emmy Clifford must uncover the secrets of her small town to find the answers. A great read.

Oscar Piastri, the Rookie by Andrew van Leeuwen: a great read for lovers of F1 racing and the meteoric rise of Australian driver Oscar Piastri. It follows his life from a little boy who loved his remote control cars, to go-carting, then F4 – 3 – 2 and finally F1 racing. An extraordinary craftsman.

The Creeper by Margaret Hickey: When the new policewoman in the one-person station decides to delve into a 10 year old murder of 5 around the events anniversary – what could possibly go wrong? Not all the facts that convicted the murderer add up. The truth finally comes out after many twists and turns, with an unexpected and surprising outcome.
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Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty: Liane Moriarty manages to capture all the subtleties of the characters and keeps you guessing right as to who dies. The setting is in a little school, the parents and their lies, assumptions and truth stretching, cattiness all interact in such a fascinating way.


Hope to see more of you join. 

​Leader: Sue Calabrese
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Book Club Report - Oct 2025

We met on 9 th October and discussed The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku. A
book which everyone seemed to enjoy.

Our current book is Hand Me Down World by Lloyd Jones.
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We next meet on 20 th November, at our place.


Leader - Bev Davison




A woman washes ashore in Sicily. She has come from North Africa to find her son, taken from her when he was just days old by his father and stolen away to Berlin.
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With nothing but her maid's uniform and a knife stashed in a plastic bag, she relies on strangers— some generous, some exploiting—to guide her passage north.
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Cards Report for Oct 2025

Our last card evening saw us with 39 players! One of our biggest evenings yet! Lots of fun and chatter.

Our next cards 500 evening will be Friday 24 October.

Where: Dural Club
Dinner: 5.45 pm
Cards start: 7pm

Cost: $5 per head (please have correct money if possible)
Email to be sent out a few days prior to ascertain numbers.

Looking forward to to seeing everyone.

Cathy (David’s PA)

Leader - David Turner
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Cycling Report for Oct 2025

The October cycling tour started off from Silverwater Boat Ramp Carpark (Silverwater Park). The ride headed down the Parramatta River to the Armoury Reserve, then rode through the Newington parklands up to Olympic Park. From here the group rode through Wentworth Common before entering Badu Mangroves near Haslams Creek and heading to the Waterview Cafe in Bicentennial Park. (Approximate distance – 18kms).
 
Following the enjoyable coffee break the riders headed back through Bicentennial Park to the Rhodes busway bridge, crossing over to Wentworth Point and then along the Parramatta River to Silverwater Park. It should be noted that, one of the eagle eyed riders spotted a red belly back snake adjacent to the cycle path on the way back!
 
The ride length was 18.0km with an elevation gain of 57.0m.
 
NOTE: Next month’s ride will start off from the Rydalmere Ferry Terminal Carpark (located off John Street Rydalmere) and head off to Meadowbank via the Carlingford light rail line! The ride will be relatively flat and will follow the bike paths in and around the parklands. (Approx. distance – 15kms).
 
Date: Monday 10th November 2025 (To be confirmed pending numbers). 
NOTE: An earlier date, as the Group Leader will be away for the following 2 Wednesdays)
 
Start time: 9.30am
 
We will stop for a coffee along the way. 
 
Please bring your helmet, water and sunscreen.
 
Please let me know, if you are interested in joining the ride.​


​Leader - Gerard Siddle
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Day Trips available - Nov

Leader - Helen Games
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DINING OUT  Oct 2025


YES -- there will be a dining out activity this November, plans are under way, venue is not yet finalised.
Currently Dining Out is being organized on a rotational basis for one month at a time.  Please come and discuss with Stuart Mitchell about taking on this role for any month in 2025.
Leader - Looking For Monthly Leaders
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Nelson Bay
Monday 3rd to Thurs 6th Aug 2026

DOMESTIC TRAVEL - 2026
Nelson Bay - Monday 3 to Thursday 6 August 2026
To date twenty-two members have reportedly paid their deposits ($50 per apartment) with four others expressing interest.
This is a good number as it provides us a bit more flexibility (than a larger group ) in regards to our dining and activity options.

So based on say twenty-four we can start fine tuning our options and start making some reservations. My priority is to lock in the whale watching.

Accommodation
The Landmark, Nelson Bay, 61A Dowling St, Nelson Bay 2315, next to both the bowling and the golf clubs. A short walk to Nelson Bay shops and a fifteen-minute walk to d'Albora Marina Nelson Bay and Fly Point Marine Reserve.

Accommodation includes 118 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchenettes with refrigerators, stovetops, microwaves and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions and complimentary wireless internet access.

Hotel facilities include an outdoor pool, a hot tub, a sauna, on site complementary car parking and lift access to all floors.

Room Options & Tariffs
We have negotiated a very attractive group booking discount with the following options:

eluxe apartments are renovated with modern bathrooms and kitchens. The deluxe two-bedroom apartments offer a full kitchen. Refer to their website for more details and photos. https://www.landmarknelsonbay.com.au/

Please Note:
 
•         An accommodation block has been held. Please call reservations and quote Probus – West Pennant Hills & District to secure your accommodation. 
Landmark Reservations 4984 4633.
•         Accommodation rates quoted are in Australian dollars.
•         Rates are non-commissionable. 
•         Rates quoted are for un-serviced apartments.
•         Additional linen such as towels are available at reception, a small fee applies.
•         Check in time is 2pm, Check out time is 10am.
•         All rooms are non-smoking.
•         Breakfast is available from the privately owned onsite restaurant. Pricing and menus are available direct.


Deposit, Alteration & Cancellation Policy/Payment Details 
•         A $50 non-refundable deposit is required to secure each apartment at time of booking.
•         The account balance is payable on arrival. Payment on arrival can be made via cash or credit card, cheque                   payment on arrival will be refused. 
•         A credit card guarantee is required at time of booking if the deposit is being paid via direct deposit. If one is unable to            provide a credit card guarantee, then a bank transfer of the first nights’ accommodation is required.
•         Cancellations made outside of 5 days of arrival will incur a $50.00 administration fee.
•         Cancellations made inside of 5 days of arrival will incur the first night’s accommodation.
•         Pre-payment can be made via credit card or bank transfer.
•         The Landmark Resort Banking Details

Account Name: Landmark Nelson Bay Management 
BSB: 084 572
ACCOUNT: 857314156

•         Please note that no-shows will be charged the full accommodation fee for the period of the stay.
•         No refunds or transfers of monies will be permitted should a group member choose to depart earlier than the                        scheduled departure date.
•         For room security purposes a credit card guarantee is required on check-in for all rooms.
•         A cleaning fee applies to all room moves.


Reservations & Deposits
Please make your own reservations directly for your accommodation as detailed above.
Once you have reserved your room please advise me via email:
•         Your surname/s
·         Number of people
·         Room type/s
 
Activities (Draft)
Tuesday, we chose August to coincide with whale watching, our potential key activity with an indicative price of $80pp for a 2.5-hour cruise, departing Nelson Bay Marina 9.45am.

Wednesday, our best group option appears to be the ferry to Tea Gardens with lunch at the pub (opposite the wharf) or alternatively the Fish Co-Op (5-minute walk). Group rate for the ferry is $32.00pp return. Departs 11.30am (60min trip) and return trip departs 2.30pm (Nelson Bay 3.30pm).

As with previous trips, we will suggest group activities and venues for evening meals (WIP). We will also provide some options you can do at your leisure. For example:

Monday on the way there:
·         Fighter World for fighter aircraft aviation heritage, 10.00am to 4.00pm, adjacent the RAAF base at Williamtown.
·         Hunter Region Botanic Gardens, Heatherbrae

Tuesday afternoon:
·         Nelson Head Heritage Lighthouse & Reserve, offers panoramic views, gift shop and a museum
·         Gan Gan Lookout for 360-degree views, Nelson Bay
·       Tomaree Headland lookout, to enjoy striking views of Port Stephens and the off shore islands. A good sixty-minute                 return walk, Shoal Bay

Wednesday before or after the Tea Gardens trip:
·         Port Stephens Community Arts Centre, Nelson Bay
·         Art Walk, Nelson Bay, twelve galleries within the CBD, not to mention some retail theory

Thursday on the way home:
·         For those who enjoy Barramundi, how about The Cookabarra Barramundi Farm, Restaurant & Function centre.                        Includes a daily tour 11.00am $12pp (need to book) and lunch from 12.00pm
·         Play at round of golf at the adjoining Nelson Bay Golf Club, maybe stay an extra night. We can have a closer look at              this option later 

Other options:
·         Tilligerry Habitat Reserve, 9.00am to 4.00pm
·         Tanilba Bay Heritage & History Trail
·         Irukandji Shark & Ray Encounters, 9.00am to 5.00pm, Anna Bay
·         Mambo Wetlands Walks, Salamander Bay

Any questions, please give me a call.

Queensland Great Central Outback Trail
Sun 1st to Wed 11th Aug 2027

Given we are seeking expressions of interest two years in advance, we had a pretty good initial response for this trip which has now increased to forty members after two meetings.

This is a fantastic opportunity to experience the central Queensland outback. Please refer to the itinerary below.

We were hoping to undertake this trip with Trade Travel next year; however, the major tour operators have taken block bookings for some of our key accommodation. Subsequently we elected for 2027.

Whilst Trade Travel has secured our trip as per their itinerary, some of their suppliers are still to determine their rates for 2027. Therefore, until they can provide a ‘Tour Cost’ they are not seeking a deposit and we suggest their Itinerary is viewed as a DRAFT.

Whilst their minimum number is twenty, our accommodation at Longreach (three nights in sixteen luxury glamping tents), will restrict us to thirty-two, less potential single supplements.  I’m confident, once we have a ‘Tour Cost’ it will sell out quite quickly.

Whilst we don’t have a costing, a 2025 similar Trade Travel trip (whilst the same number of days it excluded Longreach and a flight back to Brisbane) to Southwest Queensland is $5,000. Therefore, expect to pay more.
If interested:
  • save the date
  • sign the interest sheet at our November meeting, or
  • if absent send me an email
Once we have a costed itinerary, Trade Travel will require a $200pp deposit in order to confirm attendees.

Any questions, please give me a call after 8th November.
To download the PDF of the flyer, click HERE
Leader - Max Henderson
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Orchid Central Show Photos.
Leader - Julie Stinson
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Golf Report - October 2025  News from The Bunker

The Golf bonding day for October was held at the Gordon Golf Course. The  weather was picture perfect and the course excellent. On the day with 11 fantastic and enthusiastic participants enjoying the group's company for  fun, friendship and fellowship. 
A meal and a  beverage was had by most at the Hotel Pennant Hills
Our next game will be Friday November 7th and will be advised soon by email from Terry or Jeff to confirm the details.

We play social golf catering for all levels, please let us know if you would like to join us. 
Yours in Fun, Fellowship & Friendship

From Team Golf
Terry Ridge and Jeff Swan
WPH&D Probus Inc - Golf Coordinators
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Men's Club - Sept 2025

For our next lunch we will car pool, meeting at the community centre car park at 11:00 hrs.
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Then off to the Greengate Hotel, cnr. Pacific Hwy. & Greengate Rd.  Killara for lunch at midday. 

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​Leader - Rene Beutler
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 Sept Coffee Morning

Join us for a coffee, a great chat and lots of fun.
Everyone Welcome!

We meet on the last Monday of the month.
PLACE : Castle Hill RSL, Bistro Area

The next morning tea will be:

Monday 27th Oct at 10:30am


All members are welcome.  Looking forward to seeing you there!
Leader- Helen Beutler
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​Movie Group - Oct 2025

​​We meet on the first Tuesday of the month in the foyer area of Event Cinemas on the Piazza side of Castle Towers usually around 9.30am, depending on session times.

As the newsletter comes out earlier than the session times are advertised, we email members who have advised their interest in being on our Movie Emailing List with the relevant movies for the following first Tuesday of the month Movie Day.  Also, we usually meet at Cosmo Café after the movie for lunch.  When you receive the Movie Email, could you please advise by return email whether or not you will be joining us for lunch after your movie.

Please note that there will now be a Movie Sign-In Sheet placed on the table at the back of the hall at our monthly Probus meetings for members to sign their Intention to Participate at the next movie day.  If you would like to be added to the Movie Contact List please add your name and contact details at the bottom of this Intention to Participate sheet and we will arrange to have our Movie Emailing List updated accordingly. 

Similarly, if your name is on our list and you would like it removed, could you please draw a line through your name and it will be removed accordingly.
Leaders – Donna Fraser
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Probus Photography Oct 2025 Report

October Photography Meeting

As usual we started our meeting with a short music video music video. This is not photography but adds some fun to the night.

Besides the opening and closing music videos we looked at the open and set subject images
and had a discussion on a particular aspect of photography.

The discussion this month was on how images can be edited with the tools within a smartphone. We ran through all the editing options that are available that improves the quality of the images.

Images of the Month and Facebook Site Banner Image.

An image of the month is awarded for both the set and open categories. The set subject for the month were images that were created using Artificial Intelligence software. This was a wow factor in the images that were created. Our members had a lot of fun with the exercise explaining what they asked the AI software to generate. The open category is any image taken over the past that does not meet the set subject criteria. Each month is getting harder to select the image of the month as outstanding images are submitted.

Each of our winning images are voted on by the those attending the meeting.

Open Subject Image of the Month
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Congratulations to Rob having the highest votes for the following image of a splendid blue wren taken in Western Australia. The colours and uncluttered background make the bird stand out drawing our eye all over the bird.

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Subject Image of the Month
We decided not to award a set subject image of the month as there images are created by AI. Some of the images are:
Facebook Site Image

Our Facebook site has a banner image that we change each month. We require a landscape image that fits in the banner space on the Facebook page. For this month Rob’s image became the banner image for our Facebook site.

The link to our Facebook site is:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/254025278937219/?ref=group_header

To view the site with all the images “ctrl+left click the mouse button” on the link above.

Next Meeting:

The next meeting will be on Wednesday November 5 at a venue to be confirmed at 7:30pm.

The set subject is to create an image using a smart phone and then add the image again following using the editing tools in your smart phone.
Rob Clarke
Activity Coordinator
Leaders - Rob Clarke & Bain Shenstone​
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This activity is to be held on the fourth Thursday of the month (which is the day after the General Meeting 23 Oct 2025) 10am for 90 minutes at the Dural Squash Court, 895 Old Northern Rd Dural, for only $5 per player.

In Sept we had 13 members enjoy a session of table tennis. Mixed & non mixed teams played against each other with the ladies playing very well. Please support Derek Clothier this month as I will not be available.

Coffee afterwards at Bezin Café 242 New Line Rd Dural.

All members are welcome. There are both male & female players, suiting all levels of play.

If you are interested and not already done so, please contact Enio Dona
Leader - Enio Dona
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All are welcome. ​
To download the flyer click HERE
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Oct Report 2025

​Ten Pin Bowling took place last Friday. 

For the very first time the girls participating outnumbered the boys. We also saw two of the girls beat their partners in one of the games played. To avoid embarrassment I will not disclose names.

Game 1 saw David triumph ahead of Barry on the boys side with Bev edging Deirdre & Toni on the girls side.

Game 2 saw both David & Bev win again from Barry & John & Toni & Sue respectively.

Bev, however, had the bragging rights in game 2 as she had the highest score making it a very good day out for the girls.

Our final game for the year will take place on Friday, 21 November.
Leader - Doug Matthews
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Thankfully we are into the nice weather now so we can play twice a week without any issues.

We play on Monday & Wednesday, 8.30am at Hasting Park Tennis Complex, 44 Belltree Crescent, Castle Hill (weather permitting).​

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​Leader - Bob Davison
​0413 008 574
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​Live Theatre Oct 2025

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Away on Holiday.  Stay tuned!!
 

Leaders - Bruce & Robyn Bartle
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Walking Oct 2025

Thank you to all the members that joined the walk in Oct around the Knightsbridge Circuit. It was such a great day that I did not take a photo of the group. 15 members attended the walk; most stayed for the coffee & cake afterwards.

The next walk will be on Nov 18th (NOTE the change of date) and it is an easy walk on flat ground for approx. 3.5km. There are few steps, flat paved paths, foreshore, harbour views, mostly shaded and a great lunch.

We will catch the metro from Castle Hill, getting off at Barangaroo Metro station, walk past the Crown Tower, Darling Harbour. pass the new IMAX, Tumbalong Park, south on the ‘Goods Line’, pass the UTS to Central station, and then down Broadway to Spice Alley for lunch. There is a choice of spicey food and drink. After lunch we will have a short walk back to Central to catch the metro home. There are plenty of cafes to stop for coffee on route if desired. Some members will catch the metro at Cherrybrook, (first train after 10am), or catch the bus into the city
and meet outside Barangaroo Metro station at 10:30am.

Details of the walk, Tues Nov 18 th 2025
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Meet: Meet on the Tap On / Off level of the Castle Hill Metro Station.
When: Tuesday Nov 18 th 2025. Note third Tuesday in Nov
Time: 10:00am.
Walk: See description above
Parking: Parking at the Towers shopping centre or on the street.
Coffee: At the beginning of the walk at the Metro station.
Toilets: At the beginning, on route and at end of walk.
Lunch: Lunch at Spice Alley Chippendale. Choice of Malaysian, Chinese, Singaporean & Japanese cuisines.

Please bring a hat, sunscreen, good walking shoes & water and a smile.

Please update your attendance on the Harmony web site.
Leaders - Enio Dona / Lynne Henderson

Photo From Last Walk

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Wine & Cheese Oct 2025
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Thanks to Carmen and John Sanders for hosting the October Wine and Cheese. We had 32 attendees. The next Wine and Cheese will be at the home of Jeannette and Ian Roberts on Friday 14th November.
 
There will also be a Special “Halloween” Wine and Cheese on Friday 31st October at the home of Julie and Bain Shenstone.

Leaders  Julie Shenstone & Susan Antonjuk
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PLEASE NOTE
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Newsletter Editor for this month: Eric Scheeren