Newsletter No. 11 - July 2017
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President's Report
Ian Roberts
Ian Roberts President
Welcome to the new July 2017 Newsletter.
Jeanette and I have just returned from 6 weeks overseas – 3 weeks’ touring the Baltics, Russia and Copenhagen, and 3 weeks’ baby sitting in Montreal. It was great to catch up with our brand-new granddaughter and our grandson and, of course, with our son and his wife. We have come back home to recover!
The Club has been in Tony’s highly capable hands for the past 6 weeks. My sincere thanks to him for standing in for me.
A big welcome to the seven new members inducted at the June meeting - Elizabeth Wojtczak, Irene Johnson, Helen Baptiste, Chris Ellis, Gary Ellis, Barbara Taylor and Enio Dona.
It has now been 12 months since the Foundation Meeting for our Club was held on 27th July last year. So, it’s a great big happy 1st birthday to us!! We plan to celebrate the occasion at the coming meeting.
When I reflect on the past 12 months, a lot of water has gone under the bridge. We have finally completed all the administration to get the Club established. Most of the Management Committee have been in place for 12 months and each member has settled into his or her role very comfortably to provide effective leadership to the Club.
We have 23 Activity Groups which are now well and truly up and running with highly capable Activity Leaders, all of which is being efficiently coordinated by Glenda. The activities are all being well attended.
All of this fits very well with the purpose of Probus – to provide Fun, Fellowship and Friendship for the members. The more you participate in Club activities, the more you will get to know other members, develop friends and extract the fun of participating in activities. We are well on the way to establishing a “Club of first choice”.
Remember, as always, if you have any ideas or suggestions, please contact any of the Committee and let them know.
I look forward to seeing you again at the next meeting.
Ian Roberts
Ian Roberts President
Welcome to the new July 2017 Newsletter.
Jeanette and I have just returned from 6 weeks overseas – 3 weeks’ touring the Baltics, Russia and Copenhagen, and 3 weeks’ baby sitting in Montreal. It was great to catch up with our brand-new granddaughter and our grandson and, of course, with our son and his wife. We have come back home to recover!
The Club has been in Tony’s highly capable hands for the past 6 weeks. My sincere thanks to him for standing in for me.
A big welcome to the seven new members inducted at the June meeting - Elizabeth Wojtczak, Irene Johnson, Helen Baptiste, Chris Ellis, Gary Ellis, Barbara Taylor and Enio Dona.
It has now been 12 months since the Foundation Meeting for our Club was held on 27th July last year. So, it’s a great big happy 1st birthday to us!! We plan to celebrate the occasion at the coming meeting.
When I reflect on the past 12 months, a lot of water has gone under the bridge. We have finally completed all the administration to get the Club established. Most of the Management Committee have been in place for 12 months and each member has settled into his or her role very comfortably to provide effective leadership to the Club.
We have 23 Activity Groups which are now well and truly up and running with highly capable Activity Leaders, all of which is being efficiently coordinated by Glenda. The activities are all being well attended.
All of this fits very well with the purpose of Probus – to provide Fun, Fellowship and Friendship for the members. The more you participate in Club activities, the more you will get to know other members, develop friends and extract the fun of participating in activities. We are well on the way to establishing a “Club of first choice”.
Remember, as always, if you have any ideas or suggestions, please contact any of the Committee and let them know.
I look forward to seeing you again at the next meeting.
Ian Roberts
Secretarial
Cathy Turner & Sue Calabrese
Correspondence for July General Meeting
Correspondence Out
None
Correspondence In
3/7/20127 – Received our renewal for the Certificate of Currency for the period 30/6/2017 through to 30/6/2018
Cathy Turner
Details of the Probus Member Benefit Scheme are at: www.probussouthpacific.org/pages/members_offers_member_benefits_scheme
(click on link)
Correspondence for July General Meeting
Correspondence Out
None
Correspondence In
3/7/20127 – Received our renewal for the Certificate of Currency for the period 30/6/2017 through to 30/6/2018
Cathy Turner
Details of the Probus Member Benefit Scheme are at: www.probussouthpacific.org/pages/members_offers_member_benefits_scheme
(click on link)
Treasurer’s Report
Treasurer’s Report for July 2017
General Account for June 2017
Opening Cash Balance 1-Jun-17 $6,395.00
Total Deposits nil
Payments -$822.33
Closing Cash Balance as at 30-Jun-17 $5,572.67
Activities Account for June 2017
Opening Cash Balance 1-Jun-17 $12,619.70
Total Deposits $7,338.00
Payments -$2,917.00
Closing Cash Balance as at 30-Jun-17 $17,040.70
Activities as at 17-Jul-17: Receipts Expense Balance
Baranga Tour $44.00 -$0.00 $44.00
Woolwich Pier Hotel Lunch $690.00 -$0.00 $690.00
Shorrock $296.00 -$280.00 $16.00 Closed
Kinky Boots $2,709.00 -$2,637.00 $72.00 Closed
Xmas in July (Berowra) $1,916.00 -$0.00 $1,916.00
Vivid $3,775.00 -$3,776.00 $1.00 Closed
Berri $15,720.00 -$917.00 $14,803.00
Misc. (interest+surplus) $213.70
Bank Balance: $17,755.70
There are unpresented cheques so the bank and cash balances are equal.
The General account paid costs of $714 for meeting hall and storage hire to Dec17, morning tea and wine for prizes.
The activity account had refunds for Vivid, and received payments for Kinky Boots, Berowra ferry lunch and the Berry trip. Payments were for Shorrock and Kinky Boots – both of these activities are closed with net profit $16 and $72, as is Vivid with a profit of $1.
Note that Activities details are as at 17th July, for the latest possible information.
The June 2017 cash book and Bank Transactions spreadsheets are in the drop box or available on request.
Bob Davison - Treasurer
17th July 2017
General Account for June 2017
Opening Cash Balance 1-Jun-17 $6,395.00
Total Deposits nil
Payments -$822.33
Closing Cash Balance as at 30-Jun-17 $5,572.67
Activities Account for June 2017
Opening Cash Balance 1-Jun-17 $12,619.70
Total Deposits $7,338.00
Payments -$2,917.00
Closing Cash Balance as at 30-Jun-17 $17,040.70
Activities as at 17-Jul-17: Receipts Expense Balance
Baranga Tour $44.00 -$0.00 $44.00
Woolwich Pier Hotel Lunch $690.00 -$0.00 $690.00
Shorrock $296.00 -$280.00 $16.00 Closed
Kinky Boots $2,709.00 -$2,637.00 $72.00 Closed
Xmas in July (Berowra) $1,916.00 -$0.00 $1,916.00
Vivid $3,775.00 -$3,776.00 $1.00 Closed
Berri $15,720.00 -$917.00 $14,803.00
Misc. (interest+surplus) $213.70
Bank Balance: $17,755.70
There are unpresented cheques so the bank and cash balances are equal.
The General account paid costs of $714 for meeting hall and storage hire to Dec17, morning tea and wine for prizes.
The activity account had refunds for Vivid, and received payments for Kinky Boots, Berowra ferry lunch and the Berry trip. Payments were for Shorrock and Kinky Boots – both of these activities are closed with net profit $16 and $72, as is Vivid with a profit of $1.
Note that Activities details are as at 17th July, for the latest possible information.
The June 2017 cash book and Bank Transactions spreadsheets are in the drop box or available on request.
Bob Davison - Treasurer
17th July 2017
Membership
Lynne Henderson & Kim Nichols – Membership Officers
Please remember to notify the membership officers Lynne Henderson or Kim Nichols if you will be absent for an extended period of time, or if your personal details change.
If you don’t intend renewing your membership please email the Membership Officer at wphdprobus.membership@gmail.com
Please remember to notify the membership officers Lynne Henderson or Kim Nichols if you will be absent for an extended period of time, or if your personal details change.
If you don’t intend renewing your membership please email the Membership Officer at wphdprobus.membership@gmail.com
Risk, Safety and Insurance
Colin McGowan - Risk Management Officer
Members who have not returned the 2017 Risk Authority emailed on 3rd June and in the follow up email of 17th July are
requested to do so as soon as possible please.
Members who have not returned the 2017 Risk Authority emailed on 3rd June and in the follow up email of 17th July are
requested to do so as soon as possible please.
Guest Speaker - Bob Nowotny & Gina Kelly - NorthConnex Project
Bob Nowotny, Director of Tunnelling and Gina Kelly Director Communication and Stakeholder Engagement, will provide an overview and update on work underway on the $3 billion NorthConnex project. Tunnelling is progressing at four sites and integration work to connect the nine kilometre twin tunnels to the M1 Pacific Motorway in the north and Hills M2 Motorway in the south is on track. When complete the project, being delivered by the Australian and NSW governments in partnership with Transurban, will remove about 5000 trucks daily from Pennant Hills Road.
Bob Nowotny has a wealth of experience in tunnelling and mining and has worked on such projects as Tweed Heads bypass, Lane Cove Tunnel, Eastern Distributor Tunnels, Hume Highway duplication. He has worked for major construction companies including Thiess, John Holland, CIMIC (formerly Leighton Holdings) and CPB Contractors.
Sue Hackett & Donna Fraser
Welfare
Marilyn Savic – Welfare Officer
It is important, as members of Probus that we care for the welfare of one another.
Anyone with information about an illness, bereavement or physical disability affecting a member please advise me Jan Ridge, in order for me to make contact, and offer moral or physical support where appropriate.
Please be assured that all information provided will remain completely confidential.
It is important, as members of Probus that we care for the welfare of one another.
Anyone with information about an illness, bereavement or physical disability affecting a member please advise me Jan Ridge, in order for me to make contact, and offer moral or physical support where appropriate.
Please be assured that all information provided will remain completely confidential.
