Newsletter No. 23 - August 2018
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President's Report
Tony Coote President
We are now 2 years young and it was great to celebrate our birthday with a cake and candles at the last meeting. Tom Sweeney was a really interesting guest speaker, and we all have a little more insight into the very complex operation of a Theatre Company.
A big thank you to Bob Carritt who MC’s our monthly meetings. Everything flows smoothly, its light hearted and Bob throws in a good yarn from time to time. Our morning teas and setup crews are well organised and the hall is always spotless when we leave it. Bob also takes us on many varied and interesting walks, including Whale Watching at Bondi, Narrabeen Lagoon and up in the Blue Mountains.
We are now 2 years young and it was great to celebrate our birthday with a cake and candles at the last meeting. Tom Sweeney was a really interesting guest speaker, and we all have a little more insight into the very complex operation of a Theatre Company.
A big thank you to Bob Carritt who MC’s our monthly meetings. Everything flows smoothly, its light hearted and Bob throws in a good yarn from time to time. Our morning teas and setup crews are well organised and the hall is always spotless when we leave it. Bob also takes us on many varied and interesting walks, including Whale Watching at Bondi, Narrabeen Lagoon and up in the Blue Mountains.
I asked everyone to try a new activity this month and a group of us tried putting our best foot forward for Line Dancing at Dural. It was a great afternoon out and I will certainly be participating again.
Lots of ladies went along but only 3 of us guys.
So I’m hoping that a few more men will give it a try. Come on, we all have 2 left feet!
The investment group is also building up a strong following. Some of us are still a bit confused by all the technical terms, but we’re all keen to learn.
Sadly, our Ghan Trip proposed for March next year will not go ahead. The interest level was quite low, so we would not be able to achieve a group discount. I think the high cost of the trip was a major factor.
Looking forward to seeing you at our meetings and activities.
Tony
Secretarial
Cathy Turner
Correspondence for June
Correspondence In
Received a hard copy of the Active Retirees Magazine. A Copy is available at the next General meeting.
Received an email from PSPL in regards to The Active Retirees Magazine competition they are running. If any members are interested in sharing their stories of their favourite summer holiday then in 200 words or less send this into the magazine. If your story is selected you will be interviewed and featured in the next magazine.
Received responses from the Cluster 5 Activity leaders and speaker convenors meetings. This information has been sent to our leaders
Correspondence Out
Any promotional material has been passed on to the Activity Leader.
Details of the Probus Member Benefit Scheme are at: www.probussouthpacific.org/pages/members_offers_member_benefits_scheme
(click on link)
Correspondence for June
Correspondence In
Received a hard copy of the Active Retirees Magazine. A Copy is available at the next General meeting.
Received an email from PSPL in regards to The Active Retirees Magazine competition they are running. If any members are interested in sharing their stories of their favourite summer holiday then in 200 words or less send this into the magazine. If your story is selected you will be interviewed and featured in the next magazine.
Received responses from the Cluster 5 Activity leaders and speaker convenors meetings. This information has been sent to our leaders
Correspondence Out
Any promotional material has been passed on to the Activity Leader.
Details of the Probus Member Benefit Scheme are at: www.probussouthpacific.org/pages/members_offers_member_benefits_scheme
(click on link)
Treasurer
Treasurer’s Report - August 2018
General Account for July 2018
Opening Cash Balance 1-Jul-18 $6,710.48
Total Deposits $0.00
Payments $212.44 Morn tea, hall hire
Closing Cash Balance as at 31-Jul-18 $6,498.04
Activities Account for July 2018
Opening Cash Balance 1-Jul-18 $4,089.07
Total Deposits $1,858.00 various activities
Lam Golf/Xmas July -$1,270.00
Coote: Herbs and Roses -$460.00
Bartle: Rock of Ages -$608.00 (Mormon bus, Ballroom, restaurants)
Closing Cash Balance as at 31-Jul-18 $3,609.07
Activities as at 11-AUG-18: Receipts Expense Balance
Delhi Heights $120.00 $0.00 $120.00
Madame Tussauds $56.00 $0.00 $56.00
Canberra Trip $198.00 $0.00 $198.00
Ronald McDonald $200.00 $0.00 $200.00
Herb & Roses $460.00 -$460.00 $0.00 Closed
Rock of Ages $608.00 -$608.00 $0.00 Closed
Golf Xmas in July $1,270.00 -$1,270.00 $0.00 Closed
Jersey Boys $3,070.00 -$150.00 $2,920.00
Surplus $381.97
Bank Balance: $3,837.07
There are no unpresented cheques, so bank balances equal cash balances.
The activities closed since the last report are as shown. There were no unders or overs such that the surplus balance remained at $381.97.
Bob Davison - Treasurer
General Account for July 2018
Opening Cash Balance 1-Jul-18 $6,710.48
Total Deposits $0.00
Payments $212.44 Morn tea, hall hire
Closing Cash Balance as at 31-Jul-18 $6,498.04
Activities Account for July 2018
Opening Cash Balance 1-Jul-18 $4,089.07
Total Deposits $1,858.00 various activities
Lam Golf/Xmas July -$1,270.00
Coote: Herbs and Roses -$460.00
Bartle: Rock of Ages -$608.00 (Mormon bus, Ballroom, restaurants)
Closing Cash Balance as at 31-Jul-18 $3,609.07
Activities as at 11-AUG-18: Receipts Expense Balance
Delhi Heights $120.00 $0.00 $120.00
Madame Tussauds $56.00 $0.00 $56.00
Canberra Trip $198.00 $0.00 $198.00
Ronald McDonald $200.00 $0.00 $200.00
Herb & Roses $460.00 -$460.00 $0.00 Closed
Rock of Ages $608.00 -$608.00 $0.00 Closed
Golf Xmas in July $1,270.00 -$1,270.00 $0.00 Closed
Jersey Boys $3,070.00 -$150.00 $2,920.00
Surplus $381.97
Bank Balance: $3,837.07
There are no unpresented cheques, so bank balances equal cash balances.
The activities closed since the last report are as shown. There were no unders or overs such that the surplus balance remained at $381.97.
Bob Davison - Treasurer
Membership
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.
For any membership issues please contact Lynne or Kim or please email the Membership Officer at wphdprobus.membership@gmail.com
Lynne Henderson & Kim Nichols – Membership Officers
For any membership issues please contact Lynne or Kim or please email the Membership Officer at wphdprobus.membership@gmail.com
Lynne Henderson & Kim Nichols – Membership Officers
Guest Speaker - Cleo Lynch - Careering into Corrections - Memoir of A Prison Officer
Moving from Queensland to New South Wales in her early twenties, Cleo Lynch married and raised a large family. To further her education, she completed a Bachelor of Arts in English literature at Macquarie University as a mature-aged student.
In her late forties, at a time of major upheaval in her life, she applied for employment with the NSW Department of Corrective Services where she worked in a variety of roles including correctional officer, probation and parole officer and a trainer at the academy.
In 1996, she became the inaugural manager of the first community-based, pre-release halfway house in New South Wales for female offenders and their children. She sees herself as an ordinary person with a great admiration for ordinary people and their resilience in the face of the many events which disrupt or indeed, devastate a life. Her observations of how isolation and loneliness can permeate lives and extinguish hope influence her thinking and writing.
After retirement, Cleo began to explore her potential as a writer. To date her writing has been limited to formal and informal articles and papers in her professional and private spheres, including short stories and pieces while attending a community college writing group. Her release from a stimulating career in corrections into retirement left a large gap in her life where, in her own words, she decided to ‘let the ground lie fallow’ and settle in gradually. Her subsequent volunteer career included roles as a TAFE tutor and a radio reader for the print handicapped. She is now a volunteer at the New South Wales State Library where she hosts tours and is on the editorial panel of the magazine for volunteers.
With her transition from correctional career to retirement now complete, Cleo enjoys a diverse range of social and cultural activities with a wide circle of family and friends.
In her late forties, at a time of major upheaval in her life, she applied for employment with the NSW Department of Corrective Services where she worked in a variety of roles including correctional officer, probation and parole officer and a trainer at the academy.
In 1996, she became the inaugural manager of the first community-based, pre-release halfway house in New South Wales for female offenders and their children. She sees herself as an ordinary person with a great admiration for ordinary people and their resilience in the face of the many events which disrupt or indeed, devastate a life. Her observations of how isolation and loneliness can permeate lives and extinguish hope influence her thinking and writing.
After retirement, Cleo began to explore her potential as a writer. To date her writing has been limited to formal and informal articles and papers in her professional and private spheres, including short stories and pieces while attending a community college writing group. Her release from a stimulating career in corrections into retirement left a large gap in her life where, in her own words, she decided to ‘let the ground lie fallow’ and settle in gradually. Her subsequent volunteer career included roles as a TAFE tutor and a radio reader for the print handicapped. She is now a volunteer at the New South Wales State Library where she hosts tours and is on the editorial panel of the magazine for volunteers.
With her transition from correctional career to retirement now complete, Cleo enjoys a diverse range of social and cultural activities with a wide circle of family and friends.
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, physical disability or hardship affecting a member please advise me, 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, physical disability or hardship affecting a member please advise me, 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.
