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West Pennant Hills and District Probus Club Inc.

Newsletter

Newsletter No. 28  - February 2019

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President's Report

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Tony Coote President

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Hi Fellow Members. We are off to a flying start with lots of activities happening. We had record attendance at golf on 1st February at Muirfield (20 people including 3 ladies). Then 14 people for 10 pin bowling on 15th February.  44 people went to Lunch after the General Meeting in January, and that’s a record! 33 people came to Brunch at the Glenorie Bakery on Australia Day.

The TAFE Dinner in March was booked out in less than 24 hours! As the weather cools down a little bit, other activities including Day Trips, Walking and Cycling are getting under way. We have two theatre nights in February. Other groups including Books, Investment, Gardening and Movies are all well attended.  Its all happening folks!

On Sunday 17th, 7 of us went along to Barefoot Bowls at Baulkham Hills. Morrie and Fran were great hosts and great teachers. Lunch at the bistro was good value, and after bowls a drink in the bar area where there was even a musician playing and singing. I’ll be going again!

Ian and Jeanette Roberts travelled to Tamworth for the Country Music Festival in late January and have come back with all the info to plan a January 2020 trip. You will need to get in early as places will be limited. More information at the February Meeting.

Your committee welcomes your feedback and ideas. Speak to any of the committee members or me personally and we will work with you to improve our club and implement new ideas.

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Your Probus Club needs you! 

​Sorry to keep banging on about it, but we only have a few days left to get nominations in for Committee Positions for the 2019/2020 Probus Year. Only a couple of nomination forms have been received so far. 

Please contact one of your committee members to register your interest and discuss leadership opportunities in our club.

Come along and join in as many activities as you can. Enjoy your Probus Club!

Tony


Secretarial

Correspondence In
Received an email from PSPL informing us there were new selections to the board.
“I am pleased to advise that the Nominating Selection Committees have selected Mrs Judith Maestracci AM of the Probus Club of Indooroopilly as the Representative Member/Director for Queensland and Mr Bruce Morley of the Probus Club of Mount Waverley as the Representative Member/Director for Victoria and Tasmania.”
 
Correspondence Out
None


Cathy Turner - Secretary

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 - February 2019
 
General Account for January 2019
Opening Cash Balance 1-Jan-19                 $5,968.96
Total Deposits                                           Activity paid to general in error
Payments                                                -$41.97  
Closing Cash Balance as at 31-Jan-19         $5,996.99
 
Activities Account for January 2018
Opening Cash Balance 1-Jan-19                 $4,630.47
Total Deposits                                          $3,234.00   various activities
Payments                                               -$1,130.60  Jesus Christ Superstar
Closing Cash Balance as at 31-Dec-18        $6,733.87          
 
Activities as at 14-Feb-19:                          Receipts              Expense                 Balance 
Fiddler Irish                                              $765.00                   $0.00                  $765.
Bobbin Head                                             $330.00                   $0.00                  $330.00
TAFE Ryde                                                $1,085.00                $0.00                  $1,085.00
Jesus Christ Superstar                               $1,128.00                $1,130.60           -$2.60  Closed
Hollies                                                      $2,358.00                $2,198.00            $160.00
Blue Mountains                                         $4,000.00                 $0.00                  $4,000.00
Human Nature                                          $5,040.00                 $4,487.60            $552.40
Madame Tussauds                                     $28.00                     $0.00                  $28.00  Refund

Surplus                                                                                                              $418.5
Bank Balance:                                                                                                    $7,336.37
 
We haven’t written any cheques since last report, so bank balances equal cash balances.

Bob Davison - Treasurer
15th February 2019



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


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Guest Speaker - Dr Howard Brady - The Climate Debate Is A Mess!!

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Dr Howard Thomas Brady was a Catholic Priest and also a qualified scientist. His science career developed while he was the Catholic US Navy chaplain to the McMurdo and South Pole Stations for two Antarctic summers in the 1970s. The scientific work expanded, and Howard ended up doing 5 trips south (4 to Antarctica and one to Macquarie Island);
 
As a scientist and geologist Howard specialised in microscopic fossils, Howard was a site geologist for the first rock drill holes in Antarctica (the Dry Valleys of Victoria Land), the first hole ever drilled into the ocean floor off pack ice in Antarctica, and the first hole drilled through the Ross Ice Shelf (not far from where Scott died).Howard also did field work in the Transantarctic Mountains and published on Ross Ice Shelf salt deposits.
 
In 2011 Howard was awarded the Alumnus Scientist of the Year by Northern Illinois University for his contributions to Antarctic science. The first time this award was given to an Australian.
 
Howard entered civilian life in the late 1970s and in 1988 founded a small oil company that explored for oil and gas in Papua New Guinea and Queensland. Howard returned to Academic life in 2005 -2011. When examining sea level problems along the coast of NSW he expanded that interest to a complete examination of the climate debate which he found full of exaggerations on all sides; both alarmist and sceptic.
 
The result of this research was a book: Mirrors and Mazes: A guide through the climate debate. The book explained as clearly as possible in a popular way the problems in the climate debate. The debate is actually quite complex and not simple matter of examining rising Carbon dioxide levels.
 
Howard is currently in the CO2 Coalition in the USA founded by Pro Will Happer of Princeton. Howard is also a Member of the Australian Academy of Forensic Sciences.
 
Howard currently lives in Canberra with his wife Geraldine. They have 4 children.
 
More information about Howard, the book Mirrors and Mazes, and Howard’s YouTube talks can be found on the website:
 
(Website: http//www.mirrorsandmazes.com.au)

Sue Hackett & Donna Fraser

Welfare

Being a member of our Probus Club fills a gap for us retirees. It gives us a sense of purpose and community. Please take advantage of your club and its activities. It’s a great opportunity to socialise, and getting out and about will make you feel good.

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 companionship and support. I’m available any time for a chat or a coffee.
 
Please be assured that all information provided will remain completely confidential.
 
Terry Ridge is assisting with welfare. He is another point of contact and will be available if I am absent from the club.
 
Marilyn Savic – Welfare Officer


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Lunch After the General Meeting Wednesday 27th February At 1 PM

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I have made a reservation at West Pennant Hills Sports Club for lunch after our next meeting on 27th February 1pm.

Could you please let me know if you would like to join the group by Friday 22nd February?




​Glenda Coote
Activities and Events Coordinator



Important Notice – Attendance at Activities

As a matter of courtesy, please consider the Activity Organiser, and sign up and pay well in advance. It is very difficult for the organiser and the venue if most people have booked and paid well in advance, and a few people decide to turn up at the last minute. Restaurants and venues have often allocated tables, and squeezing extra people in is difficult. It also makes the job of accounting for the payments very confusing.

If you cannot attend a function that you have booked, please notify the Activity Organiser as early as possible so that the venue can be notified.  If you have already paid, your payment will be refunded if the venue agrees to accept the reduction in bookings. This is covered in detail in our Activity Refund Policy.

Because of several recent events, we are forced to change our policy. For pre-paid events, if your money is not in the Activities Account by the organiser’s due date, you will not be able to join the group at the venue.  You are of course free to make your own booking, but those who have paid in advance will have preference for seating, and if no space is available at the booked table you may have to sit separately.

Our Activity Organisers work hard to provide you with great activities. Please help make their job as easy as possible.

Photos From Meeting On Wednesday 30th January 2019 (Peter Stanton)


Probus Book Challenge

NEW ACTIVITY - The Probus Book Challenge

The Probus Book Challenge is open to all WPH & D Probus members. The challenge is to commit to completing a number of books over the calendar year - you choose the number. More is great, and can set you up to meet a higher achievement the next year.

Over the year, as you finish reading a book, number (very important), post the title and author, and share your thoughts about the book - a few words, or many. You can upload a photo of the book as the title and author if you wish. Comment on other’s posts too.

Fiction, non-fiction, books of short stories (counted as one), audio books, book club books, hard copy or eBook are all a part of this challenge, but no to textbooks, journals, magazines or newspapers.

Contact Sue Calabrese


Tamworth Country Music Festival 2020

Following last month’s meeting, 28 people (12 couples and 5 singles) registered their interest in going to the Tamworth Country Music Festival next year. 

I spoke with On Course Tours and have asked them to put aside 15 rooms for us – a few more could be added if necessary.  Final payment for the tour would be required at least 30 days before the tour starts.  The dates are leaving Sydney by bus on Friday 17th January and returning Tuesday 21st January. 

This year, the cost of the trip was $1250 per person.  That includes the bus, driver and assistant, lunch and morning tea on the way up and back, accommodation, breakfast each day, 2 shows and the use of the bus if required for transport while there.  We also dropped into the Arrowfield horse stud farm at Scone on the way back.

The music festival organisers will not have their schedules and availability of artists finalised until around December so we will not be able to see who is playing where until then. 

Ian Roberts


New Zealand Cruise 8th to 20th November 2019

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There is still plenty of time to book on the award winning Celebrity Solstice for our Probus New Zealand Cruise so if you would like to, or are thinking of joining us, please let me know at our February Probus Meeting.  There are currently around thirty members and member’s friends booked for a 12 Night/13 Day New Zealand Cruise from Auckland to Sydney from the 08 to the 20 November 2019.  The Cruise



Itinerary is as follows:

08 Nov 2019          1800                    Depart Auckland
09 Nov                  0800-1800            Tauranga
10 Nov                                                At sea
11 Nov                  0800-1700            Wellington
12 Nov                  0800-1900            Akaroa  (by tender)
13 Nov                  0730-1700            Dunedin
14 Nov                  0800-1800            Dusky Sound, Doubtful Sound and Milford Sound
15 Nov                                                  At sea
16 Nov                                                  At sea
17 Nov/18 Nov  0800/1700              Hobart  (overnight)
19 Nov                                                  At Sea
20 Nov                  0630                       Arrive Sydney 
 
For those who have already booked the cruise, this is a timely reminder to also book your flight and hotel accommodation in Auckland prior to our cruise departure.  There are many hotel choices in Auckland, however, there are a number of us who have booked into the M Social (a contemporary hotel overlooking the Princes Wharf).  I am so looking forward to enjoying this wonderful cruise with a great group of fun-loving, like-minded friends.
 
Donna Fraser / WPH&D Probus Cruise 2019 Coordinator 


Activities & Leaders

As a result of the sign-up sheets at the Foundation Meeting and expressions of interest on application forms we have set up numerous activities and interest groups.

Newsletter Copy Deadline

Please provide your contributions for the March Newsletter by Friday 15th March.

Please email to Glenda Coote for activities or direct to Andrew Little for other articles.

Alternatively place directly into Dropbox under WPHD Probus Activities / Activity Newsletter Contributions / Contributions – 2019 February
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Activities List

Click on activity to go straight there!
Activity Group    Leaders
Book Club Bev Davison
Bridge Glenys and Graeme Hendry
Cycling Bruce Bartle & Tony Coote
Day Trips (Bus/Train/Ferry) Helen Games
Dining Out Douglas Lam, Glenda Coote
Gardening Sue Small, Lorenza Power
Golf Terry Ridge, Tony Coote
Investment Group Mike McLeod
Lawn Bowls Morrie Fitzpatrick
Mixed Social Group Kim Nicholls
Movies Sue Small and Lorenza Powyer
Opal Card Overnight Trips Max Henderson
Overseas Travel Looking For Leader
Photography Rob Clarke
Ten Pin Bowling Douglas Matthews
Tennis Bob Davison
Theatre and Musicals Bruce Bartle
Travel within Australia Tony & Glenda Coote
Walking Group Bob Carritt
Wine & Cheese Julie Shenstone, Susan Antonjuk
 
Other groups where members have expressed interest include-
Investment Interior Decorating
Carpentry/Woodwork  
                              

Book Club

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February 2019 Report
 
We meet on Thursday evenings at eight weekly intervals. Our future dates are 21st March, 16th May, 11th July, 5th Sept, 31st Oct. 
 
Our current book is, The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer.
 
Our next meeting will be 21st March at the Davison’s home at 7.30pm.

 
Book clubs are not for everyone though.  Sue Calabrese is commencing a WPH&D Probus Book Challenge which may be of more interest to some.   Here are the details.

The Probus Book Challenge is open to all WPH & D Probus members. The challenge is to commit to completing a number of books over the calendar year - you choose the number.  More is great, and can set you up to meet a higher achievement the next year.  Over the year, as you finish reading a book, number (very important), post the title and author, and share your thoughts about the book - a few words, or many. You can upload a photo of the book and the title and author if you wish. Comment on other’s posts too.  Fiction, non-fiction, books of short stories (counted as one), audio books, book club books, hard copy or eBook are all a part of this challenge, but no to textbooks, journals, magazines or newspapers. Enjoy and share the love of books.

If you want to join in the challenge contact Sue either by email or on Facebook at WPH&D Probus Book Challenge and accept the challenge.
 
Leader - Bev Davison

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Bridge

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Bridge Group February 2019

The Bridge Group did not met last for the last month. However, our next get together will be on Tuesday 26th February. We hope everybody can come.

 If there are any more members that have finished or having lessons, or are new to the Club, and would like to start playing, then please give us a call.




Leaders - Glenys and Graeme Hendry

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Cycling

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Cycling February

Cycling was cancelled for Wednesday 20th February.

Next cycling group activity has been scheduled for Wednesday 6th March.

Gosford to Woy Woy. Meet at Community Centre at 7AM 

Cotact Tony Coote

Leaders - Bruce Bartle & Tony Coote

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Day Trips (Bus/Train/Ferry)

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St Patrick’s Irish Luncheon Wednesday 13th March The Fiddler Corner of Commercial and Windsor Road

Welcome drinks, 2 course Irish Lunch, Irish Dancers, Live Entertainment


Time:
12 noon until 2.30pm
Where: The Fiddler Corner of Commercial and Windsor Road
Cost: $45
Dress: Irish and green
If you would like to join us:-
 
  1 Please deposit $45 per head into the WPH and D Probus Club Activities Account ASAP
                             Please add your surname and Irish

  2 Email or SMS Helen Games to let her know you have paid



Leaders - Helen Games, Glenda Coote
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Dining Out

Next Dining Out - Friday 15th March North Ryde TAFE. Sorry, its fully booked.

Leaders - Douglas Lam, Glenda Coote

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Gardening

Gardening Group 14th Feb 2019

The first gardening activity at Bunnings for 2019 was enthusiastically well-supported by our Garden Group. The topic of Companion Planting was very interesting and presented information on the necessity for plant diversity to encourage insect diversity to maintain a healthy eco system.

The main message was not to spray insecticides but grow helpful plants to support beneficial insects – Companion planting!

The garden group meets at Bunnings Castle Hill on the second Thursday of the month 10.30am for 11.00am. Come along for information and friendship over a free ‘cuppa’.
 
Additionally  this month the group will be visiting The Calyx - Plants with Bite at the Botanical Gardens on Thursday 28th February 2019. Meet at the corner of Macquarie St and Martin Place at 10.00am.

Contact  Lorenza  or Sue if you intend to join us so we can look out for you.
  
Leaders -  Sue Small, Lorenza Powyer
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Golf

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The program for 2019, has been revised as at 18.02.2019 to show our plan for the remainder of 2019.

Each of the courses has a member of that club listed, and it is up to them to make the arrangements with support from the probus golf conveners.

The normal format will be an 8AM start for the 18 hole people followed by a 10AM start for the 9 hole people, followed by lunch at the course or a nearby venue.

Sign-up sheets will be put out on the back table at each of the General Meetings.

Please note that the 2019 Calendar has been revised.

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Golf on Friday 1st February at Muirfield was a great success with 20 members attending on the day.

A big thankyou to Tony Coote for coordinating the event and Mike Mcleod for his assistance with the early starters. We had lunch at the Golf Club to finish off a great day.

The golf day at Lynwood Golf Course and organised by Ken Smith on the 11th February was enjoyed by a good number of members. Thank you Ken for organising.

The March Golf day will be at Asquith Golf Course booked by David Turner and supported by the Probus Golf Team. Lunch after the game will be at the Club House. There is no requirement to pre-book meals.

Please complete the signup sheet before our monthly meeting or notify Terry Ridge if you will be attending. Also whether playing 18 holes at 8AM or 9 holes at 10AM, if a cart is required and if you will be going to lunch after.

Muirfield 1st February

Co-Leaders: Terry Ridge & Tony Coote
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Investment Group

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Our first meeting for 2019 was held on Thursday 21st February We had 17 attendees with 4 apologies. The meeting commenced with the introduction of a new rule involving the compulsory trading of shares on a monthly basis to ensure some real challenge is brought into the competition.

We had a short presentation and discussion on Managed Funds which proved very interesting, with many different views and experiences put forward.

Remembering that all teams commenced with a pool of $500,000 imaginary dollars, the standings for our competition as at the 31st January are BLUE team led by Colin McGowan $595,000 in the lead, followed by the mighty GREENS led by Mike McLeod at $556,000 and the REDS led by Ian Roberts in third place at $522,000.

We would always welcome new starters at any time for the Group or, if you wish, just to get a feel for what happens, come along for a coffee or tea and watch the morning’s proceedings.

Our next meeting is at 10.30am on Thursday the 21st March at our home at 27 Sanctuary Point Rd, West Pennant Hills

See you there.
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Leader - Mike McLeod

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Lawn Bowls

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 Lawn Bowls February 2019
 
We have 9 starters for Sunday 17th Feb at the Hills Bowling Club & hopefully the weather will be kind & not too hot.

There will be bowls in March, however, as I will be away for most of the month, it will not happen until Sunday 31st. 

I will be at the March meeting & have bowls attendance sheet available. Prior to the meeting, I will contact regular players to find out if we have sufficient players to make a booking. 

Bowls will once again be at the Hills Club in Baulkham Hills, so sign up for 2 hours of fun for only $10.


Leader - Morrie Fitzpatrick

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Mixed Social Group

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Hi All
Our Mixed Social Group will resume for 2019 for a catch up and coffee on:

Monday 25 February
11.00am
Castle Hill RSL
Bistro Area
Hope to
See You All There!


Leaders- Kim Nicholls & Sue Cordukes

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Movies

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Movies Group February, 2019
The movie group usually meets at Event Cinemas, The Towers Castle Hill. We aim to stick as close as possible to the first Tuesday of the month for our movie day but this is sometimes changed due to availability of appropriate and desirable screenings. Members who indicated an interest in attending are contacted with selected movie and times.

Our group thoroughly enjoyed our latest movie, The Green Book, on Tuesday 5th February.  The film had good reviews and it did not disappoint. As usual our movie was followed by fun and friendship over a bite to eat at The Three Beans Cafe.

After a drought of good movies during the school holidays there are now new movies showing offering us a choice as to what to go and see.  Members will be contacted with movie and times prior to our anticipated date of Tuesday 5th March.

Leaders – Lorenza Powyer & Sue Small
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Opal Card Overnight Trips

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Our next trip;
Blue Mountains, Sunday 7th to Wednesday 10th April 2019.
We now have twenty who have paid their $200pp deposit. Of those booked we have one female and one male seeking to share their respective rooms (same sex please with separate beds). Thus we have eleven one bedroom apartments with potential for one more (comprising six two bedroom apartments with an interconnecting door).
For our Blue Mountains experience we are focusing on the popular Wentworth Falls, Leura and Katoomba district. Also for this trip, to date we have one couple intent on using their Opal cards and catching the train, it’s a great option.
As with any overnight trip our priority is to lock in our accommodation, being:

Falls Mountain Retreat, Wentworth Falls
For a full listing of apartment features please visit: http://www.fallsmountainretreat.com.au/apartment-features.htm 
Based on a 3 night stay our rate is $398 per night for a two bedroom apartment. This is a 30% saving compared to Trip Advisor ($565). It equates to say $100/person/night based on two sharing a one bed apartment (within a two bedroom apartment).
By comparison if we let the ground floor or one bedroom loft apartments individually our rates are $238 and $208 per apartment (1 or 2 people) per night respectively.
If you would like to secure that last one bedroom apartment:
  • Please make an initial deposit of $200/person into the club’s activity account and identify your payment with your Surname and Blue.
  • Advise me by email so I can amend our booking (assuming availability) including:
    • Number of people and names
    • Number of nights (apart from three, you have the option of varying, dates required).

We will also require your final payment by the end of March, being $197/couple/twin share apartment ($98.50/person) or $397/single person apartment. NB we all paid a $200pp deposit (single or double/twin share) and each apartment is $597 for three nights.

For those that would like to have some input, basically just looking for ideas or if you have some local experience etc. that may enhance our trip there will be drinks at my place 3.00pm Wednesday 6th March.

This doesn’t necessitate we have to tour as a group, just various attractions that may be of interest, so we may all visit some and break into smaller groups for others, your call. Also any travel suggestions, for example which road/s (or train), heritage items, gardens, galleries, vista points or a good pie shop, plus our dining options.  Some worthwhile links include:

https://visitbluemountains.com.au/
https://www.bluemts.com.au/things-to-do/tourist-attractions/
https://leurabluemountainsguide.com/

Any suggestions or questions please give me (Max) a call.

The attendance list will be available at our next meeting on the 27th February.
Leader - Max Henderson
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Photography

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Photography Group February 2019
The Photography Group held its first meeting for 2019 on February 6. Bain Shenstone has been the activities leader for the past three years and is passing the role over to Rob Clarke. The group expressed their thanks and appreciation to Bain who has done an excellent job in coordinating photography activities, opening his home for meetings and photography sessions and assisting the photography group in improving their photography skills.  As our premier photographer Bain will continue to comment on photos that the members bring to each meeting. The comments relate to how a photograph could be taken to dramatically improve its look. Please note that we are all amateur photographers.

In the last meeting of 2018 the group decided to have a "focus" for each month of the year. The focus for January was nature and for February it will be scapes. Scapes can be landscapes, cityscapes, seascapes and any other type of scape that comes to mind. For anyone wanting to attend you can bring two or three photos on a USB stick for comment or you can join us without photos and learn from what others have done. Attached are a couple of photos from the nature focus night.
There will be nights when we discuss how to use I phones better, learning your camera, post processing with free software etc.

The group also discussed having an outing each month, as yet we have not landed on a date and time that is suitable for most people. This will be discussed at our next meeting which is the 1st Wednesday of the month at 7:30pm. The venue is at Rob and Rosemary's home.

Photography tip for the month: Avoid having a busy background, if possible move where you are shooting from to reduce the “noise” in the back of the photo.

Leader - Rob Clarke
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Ten Pin Bowling

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The first Ten Pin Bowling activity took place on 15 February with 14 members participating.
The standout bowlers on the day were Bob & Hilda who both bowled very well.

Special mention to Ken, who donated vouchers which provided all of us with a significant saving and Cliff, who was so pleased with his strike, he gave himself an extra bowl which is not allowed. The victim of Cliff’s enthusiasm was Paul who not only missed out on his bowl but also had to wear the score from the bowl which was very low.

The next 10 Pin Bowling event is scheduled for Friday afternoon 16 March. Paul has requested that Cliff be put on a separate alley to himself.


Leader - Doug Matthews
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Tennis

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Tennis Group Report- February 2019
 
We have amended our start time to 8.30am as it’s just been too hot to play later in the morning. 
 
We are still only a small group and we would welcome more players.
  
Your standard of play isn’t important, just come along and give it a go, you might surprise yourself and have fun.



Leader - Bob Davison

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Theatre and Musicals

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Live Theatre February 2019
 
We look forward to our two theatre parties in February 2019.
 
  1. 20 Members and guests will be attending The Hollies -The Road is Long, 2019 Australian Tour at the State Theatre, Sydney on Tuesday, 19 February 2019. T
 
  1. 24 members our theatre party to a new version of the world's first rock musical, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR presented by Packemin Productions on Wednesday 20 February 2019 at the Riverside Theatre at Parramatta.

 
We also have our theatre party to Human Nature on 10 May 2019 finalised with 42 members and guests attending that evening.
 
I am currently looking into a number of options including The Producers in July 2019 and Billy Elliot in late November as well as a few other options that I have been researching and hope to announce soon.
Leader - Bruce Bartle
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Travel Within Australia

TBA
Leader - Tony & Glenda Coote
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Walking Group

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Next Walk -  Cremorne Point to Taronga Zoo on Tuesday 12th March

Our first walk for 2019 will be held on Tuesday 12th March. We will enjoy the beautiful harbour walk from Cremorne Point to Taronga zoo.

This walk covers a distance of about 5 kilometres and is graded as moderate. It does involve some steps, although it is predominantly foreshore walking. It will take about one and a half to two hours to complete. There is some very interesting history along the way as well as some spectacular harbour views.

Meet at: Circular Quay to catch the 10.00 am ferry to Cremorne Point.                                       
(I suggest a bus into the city rather than train which is currently disrupted by track works.)
 
Afterwards: We will catch the ferry back to Circular Quay to enjoy lunch/coffee. Ferries leave Taronga Park wharf for Circular Quay every 30 minutes.

Leaders - Bob Carritt & Ian Palmer
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Wine & Cheese

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The next wine & cheese night will be on Friday 8th March at the Clarke Residence, 
7.30PM.

The April W&C will be on 5th April at the Carritt Residence.


 Leader  Julie Shenstone
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PLEASE NOTE
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Newsletter Editor: Andrew Little
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