President’s Report:
Core of my heart, my country
Land of the Rainbow Gold
For flood and fire and famine
She pays us back threefold
So wrote Dorothea Mackellar in 1904. Well, I think we’re definitely due to be paid back threefold after months of devastating fires followed by a dramatic few days of torrential rain and dreadful floods. Luckily no sign of famine and at least the dams are filling up once more. I was due to attend an open-air Shakespeare performance of The Tempest at Mahratta House that weekend— naturally it was cancelled due to Wahroonga’s other ‘tempest’!
Luckily the sun reappeared last Tuesday enabling a number of us to gather for a delicious three-course lunch at The Little Snail in Pyrmont. Many thanks to Oriel for organising what has become a most enjoyable regular February event.
We received a sad email from Terry N to say that his wife Leonie passed away on January 26 after a sudden illness. The funeral and celebration of her life was held at Northern Suburbs Crematorium. Terry wrote, “We, the family, were lucky we booked the largest chapel because it was nearly full to overflowing”. Leonie and Terry had only been members for 18 months but he said, “On behalf of both of us, we did enjoy our brief intermittent attendance”. We will miss them both.
Membership Report: Our membership is now 54 (35 women and 19 men).
Many Happy Returns of the Day for Your February Birthday: Joan H 04, Fran McL 04, Noreen B25, Brenda O 26, and John G 29.
Program of Activities
Guest Speaker: Today we welcome Jennifer Newman, who will talk to us about the 250th Anniversary of Captain Cook’s voyage to Australia.
Probus Walkers: Tuesday March 10, 2020. Lang Park to the Secret Garden Darling Harbour.
This walk of approx. 3.5klms will start at Lang Park with a coffee at the Courtyard Café before continuing to Circular Quay following the path to Dawes Point. We continue to the beautiful sandstone and landscaping of Barangaroo and into Darling Harbour which will give us access to the Secret Garden. Flat walking with great views of the harbour. Refreshments at one of the many restaurants advertising lunch specials.
MEET: At Lang Park, York Street at 10:00am.
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Probus Outings: Tuesday February 25, Manly Art Gallery and Museum.
The Manly Art Gallery and Museum, on the West Esplanade in Manly, was the first metropolitan-based regional gallery in New South Wales, and holds an extensive collection of Australian Ceramics and 130 works by Antonio Dattilo Rubbo.
Meet at the entrance to the Museum at 10:00am. Lunch will be at one of the local
restaurants.
Tuesday March 24, Bygone Beautys Reasured Teapot Museum and Tearooms/
We will car pool to the Museum, located at 20 Grose St., Leura. We are booked in for Devonsjire Tea at 10:30, with lunch at about 1:00pm. There will be plenty of time to cruise the displays or explore the area or both!
Note: All our Probus meetings are generally held on the third Tuesday of every month at 10:15am. The next meeting will be held on the 17th of March 2020. The committee meetings are conducted in the Northbridge Golf Club at 9:15am on the same day. Members are welcome to attend.
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