Newsletter 346 20 April 2021
President’s report: It is a great privilege to have been asked to be President of this Club. Thank you Robin for your very successful presidency during a difficult year. Your innovations for keeping in touch and active were welcomed by us all. Robin’s wonderful newsletters, Evelyn’s outings, the meetings in the park, Patrick’s jokes and Shelagh’s musical snippets kept us entertained and connected throughout the months of COVID.
It is good to begin the year as your incoming President knowing we have an enthusiastic and experienced committee willing to introduce new ideas and provide popular activities. It is unfortunate that I won’t be able to share the first couple of months with you since Douglas and I will be traveling to North Queensland while our daughter Allison cycles the Bicentennial National Trail from Healesville in Victoria to Cooktown, Far North Queensland.
The Club has an exciting year ahead of us with a great selection of speakers, outings, walks, movies and theatre. I would like to see as many of us as possible attend these events.
The first movie event was a resounding success by all reports. Thank you Peggy and Jeanette for organising the club’s first ’Fifth Tuesday Movie’ outing. “Nomadland” was a great choice.
Several of us are looking forward to seeing the musical “Come from Away” at the Capitol Theatre.
Our meeting this month will commence at 10am and will be a celebration of “Back to Normal”. Morning tea will be served free of charge and Shelagh K has a special surprise for us.
Membership report: Our membership remains at 53: 37 women and 16 men.
Many Happy Returns of the Day for Your April Birthday: Bob M 05, Gillian W 09, and Geoff P 29.
Guest Speaker: Our speaker this month is Sophia Lacey from the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, which protects threatened wildlife and habitats across 4.65 million hectares of Australia, including iconic regions like the Kimberley, Lake Eyre and the Top End. To find out more visit: www.australianwildlife.org.
Sophia has a Masters degree in Environmental Management and worked in cleantech and renewable energy. She has worked in the sustainability sector with a focus on recycling and packaging and in her spare time she has also conducted ecological bat surveys.
Probus Walkers: Tuesday 11th May 202l. South Head Heritage Trail, Watsons Bay.
On arriving at Watsons Bay we will start with a coffee at the café before proceeding up to the Gap and continue along the South Head Heritage Trail which will take us to the Hornby Light Station where great views of the harbour can be seen. On our return we will pass Lady Bay Beach and cross Camp Cove beach to the Watson Bay Hotel for lunch/ refreshments. Walk classed as Medium with steps.
MEET: At circular Quay Wharf 4 at 10:00am to catch the 10:17 ferry.
Probus walkers on this month’s walk, from St. Peters to Redfern. (An enlarged photo is on the front desk.)
Probus Outing: Tuesday 27th April. Arrangements have been made to visit the Museum of Fire at Penrith. You will recall we had to cancel this last month because of the floods. Fortunately the museum itself was not affected so we can proceed this month.
Any who paid for last month but are unable to attend will receive a refund. We do have room for additional bookings this month so let us know if you wish to join us.
We will depart from the Northbridge Golf Club, next Tuesday April 27th at 9:30am. Morning tea will be provided by the bus company.
At the museum there are engines of all ages, as well as those that are horse drawn, and people powered. These together with all sorts of equipment make for a fascinating display.
The bus fare is $30 and museum entrance is $11. Lunch will be at the nearby and recently restored Peach Tree Hotel. They have a comprehensive menu which includes a promising range of “Light Meals” from $13 to $18.
Probus Theatre Outing: “Come From Away”, 1pm matinee, Wednesday, 4th August.
A booking of 20 seats has now been made for $130 each. Seats are located in row L (12 rows back from the stage, middle of the stalls). I think we should be pleased with them as about as ideal a view of the stage as it gets to be!
Payment will need to be made by the end of May as required early by the Capitol Theatre Group Bookings and as usual can be made directly into the Probus Bank Account, Westpac BSB 032-099, Account Number 255 375. Please include your name in the deposit detail and Janice Gentle, our treasurer, would appreciate an email (jlg436@bigpond.com) as a fail safe. Cash or cheques would be welcomed, handed to Janice, and placed in an envelope labelled with your name on the outside, and the amount and noting it is for the theatre outing. Cheques may also be posted to Janice, at 12 Panorama Road, Lane Cove, 2066.
We still have three empty seats to fill before these can be offered to friends, so please let us know if you would like to join us. Please email either Peggy B (peggydeluen@gmail.com) or Jeanette F (jbfrench42@hotmail.com).
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