Probus North Sydney

NEWSLETTER No. 260 April 16, 2013


President’s Report 16 April 2013

Good morning everyone! It is great to see you all, and I would like firstly to extend
a warm welcome to our visitors.

Last month we had our AGM, and a new Committee was elected, which is the
same as the previous one, except that I am the new President, and we have a
new Vice-President in Maurice Oxenburgh. I would especially like to thank Lis
Tinkler for her help in easing me into the role.

Since then, we have been advised that Richard Law will be leaving in July for a
three-month overseas tour, and would like to be relieved of his role as organiser
of our speakers after that. We are fortunate indeed to have found Peter Bates
prepared to take over this task until the next AGM, so let me take this opportunity
on behalf of the Club to thank Richard for the wonderful job he has done in
securing so many interesting speakers for us, and to welcome Peter onto the
team.

Our speaker last month was Kristina Tjernstrom, who gave a fascinating talk on
her years as a paediatrician in Ethiopia, illustrated with her carefully restored
and digitalized photographs–a real eye-opener for many of us, and a salutary
reminder of how lucky we are to live in a country that has all the facilities we
take for granted.

This month there will be no outing, but instead we will have our 30th Anniversary
lunch at the Harbour View Hotel in North Sydney on 23rd April, 12:00 for 12:30.
The cost is $45 for the buffet lunch, including a glass of wine. If you have not
booked yet, there is still time! You can book right now at this meeting, but please
ensure that full payment is made today. Hope to see you all there–it should be
a wonderful occasion!

Membership Report: The Club membership now stands at 53 (20 men and 33 women).
April Birthdays: Ron H 5, Bob M 5, Rhona S 26, Geraldine P 29.
PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES


MONTHLY MEETINGS: Today Juli Allcorn will speak about “Her House”, the
squatters of 1840. Next month Maurine Mulheron will tell us about the Willie
Wagtail Books, and in June, Michael Adams’ topic is Vietnam.

PROBUS WALKERS:
May 14th 2013: Stony Creek Flora Reserve + Bada Muru Walk to Curl Curl Beach.
On this walk we will visit the Stoney Ridge Flora Reserve where many of the
species have their botanical identification tags. From here we will continue
along Harbord Road and take the Bada Muru Walk following the Greendale Creek
to John Fisher Park and ending at Curl Curl Beach and bus to Manly.
Refreshments/lunch at Manly or en route at Harbord Diggers Club. MEET: 9:15
am at Stand D in Carrington St., Wynyard, to catch the 180 bus at 9:34 am to
Dee Why.

OUTINGS:
May 28th 2013: Names and money today for our visit to the Norman Lindsay
Gallery in Faulconbridge, which is run by the National Trust, and is the home of
The Magic Pudding. This historic sandstone cottage is set in beautiful
landscaped grounds and the gallery displays the work of the artist and writer
Norman Lindsay. It should be a lovely time to visit the mountains. Lunch venue
TBA. Cost is $40, which includes entry fee to the gallery. Bus will leave at 9:00
am.

June 25th 2013: A scenic bus trip to visit the historical monument at Captain
Cook’s landing place in the Botany Bay National Park at Kurnell. We will also
visit the Discovery Centre which houses an exhibition of Cook’s voyage. We
will than take a short drive to Cape Solander where, hopefully, we can do a bit
of whale watching along the way. Lunch venue TBA. Cost: $30. Names taken
today and further details of this outing will be given at the May meeting.

Fifth Tuesday Luncheon April 30th: The luncheon will be held at Jason’s Kitchen,
433 Miller St., Cammeray, 12 noon. Contact John Nixon on 9929-6054 for any
further information.

Reminder: Please let us know today if you will be attending the Club’s 30th
Anniversary luncheon on April 23rd, and also let us know if you need the hotel
to arrange a car space for you. They have limited parking at $20, but will
endeavor to hold spaces for us.

Please note: At the front table today, there are lists for emergency contact
details, email addresses and mobile phone numbers. Could all members please
check these lists for correctness and let us know if any changes are required.

Note: All our Probus meetings are generally held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. The Committee
meetings are conducted in the NSLC Bistro area, usuallyt on the 1st Tuesday of the month. Members are
welcome to observe.