Probus North Sydney

President’s Report  APRIL 2016

Many thanks to the Club members for the opportunity to be your President.  No doubt it will be a great and rewarding experience for me.
Specific thanks go to past President, Evelyn K, for the great job she did last year during a particularly challenging period.  To my Committee colleagues, a big thank you.
A polite reminder that members’ annual subscription fees of $40.00 are due.  Please pay our Treasurer, Susan M, at the front desk.  Also, could you please wear your Club name badge at our meetings, as this is helpful for other members.  Please see Willemina, our  Membership Coordinator, if you do not have a name badge.
While membership numbers are healthy, the Committee is looking at ways to strengthen the numbers and the mix.  Please feel free to bring along a friend to our meetings, walks or outings.  The Committee is also looking at the Club’s website as a marketing tool to attract new members.
Our speaker today is Jenny Beer from Willoughby Council, who will tell us about a programme to promote home gardens, particularly for apartments.
Looking forward to our upcoming walks and outings.
Membership Report:  Our membership remains the same at 56 (33 women and 23 men).

 Many happy returns of the day for your April birthday:  Bob M 05, Gillian  W 09, Rhona S 26, and Geraldine P 29.
Note:  All our Probus meetings are generally held on the third Tuesday of every month.  The next meeting will be held on 17th May 2016.  The committee meetings are conducted in the Northbridge Golf Club, usually on the first Tuesday of the month.  Members are welcome to observe.

Program of Activities

Guest speakers:  Today Jenny Beer, from Willoughby Council, will talk to us about a program to promote home gardens, especially for those living in apartments. Next month, John Nutt, who was Chief Engineer during the construction of the Sydney Opera House will be our speaker.

Probus Walkers: Tuesday 10th May.  Wheeler Heights to Narrabeen via Lagoon Trail.  This walk is fairly flat all the way.  Starting at Wheeler Heights we continue through a couple of streets until we reach the entrance into the Lagoon Trail path.  The path takes us over bridges, past the Narrabeen Fitness Centre and it runs adjacent to the Wakehurst Parkway and continues around the lake through Bilarong Sanctuary, the home of blue wrens, finishing in Pittwater Road.  From there we will catch a bus to Spit Junction and go to the Mosman Hotel for lunch. (Photo ID required.)  Walk classed as easy.  Approx. 5 klms.  MEET:  Wynyard Park Bus Stand D at 9:00 am to catch the 179 Wheeler Heights bus at 9:18 am.

Probus Outings:
 Tuesday 26th April:  Names and money taken today for this outing to the Bradman Museum and International Cricket Hall of Fame.  Cricket has become a very popular national summer sport over the years.  The Museum features cutting edge technology, with interactive touch-screens and much more. We will have a guided tour.  Entry cost to the Museum is $15, to be paid on the day.  Lunch will be at The Imperial Hotel, Bowral.  Cost is $30.  Bus leaves at 9 am.
We need a minimum of 15 people for this outing so that our entry can remain at $15.  Friends and relatives are welcome to attend.  It will be a great outing and a lovely time of year in Bowral.

Tuesday 24th May:  Names and money taken today for this outing to ‘TOBRUK’ located within the beautiful Wisemans Ferry area.  We will experience an entertaining Outback Show whilst experiencing the beauty and history of the Tobruk Sheep Station overlooking the Hawkesbury River Valley and the magnificent Blue Mountains.  We will see some of the variety of skills, demonstrations and performances, including:  Stockmen on Horseback, Hot Billy Tea & Damper around the campfire, a Duck Show, Sheep Muster, Working Dog Display & Yard Work Presentation, Sheep Shearing Demonstration & Wool Room Presentation, Whip Cracking & Boomerang Throwing Display, plus a two course BBQ lunch.  And we will have access to the beautiful Tobruk acreage!  The cost is $43 inclusive of lunch.  Bus will depart 9:30 am.
‘Fifth Tuesday’ Luncheon, 31st May.  Details in the May Newsletter, but mark the date in your
diary.