Bulletin JANUARY 2012

President Beatrice Gallagher 9520 7516

Secretary Jan Maxwell 9548 1621

PRESIDENT'S REPORT

Well, here we are ready to start another year!! To you and your families I would hope it is a year of happiness and success in whatever you may wish to achieve. And to our wonderful Probus family, another year of continued activity and friendship. I am sure our activities people will have something in their programmes for you to enjoy .. if there is a particular interest or activity you would like included, please come and talk to anyone on the committee about it.

We certainly ended our year in fine style with our Christmas Party. The tables looked a treat thanks to Carole Harris and her ladies. Thanks to Isa for her perseverance, the result was in the wonderful food that was presented. Thanks to Judy Bamford who organised our fabulous entertainers, Bill and Darlene Croft... it is good to be able to sing along with the music. It was great to see so many of our members in attendance and if this was your first Christmas Party with us, I do hope it was an enjoyable experience and you will be back next year. 

Before I finish, I would like to remind everyone that nominations for the committee must be submitted at the February 2012 meeting. So thinking hats on ... what would you like to do ??? Please also remember there are many "helper" positions for which no nomination needs to be submitted and do not involve attending committee meetings but are vital to the running of the club.

Please contact me or any member of the committee at any time if you have any questions. Happy New Year!!!!

Yours in Friendship Fellowship and Fun

Beatrice Gallagher President

  ACTIVITIES REPORT

January 2012 

• 12 - General meeting at Helensburgh Club 10am for 10.30am start. Stay for lunch and catch up with other members what transpired at Christmas time.
• 20 - Guided tour of Fort Denison $22.00 includes return ferry from Circular Quay
• No walk in January

February 2012

• 7 - ANNIE the musical at the Lyric Theatre 1pm Matinee cost $56.00 see Lyn Hill or phone 9520 7230
• 9 - General meeting at the Worker's Sports and Social Club 10am for 10.30am start. Stay for lunch at the Bistro and mix with fellow members
• 10 - Golf venue and time to be advised
• 17 - Lunch at Davistown RSL Club train to Central change for train to Woy Woy and ferry to Davistown. Cost $2.50 train fare plus $6.80 return ferry and lunch at own cost
• 24 - Walk to be advised (possibly Kiama)

March 2012

• 1 - Muffti game bowls. Sheet for names at February meeting
• 8 - AGM 10.30 Helensburgh Club stay for lunch after elections (at own cost)
• 9 - Golf to be advised
• 20 - "Love Never dies" Capitol Theatre train times and lunch venue to be advised. $65.00 payable January
• 23 - Seniors' activity day at Audley "free" details to be advised at February meeting
• 30 - President's Picnic all details to be advised
• 30 - Walk cancelled due to President's Picnic

May 2012

• 20 - 26 - Coach tour to Montville $998.00 twin share $40 per night extra for single supplement

October 2012

• 16 for 20 day  tour China Splendid 

20 day $4,610.00 per person $1,410 extra single supplement. Still room for you!!

GOLF

Our December golf game was played at Boomerang with a BBQ lunch and presentation day. 17 members contested the course which was in good condition. The outright winner was John Lucas, nearest the pin Don Madden on the 14th and John Duckett on the 7th. All players received a gift. January game will be at Boomerang and all other venues will be advised. Happy golfing      John Duckett

BOWLS 

Hopefully we will be able to get a muffti bowls day in March for all those members who wish to give bowls "a go". Our competition will begin in April with names to be submitted at February meeting.

Cheers      Kerry Gardner 

FUTURE

All future activities are listed here as dates for your diary. As they become current the coordinator will give further details at general meetings. Payment due dates will be published in the bulletin.

MEETING SPEAKERS 

• January - Andrew Christie a lesson on Bonsai
• February - Lionel Rattenbury - Wills and Testaments
• March no speaker as this is our AGM
• April - Adrienne Pearson - The School for Blind and Deaf Children
• May - Ann Howard - Tales from Dangar Island
• June - Gary Cook - Heritage Houses Trust
• July - Jennifer Gowen - who will address us on her visit to Kabul.

Membership

Enquiries to Brian Jackson 9548 6992

New Web Site

You may have noticed our new web site address on the front page which is supplied free of charge by Scott Smith of NiO (Northern Illawarra online). We are indebted to Scott for his help in this regard. Please keep in mind that the web www.nio.net.au is the informative web site for the district and should be on your favourite list.