CHRISTMAS PARTY December 7, 2023
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ARTVO EXCURSION  On October 19, eight members and two guests visited ARTVO. We surfed the Ocean, fought off dinosaurs and got captured in a jar. We wandered in the forest where we rested, listening to our own piano players, Shane and Michael, while Diane stretched her vocal chords. We had lots of other exciting and some very scary scenarios. It was an adventurous morning, and we were glad to escape to the Coffee Club for a reviver before venturing into Gold Leaf restaurant where 8 of us enjoyed Yum Cha. Ask the attendees to share with you their stories – they may even have a photo to prove them! |
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GOLF CLUB Spring in Melbourne is particularly erratic and this was one of those days when the sun shone while driving to the course and hid behind rain clouds when we were to tee off. But we knew the Golf Gods would look after us and the rain soon disappeared. There were a few light sporadic showers but overall we had a great game and were happy we had chosen to continue play. We even managed to lunch in sunshine. Golfers believe there is never bad weather, just sometimes poor decisions can be made on gear! All carts usually contain umbrellas, rain coats, sunscreen and insect repellents.
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WALKING GROUP Given the forecast of showers, MSPC walkers chose to play safe on Thursday morning and walked from WTC along Northbank, on past the MCG and into the Fitzroy gardens to enjoy the wonderful spring flower display there, especially the calceolarias. No one had any confessions to make before we stopped for coffee and cake at the cafe opposite the Carlton Gardens.
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WALKING GROUP  The perfect spring weather on Thursday brought out fourteen MSPC members from hibernation to try forest bathing. Who would have thought there could be a yellow gum and ironbark forest as close to Melbourne’s CBD as in The Newport Lakes Park? (Forest bathing emerged from Japan and broadly means taking in, in all of one’s senses, the forest atmosphere).
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PIE NIGHT Despite unfavourable weather, 43 brave members and guests enjoyed fellowship, fun and drinks at the Mission to Seafarers on Friday evening 8th September 2023. Delicious party pies, mini sausage rolls and petite quiches were provided by MSPC members. We were celebrating the end of another exciting year of AFL!
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RAAF AIR MUSEUM EXCURSION  Garry Oxley lead a party of MSPC aviation enthusiasts on a visit to the RAAF aviation museum at Point Cook on Thursday. Volunteer guide Jeff walked us through the history of the RAAF from its earliest days. Military aviation took off, literally, during the first world war with some remarkable flying machines that somehow defied gravity. The second world war gave further impetus to the evolution of the planes we recognise today.
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PROGRESSIVE DINNER Twenty seven “Progressive” members of our club attended the Progressive Dinner on Thursday 21st September. Beginning with cocktails and an entrée at the Merchant Society, the gentle lubrication caused the noise and excitement level to rise, as anticipation for the second course rose. Soon enough, we departed as a mob to arrive at Tap 831, to be greeted by a large menu and a glass of liquid to sustain us through the next round of social discussion.
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TAI CHI AND QIGONG
Over 68 members and 3 visitors attended the September General Meeting on 7 September 2023 which was held in the Community Hub at Docklands. It was very encouraging to see the enthusiasm for the day's Speaker and Practitioner of the gentle art of Qigong and Taijiquan (otherwise known as Tai Chi). Members felt relaxed and happy after the event. |
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CLUB 31 We fear that “Club 31” may have become a “victim of its own success”?! On the evening of the 31st there were 42 in attendance! Congratulations to all the organisers!
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PUB GRUB LUNCH Fun, Friendship and Fellowship enjoyed by all at the Central Club Hotel.Victoria St, North Melbourne. |
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SCAR TREE WALK This was such an interesting walk and talk! We were met in Fed Square by an excellent young guide, Lucas, from the Koorie Heritage Trust, who took us into the Trust’s sitting room for a talk showcasing local clothing and weapons made by First Nations people, explaining how and where they were sourced and used.
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GOLF CLUB Probus golfers enjoy their weekly game and their weekly food orders at Hot Poppy in North Melbourne. Winter has been largely dry on the fairways but the cold seems to have been waiting for the end of Winter to freeze our game. Spring is only a few weeks away and we are hoping for warmer days.
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BOOK CLUB This is a memoir by a Cantonese-Australian on her experience over a 15 year period in the hospitality world here in Melbourne. Discusses exploitative labour, culinary appropriation, racism, alcohol abuse, depression, grief and loss of a loved one. It provoked a brisk discussion on the many points raised. Next book "Lesson in Chemistry" - Bonnie Garmus. Meeting at "Seafarers" : Wednesday 20th September 1.30pm. |
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NEW CLUB MEMBERS Our President Michael Barkl, on the left, welcomes new members to our club: Hank van Herk, Judy Scott and Mark Robson. Ros Mancer, our current Membership Officer is on the right. |
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COFFEE CLUB  Another enjoyable Coffee Club on the 14th, it was great to see our President and ‘Vices’ there along with the usual dedicated coffee and cake crew. |
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DINNER AT 6IX HAZEL located on Flinders Lane was the dining destination for June's "Dinner at 6ix Club". Twelve MSPC members enjoyed the delicious delicacies served at the Chef's Table. New friendship were formed through the lively conversation which centred around food and travel destinations. All agreed that it was a "perfect" evening.
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PUB GRUB A dozen members dined this month at Captain Melville’s which was known as Mac’s Hotel many years ago. Warm and friendly place which we would recommend for anyone seeking great food at very reasonable prices. Kim Rea enjoyed Indonesian Jack Fruit curry which was not only delicious but tasted like chicken or pork. A vegetarian option for carnivores.
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CRAFT GROUP Six crafty individuals braved the cold weather and met on June 19 at Seafarers’ to enjoy an afternoon working on individual projects, sharing ideas and resources. Conversation flowed in between the occasional bout of silence when we all concentrated on what we were doing with our creations which included knitting crochet and embroidery.
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GEELONG ART GALLERY On a still, sunny Tuesday morning, a group of members and friends met at the ferry terminal for an outing to Geelong. The ferry ride was relaxed and sociable with beautiful vistas across the Bay putting us in the mood to appreciate the still charm of Clarice Beckett’s paintings. First, however, we had to recover from the rigours of the journey at ‘Sailor’s Rest’ on the Geelong waterfront. As you can see in the photo below, we put heart and soul into it. After the exhibition we caught a quick train back to Melbourne, five out of six falling happily asleep en route. Must have been all that sea air!  |
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TABLE TENNIS Ross Fotherington (second on the left) our new Sunrise Probus member is welcomed into the Table Tennis Club.  |
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ALMA DOEPEL Tour On a Fantastic day, 18 of our salty members ventured down to get a guided tour of what's happening in the restoration of the tall ship 'Alma 'Doepel'. We were greeted and led by three enthusiastic guides who gave an informative look at what's happening and plans for the future. The tour was preceded by a talk by the Project Director, Doctor Peter Harris AM. It included a look at how the ship was utilised during WW2. After the tour, members had a casual chat with the guides over a cuppa.  |
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COFFEE CLUB Despite the weather, the May Coffee Club hosted fifteen lively members at Brunetti’s. A regular patron commented that it “made their morning” when they saw our group arrive. You never know who’s watching!
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ROYAL EXHIBITION BUILDING tour  The 10 members who joined our first Dome Promenade Walk were delighted by the history of the Royal Exhibition Building, told in a series of amusing and interesting anecdotes by our Museums Victoria Guide, Matt, and illustrated by photos and paintings in the basement, and later in the main building. Then we had the difficult choice of deciding whether to ascend the building by lift or take the stairs, (those who took the lift just did so to keep the guide company). There are great views over the Carlton Gardens and CBD from a wide platform on the roof of the building, and these continued from the walk around the outside of the dome. Afterwords most of the group went to view the ‘Melbourne‘ exhibit in the Museum, before enjoying a happy lunch at St Andrew’s. |
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MAHJONG Mahjong continues every second and fourth Monday. It’s not the number of players, but the quality that matters … and play runs smoothly at Mission to Seafarers with a drink close by. Why not come along and join us??
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CRAFTY SUNRISERS The first meeting of Melbourne Sunrise Probus Club Crafty Sunrisers took place on Monday 17 April. Ten very enthusiastic crafters attended consisting mainly of embroiders and knitters. Di and Rosemary introduced us to a Japanese-style embroidery "Sashika", which gave us all inspiration to try new crafts. Several members reached to the back of their cupboards to bring a long items that fell into the Unidentified Objects (UFO's) category. Is there a crocheter who would like to come along and help some of us who would love to learn how to crochet. Our next meeting is at 1.30pm 15 May at the Mission to Seafarers.
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DINNER AT 6IX  Dinner at 6ix at KENSAN Japanese Restaurant was extremely enjoyable for our twelve diners. Having two members who spoke Japanese was a contributing factor to successfully negotiating the menu making for a lovely evening dining out with MSPC friends.
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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT  The Arts and Entertainment Interest Group has been focussing on an expansion of our musical experiences over the past couple of Months. Firstly, seven of us attended the Melbourne Recital Centre on Sunday 12th March to listen to the “Woven Threads” concert presented by the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra. This was followed up by another small group of seven attending a performance of “& Juliet” at the Regent Theatre on Wednesday 5th April. A variety of dancing styles was noted as we all joined the audience up on our feet and grooving to the final musical numbers at the end of the show! |
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COFFEE CLUB  Coffee Club meets on the second Wednesday of the month. A great way to socialise with other Probus members.
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KENNETH PARK WALKING TOUR Members joined Kenneth Park on a meandering walking tour. They discovered some of Melbourne’s many hidden laneways, fascinating architecture, surprising places and much more. There is always something new to be seen or heard in these thriving creative hubs. The tour concluded with coffee at one of Kenneth’s favourite cafes. Next walk is on the 4th of April at 1pm. |
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BOOK CLUBS
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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT  Twenty Seven Probus butterflies fluttered down to the Butterfly Club on Thursday 16th February where we were serenaded with a comic operetta “A Husband at the Door” sung entirely in French. The quality of the singing and drama from the four singers was amazing in such a small venue, and I think everybody appreciated the musical director and accompanist as they supported the performance. |
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GOLF A half dozen Probus members were ferried to the Bellarine Peninsula for our first Golfaway. Lonsdale Links, 13th Beach and Swan Island were the courses and after three days of full 18 hole games, we returned to Docklands exhausted but very happy. We are planning more adventures closer to Queenscliff or perhaps at Flinders and Cape Schank. Little Mussel Cafe in Portarlington is a unanimous recommendation from our group. Mmmmm did they really play golf or just was it an excuse to feast on mussels?
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PUB GRUB  Pub Grub, organised by Kim Rea, was at Hightail Bar at 727 Collins Street. A delightful venue at the end of a labyrinth in Collins Place provided a lovely afternoon of fun and fellowship. |
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A DAY AT THE FOOTY  MSPC members enjoying their free tickets, given by North Melbourne football club at Marvel Stadium. It was the North Melbourne V West Coast Game on Saturday 18th of March. Thanks North Melbourne Football Club.
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MOVIES@KINO  EMPIRE OF LIGHT was the movie for March. We also went to see TAR in February. There were pros and cons with both movies as usual, but as usual, it was an enjoyable outing. A “great” movie can never be ensured but the opportunity to see a new release is one reason we gather. The shared experience with friends is also a pleasure. EMPIRE OF LIGHT attracted much attention and therefore a big audience. The largest cinema was almost full of Probus members. |
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WALKING GROUP  A spectacular thunderstorm at 8.30am did not deter these members of our MSPC walking group on Thursday morning! The storm was a suitable excuse for an early cup of coffee at WTC and a change of plans by which time the sun shone once again. We walked along the Yarra and into the Botanic Gardens to admire the view of the MCG from the Pillars of Wisdom and on through the gardens to Jardin Tan for another coffee. We returned through the Queen Victoria Gardens to Southbank. |
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THE "ANTIQUES ROADSHOW"Our first general meeting in 2023 was a special one. Chrissy Fletcher our 2022 President had organised for two experienced auctioneers to look at and assess some valued possessions of our members. Charles and Harry from Leski Auctions did an amazing job assessing and valuing members’ treasures. There were many highlights from the day and a few outstanding pieces too. The event was enthusiastically attended by a large number of people, many of whom brought in some extraordinary pieces. Some 80 plus members gathered for a fun-filled day and yummy catered lunch at Mission to Seafarers.      |
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PUB GRUBProbus members enjoyed a delightful gathering in the month of January at the oldest building and pub in Melbourne, the Mitre Tavern in Banks Place.   |
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HAPPY NEW YEAR |
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CHRISTMAS PARTY 2022        |
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CLUB 31 “Club 31” had a terrific attendance of more than 30 Probus Members. The noise level with the conversation was at a substantial level, and certainly showed a great deal of conviviality. What a magnificent evening of “Friendship, Fellowship and Fun”. Everyone had a thoroughly enjoyable time at “Gaylord”, and found it a terrific way to “break” the 4-day weekend!! |
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CHRISTMAS PREPARATIONS 'Tis the season to be jolly ...So don't forget MSPC Christmas lunch is fast approaching!
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EXHIBITION IN GEELONG  On Thursday 29th September a group of members enjoyed a chatty morning train ride to Geelong. At the Gallery, a talk by one of our group, Jenny Eltham, gave us fascinating detail on the lives of Melbourne artists Ethel Spowers and Eveline Syme, and the importance of their contribution to Australian art. This background provided additional insight into the exhibition, and we lingered over the prints, paintings, woodblocks and artefacts from the painter’s lives.
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MOVIES@KINO  A lovely bunch of members turned up to watch AMSTERDAM and then afterwards gathered for dinner at Grill'd in Flinders Lane. |
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WALKING GROUP Rain- what’s a drop of rain to the indomitable MSPC walking group? Well, the BoM forecast showed a 90% chance of rain, and they got it right. Fortunately it was mostly very light with very little wind. We walked through Birrarung Marr to the outer reaches of Yarra Park, and back through the Fitzroy gardens to the Kere Kere Green coffee shop for our first reward. A visit to the Conservatory was a second reward- it is looking at its spectacular best at the moment. Then we made a dash to Fed Square before a deluge.  |
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DINNER AT 6IX Take a heaping spoonful of “New Nordic” add a dash of Korean cuisine combined with twelve MSPC Members and you have the perfect recipe for a delightful “Dinner at 6ix” at FREYJA, a recent addition to the Melbourne dining scene. September 27th was the launch of the “Dining at 6ix” Interest Group and the evening at FREYJA proved to be a rousing success. For some the evening concluded at VALHALLA, Melbourne’s take on a Scandinavian style underground bar.
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BOOK CLUB #2 |
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NEW MEMBERS L to R: Membership Officer, Ros Mancer; New members: Diane Noel, Richard Bonnet and Sue Owens; President, Chrissy Fletcher.
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PUB GRUB Steaks, steaks and steaks were the dining choices of us all - with one Calamari order from a pescatarian to bring a little balance. Great atmosphere and steaks cooked to perfection.
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BOOK CLUB #1
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LAWN BOWLS Finally... we were able to have a bowl after about 6 months of weather, travel or Covid preventing us from getting together. It was a pleasant but cold day so 5 of us had a great morning of Friendship, Fellowship and Fun.  |
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GRAND FINAL CELEBRATIONS   The 2022 AFL footy tipping competition was launched with our club BBQ at the Ron Barassi Senior’s park, amidst much fun and frivolity. The footy season concluded for MSPC with an AFL Grand Final lunch held at the Mission to Seafarers, which was attended by 45 members. A special thanks to the Mission to Seafarers and their staff for hosting our AFL Grand Final party. |
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WALKING GROUP Seven enthusiastic walkers hoped for the best weather that day and luckily it was kind to us. The walk was led by Gary Oxley. The highlight of the walk was visiting the local organic community garden called DIG IN located at JL Murphy Reserve in Williamstown Rd Port Melbourne. |
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TABLE TENNIS  We had a great roll up for Table tennis on Wednesday! Participants went home feeling exhilarated after much laughter, running around and some serious scoring as well! The group meet twice a month at the Library at the Dock. |
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AUSTRALIAN TAPESTRY WORKSHOP  On Thursday 25th September, 8 members and 1 lovely friend met in South Melbourne for a tour of the Australian Tapestry Workshop. This is a unique heritage premises, dedicated to the creation of commissioned tapestries, mostly large, for use as decorative wall hangings for both public and private buildings. |
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GAMES DAY  GAMES DAY - General Meeting 4.8.22 WOW! What a day and what competition! Five game stations were set up around the large space at The Hub. We had Golf Putting; Carpet Bowls; Corvette Races; Velcro Dart and Finska. The volunteer leaders did a great job in making sure everyone was enjoying themselves. The overall winner of each game received a bag of gold coins! It was the Commonwealth Games all over again! Thank you to all that came to participate - it was a lot of fun. |
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MAHJONG CLUB Mahjong players continue to meet every second and fourth Monday. If you’ve never tried Mahjong, why not give it a try? No experience necessary … we’re happy to welcome those who’d like to learn something new. |
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KENNETH PARK WALK Eight members braved what was predicted to be a cold, wet and squally day to walk with Kenneth Park around some of the notable parts of the CBD that have Scottish connections. It turns out that a great many of the early settlers and influential colonists were of Scottish origins and Kenneth kept us entertained with his many and varied stories of their contributions to our city by way of the buildings, schools, churches and politicians that have shaped our city over the past 190 years. One of the highlights was Tom McNair finding his grandfather's name on an honour board of former moderators of the Presbyterian Church in Victoria at the Assembly Hall next to Scots Church.  |
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PUB GRUB CLUB Eight Probus members had their monthly Pub Grub Club luncheon at Hophaus. Great food although some were disappointed that the pig knuckles were out of stock. But there was plenty of fish and bowls of mussels. We are looking forward to our next lunch at Melbourne Fortress.  |
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BOOK CLUB READS #2
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DAY AT THE RACES Saturday the 2nd of July at Flemington, 13 very eager punters who enjoyed the races winning or losing occupied two tables. In between the races Jahn and Margaret led a group, each to walk around the members only area, including the stables. Everyone seemed to have had an enjoyable day out.  |
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OVERNEWTON CASTLE TOUR  Overnewton Castle Tour and High Tea. Finding a Scottish medieval castle on the outskirts of Melbourne was a surprise to the nine members of our club who ventured out to Keilor on a cold and blustery day this week. Overnewton Castle was built in Keilor in the 1840s by an ambitious Scottish gentleman and the original building is still used as a residence by the current owners, while a newer addition functions as a very popular reception centre. |
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CLUB 31  Was a wild and windy night on the 31st June and the heavens opened on many of the souls struggling to go out into the tempest. But almost everybody who registered made it to Club 31. To partake of hot toddies and good company. We are a stalwart and sociable lot. Club 31 was held in a restaurant bar situated in the old National Bank building on the corner of Queen and Collins St. |
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MANCHESTER UNITY BUILDING  Unusual for our club, we did something on a Sunday afternoon! 11 members and 2 guests joined together for a Wine and Cheese afternoon tea, that also included coffee and dessert. This iconic building was built over an 8 month period in 1931/32 - amazing effort. Now thanks to the foresight and generosity of one individual, it is being refurbished to its original glory. Not all floors are done as yet, but as floors become available for sale, Kia Pajouhesh, MD of Smile Solutions dentistry, purchases them and gets to work.The Glass Top had to be made in England. The Table and the Glass Top were both “craned” into the Top Floor before the Roof was added on top! |
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WALKING GROUP  This month our walking group meandered through the Carlton Gardens and on the the University of Melbourne campus to follow the Billibellary’s Walk. We learned that within the University’s built environment are the whispers and songs of the Wurrundjeri people. We followed a cultural interpretation route that provides an experience of connection to country of the Wurundjeri people who walked the grounds on which the University now stands for more than 40,000 years.
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PUB GRUB - PJ OBrien's Irish Pub If you are a foodie, you might be tempted by the Beef and Guinness Pie, a Ploughman’s Plate or a Stout Braised Lamb Shank finished with a Guinness Doughnut and washed down with a Jameson Irish Coffee. Whiskey lovers will have 160 choices on the day from a Dingle Single Malt to an outrageously priced 27-year-old Redbreast. There are also beers and alcohol-free choices such as Heineken Zero. |
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COFFEE CLUB at Brunetti's As you can see it was a fairly cold morning when the Probus Coffee Club met at Brunetti's in Flinders Lane. |
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PUB GRUB CLUB  Eleven Pub Grubbers enjoyed a degustation menu at Tippi Tay and learnt the restaurant’s name is an alliterative phrase sung by Dean Martin in “That’s Amore” Great food and so much to consume that only two diners made it to desserts - a small chocolate cornetto. We recommend this restaurant to anyone seeking a good feed in happy surroundings. |
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FOX CAR MUSEUM The Fox Car Museum sadly weren't giving test drive giveaways but an entertaining talk was given by the museum guide. Great meals were then enjoyed at the Wharf Hotel.   |
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BOOK CLUB #1 |
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BOOK CLUB #2
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WALKING GROUP The weather forecast for Thursday was for an 80% chance of showers, so as you can see we were well prepared with a jacket and umbrella. Our aim was to walk to the Fairfield boat house from the 86 tram stop at Clifton Hill interchange, and then back to the Clifton Hill railway station. This was an easy 5km walk, partly on shared paths, with some steps and unsealed paths. |
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MOVIES@KINOTHE DROVER’S WIFE - The Legend of Molly Johnson Leah Purcell is the writer, director, producer and star of the adaptation of a short story by the Australian writer Henry Lawson. Many of us remember this story from our School Grade Readers as it gave us city children a frightening picture of the bush. Now it's a movie. It is an unforgiving story from an indigenous mother’s perspective about Australia’s colonial history. It addresses issues of race, gender, violence and the harsh realities of living in the bush. Would I recommend it? Yes, to experience a film that is not sophisticated or subtle in its script but which certainly raises awareness of a number of issues.
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COFFEE CLUB It was great to see a number of our members at Brunetti’s today. We were able to secure a large table in the semi outdoor area. We all sat around and enjoyed our coffee and cakes and of course each other’s company. As always it was good to see the regulars and to welcome some newcomers, in all a great success.
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OUR PRESIDENT
FUN, FRIENDSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP! |
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WALKING GROUPThe Walking Interest Group go on many exciting excursions. This month they ventured to South Kensington to walk along the Maribyrnong river. Along the way they came across the Heavenly Queen Temple, where the Chinese Goddess of the Seas, stands in a reflection pool beside the largest Taoist temple complex.  |
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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENTMaking the most of the Comedy Festival 2022 - because we can!!   As part of the Comedy Festival 2022, fourteen Sunrise Probus members and guests assembled at the Butterfly Club to experience the latest James Bond saga – “A Bond Among Us”.
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BOOK CLUB #1 and #2So what have our bookclubs been reading??
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MOVIE GROUPThe Movie Interest Group caught up in April with a very popular movie called The Duke. A very informal and inexpensive dinner was held after the movie to discuss responses!  |
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TABLE TENNISMSPC Members maintaining their fitness around the Table Tennis tables at The Dock Library. The vigorous exercise was rewarded with coffee and friendly chat afterwards.   |
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PUB GRUBOur Pub Grub Club met at the North Port Hotel for their monthly respite. Here we see our members enjoying fun, friendship and fellowship, the hallmarks of our Probus Club, whilst eating and enjoying a pub meal. Always looking for new members, so why don't you join them for a long lunch next month at a pub nominated by their leader?
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FOOTY PICNIC |
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COFFEE CLUB “The weather was ideal for “Coffee Club” at “Caffe Bambino” this morning! More than a score of our Members were there to have a thoroughly enjoyable time. Many Members utilised the opportunity to bring their “four-footed friends” on a walk, through Docklands, to an outdoor venue. The dogs thoroughly enjoyed their time at the venue, and the egg and bacon rolls certainly created a great deal of interest! In the background of some photos, you may “spy” some office-workers who relished the opportunity to enjoy the superb weather outdoors. When “Caffe Bambino” was originally selected, there were none of these workers, and their numbers, to be considered! The City of Melbourne never “stands still” through these amazing times.”  |
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WALKING GROUP Eight Probus walkers had their first outing today- a day that at first was forecast to be hot and wet, but turned out to be cool and partly cloudy. We took the 109 tram to Port Melbourne and strolled through the outer reaches of the Solar System past Neptune, Uranus and Saturn to the St Kilda Pier.
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MOVIE GROUP BELFAST A semi-autobiographical film which chronicles the life of a working class family and their young son's childhood during the tumult of the late 1960s in the Northern Ireland capital. Directed by Kenneth Branagh, the setting is supported by the music of Irish legend, Van Morrison.
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ARCHIE 100
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CLUB 31 “Club 31” was, again, a resounding success at “The Rooftop Bar” at “State of Grace” on King Street! There were 23 Melbourne Sunrise Probus Members in attendance, and all thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Lindsay Image and Barbara Hanisch had done research to provide an ideal venue, and should be congratulated for having provided “Fun, Fellowship and Friendship”! After a sweltering heat-spell, the Rooftop Bar managed to provide a very welcome gentle breeze to assist with the atmosphere. The “Grace” of this cooling breeze could never be “too much”! Thank you to all for their support and attendance. We all departed in a “State of Grace”. Welcome back, “Club 31” for 2022!  |
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CLUB MEMBERS enjoying FRIENDSHIP    |
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CHRISTMAS PARTY  Well, the weather was tropical rain storms, but cloud would not dampen the Probus fun, friendship and fellowship generated by all able to get to the beautiful situated Terrace Restaurant. Unfortunately, the weather delayed several people and even others could not get there at all! Thanks to Elizabeth and John Markwell, we were entertained with a Christmas chocolate quiz, which added to the fun.A good night was had by all.   |
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WALKING GROUP  Henry Michaelsen took charge of our last Probus Walking Group walk for 2021. He and Loretta led us on the ‘Street Gardens and Street Art Walk’ of South Melbourne created by Emma Cutting and her local residents. There were officially 13 points of interest along the way, but we found many more, including the wonderful See Yup Temple in Raglan Street that was constructed in 1866.
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DOLLS HOUSE EXHIBITION The long awaited visit to the Doll House and Miniatures Exhibition at Como House in South Yarra has at last taken place and I think the ten members who were there would agree it was well worth the wait.
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JACK RABBIT WINE TOUR What better way to spend a spring Friday than a ferry trip across the bay from Docklands to Port Arlington, a bus ride to Jack Rabbit Winery and a long leisurely lunch overlooking the waters of Corio Bay? The weather was perfect for the occasion as the waters of the bay were calm, the food and wine were delicious and we had to time to relax after lunch on the lawns overlooking the water. The tour was organised by local tour company Wine Wheels who looked after every detail of the day in a friendly and relaxed way. All agreed it was an excellent day out!
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INDIGENOUS WALK IN THE BOTANIC GARDENS Fifteen members met on a beautiful spring day to explore the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne with an indigenous Guide. Our guide Sam May began our tour with a welcome to country ceremony, explaining the significance of the various plants and actions used in the ceremony. |
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GOLF CLUB Oh dear! Golfers were not able to golf this week because the State missed the 80% first vaccination dose target. However, five of our members met up at Royal Park Golf Course on Monday to check the condition of the course. Two took their poodles on a walk and the remainder strolled down to Park Street to buy takeaway coffee from Streat Cafe next to the Juvenile Justice Centre. We can report that the golf course is in superb condition and we will be playing our first game on Monday 4 October 2021 at 10am. |
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MOVIES@HOME SEPTEMBER Movies@Home was a very positive experience for the seventeen members who viewed it. A healthy participation rate for a movie with the title ‘The Straight Story’ and a synopsis that didn’t really excite one’s interest.
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ARTSPACE  Spring witnessed the launch of a new Probus activity called ‘Artspace’. Artspace is an opportunity to go wild with some creative energy for about an hour. A facilitator sets some guidelines for an exploration into ways of seeing. All that is required are a small number of basic materials and the desire to be engaged in “right side of the brain” activity. |
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COFFEE CLUB “The Probus Coffee Club was only able to have a “Zoom Get-Together” on Wednesday 8th of September, however, the 21 smiling attendees were all grateful to have the contact. |
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WALKING WITH OUR PRESIDENT Kim our President, on his daily walks, has agreed to submit landmarks for publication so that we can get to know our city better. It could be a challenge for some of us to identify where these land marks are to be found.
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TABLE TENNIS ZOOM Table Tennis players are not deterred by lockdown … they meet at their regular time of 10am on the fourth Wed via zoom bats and balls in hand !!! 🏓 |
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BOOK CLUB
Constable Paul Hirschhausen runs a one-cop station in the dry farming country south of the Flinders Ranges. He’s still new in town but the community work—welfare checks and working bees—is starting to pay off. |
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BOOK CLUB
Constable Paul Hirschhausen runs a one-cop station in the dry farming country south of the Flinders Ranges. He’s still new in town but the community work—welfare checks and working bees—is starting to pay off. |
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BOOK CLUB Constable Paul Hirschhausen runs a one-cop station in the dry farming country south of the Flinders Ranges. He’s still new in town but the community work—welfare checks and working bees—is starting to pay off. |
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WALKING WITH OUR PRESIDENT This is the Australian Turkish Friendship Memorial which was commissioned for the Centenary of the Gallipoli landing. You can read more at https://atfms.org.au/ . The memorial is located on Kings Domain on Birdwood Avenue. |
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COFFEE CLUB ZOOM Once again, we were faced with cancelling Coffee Club because of the current pandemic restrictions. We decided to proceed anyway in a different way and contacted all of those members who had registered for this month’s meeting prior to the lockdown announcement. We usually meet on the second Wednesday of the month in Coffee Gauge with its huge windows and magnificent wall of plants. But this time we were all at home and on Zoom.
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COFFEE CLUB  Conversation and connection were the order of the day at the Coffee Club gathering on Wednesday, July 14th. Fourteen members and guest enjoyed sharing a morning together before lockdown restrictions were imposed again.
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BASTILLE DAY CELEBRATIONS Several MSPC members were seen at the Bastille Day Luncheon sponsored by the Melbourne Ladies Committee on Wednesday, July 14th. Held at the Kooyong Tennis Club the MSPC Table was beautifully hosted by Barbara Hanisch. Philipa Bergman-Hill was the lucky winner of one of the raffle prizes. All good time was had by all!
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MOVIES@KINO  The movie group dining after seeing “In the Heights” at the Kino. In the Heights had been a Broadway musical written by Lin- Manuel Miranda, who went on to create “Hamilton”. |
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GIN TASTING CLASS Cold wet weather did not deter 10 of our intrepid gin loving members from gathering in the tiny heritage-listed cottage of Little Lon Distilling Company to find out a little bit more about how their favourite tipple is made. |
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TABLE TENNIS After a hiatus of a month because the last table tennis session was cancelled, we returned to the Library at the Dock table tennis tables, with bats in hand. There was enthusiastic running around, joyful screams, questionable scoring and much bending down to retrieve the balls that had failed to be returned. The play is always in the spirit of good fun. |
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JEWISH MUSEUM Our prolific events coordinator organised another interesting and informative outing. Seven members and one guest had an enjoyable visit to the Jewish Museum in St Kilda. |
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WALKING GROUP The weather gods were smiling for the Melbourne Sunrise Probus walkers on Thursday morning, despite the dire forecast. We rediscovered the delightful parks and gardens of Carlton, including those in the University of Melbourne campus. Coffee, cakes and conversation at Dr Dax were our reward!
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GOLF Golfers are a hardy lot but the Queens Birthday holiday gave us a very early start. The end of a Covid lockdown combined with a public holiday resulted in our usual tee time being taken by others. Nevertheless, all our Probus golfers rose early to tee off at 8.15am - but players voted to not make early starts a practice. Since the next Monday public holiday is Xmas, another early tee is unlikely for 2021. Our reward on the Queens Birthday holiday was discovering that brunch at 10am is just as nourishing as lunch.
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PUB GRUB LUNCH Nine hearty souls braved a cold Melbourne day to join our president Kim for his monthly Pub Grub lunch. We met at the Duke of Wellington in Flinders Street. Established in 1853 it is the oldest licensed pub in Melbourne. The meal was delicious and as always at all Probus get togethers there were plenty of laughs and the conversations flowed. |
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WALKING GROUP We re-enacted the start of Burke and Wills expedition this morning, circumnavigating Royal Park. Unlike poor Burke, there was a coffee shop for us at the finish of our walk. |
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PUB GRUB CLUB Inaugurating Pub Grub Club @ Urban Alley Brew House. As can be seem at the first meeting of this esteem club all are enjoying the Fun, Fellowship and Friendship around one or two drinks in good old Australian fashion....ooops there is food too!!! |
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President May 2021We no longer have any cash. No, we don’t need to appoint Administrators. Members’ embrace over the last two months of our meal invoicing system has meant that we no longer need to maintain a pool of multi denominated cash on hand to exchange as members pay for their monthly meals. Congratulations to all members for embracing innovation in the way we run our monthly meetings. The petty cash pool has now been deposited with Bendigo Bank where it can be recirculated for home lending and all the other active things that banks do with our money. More choices than ever before are now available to members. Card 500 at Mission to Seafarers was a great success and the availability of a licensed bar contributed in a small way to this success. Pub Grub Club launched successfully at Urban Alley Brew House and several members have signed on to learn how Gin is made. Golf, lawn bowls, table tennis, coffee, early evening Club 31, mah-jong, bridge, walking, Pilates, book clubbing, probing the past, movies, recitals, gallery tours and even more on the way. Activity Buffet is our game and choice is a balancing act for us all. You are all reading the latest developments on Covid vaccinations and The Age reported recently: One of Australia’s most respected infectious disease experts has urged Australians not to put off getting immunised for the coronavirus, saying doctors are now seeing milder cases of a rare blood-clotting condition linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine. The head of Melbourne’s Peter Doherty Institute, Professor Sharon Lewin, said much had been learnt in the past six weeks about the unusual side effect called thrombosis with thrombocytopenia (blood clots with very low platelets), which is contributing to vaccine hesitancy. “We are learning lots more about these blood clots related to AstraZeneca,” Professor Lewin said. “We know how to diagnose them and we know how to treat them. We did not know that six weeks ago and that’s why we are seeing milder presentations now and there will be better patient outcomes.” Professor Lewin implored people eligible to get vaccinated to roll up their sleeves for AstraZeneca. “I see that a lot of healthcare workers over the age of 50 are wanting to wait [for another vaccine], but I don’t think we should wait, because we could have an outbreak at any time,” the leading epidemiologist said. “The worst time for COVID is right now ... Every Melburnian will remember winter last year and how quickly things got out of hand. I would not be waiting.” The clear message from the expert - don’t be a sitting duck. Book your immunisation now by calling the Covid immunisation booking service on 1800 675 398. You can read more about this booking service here. Several Probus members who had their first vaccination in March 2021 will soon be receiving their second vaccination dosages to boost their immunity. Please join them. |
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JUSTIN ART MUSEUM The Justin Art House Museum in Prahran is the brainchild of art collectors Leah and Charles Justin and was the site for a visit from 20 Probus members.
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MOVIE CLUB DE GAULLE Probus members who attended the movie this month appreciated the personal story of one of France’s public figures of the 20th century, Charles De Gaulle.
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THAI COOKING CLASS Eight hungry members rolled up to the Otao Kitchen on Friday night 14 May to prepare, cook and eat a delicious Thai meal.
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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT The first official activity for the Arts & Entertainment Interest Group was amazing. Ten of us attended the Melbourne Recital Centre and were amazed at the skill and musicality during the Mozart Piano concert.
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THE GREAT SOUTH WEST WALK CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE     |
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ALBERT PARK WALK Some of our members who walked around Albert Park Lake participated in walking the Great South West Track. |
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OLD TREASURY BUILDING TOUR 16 club members joined this very interesting tour - apart from walking the halls of a wonderful old building - displays abounded on Victorian history. They have a very comprehensive photo collection of early Melbourne also. |
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COFFEE CLUB Good to see our past President, Philip and his wife Claire, enjoying the Fun, Friendship and Fellowship at the Coffee Club. "Coffee Gauge” located in the Docklands on Wednesday, April 14th, was the venue for twenty MSPC members to enjoy a morning of friendship and fellowship. Although Coffee Club meets from 10:00 - 11:30 am some members remained in situ until after noon. Coffee Club will meet at “Coffee Gauge” again next month on Wednesday, May 12th at 10 am. All MSPC members are invited to join the group.  |
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President's April 2021 Report. Our first members' meeting at Mission to Seafarers was a great success with 60 members in the Mission and another 25 on Zoom. The volume of chatter around the tables was the strongest indicator that Probus members crave social interaction and face-to-face contact. Great ideas on future speakers were collected and we should have an interesting year ahead. We are back in the Multipurpose Room on 6 May 2021 (lift is operational) and we are planning a lunch at Merchant Society for those who are keen to continue social engagement after our meeting. Activity groups have all fired up and there are some new groups with a revamped Coffee Club and an early evening Club 31 held at the RACV Club. Stay tuned for some news on the Pub Grub Club for those looking for an inexpensive Pub meal with smaller group sizes. Tom McNair is leading a walk in late April on the Great South West Walk - stay tuned for photos and an article about those who completed one of our first away trips under Covid normal. Anyone planning a new activity group should not hesitate to make contact with Chrissy Fletcher or our two Event Coordinators, Philipa Bergman-Hill and Rosemary Noble. They are all happy to assist you in creating a successful event. Event organisers looking for a fuss-free booking method are welcome to book in for the Google Forms tutorial being held on 29 April 2021 - email me for the Zoom link. Hopefully, all members in the 70+ age demographic hae now been able to book their first Covid vaccination. The more vaccinated our membership, the safer we will all be.Barbara Hanisch has decided she needed to rebalance her priorities between family and personal commitments and the heavy workload required in managing our finances as we exit from Covid deep freeze. Sadly, Barbara has decided to resign as our Treasurer. We thank her for an outstanding job over the last 13 months. Well done and thank you Barbara. Committee has approved an expanded Treasury Team to manage our reporting with Kim Rea as Treasurer and John Freeburn as Assistant Treasurer - Budgets and Financial Statements and Barb Thompson as Assistant Treasurer - Invoicing and Collections. Thank you to John and Barb for volunteering for these new roles. |
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ITALIAN YUM CHA LUNCH A group of eight (very lucky number) Probus diners enjoyed Philipa Bergman-Hill’s degustation luncheon on 19 March 2021. Italian dishes served in small sharing plates over a period of around three hours and washed down with water and Italian wines. Superb experience.
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CLUB 31 CLUB 31 celebrates the end of the month! A new venue each month will be chosen where members can meet for a social gathering from 5pm to 6.30pm. A delightful way of getting to know other club members. |
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COFFEE CLUB  The Melbourne Sunrise Probus Coffee Mornings meet on the second Wednesday of the month from 10am until 11:30am for all coffee and tea lovers. For our first gathering on Wednesday 10 March the hosts welcomed all at “Coffee Gauge,” 825 Bourke Street, Docklands, which is located on the corner of Bourke Street and Merchant Street opposite TAP831. |
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CHINESE TEA CEREMONY Members attended an exhibition of the traditional Chinese Tea Ceremony at the Chinese Museum, Cohen Place, in the CBD. The Tea Ceremony Exhibition was very interesting exploring the origins of tea and where in China it is grown as well as how the tea is prepared for drinking - a much slower and dignified method. After the visit to the museum 22 members enjoyed a Yum Cha meal at the Chine on Paramount Chinese restaurant. |
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RIVER CRUISE on the YARRA  Probus members took to cruising up and down the mighty calm Yarra river at an astonishing speed on a perfect Friday morning that only Melbourne can give. Thank goodness after an hour, they all arrived safely back at the wharf and then they took themselves off for a well earned Thai luncheon. Another activity completed, full of FUN, FRIENDSHIP and FELLOWSHIP.
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WALKING GROUP On Thursday fifteen members of our Probus walking group walked from the WTC to the Botanic Gardens in search of Photo 2021 exhibits- and coffee. It is exactly twelve months since our last walk together! Everyone enjoyed the camaraderie of our morning together in our beautiful gardens. |
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GREEK MUSEUM |
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BRIDGE The Bridge Group met on 23rd February at Pauline Baker’s home. Sharyn and Michael Barkl, and Paul Cosgriff joined Pauline for a game and afternoon tea. The next game will be on Tuesday 23rd March. Please phone Pauline if you would like to play. |
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MAHJONG Our first Mahjong session Covid style. Lots of “ Mahjong “ calls and everyone pleased to be back. |
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WALKING WITH VICTORIA I am in Fish Creek, South Gippsland where I have been since early March, before the first lockdown. The area is mainly sustainably farming country, producing organic dairy products, vegetables and free range pork.
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NEW DRAMA GROUP The MSPC Drama Group held its inaugural meeting on Thursday 24th September, with 13 people attending. We had lots of laughs, as we all explored moving outside of our comfort zones! Of course, what happens at Drama Group stays at Drama Group, but we have spaces for a few more members if you'd like to find out!
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WALKING WITH GAIL AND JAHN The Fitzroy Gardens are 26 hectares located on the southeastern edge of the Melbourne Central Business District in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The gardens are bounded by Clarendon Street, Albert Street, Lansdowne Street, and Wellington Parade with the Treasury Gardens across Lansdowne street to the west.
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TRIVIA FUN Who would have thought that our current life has changed so much so that 56 MSPC members would be glued, heads down, to their computers, iPad, or mobile phones at 5pm on a sunny Spring evening in Melbourne.
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PROBING THE PIXEL Probus Sunrise members enjoyed a most interesting Probing the Pixel Event. The subject was "An image which records a feature that you like of the property that you live in". |
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FAMILY HISTORY We had a really successful Zoom meeting on Friday 4 September, arranged and presided over by ZoomMaster Kim Rea. Everybody shared their “what am I trying to find” stories and their latest successes in research. |
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COFFEE CLUB This morning we had a total of 25 participants for our Zoom Coffee Club event using 23 screens in Melbourne, regional Victoria and Canada. |
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WALKING WITH JOHN My Lockdown walk often takes me through beautiful Queens Park, Moonee Ponds and I would love to share it with you! The first picture points out the spot where Burke and Wills , the early explorers who set out to cross the continent from South to North, ditched their tents for the first night out from Melbourne.
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MARITIME AND MILITARY HISTORY The nascent Maritime & Military History interest group met in the flesh, so to speak, on just two occasions, the first Wednesday morning of both February and March, in meeting Room #1 at Docklands Library.
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FIRST ZOOM GENERAL MEETING! MSPC held their first Zoom General Meeting on Thursday September 4, 2020. A Zoom Committee had been established and their hard work resulted in a very successful first event. 90 members from the Club zoomed in and listened to reports from the Executive members and the Leaders of the Activities Groups. A lucky "door" prize and a mystery object guessing competition provided some light relief from the proceedings. We all look forward to the next General Meeting to be held on 1st October, 2020.
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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT - During CVD19 Firstly, it is still unclear how the Arts and Entertainment Industry will respond once the COVID 19 lockdowns have been relaxed and consequently how group bookings will be managed. At this time, I have absolutely no information on events that I had planned for this year, other than to suggest that they will not be going ahead. 😒 However, there are a number of events being held online that may be of interest to members. I have listed some new events below for your information. |
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WALKING WITH ELAINE Standing out at the corner of St. Kilda Road and Park Street is the large green "shed" with work still proceeding to create the new Anzac station - one day. Hidden nearby along the temporary wall directing walkers to Domain Road is a series of photographs highlighting the history of the development of the Shine of Remembrance area and Anzac parades from c. 1925 - 1950. |
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ZOOM COFFEE CLUB This morning 23 members including Gary and Barry in Canada met via Zoom for Coffee and Chats. All went well except that Philip had lost Kim’s credit card details so could not order Uber cakes for all participants. Special thanks for Kim’s organisation and he benefitted by using breakout rooms for the first time. |
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BOOK CLUB #2
Dark Emu, by Bruce Pascoe created an interesting discussion by participants in this month’s meeting. In conclusion it received scores from 4 to 10, with an average of 7.8. Pascoe challenges the convenient premise based on a foundational myth of colonial settlers that Australia’s First People were hunters and gatherers. |
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BOOK CLUB #1 Charlie, drifting through life and dodging full-time employment, is in love with Miranda, a bright student who lives with a terrible secret. Charlie comes into money and decides to buy Adam, one of the first synthetic humans and with Miranda’s help - designs Adams’s personality. Or did they?
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PILATES Zoom group found we were missing conversation so we started a Zoom Chat group. In between lockdowns we progressed to a Face to Face coffee meeting in Docklands. Socially distanced of course.Can you spot the difference in Pilates in 2019 and Pilates in this new world that we are living in?
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WALKING WITH KIM  These statues were found and enjoyed on my daily 1 hour walk within the Queen Victorian Gardens - see map. |
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SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER IS OUT! Welcome back to your monthly Probus Newsletter. It's been over four months since the last publication and as Spring is fast approaching, your elected editor decided it was an appropriate time to resurrect the Newsletter, out of its hibernation from the virus and start telling our members stories through pictures again. |
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WALKING CLUB This month the MSPC walking group walked from Middle Brighton past the bathing boxes and sweeping bay views to Sandringham for a much needed cup of coffee. |
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BOOK CLUB 2 Most Book club #2 members thoroughly enjoyed this novel. We found it smart, warm and uplifting. We empathised with Eleanor and found her a captivating character.
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BRIDGE CLUB The Bridge group met at Pauline Baker’s home on 18th February. Sharyn, Coral-lee, Marilyn, Barry and Gary enjoyed a game. The next meeting is at Coral-lee’s home on Tuesday, 24 March at 1.30 pm.
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FAMILY HISTORY GROUP A happy group at The Moat, enjoying our yearly lunch for the Family History Group. The talk on TROVE was fantastic We all learnt so much good information. |
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HELLENIC MUSEUM VISIT On Wednesday February 12 a group of 15 Probus members enjoyed a tour of the Hellenic Museum followed by lunch at the Grounds of Arcadia. Our guide Evelyn was exceptional in her knowledge and presentation of the Gods, Myths and Mortals exhibit ranging from 7000BC to the present day. Lunch was also enjoyed by all. |
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CHRISTMAS PARTY 2019
Ninety seven Probus Members celebrated Fun, Friendship and Fellowship at the Christmas party on Thursday 5 December 2019 |
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WALKING CLUB Thirteen of our Probus walkers had the misfortune to encounter both a tram strike and tram route diversions for our walk on Thursday. Undaunted we battled through these obstacles and enjoyed a walk on a perfect late Spring day from Clifton Hill to the Fairfield Boat house on the Yarra. Rewarded with fine coffee and cake, we returned to the CBD by train. The next walk will be February 27th, 2020.  |
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MAHJONG CLUB Mahjong players inaction, final session for 2019. The Mahjong group recommences on the 2nd Monday of February - 10th Feb. 2020 at 2pm. Look Forward to seeing more members join in 2020. |
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GOLF.jpg) Probus golfers arrived at Royal Park Golf Course for our regular Monday game to be met by half a dozen cars from the Victoria Police armed crime squad! |
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PILATES Another successful year has gone by for the Mat Pilates group. We thank our wonderful trainer Antoinette for her care and concern as she teaches us to extend ourselves physically and thus enhance our well being. Pilates will resume on 4th February 2020. |
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KYNETON CUP TRIP
Thirty two intrepid racegoers met on a warm Melbourne Cup Day travelling to Hanging Rock Winery to experience their wine, taste local food from the Piper Street Food Co and have the curator guide us through the sculptures in the vines. |
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PROBING THE PIXEL
We have finally broken the hoodoo. All of our previous street walks for street art should have been described as street swim! Today the forecast was a little negative but nine intrepid members met at Victoria Park station for the event. |
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LAWN BOWLS.jpg) On Monday, 21st October 2019 thou there were only a very select few who came along for the Social Event all had some laughs and a very enjoyable time.
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COFFEE CLUB
Seventeen members attended the October Coffee Club interest group. Wonderful catch ups with a few of our travellers and a great time had by all. The next Coffee club meeting (November) will be the last for the year and there will be a venue change and a final meeting treat. |
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ARCHIBALD ADVENTURE Two dozen of our members travelled to TarraWarra Art Museum to view the Archibalds 2019 Exhibition. Our bus driver took the toll-free route and we enjoyed the added bonus of a country tour through Warrandyte, Park Orchards and Christmas Hills. |
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BOOK CLUB.jpeg) Two brothers meet at the border of their vast cattle properties under the unrelenting sun of outback Queensland, in this stunning new standalone novel from New York Times bestseller by Jane Harper.
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WALKING GROUP A small group of intrepid explorers enjoyed a walk through the streets of Port Melbourne viewing beautiful terrace houses built in the 1800's, stylist gardens and parks and workers cottages. The 6km slow walk took around 2hrs due to a lot of talking between the walkers and everyone enjoyed a coffee at the end. |
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MORNING TEA DURING OUR GENERAL MEETING |
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WALKING CLUB Our Probus walkers enjoyed a ramble around Emerald Hill on a rather threatening morning. We sheltered from a shower in the Australian Tapestry Workshop and watched tapestries being created and admired some finished works. A local historian was passing by and she gave us a short talk on the early history of the South Melbourne Town Hall precinct. We walked on to visit the portable iron house in Coventry street before retiring for coffee and cakes.
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LAWN BOWLS.jpeg) The weather was perfect for 4 of us (Jan, Ros, Karl and Dennis) to gather at City of Melbourne Bowls Club for a morning of Lawn Bowls, but a bit cool. We welcomed newcomer Jan to our small group. I think she fibbed when she said she'd not played before. Jan played some terrific shots.
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PROBING THE PIXEL
Nine intrepid photographers ventured to Eastern Hill Fire Museum for some interesting photography. Barbara Sweet talked the retired fire fighter who was volunteering and we were able to see far more than we had hoped. Towards the end of our session, he brought out some chocolate covered biscuits. His explanations were most informative and the visit was enjoyed by all. We then retired to the Anda café and completed the excursion with a pleasant lunch and coffee. |
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OPEN HOUSE MELBOURNE A mixed day at the Open House Tour on Saturday 27th July. Three buildings were on the agenda. The ABC Southbank Centre, Southbank Theatre and Buxton Contemporary Art Gallery.
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NIGHT AT THE SAVAGE CLUB
On a rainy winter’s night when all you want to do is stay home, snuggle down in front of the fire and watch TV, fifty nine brave members and friends headed to the Savage Club for what can only be described as a fun, fellowship and friendly kind of night. But it was worth it! |
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PROBING THE PIXEL
Eight intrepid photographers ventured to the Shrine of Remembrance yesterday and then enjoyed lunch at The Crux and Co in Albert Street. The Shrine is so much more than the exterior that we all know and to explore the interior is well worthwhile. |
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JEWISH HOLOCAUST MUSEUM.jpg) Nineteen Probus members visited the Jewish Holocaust Centre on Wednesday 10 July. We were lucky to have Stephen ( Probus member) as our tour guide. Stephen guided us through the unique displays, featuring documents , artefacts and artworks from the Melbourne Holocaust survivor community. Sarah Saaroni, a Holocaust survivor spoke about her life during the war and up until she arrived in Australia. Sarah has written two books and also added sculptures to the museum about the people in the Getto. Sarah is 93yrs old.
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PERSONAL SAFETY AWARENESS WORKSHOP The first MSPC Personal Safety Awareness Workshop, held on Tues, 23rd July at The Community Hub @ The Dock, was very successful. The workshop was made possible through the financial support of the City of Melbourne Community Grant program.
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COFFEE CLUB
Twenty two members braved a miserable Melbourne Morning and enjoyed several hours of good conversation and excellent coffee at Brunetti’s in Flinders Lane. Coffee Club continues to enjoy success and we look forward to greeting more new faces in the coming months. |
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WHISKY TOUR On a sunny Wednesday lunchtime, eleven Probus Members and friends attended the Starward Whisky Distillery in Port Melbourne for a very informative and enthusiastic tour which culminated in the “boardroom” enjoying whisky tastings and charcuterie. |
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WALKING GROUP Eleven of our Probus walkers traversed five parks on a perfect winters morning. Starting from WTC, we visited Batman Park, Birrarung Marr, Yarra Park, the Fitzroy and Carlton Gardens. The Garden View Cafe coffee and cakes were voted the winner.
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PROBING THE PIXEL
The program was learning to create a Photo book. We limited the experience to twelve people and ended up with seventeen participants. Judging by the number of excellent questions, the tea and coffee and treats, everyone had a great experience. |
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BOOK CLUB This book is the one that the Book Club is reading for the month of June. Any Ordinary Day, the third non-fiction book by Leigh Sales, is described as an investigation into how "ordinary" people face life's unexpected (and often horrific) twists and turns. She talks to those who have lost children and spouses, as well as those who have come close to death themselves. |
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MOVIE CLUB.jpg) The Probus Film Club went to see Rocketman. Here they are discussing the pros and cons of the movie with a drink in hand on Level 35 Sofitel Hotel. All enjoyed the movie! |
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PROBUS LUNCH.jpeg) Probus members enjoying their lunch after their June Monthly meeting, at Restaurant Tap 321, Bourke Street.
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WALKING CLUB Twelve Probus coffee addicts walked 7 km for a cup of coffee on a beautiful late autumn morning. All agreed that the Studley Park coffee was worth the exertion. |
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OP SHOPPING IN CHAPEL STREET Probus ladies received good service in the op shops on Wednesday in Chapel St. Yarra Customer Care ushered the ladies on Tram 5 then notified the driver to set us all safely at Stop 31. He even announced our stop when it was time to alight - much to the amusement of other commuters! |
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ART DECO TOUR Twenty four eager members attended the CBD Art Deco Architecture Tour on a beautiful sunny morning. An interesting and visual tour by our tour leaders, Esther and Shelley, who are Architects themselves. They informed us about the history of the facades of these buildings and discussed the internal fit-outs, as we walked through several of their foyer areas. The detail on some of these facades were amazing and have stood the test of time. This was then followed by a sumptuous lunch at Red Spice Road. |
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FAMILY HISTORY On Friday of each month this group of Probus researchers gather at the Melbourne Library in Flinders Lane to explore their family tree. They bring their laptops and under the direction of Chrissy Fletcher they have been able to unearth some surprisingly home truths about the saints and sinners of their past ancestors. |
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BOOK CLUB.jpeg) In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery. |
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WALKING GROUP.jpeg) Tom and his Probus walkers reached the very centre of the solar system and beyond on their walk this month. Later they passed this bronze dog sitting quietly under a bronze tree at Brighton before finding an excellent cafe for coffee close by the Middle Brighton station. We like our coffee! |
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PROBING THE PIXEL Twenty two intrepid travellers ventured to Riddell's Creek for an outing. We started with coffee at Dromkeen. |
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NORFOLK ISLAND Convicts, mutineers, island politics and plentiful food and wine ensured a fascinating week on Norfolk Island for twenty seven members of Melbourne Sunrise Probus Club.
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New Members InductedAt our last meeting February 7th, five new members were inducted into the Melbourne Sunrise Probus Club. Rosemary Noble, Michael Pepi, Julie Cookson, Barry Brown, Gary Magarrell. We wish them a warm welcome to the club.  |
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Management Committee 2019 There was mounting excitement as name after name was called to present to the Melbourne Sunrise Probus Club its newly appointed Committee of Management, at the AGM in Feb. What a team of eminently competent, enthusiastically committed, earnestly accessible members of our Club! Expect great things in the year ahead! Jill Tabart
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Table Tennis Activity  Our Table Tennis Club got off to a flying start for this year 2019. We look forward to having a few more people join us on Wednesdays Between 9:30 - 11:30 at "The Terrace" Docklands Library, next door to the auditorium where the monthly meetings are held. Please see John Freeburn if interested or email at :- johnfreeburn@bigpond.cpm.au
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Probing the Pixel10 intrepid photographers started the new year with a photoshoot along the Yarra River in Clifton Hill. Coffee was first enjoyed at Philip and Claire’s home before a relaxed stroll along the Yarra. A few images were taken at a leisurely pace before retiring for lunch at Uncle Drew’s Café in Clifton Hill. Lunch and the lively conversation was probably the highlight of the morning but the photographic opportunities were also enjoyed. A lovely relaxed day for all. .jpg) |
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HONORARY MEMBERSHIP AWARDED At the 7th February, 2019 meeting of MSPC Honorary Memberships were awarded to Tony and Margaret Thomas in recognition of their contributions to the establishment of the Club. |
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