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MONASH REGIONAL PROBUS GROUP Secretary: Robert Renshaw 10 Elm Grove. Mount Waverley. Vic. 3149. Email: [email protected]
MINUTES OF GENERAL MEETING – 2nd April 2013
WELCOME: The Chairman, Gary Pollard opened the meeting at 10.00 am and welcomed all present.
APOLOGIES: Bill Johnson (Clayton Combined), Barry David (Syndal Combined), Pat Moore (Glen Waverley Ladies), John Ingram and Trevor James (Monash Central Combined), Rom Keegan (Waverley Mens), Bill Brown (Monash Combined), Bill Norquay (Glen Waverley Mens), Mulgrave Ladies Club.
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: Minutes of the meeting held on 5 February 2013 had been circulated prior to the meeting and taken as read. Moved: - Robin Evans - Seconded: Alun Mantle - Carried
BUSINESS ARISING: Nil
TREASURER’S REPORT: Robert Renshaw read a Treasurer’s Statement from 5th February 2013 to 2nd April 2013 showing a Credit Balance of $1,239.51 which comprises District funds for Information Days of $754.60 and Region funds of $484.91. Moved: Robert Renshaw seconded Elinor Lee - Carried.
CORRESPONDENCE:
1. City of Monash – Hall hire costs for New Year’s Eve 2. City of Monash – Car park vouchers
GENERAL BUSINESS:
Discussion on extended absences and suitable venues for large group dinners.
A break was then taken for morning tea.
On resumption of the meeting a number of Club Reports were presented verbally together with those emailed as below.
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CLAYTON COMBINED - Bill Johnson Membership has fallen to 63 members with the passing of some of our older members. Attracting new members in the Clayton area is proving a difficult task.
SPEAKERS: February 2013: Leading Senior Constable Lucci of Victoria Police Crime Prevention gave a very interesting talk on how to prevent fraud. March 2013: Change Over Dinner April 2013: Sports Commentator, Roger Wilson OAM will speak on 2012 Olympic Games May 2013: Laurie Williams of Syndal Mens Probus Club will speak on his experiences with the RAF Bomber Squadron. June 2013 Annual Trivia Competition
OUTING February 2013: Visit to Pinewood Theatre to see Les Miserables March 2013 No outing planned Page 2 of 7
April 2013: Visit to Cranbourne Botanic Gardens May 2013: Visit to Werribee Zoo
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REPORT ON OUTINGS: On Wednesday 27th February, we celebrated our Silver Birthday with a meeting and lunch at Glen Waverley Uniting Church, which was attended by 107 members and guests Peter Jeffreys, from our founding Rotary Club, and Jim Frew, President of PAV. A report and photos are on the PAV website, Dairy Dates, Anniversary reports.
In March, a coach tour to Marysville was enjoyed by members from Wheelers Hill, Glen Waverley Men’s and our club. This took in Beechworth Bakery for morning tea, Bruno’s art & sculpture and Stevenson’s Falls. Really good value at $46.
Summer of the 17th Doll, at the Encore theatre was of the usual high standard and we reflected that the modern generation would not know ‘kewpie dolls’ and cane cutters would be machines!
Our AGM was held at the RSL and commenced with a breakfast. Our new President Janice Pittorino and Vice President, Liz Bruce were installed after Jennie Grey (now Past President) thanked her committee and support team for their efforts in the past year.
REPORT ON SPEAKERS: In January, Maria Matser took us back to the days when Myer had lift attendants, an era to which all of us could relate. She entertained us with some wonderful anecdotes. There were no official speakers at our Silver Birthday or AGM meetings.
COMING UP – FOR THE MINUTES ONLY: APRIL, Wednesday 10th, Living Legends - $45. MT, 2 course lunch, Sth. Melb Market. Depart FLEET STREET 8.45 am. Monday 29th, Glen Waverley Rotaryannes Luncheon & Fashion Parade $25 CONTACT Marj Jeffreys or Sue Mair. MAY, Thursday 9th, Round the bay in a day. Cost $46. DEPART Mt. View 8.30 am. Coach via Pt. Lonsdale to Queenscliff; 2 course lunch; leisure time or visit museum (+$5); Sorrento Ferry. Sunday 12th Peridot Theatre – ‘Nunsense’. Cost $20. JUNE, Monday 16th, Pinewood Cinema Lunch – Film TBA. Monday 24th Morning Melodies – Classic Big Band Swing. JULY Sunday 14th, Encore Theatre - The Club. 2.15 pm. Tuesday 16th, Point Cook homestead & RAAF museum. Cost $48. Drive to Point Cook Homestead (morning tea on way). 2course lunch Italian Sports Club; Visit to RAAF Museum Point Cook. ALL with Waverley Gardens. DEPARTURE DETAILS TBA.
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GLEN WAVERLEY MENS – Robin Evans
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MONASH CENTRAL COMBINED – Elaine Phillips
Report – March to June
Membership 149
OUTINGS Guided tour of Melbourne mint ‘Melbourne melodies’ at Hamer Hall Mount Macedon day tour
THEATRE ‘Busybody’ ‘Nunsence’ ‘Sweeny Todd’ ‘Summer of the 17th Doll’ ‘Diary of Anne Frank’ ‘Phantom of the Opera’ (World amateur theatre premier)
WALKS Brighton Beach to St. Kilda Lygon Street, Carlton
SPEAKERS Peter Dry – Founder of Simunye Project, Africa African adventure (by some of our members) Our new President – an introduction Dr. Kate Burridge 4 steps to life – Ambulance Victoria
HOLIDAYS Loddon tour Best of Sabah (October)
DINNERS ‘Mocha Vita’ – Mount Waverley ‘Teppanyaki House’
OTHER INTEREST GROUPS Cinema Music Camera Lunch Book Discussion
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MT WAVERLEY COMBINED Gordon Robert
150 members - short waiting list Meet on 1st Friday. 15 Special Interest Groups.
GUEST SPEAKERS:
February Maria Matser – Lift Driving Experiences at Myer.
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March AGM – No speaker.
OUTINGS
January BBQ at Jells Park.
February Beleura – House & Garden - Mornington
March Special invitation to our club to visit the Epping Campus of the Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE.
2013 Activities Coordinator – Eda Robinson 9802 7942
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NOTTING HILL COMBINED - Bev Peacock
With the new constitution in hand we are almost ready to move closer to Incorporation. However, an anomaly/contradiction in it regarding qualifications of a club auditor has delayed us proceeding until we are clear as to our obligations. PSP are investigating on our behalf.
With a new committee in place after our AGM on 5th March we have 3 new faces, a change of responsibilities of most office bearers and for the first time an Immediate Past President to take us through 2012-13. We will celebrate our 2nd Birthday at our next General Meeting on April 2 with a different program and a special morning tea. We continue with 100 members and a waiting list closed at 12.
So far this year we have Visited the Yarra Valley wineries and a brewery Enjoyed the Johnston Collection Dined at the Waverley Golf Club Laughed at “Yes. Prime Minister” Participated in the Probus Bowls Tournament Taken a caravan and camping getaway to Traralgon Tapped along with “Chorus Line” And welcomed one of our members for the first time as Guest Speaker at a general meeting
We will have other members as guest speakers this year and welcome Cindy Melksham and Bob Bennett as guest speakers in coming months. We will also Take a day tour of Etihad Stadium See Peridot theatre’s “The Peppercorn Tree” in May Take in the Bobby Darin Story at Whitehorse Theatre Play golf at Garfield Attend the races at Carisbrook Lunch at “Verona” and “Frenchy’s” before the rest of a full program planned for2012
We look forward to yet another enjoyable year of Friendship, Fun and Fellowship at the Combined Probus Club of Notting Hill.
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SYNDAL COMBINED – Barry David
Syndal Combined Quarterly Report - Monash Regional Meeting - 2nd April 2013
OUTINGS Tour of Rod Laver Arena held in February with 49 Members Attending.
At $11.00 per head for a very educational tour this is highly recommended. Lunch in The Players Cafe on site, members own cost, is also good value. Contact Andrew Neld (9914 4133)
March coach trip to the Western Water Treatment Plant @ Werribee (Contact Chris ph 9742 9264). Informative tour guide boards the coach to lead the tour down the treatment plant and thru the world renowned wetlands. At $ 9.00 per head good value, very interesting and surprising outing. Highly recommended. We had Lunch @ “Jacksons on K” Duncans Rd, Sth Werribee. Excellent 2 course a la carte lunch @ $20.00. Contact Donna - 9731 1415. Voted best outings lunch ever. Total Cost of Outing including Ventura Coach @ $ 650.00 came to $42.50.
April we will be touring Box Hill Town Hall with lunch @ Box Hill RSL. Tour cost $5 p/h Maximum of 20 on tour - we will be running am and pm tours. Thirty one members attending PAV Race Day. Along with Syndal Ladies and Nottinghill Combined we have filled a 57 seat coach.
SPEAKERS - no speakers in February because of our annual “Picnic in the Hall” meeting and none in March due to AGM.
Thirty two members participated in our “Getaway” to Phillip Island at the end of February, and the end of the heat wave.
Close to thirty members are off to Darwin for a week in July and another group of sixteen will be touring Sth Africa in September.
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SYNDAL LADIES – Elinor Lee
OUTINGS
February: Vasili’s Garden & Cafe Jersey Boys – Musical at the ‘Princess Theatre’ March: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Musical at ‘Her Majesty’s Theatre’ Two tours of sightseeing at Marysville with - Waverley Gardens Combined & Mt Waverley Ladies SPEAKERS
February: Brad Kyle speaking about his 800 km walk across Spain March: David Spitteler – Asylum Seekers Centre Dandenong
COMING UP – OUTINGS
OUTINGS
April: Chinese Heritage Walk and Museum PAV Friendship Day at Kilmore May: Birthday Celebration at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club Morning Melodies – The Australian Ballet School – Hamer Hall June: Musical ‘ I Dreamed a Dream’ cancelled
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SPEAKERS
April: Anzac Day – Natalie and some helpers are preparing an Anzac Day program with sing-a-longs, poetry readings etc.. May: No guest speaker as we are celebrating our Birthday and leaving early to get to the Kooyong Tennis Club
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Membership is currently 64
GUEST SPEAKERS February: Amber Analie – The Orang-utan Project - Kalimantan Amber works regularly in Kalimantan where jungle clearance for palm oil production threatens the survival of orang-utans. March: Our guest speaker Mollie Sasson failed to show. A number of members presented short talks TRIPS Having decided to move this year’s President’s Mystery Trip from mid-February to mid-March to hopefully avoid the possibility of oppressively hot weather, we had to cancel the trip because of oppressively hot weather!
Hopefully our July report will be more interesting.
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WAVERLEY GARDENS COMBINED - Jill Trahair
OUTINGS
Wed 6th Feb - Jersey Boys - everyone loved this. Tues 12 Feb – Our annual picnic at Jells Park was a fun day, very hot but some people still did the walk. Wed 13th Feb – War Horse was a very good show – dramatic but a little depressing. Thur 28th Feb – Drum Theatre- String Fever Tues 19th March – About 50 people attended our birthday lunch at the Mountain View Hotel. It was a first for our club as we usually have a set menu and this was order off the menu. I believe it worked well. Wed 13th Mar – We had some people attending the Regional Trip to Marysville Tues 16th April – We have a walk and lunch at the Frankston Sandcastle planned. Wed 17th April – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Wed 1st May – Driving Miss Daisy May – Regional Outing – Round the Bay
SPEAKERS February – Elaine Featherstone talked about Chinese Culture and dance. It was very interesting – especially as this related to the history of dance and these dances are no longer allowed to be performed in China. March – Peter Plateky will discuss the History of the Flinders Street Railway Station. April – On behalf of “Donate Life”, Twanny Farrugia is now on a mission, and will tell us of the importance of organ and tissue donation.
TRIPS Six members attended the Probian Wanderers Camp at Apollo Bay on the Sunday 17th Feb. It was a lovely place to stay and we had cool weather when Melbourne was sweltering. There were around 80 members in attendance, staying in either cabins or caravans. It was a very good week. Pam is organizing an 8 day getaway on the 3rd July to the Sunshine and Gold Coast. Cost $2580 twin share.
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WHEELERS HILL COMBINED - JOHN MATTHEWS
We have 139 members with 9 on the Waiting List.
Speakers – At our February meeting Euan Moore gave an interesting talk on Victorian National and Marine Parks. In March Molly Sasson gave an eye opening account of her career as a spook and an insight into ASIO!
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WHEELERS HILL MENS – Alun Mantle
Thanks to Robert Renshaw for attendance at our AGM on March 8th and induction of new President Alun Mantle.
MEMBERSHIP. Two members resigned in March reducing current membership to 78.
Appointment of a membership Ambassador in an effort to recruit new members.
We are an ageing club with 2 members over 90 and 29 over 80, but remain positive that we will continue to add new members.
Four members were presented with 20 year awards while 3 members received 10 year awards.
TOURS AND ENTERTAINMENT. 35 members and partners will visit Bright staying at the Bright Chalet for our annual trip away from April 8th to 12th.
Plan several Day trips over the coming months followed by lunch with wives and partners.
OTHER ACTIVITIES. Computer Group meets 3rd Monday of each month at the Monash Library Wheelers Hill.
Walking group meets on the last Friday of month at the Jells Park café.
Jazz Group will continue to meet with dates to be announced.
Book exchange at our regular monthly meetings.
Finance Chat Group will commence in the coming months.
Guest Speaker in February was Karen Burchell of the Royal District Nursing Services (RDNS) who gave an insight into the history and activities of this organisation. In March our speaker was Ian Curry who is a former chairman of the Australian Shareholders Association (ASA). Who gave a very interesting report on the workings of the share market.
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FUTURE MEETINGS FOR YOUR DIARIES: MEETING DATES FOR 2013:: 2nd July. 1st October 2013 (AGM)