PROBUS CLUB NEUTRAL BAY PO Box 121 Neutral Bay 2089 www.probusneutralbay.org newsletter apr 2017 FROM THE PRESIDENT APRIL MEETING Fellow Members and Partners This month’s meeting will be held on Tuesday 11th April in the Auditorium at I am delighted to have the privilege of being North Sydney Leagues Club, Abbott St appointed President. Cammeray. Our recently elected Management • 10:00 - 10:20 general business Committee comprises some experienced • 10:20 - 10:30 personal corner hands and some new faces. We welcomed • 10:30 - 11:00 morning tea COMMITTEE Kevin Fitzpatrick and Peter Turner as new • 11:00 - 11:50 guest speaker President Committee members. A casual vacancy was • 11:50 - 12:00 wrap-up & photos Gerald Christmas declared for Vice President which , I am • 12:00 - optional refreshments, lunch Vice President pleased to say, has now been filled by Tony and snooker Tony Travers Travers. Imm. Past Pres. Ross Bruwel In order to keep the Club humming, we have not only the GUEST SPEAKER Secretary Management Committee of 15 but also a platoon of other Bob Pearce members who fulfil a multitude of roles in relation to our KEN BULLOCK Falls Injury Prevention Treasurer management, meetings, outings, sports, interests and Hugh Seccombe activities. See them listed in our Newsletter. They all love Slips, trips and falls can happen to Committee being asked about what they are doing, and always welcome anyone. However, the risk of falls Alan Ambler Allan Blake anybody who would like to participate or perhaps assist in increases with age, and the Tony Bowra some way. That is what keeps our Club moving, alive and consequences of falling can be more Peter Davenport growing. serious for older people. In NSW, the Kevin Fitzpatrick total cost of health care associated with Richard Hannaford As members of Probus, we have in common what I mentioned fall injuries in older people, is over James Ritchie at the AGM. Each of us have, in our earlier years, given $560m pa. The good news is that many Barry Stone ourselves to ‘filling our bottle’ with family, education, work, of these falls can be prevented. Peter Turner goals and achievements. That is the first stage of life. Rufus Wolfson This presentation shows how to identify The second stage is savouring, enjoying, ‘consuming the OTHER ROLES the risk factors that could cause a fall and contents of the bottle’. That is why we join, attend, participate illustrate practical ways to reduce those Minute Secretary in and enjoy our Probus programme. John Mattes risks. Cashier I have recently become aware that, although the Club is Ken is a volunteer peer educator for the Peter Davenport growing and in good shape, there is a substantial number of Health Promotions Service for Older Hon Auditor our members who seldom attend our General Meetings, People which is supported by NSW David Lloyd outings or join in our activities. Health. Ken is also Secretary of the Speakers Brian Cohen Why is this so, I wonder? Certainly, for some it is their Meadowbank Combined Probus Club. Allan Blake preferred option or necessary due to other commitments or Welfare Officer health issues. That is understandable. PERSONAL CORNER Peter Cornish Tours, Outings But, I wonder if our Club should be doing things differently. Barry Stone How can we improve? Are there other different things we Malcolm VERMAN Tony Bowra should be doing? Or should we continue as is? Career: Shipwright, boat builder, retailer Music, Art and remedial builder; Managing Director John Brooks If you have any suggestions, please phone or email me or one Interests: Sailing, skiing, motor sports, Gerald Christmas of the Committee. We do welcome feedback. gardening and travel Newsletter Malcolm and Margaret live in Cammeray Peter Dee The more we participate at meetings, outings and activities and Outreach on committees or fulfilling roles and doing things for the club, Stewart Horwood the more we will enjoy our membership of this marvellous At the TEA & COFFEE break….. Meetings group of likeminded people. May it continue to grow and Members are requested to observe any Coordinator prosper. Cheers, requests from the refreshments organisers, Martin Grover moving away from the machines once you Hospitality & Gerald Christmas, President have been served. Jims Jaunts Jim Holloway Golf Tony Travers John Pike Cycling Allan Blake Stewart Horwood Tennis David Harris 2Fifty Club John Minnett Postman Bob Pearce Website Geoff Lumsdaine Peter Dee at The Basin OUTINGS OUTINGS ACTIVITIES Northern Beaches HOSPITAL Tour of SYDNEY MINT and HYDE ART & MUSIC John Brooks 9908 2820 Wednesday 12th April 2017 PARK BARRACKS Sit and wonder at We are fortunate to have been granted Tuesday 23rd May 2017 another free concert at access for a tour of the Northern Australian history abounds in the Town Hall at 12.30 Beaches Hospital whose construction Macquarie Street. Historic Sydney Mint Mon 1st May is due for completion in 2018. We is the oldest public building in the (much better than will also visit the Roads and Maritime Sydney CBD. Built between 1811 and shopping). Office to hear about the extensive 1816 as the southern wing of upgrade of surrounding roads. Our the Sydney Hospital, the elegant The Conservatorium group is restricted to 25 and the tour colonnaded building once formed the also has free events. On Wed 12th Apr the is now full. We depart Norths by mini southern wing of Governor Modern Music Ensemble plays at 12.30pm Coach at 9:00am, lunch at the Belrose Macquarie’s notorious Rum Hospital then at 7pm you can enjoy a free recital by Hotel and return about 3:00pm at a and later part of the first overseas two pianists. cost of $40pp. branch of London’s Royal Mint. Midday 12.30 free concerts continue after Barry Stone 9953 6748 The World Heritage listed Hyde Park Easter - each Wednesday & Thursday Tony Bowra 9969 1128 Barracks played a central role in the beginning 26 & 27 April. 2FIFTY CLUB Friday 28th April world’s largest and longest-running The NSW Art Gallery has the interesting The Watsons Bay system of convict transportation. It was National:New Australian Art with works by The next outing is a visit to Watsons designed by convict architect Francis 48 artists at the 3 locations. Also at the Bay. Meeting at the eastern end of the Greenway between 1818 and 1819 Gallery is The You Beaut Country: a recipe Alfred St bus terminal at Circular and originally built to house for art by John Olsen - ‘You Beauty’. On Quay at 10:00am, we catch the 380 convict men and boys. With the end of Lower Level 2 is the Art Express show - bus to Watsons Bay travelling through transportation, the main building was outstanding works by 2016 HSC students. Bondi Junction to Bondi Beach. There converted into Sydney's female CYCLING we’ll have morning tea before Immigration Depot in 1848 – 1887, Stewart 9439 9609 or Allan 9960 8830 rejoining the 380 bus through Dover then a female asylum from 1862 - Monday routes & times vary. Saturdays, we Heights to Military Rd at Watsons Bay. 1886. ride around the wharves & Barangaroo from We will have time to visit the Gap The Tour commences at 10.30am and Glebe or Milsons and ocean lookout before a short should finish around 1.00-1.30pm at Point, say 25km; start walk to the Jetty at Watsons Bay. There the northern end of Hyde Park. Meet in at 7:45am, finish we have lunch and afterwards visit the the quadrangle of the Hyde Park around 10:00am. If local area before catching the ferry Barracks, Queens Square at 10.20am. interested in back to Circular Quay arriving around Saturdays, contact 3:00pm. The cost of $30pp includes guided Stewart Horwood or John Minnett 9417 7705 tour, entrance fees and the lunch at the Bakehouse within the Barracks. Allan Blake. Details on our group e-mail. Annual Subscription Due Beer, wine, coffee and tea can be 9 HOLE GOLF Your annual subscription of $45 is purchased separately. Tony Travers 9439 4996 now due. Please don’t Payment preferably by bank transfer Each Monday from 9:45am at the Lane l e a v e i t t i l l t h e (see box below right). Please add your Cove Country Club. membership deadline name to the Sign On Sheet at the next MOVIE ENJOYMENT GROUP in June. You can pay by meeting or contact David Bruce-Steer cash at the meeting or Barry Stone 9953 6748 9419 7017 b y c h e q u e o r , or 0400 388808 Meet at the Cremorne preferably, transfer or [email protected] Orpheum on 4th Monday online including your each month. Look out for our name for reference. See flyer in the week before. JIM’S JAUNT Thursday 25th May the box below right for ROLL-UP LAWN BOWLS account details. Sydney hidden treasures old/new/old We meet at Railway Square bus station Peter Cornish 9909 8994 at 9:30am. Diving below George St to Roll-up Lawn Bowls is usually held at North May GUEST SPEAKER Sydney’s 2nd oldest rail track, now like Sydney Bowling Club at St Leonards Park NY Hi Line. See the UTS ‘crumpled every Wednesday morning. The venue is Keith MASON - Topic to be advised bag’ building - make your own under new management and it operates assessment as to good/bad and why; all well. For more information, contact Peter. new Tumbalong Park - ping pong SAILING anyone; walk to Pyrmont, on to King St Ross Bruwel 0421 817 106 wharf - beer/coffee; on to Barangaroo Ross invites you to sail with him views and the sandstone wall.