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BEAUMONT HILLS PROBUS CLUB INC. Date of Incorporation 23rd August 2013
Incorporation No. Inc 1301049 P O Box 6169 ROUSE HILL NSW 2155
Website Address: www.beaumonthillsprobus.org.au
NEWSLETTER
NOVEMBER 2019
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Editor: Chris Gardiner 0419 681 249 [email protected]
27/7 Carrington Road
Castle Hill 9634 3500
This newsletter is sponsored by:
Amcal+ / Terry white Pharmacy Rouse Hill Town Centre.
15% discount on fragrances and vitamins by showing Probus name badge on day of monthly meeting.
We also appreciate the support of
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President’s report
Welcome everyone to our Club’s November newsletter.
This year is so quickly coming to a close. There’s only one more Club meeting left for this calendar year.
As I mentioned last month, the December meeting will be more relaxed. There won’t be too many formalities, before we enjoy our sumptuous Christmas morning tea.
Our monthly Club meetings will begin again on Friday, February 7th, 2020 at 10 am in the Rex Money room as per usual. We have again secured this venue for our use next year.
I had a quick look at the Club Calendar for November on our website. There are still quite a few activities to en-joy especially on the Thursday 21st. For those who play cards, you’ll find two sessions, one in morning and one in the afternoon.
Plus, in the evening, there’s the Christmas theme Cheese and Wine night at Joy and Kerry Fink’s home. For those of you who don’t know, Kerry is renowned for his Christmas decorations. They’re really something to be-hold.
We’ll finish off the month with our Christmas lunch at Allegro. It’s always a good outing and lots of fun. There’s always plenty to eat and there’s always lots of laughter too.
On a more serious side, I’ve been listening to the radio all day about the dreadful bush fires. I am in awe of those, who so selflessly risk their own lives, to protect the lives and property of others. They are true heroes.
I send my best wishes to all our members who are unwell at this time.
Onwards and upwards
Carpe Diem
Warm regards
Kris
All I want for Christmas
is Rain
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OUTINGS AND EVENTS DIARY
DECEMBER
NO outing this month. Have a merry Christmas All
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 12th
LUNCH at SAWMILLERS RESTAURANT.
Meet at midday for lunch with friends to ease into our new outings year. Don’t forget to bring
your seniors card for meal discounts.
FRIDAY MARCH 27th
NORMAN LINDSAY GALLERY AND MUSEUM TOUR $74.00 (min 30)
Includes Bus Pickup from Tony & Darinka’s (167 Carnarvon Rd Schofield), morning tea at the
Gallery, entry and tour costs, 2 course lunch at Blue Mountains Hotel, tea/coffee.
CODE NL. Meet by 8.45 for a 9.00 departure.
OCTOBER 10 to 15, 2020
HIGH COUNTRY HOLIDAY TOUR – Victoria’s High Country
5 Night, 6 Day tour. Based at Oven’s Valley Motor Inn, Bright.
Includes coach pick up from Sydney and return, all tours and entry, country breakfasts, 3 course
dinners and some lunches. Cost is $950 twin share, $299 single supplement.
$100 deposit due December meeting, balance by June meeting. CODE HC
Lots included. Sue can email itinerary.
More rooms are available. If not sure if you can make it then, put your name on the waiting list
and I’ll contact you if a space is available later on.
Account details for payments : 032-179 305002. Please include NAME and CODE
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BIG DAY OUT CRUISE
On the last day of October 47 Club members braved the twin perils of a thick smoke haze and a rogue Metro train to (finally!) board the Sydney Harbour Rhythmboat at the Casino Wharf in Pyrmont for a three hour 'Bingo on the Boat' cruise around Sydney Harbour.
The difficulties of actually getting to the location were quickly forgotten with a welcome of morning tea/coffee and biscuits as the boat moved away from the quay to the sounds of music from the boat's loudspeakers. Enter-tainment would take the form of three bingo games and a trivia quiz, with a two course lunch being served mid-way through the cruise.
Bingo winners were Cathy Rooke, Jenise McReadie, Lyn Hayhow, Dawn Bowden and Gloria McInnes (twice!).
For the trivia quiz the participants were divided into nine teams, each of which picked its own name. Although no prizes were given for originality the pick had to be the team of 'Dirty Dawn's Delights' - a name occasioning much comment and not a little speculation as to its implications...
The quiz itself was won by the aptly named 'All Stars' comprising Kerrie and Joy Fink, Joan Leishman and the ubiquitous Gloria McInnes.
In recognition of her (highly questionable) 42nd birthday Irene Johnston was presented with a bag of (slightly questionable) goodies.
A very good lunch rounded off a most enjoyable fun day out on the Harbour!
Harry Wojtczak
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FREE MONEY - $200
Have you got your $200?
You may already be aware of this – but just in case you are not.
Senior Health Care Card holders are entitled to a once a year Energy rebate of $200 from the NSW Gov-ernment. That is if you are a home owner and have electricity.
I was aware earlier in the year that it was coming but forgot about it until a member reminded me about it at a function in October. I applied and received the $200 into our account within a week!!
If you are not aware of the scheme or have forgotten about it – Give it a go.
It is also a yearly rebate so you can do it all again after 1st July each year.
The NSW Energy Rebate is available to “eligible” households of Seniors having the Seniors Health Care Card. I assume a number of us will have? Pensioners have a separate scheme.
It is easiest to apply on line, although there is a “paper” application process available.
You need to have a log in to Service NSW. This is the site that you can use to pay your Drivers Licence and Registration on line. If you do not have a log in it is easy to register and get one.
Just go to https://www.service.nsw.gov.au
Once you have registered and have a log in you go to “Concessions, Rebates and Assistance” Then go to the box marked “Apply for Seniors Energy Rebate” and follow the prompts.
You will need your Seniors Card for details. You need your CRN number and Expiry date You will need your Electricity bill to refer to. It needs to contain same name (or Initials) as the Seniors Card.
You need to enter the NMI (Meter) number. It can be hard to find but will be there. You should have already submitted in the registration process a nominated bank account for the funds to be
paid into.
If you cannot do this, maybe go to a Service NSW Office and I am sure they can assist. Remember to take a copy of your Electricity account with you. They may also be able to assist in giving you a Service NSW account / registration (This is my assumption). There is a NSW Service Office in the HUB Home Maker Centre (South Build-ing) in Victoria Avenue Castle Hill.
Fill it in – wait about a week - $200 is yours – Don’t spend it all at once. Regards and Good Luck Ian Bowden
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Beaumont Hills Probus Club: Theatre Interest Group 2019/2020
DATE SHOW COST PAYMENT CODE
4th December School of Rock $70 Sept meeting TSR
Wednesday matinee 1 pm Capitol Theatre
8th January Shrek the Musical $70 Nov meeting TSM
Wednesday matinee 1 pm Lyric Theatre
19th February War Horse $70 Dec meeting TWH
Wednesday matinee 1 pm Lyric Theatre
29th February Les Misérables ** $60 Dec meeting TLM
Saturday matinee 2 pm Riverside Theatre $50 (10 extra seats) TLM2
29th April 9 to 5 (Dolly Parton) $70 Feb meeting TDP
Wednesday matinee 1 pm Lyric Theatre
13th May Menopause the Musical $80 March meeting TMM
Wednesday matinee 1 pm Capitol Theatre
** Please note there are 2 seat prices for Les Misérables. Due to demand we phoned to hold an 10 extra seats. These are A Reserve seats (not Premium) and are cheaper at $50 per seat. If you put your name down for these seats please use Code TLM2
Pay by cash or cheque on the meeting day or Direct Debit by the Tuesday before the meet-
ing. Direct debit: Beaumont Hills Probus Club Inc BSB: 032 179 Account No: 305002. On transaction, state your Name, Initial and the Code for the Show.
You can cancel before the payment date. NO REFUNDS after the payment date.
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CHEESE AND WINE NIGHTS
Volunteers for 2020 needed— We have interested hosts for the first half of next year but if you would like to nominate to host a soiree later in the year please contact Jenise & Bruce
LAST MONTHS INTERNAL SPEAKER
JOHN ARMSTRONG
John presented a humorous talk about “the 57 wonderful years together” with wife Lyn.
The adventure began in 1962 when they met at a boy scout function. We heard about them winning gold in the state titles for Latin American dance, many hours spent in the local phone box (just John!), their 1969 wedding and their four boys starting in 1972. After losing his job after 32 years in the rag trade, John joined Corrective Services and was there for 20 years.
In 2009 They celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary at Camden Valley Inn where John surprised Lyn with early morning hot air ballooning and a champagne breakfast. In 2016 the whole family of 17 celebrated John’s 70th birthday with a week’s holiday to Plantation Island Fiji. In 2019 they celebrated Lyn’s 70th with the 17 strong “Crazy Bunch” at Fitzroy Island Queensland for a week.
John and Lyn will finish off the year with some of the family on a Xmas cruise to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.
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CHEESE & WINE NIGHT NOV 21
WOW, entering Joy & Kerry’s home was like walking into a Christmas wonderland, the decorations were out of this world, stunning. What a great way to kick off the festive season, wonderful fellowship, lots of fun & laughter, everyone really getting into the Christmas spirit. Such a beautiful night, the weather was kind to us, and the food amazing. Big Thank You to Joy & Kerry.
Jenise McCredie
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GUEST SPEAKER LAST MONTH
GRAHAM SIMS talking on FUNNY DUNNIES
(When You Gotta Go You Gotta Go!).
Graham had a 40 year career in education specialising in languages. He presented a list of 29 vastly different talking topics to Harry who settled on the Funny Dunnies theme.
Everyone was kept enthralled and in fits of laughter as we learned about the dunny history, numerous names for them, songs, poems, sayings, pictures of country dunnies. We heard stories about the dunny man at Christmas, toilet paper preferences, caravan toilets, overseas toilets (esp. India and Copenhagen), bidets, Town Hall toilets and self-cleaning toilets.
On looking around the room some members were close to tears from laughing. It is a funny thing about travelling when you may not recall the name of a Museum or Palace but details of encounters in dunnies (or bathrooms as the Americans say) always stay entrenched in the grey matter.
THEATRE GROUP REPORT
“BILLY ELLIOT”
On 30th October a bevy of beauties – and a few thorns between the roses – congregated at The Lyric Theatre to see the long awaited performance of “Billy Elliot”.
After a less than relaxing, but very enlightening – trip on the Light Rail – it was not very long before quite a number of us managed to find some tables from which to consume our fish and chips, sushi, coffee and other delights. Some even went in search of ice creams with which to finish off.
You may think this is a long and unnecessary “foreword”, however as I was not able to find anyone who “really” enjoyed the performance I can’t wax lyrical about it. Perhaps the people around me were those who were diffi-cult to please!?!?!?!? Our main criticism was the very loud and extremely “screechy” voices with strong Geordie accents which we simple Aussies found more than a little difficult to understand. Although we were expecting strong language, we were also quite surprised by how much, which seemed not to significantly contribute to the story.
The second half was our preference and the performance of young Billy exceptional.
Having written a “fairly” negative report I know that we all had a great day out and enjoyed the day, notwith-standing Norrie missing his golf.
Les Dudgeon
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WELLBEING / MEDITATION GROUP
We had our last Wellbeing Meditation group last Tuesday and wonderful as always with plenty of group contribution...
at this stage we are looking at resuming on Tuesday Jan 21st after requests for January start....will send out reminder.
Kath
MAHJONG & CARDS GROUP
Our groups are increasing in numbers, we are enjoying learning something new and the companionship of oth-ers. There will be NO mah-jong or cards in December. We will resume these activities in February.
Cheers Jenny 0404850667
CARAVANNING & CAMPING TRIP—Huskisson
Hi, information for those who wish to attend the caravanning & cabin event in MARCH 2020
17th to the 19th (3 nights) at Huskisson
The Park is named HOLIDAY HAVEN HUSKISSON BEACH
17A BEACH St.HUSKISSON
Phone: (02) 4406 2040,email is:[email protected]
The booking No. to mention the Beaumont Hills Probus is 314352
They require 1 nights deposit to secure booking of cabins or sites.
They have advised me that a 10% discount will apply to our group and that the discount applies when the full payment is made on arrival
Thanks Barry Potter
There will be no tennis next month due to Christmas and school holidays. The numbers have increased over the year with some new faces you don’t have to be a champion player to come and have a fun filled morning. I would like too thank all the people who participated throughout the year and hope too see you in the new year. Our first tennis day will be 21st Feb. 2020. I would like to wish you all a Happy Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year. Regards Bev Potter
TENNIS
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DECEMBER CALENDAR
3rd Stitch and Chat
4th School of Rock
6th Probus Meeting
DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Kerry Fink 15th Lyn Hall 18th Christine Wurth 21st Mike Powell 23rd Cheryl Keddie 29th Sue Poniewierka 29th
STITCH AND CHAT
The next Stitch and Chat will be our last meeting for the year we have had some great chats and laughter over the past year friendship forever have been formed and yes we have
done some stitching The last meeting will be our Christmas so bring some Christ-
mas cheer Looking forward to seeing you all cheers Anthea Many thanks to Joy, who has been very busy knitting items to be donated to the hospital to help care for premature babies. Thankyou for your thoughtfulness in helping those in need.
LUCKY DOOR PRIZES
Lucky Door winners for November were Margaret Harrison and Camille Thorn. Congratulations to them both
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CLUB ROSTER
SETTING UP AND PACKING UP HALL
What to do:
Set up all chairs for members.
Set up tables for Morning Tea (2 tables), set up tables for Committee, Social Events and other groups that require them. After the meeting the tables and chairs are to be packed away.
Friday 6th December
David Atkinson Peter McIlvride Greg Riddell Phil Rayner
9672 6076 9624 6839 8850 4816 0432 058 928
MORNING TEA ROSTER
What to do:
Help “Refreshments Coordinator” with filling of urns, set up coffee – tea – cups on tables provided. During the break help monitor the tables, etc to ensure smooth running. After the meeting has finished help pack up. All supplies (tea/coffee/biscuits, etc) will be provided – no need to bring anything.
Friday 6th December
Dani Woods Lorraine Duncan Peggy Low
9836 3393 9418 7549 0417 456 324
TIMING: On your rostered day, please try to arrive by 9.00 am
SWAPPING: If you are unable to make it on your rostered day, please arrange for someone else to take your place and inform Theo Pronk on 0408 629 214
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BEAUMONT HILLS PROBUS CLUB INCORPORATED
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
President Kris Pannah 0418 100 757
Vice President Ian Bowden 0410 615 962
[email protected] Secretary Desley Burgdorf 0488 707 378
Treasurer Derek Allison 0409 502 077
Membership Officer Joan van den Burg 0427 971 945 & Apologies [email protected]
Speakers Convenor Harry Wojtczak 9899 2755
Outings & Events Officer Sue Poniewierka 0414 665 002
Newsletter Editor Chris Gardiner 0419 681 249
Liaison/Public Officer Peter Burgdorf 0437 537 703 [email protected] Ex Officio Phil Reid 0418 526 439
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KEY CONTACTS
Refreshments Barbara Beach 0447 465 522 [email protected] Webmaster Theo Pronk 0408 629 214 [email protected]
Photography Panel Kerry Fink 0410 618 062 [email protected]
Allan Collins 9624 4462 [email protected]
Margaret Harrison 0413 900 226 [email protected]
Welfare Officer Doreena Teoh (from Oct 31st) GROUP LEADERS
Book Exchange Margaret Collins 0418 474 127 [email protected]
Caravan & Cabin Barry Potter 0401 176 078 [email protected]
Cards & Games Jenny Eames [email protected]
0404 850 667
Cheese & Wine Jenise & Bruce McCredie 0419 804 678 0488 706 314 [email protected] [email protected]
Overseas Tours Interest Group Kerry Fink 0410 618 062 [email protected]
Joy Fink 0456 050 944 [email protected]
Stitch & Chat Anthea Osborne 0402 247 054
Tennis Bev Potter 0429 200 560 [email protected]
Theatre Gloria McInnes 0409 329 813
Lee Thomas 0400 527 330 [email protected]
Walking Group and Wellbeing Sessions
Kath Riddell 8850 4816 [email protected]
Greg Riddell 8850 4816 [email protected]