Coffee & Chat

Jan Cheney 0400 889 705

As usual, we had plenty of "chat" among the thirteen members present – including one or two new members
plus many regular attendees.
All enjoyed our morning coffee in September on a very windy morning.
Our next get together is on Tuesday, 21st October at 10.00 am.

We are still venturing to Olive Lane Café in Doncaster Road, North Balwyn Village as all who attend seem

very happy for us to continue with this venue.

All will be made most welcome. Hope you will be joining us.

Text or email: jancheney@bigpond.com

President Peter's Ponderings For This Month

‘Ayubowan’ - (May you live long)

‘Thank you’ to Vice President Pat Davies for keeping the Club running in my absence.

Jill and I are back after a small group tour of amazing Sri Lanka. It was culturally and historically

enlightening and was complemented by several game drives observing in particular the indigenous leopards

and elephants (that’s me in the back practicing my regal thumbs-up)!

Visualise an island the size of Tasmania with 22 million inhabitants!

Despite more than 25 years of civil war, COVID and then bankruptcy there was clear evidence of the tables

being turned with significant investment in both infrastructure and high-end tourism resorts.

On the home front, planning for the Christmas lunch will be on our next Committee agenda with the view to publicising it in the November Newsletter.

Get Away #2 for 2026 is now formally launched and covered by a stand-alone article on pages 6

Peter Gibbs

Armchair Travel

Convenor: Shirley Fenemor

Because several of our members are travelling around India at the time of our Armchair Travel night in October, Tom has kindly stepped in to help out.

He will be presenting on a trip he and I enjoyed to Alaska and Canada.

I am sure you will enjoy this presentation and look forward to seeing many of you on Wednesday 22nd October at 7.30pm at Manningtree in Hawthorn.

New members of course are most welcome and I am happy to provide any information necessary.

I look forward to seeing you there at 7.30pm, Manningtree, Manningtree Road, Hawthorn (parking usually available in the forecourt).

Newcomers are always welcome and if further information is needed please contact me.

Auburn Probus Club supports the Boroondara Symphonic Band

Colin Richards

2025 Concert programme

November - Sunday 23rd November, 2:30pm - Holy Trinity Church Kew

Golf Group -

Golf Group

Gary Jackson

In October we move to Ivanhoe Golf Course, Vasey St, Ivanhoe.

Tee off time for Tuesday ^7th is 10.08am and Mondays 13th, 20th and 27th is 9.44am

Golf results for August and September

Brew and Chew

Ian Phillips 0428 858 272

Some may have doubted, but Brew & Chew does seek enlightenment on matters of import each month. September, for example, is likely to be given over in part to the physics of imparting spin on a Sherrin to produce a trajectory around corners to its goal, given prevailing aerodynamics, wind speed and initial velocity.

However, such matters are, by and large, strictly of local interest, whereas an item in the BBC newsfeed just might be of more significance in the event of, conversely, extreme global over-heating or a nuclear winter eliminating humanity.

It concerned tardigrades, (pictured right), which it turns out are not lazy school-boys, but a group of species identified as “slow walkers” (like so many of us). These creatures, about half a millimetre long, are extraordinarily ugly to our eyes, and have eight legs

(c/f. Animal Farm – “two legs good, four legs bad” x2!). But they win by being almost indestructible – impervious for years to extremes of hot or cold, “extreme pressures, both high and low, air deprivation, radiation, dehydration and starvation” (per Wikipedia). Look them up, if you have the slightest interest.

Apparently specimens were aboard an Israeli lunar lander that crashed on the moon in 2019. So, possibly by the time of the next manned mission, these critters will have multiplied and eaten all the cheese!

Brew & Chew - at the Camberwell library at 10.00am on Wednesday, October 22nd, the fourth Wednesday as always.

For further information and input, call me or email on: irp@alphalink.com.au

The Walking Group meets twice a month usually on the 2nd and 4th Monday.

Walking Group : Jenene Marshall

13th October - Box Hill South - Park and meet by 10.00am in car park at Box Hill Golf Course, 202 Station Street, Box Hill South (Mel 61C3).

We will walk through the nearby reserve, following Gardiners Creek to Deakin University.

Upon returning to our cars, coffee will be at the golf club. A pleasant easy walk.

Leader Jan Lester

27th October - Burnley - Meet at Leonda by the Yarra car

Park, 2 Wallen Road, Hawthorn, by 10.00am (Mel 45 A11).

There is plenty of parking available.

Coffee TBA.

Leaders Rita & Helga

The Dine Out Groups arranges bookings for either Lunch or Dinner at various restaurants and cafes in the area

John McIntosh

Our next lunch will be at TAKU Japanese Restaurant.

927 Burke Road, Camberwell.

Thursday 16th October at 1.00pm - BYO (no corkage), $40 per person.

Pay to Probus Club Account and advise me.

Notify me at the next Club Meeting of your intention to attend .

Our next dinner at Box Hill RSL is on Monday 20th October.

We gather from 6.30pm for a 7.30pm meal.

Bookings essential

Membership

Sandi Fitzpatrick         Ass. Laurice Stainsby

Attendance for September Meeting

Attendance: 77 Apologies: 28 No Response: 13 Total Membership: 118 Non-Active: 3

Visitors: Val & Alan Surtees, Brendan Annes, Bob Whitworth and Michael Toop – (from Probus Club of Maling)

Could you please let Sandi or Laurice know if you will not be attending the next meeting.

If you have any changes to your contact details, including Next of Kin, would you please send them to Sandi at: sandifitz9@bigpond.com

Birthdays for October

Tom Belville, Maureen McIntosh, Diana Phillips, John Joyce, Peter Matthews, Graham Couch, Ian Bourke,

Graeme McRae, Don Pellagrino, Peter Gibbs, John Hudson, Sue Harris and Joe Toscano

We suggest that members wear their name badges on outings to make it easier for new members to join in. Please ring apologies to Sandi or Laurice or at: sandifitz9@bigpond.com

Our guest speaker for October is Councillor Sophie Torney, Mayor of Boroondara Council

Councillor Torney was our guest at this year’s 21^st celebration and took the opportunity to talk with many of us and expressed an interest to address us at a later date.

With some 80% of the membership residing in Boroondara this is the opportunity to hear first hand how the council functions and ask questions on services and facilities of personal interest.

Septembers Speaker

Susan-Gaye Anderson gave us a first hand insight into day-time television when it was in its infancy. Her presentation took us from a young naive girl placed in the middle of a pressure situation in a show that eventually became the ‘Tarax Show’ through to stories of the then big stars (like Happy Hammond, Norman Swain and Geoff Corke), and their attitude to their fellow performers and to the ‘new’ medium generally.

Mike Pavey did an admirable job of advancing her many slides to keep up with her pacey patter.

All in all it was a very enjoyable performance and we appreciated her taking the time to talk to our club.

Outings

Treasurer’s Report

The bank balance as at 21st September is $6,770.80.

In the month to date we received further monies for two outings for $528.00.

Expenses were for two outings for $946.00 (Sept-Archibald $440.00 and Oct-Weber concert $506.00)

and reimbursements for speakers' gifts for $59.50.

The September room hire bill for $500.00 is not in yet.

Thank you,
John Lagzdins

Vice President’s Notes

Morning Tea Roster for October Meeting

Pat Davies

The Morning Tea Roster for October Meeting is:

CAROL FRASER & VENITA MITCHELL

Please be at the clubrooms by 9.30am to assist with the preparations.

If you are unable to attend on the day you are on duty, please arrange for someone else to take your place.

The Latest Newsletter for October 2025 is now available.

Read Here By Clicking Here

Newsletter_#241_September-October_2025.pdf