Outdoors Section

Summer BBQ No.2

Colin: 0406 599 990       Barb: 0408 179 885

The Richards are happy to have you come this year to our Club House at Barnsbury, for the second of our Summer BBQs on Thursday 10th February from 5.30 pm.

Please BYO meat to barbeque and a salad or dessert to share would be greatly appreciated.

Please let us know if you will be attending.

We have a limit of 20 people. Come along and enjoy - weather permitting

Coffee & Chat

Jan Cheney 0400 889 705

Being the third Tuesday in the month, our next get-together will be on Tuesday 17th February at 10.00am at Olive Lane Café in the North Balwyn Village Shopping Centre in Doncaster Road.

We are regularly having some dozen or so members attending as it is a very pleasant way to get to know fellow members and have an enjoyable chat and coffee.

So, please contact me by text or email to let me know of your attendance.

Or - just turn up! You will be made most welcome to this regular informal get-together.

See you there.

Text or email: jancheney@bigpond.com

President Peter's Ponderings For This Month

I trust you all had an enjoyable Christmas and are looking forward to what our club will deliver in 2026.

In December we renewed the Room Hire Memorandum of Understanding with the North Balwyn Bowls Club for a further two years.

By the time this newsletter is circulated GetAway #1 - the Great Southern Rail trip will be over and so will the Barnsbury BBQ #1. March will see GetAway #2 heading for “Autumn in Albury.”

Nominations for the Club committee Vice President and Membership are open and will close at the February Meeting.

The Annual General Meeting will precede the March ^2nd general meeting and include induction of new President Pat Davies and delivery of the 2026/27 year’s financials.

And if all goes to plan we expect to circulate in February the proposal for an updated Constitution and associated Standing Resolutions and take it to the vote at the AGM.

Peter Gibbs

0409 179 559 - pwbgibbs@yahoo.com.au

Armchair Travel

Convenor: Shirley Fenemor

Happy New Year Travellers

I trust you are all fit and ready to travel with us again.

This month, Wednesday 25th February 7:30pm, David Brown will be taking us to Dalmatia and he has prepared some information for you.

As usual we are meeting at Manningtree in Hawthorn and parking will be available in the forecourt. If you need further information please do not hesitate to contact me.

Golf Group

Gary Jackson

In February 2026 we start at Ivanhoe Golf Course, with a Tee off time of 10.08am for Tuesday ^3rd and Mondays 9th, 16th and 23rd.

Golf results for November and December:

Following our final game for 2025, 16 players and family members celebrated with a Christmas and Presentation lunch at the Manningham Club.

Our 2025 Auburn Probus Golf Champion is Brenda Mackey with 11 Green Jackets.

2nd place Ian Bourke with 8 wins.   3rd place Ross King with 6 wins.

Nearest the Pin – Christine Mavrodoglos with 6 wins.       Longest Drive – Mike Pavey with 8 wins.

Best off the stick – Mike Pavey with 14 wins.

2nd place Peter Gibbs with 11 wins.

Equal ^3rd place Trevor Mackey and John Phillips with 5 wins.

Brew and Chew

Ian Phillips 0428 858 272

Brew and Chew will meet at the Camberwell Library on Wednesday 28th of January.

All the best to Ian, who is currently (at time of writing) in hospital, so get well Ian!

For further information and input, contact me by mobile or irp@alphalink.com.au

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

Walking Group : Jenene Marshall

Here are the details for our planned walks for the New Year.

9th February - Ivanhoe Golf Club - Meet at the Eaglemont Tennis Club car park (Melway 31 K11) off The

Boulevard near Burke Road at 9.50am. We will walk along the Yarra then up a slight hill to the golf club.

Coffee at Ivanhoe Golf Club.

Leader Jenene Marshall

23rd February - Springthorpe (Mont Park/Macleod) - Meet in Ernest Jones Drive near the corner of Springthorpe Blvd. (Melway 19 J7). Best way to travel is straight along Upper Heidelberg Road, which then becomes Wairoa Road, then Springthorpe Blvd. Coffee TBA.

Leader Jenene Marshall

I am doing the two February walks because as from March 2026, Helga and Rita with be taking over from me as Conveners for the walking group.

I have enjoyed my many years as Convener and I am sure Helga and Rita will continue with walks that will be different, interesting and fun.

Happy New Year to all.

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

John McIntosh

DINE OUT BOX HILL RSL
We meet again on Monday 16th February - 6.30 for 7pm.
Record your intention to attend at the DINE OUT desk.
As the RSL only takes our booking for 20 people, a supplementary list will be made of those who may take the place if any diners cancel. If you are on that list you will be notified should a vacancy occur

Membership

Sandi Fitzpatrick         Ass. Laurice Stainsby

No meeting in December (Christmas Lunch) or January.

New Members: nil

Deaths: Ina Creed and Bernard Coburn (both Non-Active Members)
Resignations: Carole Williams

Birthdays for January

Thelma Bourke, David Carson, Garry Jackson

Birthdays for February

Barbara Fary, Brenda Mackey, Jeny Matthews, Christine Mavrodoglos, Mike Pavey, Anita Swanson, Bill Woodhouse, Noelle Brennan, Tricia Abbott, Robin Gilchrist, Joan Kennair, Kath McInerney

Our speaker for February

is

Professor Helen Herrman AO

Helen is a psychiatrist and public health physician with interests in promoting mental health and community mental health care. She is Professor Emerita of Psychiatry at Orygen and the Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne. Previously she was Professor and Director of Psychiatry in St. Vincent’s Health Melbourne. Since 2000 she has worked as director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre in mental health Melbourne and for a year acted as regional advisor in mental health for the WHO’s Western Pacific Region. She was elected president of the World Psychiatric Association 2017-2020. She is appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for contributions to national and international mental health.

 The title of Helen’s address is:

“ Promoting mental health through community development”

Outings

Treasurer’s Report

The bank balance as at 23rd January is $7,426.97 including the $1,760 grant from Council.

In the month to date we paid $303.60 for annual web services and $88.00 for maintenance on a computer for Auburn Probus use.

There have been no receipts and there are no unpaid bills.

We finished the year to December 31st with a surplus of $549.77.

Email: Lagzdins@melbpc.org.au

The Latest Newsletter for February 2026 is now available.

Read Here By Clicking Here Newsletter244Jan2026.pdf