RLG – April 2006

The Club Meets at 9:30am on the second Thursday of each month at the Moreton Bay Trailer Boat Club, 34 Fairlead Crescent, Manly. Secretary:– John Slater: Phone 38931319. Postal Address:–11 Rosier Street, Wynnum West. Qld 4178 ABN: 16 967 264 033

PRESIDENT’S REPORT What a Christmas in July. Thank You Lynne and Garry for a great choice of venue and what a meal.

Thank You also goes to Jan for a fantastic morning tea.

Last week, a few members of the Committee attended a Probus Information Day held at the Mt. Gravatt

Bowls Club where we were divided into groups made up of members from various clubs from the south

side of Brisbane. Open discussion took place on subjects like club experience, social members, image and

administration. Presentations were given by Trade Travel, Travel Marvel and Yeronga Village.

It was interesting to see how we compared with the other clubs and it was refreshing to see that we are in

the main performing quite well.

Ian gave a good description of our new website and face book page to the group which are already

showing dividends. An interesting point was raised by another group regarding privacy issues.

If any member does not wish to appear in either the video or photographic formats, please advise Ian,

Garry or myself and we will do all possible to not include you in either our Facebook page or Webpage.

Thank You and have a great day.

MEMBER’S ATTENDANCE: Members – 51, Visitors – 8, Apologies –

11 Total 70

35 YEAR ANNIVERSARY The Probus Club of Wynnum Manly Inc. had a Birthday in July. It has been

35 years since our Club was formed on July 12, 1984. We celebrated the

occasion with a luncheon after the meeting upstairs at the MBTBC. Our

President, Neil Lega was presented with a Certificate from PAQ/PSPL in

recognition of this milestone.

BIRTHDAYS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST

Margaret Alaru, John Dinsdale, George Harrington, Shirley Harrington, Kevin Mawn, Don McFadyen,

Helen Vickers, Susan Truswell

Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to You

WELFARE Marell Thornton spent a few days in hospital and is now home.

Marie Halford was taken to hospital and is now home.

Jean Jope also spent time in hospital and is now home recovering.

If dealing with a serious illness wasn’t enough, Lynne Warrick had a fall and very badly injured her face.

Kerry Murphy has not been well for a while and has been unable to attend Probus.

Fiona Kersten and Nev Harrison have both had the flu but are now getting better.

Noela Ziebarth is improving after her stay in hospital. She is now at home and would love to hear from

fellow members.

Please give your thoughts to those who are unwell at this time.

The Probus Club of Wynnum and Manly Inc. President: Neil Lega

Newsletter Editor: Lynne Wallis

August , 2019 Issue No. 5

RLG – April 2006

The Club Meets at 9:30am on the second Thursday of each month at the Moreton Bay Trailer Boat Club, 34 Fairlead Crescent, Manly. Secretary:– John Slater: Phone 38931319. Postal Address:–11 Rosier Street, Wynnum West. Qld 4178 ABN: 16 967 264 033

INDUCTION Susan Truswell and Doug Williams were

both presented with a Certificate, Name

Badge, Diary and a copy of the Constitution

by our President, Neil Lega when they were

inducted at the July meeting. We welcome

them both to the Club and trust that they have

many good times of fun, fellowship and

friendship.

10 YEAR SERVICE AWARD Our Club likes to recognise when members have been involved in the

Club for a considerable amount of time. John Slater has been a

member of the Probus Club of Wynnum Manly Inc. for 10 years. He

was presented with a Certificate by our President, Neil Lega.

OBE

Another of our members has reached 80 years young. Ron Lauchlan

was presented with a Medallion and a Certificate by the President,

Neil Lega at the July meeting to mark the occasion.

GUEST SPEAKER Damien Owens and Clare Johnson from the Bayside Community Legal Centre (a free legal service) were

our speakers for the month of July. Clare is a solicitor and provided us with information as to what is

entailed when we make a will, power of attorney or health directive. A Will directs how our assets (estate)

are to be distributed upon death. The law requires that you must have the mental capacity to make the will

and be witnessed by two or more credible witnesses (neither of which can be a beneficiary of said will).

The role of your appointed Executor is to ensure that all assets are accounted for, all debts are paid, and

that the beneficiaries receive their inheritance in accordance with the terms of the Will. If you die without

a will (intestate) the intestacy laws of Queensland will determine how your estate will be distributed. A

Power of Attorney and an Enduring Power of Attorney (or Lasting Power of Attorney) is a document you

can sign appointing another person to act for you regarding your finances. The difference being that the

Enduring Power of Attorney still has effect even after you lose mental capacity. If you do not have an

Enduring Power of Attorney in place when you lose the mental capacity to manage your own affairs, then

the Public Trustee takes over your affairs until someone else is appointed by the Court An Advance

Healthcare Directive, is a legal document specifying what actions should be taken for your Health if you

are no longer able to make decisions for yourself because of illness or lack of mental capacity. Clare also

took questions from members on the day.

The Guest Speaker for August will be James Baylis from Arthritis

Australia.

RLG – April 2006

The Club Meets at 9:30am on the second Thursday of each month at the Moreton Bay Trailer Boat Club, 34 Fairlead Crescent, Manly. Secretary:– John Slater: Phone 38931319. Postal Address:–11 Rosier Street, Wynnum West. Qld 4178 ABN: 16 967 264 033

THEATRE

Group bookings are held for CHICAGO at the Lyric Theatre on Wednesday November, 27 at 1pm.

Good seats 2nd

row from the front. Cost is $69.90 per person. Payment due August 23, 2019.

Book of Mormon is cancelled.

Group booking will be made for THE BOY FROM OZ at the Iona Theatre on Saturday October 12,

2019 at 1:30pm. Cost will be around $45.00 per person. Further details at the meeting after attending a

launch of the show this Wednesday. If interested, let Neil Lega know.

The performance for MURIEL’S WEDDING is on October 9, 2019 at 1:00pm. Tickets are now being

handed out.

FRIENDSHIP LUNCHEON Bookings have been made for the next Friendship Luncheon to be held on Thursday, August 29, 2019

at 12 noon at the Capalaba Tavern. We will be seated in the middle of the dining room with plenty of

room to move about. All welcome. Just let Garry or Lynne know if you are coming so adequate seating

can be arranged.

TOUR DIRECTOR’S REPORT For our Day Trip in July, we ventured north to the Sunshine Coast

Hinterland for a Christmas in July Celebration. Morning tea was held

at the Mary Cairncross Park with spectacular views of the Glasshouse

Mountains .Jan Dinsdale made some delicious slices and cream puffs

which were quickly devoured. Thank You Jan for the home baking. It

was very much appreciated. Time was spent at the park on the

butterfly trail, exploring the newly built Mary Cairncross Scenic

Reserve Discovery Centre or socialising in the sun.

We arrived at our lunch venue, Flaxton Gardens where we firstly

enjoyed strolling around the gardens before being seated at the

decorated tables. A beautifully decorated Christmas Tree sat at the

entrance of the room.

The main meal of Roast Turkey or Roast Pork was served alternately.

The large portions were delicious.

Santa (Garry Wallis) made a visit complete with sacks of goodies for everyone. He was ably assisted by

his little Elf (Anne Pryce). Dessert was then served with a choice of Pavlova or Panna Cotta. Again, very

delicious. The meal was well presented and was one of the best meals we have had on our day trips.

On August 22, 2019 we will be travelling to Byron Bay by bus stopping at Fingal Heads for morning tea.

At Byron Bay we will board the solar powered train at North Station and travel to Beach Station and

back. Lunch will be held at the Sun Bistro. There is a selection of main meals and desserts to choose

from. Please advise us your selections when you book. Cost is $50.00 per person. Departure time is

8:00am from MBTBC.

RLG – April 2006

The Club Meets at 9:30am on the second Thursday of each month at the Moreton Bay Trailer Boat Club, 34 Fairlead Crescent, Manly. Secretary:– John Slater: Phone 38931319. Postal Address:–11 Rosier Street, Wynnum West. Qld 4178 ABN: 16 967 264 033

WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK For those with technological skills, don’t forget we have now got a website and also a face book page. Ian

and Lesley Johnson have been working continually on these projects. We thank them very much for the

time and effort they have spent on this project. Ian has now posted videos of past functions on the website

and Lesley keeps everyone up to date with information on face book.

The website can be found under the Probus Club of Wynnum Manly Inc. on Google and for face book

Wynnum Manly Probus Club.

In Serious Discussion