OUTING REPORTIt all began back in 1861 when Collingwood was known as a slum with over 12,500 people living in terrible conditions with disease and infant mortality high. This led the Melbourne Archbishop to contact the sisters of the Good Shepherd in Fran ...
Bowling Outing 14 November
On Thursday 14th November I have booked 4 lanes ( 5 per lane ) at Zone Bowling (938 Nepean Highway Moorabbin) starting at 11am . $25 gives us 2 games each and of course there may be a prize for the winners! Lunch is available at the café if you want to st ...
Tudor Inn Lunch
On Thursday the 29th August thirty-two of our members enjoyed lunch and some great company at Tudor Inn Bistro Cheltenham . Our members always have such a terrific time when we get together; it is very pleasing to see. There was a lot of talking and jokin ...
Angelsea Away March 2025
Monday 24th March to Friday 28th March 2025 (4 nights) Anglesea Family Caravan Park, 35 Cameron Road, AngleseaPhone: (03) 5295 1990 Website: www.angleseafamilycaravanpark.com.au Email: anglesea@greatoceanroadauthority.vic.gov.au Arrangements: 2 & 3 ...
Footy Quiz & Dress-up
Instead of a speaker today we were treated to a footy quiz compiled by Steve McColl. Mike Simmons was the adjudicator and Faye the scorer. He asked members to put their hand up if they knew the answer but of course we couldn’t help ourselves and yelled ou ...
Beaumaris Theatre Radio Plays
Seven radio plays written by Bayside U3A writers are being presented onstage as radio theatre by local actors. Our very own Jan Storey and Joy Meekings are contributing writers. Details: Beaumaris Theatre, 82 Wells Rd., Beaumaris, on Saturday, 5th Octobe ...
President’s Message August 2024
Probus South Pacific is the umbrella organisation for our Club. I have just read their Annual Report for 2023-24. The thing that stands out to me is that National Membership of Probus in Australia has fallen from around 128,500 in 2017 to around 76,500 in ...
High Tea Mentone RSL
Faye has arranged a High Tea on the 26th September, 2024 at the Mentone RSL.Cost - $25.00 per head. Time - 12.30 to 3.00pm. Address - 9 Palermo St Mentone.This outing will be limited to 30 guests. Please register your interest by contacting Faye. Payment ...
Pentridge Day Out Report
26 of us set off on a very cold wet July morning for North Coburg on public transport while 4 decided to drive. That tram ride up Sydney Road never disappoints me. Pentridge is now a great tourist attraction with a modern shopping complex, a palace cinema ...
July 2024 President’s Report
When I was a young boy I woke up each morning wondering whether I would play with my friends, build a billycart or play “Cowboys and Indians”. In Summer from around the age of ten I was allow to walk to Centre Road , Bentleigh, get on the bus (we knew all ...