Our second outing for the year will be a trip to the MCG on Thursday 30th April. We will travel by train to Richmond in either the second last or last carriage. Train timetable is Mordialloc 8.48, Parkdale 8.50, Mentone 8.52, Cheltenham 8.55, Southland 8. ...
What an amazing year to be President - it started with our 25 year anniversary then in April it is Probus Australia’s 50th anniversary. And to top it off, I have just returned home from a fantastic 5 days away with 38 members at Inverloch. I am so proud t ...
True to all things Australian, we quickly divided into two groups – the men disappeared to start playing before the women had even worked out what colour bowl they were going to choose! They do say you never truly know someone until you play bowls – and t ...
A day trip has been arranged for members to visit the Yarra Valley on Thursday 28 May 2026. We will be visiting the beautiful Alowyn Gardens followed by lunch at Yarra Glen Chocolaterie. Entry to the gardens is $12.50. A bus has been organised – pick-up p ...
Big Celebrations were had at the 18 March meeting. Jocelyn’s presentation took us through a proud history of our club over the past 25 years. There were images, anecdotes, updates on past members, laughs and a participative audience. Thank you to Lesley, ...
As this is my last president’s report, I feel it appropriate to reflect on the past year, and my time as president. The year saw the challenge of the golf club renewing its lease, to which we gave our full support and I’m pleased to say was successful. Th ...
We were so lucky to have a perfect day for all 16 of us to take in this magnificent house and the heritage gardens. Sara our guide talked us through the 31 room (we didn’t see them all ) mansion and boy was she strict on not touching anything. Gary & ...
If you were in a location on Wednesday 28th January that allowed you to look across Dendy Park Brighton you would have observed a group of men playing Petanque on a true Petanque Piste constructed using stone aggregate. Oh dear, the challenge! Those intre ...
Petanque may be for you: Bend a little bit to pick up the shiny boules (balls). Set a good eye for the cochonnet (the target ball). Develop your under-arm throwing technique. Celebrate your skill at being close to the boule. Develop your ability to add co ...
We could hear the murmur as we approached Flight Deck restaurant. As we got closer the sound grew to a loud buzz. What is that? It’s not a plane! Now it sounds like a roar! As we entered the bar area, we recognised the faces of 40+ Probus friends laughing ...
