PROBUS WARRAWEE
Club No. 50510 - Inc. No. Y0222415
SINCE 1983
Updated: 21st January 2026
MEMBERSHIP: November 2025 = 88
For full details of Coming Events, click on Warrawee Wrap
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NEXT GENERAL MEETING:
Friday: 23rd January 2026
​10am, at THE WARRAWEE CLUB ​
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For details of the speaker and topic at our next meeting, refer to the Home Page.
CINEMA & DINING
Contact and Enquiries: Doug Chee
• Phone: 0415 083 613
• Email: dypc@hotmail.com
Cinema and Dining resumes on Tuesday 27 January 2026.
The movie is “Hamnet” at the Roseville Cinema @ 5.00pm and finishing at approx. 7.I0pm. Dinner afterwards will be at the nearby “Shonan” Japanese Restaurant on the same side of Pacific Highway.
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Starring: Joe Alwyn, Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson
Directed by: filmmaker Chloé Zhao (Nomadland, The Rider)
The movie is a magnificently crafted tale about the complexities of love and the healing power of art and creativity.
1580 England. Hamnet immerses us in the fragile joys and shattering sorrows of family life in 16th-century Stratford.
The movie reframes the story of impoverished Latin tutor William Shakespeare through the eyes of his wife, Agnes, portrayed with breathtaking depth by Jessie Buckley, alongside Paul Mescal’s compelling Shakespeare.
As William pursues a budding theatre career in far-away London, Agnes with a family of three children anchors the domestic sphere alone. When tragedy strikes, the couple’s once-unshakable bond is tested, but their shared experience sets the stage for the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.
Registration- email me, with your dinner order(s) by Sunday 25 January.
COFFEE GROUP
Contact: Paul Cook 0414891620
Next - Thursday 12th February 2026
Hornsby PCYC Cafe
1 Park Lane Waitara
at 10.00am
FINANCE GROUP
Contact: Rory Gray 0427 660 135
1st Friday bi-monthly,
Next meeting Friday 6th March 2026
VENUE - The Warrawee Club
at 10am.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Contact :
Alan McDermid 0409 285 859
Meets third Thursday of each month.
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Our First Photo Outing for 2026 – Thursday 19 February
Yes, it is time to ramp up your observation skills, expose your creativity and capture some enticing images.
This first outing for the year will be at Bicentennial Park at Homebush. This large and varied park lends itself to many photo subjects; trees, vistas, water views, wildlife and more.
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See the January wrap for further details including information on this month's "Elephant Challenge" (see photo above)..
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COMPUTER GROUP
With Wahroonga Probus Group.
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3rd Tuesday of each month.
Next meeting Tuesday 17th February 2026
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Contact Paul Wood Wahroonga Probus
OR John Derrett at john@derrett.net.au
• Contact and Enquiries: Geoff Brew / Keith Walker
• Phone: 0412 301 123 / 0419 429 322
• Email: geoff.brew@icloud.com
• walker.keith.ian@gmail.com
Our next Outing is a tour of​
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The new SYDNEY FISH MARKETS
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Note the change from our usual Tuesday date
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The Outing Is a one hour private guided tour commencing at 11.00am.
See full details in the January WRAP, but note that there is a limit of 25 places, so contact Geoff Brew quickly.
OUTINGS
WINE and CHEESE GROUP
Contact: Roger Goozee 0405505339
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Next - 2:30pm Tuesday 17th February 2026, at Roger Goozee's home in North Turramurra. Please let Roger know if you intend to attend.
ADVENTURE GROUP
Our first exciting adventure activity for 2026 will be
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KAYAKING
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Wednesday 4th March 10:30 am at Woronora Boatshed
Join us for a morning of kayaking on the beautiful Woronora River, followed by lunch at the Woronora Boatshed. Full details in January WRAP.
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• Contact & Enquiries:
o Ian Falconer M: 0407 462 171
o Richard White M: 0424 603 499
• Email: ian.falconer@sydney.edu.au
whitard@ozemail.com.au​​​​​​
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LUNCHEONS​
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Contact: John Crouch - 0403 599 078
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Lunches in 2026 will be on 26th March, 25th June, 27th August and 22nd October.
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​Enjoyable meals with Probus style camaraderie. Further details will be in the February WRAP.
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​ Enquiries: Bill Killinger 0407 551 600 Email: bkillinger@optusnet.com.au
CULTURAL EVENTS
David Williamson’s latest play
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The Social Ladder
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Late Morning Session – 11 am 5th March 2026
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Step out of the theatre and enjoy the views of Careening Cove while we lunch in Bayly’s Bistro.
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THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!
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TOURS
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• Contact & enquiries: John Laird 0402 476 101
• Email: jlaird@conicklaird.com.au
June Tour - Probus Warrawee Winter Escape
This is a self-drive to the Southern Highlands for two nights.
Arrive Tuesday 16th June 2026; Depart Thursday 18th June​​
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Staying at:- BRIARS COUNTRY LODGE and INN, 653 Moss Vale Road, Bowral
• Briars Country Lodge provides 4 star accommodation with the historic sister venue Briars Inn next door known for its pub meals and relaxed atmosphere.
• Self drive - 1 hour 45 minutes from Warrawee - train (4 hours plus).
Car share can be arranged.
• Picturesque scenery.
Activities: Subject to the interests of those participating, an itinerary will be arranged including visit to the highly regarded Centennial Vineyards (proposed lunch/tasting Wednesday 17th June), and the National Trust owned Retford Park (of Samuel Hordern and James Fairfax renown), Bowral Village, Bradman Museum, golf, walks, gardens.
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More details, costs etc. - See January WRAP
NICK's BOOK EXCHANGE
Contact: Ian Falconer: 0407 462170
Have you read a good book you think your fellow members, or their partners, might enjoy we suggest you pass it on at the General Meeting.
If you are looking for a specific author or book, please contact the "Warrawee Wrap" editor. He will publish the request in the next Warrawee Wrap.
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WALK and EXPLORE
Contact: James Loxton 0412 559 395
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Our first walk for the year will be held on Thursday 5th February, and will be a level walk around Narrabeen Lake.
​​​Further details are in the January WRAP. Please let James know if you intend to join in.
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FISH ‘N CHIPS
• Meet second Friday of each month
• Contact & Enquiries: John Laird Ph 0402 476 101
• Email: jlaird@conicklaird.com.au
The next FISH ’n CHIPS will be Friday 13th February 2026. We will meet at the Waterside Bistro, Bobbin Head Marina in Ku-ring-gai National Park for our monthly casual gents get together.
FITNESS BY ZOOM
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Members of our Club are invited to participate in an excellent exercise class run by Mike Adams from the North Shore Gym in Pymble. This includes a weekly Zoom class - that's right, you follow the 1-hour class in your own home, 7am each Wednesday.
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More details are in the WRAP; if you are interested, talk to
John Laird 0402 476 101
or Paul Gill 0418 363 585
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MUSIC GROUP
• Meets by Zoom first Monday of each month
• Contact and enquiries: Bill Killinger
• Mobile: 0407 551 600
• Email: bkillinger@optusnet.com.au
In conjunction with Ian Falconer and Geoff Fitzhardinge
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The next Zoom Music meeting is on Monday 2nd February at 2pm.
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Yes, stay in your own home and just look and listen – it is always very enjoyable and interesting. Presenters on this occasion will be Ralph Mackie, Peter Williams and Bill Killinger.
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Peter is new to the Music sessions – please support him for his first presentation
No need to give notice – just ZOOM in on the day, using the following link:
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85332969049?pwd=7zqJ0bVCIZGkpxs6IWJiLpDU1L1Tne.1
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BOOK CLUB
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• Meets bi-monthly on the 3rd Monday of selected months
• Enquiries: Mark Tunstall 0429 334 340
• Email: home@tunstall.com.au
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The next Book Club meeting is
Monday 16th February @ 10.00 am
Killara Golf Club – Lower Bar
Here are the currently nominated books:
• Cloudstreet– Tim Winton - Fiction – Thanks to Bill Killinger
Winner of the Miles Franklin Award and recognised as one of the greatest works of Australian literature, Cloudstreet is Tim Winton's sprawling, comic epic about luck and love, fortitude and forgiveness, and the magic of the everyday.
• Legacy – Chris Hammer– Fiction - Thanks to Doug Gordon
Martin Scarsden flees an assassination attempt but lands in even more trouble with a deadly family feud leaving him at death's door in Chris Hammer's next blockbuster crime novel.
• Gangland Australia – James Morton & Susanna Lobez – Nonfiction - Thanks to Malcolm Agnew
Gangland Australia surveys our criminal landscape from the early 1800s to the recent underworld killings in Melbourne. It details the exploits of an unforgettable cast of villains, crooks and mobsters who have made up the criminal and gangland scene in Australia for over two centuries.
• The Code of the Woosters – P G Wodehouse – Classic - Thanks to Geoff Fitzhardinge
Follow the adventures of Bertie Wooster and his gentleman's gentleman, Jeeves.
We meet, talk, drink beer/wine/coffee - have fun! Then a quick lunch.
Ian Falconer runs Nick’s Book Exchange at the monthly General Meeting. Bring your old books please
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