PROBUS WARRAWEE
Club No. 50510 - Inc. No. Y0222415
SINCE 1983
Updated: 17 June 2025
MEMBERSHIP: May 2025 = 90
NEXT GENERAL MEETING:
Friday 27th June 2025
10am. at THE WARRAWEE CLUB
Our June 2025 Guest Speaker will be Richard Barnes
Dr Richard Barnes has been a structural engineer for 40 plus years, and a kayaker for much the same time.
One of the first unions of these two passions was competing in the World Concrete Canoe Race in Stockholm Sweden in 1980.
Richard was President of the Sydney Division of Engineers Australia in 2008.
That same year he went whitewater kayaking in Nepal, paddling under and marvelling at 300m-plus suspension footbridges in areas where there were no roads.
Richard is the engineer behind BridgeClimb, and has been involved in Sydney’s tallest building Centrepoint since it opened.
18 months ago, he designed an ocean kayak, and paddled it from Australia to New Zealand, his most recent fusion of engineering and kayaking.
Richard’s talk is titled: A solo kayak journey: Australia to New Zealand
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FITNESS BY ZOOM
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.
More details are in the WRAP; if you are interested, talk to
John Laird 0402 476 101
or Paul Gill 0418 363 585
FINANCE GROUP
Contact: Rory Gray 0427 660 135
1st Friday bi-monthly
Next meeting Friday 6 June 2025
VENUE - The Warrawee Club
at 10am.
OUTINGS
2025 Archibald Prize exhibition
Art Gallery of NSW
Tuesday 10th June 2025
This is a private one hour guided tour of the exhibition of entries for the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes, followed by lunch in the Art Gallery Cafe.
Bookings are required by 3rd June. Full details are in the May WRAP, or contact Geoff Brew 0412 301 123
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CINEMA and DINING
ROSEVILLE CINEMA
Contact Doug Chee: 0415 083 613
The first Tuesday and Wednesday evenings following the GM.
Next event: 1st and 2nd June 2025
For our end-of-May Cinema & Dining activity at the Roseville Cinema on Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd June, the movie will be “The Salt Path”. An honest and life-affirming true story of the healing power of the natural world, this movie is the profound true story of husband and wife Raynor and Moth Winn’s 630-mile trek along the beautiful but rugged Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline. After being forcibly removed from their home, they make the desperate decision to walk in the hope that, in nature, they will find solace and a sense of acceptance.
The movie starts at 6:40pm on both days, so I would suggest our group dinner from 5.30pm at the nearby Thai Skybar restaurant. Purchase your own movie tickets at the cinema. Registration for dinner is required by Saturday 24th May, along with your selection from the menu - contact Doug Chee if you haven't already received a copy of the menu.
COFFEE GROUP
Contact: Paul Cook 0414891620
Next - Thursday 12th June 2025
Hornsby PCYC Cafe
1 Park Lane Waitara
at 10.00am
PHOTOGRAPHY
Contact :
Alan McDermid 0409 285 859
Third Thursday of each month
The next meeting will be on Thursday 19th June, at the Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour. We will experience the breathtaking beauty and raw power of nature in the temporary exhibition of the best 120 photographs from the Natural History Museum in London’s “Wildlife Photographer of the Year”. After lunch, at the Pyrmont Hotel,we will disperse to seek out and capture our own individual depictions of the surrounding maritime subjects, city skyline, streetscapes etc.,
COMPUTER GROUP
With Wahroonga Probus Group.
3rd Tuesday of each month.
Next meeting Tuesday 17th June 2025
Contact Paul Wood Wahroonga Probus
OR John Derrett at john@derrett.net.au
WINE and CHEESE GROUP
Contact: Roger Goozee 0405505339
Next - Tuesday 17th June 2025
Meeting 2:30pm at Bill Killinger's home in Millers Point
ADVENTURE GROUP
Ten Pin Bowling
at The Attic, Hornsby RSL
Wednesday 25th June 12 noon
• 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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WALK and EXPLORE
Contact: James Loxton 0412 559 395
Next walk is Thursday 5th June 2025.
The walk takes a a 5km loop past the Cascades in St Ives, at the upper reaches of Middle Harbour.
The track is a maintenance trail so there is no bush bashing. Sorry! NSW NPWS classifies the walk being of medium difficulty. The walk does involve some steepish descending and ascending but there will be no rush. We are not racing the clock. The walk is just short of 5 kilometres.
The plan is to meet at Acron Oval car park at the eastern end of Douglas Street St Ives at 10.00 am. We then walk down the hill to the Cascades before returning via Bare Creek.
LUNCHEONS
Contact: Alan McDermid - 0409 285 859
John Crouch - 0403 599 078
The next Luncheon is on Thursday 28th August 2025.
John Crouch will be taking over from Alan as your Lunch Organiser from this lunch onwards. Details of the August luncheon will be circulated in due course.
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FISHING GROUP
• Meet second Friday of each month
• Contact & Enquiries: John Laird Ph 0402 476 101
• Email: jlaird@conicklaird.com.au
Fishing is deferred until further notice while John is undergoing treatment.
If any other member would like to take on this social activity in the interim please talk to President Bruce Hughes or any member of the Committee.
MUSIC GROUP
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
Jointly by Ian Falconer, Geoff Fitzhardinge, Bill Killinger
The next meeting will be on Monday 2nd June 2025 @ 2:00pm, conducted by Zoom.
Yes, just stay in the comfort of your home, look and listen!
Next presenters will be Ian Falconer, Ralph Mackie and Bill Killinger.
A classical music collection with the personal choices of these presenters.
Presentations last 40 mins each
To join the Zoom Meeting, use this link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81197599271?pwd=qzFbaPRBjI0Z01hJ7tz8ieU3Lwl6Pw.1
No need to give notice – just Zoom in on the day.
Contact and enquiries: Bill Killinger, 0407 551 600,
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BOOK CLUB
• Enquiries: Mark Tunstall 0429 334 340
• Email: home@tunstall.com.au
The next Book Club meeting is on MONDAY 16 June @ 10.00 am
Killara Golf Club – Lower Bar
Here are the currently nominated books:
Dissonance – Stephen Orr - Fiction –– Thanks to Bill Killinger
A re-imagining of the 'Frankfurt years' of Rose and Percy Grainger. This is a novel about love in one of its most extreme and destructive forms, and how people attempt to survive the threat of possession.
Precipice- Robert Harris – Fiction– Thanks to Mark Tunstall
As Asquith reluctantly leads the country into war with Germany, a young intelligence officer is assigned to investigate a leak of top secret documents – and suddenly what was a sexual intrigue becomes a matter of national security that will alter the course of political history.
Last Man Standing- Robin Bowles – Non-fiction - Thanks to John Marshall
An engrossing account of how Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn was found guilty of the murder of Carol Clay, complete with captivating interviews with high-profile witnesses and locals. With details that the jury wasn't told, Last Man Standing is a thrilling exposé of murder and mystery in the Wonnangatta Valley.
Brideshead Revisited – Evelyn Waugh – Classic – Thanks to Greg Starr
Looks back to the golden age before the Second World War. It tells the story of Charles Ryder's infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly disappearing world of privilege they inhabit. Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford, then by his doomed Catholic family, in particular his remote sister, Julia, Charles comes finally to recognise only his spiritual and social distance from them.
Downsizing – Lane & Whittaker – Non Fiction– Thanks to Geoff Brew
A guide through the legal and financial maze, explaining how a move can affect your lifestyle, superannuation, pension and benefits. Whether you're moving to a townhouse or apartment in a strata development, considering a granny flat, tiny house or mod pod with family, looking at co-housing with lifelong friends, or making the move to a retirement community, listen to the experts, and make it a successful move.
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CULTURAL EVENTS
Enquiries: Bill Killinger 0407 551 600 Email: bkillinger@optusnet.com.au
A Chorus Line
the 1975 Broadway hit
Saturday 31 May 2025 at 1.30pm
Concourse Theatre, Chatswood
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TOURS
Contact: John Laird - 0402 476 101
2025 BUS TOUR - round trip through Kosciuszko National Park (o/n TUMUT) to Coastal Victoria (MALLACOOTA) to Coastal NSW (MOLLYMOOK).
Tuesday 18th November 2025 to Tuesday 25th November 2025.
A packed program has been arranged for us by On Course Tours. Overnight stays 2 nights at Tumut, 3 nights at Mallacoota and 2 nights at Mollymook. For full details including pricing, see the May WRAP.
Limited places, the tour will be closed when fully booked.
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CHRISTMAS IN JULY experience Wednesday 30th July 2025 at LITHGOW WORKIES CLUB and MOTEL, 3/7 Tank St, Lithgow.
This event has now closed with 28 members and partners participating.
BUT….. If you would still like to attend, let me know and I will investigate availability.
John
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.