PROBUS WARRAWEE
Club No. 50510 - Inc. No. Y0222415
SINCE 1983
Updated: 3rd March 2026
MEMBERSHIP: February 2026 = 89
For full details of Coming Events, click on Warrawee Wrap
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NEXT GENERAL MEETING:
Friday: 27th February 2026
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For details of the speaker and topic at our next meeting, refer to the Home Page.
CINEMA & DINING
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• Contact and Enquiries: Doug Chee
• Phone: 0415 083 613
• Email: dypc@hotmail.com
The next Cinema and Dining will NOT be on Tuesday 3rd March, but will be fine for Tuesday 31st March.
The Roseville Cinema programme for this date is not yet available so I will send out to all members closer to that date.
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COFFEE GROUP
Contact: Paul Cook 0414891620
Next - Thursday 12th March 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
COMPUTER GROUP
With Wahroonga Probus Group.
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3rd Tuesday of each month.
Next meeting Tuesday 17th March 2026
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Contact Paul Wood Wahroonga Probus
OR John Derrett at john@derrett.net.au
Contact :
Alan McDermid 0409 285 859
Meets third Thursday of each month.
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The next meeting is our Photo Review meeting on Monday 30th March.
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The photos captured at the Bicentennial Park outing will be reviewed at this meeting at my home in Lindfield plus the “Elephant Challenge” photos and any other photos members wish to share.
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The “Elephant Challenge”
Our third challenge I have set the Group is to take photos of a small elephant figurine that I have given to the regular Photo Group members in any setting, location or situation.
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I have been very, very impressed by the creativeness and variety that members have applied to the first two challenges (“Five Forks” and “Springtime Flowers”) and they are to be congratulated for rising magnificently to the challenge. I can’t wait to see at the result of Challenge No. 3.
Alan
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• Contact and Enquiries: Keith Walker
• Phone: 0419 429 322
• Email: walker.keith.ian@gmail.com
Our next Outing is a tour of​
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The SYDNEY TRAMWAY MUSEUM at Loftus
Wednesday 4th March 2026
Note the change from our usual Tuesday date. Note also that registration is required by 25th February, together with a payment of $20 per person..
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The Outing Is a guided tour of the museum, commencing with a 40-minute tram ride starting at 11.00am. Travel to the museum is by train from Central to Loftus, leaving Central at 9:40am to arrive at Loftus at 10:25am. Following the museum tour, we will go by train to Sutherland for lunch at the "Club on East". More details of these arrangements are in the February WRAP.
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​A Brief History of the Museum
The Sydney Tramway Museum began life in 1950, with the preservation of Lp class tram 154 by four young tram enthusiasts Norm Chinn, Robert Young, Ken McCarthy and Ben Parle. From 1957, the Museum was able to establish a site on the edge of the Royal National Park, next to what is now today the “Parklink” tramline. This location had had its share of history already; during the latter years of World War II, this had been an Army camp site, and from December 1946 to January 1947, it was the site of the first post-war Boy Scouts’ Corroboree organised at a state level. From 1965, the museum operated trams to the public from this site, based out of a large corrugated iron shed constructed by the volunteers of the museum. In 1988, the Museum moved to its current premises next to Loftus railway station and has continued to grow its collection and facilities ever since.
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OUTINGS
WINE and CHEESE GROUP
Contact: Roger Goozee 0405505339
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Next - 2:30pm Tuesday 21st April 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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Our next event is on 26 March at 12:00 noon at
Par to Plate (Restaurant), Wakehurst Golf Club
Upper Clontarf Street, Seaforth
The restaurant overlooks an extensive, manicured golfing green and a scenic, relaxing view out to the Manly Dam and ocean beyond. The Club’s Dining Room is located atop a hillside overlooking the breathtaking, countryside-like scenery.
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Full details are in the February WRAP. Note that booking and payment are required by WEDNESDAY 16th MARCH
Restaurant website: https/partoplate.com.au
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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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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 February WRAP
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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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 next walk will be held on Thursday 5th March.
We will return to the Harbour, to walk from Cremorne Point, Kurraba Point, May Gibbs Nutcote, Anderson Park and on to the Kirribilli Pub.
We will start at Circular Quay to catch the 10.00 am ferry to Cremorne Point. The walk is about 4.6 kms. If we just amble along, it will take about 1.5 hrs
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​​​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
Our next Fish n’ Chips gathering will be Friday 13th March.
We will meet at home base Drummoyne Sailing Club for our monthly meet.
This is a casual gent’s get together.
Regular attendees will be contacted a few days prior, but otherwise let me know if you would like to receive updates.
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 March at 2:00pm
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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 David Price and Geoff Fitzhardinge
No need to give notice – just ZOOM in on the day, using the following link:
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87863839345?pwd=FAaGVlAOBDUPBtSr6Nqe3d9FyCuxJL.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 20th April @ 10.00 am
Killara Golf Club – Lower Bar
Here are the currently nominated books:
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Last One Out– Jane Harper - Fiction – Thanks to Brendan Owen
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Last One Out does something different to Harper’s previous works. The story concentrates on a family with a son, Sam, who disappeared five years prior to the book’s beginning. The novel’s focus remains on the mother, Ro, who fled her marriage and the community after the initial trauma. Yet she returns each year to the failing town to acknowledge her loss and to connect with the friends and family who remain.
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The Peak – Sam Guthrie– Fiction - Thanks to Mark Tunstall
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A debut novel, The Peak kicks off with a violent act, ratcheting up the paranoia and tension from there. We follow Charlie as he attempts to discern the truth of the death of his best friend, an Assistant Minister in the Aust Govt, not only while the security forces of Australia and China are gunning for him but after a massive cyberattack has seen transport and power in both Sydney and Melbourne grind to a halt
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- The Bells of Nagasaki– Takashi Nagai – Nonfiction - Thanks to John White
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A harrowing, heart-rending first-hand account of the bombing of Nagasaki. On 9 August 1945, the Japanese city of Nagasaki is hit by an atomic bomb. Forty thousand people are killed instantly. Doctor Takashi Nagai is not one of them. Eyewitness to one of the most fatal events in human history, this is Takashi's record, written from his sickbed - a chilling historical document, and undeniable evidence of the capacity for human kindness.
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The Thirty-Nine Steps – John Buchan – Classic - Thanks to James Loxton
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Recently returned from South Africa, adventurer Richard Hannay is bored with life. After a chance encounter with an American who informs him of an assassination plot and is then promptly murdered in Hannay's London flat, he becomes the obvious suspect and is forced to go on the run. He heads north to his native Scotland, fleeing the police and his enemies. Hannay must keep his wits about him if he is to warn the government before all is too late.
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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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