The Gap Probus Club

Susana Matus and Carla Garces after winning the Queensland Masters Championship with the Brisbane 1 team

The Probus Club of The Gap

The club continued its tradition of engaging interesting speakers for the general meetings. The speaker in June was Sue Moor from Mercy Ships Australia which takes world class medical care to the poorest nations in the world with their floating hospitals, and fascinating it was. They don’t just float in, treat patients and float away – they also train local people so that local health care improves. The scale is impressive – over 1,000 volunteers (who pay their own way) have conducted over 100,000 surgical operations, mostly in Africa.

The Green Mango in West Ashgrove was the venue for this month’s dine-out, and all who attended enjoyed themselves very much. It’s good to be able to support local businesses and have a good time as well!

The planned High Tea at Parliament House didn’t go to plan at all, but Probus’ resilience and a brilliant performance by “the Room with Roses” in the Brisbane Arcade saved the day. Nineteen members fronted up to Parliament House to enjoy a High Tea booked well in advance, with numbers confirmed, only to be told on arrival that there was “no booking” and the person they had been dealing with that area “doesn’t work here anymore”.

When we called the Room with Roses they asked for thirty minutes grace, and then put on an excellent High Tea for nineteen – and cheaper than Parliament, too! Bully for them!

If you are interested in joining Probus, or just giving it a try, we would welcome your enquiry. Just call Rhoda on 0409 484 219. Places are available – no waiting list – and we’d love to put you on the mailing list and include you in the clubbishness!

Eagles fly to the Queensland Championships

It’s that time of the hockey season when Norths Eagles players swap the sky blue jerseys of their Ashgrove-based club for representative uniforms.

A number of Norths members have done their club proud representing their city or district at tournaments around Queensland.

Representing Toowoomba, Norths player Savannah Trapp won the Queensland Open Championship. Trish Hughes, Susana Matus and Carla Garces won the Queensland Masters title for Brisbane, while Ken Wigmore, Jack West, Gary Adsett and Rob Sweeney won Queensland Over 50 state titles.

Ten Norths juniors – Zelmarie van Loggerenberg, Olivia Miles, Laura Thirgood, Olivia Wex, Kirra Harvey, Kaelan Harvey, Alistair Schweitzer, Levi Godwin, Luke Keir and Matthew Alvarez – helped Metropolitan North win both the Queensland Under 12 schoolgirls and schoolboys championships.

Queensland Open Championships: Courtney Davis, Ethan Griffin, Sam Keir (Brisbane); Lily Kemph, Gillian Morris (Cairns); Jess Moffat (Gladstone); Carter Chappell, Diarmid Chappell, Jordan Riesen, Bryce Robinson, Jack Tucker, Roy Tucker (Maryborough), Grace Dixon, Amy Smith (Sunshine Coast); Tom Lebsanft, Dylan Pember, Savannah Trapp (Toowoomba); Jaren Maddocks, Aleisha Neumann (umpires)

Queensland Under 19 School Championships: Quin Carey, Nick Keir, Hayden Scholes, Oliver Shinkel (Metropolitan North); Oliver Harding, Tannah Hood, William Ready, Savannah Trapp (Darling Downs); Grace Dixon (Sunshine Coast) Term 2 2022 Queensland Under 12 School Championships: Matthew Alvarez, Levi Godwin, Kaelan Harvey, Kirra Harvey, Luke Keir, Olivia Miles, Alistair Schweitzer, Laura Thirgood, Zelmarie van Loggerenberg, Olivia Wex

Queensland Masters Championship (men): Hugh Abrahams, Adam Day, Barry Neocleous, Paul Nicholls, John Quinlan, Neil Schiller, Russell Thirgood, Michael Tuck, Jack West, Ken Wigmore (Brisbane); Andrew Broadbent (Townsville); Gary Adsett, Robert Sweeney (Rockhampton)

Queensland Masters Championship (women): Sandra Beirne (coach); Vanessa Bester, Lisa Boyd, Shaelene Dalzell, Carla Garces, Trish Hughes, Sue Kernke, Marie Kinshela, Lynette Kotze, Susana Matus, Ruth McColl, Storm Schouw, Marthy Watson, Tricia Williams (Brisbane); Claire O’Carroll (Gympie); Nolene Dennien, Kayleen Smith (Sunshine Coast); Judy Hartnett (umpire)

Queensland Under 18 Championships: Gemma Davies, Isobel Jones, Nick Keir, Oliver Shinkel (Brisbane); Ronan Maddocks (Gympie)

Queensland Under 13 Championships: Matthew Alvarez, Hugh Crawford, Alex Dallow, Chai Harvey, Kaelan Harvey, Kirra Harvey, Luke Keir, Amelie Kramer, Olivia Miles, Grace Missenden, Lola Raiti, Alistair Schweitzer, Annette Taylor, Daniel Thirgood, Laura Thirgood, Zelmarie van Loggerenberg, Olivia Wex