Ithaca Probus Club

Memberships available! Quality Family Recreation in a Safe, Relaxed Environment

2 Floodlit Tennis Courts

Numerous Gas Barbecue Areas 3 Swimming Pools

4 Glass-Backed Squash Courts

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Office@taylorrangeclub.com.au (07) 3366 1560

www.taylorrangecountryclub.com.au 28 Greenlanes Road, Ashgrove We Look Forward to Hearing from You!

Ithaca Probus Club soldiers on through rain and viruses

The new Probus year, which began with high hopes of returning to a near normal program of activities, is still rather disjointed. After the inconvenience in April of major roof work being undertaken on our meeting venue, hopes that it would be completed for our May meeting proved to be in vain. Even the work done so far proved deficient with several major leaks during heavy rain on meeting day. Then a week later a planned picnic in the park had to be cancelled because it was too muddy. Even COVID has not gone away, and now a flu outbreak threatens further interruptions, and reminds us of the ongoing need for vaccinations. But it is good to be mostly back.

Club member Helen-Mary Blake reprised her “Stay on your Feet” talk in May. Very much audience participation with members frequently on their feet trying various stability tests. A timely reminder – this issue becomes increasingly more important as we all get older. Bob Walker (Qld Office of Fair Trading) will talk on “Avoiding Scams” in June.

The club outing will be a visit to the Police Museum, followed by lunch in the CBD. The cards group and the poetry group are each holding monthly meetings in members’ homes, and the book exchange table is back in full swing at our monthly general meetings. Our monthly newsletters continue keeping members connected. We are delighted that we will be welcoming new members in coming months.

New members are always most welcome at our meetings at 9.30am on the 2nd Thursday each month at the Red Hill Community Sports Club in Fulcher Road, Red Hill, and on any of our outings. If you would like to give us a try, please phone either of our Club Membership Officers Sue Vivian on 0413 544 202 or Janelle Rhodes on 0412 628 646.

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