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Dear Members and Friends,

Welcome to Our New Members:
A very warm welcome to our two new members, Robert Batchelor and Sandra Ferguson. We encourage you to join in our activities, ask questions, share your thoughts, and get to know the people around you.

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you need guidance or support. We want you to feel comfortable, included, and valued as part of our club community.

Birthday Lunch Celebration – A huge thank you goes to Megan Hartnell, Trish Nielsen, and the support from their spouses for organising our wonderful birthday lunch on Thursday, 16 July at Cromer Golf Club. The meal was delicious, beautifully presented and the entertainment was thoroughly enjoyed by all. We certainly got our money’s worth! It was a day that truly ticked all the boxes: friendship, fellowship, and fun.

We enjoyed a very interesting talk from Ian Thompson on insects. It did make me wonder whether ladybirds stay still long enough for anyone to count their spots!

Thank you to all the ladies who came along for a lesson in crocheting. I hope you gained some knowledge.

The outing was to the Archibald exhibition, which was well worth a visit. Thank you to Judee Radford for organising the day out. Despite the weather, we certainly did not let it spoil the day.

Members have been asking for a day out by coach, and Peter Moxham has organised one for 1 October 2026, with On Course Tours. The outing will visit Vaucluse House and the Kokoda Memorial Walking Track at Concord. You can book through our website or put your name down with Peter at the General Meeting.
The more people who come along, the lower the tour price will be.

The first day of September is National Wattle Day in Australia. To celebrate, you might like to wear something floral to our September meeting.

Thought for the month
“August teaches us that the journey is just as important as the destination”

Yours Truly
President Margaret

Vale Elizabeth “Liz” Hunter

(Jill Pearce on the left and Liz Hunter)

Liz was born Elizabeth Rennick in Melbourne on 27th February 1933. In the late 1950s she went to London by ship, in a shared cabin with three other girls she had never met but they all became life-long friends.
Of the 4 travellers, only one is still alive. Liz worked as a secretary in a company in London where she met her future husband, Noel Hunter. They married in Chelsea (London) in September 1965 and she became Stepmother to Paul and Gillian.

Noel was offered a job in Sydney and they arrived here in 1966. They moved to Belrose in 1967. Liz decided to apply for a position as a P.A. with Tuckers (an importer & distributor of spirits) in the CBD, a job she loved and stayed with until she retired. She joined our Probus Club in 2011 after her good friends Marian McDuff, Jill and Lyle Pearce had joined a few years before. Liz enjoyed her years with our Probus Club. She joined the “Wrap with Love” group and contributed hundreds of beautifully knitted squares for the group. She played Bridge with Forestville RSL Club twice a week and also Lindfield once a week until ill health forced her to curtail her activities.

She leaves behind her 2 Stepchildren, 6 Grandchildren, 8 Great-grandchildren and 1
Great-Great-grandchild. Her family, friends and Probus friends, will miss her greatly.

Jill Pearce (neighbour for 60 years)

Past Presidents

Stroke Information

Facial weakness, arm weakness and difficulty with speech are the most common signs of stroke, but they are not the only signs. Other signs of stroke may include one, or a combination of:

  • Weakness, numbness or paralysis of the face, arm or leg
  • Difficulty speaking or understanding
  • Dizziness, loss of balance or an unexplained fall
  • Loss of vision, sudden blurring or decreased vision
  • Headache, usually severe and abrupt onset
  • Unexplained change in the pattern of headaches
  • Difficulty swallowing. 

The signs of stroke may occur alone or in combination and they can last a few seconds or up to 24 hours and then disappear.

View the Stroke Information website

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