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The Waverley Retirement Activities Group’s Quarterly Newsletter : Issue No.168

WRAGInc.

Newsletter January 2016

Werribee Mansion and Rose Gardens.

YOUR NEXT BUS TRIP (See Page 8)

Please contact Erica on 9878-1627

Annual General Meeting: 15th of February 7.00 PM

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Waverley Retirement Activities Group Inc

The Waverley Retirement Activities Group (WRAG) began in April 1974 and is the ‘umbrella

organisation’ for over 35 leisure Activity Groups for the ‘over 50s’ living in and around the

Monash / Glen Waverley area in Melbourne. We are a non-profit, community-based

organisation with about 350 members run by volunteers with support from the Monash City

Council. Our Activity Groups meet in Council halls, public places and private homes. We

help you meet new friends and make retirement fun.

AGM Guest speaker:

Chris Miller has kindly consented to present an information session on the life of Sir John Monash. Chris is a local resident and NHW Zone Leader who has studied the life of Sir John

Monash for over 50 years. His interest in Sir John first arose when he chose him as the

subject of a high school assignment on a famous person.

How to contact WRAG: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

President Helmut 9574 8090 [email protected]

Website www.wrag.org.au

Post

WRAG, PO Box 1015,

GLEN WAVERLEY VIC 3150

Vice President VACANT

Secretary Roel 9561-5993 [email protected]

Treasurer Erica 9878 1627 [email protected]

Members Records Erica 9878 1627 [email protected]

New Members Erica 9878 1627 [email protected]

Guest Speakers Morrie 9560 0794 [email protected]

Welfare Rae 9802 8934 [email protected]

Catering Heather 9802 9673 [email protected]

Committee memb. VACANT

Newsletters VACANT

Website VACANT

Publicity VACANT

The next Committee Meeting will be held 2.30 pm Tuesday 26th

of January 2016 at Helmut’s place Glen Waverley.

WRAG Newsletter is published by the Waverley Retirement Activities Group Inc.

(ABN 72 339 211 036 Registration No. A0011017N)

WRAG Newsletter is published each quarter and is sent to members.

Colour copies may be downloaded from the News page on the WRAG website.

Feedback and suggestions for improving WRAG Newsletter are always welcome

Editors: (for this issue) Pam King and Helmut Meuris

Printed by courtesy of the City of Monash as a community service.

Responsibility for content is that of the Editor, Committee & Convenors.

Member information in this Newsletter is private and for WRAG use only.

WRAG acknowledges and thanks the Monash Council for their continued support by providing funding

for our use of Council halls, for bus hire and for printing this Newsletter.

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Publication Deadlines This member’s quarterly WRAG Newsletter is published in the first week of January, April, July & October.

Submissions must be received by the last day of December, March, June & September.

Please send submissions by email or post. Email: [email protected] or

Post to: WRAG Newsletter Editor, PO Box 1015, GLEN WAVERLEY VIC 3150.

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WRAG Newsletter

Please help fill the vacancies on the Committee WRAG has managed to weather the year 2015 with four Committee positions vacant and has had to rely

on volunteers and other Committee members to double up to fill the gaps.

We are especially anxious for people to come forward to fill the Committee positions missing for the

whole of last year, namely Newsletter Editor, New Members Officer, Publicity Officer, and Website

Publisher and for 2016 all positions are on offer.

CAN YOU HELP?

AT THE AGM IN FEBRUARY THE 2016 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WILL BE ELECTED

PLEASE NOMINATE FOR ANY COMMITTEE POSITIONS BELOW.

Contact the Secretary or any Committee member on the phone numbers at the bottom of page 2 for a

nomination form - or phone our President,. Helmut Meuris (9574 8090).

Position Main Roles

President To Manage WRAG: to chair meetings

Vice President To support and assist the President and other Committee members.

Secretary To be the main contact person for WRAG and manage correspondence. To keep minutes of meetings and keep membership records.

To submit WRAG’s annual return to Consumer Affairs.

Treasurer To bank money received, issue cheques as required, prepare quarterly and annual

statements.

Newsletter Editor To write and publish the monthly and quarterly WRAG Newsletter.

New Members

To respond to membership enquiries and generally assist in the introduction of

new members. To disperse contact information about Activity Groups to new

and prospective members

Guest Speaker

Organiser To Arrange for Guest Speakers and secure details of backgrounds To host

speakers at meetings and arrange for formal introductions and vote of thanks.

Catering To arrange for a duty Group for supper at Quarterly Meetings and make catering

arrangements for Socials and other Group functions.

Welfare To gather information about members who suffer illness or injury

Wherever possible arrange for suitable support.

Publicity

To prepare advertising material for local media regarding Speakers and Quarterly

Meetings. To advertise activity Groups and explore avenues to promote

membership of the Group

Website Publisher To maintain and update the WRAG website.

Please be advised of our current arrangement for payments of dues.($10.00/year/person)

Please pay outstanding fees to the Treasurer at the Quarterly meeting or send your fee to

WRAG Treasurer, PO Box 1015, Glen Waverley 3150 (don’t mail cash).

Or you may pay the fee into WRAG account at CBA Bank Glen Waverley 28 Kingsway Glen Waverley BSB 063182 Account number11045575 with your surname as the payment reference for your fee.

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President’s Corner Hi all,

Another “busy” quarter behind us.

And, yep, another year rushed past.

Before I go any further, it almost goes without saying that I wish each and everyone of you all the

very best for 2016 and beyond. May this year be all you want it to be and more.

Briefly going over the last quarter;

Mick Brasher gave us a magnificent insight into the birds found in the Australian bush with, not

only, some fantastic slides depicting the birds, but also their particular whistling sounds. An

experience greatly enjoyed by all in attendance.

Next came the Melbourne Cup tradition of Dot’s picnic at the Glen Waverley Northern Reserve.

This is another one of our favourites which was well attended and a great time was had by all.

Thanks go out to two of our members namely my dear wife and Elsie Rhodes who, together very

nicely, kept the show on the road. The results are elsewhere in the newsletter.

Lastly onto the Xmas gathering, although not as well attended as it might have been, the people

present informed me they had a great time. (How could you not enjoy the very tasty smorgasbord

meal and the appropriately dated songs performed ‘live’ by the very experienced three piece

band.) Heather Beatty, hubby Max, as well as Erica Johnson were very much instrumental in

making things happen and my thanks goes out to them.

To things that unfortunately sometimes comes with ageing;

Our very long standing Tuesday walk and lunch club organiser Wally Cavill, presented with a

Senior of the Year award by the Mayor of Monash in 2014, is now incapacitated by severe loss of

short term memory. Wally attended the Tuesday walkers Christmas function, by courtesy of his

daughter Linda, where Greame expressed our sincere thanks for his not inconsiderable past

efforts.

Hereby, once again, THANK YOU WALLY.

Pam King has kindly taken on the task of ‘leading the charge’ of the walkers so to speak.

Bruce Ohlsen has been kind enough to schedule the lunch club venues.

Thanks to you both.

In closing this is my last ‘Presidents Corner’ and I thank you all for your past friendship.

Looking forward to seeing you at the February meeting and other planned activities;

Your friend and President

Helmut <><>

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NOVEMBER QUARTERLY MEETING:

After the useual formalities i.e. business matters such as secretary and treasurer

reports etc. we were graced with the presence of Mick Brasher who gave us a

magnificent insight into the birds found in the Australian bush with, not only,

some fantastic slides depicting the birds, but also their particular whistling

sounds. An experience greatly enjoyed by all in attendance.

Part of the presentation, of interest was the way the birds were shown on the

screen and clicking on same produced the whisling sound of said bird.

-------------------------------------------- A police recruit was asked during an exam, 'What would you do if you had to arrest your own mother?' He answered, 'Call for backup.' -------------------------------------------- A brain walks into a bar and says, "I'll have a pint of beer please." The bartender looks at him and says, "Sorry, I can't serve you." "Why not?" asks the brain. "You're already out of your head." -------------------------------------------- A group of junior-level executives were participating in a management training program. The seminar leader pounded home his point about the need to make decisions and take action on these decisions. For instance," he said, "if you had five frogs on a log and three of them decided to jump, how many frogs would you have left on the log?" The answers from the group were unanimous: "Two." "Wrong," replied the speaker, "there would still be five because there is a difference between deciding to jump and jumping." --------------------------------------------

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Regular activities:

Café Group: (Any inquiries please ring Dot on 9802-4822) We meet at 10.30am on the 4

th Tuesday of each month at the Glen food court. (The tables

at the big glass windows)

Come along and have a coffee and a chat. (Coffee, tea or hot chocolate purchased nearby)

Everyone very welcome.

Daytime Activities. (Dot 9802-4822) We are a friendly small group that meet at 12 o’clock on the first Monday of each month at

parks in summer and hotels in winter as follows.

February: Picnic at Valley reserve.

March: Mulgrave Country Club.

April: Mountain View Hotel.

Old time movies & armchair travel. These activities are held in a private home on consecutive days employing large screen and projection equipment which WRAG received in consequence of a Government Grant.

Armchair Travel is held on the fourth Thursday of each month with Old Time Movies held on

the preceding Wednesday, both commencing at 2.00pm. To ensure a quality image we use DVD's from various sources. Afternoon Tea is provided to finish off the day. We have room for two more members at Old Time Movies and perhaps four for Armchair Travel. If you would like to attend please contact Morrie & Joy on 9560 0794 for further details.

At a wedding reception someone yelled...

"Would all the married men, please stand next to the one person who has made their life worth living."

The bartender was almost crushed to death.

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Golden Club The next luncheon is on Thursday the 11th

of February at 12.00 noon at the Mulgrave Country Club.

Please book with Bill on 9795 0078 by Monday the 8th of

February.

Casino Bus Trip The Next Casino trips to Southbank are on:

Thursday, 21st January, 2016.

Thursday, 21st April, 2016.

Please join us for an enjoyable day out.

The luxury Bus leaves from the car park at the

Mountain View Hotel on the corner of

Springvale and High Street Roads at 9am

sharp.

Non-WRAG members can join on the bus.

For further details please contact the convenors

Elaine and Peter on 9762 2286

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Welfare Unfortunately the ravages of time have had an impact on some of our members namely;

Wally Cavill: Now not able to clearly communicate due to severe short term memory loss.

Dorothy Schmidt: Has been hospitalised with diverticulitis however is now home and on

the mend.

Pat Campion: Same as Dot has spent some time in hospital with diverticulitis and is now

getting better.

We wish the above all the very best and a speedy recovery.

A bus trip in March.

Werribee Mansion and rose garden Day of the week: Wednesday Date: 16 March 2016 Start Time: 9:30 am Finish Time: 3:00 pm Pick up and drop off: Central Reserve Address: Springvale Rd Suburb: Glen Waverley Cost: $ 20.00 Bookings Required: Yes Price includes bus from Glen Waverley, entry to the mansion and a buffet lunch. Phone Number: Please call Erica on 9878 1627 If you have made a booking but not yet paid,

now is the time to do so. Please pay as per

instructions for membership renewals on page 3.

Cards 500 Cards 500 has been reorganised from private homes to the Southern Community Centre, Rupert Dve, Mulgrave from 1pm (not 1:30) each Friday. ****************************************************************** GOOD SAMARITAN: A Sunday school teacher was telling her class the story of the Good Samaritan. She asked the class, 'If you saw a person lying on the roadside, all wounded and bleeding, what would you do?'

A thoughtful little girl broke the hushed silence, 'I think I'd throw up.'

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Dot’s Picnic:

A great day was had by all with Neil throwing the boot the furthest and Nicole

outdoing the girls. Quoits was a family affair with Terry and Nicole coming

up trumps. Congratulations, great effort guys.

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SCHEDULES WRAG Newsletter

WAVERLEY RETIREMENT ACTIVITIES GROUP www.wrag.org.au

WRAG TUESDAY WALKING GROUP

10am to 11am every Tuesday

An orienteering-type walking challenge. Choose the best route. Walk as far and fast as you wish. Walking and navigating around the flatter areas of Monash is good exercise for body and brain.

Newcomers Welcome

Contact Pam for more information ph 0427 329 752

You will be given a map with 25 control points marked. Your challenge is to find the best route to complete the walk before 11 am. We have more than 20 different maps, and use different start locations each week.

Skills to be learnt include finding the shortest route which gives you the best score. Come and enjoy the company of a friendly group of people, followed by an optional morning tea

afterwards at selected locations.

ON DAYS OF HIGH TEMPERATURE OR ADVERSE WEATHER, MEET AT THE START LOCATION. IF THE EVENT IS CALLED OFF WE WILL ADJOURN FOR OUR USUAL COFFEE AND CHAT NEARBY.

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Date Start and Finish Location Suburb Map Name Melways

Ja

nua

ry

5 Tatiana Street, east of Fonteyne Drive Wantirna South Knox Gardens 72 F 3

12 Rob Roy Street, near Durward Ave Glen Waverley Glen Waverley Sth 70 K 5

19 Parkland in Lexington Close Rowville Waterford Valley 73 H 9

26 Rosen St, near Holland Rd Blackburn

South Blackburn South 61 K 2

Fe

bru

ary

2 Nottingham St, near Orchard St Glen Waverley Tally Ho 62 A 11

9 Palm Beach Cres,West of Kingswood Ave Mount

Waverley Mayfield 70 D 7

16 Bettina St, west of Carver St Burwood East Burwood East

Kmart 61 J 7

23 Woodside Drive, near Kavanagh Court Rowville Rowville East 82 E 2

Ma

rch

1 Champion Crescent, east of Hector Court Glen Waverley Camelot Rise 62 H 12

8 Gordon Avenue, near Albany Rd Oakleigh East Oakleigh East 70 B 8

15 Riding Way, near The Knoll Ferntree Gully Knox Fields 73 E 5

22 Panoramic Grove, north of West Court Glen Waverley Mount Street 71 D 3

29 Glen Waverley North Reserve, enter off

Madeline St Glen Waverley Tally Ho 62 B 11

Ap

ril

5 Parkland, Lakeside Bvd, east of Cairn Curren

Cl. Rowville Rowville Lakes 72 K 11

12 Sherwood Rd, near Cranleigh Grove Mount

Waverley Mount Waverley 70 D 2

19 Knell St, north of Hansworth St Mulgrave Waverley Gardens 80 D 4

26 Meadowbank Drive, near Aberdeen Court Wheelers Hill Brandon Park 71 E 10

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SCHEDULES WRAG Newsletter

These schedules are for our Activity Groups that usually meet in public places. You may attend on a

regular or occasional basis. For more details, contact the Convenor shown in the full list of WRAG

Activity Groups on Pages 12 – 14.

(For our other Activity Groups that meet in member’s homes each month, please contact the Convenor for

a host list.)

The information in these schedules has been supplied by the Convenor. For any changes, check out the

Activity Group’s webpage, or contact the Convenor.

Group Date Time & Place Melways

Bird

Observers

10am

3rd

or 4th

Wednesday

Jan 27th

Tirhatuan Park 81 F8

Feb 24th Caribbean Gardens 72G9

Mar 23rd Jells Park 71K7

Apr 27th Warneet 143D4

Casino Bus Trip 3

rd

Thursday

Jan 21st 9am – 3pm. Departs from and returns to the Mountain View

Hotel car park, cnr. Springvale & High Street Roads, Glen

Waverley. Book early.

93 F 1

Apr 21st

Daytime

Outing 12

noon

1st

Monday

At Dot’s for the regulars.

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Tuesday Lunch Club

Bruce 97558031

We enjoy a meal and a chat, and play the pokies each month at 12.15 on the Second Tuesday of the month at a different club or hotel in or near Monash. Everyone welcome.

Please book with Bruce if coming for the first time.

Lunch Club

12.15 pm 2ndTuesday

Feb 9 Mathew Flinders

Hotel

Cnr. Warrigal and Batesford Rd.

Holmesglen

69G1

March 8 Burvale Hotel Cnr. Springvale rd. and

Burwood Hwy Wantirna Sth.

62D7

April 12 Foodstar Cnr. Tyner & Burwood Hwy

Wantirna Sth. 64A12

May 10 Manhatten Hotel Cnr. Canterbury and

Heatherton Rds. Ringwood

63E1

June 14 Stamford Hotel Cnr. Wellington and Stud

Rds. Rowville

81H3

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SCHEDULES WRAG Newsletter

Xmas 2015. A most enjoyable evening was had by all.

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ACTIVITY GROUPS

Contact the Group’s Convenor if you would like to participate in any of these activities. Check out the

Activity Group’s webpage for more information and photos.

* See Schedule, on page 10

Group Convenor Activity

Armchair Travel

Morrie

9560 0794

We meet at 2.00pm on the fourth Thursday of the month. View DVDs,

computer slide shows and photo albums of member's holidays. Find out where

you could holiday next and get some tips from members who have already been

there. Bookings essential.

Badminton

(Tuesday)

Mulgrave

Badminton Club

Helmut

9546 1019

We play from 8.30pm to 10.30pm every Tuesday at the Southern Community

Centre, Rupert Drive, Mulgrave. (Melways 80 F5) This group is full and is for

experienced players only.

Badminton

(Thursday)

Mulgrave

Badminton Club

Liz

9795 8843

We play from 10am to 12noon every Thursday at the Southern Community

Centre, Rupert Drive, Mulgrave. (Melways 80 F5) and enjoy a “cuppa” and

chat afterwards. This group is for more senior social players.

New members welcome.

Bird Observers* Alex

9547 3492

We meet at various venues on the fourth Wednesday of the month. We start

at 10.00am and walk and observe for about an hour and a half then have a

picnic lunch. (See Page 10) mailto:[email protected]

Café

Dot

9802 4822

We enjoy a coffee and a chat every fourth Tuesday of the month at 10.30am at

the food court of The Glen Shopping Centre, Springvale Road, Glen Waverley.

Call-in and say hello.

Caravan & Cabin

Joy &

Morrie

9560 0794 Under review

Cards – 500 Keith

9560 1236 We play in the Southern Community Centre Rupert Dve, Mulgrave 1.00pm every Friday afternoon.

Cards – Jonola

(afternoon)

Heather

9802 9673

We play in member's homes at 2.00pm on the fourth Wednesday of the

month. Afternoon tea is provided by the host. New members are welcome.

Cards – Jonola

(evening)

Helen

9807 8523

We play in member's homes at 7.15pm on the fourth Wednesday of the

month. Sometimes we play Sambola! A light supper is provided by the host.

New members are welcome.

Cards – Quiddler

Erica

9878 2431

This is a short word game played with a special 'letter pack' of cards. We play

in member’s homes at 2pm on the third Tuesday of the month. Afternoon

tea is provided by the host. Standard word list available on our webpage.

New members are welcome.

Cards – Samba Gwen

9560 2128

We play in member's homes at 7.15pm on the second Wednesday of the

month. A light supper is provided by the host. New members are welcome.

Cards – Solo Currently adjourned until a new convenor is available.

Are you interested?

Casino Bus Trip*

Elaine &

Peter

9762 2286

We hire a bus to go to the Crown Casino at Southbank on the third Thursday

of January, April, July and October. Join us for a play on the pokies or tables

and for the $5 smorgasbord lunch. We leave at 9.00am in the Mountain View

Hotel eastern car park (cnr. Springvale and High Street Roads), Glen

Waverley and return at about 3.00pm. The bus and lunch coupon costs $15

return. Book early.

Everyone welcome. Bring some friends.

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ACTIVITY GROUPS

Group Convenor Activity

Classical Music Rosemary

9511 5746

We meet in member's homes on the fourth Monday of each month. Our

host presents a selection of classical music from their collection. We begin

at 1.30pm and finish at about 4.00pm, including afternoon tea.

Computer

Leon

9802 1984

Got a computer problem? Who hasn't! Come along and find out what to do

about it. PCs only. Sorry, no Macs allowed! We meet at 2.30pm on the

third Monday each month at Leon's. Bring along your problems and have

them solved.

Daytime Outing*

Dot

9802 4822

At Dot’s place for the regulars.

Garden New

Convenor

Needed

Once a new convenor comes forward to run this Group, it will resume outingsand activies.

New Convenor – ph 9574 8090 if you can Help.

Golden Club

Bill

9795 0078

The Golden Club is open to members who are or were married to the one

person for 50 years or more. If you are eligible please contact the Convenor.

You are assured of a warm welcome. We meet for lunch 4 times a year

(Feb, May, Aug & Nov) on the second Thursday of the month at 12 noon.

Golf – 9 Holes Laurie

9807 8697

We meet at 9am every Tuesday at the Glen Waverley Public Course,

Waverley Road, Glen Waverley (Melways 71 K5) New players Welcome.

Golf – 18 Holes

(Tuesday)

Len

0438 026 069

We meet at 7.00am every Monday and Friday at the Glen Waverley Public

Course, Waverley Road, Glen Waverley. (Melways 71 K5)

New players welcome. Golf – 18 Holes

(Friday)

Ron

9583 4565

Jells Park Walk

& Coffee

Nita

9560 9730

We meet at 9.30am on the second Wednesday of the month at Car Park 4 in

Jells Park. (Enter from Waverley Road.)

We walk around the park for one hour. BYO morning coffee for a chat and

picnic in the Park at about 10.30am. Join us for either or both. New walkers welcome.

Lunch Club

(See page 8)

Bruce

9755 8031

We enjoy a meal and a chat, each month at 12.15 on the Second Tuesday of the month at a different club or hotel in or near Monash. Everyone welcome.

If new to this event and coming for the first time please book with a Convenor or email mailto:[email protected]

Mahjong Jo

9803 7556

We play in member's homes at 1.15pm on the second and fourth Tuesdays

of the month.

Malaysian

Mahjong

Kay

0423 917 738

This is the Malaysian version of the Mahjong game. Once you have played

this game, you'll be hooked! This fabulous version is complex, yet simple to

learn. We play in member's homes at 1.30pm on the second and fourth

Sundays of each month. New players wanted

mailto:[email protected]

Music Lovers Elaine & Alan

9807 9024

We meet in member’s homes on the third Monday of each month. Our host

presents a selection of light, easy-listening music from their collection. We

begin at 1.30pm and finish at about 4.00pm, including afternoon tea.

Old Time Movies

Morrie

9560 0794

We meet on the Wednesday before the fourth Thursday of each month at

2pm and watch an old movie on the big screen. Please bring along a small

plate of food for afternoon tea. Contact the Convenor if you have a movie

you would like to show. Everyone welcome.

Organ

This group has ceased to operate

Something

On

Sundays

New

Convenor

Needed

Once a new convenor comes forward to run this Group, it will resume outings or

afternoon teas in a member's home usually on the first Sunday of the month.

New Convenor – ph 9574 8090 if you can Help.

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ACTIVITY GROUPS WRAG News

Group Convenor Activity

Rummykub

(Monday)

Gordon

9511 5103

We play in member's homes at 1.30pm on the third Monday of the

month. ( No meeting in December.) We finish at about 3.45pm for

afternoon tea. New players welcome.

Rummykub

(Friday)

Rae

9802 8934

We play in member's homes at 7.30 pm on the fourth Friday of the

month. ( No meeting in December.) New players welcome.

Scrabble

(Advanced)

Elaine

9808 1541

We play Scrabble and use standard word lists and dictionaries to look up words prior to tabling our tiles. We play in member's homes at 7.30pm on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. (Only one

meeting in December - our Christmas Party!) A light supper is

provided by the host. Standard word lists available on our webpage.

Scrabble

(Beginners)

Barb 8555 0319

We meet at 1.30pm on the first Sunday of the month in member’s

homes with afternoon tea provided by the host. New players welcome.

Come along and have fun with us as we learn from each other.

Table Tennis

(Thursday)

Bob

9802 6594

Bruce

9755 8031

We play at the Southern Community Centre, Rupert Drive, Mulgrave,

(Melways 80 F5), 12.30pm to 3.00pm every Thursday. BYO bat.

Walking Pam

0427329752

We walk for 1 hour every Tuesday from 10am to 11am. It is an

orienteering-type walk in and around the flatter areas of Monash with

maps provided. We start and finish at a specific location. See the

Schedules page, above, to find out where. WRAG members pay 50c on

the day or $10 per year in lieu of setting 3 courses per year. New

walkers always welcome. wragtuewalk@optusne t.com.au

Monash City Council is furthering the cause of Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday 6 March. For more information please see: www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au 14

Regular Meetings & Events : 2016

Meeting /Activity Date Venue

Quarterly

General

Meetings

15h

February

GWCC

16th

May

15th

August

14th

November

Games Nights 5

th April

4th

October

Christmas Social 12th

December

Convenors Meeting 4th

April MWYC

Annual Picnic 7th November GWNR

GWCC = Glen Waverley Community Centre

MWYC = Mt.Waverley Youth Centre

SCC = Southern Community Centre

GWNR = Glen Waverley North Reserve