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Quarterly Newsletter of Sandringham Life Activities Club Incorporated A00525158 Club Rooms: Sandringham Seniors Community Hall Corner of Abbott St and Waltham St Sandringham Postal Address: PO Box 137, Sandringham 3191

www.life.org.au/sandringham email: sandringham@life.org.au

As we have been away for seven weeks travelling through Europe in temperatures of 26° to 30°C, it was a shock to come home to Melbourne winter, although we do have many

indoor activities which we can enjoy.

Maree our secretary has kept me informed of activities in and around the club.

Unfortunately, the indoor bowls never took off, but I would like to thank Dieter our convener, for giving this activity a try. If any members are keen on indoor bowling please let us know.

Mahjong is going well from all reports and if you would like to try the game please contact Noelene or Ann.

We still have members going away on holiday. Lorraine, Ian, Ken and Jill, all enjoyed a winter break.

I would like to thank our hard working committee for their efforts this year.

We had some fun whole of Club activities, club membership has increased, and we now look forward to the 2018-19 year ahead.

August 2018 No. 179

OFFICE BEARERS 2018-2019

President: Barry Scott 0418 339 274 Secretary: Maree Webb 0414 797 673 Treasurer: Maria Khong 0426 987 678 LACVI Delegate: Barry Scott 0418 339 274 Committee: Ray Dunstan 0419 589 741 Kevin Fitzgerald 0427 795 930 Larry Finn 0413 040 837 Noelene Hayhow 8510 9836 Greg Mauldon 0437 844 873 Adaulphin Montero 0468 608 087 Ann Tranter 9592 4674 Pam Wilson 9598 3809 Care Person: Faye Coates 9592 8650 Webmaster: Alex Rodriguez 9589 6854 Newsletter Editor: Ian Perara 9587 1370

Barry

FROM THE PRESIDENT

Barry Scott

Life Activities Club Sandringham acknowledges the generosity of our Patron, Mr Murray H. Thompson MP, whose office assists us in the

printing of this Newsletter.

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SANDRINGHAM LIFE ACTIVITIES CLUB – ACTIVITIES TIMETABLE

Day & Time Activity Contact Monday 10.00 am — 11.00 am Exercise Class Kaye 9587 8460

11.05 am — 12.45 pm Tai Chi Eric 0402 056 053 & Adaulphin 9598 1361

Tuesday 10.00 am — 11.00 am Exercise Class Kaye 9587 8460

11.05 am — 2.00 pm Table Tennis Julie 9598 5158 & Solveig 0455 264 656

1.00 pm last Tuesday of the Month Lunch at Sandringham Hotel Julie 9598 5158 & Noelene 8510 9836

1.00 pm 1st Tuesday of the Month Rummicub Noelene 8510 9836 &

6.30 pm — 8.30 pm Snooker Brian 9598 8318

7.00 pm — 10.00 pm Table Tennis Keith 0417 376 587

Wednesday 10.00 am Wednesday Walkers Delyse 9587 5575

10.30 am — 12.00 pm—school term (no term 3) Yoga Dance Linda 0412 390 302

1.00 pm — 3.00 pm Snooker Dieter 9598 5158

1.30 pm — 5.00 pm Scrabble Pat 9598 3058 & Peg 9598 6268

7.00 pm 1st Wednesday of the Month Party with Music and Dance Graham 9592 8661

Thursday 10.00 am — 12.30 pm Mah Jong Ann 9592 4674 & Noelene 8510 9836

10.00 am — 11.30 am 1st Thursday of Month Book Chat Group Faye 9592 8650

11.00 am — 3.00 pm Cards Solo Cath 9598 7169

6.30 pm 1st Thursday of the Month Dine Out Lorraine 9580 4401

8.00 pm —10 00 pm Table Tennis Hans 9551 4444

Friday 10.00 am — 12.00 pm Table Tennis Julie 9598 5158 & Ian 9587 1370

10.00 am 1st Friday of the Month Morning Tea/Coffee/ Faye 9592 8650 & Biscuits/Chat Barry 0418 339 274

7.00 pm — 10 pm Table Tennis Keith 0417 376 587

Saturday 2.00 pm 1st & 3rd Saturday of Month Craft Margaret 9553 2503 & Pat 9598 3058

2.00 pm 2nd Saturday of Month Cards 500 Jean 9592 2335

Activities take place in the Sandringham Seniors Hall,

18 Abbott Street (Cnr. Waltham Street), Sandringham, except the Walks and Dine Outs.

DAY EVENTS FOR THE WHOLE OF CLUB

Any activities or functions which are just a one off event and are not on the Club Activity List or in the Newsletter will be notified by means of a notice on the Club Room Notice Board and also emailed to members who

have given an email address.

So please watch out for these notifications which aren’t in the quarterly newsletter.

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Book Chat Group

Do you enjoy reading and would like to discuss and share your thoughts on the books that you read? We meet from 10:00am to 11:30am on the 1st Thursday of the month. New members are very welcome. Enquiries: Faye 9592 8650

Email: fayecoates@bigpond.com Cards Thursday

Play Solo from 11am to 3pm. Bring your own lunch. Enquiries: Cath 9598 7169

2nd Saturday of the Month Play 500 from 2pm to 4:30pm Afternoon tea is supplied during the session for $1.00. BYO mug or if you prefer, cups and mugs are available at the hall, but don’t forget to wash and dry up after. Enquiries: Jean 9592 2335

jmhudson33@hotmail.com or just come along.

Craft Group The Group meets on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm. We mostly knit for charities but you are very welcome to bring your own craft activity. Come along and join us for a cup of tea and a chat. Contact Margaret Fogarty 9553 2503 or Pat 9598 3058

Dine Out If you enjoy meeting other club members and dining out, join the monthly dine out group who meet 1st Thursday of every month, at various BYO restaurants, usually in Hampton, Sandringham and Black Rock areas. Meeting time is 6:30 pm and always A La Carte Contact Lorraine Hearn 9580 4401

lorraine.hearn152@ozonline.com.au

Exercise to Music Keep fit exercising to music in a friendly welcoming environment with exercises to help maintain and improve mobility and flexibility, strength, circulation and breathing. Classes are held on Mondays and Tuesdays at 10:00 am - 11:00 am. $6 per session. Contact Kay for enquiries: 9587 8460 or 0402 818 830. Free Book Exchange It is a good idea when you collect new books, to dispose of a few old ones. Do you have one or two books that you really enjoyed reading and would like to circulate to fellow members so that they can enjoy reading them too? Why not bring them along and donate them to our club room book shelves. Everyone is welcome to take a book(s) at any time even if you have not brought a book. Members can place their books on the shelves at any time that the hall is open. Further queries please contact Faye Coates on

9592 8650 fayecoates@bigpond.com

Mah Jong All players are welcome, beginners and experienced.We have many friendly and helpful players. Mah Jong sets are available. Thursdays at 10:00 am to 12:30 pm Contact Ann 9592 4674 or Noelene 8510 9836. Monthly Lunch

Last Tuesday of the Month. Join other members for lunch at 1:00pm at the Sandringham Hotel. This venue offers good meals at a very reasonable price. Pokies are optional! Reservations are essential as the venue is very popular. Contact Julie on 9598 5158 to make a booking. Morning Tea First Friday of every month at 10:00 am. Come along and enjoy your “cuppa and bickies” and play table tennis, or just chat and watch the play for as long as you like. All welcome whether a member or not. Details: Barry 0418 339 274

CLUB ACTIVITIES

Activities take place in the Sandringham Seniors Hall, 18 Abbott Street (Cnr. Waltham Street), Sandringham, except the Walks and Dine Outs.

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Party with Friends - an Evening of Music and Dancing First Wednesday of the month from 7:30 pm – 10.30 pm. Dancing is optional but is great for maintaining general fitness, balance, coordination and mental acuity. Singles & couples welcome. Nibbles, tables & chairs provided. BYO refreshments also if you wish. $1.00 includes supper of tea, coffee, biscuits. Enquiries contact Graham on 0409 866 377

Rummikub 1st Tuesday of the Month at 1.00 pm. This tile-based game, combines elements of the card game Rummy and Mahjong. Every turn you can use your tiles or take a new one from the tile pool to make either Groups or Runs. As players start putting more and more tiles in play, the options for your upcoming turns can become more complex, challenging and exciting. Contact Noelene 8510 9836.

Scrabble Scrabble meets every Wednesday from 1:30 pm. Why not exercise that brain muscle. You do not have to be an expert, this is a social activity. Contact Pat 9598 3508.

Snooker Cues and comfortable stools provided. New members are very welcome. Tuesdays 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Contact Brian Mitchell 9598 8318 Wednesdays 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Contact Dieter Richter 9598 5158 or 0415 849 308

Story Telling Do you have a story you could share with other members? We are looking for members stories for the Newsletter, anything that may be of interest, your life experiences or adventures.

Send your story to Ian, ianfp123@gmail.com or Newsletter Editor PO Box 137, Sandringham 3191.

Table Tennis New Members and old, are welcome to come and enjoy a friendly game of table tennis. Three tables and bats and balls provided. $1.00 for evening groups, includes supper

Tuesdays 11:05 am to 1:00 pm Contact Julie 9598 5158 or Solveig 0455 264 656

Tuesdays 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm Contact Keith 0417 376 587

Thursdays 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm Contact Hans 9551 4444

Fridays 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Contact Julie 9598 5158

Fridays 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm Contact Keith 0417 376 587

Tai Chi Mondays from 11.00 am - 12.45 pm

Master, Eric DeLeung teaches 10 Form Tai Chi. Eric is a highly qualified instructor and promotes the health benefits of this wonderful exercise. Beginners and those with experience are all welcome. No need to book. Just come along and be prepared to learn at your own pace while enjoying the company of others.

Enquiries to Eric on 0402 056 053 or Adaulphin on 9598 1361

Wednesday Bushwalkers If you enjoy walking we would love you to join us for our weekly Wednesday bush walk. We go to various places; suburban creeks and waterways, Dandenong Ranges and along beaches and Parks on Mornington Peninsula. We alternate between long and short walks. Short walks last about 2½ hours with lunch back at cars. The long walks, with back packs are usually about 4 hours including ½ hour lunch break while we are out in the bush. Contact - Delyse Harris 9587 5575

Yoga Dance A voluntary class taught by Linda Leah on Wednesdays from 10.30 am - 12 pm,

Term 2: 18th April - 20th

June . Term 3: No Classes. Term 4: 10th October - 5th December.

Come and dance with us to World music followed by a Yoga relaxation. No previous experience needed. All welcome! Email or phone Linda at:

lindaleahyoga@yahoo.com.au 0412 390 302

Activities take place in the Sandringham Seniors Hall, 18 Abbott Street (Cnr. Waltham Street), Sandringham, except the Walks and Dine Outs.

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It is suggested that infrequent walkers should check with leader regarding possible changes etc. total fire bans

Convener: Delyse Harris 9587 5575 or Lorraine Hearn 9580 4401

lorraine.hearn152@ozonline.com.au

WEDNESDAY BUSHWALKERS

August to October 2018

A LA CARTE DINING - DINNER GROUP.

Convener: Lorraine Hearn - 9580 4401 or 0426 914 448

E-mail: lorraine.hearn152@ozonline.com.au

We meet on the first Thursday of the month at 6-30pm, visit a variety of restaurants and sample many different cuisines. New members are most welcome.

SEPT 6th Rocksalt 360 Bay Street Brighton 9596 4622 Corkage $5.00 per Bottle OCT 4th Sazio’s Restaurant 41B Bluff Rd Beaumaris 9589 3416 Corkage $2.00 per person NOV 1st Bensons 146-148 Martin Street Gardenvale 9596 0443 Corkage $2.00 per person

DATE VENUE START MELWAYS

Aug-01 Elsternwick Park 10.00 am 67 D3

Aug-08 Boneo Rd to Long Point Back Pack 10.30 am 259 K8

Aug-15 Seaford Oval 10.00 am 99 E5

Aug-22 Lysterfield Park (Horswood Rd) Back Pack 10.15 am 108 D2

Aug-29 Peter Verger Reserve 10.15 am 50 C3

Sep-05 H.E.Parker Reserve Back Pack 10.15 am 64 C2

Sep-12 Scotchmans Creek Trail 10.00 am 69 H6

Sep-19 Merricks to Red Hill Back Pack 10.30 am 192 F9

Sep-26 Grants Picnic Ground 10.15 am 75 K4

Oct-03 Aust Gardens Cranbourne Back Pack 10.15 am 133 F10

Oct-10 Sandy Coastal Path 10.00 am 76 G10

Oct-17 Butterfield Reserve Back Pack 10.30 am 125 E6

Oct-24 Langwarrin F & F Reserve 10.00 am 103 D10

Oct-31 Chelsea Bicentennial Park Back Pack 10.15 am 93 D12

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Recently I made a Sandringham Council-run bus trip to Rosebud (actually an unusual name for a seaside town). The place has changed - for the better I think.

Many of the old holiday shacks from former times, on horribly overgrown blocks of land along the main through-road, (Nepean Highway) don't exist anymore! ‘Real’ houses and nice gardens face the road now. The foreshore too looks so much better. No more fallen-over tea trees and tumbled dead wood lying about. The foreshore, in most places resembles parkland. The caravan parks are still there but also clean and tidy, with nice 'controlled' vegetation.

Because this trip was meant to be a 'scenic drive' we travelled the whole length of sea shore from Rosebud to Sorrento then cut through to Rye Back Beach -which was windy, of course and a rough sea.

Even nearby Red Hill is settled now. What a view those houses must have! In other words, the whole lot- the town below and the sea, right to the horizon!

These Council bus trips (small bus) are wonderful! The places they take us to! One always hears comments like- "I haven't been here for 30 years" or "we always hired a caravan on school holidays" and so forth from passengers, while we drive on. Lunch is usually in a Pub or RSL venue and we pay ourselves for that.

The trips are always on Tuesdays - the quiet days for restaurants and little businesses, so it helps the economy as well.

I do think we (oldies) are lucky -We get free travel on weekends, reduced fare during the week. Yes, we should not travel in peak-times, but it does not matter, we have the time.

ROSEBUD

Luise Hunt

Existing members please make yourselves known to these new members and help them to settle happily into our Club.

WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS

We delight in welcoming the following 22 new members to our Club:

Book Chat Faye Quennell Lindsay Quennell Cards David Tucker Margaret Watt Annette Williams David Williams Exercise to Music Christine Carroll Sandra Pitts Norma Webber

Mahjong Pauline Blay Christine Carroll Felicity Dalgleish Patti Reed Scrabble Nell Clarke Snooker Norm Hurry

Table Tennis Victoria Cronin Michelle Hartley Raymond Hawkes Violet Hodgkinson Jennifer Loutit Faye Quennell Lindsay Quennell Joo Seng Peter Streeton Annette Williams David Williams Bruce Woods Wednesday Walk Victoria Cronin

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CHANGE OF PERSONAL DETAILS

Please inform the Treasurer, Maria Khong, email: mgkhong@gmail.com or mobile: 0426 987 678, if you change your home phone number, mobile number, home address or email address. ILL HEALTH

Please let Faye Coates know when any of our members are unavailable through sickness or accident. Phone Faye on 9592 8650 Email: fayecoates@bigpond.com

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

Would anyone wishing to make a submission to the next newsletter please advise

Ian Perara ianfp123@gmail.com or Newsletter Editor,PO Box 137, Sandringham 3191 By Wednesday October 24th. 2018

OUR WEBSITE Go to: www.life.org.au/sandringham for calendar of events, current and past newsletters, photo gallery, loads of information about the club activities and all the latest news. CLUB HALL SECURITY Our club hall is an excellent facility and we must be diligent in protecting it from unauthorised entry.

If the hall is opened by unlocking a door on the Abbott St. side or the rear car park, it must be locked again with the key immediately after entering. These doors can be easily checked from the outside. If that’s not convenient, open the door from the inside, then operate the outside handle while watching the latch. If the latch moves, the door is unlocked and must be locked with a key.

These checks need to be done EVERY TIME those responsible or the last person leaves the venue.

REMINDERS

SHORT TERM ACCOMMODATION NEEDED

Earlier last year we had a visitor to our Club, Maggie Hamilton from Scotland. Maggie attended a few activities including a game of table tennis, the exercise class and had a game of Scrabble also. Maggie was visiting her daughter at the time and then returned to Scotland. Maggie is now in the process of selling her house and immigrating to Australia and has asked if anyone could help with some short term accommodation until her furniture arrives from Scotland. The dates are still a bit uncertain. Maggie would be looking for furnished accommodation or lodgings of some sort, hopefully in Sandringham to be near her family. It seems Maggie will become a potential new member to our Club and if anyone can help, her email address is maggieham@btinternet.com

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MASONIC HALL – SANDRINGHAM

At our Club’s AGM on the 3rd August, representatives from Bayside City Council provided an update on the projects that are planned for the Sandringham precinct. In recent months Council has purchased the historic former Masonic Hall on Abbott Street in Sandringham for community use. Once renovation works are complete, the Masonic Hall will provide a

new home for the Sandringham Life Activities Club and Sandringham Historic Society. Upgrades to the Masonic Hall are required and the Club’s committee will be involved regarding the internal design and works. Renovations to expand the library are planned and these works will commence prior to the completion of the Masonic Hall works. Council is therefore pursuing options for an alternative building for SLAC for a period of between 12 – 18 months. It is expected the relocation will need to occur from early 2019. A morning tea is being planned by Council to enable Sandringham Life Activities Club members to visit the hall. However, please be aware the Hall is yet to be refurbished and access to the Hall is via a small number of steps. Council has committed funds to refurbish the Hall in 2019. Date: Friday 7th September Time: 10.30am Place: Masonic Hall, 23 Abbott Street

This morning tea will be in place of the Club’s usual 1st Friday of the month morning tea.

AIR BAG SAFETY CHECK

A quick way to check the safety of your air bag is to enter your number plate at https://ismyairbagsafe.com.au/

It only takes a minute to check it out for peace of mind. As many as two in every seven vehicles in Australia have been installed with faulty Takata airbags that have the potential to seriously injure or even kill their drivers

and passengers.