Fortnightly News 15/9/2023

Issue 18 of 2023     

15th September 2023

      

DATES TO REMEMBER

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Monday 18 September: Woden Seniors Inc. Annual General Meeting

Thursday 21 September – COTA Seniors Expo

Monday 2^nd October – Labour Day Public Holiday – Club closed

Wednesday 4 October – Tulip Top Gardens excursion

Thursday 5 October – COTA Presentation – Aged Care Visitor Volunteer Scheme – see below

Friday 5, Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 April 2024 – our 2024 Book Fair

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WODEN SENIORS AGM – yet another Reminder!

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2023 Annual General Meeting

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Date:       Monday 18 September 2023

Time:      12.00 pm

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Members are cordially invited to attend the AGM.  Our constitution specifies a minimum number of people required to be at the meeting (the quorum) for it to be viable so your attendance will be much appreciated.  A reminder that financial members only are eligible to vote at the AGM. Light refreshments will be served following the meeting. 

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COTA PRESENTATIONS

COTA ACT will provide three information sessions/presentations for us during October.

The first of these will be held on Thursday 5^th October from 10.00am to 12 noon in Hall 1.  The topic for this session is COTA’s Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme – please see the flyer below.   Members who are interested are most welcome to attend, and you are also invited to bring along a friend, neighbour or family member who may also be interested in hearing about this program.  Light refreshments will be provided.

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Two further sessions which should be of interest to many of us will follow:

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Thursday 19 October 10am to 12pm

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Tuesday 31 October 10am to 12pm

More information on these closer to the time.

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THE WICKED EXCURSION

A small party of members took part in the Potters Travel excursion to Sydney’s Lyric Theatre to see the musical “Wicked”.  A fabulous afternoon’s entertainment was well worth the early start!

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AND COMING UP – TULIP TOP EXCURSION

It’s not too late to indicate your interest in taking part in this excursion, advertised in the News on 1^st September.  No money is requested yet;  just let Polly know if you would like to join in.   

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Jenny Gregory

President                         

Woden Seniors Inc.

PO Box 345, Woden ACT 2606

Tel: (02) 6282 2573

Email: president@wodenseniors.org.au

www.wodenseniors.org.au 

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Some final random thoughts…..

* Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.

 * If you can’t be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
 
* If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.

* It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.

* Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won’t have a leg to stand on.

* Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance.

* Since it’s the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.

* The second mouse gets the cheese.
 
* When everything’s coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane.

* Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.
 
* Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.

* A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.

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Fortnightly News 1/9/2023

Issue 17 of 2023     

1^st September 2023

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DATES TO REMEMBER

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       Monday 18 September: Woden Seniors Inc. Annual General Meeting

        Thursday 21 September – COTA Seniors Expo

       Monday 2^nd October – Labour Day Public Holiday – Club closed

       Wednesday 4 October – Tulip Top Gardens excursion

       Friday 5, Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 April 2024 – our 2024 Book Fair

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WODEN SENIORS AGM – Reminder

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2023 Annual General Meeting

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Date:       Monday 18 September 2023

Time:      12.00 pm

Place:      Hall 1

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Members are cordially invited to attend the AGM.  Our constitution specifies a minimum number of people required to be at the meeting (the quorum) for it to be viable so your attendance will be much appreciated.  A reminder that financial members only are eligible to vote at the AGM.

Light refreshments will be served following the meeting. 

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NOT A NEW OIL WELL….

Thanks everyone for your patience while our plumber cleared and re-lined the inspection pit just outside the front door and made it accessible.  The pit allows access for the cameras and electric eels used to locate and clear blockages in the drainage pipes under the Club building.

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TULIP TOP VISIT – Wednesday 4^th October

As below, Potters Travel can provide a day visit for Club members (families and friends welcome too) to the fabulous Tulip Top Gardens in nearby Sutton during the Spring flowering.

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A minimum of twenty participants are required for a viable excursion, and if we have twenty starters the cost is $130 per person, but if we have thirty or more, the cost goes down to $110 per person.  The cost includes coach travel (pick up and return to Woden Seniors), entry to Tulip Top and lunch.

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So that we can confirm or otherwise, please let Polly know by Monday week, 11^th September if you are interested in coming along.

If the numbers add up, payment will be due by Monday 25^th September.

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COTA SENIORS EXPO – Thursday 21 September

Again this year Woden Seniors Club will join with other seniors clubs in the Canberra area share a stall at the COTA Seniors Expo at EPIC.

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We will have information available about our Club and its activities and particularly about our 2024 Book Fair.  The Expo is well worth the trip to the north side (aka the dark side!!) of town with stalls and information sessions from a huge number of providers of interest and value for seniors.  Drop in and say hello on the day.

            

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Jenny Gregory

President                         

Woden Seniors Inc.

PO Box 345, Woden ACT 2606

Tel: (02) 6282 2573

Email: president@wodenseniors.org.au

www.wodenseniors.org.au 

Thanks Margaret Wright for the following wisdom:

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Aging: Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.

Some people try to turn back their “odometers.” Not me.

I want people to know why I look this way.

I’ve travelled a long way and a lot of the roads were not paved.

Ah! Being young is beautiful but being old is comfortable.

Lord, keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.

May you always have:

Large print,

Love to share,

Cash to spare,

Tires with air,

And friends who care.

Fortnightly News 18/8/2023

Issue 16 of 2023     

19 August 2023

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DATES TO REMEMBER

      Monday 18 September: Woden Seniors Inc. Annual General Meeting

          Friday 5, Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 April 2024 – our 2024 Book Fair

VALE PAUL McGLEW

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.On behalf of Woden Seniors we extend our sympathy to Paul’s partner Magda and to his family.

The sad news of Paul’s death was advised to members by email on Monday.

.Paul was President of Woden Seniors from 2012 to 2021, succeeding Roy Parekh and Anne Murray. 

Among his many contributions to the welfare of the Club and its members was his work to develop the Book Fair from its small beginnings to what is now a well-known Canberra event.

.Paul will be remembered for his love of Argentinian tango dancing, music of all kinds, of travel, adventure and the acquisition of new skills and interests, and for his love for his family.

.The video of the service for Paul yesterday, including the slideshow of photos provided by his family, can be viewed  by accessing the link below..

https://view.oneroomstreaming.com/index.php?data=MTY5MTUyNzE0NDI2NTk1NyZvbmVyb29tLWFkbWluJmNvcHlfbGluaw==

.The address for the livestream given in the Canberra Times notice did not work and Tobins staff provided the link above which does work and will remain available for some time.

WODEN SENIORS AGM

.2023 Annual General Meeting

.Date:       Monday 18 September 2023
Time:      12.00 pm
Place:      Hall 1

.Members wishing to bring business before the meeting must submit it in writing, in the form of a motion, to the Office by close of business on Monday 4^th September.

Nominations for the Executive Committee must be on the prescribed form, giving the consent of the candidate and signed by two members of the Club. Completed  nomination forms must be handed in to the Office by close of business on Monday 11 September.  Forms are available at the Office.

.Light refreshments will be served following the meeting. 

.TUESDAY BRIDGE

Members who attend the Club to play Bridge on TUESDAYS are advised that there will be no Bridge from Tuesday August 22 to Tuesday 10 October, with games re-commencing on TUESDAY 17^TH OCTOBER.

.FOR MEMBERS WHO HAVE TPG, iiNet, INTERNODE or WESTNET email addresses

TPG, iiNet, Internode and Westnet Email Addresses – Action Required by 15/9/2023*

.The Internet Service provider TPG has announced that it, and its subsidiaries iiNet, Internode and Westnet, will stop providing email services on 15 September 2023*. This means that if you have a @tpg.com.au or @iinet.net.au or @internode.on.net or @westnet.com.au email address you will need to do one of the following:

.If you want to keep your current email address you will need to transfer it to the paid email provider The Messaging Company before 15 September 2023*. It cannot be transferred to any other provider and will be deleted if not transferred. Your current provider will pay The Messaging Company’s email service charge for you until 15 September 2024. After 15 September 2024 you will be responsible for The Messaging Company charges, which are currently unavailable, or your account/email address will be cancelled. When signing up with The Messaging Company you will be required to agree to their terms and conditions (including charges) and privacy policy (including how they handle your personal information). It is important you read these documents.

.For full details (including links to terms and conditions and privacy policy documents) and to initiate the transfer please go to the respective website for your current provider listed below.

.If you do not want to keep your current email address it will automatically become inactive from 15 September 2023* and you will not be able to send or receive messages using that address. Any messages stored on the server will be deleted. Please refer to the website of your current provider (listed below) for full details.

.As a replacement you may choose to create a new email address with a free email provider such as Gmail (@gmail.com) available at Create your Google Account or Outlook (@outlook.com) at Create account (live.com). If you use an Apple product (iPhone, iPad, Mac computer) you may already have an iCloud email address (@icloud.com or @me.com or @mac.com) which you can use. Or you can change to another Internet Service Provider which offers an email service in their plan.

.If you do change your email address it is recommended for personal ID security reasons that you do not include your year or date of birth in the username, as is commonly done. Also, please ensure you notify Polly and all your current contacts, including financial and other businesses and subscription services of the new address.

.TPG https://support.tpg.com.au/tpg-email-messaging-company

iiNet https://help.iinet.net.au/iinet-email-messaging-company

Internode https://www.internode.on.net/nodesupport/faq/internode_email_messaging_company

Westnet https://help.westnet.com.au/westnet-email-messaging-company

.*Some existing customers of TPG and its subsidiaries have received an email about the new arrangements but to date not all have been individually notified. Some have been informed their email address may be suspended earlier than 15 September 2023 if they do not opt-in to transfer by then. You are therefore advised to activate the transfer as soon as possible if that is your intention.

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Jenny Gregory

President                         

Woden Seniors Inc.

PO Box 345, Woden ACT 2606

Tel: (02) 6282 2573

Email: president@wodenseniors.org.au

www.wodenseniors.org.au 

And a few things to think about….

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Fortnightly News 4/8/2023

Issue 15 of 2023     

4 August 2023

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DATES TO REMEMBER

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      Monday 18 September: Early notice – Woden Seniors Inc. Annual General Meeting

          Friday 5, Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 April 2024 – our 2024 Book Fair

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BOOK FAIR NEWS

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In a month it will be Spring!

If you are planning on doing some Spring cleaning, think of the Book Fair. We could use plain book ends e.g. L shaped metal ones, small stands suitable for displaying books and of course good quality books, jigsaws, CDs, DVDs and board games. Tell your friends and family too. There are some new bookmarks available from Polly which you can give people to be tell them about the Fair. They include the dates on the front and a list of items people can donate on the back.

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Another thing we need are wine boxes – they are just the right size for packing larger sized books.

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And of course, we always welcome new helpers – if you are interested let Polly know and someone will get in touch with you to discuss how you may be able to help.

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This eye-catching new banner will shortly appear at the edge of the Club carpark where passing motorists will be sure to see it.

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Re FUN AND GAMES

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This Thursday afternoon activity has been running for some weeks now, and after a comprehensive review, it as been decided that mid-day is an inconvenient time to start.  For the future, GAMES AFTERNOON WILL RUN FROM 1PM TO 4PM.  Come along at any time within those hours for a fun social afternoon.

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WODEN SENIORS HAS TALENT!!

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Thanks to Roni Giacobetti for providing this report on an amazing Club member.

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Marie’s Amazing Dance Achievements

Many members of the Woden Seniors Club have met Marie Bray.  She practices her ballroom dancing diligently every week in preparation for various examinations.

She commenced dancing in 2010 at Penny De Kauwe’s School of Dancing, Canberra.  In 2011 she completed Leisure 3 exams with Penny in Rumba, Cha Cha, Samba and Jive with Honours.

From 2013 to 2022 Marie completed Latin, Standard (Modern) Ballroom and New Vogue medals at the International Dance Studio with Highly Commended and Honours results.

Marie has also competed in South Pacific Championship, Crown International Dancesport and Blackpool competitions.

So far her achievements have been:

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                         New Vogue – Silver Star

Recently she represented Australia at an International Competition (the Emerald Ball Dancesport Championships) which was held in Los Angeles in May 2023.

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Marie achieved the following results against other outstanding competitors from all around the world:

If you see Marie in the club please give her a pat on the back and congratulate her for these truly amazing achievements.

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Jenny Gregory

President                         

Woden Seniors Inc.

PO Box 345, Woden ACT 2606

Tel: (02) 6282 2573

Email: president@wodenseniors.org.au

www.wodenseniors.org.au 

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COMMUNITY NOTICES

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Scratch for Seniors at National Science Week!

To celebrate National Science Week, which runs from August 12 – 20, the Australian Government is again supporting creative computing workshops for seniors using Scratch.

Aimed at people over 55 years of age, the workshops will let you unleash your imagination to produce amazing, colourful, musical, moving creations, that can be shared with anyone. It’s fabulous for keeping the brain active and all you have to know to get started is how to use a mouse.

Four free workshops, with lunch provided, will be held at the ANU from 10am to 1pm on August 12, 13, 19, and 20.

To register for one of these workshops, please visit:

https://www.scienceweek.net.au/event/creative-computing-for-seniors-workshop-using-scratch/acton/ or email: u1518303@anu.edu.au.

 

You may not know this….

Many inanimate things have a gender.

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Ziploc bags are male, because they hold everything in but you can see right through them.

A tyre is male because it goes bald and is often over-inflated.

A hot air balloon is male because to get it to go anywhere you have to light a fire under it, and of course there’s the hot air bit.

Sponges are female because they are soft, squeezable and retain water.

A web page is female, because its always being hit on.

A hammer is male, because it hasn’t changed much over the past 5,000 years but it’s handy to have around.

An hourglass is female, because over time the weight shifts to the bottom.

A subway is male, because it uses the same old lines to pick someone up.

A remote control is female.  You thought it would be male didn’t you?  But consider this:  a man would be lost without it, and while he doesn’t always know the right buttons to push, he keeps trying.

Fortnightly News 21/7/2023

Issue 14 of 2023     

21 July 2023

DATES TO REMEMBER

.        Monday 18 September: Early notice – Woden Seniors Inc. Annual General Meeting

Wednesday 13 September – ‘Wicked’ excursion – bookings now closed

Friday 5, Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 April 2024 – our 2024 Book Fair

MEDI ALERT UNIT

      

As per the note in the photo above, this new medi alert unit has been donated to the Club with the request that it be given to a member who is an age pension recipient and who has need of it. 

Please contact Polly at the Club if this is you or if you know of a Club member who would benefit from this generous gift.

MISSING PIANO COVER

The cover for the Hall 2 piano has gone missing – probably during the Book Fair or clean-up following the Book Fair earlier this year.  The cover is beige coloured, lined and fitted to the piano’s shape, with “FRONT” marked on – yes – the front.  We think it may have been folded up and put away somewhere in the Club where something else could have been put on it, in front of it or otherwise hiding it.  A reward (packet of TimTams) is offered for information leading to the reunion of the piano and its cover.

FUN AND GAMES

Thursday afternoons at the Club are the scene of some fun and games – our Games activity is proving a popular, pleasant, and even a bit competitive way to spend some time with friends (bring your own or use some of ours!!!).  Drop in between 12 noon and 4 pm to be in it.

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Multi-player Sudoku board game – interesting!

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Jenny Gregory

President

Woden Seniors Inc.

PO Box 345, Woden ACT 2606

Tel: (02) 6282 2573

Email: president@wodenseniors.org.au

www.wodenseniors.org.au 

This might be funny if it wasn’t so true!!

On searching for a book of stamps

Check in wallet

Check once more

Hunt through bag

Look in drawer

Feel coat pockets

Peer in pot

Rifle desk

Find them not

Shake out shoes

Lift up hat

Inspect fridge

Ask the cat

Scour the shelves

Peek in purse

Turn out cupboards

Swear and curse

Go to shop

Buy new stamps

Put in wallet

Next to stamps.

Fortnightly News 7/7/2023

Issue 13 of 2023

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7 July 2023

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DATES TO REMEMBER

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     Friday 14 July….   Closing date to pay for Wicked excursion

Tuesday 18 July – Club Management Committee Meeting

Wednesday 13 September – ‘Wicked’ excursion

          Friday 5, Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 April – our 2024 Book Fair

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YES, THE 2024 BOOK FAIR IS COMING

.The date has been set for our 2024 Book Fair.  It will be the weekend after Easter, namely, on Friday 5 April, Saturday 6 April and Sunday 7 April 2024.

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Our sorting groups are now back in full operation and are keen to keep busy. So please let your friends and family know that we are accepting donations.  

We accept clean, resaleable books, comics, CDs, DVDs, audio books, jigsaws, and games.

We cannot accept encyclopedias, Readers Digest condensed books, magazines, First Aid manuals, cassette tapes, video tapes, vinyl records, computer software and computer games and dirty, tatty, incomplete books.

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THE ‘WICKED’ EXCURSION

.To ensure your place on this excursion (advertised in the last Newsletter) please let Polly know by Monday 10^th July.  Payment is due by 14^th July,  but we need to let Potters Travel know how many people are joining us by the 10^th due to theatre ticket requirements. 

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Jenny Gregory

President

Woden Seniors Inc.

PO Box 345, Woden ACT 2606

Tel: (02) 6282 2573

Email: president@wodenseniors.org.au

www.wodenseniors.org.au 

COMMUNITY NOTICES

.Many people like to volunteer for the good of our community. Here is an opportunity that could appeal to some of you. You will be aware that part of a medical student’s training is to do tests on patients to measure pulse and blood pressure etcetera and to look for symptoms. Much of this training is done on ‘pretend’ patients, people who volunteer to stand in for real patients. Covid has had an effect on this program, and the medical school is looking for new volunteers. If you are interested, please contact Medical School – Patient Recruitment at patientrecruitment.medicalschool@anu.edu.au\

.AND A FEW LAST WORDS…

Lexophile” describes those that have a love for words and especially word twists,

such as “you can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish”, or “to write with a broken pencil is pointless”. 

An annual competition is held by the New York Times to see who can create the best original word play.  

This year’s submissions:   

I changed my iPod’s name to Titanic.  It’s syncing now.  

England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool.  

Haunted French pancakes give me the crepes.

This girl said she recognized me from the Vegetarians Club, but I’d swear I’ve never met herbivore.  

I know a man who’s addicted to drinking brake fluid, but he says he can stop any time.  

A thief who stole a calendar got twelve months.  

When the smog lifts in Los Angeles U.C.L.A.  

I got some batteries that were given out free of charge.  

A dentist and a manicurist married.  They fought tooth and nail.  

A will is a dead giveaway.  

With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.  

Police were summoned to a daycare center where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.  

Did you hear about the fellow whose entire left side was cut off?  He’s all right now.  

A bicycle can’t stand alone; it’s just two tired.  

The guy who fell onto an upholstery machine last week is now fully recovered.  

He had a photographic memory but it was never fully developed.  

When she saw her first strands of gray hair she thought she’d dye.  

Acupuncture is a jab well done.  That’s the point of it.  

I didn’t like my beard at first.  Then it grew on me.  

Did you hear about the crossed-eyed teacher who lost her job because she couldn’t control her pupils?  

When you get a bladder infection, urine trouble.  

When chemists die, they barium.  

I stayed up all night to see where the sun went, and then it dawned on me.

I’m reading a book about anti-gravity.  I just can’t put it down.

Those who get too big for their pants will be totally exposed in the end.

Fortnightly News 23/6/2023

Issue 12 of 2023     

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23 June 2023

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DATES TO REMEMBER

      Friday 14 July….   Closing date to book for Wicked excursion– see below!

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GOODBYE CONCRETE LOG

This week the Club’s Garden and Facilities sub-committees oversaw the removal of the crumbling and much detested concrete lump on the driveway into the rear carpark and assisted in its replacement with a heavy duty rubber road ramp.  The height difference between the lower and higher levels is still the same, albeit now much safer and smoother, and members are reminded to drive over this area with care.

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LET’S GO ON AN EXCURSION!

Potter’s Travel is a local provider of group travel and the Club is proposing a day trip on WEDNESDAY 13 SEPTEMBER with Potters –  to Sydney to see the musical “Wicked” at the Lyric Theatre.  As per the poster below, the cost is $250 per person ($230 for Potters Club members). The cost includes theatre tickets, bus travel, morning tea from the coach and dinner at the Campbelltown Catholic Club on the way home.  Full details of bus pick up and drop off times and places are on the poster. 

Family members and friends are welcome to be part of the Club’s booking.

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If you would like to join us, please contact Polly as soon as possible to put your name/s on the list, and note that final bookings and payments are due on Friday 14^th July.   Be early to be sure of a place!!  Potters are happy to answer any queries you may have about the trip, they can be contacted on 6297 8585.   

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Jenny Gregory

President                         

Woden Seniors Inc.

PO Box 345, Woden ACT 2606

Tel: (02) 6282 2573

Email: president@wodenseniors.org.au

www.wodenseniors.org.au 

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And of course, some more drivel for seniors…………

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As I watch this generation try to re-write history, one thing I’m sure of – it will be misspelled and have no punctuation.

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I don’t let my age define me, but the side effects are getting harder to ignore.

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If you dropped something when you were younger, you just picked it up.  Now you stare at it for a bit, contemplating if you actually need it any more.

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I never thought I’d be the type of person who would get up early to exercise.  Turns out I was right.

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I didn’t get old on purpose, it just happened.  If you’re lucky, it could happen to you!!

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Being a little older, I am very fortunate to have someone call and check on me every day.  He is from India and is very concerned about my car warranty.

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So. when is this “old enough to know better” stage supposed to kick in?

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Fortnightly News 9/6/2023

Issue 11 of 2023     

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9 June 2023

      

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DATES TO REMEMBER

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                Sunday 11 and Monday 12 June – Hall 2 floor re-finishing

          Monday 12 June – Club closed for King’s Birthday Public Holiday

          Tuesday 20 June – Club Management Committee Meeting

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GAMES/SOCIAL AFTERNOONS

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We’ve now had two Thursday afternoon Games/Social sessions and they have proved to be a very enjoyable way to spend some time with old and new friends at the Club.  We’ve played Scrabble, Bananagrams, a board game iteration of Sudoku, Rummikub and Flip-Bo.  We also have Sequence, Monopoly and MahJong and cards to play eg 500 or Euchre.  If your favourite isn’t mentioned here, we’re open to suggestions!

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Bring friends with you, or just come along yourself and we’ll find you a seat at the table to play your choice of game, or just come for the cuppa and chat.  No need to book in, just come along.  You are invited to come for some, any, or all of the time between 12 noon and 4.00 pm.

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REMINDER – HALL 1 FLOOR REPAIRS

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The Club will be closed to all users on Sunday 11 and Monday 12 June to allow for the re-finishing of the floor in Hall 1.  A part of the floor required repair earlier in the year and the final part of this work involves a light sanding and re-coating of the whole floor area.

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INFORMATION FOR RETIREES AND SENIORS

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Thanks to David Smith MP, Federal Member for Bean, the Club now has a supply of this very useful and informative booklet to give to members.  The booklet is a mine of information on how and who to contact on a very comprehensive list of matters of interest and value to seniors.  Information on pensions, carers, phone and email scams, phone contact details and lots of useful information for eg Aged Care Complaints, Arthritis Australia, Organ Donor Register, Dementia Helpline, Home Care Packages, Advance Care Planning, Pharmaceutical Benefits, Immunisation Hotline, My Aged Care, Older Persons Advocacy Network, Veterans’ Home Care- Seniors Clubs!!…and too many more to mention here, all in one easy to look up little book.  Please do pick one up next time you are the the Club.

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Jenny Gregory

President                         

Woden Seniors Inc.

PO Box 345, Woden ACT 2606

Tel: (02) 6282 2573

Email: president@wodenseniors.org.au

www.wodenseniors.org.au 

              

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Even More Information for Seniors….

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You don’t need a parachute to go skydiving.  You need a parachute to go skydiving twice.

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My teacher accused me of plagiarism.  His words, not mine.

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What do you get when you cross the Atlantic with the Titanic?  About half way.

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I, for one, like Roman numerals.

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Why does a chicken coop have two doors?  Because if it had four doors it would be a chicken sedan.

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I broke my finger last week.  On the other hand, I’m okay.

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You’re not completely useless, you can always serve as a bad example.

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Working in a mirror factory is something I can totally see myself doing.

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You can never lose a homing pigeon.  If your homing pigeon doesn’t come home, what you’ve lost is a pigeon.

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I threw a boomerang four years ago.  I now live in constant fear.

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Fortnightly News 26/5/2023

Issue 10 of 2023     

26 May 2023

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DATES TO REMEMBER

      Monday 29 May –Club closed for Reconciliation Day Public Holiday

              Thursday 1 June – New Games/Social AFTERNOONS start – see below

          Sunday 11 and Monday 12 June – Hall 2 floor re-finishing

          Monday 12 June – Club closed for King’s Birthday Public Holiday

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NEW…. SOCIAL/GAMES ACTIVITY –   PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF TIME

To better fit with other Club activities, we have changed the time for this new activity and it will now run from 12 noon to 4.00 pm.

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Do you enjoy Scrabble?  MahJong?  Card games?  Monopoly?  Having a cuppa and a chat?

Do we have a new activity session for you!  We will offer a games and social get together activity on Thursday AFTERNOONS in Hall 2 – starting on

THURSDAY 1 JUNE.

As advertised in the last Newsletter, we have the games mentioned above, but please feel free to bring along your favourite board game/s to share. 

We envisage tables of two, three or four people to play.  Bring friends with you, or just come along yourself and we’ll find you a seat at the table to play your choice of game, or just come for the cuppa and chat.  No need to book in, just come along.  We anticipate that people will come for some, any, or all of the time between 12 noon and 4.00 pm.

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HALL 1 FLOOR REPAIRS

The Club will be closed to all users on Sunday 11 and Monday 12 June to allow for the re-finishing of the floor in Hall 1.  A part of the floor required repair earlier in the year and the final part of this work involves a light sanding and re-coating of the whole floor area.

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THE VEGEPOD

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Our Garden Gurus have given the Vegepod an overall refresh with some new growing media and new plantings.  The plants are at an early stage just yet but soon there will be plenty of pickings to be had.  Please note that we use no chemical sprays on our plants and they are safe to consume.  Polly has paper bags available if you need one to take home some fresh greens.

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THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS

An afternoon tea to say thank you to the members and friends of the Club who so willingly gave their time to sort, clean, pack and store books all through the year, set up and set out everything for the Book Fair, help on the days of the Fair and then pack up and return the Club to its usual condition ready for all our usual activity groups.  Their efforts resulted in our most financially successful Fair to date.

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ANOTHER BOOK FAIR-RELATED THANK YOU

This time to Ross Power from the Rotary Club of Murrumbidgee-Canberra who loaded up his vehicle with the boxes of children’s books and delivered them to Orange Primary School which lost most of its school library to the floods earlier this year.  A message back from the School’s Librarian expressed thanks for the condition and quality of the books and appreciation for the work done in categorizing and labelling the boxes.

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Jenny Gregory

President                         

Woden Seniors Inc.

PO Box 345, Woden ACT 2606

Tel: (02) 6282 2573

Email: president@wodenseniors.org.au

www.wodenseniors.org.au 

COMMUNITY NOTICES AND INFORMATION

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Want to be part of an ANU Study?  Sarah Boddington, a PhD student is conducting a study exploring how you cook and make decisions about which cooktop to have in your house. For Information about what is involved in participation please contact her direct at Sarah.Boddington@anu.edu.au, or on 0419  615 259.

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The Satnav – by Pam Ayres

with apologies to all wives!!

I have a little Satnav,

It sits there in my car

A Satnav is a driver’s friend,

It tells you where you are.

I have a little Satnav I’ve had it all my life

It’s better than the normal ones,

My Satnav is my wife.

It gives me full instructions,

Especially how to drive

“It’s sixty miles an hour”, it says,

“You’re doing sixty-five”.

It tells me when to stop and start,

And when to use the brake

And tells me that it’s never ever,

Safe to overtake.

It tells me when a light is red,

And when it goes to green

It seems to know instinctively,

Just when to intervene

It lists the vehicles just in front,

And all those to the rear

And taking this into account,

It specifies my gear.

I’m sure no other driver,

Has so helpful a device

For when we leave and lock the car,

It still gives its advice.

It fills me up with counselling,

Each journey’s pretty fraught

So why don’t I exchange it,

And get a quieter sort?

Ah well, you see, it cleans the house,

Makes sure I’m properly fed

It washes all my shirts and things,

And keeps me warm in bed!

Despite all these advantages,

And my tendency to scoff,

I only wish that now and then,

I could turn the bugger off.

Fortnightly News 12/5/2023

Issue 09 of 2023     

12 May 2023

      

DATES TO REMEMBER

      Monday 29 May – Reconciliation Day Public Holiday

              Thursday 1 June – New Games/Social mornings start – see below

          Monday 12 June – King’s Birthday Public Holiday

.NEW…. SOCIAL/GAMES ACTIVITY

Do you enjoy Scrabble?  MahJong?  Card games?  Monopoly?  Having a cuppa and a chat?

Do we have a new activity session for you!  We will offer a games and social get together activity on Thursday mornings, 10.00am to 12.30pm in Hall 2 – starting on

THURSDAY 1 JUNE.

We have the games mentioned above, but please feel free to bring along your favourite board game/s to share. 

We envisage tables of two, three or four people to play.  Bring three friends with you, or just come along and we’ll find you a seat at the table to play your choice of game, or just come for the cuppa and chat.  No need to book in, just come along.

MEMBERSHIP

A reminder to check that your membership is current…. and if you have a parking permit that it too is current.  Financial members are covered by the Club’s insurance while leading or participating in activities and the Club is covered too.  During 2020-2022 membership dates were extended and some of us have become a bit confused about when renewals are due. Please check with Polly if you are unsure, either next time you are at the Club or by phone on 6282 2573.

DO YOU HAVE AN @grapevine EMAIL ADDRESS?

Thanks to our IT guru Richard for the following advice:

Members with email addresses username@grapevine.com.au, username@grapevine.net.au and username@homemail.com.au are reminded that they will no longer be able to use these email addresses to send, receive or forward emails from 6 June 2023, as notified in advice they should have already received from iiNet.

Full details of the closure including how to back up important emails you wish to keep can be found at Email Service Closure | iiHelp (iinet.net.au) .Free email addresses you might wish to consider as replacements are Gmail, available at Create your Google Account and Outlook at Create account (live.com). If you use an Apple product (iPhone, iPad, Macbook) you should already have an iCloud email address which you can use.

If you wish to continue to receive communications from Woden Seniors after 6 June (e.g. Fortnightly News, membership renewal reminders) you will need to obtain a new email address and notify Polly. You will also need to notify all your current contacts, including financial and other businesses and subscription services, of your new email address, preferably prior to 6 June.

PARKING AT THE CLUB

Our Club is very privileged to have car parking available for members on our site.  As you know, we have Wilson Parking to manage the parking so ensure that people who are not entitled to use the facility are detected and fined.  For your safely we really recommend that members don’t approach anyone who may look like they are not bona fide – you are risking an unpleasant encounter at the very least and rest assured, Wilsons will catch up with offenders in due course.  (And a reminder – don’t forget to check that your parking permit is current and that your number plate details are correctly recorded to avoid the attentions of Wilsons!)

                                             

Jenny Gregory
President

Woden Seniors Inc.

PO Box 345, Woden ACT 2606

Tel: (02) 6282 2573

Email: president@wodenseniors.org.au

www.wodenseniors.org.au 

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