Fortnightly News 11/4/2025

Issue 07 of 2025  

11 April 2025

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Dates to Remember

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BOOK FAIR

Once again, thanks to the organisers and workers we have pulled off a very successful Book Fair!!

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Below from Judy Henderson, Book Fair Co-ordinator:

 We held our tenth BIG Book Fair on the weekend of 4, 5 and 6 April.  It was a great success which raised over $35,000 for the Club.

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The success of such an event depends on the support of a large number of members. The whole Club, as a self-funded organisation, benefits from the Book Fair. Its proceeds keep the activity fee low and contribute to every area of Club expenditure – building maintenance, heating and cooling, cleaning, insurance…and no end of general expenses.

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Special thanks go to:

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During the last year we continued to reach out to the community, resulting in many benefits for those concerned. We assisted the Toora women’s refuges with donations of activity books for children. We donated some boxes of left over children’s books to a literacy project in New Guinea, Buk Bilong Pikanini. We donated left over books to Roundabout. We donated regularly to the Hughes Community Centre Book Exchange as well as street libraries.

The Book Fair Committee will be having a review meeting in the coming weeks so think about how you would like to be more involved or anything that would help to make the 2026 Book Fair even better and let us know. We are always looking for new volunteers, who can bring new ideas. Some of us are retiring, so we desperately need some younger people to take it on if the Book Fair is to continue.

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Judy Henderson

Coordinator

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The joint was jumping!!

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PARKING

The efficacy of our new regime is obvious as you drive in to the Club and there are parking spots for all.

For now we are continuing to monitor the vehicles parked and it will help the volunteers doing this work if members can display their parking permits.  This will save the legs of the volunteers and save Polly’s time checking the membership database.  If you don’t have or have lost your permit card, Polly will be happy to provide you with a new one!!

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RAFFLE – STILL TIME TO GET YOUR TICKETS

A reminder of our raffle….tickets are $1.00 each and are available from Polly now, singly or in books of 6…. to buy for yourself and/or sell .   The raffle will be drawn on Friday 9^th May at the Club.   The prizes are on display at Polly’s counter.

Don’t miss your chance to win one of these lovely handmade items – or just think of the massive brownie points you could earn by selling the winning ticket to a friend.

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                        A NEW ACTIVITY

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Do you play Canasta?  Would you like to learn to play Canasta? 

A new group will start on FRIDAY AFTERNOON 2^ND MAY 1-3pm. Come along and play, beginners and experienced players welcome!

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WOW, WOW, WOW

Prepare to be amazed!  Thanks to Kari and her team who undertaking the task of keeping our kitchen areas clean and fit for purpose.  They are receiving what can only be called a fresh Nordic breeze! 

So clean, shiny, tidy and organised.

Now it will be up to us all to help keep them that way.

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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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THE LAST WORDS

The CEO of a major bank made economists think when he said:

′′A cyclist is a disaster for the country’s economy: he doesn’t buy cars and doesn’t borrow money to buy them. He doesn’t pay for insurance. He doesn’t buy fuel. He doesn’t pay for maintenance and repairs. He doesn’t use paid parking. He doesn’t cause major accidents. He doesn’t require multi-lane highways. He doesn’t become obese.”

“Healthy people are neither necessary nor useful to the economy. They don’t buy medicine. They don’t go to hospitals or doctors. They add nothing to the country’s GDP.”

“On the contrary, each new McDonald’s outlet creates at least 30 jobs, in fact it provides employment for 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 expert dieticians and nutritionists, in addition, of course, to the people who work in the outlet itself.”

PS: Walking is even worse. People who walk don’t even buy a bike.

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Fortnightly News 28/3/2025

Issue 06 of 2025  

28 March 2025

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Dates to Remember

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BOOK FAIR

Can you help?

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The Book Fair is only a week away. We are calling for volunteers to help set up and pack up. We do not need any more people during the Book Fair – volunteers have already been allocated for this time from the teams who have worked during the year on the organisation and preparation.

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Setting up

Setting up will be on Thursday 3 April. It will commence at 10.30 am in Hall 1 and 12.30 pm in Hall 2 and the Anne Murray Room.

If you are available to help set up, even for a short time, please put your name down on the sheet at the office.

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Packing up

Packing up will be from 4 pm on Sunday 6 April. Those involved over the three days of the Book Fair are always exhausted by this time, so some fresh helpers are very welcome. Hopefully with many hands it will only take about an hour and a half.

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Parking for volunteers

Special areas in the car park will be set aside for volunteers. On arrival, please tell the parking attendant that you are a volunteer and whether you are staying for the whole day or part day. You will then be assigned to the relevant area.

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Happy hour – advance notice

This year Happy Hour will be longer i.e. from 12 noon to 4 pm on Sunday 6 April. Everything will be half price or $5.00 a box for those wanting lots. So spread the word.

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OUTDOOR IMPROVEMENTS

Thanks to our Facilities and Garden team there have been some welcome improvements outside the Club building. 

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The flowers and veggies in the pod are really enjoying the Indian Summer conditions and two refurbished garden areas are adding to the overall amenity.

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And the biggest improvement of all – our carpark with ample spaces for members attending activities at the Club.

Many thanks to Ron and Sue who have done most of the research and organisation and doing the legwork leading to this most welcome scene. 

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RAFFLE

A reminder of our raffle….tickets are $1.00 each and are available from Polly now, singly or in books of 6…. to buy for yourself and/or sell .   The raffle will be drawn on Friday 9^th May at the Club.   The prizes are on display at Polly’s counter.

Don’t miss your chance to win one of these lovely handmade items – or just think of the massive brownie points you could earn by selling the winning ticket to a friend.

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ADVANCE NOTICE

We have been given advance notice, as below, of stormwater repair works which are to be carried out in Corinna Street.

The project manager is aware of the dates for our Book Fair and has assured us that the work will not commence until late April and will therefore not affect the Fair.  However, as a reading of the notice below will certainly indicate, there is some disruption to come.  We are also assured that access to the Club will be maintained, but please do be aware that there will may be temporary changes – mainly stop/go controls and one way sections – which will mean members will need to be aware that it may be necessary to change their usual route into the carpark.

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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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THE LAST WORDS… thanks Pat!

How many dogs does it take to change a light globe?

Golden Retriever: The sun is shining, the day is young, we’ve got our whole lives ahead of us, and you’re inside worrying about a stupid burned out globe?
Border Collie: Just one. And then I’ll replace any wiring that’s not up to regs.
Dachshund: You know I can’t reach that stupid lamp!
Rottweiler: Make me.
Lab: Oh, me, me!!!! Pleeeeeeze let me change the light globe! Can I? Can I?  Huh? Huh? Can I?
Jack Russell Terrier: I’ll just pop it in while I’m bouncing off the walls and furniture.
Poodle: I’ll just blow in the Border Collie’s ear and he’ll do it. By the
time he finishes rewiring the house, my nails will be dry.
Cocker Spaniel: Why change it? I can still pee on the carpet in the dark.
Doberman Pinscher: While it’s dark, I’m going to sleep on the couch.
Irish Setter: Huh?
Boxer: Who cares? I can still play with my squeaky toys in the dark.
Mastiff: Mastiffs are NOT afraid of the dark.
Irish Wolfhound: Can somebody else do it? I’ve got this hangover.
Pointer: I see it, there it is, there it is, right there.
Greyhound: It isn’t moving. Who cares?
Australian Kelpie: First, I’ll put all the light globes in a little circle….
Old English Sheep Dog: Light globe? I’m sorry, but I don’t see a light
globe?
Hound Dog: ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz
German Shepherd: I’ll guard the door and watch the cat while my master
changes the light globe.

Fortnightly News 14/3/2025

Issue 05 of 2025  

14 March 2025

Dates to Remember

BOOK FAIR

The Book Fair is just three weeks away!

We have closed off receiving donations for this year’s Fair and will open up again on 1 May.

We will need lots of helpers to set up on Thursday 3 April and to pack up on Sunday 6 April. Please think about this and watch out for more details of times and how to sign up in the next Fortnightly News.

In the meantime, take some posters and/or bookmarks to distribute. There is a good supply of these at Polly’s counter. Posters can be put up on poster silos in shopping centres, on supermarket notice boards eg many IGAs have noticeboards and are happy to oblige, on church noticeboards and other community noticeboards, in libraries (just ask) and so on.

Our Book Fair is the Club’s big fund-raising effort for the year. 

Pick up some posters from Polly and help spread the word to family, friends, neighbours and to the wider community.

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MORE BRAGS FROM THE CARD MAKERS

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Such great results from the beginner card makers!!  There is always room for more to join this fun and obviously productive group.

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ITS HAPPENING AGAIN

Thanks to our generous donors, we have the fabulous quilt, the lovely framed long stitch flower picture, and the gorgeously gift-wrapped resin bathroom set – all  the items are hand-made –  as prizes for our new raffle.

Tickets are $1.00 each and are available from Polly now, individually or in books of 6. to buy for yourself and/or sell to the aforementioned family, friends, neighbours…..  The raffle will be drawn on Friday 9^th May at the Club. 

Don’t miss your chance to win one of these beauties or just think of the massive brownie points you could earn by selling the winning ticket to a friend.

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OUR PARKING PROBLEM

Our new regime for control of unauthorised parking at the Club, as outlined in our Newsletter of 28 February, is almost ready to roll out………………..

             We very much do not want to cause a problem for members when this gets under way.

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SO…. IT WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT THAT

1.  MEMBERS ENSURE THAT THEIR MEMBERSHIP AND PARKING STATUS ARE CURRENT, AND

2.  THAT THE INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR NUMBER PLATE DETAILS HELD IS CORRECT.

      

Polly can check this for you immediately if you aren’t sure!!

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For the first couple of weeks, we will be focussing on putting the “first and only” warning notices on the vehicles which are parked in the very early part of the day, well before members start arriving for activities.  These vehicles are the ones which cause us most problems and hopefully the possibility or actuality of being towed away will quickly result in a big change to the space in our carpark.

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If you occasionally come to the Club in a different car – no problem.  Simply ask Polly to add that car’s number plate to your membership info.   People dropping off members to the Club (partner, friend, carer, Uber…) are of course welcome and permitted to drive into the carpark as are people bringing books or otherwise visiting the Club for any reason.

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It will be very helpful to the volunteer ‘spotters’ if you display your Club parking permit when parking at the Club.  If you have lost yours or don’t have one for any reason, Polly will be happy to provide you with a new one.

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If by some chance you receive a warning notice in error, please just take it to Polly and she will check that your details and car rego are correctly listed and ensure that no further action is taken.

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Note that there is no cost to the Club for the service – the tow operator charges the owners as and when a vehicle is towed.

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If you have any questions, concerns or issues now or in the future about any of this, PLEASE do get in touch with me (contact details in the Newsletter).  The whole purpose of the exercise is to ensure that members are able access a parking space at their own Club, it’s only the freeloaders we want to target!  

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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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THE LAST WORDS…

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An Invention of Collective Nouns

A reckoning of spreadsheets

A distraction of smartphones

A prattle of podcasts

A mispronunciation of scones

A clique of photographers

A heard of precedents

A pile of haemorrhoids

A condescension of mainsplainers

A stroke of geniuses

A spot of adolescents

A collection correction of pedants.

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COMMUNITY NOTICES

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Fortnightly News 28/2/2025

Issue 04 of 2025  

28 February 2025

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Dates to Remember

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Good News – it pays to read the Woden Seniors Newsletter !!

The notice in our last newsletter about the wedding album and photos found amongst donations for the Book Fair led to the very speedy return of these items to their owner.  So glad we could make this happen.

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BOOK FAIR – TIME !!

The Book Fair is fast approaching. It is now time to spread the word far and wide.

Members can help do this by

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The key information to include in any publication is:

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Woden Seniors BIG Bookfair is on again on Friday 4 April, Saturday 5 April and Sunday 6 April from 10 am to 4 pm daily at Woden Seniors Club 12 Corinna St Phillip (opposite the Woden Library).

In addition to thousands of books for all ages and tastes there will be CDs, DVDs, jigsaws, and games and a good selection of stunning water colour paintings.

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OUR PARKING PROBLEM

Members will be all too aware of the problem we have been experiencing – over a very long period – of unauthorised persons helping themselves to our parking spaces.

We are hoping that the plan we are about to put into operation will be solution we have been looking for.

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In the next week or two, signs will be placed at the entry points to the Club parking area to the effect that it is now a towaway zone.  Vehicles which our Club volunteer spotters identify as unauthorised will in the first instance have a warning notice attached to their vehicle.  If the vehicle is observed in our carpark again, we will ask the towaway operator to remove it.  Once this has happened it is then a matter between the vehicle owner and the tow company to arrange for its return – which will be at a very considerable cost to the owner.

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             We very much do not want to cause a problem for members when this gets under way.

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As you know, we have a database of members’ number plates which is linked to their membership details.  We can immediately identify any vehicle which belongs to a member who has paid for parking along with their membership.

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SO…. IT WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT THAT

1.  MEMBERS ENSURE THAT THEIR MEMBERSHIP AND PARKING STATUS ARE CURRENT, AND

2.  THAT THE INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR NUMBER PLATE DETAILS HELD IS CORRECT.

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If you occasionally come to the Club in a different car – no problem.  Simply ask Polly to add that car’s number plate to your membership info.   People dropping off members to the Club (partner, friend, carer, Uber…) are of course welcome and permitted to drive into the carpark as are people bringing books or otherwise visiting the Club for any reason.

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will also be very helpful to the abovementioned volunteer ‘spotters’ if you display your Club parking permit when parking at the Club.  If you have lost yours or don’t have one for any reason, Polly will be happy to provide you with a new one.

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If by some chance you receive a warning notice in error, please just take it to Polly and she will check that your details and car rego are correctly listed to ensure that no further action is taken.

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Note that there is no cost to the Club for the service – the tow operator charges the owners as and when a vehicle is towed.

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If you have any questions, concerns or issues now or in the future about any of this, PLEASE do get in touch with me (contact details in the Newsletter).  The whole purpose of the exercise is to ensure that members are able access a parking space at their own Club , its only the freeloaders we want to target!

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CARD MAKING ACTIVITY

This is a new Club activity – the card making group meets on Thursdays from 12.30 to 2.30pm and beginners are very welcome.  Look what some of our beginners have done already!!

       

   

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IN CASE OF BATS….

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One of our members recently had a little bat land in her house, and really didn’t know what to do for it. She found the following information to help anyone else who might have the same thing happen.

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“Hello .. I’m a bat…. I don’t suck blood and I don’t want to get stuck in your hair.  If I accidentally walk into your house, please don’t hit me with sticks or brooms, it really hurts and I’m very scared.  It was an accident, I didn’t mean to scare you.  If I land, I may not be able to get up and I need your help.  Just use a towel to get me out and I’ll fly right away.  I promise.  I eat mosquitoes and many other insects.  Our houses are being demolished for other buildings and we only have a few places to shelter.  So, if I fly into your house, turn off the lights, leave the outside light on and leave the door open.  I’ll be out in a heartbeat.  Be a human, I want to live too.”

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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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Murphy’s Other Laws  

1. Light travels faster than sound.  This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

2. A fine is a tax for doing wrong.  A tax is a fine for doing well.

3. He who laughs last, thinks slowest.

4. A day without sunshine is like, well, night.

5.  Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

6. Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don’t.

8. The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there’s a 90% probability you’ll get it wrong.

9. It is said that if you line up all the cars in the world end-to-end, someone from Florida would be stupid enough to try to pass them.

10. If the shoe fits, get another one just like it.

11. The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left by those who got there first.

12. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day drinking beer.

13. Flashlight: A case for holding dead batteries.

14. God gave you toes as a device for finding furniture in the dark.

15. When you go into court, you are putting yourself in the hands of twelve people, who weren’t smart enough to get out of jury duty.

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Fortnightly News 14/2/2025

Issue 03 of 2025  

14 February 2025

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Dates to Remember

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Time flies when you’re having fun

I heard someone say today that we are already one eighth of the way through 2025.  Crikey!!

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Do you know these people?

Thanks to the generosity of Canberrans and the even wider community, the Club receives a continuous stream of donations of books for us to sell at the Book Fair.  Quite obviously some of these have been part of a family’s downsizing process. This week the hard-working book processing team found, in one such box, a wedding album and many other obviously family photos. 

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It’s fairly certain that these were inadvertently put in a box with other books.  If you know or know of the people in the pictures, please let Polly know so that we can offer to return them.

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Book Fair Donations

Whilst on the matter of donations for the Book Fair, we will close off receipt of donations on FRIDAY 14^TH MARCH.   As you can imagine, the task of preparing for a massive effort over the three days of the Fair is a big one.  We need our volunteers to have the time and energy for those preparations without also trying to keep up with the cleaning, sorting and storing of new donations.

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If you have been planning to bring in any clean, resaleable books, comics, CDs, DVDs, audio books, jigsaws, and games we’ll be delighted to receive them up until Friday 14 March!

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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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Did you ever wonder…….

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How come abbreviated is such a long word?

If it’s zero degrees outside today and it’s supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?

Why do you press twice as hard on a remote control device when you know the battery is dead?

Why are they called buildings when they are already finished? Shouldn’t they be called builts?

Why does sour cream have an expiry date?

The light went out, but where to?

Why do banks charge you an “insufficient funds” fee on money they already know you don’t have?

Does the reverse side have a reverse side?

Why is the alphabet in that order?

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to see it, do the other trees make fun of it?

Why is a carrot more orange than an orange?

If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?

Why is it that when a door is open it’s ajar, but when a jar is open it’s not adoor?

Tell a man that there are 400 billion stars and he’ll believe you;  tell him the bench has wet paint and he has to touch it.

Why is lemon juice mostly artificial ingredients but dishwashing liquid contains real lemons?

How much deeper would the ocean be if sponges didn’t grow in it?

Why do we wash bath towels?  Aren’t we clean when we use them?

Why do we put suits in a garment bag and garments in a suitcase?

Why doesn’t the glue stick to the inside of the bottle?

Why doesn’t Tarzan have a beard?

Isn’t the best way to save face to keep the lower part shut?

War doesn’t determine who’s right, just who’s left.

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Fortnightly News 31/1/2025

31 January 2025

Dates to Remember

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Expressions of interest are invited

Members of our craft group, led by Maureen Bourne, are planning offer instruction in card-making.  If there is interest, the sessions will begin in late February, on Thursdays from 12.30 to 2.30pm.

Beginners are welcome.  Some supplies are included in the usual Club activity fee.

Please contact Polly at the Club to put your name on the list.

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Book Club

A reminder that our Book Club will meet on the last Friday of each month, 2.00pm in the Anne Murray Room.  The first meeting will be today, Friday 31^st January.  Again, any queries to Katherine McCarthy, 0400 456 841.

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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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A slightly jaundiced view of the new year!

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COMMUNITY NOTICE

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https://theq.net.au/whats-on/international-womens-day-2025-high-tea/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3pZ3qGffhWzmfpwOK_jrA7WD5pFeHF7GMTPEe20MgWr4z7eiG5To32hNU_aem_aE0xrdBUyDR13edW1u7Gmg

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Fortnightly News 17/1/2025

Issue 01 of 2025  

17 January 2025

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Dates to Remember

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WELCOME BACK

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Wishing all our Club members, their families, friends, and loved ones a happy and prosperous 2025.  I‘d guess we’ve all felt that it seems just yesterday we were gearing up for Y2K – and now that was a quarter of a century ago. 

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BOOK FAIR DONATIONS

Donations are being welcomed for our 2025 Big Book Fair.    The Fair is our big fund-raiser for the year and wouldn’t it be fantastic to beat last year’s record takings!!  A reminder that we are delighted to 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. Donations can be left at the Club between 9.30 am and 3.30 pm Monday to Friday.

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Memoir Writing Group

Have you ever thought of writing your memoir or stories from your life experiences?  For your family, your friends, or even just for yourself?

Come along to a Memoir Writing Group on Tuesday afternoons, 1.00pm in the Anne Murray Room, starting on 21^st January 2025.  Looking forward to seeing you.  Any queries can be directed to Katherine McCarthy, 0400 456 841.

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Book Club

Do you like to read?  Our Book Club will meet on the last Friday of each month, 2.00pm in the Anne Murray Room.  The first meeting will be Friday 31^st January.  Again, any queries to Katherine McCarthy, 0400 456 841.

Many thanks to Katherine for leading these two initiatives.

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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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Fortnightly News 20/12/2024

Issue 25 of 2024  

20 December 2024

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Dates to Remember

Monday 23 December to Friday 10 January – Club will be closed for the Christmas break.

Monday 13 January – Club re-opens for 2025.

Monday 27 January – Australia Public Holiday. Club will be closed.

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With this last Newsletter for 2024, I would like to wish all members,

their families and loved ones, a safe and peaceful Christmas and good health and prosperity in 2025.

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CHRISTMAS BREAK

As is usual, the Club will close for a period over the Christmas/New Year weeks, as per the dates above.  Not all activities are set to recommence on the 13^th, your group’s leaders and co-ordinators will have advised you if this is the case.

CHRISTMAS LUNCH

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It was crowded, it was cheap, it was loud – it was Woden Seniors’ 2024 Christmas Lunch.  I can only hope that all those in attendance enjoyed our lunch as much as I did… and anecdotal evidence says that this was indeed the case.

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I have a long list of thank you’s to the people who made it all happen.  The many hands who made light work –  made soup all through winter to subsidise the cost, ordered, delivered and arranged the food, lifted and shifted tables and chairs, provided the wonderful table decorations, organised the parking, decorated the Christmas tree, donated an amazing array of items for the hampers, organised the winning of the hampers, entertained us, cleaned up, re-stacked furniture, and filled take-away containers afterwards – and came along to have lunch and join in the fun.

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The food was delicious, the pop-up choristers and the line dancers added that special touch to the occasion and were very favourably received, and special thanks go to everyone who contributed to Polly’s Christmas card and its contents.

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As our 2024 Club year comes to a close, I would like to acknowledge and thank all the activity leaders and co-ordinators who keep everything humming along in the halls, the verandahs and the Anne Murray Room, the Committee and sub-Committee members who see to it that everything required to keep the Club operating successfully is attended to and of course, the one person who is the daily happy welcoming presence and the real powerhouse behind our very successful operation – our Polly.

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Please take care on the roads, stay healthy and happy and join me in looking forward to 2025 and some new and interesting activities which are in the offing.

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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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Fortnightly News 6/12/2024

Issue 24 of 2024  

6 December 2024

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Dates to Remember

Monday 9 December – Christmas Lunch

Monday 23 December to Friday 10 January – Club will be closed for the Christmas break.

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CHRISTMAS LUNCH

Everything is in place for a successful Christmas lunch on Monday.  Thank you to everyone who has indicated that they will attend;  the acceptance list is now full, the food has been ordered, the entertainers have been warming up, and the Christmas hampers are ready to be won.    Let the fun begin!

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BOOK FAIR DONATIONS 

Just a reminder that we obviously cannot receive donations of books for the Book Fair during the Club Christmas break.  If you or anyone you know are planning to bring in books, please do so before Monday 23^rd December and after Friday 10 January.

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NEW ACTIVITIES IN 2025 ….

Memoir Writing Group

Have you ever thought of writing your memoir or stories from your life experiences?  For your family, your friends, or even just for yourself?

Come along to a Memoir Writing Group on Tuesday afternoons, 1.00pm in the Anne Murray Room, starting on 21^st January 2025.  Looking forward to seeing you.  Any queries can be directed to Katherine McCarthy, 0400 456 841.

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Book Club

Do you like to read?  Our Book Club will meet on the last Friday of each month, 2.00pm in the Anne Murray Room.  The first meeting will be Friday 31^st January.  Again, any queries to Katherine McCarthy, 0400 456 841.

Many thanks to Katherine for leading these two initiatives.

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TALENT ON SHOW

Today’s photos are of Wednesday’s end of year performance by the Recorder Group, for friends and invited guests.  A lovely afternoon of excellent playing followed up by a delightful afternoon tea, provided by the performers.  It is just wonderful to be reminded of, and I am in awe of, the range and depth of talents and interests of members of Woden Seniors.

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A WELCOME UPGRADE

This morning the work is being done to upgrade the lighting in the Anne Murray Room.  Our thanks go to the Southern Cross Club who awarded us a grant, enabling us to replace the originals with modern LEDs which will make a big difference for members using the room and of course will make a difference to the amount of electricity consumed.

                      

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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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Fortnightly News 22/11/2024

Issue 23 of 2024  

22 November 2024

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Dates to Remember

Sunday 24 November – 2-4pm “Thank You” concert by the Woden Singers

Monday 9 December – Christmas Lunch

Monday 23 December to Friday 10 January – Club will be closed for the Christmas break.

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SUNDAY 24 NOVEMBER – thank you from the Choir

Just a reminder – Gail and the choir members have planned a delightful program of songs to entertain you on Sunday afternoon 24^th November, 2-4pm.  Lots of old favourites including some advance Christmas offerings.  They are planning to sing with their familiar piano accompaniment, and also a set accompanied by the new whizz-bang portable electronic pianist-substitute, Otto.

All welcome !! Please bring a small plate of goodies to share for afternoon tea and enjoy a very pleasant two hours of music and socialising.

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CHRISTMAS LUNCH… don’t miss it

The list of people who have indicated that they are coming to the Club for this year’s Christmas lunch is growing quickly.  There are still plenty of places available but there is a finite limit to how many we can accommodate.  Get in quickly if you haven’t yet had Polly put you on the attendance list!! 

For the small payment of $6 (vouchers welcome of course) members will enjoy a delicious lunch and be in the running for the hamper prizes.  There are also some singing and dancing entertainments being planned.  Tea, coffee, water and juices will be part of the offering and members who wish to do so are welcome to bring their own alcohol.

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THE HAMPERS

Lots of donations of items for inclusion in the Christmas Hampers have been coming in.  Thank you to everyone who has, or is planning to, contribute something, this year’s lucky draw looks like being a bonanza.

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CAN YOU HELP?

Due to increased attendances our Mahjong group are in need of a couple of extra sets of tiles and boards.  Do you have a Mahjong set (with or without boards) you no longer use or need?  We’d love to hear from you.

Our Monday afternoon Games and Friendship group are in need of some sets of cards for playing Canasta and 500.  Again, if you have any that you no longer use or need, we’d love to hear from you.

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THAT WINNING LOOK 

      

Lovely to have received this great photo of Merrylie Goodwin, the happy winner of the quilt in our recent raffle.  Congratulations to Merrylie and thanks for your support of Woden Seniors.

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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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WORD MANIPULATIONS

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1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts

until you realize it was your money to start with.

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2. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.

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3. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops

bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately,

shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.

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4. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the

subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.

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5. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.

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6. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the

person who doesn’t get it.

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7. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running

late.

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