Fortnightly News 23/10/2026

Issue 21 of 2026 23 October 2026

THE AGM

Thank you to the more than 50 people who attended Monday’s Annual General Meeting – your support of the Club is greatly appreciated.

Members in attendance also enjoyed a very useful presentation by our friend and neighbour, Dr. Haisong Wang, and the excellent lunch provided by Kari, Julie, and their helpers.

Three members of the 2025-26 Committee have retired and we thank Gail Guiliano, Jennifer Battisson and Catharine Masters for their time and effort in supporting the Club.

Special mention of course for Gail who has been a Committee member fulfilling a number of roles since the end of the 1970s, a record of service which is unlikely to be matched, let alone broken!! Gail is however continuing her very long-standing role as leader of the Woden Senior Singers, our marvellous choir who take their repertoire to nursing homes in Canberra every week. And you will note below that the Guiliano name is still a part of the Committee. A family connection to the Club which began with Gail’s mother now spans three generations.

The Committee elected for 2026-27 are

President – Jenny Gregory

Vice-President – Maureen Bourne

Secretary – Christine Mackay

Treasurer – Jennifer Pratten

Committee Member – Cindy McMillan

Committee Member – Roger Tomlins

Committee Member – Kari Hamer

Committee Member – Loretta Petroff

Committee Member – Santo R Guiliano

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And then there was lunch.

IN OTHER NEWS…

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No, I wasn’t trying to dismantle the walls of the Club – and thanks to a shy volunteer that panel has been safely and securely re-affixed!!

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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

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POINTS TO PONDER

Can you cry under water?

How important does a person have to be before they are considered

to have been assassinated instead of just murdered?

If money doesn’t grow on trees then why do banks have branches?

Why does a round pizza come in a square box?

Why are you IN a movie, but you are ON TV?

Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in

binoculars to look at things on the ground?

I signed up for an exercise class and was told to wear loose-fitting

clothing. If I HAD any loose-fitting clothing, I wouldn’t have signed up

in the first place.

My husband says I never listen to him. At least I think that’s what he

said.

Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever.

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