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Melbourne Bearbrass Probus

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 419 134 206

Address: P.O. Box 23094 Docklands Vic 8012 3042 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: www.probussouthpacific.org/microsites/melbournebearbrass

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25.01.2022 It's a lovely day so hope this doesn't spoil it. But we believe in speaking truth to gerontology...

19.01.2022 Hi - it's Mel here (Vic Gray is our long passed away beautiful labrador). An Australian friend who we met during our 12 month stay in Lucca, has just completed her quarantine upon returning to Australia from Italy. She asked Pam and me if we knew anyone in any part of Melbourne, who knows of a need for a house-sitter for a while. Please let me know if you have any ideas. looking for recommendations.

15.01.2022 Member Pam G. has sent us her beautiful photos from a trip to the Arid Garden at the Bot Garden. Our own garden is more titled "Aphis Garden" btw. Arid Garden A world of succulents awaits you at the new and improved Arid Garden which is now open for you to visit! Over a century in the making and with the help of generous donors, the new Arid Garden was designed by renowned Landscape Architect Andrew Laidlaw, and based on the internal cellular structure of a succulent.... The collection features more than 3000 arid plants including 400 different species, with many sourced from world-renowned international collections including the Field collection, created by Ralph and Robert Field in Tennyson, north-central Victoria. The Fields collection was brought to Australia in the 1930s by German Explorer and botanist Harold Blossfeldt, who wild-collected cacti and succulents from South America.

15.01.2022 Next meeting, 10am Tues Dec 1. Our speakers for our Bearbrass meeting 10am this Tuesday Dec 1 are Cecilie Hollen and Nicole Cuiava, Information Officers for the Melbourne Metro Tunnel project. They’ll provide an update and overview of the project, including tunnel alignment and stations, the benefits to Melbourne commuters and the astounding construction technology. Here’s the meeting link: Time: Dec 1, 2020 10:00 AM ... Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84331054640 Meeting ID: 843 3105 4640 The tunnel project involves twin 9-kilometre rail tunnels between South Kensington station (north west of the Melbourne City Centre) and South Yarra (in the south east) with five new underground stations. The southern portal for the tunnel is to be located to the south of South Yarra station. As a result, the tunnel will connect the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines with the Sunbury line, and allow these lines to bypass Flinders Street station and the City Loop while still stopping in the Melbourne central business district.

14.01.2022 Dr John Brooks, our club speaker today on the art of gliding, gave a marvellously interesting survey of gliding its history, its theory and practice, and videos of million-dollar gliders [fact check: under $1m] soaring like albatrosses over gorgeous scenery around Palmerston North, NZ. That’s because he was speaking from Terrace End Probus Club NZ, where he’s been president for two years. The talk was recorded, here: Share recording with viewers: https://us02web.zoom.us//l...fEEKylPMpSXGiZDljXcimLqVl5SXXqqY Passcode: d&8Upg@d At 73 he’s still as keen as ever after 40 years gliding experience. He took us on an e-flight where his Go-Pro camera in the cockpit relayed the experience. His best gliding tip: wear a floppy hat or you’ll get the top of your head and ears badly sunburnt because the canopy lets in powerful sunrays. His most intriguing video was of a glider test pilot exceeding the Do Not Exceed speed at which a glider starts to flutter and vibrate in all sorts of dangerous ways. The glider actually beat its wings like a bird! After so many months lockdown here, to be up in the cloudy skies of NZ was quite a treat. And we didn’t know till John told us why NZ is called Aotearoa land of the long white cloud. That’s because there are standing airwaves there that can put a cloud along the whole length of NZ and keep it there all day. Meanwhile our lost lamb Spike Sparkes is exploring an expedition for our club members to go gliding at a country airfield in January. More to come about that soon See more

14.01.2022 Fourteen Barbarians, carefully corralled into two groups of seven (including spouses), enjoyed our first physical catchup for many months this morning. We met at Buluk Park by the Dock Library on a beautiful sunny morning. This followed a four-person management committee meeting in the café, which one participant, speaking on condition of anonymity, said was mostly peaceful. The outdoor gathering took note of police presence within 100m so there was no intercourse between... the two groups of 7 members each. There were animated conversations and a feeling that normal life on earth had resumed. Among favorite topics were health; recent surgeries; dentistry; bunions, hearing aids; and some mostly-peaceful discussions of the US election. Top pic: L-R rear: Tony T, Mel G, masked mystery man (later identified as Ingrid Brophy, sorry Ingrid!), Spike Lost Lamb, Richard B. L-R front: Clive G, Dawn R (partner of Clive), Linda R. Other pic: L-R: Sue H (demonstrating correct posture for a young lady), Julie C, Pam G, Jill deR, Julia F, Anne F. See more

11.01.2022 This video is from Campaign to End Loneliness. It is very moving as we all have our lonely time...

07.01.2022 Back in the day we were great rockers. My God! The drugs we ingested! Not sure if this will withstand the copyright police but we'll have a go....

06.01.2022 Last night's Major Melbourne Sporting Event We've all missed the Formula 1, the Grand Final and regular AFL games, golf etc but Melbourne remains the sporting centre of Australia with the Rotary Trivia Quiz. Bearbrass Probus and guests joined Rotary Rob Hines' group last night for a rollicking good time. Rob took out the blue ribbon with 39/50 but the results of the swabs are not yet in. Fast Fingers Dave Laurie and Kevin Love fought for second right through the match and a...lthough Kevin had more answers Dave was quicker and speed equals points. Anne may be requesting compensation as she almost pushed her finger through her iPad. Rob has agreed to stand aside pending the performance pharma results and so Dave wins the dubious honour of preparing the next trivia quiz. Only two questions created debate. Is the wine cellar in the Titanic really the world's oldest? And is the cruise liner, Symphony of the Seas really five times larger than Titanic? Regardless of the outcome we all had a ball and hope to see more of you next time. cheers Eddie McGuire (Not really, Spike)

06.01.2022 At the time of The Great War, 1914-19, Australia's population was about 5 million. 416,809 men enlisted or were commissioned for active service. More than 60,000 were killed in action.... More than 156,000 were wounded in action or taken prisoner. Lest We Forget. Courtesy Michael Smith Blog

06.01.2022 Now that the lockdown has eased, a Bearbrass couple (lower right) invited their family round for TV viewing and record-playing at their Freshwater Place apartment, Southbank. Let's Melbourne again!

06.01.2022 Low Calorie Lunch Noon Wed Dec 16! Join us at Melbourne Cellar Door, 25 Dukes Walk, South Wharf and stay in trim by not selecting the alcoholic and dessert add-ons. Cost $23 per head covers shared platters and a glass of (something). I've booked for 20 but need to know your acceptance by Dec 9 to alert the Cellar about numbers coming. See you there and bring your friends whom we plan to seduce into club membership. (Don't warn them yet :)). XX Julie

06.01.2022 Christmas recipe: Now we can all get together at Christmas, including in-laws, it's time to think of lovely food to prepare, mmm! Let's start with dessert: no-one can resist a delightful jam tart. For recipe for a large jam tart, see here https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/giant-jam-tart

05.01.2022 No further words needed. Cartoon courtesy Spectator, artist "Newman" (can't make it out)

05.01.2022 Meeting up together this morning We had the fun this morning of meeting up in person for our fortnightly coffee catchup, with attendance of 11. The venue was the ever-reliable Buluk Park by the Dock Library, Docklands. We were delighted to welcome new member Sandra W and a guest Cheryl M and hope they enjoyed the get-together. Melbourne’s changeable weather was well anticipated by most of us who brought jackets, although one member’s jacket (top left) appears to have exploded... from too much cake and Danish. We think nearby towers channel the wind our way a bit. President Mel at one point changed the ambience to Formal by convening an instant management meeting to approve our impending activities such as and Christmas Party in Buluk 5.30pm Thurs Dec 10 and a gliding trip from some yet to be identified airstrip in January. (Secretary Sue has volunteered as flying instructor). Someone snapped these visiting birds looking for scraps. Can any ornithologist identify them? They seem too big to be cormorants. Top, from left: Tony T., Anne F., Mel G., Cheryl M., Ingrid B., Sue H., Pam G., Cate T., Alison B., John B. (Nice pic by John B.!) Bottom, from left: Ingrid B., Cate T., Sue H., Mel G., Alison B., John B., Cheryl M., Anne F., Sandra W., and Pam G. See more