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25.01.2022 Last night we welcome Bro. Avachat joining our fraternity

24.01.2022 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT BUSHFIRE AND DROUGHT RELIEF Freemasons NSW and ACT making a difference ... Vast areas of NSW and the ACT have been devastated by the continuing depredation of drought and the sudden onrush of bushfire. As your Grand Master, I am proud to announce the leadership team of Freemasons NSW and ACT has prepared a comprehensive plan to give immediate and practical assistance to affected communities throughout our jurisdiction. The plan involves all elements of our Order and is aimed at coordinating and mobilising the resources of the Craft: Grand Lodge, its boards and committees; individual Lodges and most importantly every Mason. I want us to provide the best possible level of co-ordinated and practical assistance to those who have been left wanting and in need. Many Freemasons have already taken action and are donating material to organisations. This is to be congratulated. My request now is that we maximise our efforts by creating the one state-wide campaign. This is an opportunity to make a larger, united contribution to those who so desperately need assistance. NSW FREEMASONS DISASTER RELIEF FUND Following discussions with the Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service, Shane Fitzsimmons AFSM, our first donation of $100,000 will be made to the NSWRFS to supplement its assistance to RFS volunteers and also the widows and children of those firefighters who tragically lost their lives defending their communities. Our aim is to make further considered donations. In order to be able to do this, I ask the broader NSW and ACT Masonic community make donations to the Disaster Relief Fund so we can make further targeted donations to relieve the distress of those affected. I appeal to all Lodges, Masonic entities, individual Freemasons and the Masonic Orders and Organisations of this Jurisdiction to make significant donations. All donations are tax-deductible and can be made in the following ways: Direct Bank Transfer It is faster, simpler, takes 30 seconds and goes directly into the Disaster Relief Fund account. The BSB is 032006 and the A/c is 254876. It is essential you put your surname and initials and "bushfire appeal" in the description field. If you want to claim it as a tax deduction, pdf the transaction record to Masonicare - [email protected] and you will be sent a receipt. In less than a minute, you will have helped make a difference. Cheque Made payable to the NSW Freemasons Disaster Relief Fund and posted to Freemasons NSW & ACT, PO Box A259, Sydney South NSW 1235 By Phone (from Monday, January 6 2020) Telephone Freemasons NSW & ACT on 02 9284 2800 and provide credit card details. MASONIC ACTION SATURDAYS We have a statewide network of Masonic buildings that make an ideal donation drop off centres. In order to marshal this resource, I am asking that, from Saturday 25 January 2020, Masonic Centres open on a roster basis to receive donations of clothes, toys, food items and items of practical use that can then be distributed to those in need. These Masonic Action Saturday openings will continue to be rolled out as the campaign progresses. Centres will be asked to become central collection points and I propose to involve our Regional Grand Counsellors, DGIWs and local brethren in the selection and operation of these venues for this purpose. Think now about how you can spread the word to your local communities (especially those unaffected by these twin disasters) and encourage them to make donations that can be delivered to your local masonic centre. LODGES Local Freemasons are best placed to know their local communities. This is why I am asking local Lodges to identify individuals and families in their area who have lost loved ones, property or are otherwise affected by the combined tragedies of bushfire and drought. I encourage Lodges to use any accumulated funds to provide practical assistance to local communities. The support should be tailored to meet the personal needs of the individual. In some instances, cash grants may be appropriate to allow the recipient to purchase without embarrassment or undue intrusion items of a personal nature. In other cases, direct payments to local businesses may be the best way of ensuring needs are met. Or, it may simply be the gift of companionship, compassion and consideration. Where we can, we should be seen to be supporting the local communities in the affected areas. HOSPITAL VISITATIONS We must remember firefighters, volunteers and others who have been hospitalized as a result of this ongoing tragedy. Hospital visiting by Masons is a practical way to show we care. It also enables us to find out what assistance the Craft can render to those who have been injured and their families. Here also, a cash donation from a Lodge might be a most appropriate solution. A CONTINUING COMMITMENT There is going to be a need to provide continuing assistance. It is safe to predict the scars of this tragedy will be present next Christmas. You have my assurance that, under my leadership, our Craft will continue to action practical assistance and in this regard drought and bushfire assistance will be a standing agenda item for the future meetings of Masonicare, the Board of Management and the Executive Council. I welcome and seek submissions and suggestions for future action all of which will be given proper consideration in the future planning process. I state firmly that Masonic assistance is to be rendered to all those in need: irrespective of the creed, race or social status. Whilst we are all Brethren, all those who have suffered are our brothers and sisters. Further announcements and updates will be regularly made through my newsletter. We can and will make a difference Derek J Robson AM Grand Master

24.01.2022 Is There Greatness In You

24.01.2022 It was great to pass Bro Quinn

24.01.2022 If you have one true friend you have more than your share. -Thomas Fuller

23.01.2022 Famous Freemasons Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc He was an American voice actor, comedian, and radio personality. Although he began his sixty-plus-year career performing in radio, Blanc is best remembered for his work with Warner Bros. as the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the Martian, Pep Le Pew, Speedy Gonzales, Wile E. Coyote, the Tasmanian Devil and many of the other characters

23.01.2022 A great night at Regal Inn Tenambit with Lodge Novacastria Christmas gathering

23.01.2022 Lodge Tomalpin busy again

22.01.2022 A great night with a 2nd

21.01.2022 Motivator for the Day #Freemasons

21.01.2022 Lodge Tomalpin is out and about today

20.01.2022 Freemasonry Today Summer 2020 from UK if everyone would like to read it?

20.01.2022 Emergent Meeting Initiation of Mr Sanjeev Avachat

18.01.2022 We are proud to be members of this wonderful brotherhood

16.01.2022 Our lodge business meeting tonight

15.01.2022 Proud to be a Mason

14.01.2022 Meet on the Level, Part on the Square

14.01.2022 Freemasons are often called a Secret Society, but Freemasonry is certainly not a secret society but in common with most organizations it does regard some aspects of its activities as confidential. The policy until recently was for members to be self effacing and avoid publicity about the fraternity and its community work. #Freemasons

13.01.2022 Masonic Items from the Archives. Pt 4 Thankyou to Freemasons Victoria for the video. It is great to see a Jurisdiction with a strong Social Media presence.

13.01.2022 Mens Health Week -

12.01.2022 Hey all, great page to be a part of to go direct to the farmers.

12.01.2022 Lodge Novocastria 765 Christmas gathering at Tenambit

11.01.2022 Famous Freemasons Charles Lindbergh - American aviator who made the first solo transatlantic flight.

10.01.2022 Merry Christmas

09.01.2022 This serves as an invitation to all brethren in the Hunter Region, its gona be our first Flight of the Winding Stairs, pls PM me for RSVP

07.01.2022 Men's Health Week -

07.01.2022 Great night at Lodge Tomalpin no. 253

07.01.2022 Lodge Tomalpin tonight meeting

04.01.2022 Famous Freemasons Graham Kennedy AO Australian Television personality, Lodge of St Kilda, 1955... Graham Cyril Kennedy, AO (15 February 1934 25 May 2005) was an Australian radio, television and film performer and The King of Australian television. Kennedy was a pioneer of Television in Australia, hosting the variety programme In Melbourne Tonight for thirteen years. He then went on to host the game show, Blankety Blanks, still one of the worlds highest rating game shows. He was King of Moomba, inducted into the Logies Television Awards Hall of Fame in 1988 and is fondly remembered by many as the King of Television

04.01.2022 If you want to be heard, whisper. -Author Unknown

04.01.2022 Great night Lodge Tomalpin

01.01.2022 Famous Freemasons Brother John Entwistle, the incredibly loud Bass Guitarist for The Who, who died in 2002. He kept his being a Freemason so secret, that even Pete Townsend (Who had known him since School) didnt find out about it until his funeral, when he met a few Brethren from Johns Lodge.

01.01.2022 Masonic Symbols in Movies A Screenshot from the movie: "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, also promoted as LXG, is a 2003 steampunk-dieselpunk superhero action film loosely based on the first volume of the comic book series of the same name by Alan Moore and Kevin ONeill.