Williamstown Lodge No. 16 in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia | Community organisation

Williamstown Lodge No. 16

Locality: Williamstown, Victoria, Australia

Address: 21-25 Electra Street 3016 Williamstown, VIC, Australia

Website: https://fmv.org.au

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25.01.2022 Message from grand Sec re Visiting from March 1, 2021

24.01.2022 Happy Birthday to our Worshipful Master Ron Swift

24.01.2022 A very interesting meeting last night with Guest Speaker Rt W/Bro Greg Goding PAGM (QLD) presenting his talk Order In The House. Over 76 members & visitors in attendance to hear a very interesting, powerful and some home truths about the craft. A great platform for all of us to think about what we can do to provide a better experience for our members and future members.

24.01.2022 Great night at Williamstown Lodge 16! Thanks Rosebank Lodge 348 for your visit and generous lamb raffle donation.

22.01.2022 He is a piece of trivia, this was a presentation of a last night circa 1985/6. Guess who is the bloke on the left, handing over the certificate.

22.01.2022 GM"s Message 21/08/2020

21.01.2022 Williamstown Lodge Melbourne Cup Sweep draw. Best of luck to all involved. $400 raised for Sleep Bus, thanks to all who participated.

21.01.2022 A big night at Williamstown 16 tonight... Congratulations on being raised to the Sublime degree of a Master Mason - Bro. Gavan Flower ! Congratulations on earning your 60 Year Jewel W. Bro. Alexander Pithie PJGD!... Congratulations for 10 years of excellent service as Treasurer at Williamstown 16 W.Bro. David Vickers PM! Also as being affiliated with a Services Lodge we also conducted the Ceremony of The Vacant Chair.

20.01.2022 Barefoot Bowling for Bushfire Relief. Great way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon!

20.01.2022 Just Some of the 30+ Masons meeting at Williamstown tonight, thank you VWor Bro Myles King for your talk and efforts in Freemasonry.

20.01.2022 The June Quarterly Communication and Grand Installation of Grand Master-Elect Richard Lewis Elkington will be STREAMED LIVE at 2:00pm on 27 June 2020. Click here for the stream link: https://www.thestreamingguys.com.au/production/fmv-270620/

20.01.2022 Hearty congratulations from the Williamstown brethren to our Brother Peter Murdoch on being selected as the Grand Secretary for the Grand Lodge of Western Australia for the 2021-22 year. Well done Peter!!!

19.01.2022 Note of Lodge Summons For Wednesday 13th of May @ 7.30 Via Zoom. Details of logon and Password as per your email / Snail Mail summons LODGE BUSINESS TO BE CONDUCTED Confirm the minutes of the previous regular meeting. Receive and deal with correspondence.... Receive the Treasurer 's report & accounts payable. Receive the Lodge Almoner's report. Guest Speaker Bro. Ash Long MM 'The work of the 2 020-21 Communications and Marketing Volunteer Action Team" 1st time of rising - Receive Grand Lodge Correspondence. 2nd time of rising - Read propositions, announce anniversaries, receive other reports & deal with any other business as directed by the Worshipful Master. 3rd time of rising - Close the Lodge.

18.01.2022 Please book on line at Trybooking link for this special Zoom Ceremony of the Vacant Chair filmed at Torquay. All proceeds will be donated to Legacy. Any Lodge wishing to donate please refer to the bank details on the attached flyer.

18.01.2022 The challenge is out to all lodges to put there best barefoot forward and try to defeat a brilliant Williamstown barefoot bowls team.

17.01.2022 Notice From the Board of General Purposes re Covid 19, re Meeting and Masonic buildings

17.01.2022 Williamstown lodge Zoom Meeting with 40+ Attendee's. A presentation by Ash Long ( with some difficulties) but we got the message!

16.01.2022 Photos from the Willi Xmas in July Trivia night, a good time had by all.

16.01.2022 Freemasons Victoria. Grand Master's Latest Video Chat. Nov. 20, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0byVeMHz2uM&feature=youtu.be

16.01.2022 Have a look at the SGD?? Pretty good head of hair!!!! Do we know him???

16.01.2022 Another great night at Williamstown 16! Welcome to our newest Brother, Manoj Unnikrishnan!

16.01.2022 Williamstown Lodge #16 Wishes all a very happy Mothers Day.Williamstown Lodge #16 Wishes all a very happy Mothers Day.

15.01.2022 A rare occasion to have 3 Generations of a family present at any given time at Lodge. Here are the the Ormerods L-R Sean, Grandpa (Robert), Robert and George on the night of Initiation of Robert (Jnr). A great moment for George and his Lodge George's funeral can be viewed on line https://www.belindajanevideo.com/client-vid/george-ormerod/ Thursday 3rd September 10am

15.01.2022 A great day for our Annual Childrens Christmas Party today!

15.01.2022 Williamstown Lodge Foundation Fire Relief Fund is currently $1350.00. So proud of our Lodge.

14.01.2022 50 years Anniversary as a Mason. Thankyou for your drive, passion and enthusiasm not only for your lodge but the craft in general. I am sure the poor old ADC (you) would have a sore throat from introducing the visitors if we were meeting in person (tonight).

14.01.2022 A massive thank you to all our followers as we pass the milestone of over 1000 likes!A massive thank you to all our followers as we pass the milestone of over 1000 likes!

14.01.2022 In these uncertain times, Freemasons stay connected through technology. Williamstown Lodge has roots as a returned services Lodge and holds a ceremony called The Ceremony of the Vacant Chair twice a year; ANZAC and Remembrance Days. The essence of the ceremony is to take a few moments to reflect on those that paid the ultimate sacrifice for us. With social distancing restrictions in place and the closure of lodge buildings until further notice, this year our lodge used t...echnology to ensure we continued a very important part of our lodge calendar. Because we cannot physically meet and carry out the ceremony itself, to help us commemorate, RWBro Wing Commander (Ret) John Glover RFD, PDGM gave a wonderful talk on What does ANZAC Mean 100 years later, as part of the ceremony. John combined his civilian radiology career with service to our great nation as a radiologist in the RAAF reserves including a deployment to Bougainville where he led the radiology unit as part of a peace keeping mission. We had over 50 participants from all over Australia join us on Zoom to help commemorate. We hope we can be with each other in our Lodge rooms soon.

12.01.2022 VALE WBro George Ormerod 6/11/1950 ~ 26/8/2020 Aged 69 Member of Williamstown Lodge 16 George had been suffering from cancer for some time. A good man and loving husband to Maggie and his three children ... RWBro Ron Swift Master. See more

11.01.2022 Please put into your Diary's "Official visit to Rosebank Lodge No 348". Monday the 5th of October 2020 Please try to come along and support the Wor Master and the Lodge. More details to follow.

09.01.2022 Rehearsal and Christmas decoration night.

09.01.2022 The "Early Starters" of the Willi boys Friday night drinks Ron, Valentin, Bob, Graeme, Romi and Adam. All clearly missing lodge with lots of banter and stories being told. Also great to catch up with Gavan Flower, Justin Mulligan and Brad Nikolic.

09.01.2022 Our newest Master Mason Welcome Bro. Romi Bogdan ! A great night.

09.01.2022 Williamstown Lodge & Freemasons Foundation Donation to Sleepbus

08.01.2022 Willi Lodge called back on this Saturday 13/3 and conducted two ceremonies of Initiation for now Bros. Belmir Velic & Derek Haayema. Congratulation to both from the Willi lodge Members.

07.01.2022 Williamstown Lodge pledges $500.00 to the Foundation towards the fire relief.

07.01.2022 The Board of General Purposes Selection Panel will be electing up to four new Directors who will commence on March 21, 2021. An election to the BGP is for a four-year term and bears expectations of monthly Board meetings, active involvement in a Volunteer Action Team and/or aBGP sub-committee and representing the membership with regular visits to Lodges. If elected, you will be a leader within the Craft, driving decisions that support our organisation into the future. BGP ...positions hold great responsibility and influence and you will gain a new insight into the impact our organisation has within our communities. The BGP is looking for qualified Brethren to be actively involved in the strategic decision making of our Craft. We are seeking Brethren with experience in one or more areas of governance, finance, marketing, legal services, information technology and/or membership organisations. If you would like to have a voice in how our organisation is run, it is important to have your nomination endorsed by your Lodge and submitted to the Grand Secretary before the fall of the gavel at the next Quarterly Communication or Business Meeting in December 2020. Terms of eligibility: Be a subscribing member of a warranted Lodge under the United Grand Lodge of Victoria. Have held the rank of at least Master Mason within such a Lodge for a minimum period of five consecutive years immediately prior to nominating. Be able to demonstrate active involvement in Freemasonry. Have that nomination endorsed by a resolution of a Lodge of which he is a subscribing member passed in Virtual Lodge by the majority of members present. https://freemasonsvic.org.au//2/10/Nominations-for-BGP.pdf

06.01.2022 I was privileged to attend Williamstown Lodge Zoom Meeting last night and to say a few words to celebrate the 50th year as a Freemason of MWBro Bob Jones PGM. S...ome 76 on line at one stage and a thoroughly enjoyable night at a formal meeting and an absolutely fun night of reminiscing and a few toasts at the very informal south at the conclusion of formalities. Almost everyone had a story to share and it was great to have members of the 1983, 1986, 1989,1990, 2003 and of course 2013-2014 Grand Lodge Teams in attendance to honour Bob, in addition to a large number of his own brethren from Williamstown. The visitors included our GM, PGM Hillel Benedykt, PDGMs, Mark GM Peter Julier, PGDCs and many who had shared Bobs masonic Journey. The highlight for me was the fact that Robert Junior and Cam Jones, Bobs sons joined us in the South and said a few words about their father. A wonderful tribute to a highly respected and regarded Freemason and citizen. Congratulations again Sir, from your brethren throughout Victoria and indeed Australasia. See more

05.01.2022 Well done Williamstown #16. $2000.00 to the fire relief, One very proud WM.

05.01.2022 Another great night at Williamstown last night with 40+ brethren in attendance and the initiation of now Brother Paul Paciocco. Ceremony went well considering the first real working night in 12 months due to Covid. In the South Emmanuel Marabeliotakis received two ( Graeme & Adam) of three bottles of scotch as his winning from last year’s AFL games specifically Blues versus Swans and Bulldogs. Very uncommon night for Emmanuel as he is usually the presenter of the bottles an...d not the receiver of such prizes. Now we may hear a claim from Emmanuel for an additional Penalty bottle of Scotch as someone without naming them directly (BJ) forgot to bring the third bottle to this meeting night. I therefore must draw to Emmanuel attention that Williamstown Lodge has conducted a Call Off and will be Calling back on this Saturday therefore Saturday is technically the same meeting to conduct another two Initiations. So as along as someone without naming them directly (BJ) deliver the third bottle this Saturday the penalty cannot apply! See more

05.01.2022 Latest Video Message from our GM

04.01.2022 Happy 4th of July to our American Brothers & Sisters. Hope you are all safe and well.

02.01.2022 Congratulations to our Bro Emmanuel Marabeliotakis and Bro Daan Jadde ( Golden Fleece) for organising the Central 111 and Western 117 Districts Ladies Lockdown Dinner last Night. Wonderful event which has raised over $11,000 for the Lebanon Disaster Relief Fund. A good example of Masonry being Universal. Willi lodge well supported with Ron & Roz , Bob & Kerry, Adam & Melinda, Graeme & Anita, Emmanuel & Gabby also our good friends from Rosebank Lodge and other familiar faces.

02.01.2022 Brethren please take note next Wednesday at Williamstown lodges Zoom Meeting our special guest speaker is Rt.Wor.Bro. Tony Bucca DGM and his topic is Return to Lodge? How Where and When. Also it is the 50th Masonic Anniversary of Bob Jones, please join us in celebrating this milestone with Bob. Details for the link below: Time: Jul 8, 2020 07:30 PM Australia/Melbourne Join Zoom Meeting... https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6128214334 Meeting ID: 612 821 4334 Password: 105105 See more

01.01.2022 Four away from 1000 likes!!! Amazing to watch this page grow from humble beginnings (thanks to Brother Peter J Murdoch, who started it all). It's become such an integral part of how our Lodge reaches the community - all thanks to you for 'liking' and engaging with it. Great stuff!

01.01.2022 Williamstown Lodge #16 met last night, conducted a ballot for 6 candidates and welcomed a joining member Goran and presented a 70 year jewel to Rt.Wor.Bro. George BindlessP.J.G.W. Lodge opened at 7 pm and closed at 8 pm. We all then retired to the Morning Star hotel for a meal. A great night had by all.