Garden Club sponsorship increases
Warragul Camera Club
Members enjoyed an outing to Tarra Bulga National Park recently, where they photographed Fungi, ferns, and even a Lyrebird.
The August monthly meeting, attended by 38 members, heard judge, Rob Morgan give hints on how to improve each entry for the open competition. Results were: A grade prints: 1st Terrie O’Dwyer, 2nd and HC Jane Woodcock, 3rd and HC David Woodcock, HCs to Bruce Langdon, Marg Tylee, Robyn Wright.
B grade prints: 1st and 2nd Carol Monson, 3rd Andrea McVicar, HC Peter Dwyer and Irene Coates.
A grade PDI: 1st and HC Robyn Wright, 2nd David Barton, 3rd Bruce Langdon, HC Linda Keagle and Jane Woodcock.
B grade PDI: 1st Kevin Gibson, 2nd Carol Monson, 3rd Andrea McVicar, HC Peter Dwyer.
CREX A grade: 1st Ruth Burleigh, 2nd Roger Keagle, 3rd Linda Keagle. B grade: 1st and 2nd Kerrie Matthews. Following the judging, Rob Morgan screened some of his images.
The Gippsland Interclub Photographic Exhibition, hosted this year by the Warragul Camera Club, will be displayed at the Red Tree Gallery at Jindivick during August.
The next Monday tutorial will feature Lightroom and Photobook, led by Bruce Langdon.
The club is holding a movie night at the Crossover School on August 12.
This month’s outing will be Cranbourne Botanical Gardens.
For more information, phone 0419 525 124, or visit the club website, where members photos may be viewed.
Warragul Stroke Support Group
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Warragul Stroke Support Group will meet today at the Community House, 138 Normanby St, Warragul from 1pm until about 3pm.
Joanne Watt will lead her fun exercises, which will be followed by a chat over a cuppa. Cost is $2.
Anybody who hasn’t attended before will be warmly welcomed.
The group will have a presence at the kiosk on the corner of Smith and Palmerston Sts during Stroke Week, which is held in September.
The event will be held on Saturday, September 9 and the group have arranged free blood pressure checks.
Several people were referred to their doctor following last year’s checks.
For meeting apologies, contact Anne Olsen.
RSL Warragul sub-branch
Despite the inclement weather, there was a good turnout of members at the monthly meeting of Warragul sub-branch of RSL held recently at teh club rooms at 94 Albert Rd, Warragul.
After the conclusion of the meeting, David Dunstan of Baw Baw Shire speak on plans for street works in the central business district.
He used various visual aids to illustrate the program and the audience was very interested in his talk,. asking him many questions about the program.
Legacy Week is to be held at the end of this month and volunteers are needed to sell badges. If you are able to assist, phone the RSL and if no-one is in attendance leave a recorded message.
As Legacy helpes war widows and their families, the RSL ask that people give generously to this appeal.
The next trip is planned for October, where it is hoped to travel to Queenscliff on the ferry.
A full program is being arranged. Further information will be available at next month’s meeting.
An RSL Active program information night is being planned for September 4 at 6.30pm. This program is arranged for contemporary ex-service personnel and their families and will consist of various forms of exercise.
The next meeting will be held on Monday, September 4 at 2pm. Members are always welcome and the sub-branch look forward to seeing you along.
Baw Baw Region Arthritis Support Group
The group apologises for being late with the club news.
It has been a little hectic, what with classes, the annual general meeting, lunch at the country club, attending The Story of the Seekers (also at the country club) and finally, a committee meeting. Phew! The new committee has been elected, and the group thanked all who came along to the annual general meeting.
The business end was short and not too formal,. but lunch provided a welcome relief nonetheless.
The group thanked Rob for taking on choir duties.
Quite a few members attended The Story fo The Seekers at the country club. The general consensus was a great day out of wonderful entertainment.
One group member provided even more, losing her sjirt when she stood up to leave.
The first committee meeting went well and a great deal was achieved.
The group thanked the new office bearers who will be taking the group forward for the next two years. It also thanked those who brought the group to this point in time, especially thsoe whose input is invaluable, if silent and and sometimes overlooked.
The group look forward to the return of some members currently overseas to celebrate and bring them up to date. Class times: Chair based exercise classes at Uniting Church, Sutton St: Monday 12.30pm-2.30pm. Friday 12.30pm-2.30pm. Warragul. Leisure Centre for warm water exercises: Wednesday 3.30pm-4.30pm. For more information phone Madeleine on 0410 353 339.
West Gippsland Genealogical Society
The Genealogical Society’s monthly meeting will be held Thursday, August 24.
Meren Perry and Joe Oppedisano will present ‘websites to assist with researching your family tree’.
Society members Eric and Margaret Smith presented an interesting topic on ‘research in the Shetland Islands’.
A history of the Shetland Islands and Margaret’s ancestors were discussed in conjunction with a powerpoint presentation. Eric
Warragul Garden Club’s July meeting was well received by its members.
“That was a great meeting”, was the response of many members that attended the July meeting of the club.
The reason for that response was the enthusiastic presentation of well-known identity and local horticultural judge June Dineen, as she demonstrated the basic principles of flower arranging.
Audience participation was the key to this response. June provided the tools for everyone involved, complemented by flowers and foliage from members’ own gardens.
June’s skills and hands-on enthusiasm resulted in many arrangements being completed.
The president had difficulty in calling “time”, as many were so engrossed in producing their own masterpiece before the day’s judge, Margaret Monk had a difficult task to undertake.
The club thanked June for her efforts. and Margaret had great help from the Shetland Islands Historical Society with their research when they visited there last year.
The Family History Writers’ Circle will meet on Friday at the Warragul Library, Victoria St, between 10am and noon. All welcome. The Society is compiling a family history of service personnel from World War 1 who are buried in the Warragul cemetery. If anyone has any information, contact WGGS at the address below. WGGS Library opening hours: Wednesday to Friday 10am-2pm. Second Saturday of the month 10am-3pm. Fourth Sunday of the month 2pm-4pm. Visitors welcome. Not everything can be found online.
The Society meet on the upper floor of the Old Shire Hall, Queen St, Warragul at 8pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. Further details about the Society can be obtained from president Barbara, phone 5611 3871 or visit the website www.westgippslandgenealogy.com.
Margaret’s judging of the month’s show bench resulted in Aileen White taking out ‘flower of the month’ and Carol Burns the ‘best on bench’.
The president reported that the club’s three sponsors from last year will all be sponsoring the club this year and will be joined by a new sponsor.
Spring bus trips are being planned for Mornington Botanic Gardens and Gardenworld, along with one to Melton Native Botanic Gardens and University of Melbourne horticultural campus. Non-members are welcome to join in. The next meeting will be held on August 28 (9.45am at Warragul Senior Citizen’s Centre) and will feature the club’s annual plant sale.
Visitors and potential new members are welcome.
Full details of all club activities can be found on the website www.warragulgardenclub.com or phone Judy on 5623 6180.