Club Notes...
Warragul Ranges Probus Club
Warragul Ranges Probus Club held its annual general meeting on Thursday, March 28 at the Warragul Country Club.
Rotary club’s representative Bob Lewis chaired the meeting. Outgoing president Peter Gilbert reflected on the club’s past year and praised club members and office bearers for their continued participation in providing numerous options and activities for club members.
All positions were declared vacant and all except one was filled.
New president Jan Maclean addressed those present and spoke of her commitment and enthusiasm for the coming year.
Warragul Camera Club
On Monday April 1, 27 club members and one guest attended the April general meeting, held at Warragul RSL, and saw the Warragul Camera Club’s members’ competition entries for A Nautical Look at Life – a total 98 entries were received.
Vice president Robyn Rosenboom welcomed visiting judge Darryl Whitaker from Latrobe Valley Camera Club.
As a mark of respect, Robyn advised members Bert Rance’s death. Bert instigated successful recruitment drives for the club. He was a long time member who continually supported the club in many ways.
Jack Gargasz, presented the digital images for the competition on the large projector screen, and Ron Paynter displayed the photographic prints on the easel. The club’s website features the monthly competition entries for the public to view.
Darryl Whitaker has recently returned from a complete navigation of Tasmania in his sailing boat and was delighted to be asked to judge a competition with a nautical theme. He is very approachable and constructive in his judging and gave a high energy presentation without notes. His tips and ideas on equipment selection, composition and exposure were greatly appreciated by club members.
A Nautical Look at Life Competition results:
Prints A grade: 1st Des Lowe, 2nd Robyn Rosenboom, 3rd Gary Smith. HC: Nigel Beresford, Bruce Langdon, Mike Moore. Prints B grade: 1st and 2nd Kayren Browne. PDI A grade: 1st and HC Terrie O’Dwyer, 2nd Robyn Rosenboom, 3rd Jack Gargasz. HC: Paul Robinson, Ruth Burleigh.
PDI B grade: 1st Enza La Rocca, 2nd Kayren Browne, 3rd Jan Bennett.
Creative A grade: 1st Des Lowe, 2nd Phillip Keith, 3rd Nigel Beresford. HC: Gary Smith Creative B grade: 1st Kayren Browne. Robyn Rosenboom gave information about activities of note for club members: VAPS Convention will be held June 14 to 16 at Berwick Campus Federation Uni and registration cut off is May 26; workshops and tutorials: thanks to Greg Mitchell for his tutorial on Drip Photography, and to Des Lowe for his LightRoom workshop.
Reminder for Bruce Langdon’s “Understanding Your Camera” workshop April 15 is for all grades of photographers. Subjects will revisit useful tips and lens selection. Registration on the club calendar is essential. The Interclub competition with Phillip Island Camera Club will be “open” and conducted as a Zoom presentation. Further information will be advised in due course.
Annual club membership fees are due in May and they will be the same amounts as 2023 fees.
Adrienne Cornish, chair, 51st Warragul National Competition and Exhibition, stated there has been 1450 entries received. Adrienne spoke about the sorting day at Crossover School on April 8 and competition judging day on April 13. Adrienne would like more volunteers to register for these two important events. They will be enjoyable and a great way to learn about the National Competition. Lunch is available on the judging day, and Terrie O’Dwyer will be making a booking for the evening meal at a local venue. Dietary requirements need to be finalised immediately.
The meeting concluded with the screening of Terrie O’Dwyer’s AV of “Blue Water Lotus Gardens” outing, followed by Ron Paynter’s clever AV “Drouin Birding Expedition” which featured outstanding photography of hundreds of local birds in flight in a protected environment. Lastly, Darryl Whitaker presented a beautiful and spectacular AV of his Tasmania circa navigation journey by sailing boat early in 2024.
The next club outing will be midweek at Pt Leo Estate at Merricks – 11am, Wednesday April 17, organised by Kayren Browne.
Next club general meeting will be held Monday, May 6, when the judging results for “Close Up” images will be announced. “Open” is the next club competition and entries close May 6.
Club meetings are held the first Monday each month and visitors are welcome. For further membership information please visit the club website www.warragulcameraclub.org
Warragul Bridge Club
The Warragul Bridge Club had a record-breaking 24 players last Wednesday. Two new players, Chris Hynd and John Gibson joined the club.
After a slight delay at the start due to a computer glitch, we were able to have six full tables in play so a skip Mitchell movement was tried for the first time. The top three winning pairs on each side were:
North-south: Simon Fraser/Phillip Goode, 89, 55.62 per cent; equal second Barbara Barr/David Belcher, 84, 52.5 per cent and Howard Woodall/Chris Hynd, 84, 52.50 per cent.
East-west: Alan Kuipers/Ken Hutchison, 119, 74.38 per cent, 0.18; Warren Cousins/ Lindsey Robinson, 85, 53.12 per cent, 0.13; Diane Crowther/Anne George, 84, 52.5 per cent, 0.09.
The Warragul Bridge Club meets again at the Community House tomorrow, Wednesday at 12.45pm for a 1pm start. The club is a friendly, social group of people who welcome new, learner players. Over the past few weeks, we have had new players join us so, if you are interested in coming along to learn or play Bridge, join on Wednesday afternoon. Visitors are also always welcome.
Interested in learning Bridge? Contact Diane Crowther on 0438 594 283.