Port Stephens Probus Club enjoying everything from ballet and bowling, to billy tea and barbecues Port POPUP - DAupdate Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - June 29, 2023 Bowling has proved to be a great new activity for the Port Stephens Probus Club. THE Probus Club of Port Stephens recently celebrated its 40th birthday. It’s a milestone marking four decades of keeping the club’s 140-plus members connected, occupied and entertained. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au “We always add new activities to the calendar to see if there is something that our members have an appetite for,” Ann Gibson told News Of The Area. “One new activity for our club is 10-pin bowling.” Organiser Jeanette led an enthusiastic group of 20 members who said they thoroughly enjoyed the experience. “Other regular activities include fishing when the tide is right, along with walking twice a month and a game of social bowls as well as participating in the more competitive Probus interclub bowls competition. “We also have ‘bring your own’ morning teas – the most recent at Barry Park offering an opportunity to sit in the sun and hopefully enjoy a bit of whale spotting,” she said. “Another very popular activity is a barbecue every second month, it’s manned by very experienced master chefs! “We also dine out,” said Jeanette. “Recently 50 Probians were extremely happy with the fabulous food for a dinner at the Zenith Café in Shoal Bay.” Not every activity or outing is in Port Stephens, and recently a group of members attended a performance by the Grand Kyiv Ballet of Ukraine at the Civic Theatre. Also in Newcastle some members are attending ‘The Ten Tenors’ followed by ‘Tina Turner the Musical’ in October. “In the meantime, members have a visit planned to the Port Waratah Coal Services in July and are off to the Newcastle races in August.” “Our member, Ken White, is to be congratulated as a recipient of an Order of Australia Medal in the King’s Birthday Honours List,” said Jeanette. “Ken has been a Lifeline volunteer for many decades, travelling to Sydney to do his shifts. “He is also heavily involved with the local radio station, Port Stephens FM,” she said. “There are a lot of reasons to check out this club for retired and semi-retired seniors – so come along to a meeting at the Nelson Bay Bowling Club on the second Thursday of each month at 10.30am visit,” said Jeanette. For more information go to www.probusclubofportstephens.org or phone Marilynn on 0417 485 614. By Marian SAMPSON Dining out with 50 friends is fun.
