Centenary


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    Westside HQ, 5 Clewley St Corinda 4075

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    First Tuesday of the month at 10am

Contacts


  • Correspondence: PO Box 470, Mt Ommaney QLD 4074

About our branch


We are a friendly group who enjoy lots of activities and outings, as well as our annual trip further afield. See us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/992796181374204
or just go to your facebook page and find the group:
National Seniors Centenary Branch


Activities


'Steady Steps' seniors exercise class at Centenary Uniting Church hall, Riverhills Rd.

Gentle exercise class run by a professional trainer (Ron). Includes some weights, bands, balance exercises, etc. Cost $8. Often followed by coffee and conversation at the local shopping centre.

about 9:00am for a start at 9:15am with exercises running to 10:15am.

Mah Jong - Every Thursday morning

Social game of Mah Jong,(we do not score) open to interested NSA members. Beginners welcome - we play from "The Mah Jong Players Companion" by P.A.Thompson & B Maloney. The games are often followed by lunch in the Mt Ommaney shopping centre food court, or lunch at The Monier Hotel.

9:00 - 11:50 - First 2 Thursdays each month Mt Ommaney Library meeting room, Third, fourth, (& fifth) Thursdays at Monier Hotel (back room)..

Evening Dinner

Members meet at the selected restaurant each month to try the different venues and cuisines within the Centenary suburbs area or nearby. Each member pays for their own meal selection.

Booking sheet at the monthly General Meeting.

6 pm on last Wednesday each month - restaurant changes each month - see newsletter

Lunch at the Monier Tavern

Members gather for a social lunch at the Monier Tavern (Darra) on the 3rd Thursday each month. On Thursdays, Monier gives a 20% discount on main meals for seniors.

11:30 am for 12:00 pm on 3rd Thursday each month.

Coffee & Conversation

Members meet for a social coffee and get together at the Mt Ommaney shopping centre. (No meeting in December)

Last Tuesday each month - Jamacia Blue from 10:00 am

Photo Gallery


Naughty Little Kids - like their bottles of milk
Naughty Little Kids - 21/5/24 - These two kids were practising head butts for a long time.
Naughty Little Kids - 21/5/24 - Feeding from the trough on arrival
Naughty Little Kids - 21/5/24 - Cheeky line up
Naughty Little Kids - 21/5/24 - Good country pub lunch enjoyed by all.
Pat Healey being presented with a certificate for her 95th birthday by the local federal member and speaker - Milton Dick
How big is a wind turbine blade - Group photo standing under one blade - Day 7 Dorrigo Trip 2023-09
How big is a wind turbine blade - Group photo standing under one blade - Day 7 Dorrigo Trip 2023-09
Windfarm between Glen Innis & Inverell -
Day 7 Dorrigo Trip 2023-09
Rob's digeridoo demonstration at Rob's Woodturning - Inverell - Day 7 Dorrigo Trip 2023-09
Sculptures at Rob's Woodturning - Inverell - Day 7 Dorrigo Trip 2023-09
Sculptures at Rob's Woodturning - Inverell - Day 7 Dorrigo Trip 2023-09
Morning Tea (again) Tenterfield railway station - 
Day 8 Dorrigo Trip 2023-09
Alpaca Farm - Tenterfield - 
Day 8 Dorrigo Trip 2023-09
Alpaca Farm - Tenterfield - Day 8 Dorrigo Trip 2023-09
Satisfied members after enjoying buffet at Richlands hotel
Flooding of Jindalee Bowls Club 28/2/2022. (Bowls club is roof on left - white roof with solar panels.
Flooding - Jindalee Bowls Club 28/2/2022
Redlands Museum Coach - 18 May 21.
Morning Tea at Cleveland Point
Redlands Museum Coach - 18 May 21.
Morning Tea at Cleveland Point
Redlands Museum Coach - 18 May 21.
Pianola music player
Redlands Museum Coach - 18 May 21.
Attractive layout with guides who explained the exhibits
Redlands Museum Coach - 18 May 21.
Attractive layout with guides who explained the exhibits
Redlands Museum Coach - 18 May 21.
Attractive layout with guides who explained the exhibits
Redlands Museum Coach - 18 May 21.
Attractive layout with guides who explained the exhibits
Lightening Ridge Trip - Carved emu eggs at the "Unique Egg" in St George
Lightening Ridge Trip - The 'Unique Egg'
Lightening Ridge Trip - St George - Cotton field ready for harvest
Lightening Ridge Trip - St George - Cotton harvester 'laying an egg'
Lightening Ridge Trip - St George - Inspecting the cotton field after harvest
Lightening Ridge Trip - Thallon painted silos - between St George and Lightening Ridge
Lightening Ridge Trip - Arrival
Lightening Ridge Trip - Relaxing and unwinding in the hot artesian baths in the evening.
Lightening Ridge Trip - Black Opal tour - Checking the abandoned open cut mine from 'Lunatic Lookout'
Lightening Ridge Trip - Black Opal tour - The abandoned open cut mine from 'Lunatic Lookout'
Lightening Ridge Trip - Black Opal tour - One of the original miners camps.
Lightening Ridge Trip - Black Opal tour - The mined areas are littered with abandoned mine shafts. 4 posts and a loop of barbed wire constitute a barrier fence.
Lightening Ridge Trip - Black Opal tour - Descending the steps to the mine and carved sandstone gallery.
Lightening Ridge Trip - Black Opal tour - Some well known Aussies carved in sandstone down the mine.
Lightening Ridge Trip - Black Opal tour - Masks & hard hats mandated within mine. The lower levels where opals were actually mined were closed due to COVID
Lightening Ridge Trip - Black Opal tour - And of course - there was the inevitable gift shop underground in the mine.
Lightening Ridge Trip - Black Opal tour - Cactus garden.
Lightening Ridge Trip - Leaving Lightening Ridge for Goondiwindi, we stop on the ridge where Lightening Ridge got its name. (Lightening struck & killed a shepherd, his dog and 600 sheep here.)
Lightening Ridge Trip - Leaving Lightening Ridge for Goondiwindi, we stop on the ridge where Lightening Ridge got its name. Here 'Stanley' stands proudly.
Lightening Ridge Trip -  Goondiwindi - Heading to lunch, (There really was lots of food)
Lightening Ridge Trip -  Goondiwindi - Lunch, but after the food was eaten.
Lightening Ridge Trip - Leaving Goondiwindi for home- - There was this "Once apon a time" artwork just out of town.
Lightening Ridge Trip - Leaving Goondiwindi for home- - There was this "Once apon a time" artwork just out of town. (Vultures or pterodactyls make short work of a car)
Lightening Ridge Trip - Between Goondiwindi and home- - There were the Yallarbon painted silos.
Group photo at the Blue Mountains

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