- Chris Hill
- 0419528446
- chrishill3@bigpond.com
Yarra Ranges National Seniors
A warm welcome to Yarra Ranges Branch of the NSA. (covering approximately the Yarra Ranges Council Map area of the Yarra Ranges and Yarra Valley). We are a friendly, inclusive and active Branch of over 50s with a voice to Government.
Guests and visitors are most welcome to join us at any of our - Meetings (held on the 2nd Monday of the month) at the Lillydale Lake Comunity Room, Lilydale Lake Road, Lilydale. Our Guest Speakers are interesting, informative and cover many subjects.
Also we are involved in many Activities - 'Out & About', 'Dining Out', Saturday Walks and a variety of Entertainment (Morning Melodies, live theatre, live musicals theatre, films etc).
This Branch was first formed in 2006 and has during this time supported a variety of charities to improve the welfare of the community.
Happy Birthdays and Congratulations to.
30th January Cliff
9th February John W
10th February Jean
11th February Judy J
16th February Sandra
18th February Pamela
23rd February Patrick
Our President's Report
Hi Members, Another year has gone. What a good year it has been. Plenty of activities organised by Chris to attend. We have at least 6 new members which is really good. Also, we had 47 members attend the Christmas Dinner at Sanctuary House Convention Centre at Healesville, it was an excellent meal. We had plenty of volunteers to ‘man’ the Awareness Tent at the Lilydale Melba Festival & Street Fair. Merry Christmas to all members and a Happy New Year. Hope to see you all at the February meeting.
Happy reading
Trevor
President
General Information
MEMBERSHIP FEES
Please ensure you use the ‘Yarra Ranges NSA Application Forms’ at the end of our ‘Grapevine’ News Letter (downloadable from this Website) and then give it to the Branch Secretary(Lyn). By using our form this informs NSA that you are a member of this Branch. The Branch receives an annual payment for your Membership.
EVENT ATTENDANCE
Everyone needs to please text or email Chris with any changes they want to make after they have put their name down for an ‘Outing & About’ / ‘Dining Out’ / ‘Morning Melodies’. Also, if you put their name down for an ‘Outing & About’ / ‘Dining Out’ / ‘Morning Melodies’ please make sure you put it in your diary, so you don’t overlook or forget what you have made a commitment that day.
WELFARE INFORMATION
Please contact Pamela, our Welfare Officer, if you know of anyone who is unwell, having an operation, in need of help or has passed away within the family.
COMMUNITY INFORMATION
JP facilities are available at the Croydon & Lilydale Police Station on the following days and times –
Croydon Tuesdays 10.00am to 1.00pm Lilydale Thursdays 10.00am to 1.00pm
CONTRIBUTE TO OUR NEWSLETTER
Have you been travelling? Have you attended a good show? Have you read a good book? Is there something you have experienced, that you would like to share with the members of the Branch? A story? One-liners? Photos from outings? Contact Lyn.
GUEST SPEAKERS for our branch meetings
If you have a suggestion for a ‘Guest Speaker’ please let a Committee Member know.
Whale Watching
Lorraine Sc and her family were visiting Coolangatta and decided to go on a Whale Watching Cruise and they were certainly not disappointed.
"I was in QLD recently with our daughter, Leanne and we shared the most magnificent experience - Whale Watching! This was my first whale watching encounter. Our tour departed from the Fingal Head Boat Ramp just 10 minutes from Coolangatta. Between May and November each year over 30,000 Humpback whales migrate between their summer feeding grounds in Antarctica and the warm waters of the tropics and the Great Barrier Reef. The Tweed Heads / Gold coast was a good place to experience the whales as they swim reasonably close to shore along the coastline. It really did feel like an intimate, up-close encounter. Within 5 minutes of the trip beginning, we saw a mother humpback whale with her calf, repeatedly breaching and re-entering the water with a magnificent show of their tails. (fluke). We saw a pod of 3 adult whales with a calf, and other single whale sightings. It was incredible to hear the whale’s song, to learn about Humpback behaviour from the onboard marine biologist and to also see dolphins and migratory birds. I thought it was brilliant!”
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