By Pete Dawson and Lorraine Jones of Helensburgh Probus

In February Helensburgh Probus Club celebrated its 20th birthday. What an achievement for the founding members who started the club, five of whom are still regular members and four of them, Carole, Margaret, Mark and Barry, were at the February meeting and cut the cake!

Members continue to enjoy outings and activities, from our usual monthly bowls and golf days to a forthcoming trip to Cockatoo Island.

This month the club held its AGM and welcomed our new president, John Stimson, and new committee.

The club meets on the second Thursday of the month at 10.30am at Tradies Helensburgh. We have had two successful outings this year. The first was a bush walk followed by lunch at Bundeena RSL. We noticed that the native fig trees were lower-hanging than the massive fig trees seen in local parks and Sydney streets.

During February’s visit to Kiama, we saw the blow hole spouting at its best. Members have played golf and bowls, and a picnic at Audley was planned for March 28. In April, we will be going on a nine-day bus trip to Dorrigo, with sightseeing at the beaches and towns on the way back.

Please contact Val, our new Membership Officer, with enquiries on 0419 129 984.