PROBUS CLUB OF COLAC FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE & HERITAGE MUSUEUM VISIT  11TH OCTOBER 2018.

LEFT HS :  JOHN ROACHE,BRYAN MARTIN,VRC OFFICIAL .JACK  MULHERON,MARY  DORAN ,RON  McCANN ,RUTH CRABBE , BOB ISAACS

REAR:  JOHN  MALONE ,ADRIENNE  RUSSELL,  JAN  MATTHEWS

RIGHT HS: BETTY LARSON,  KEVIN  ARUNDELL, LEO RUSSELL, JOHN  RUSSELL

COLAC HERALD REPORT OF FLEMINGTON VISIT

TRACKSIDE: Probus Club of Colac members and their guests admired the walking track at

Flemington Racecourse ahead of the Melbourne Cup.

 

Probus Club of Colac members and their guests have visited Flemington Racecourse for an up-close view of the track ahead of the Melbourne Cup. Club secretary Jim O'Brien said about 50 club members and their guests toured the racecourse's stands, starting stalls, and saddling enclosure and visited the rose gardens, which were in flower for the Spring Racing Carnival.

The club provides activities and companionship for aged, semi-retired and retired people. -.We visited the Makybe Diva statue on the lawns in front of the big new stand and we had a look in the $l28-million new feature," Mr O'Brien said.

The group also saw Bart Cummings' extensive trophy collection at Saintly Place, a general-admission area overlooking Flemington's winning post, and learned about the Melbourne Cup's history at the Australian Racing Museum.

Mr O'Brien, had a 16- year bookmaker career in southwest Victoria, has previously attended the Melbourne Cup, but said he organised the event for others yet to visit the racecourse.

'A lot of our members are not racing orientated; it was good to let them see what happens and just what an amazing place Flemington is," Mr O'Brien said.

"We took a guest, Leanne Cole, and she has wanted to go to Flemington all her life and it was really one of the highlights for me as organiser to see someone enjoy the day so much.

"It's a huge set up; I think there's 250 acres on the course. It's something that if people haven't seen it, it's well worth them knowing about."

 

 

FRIDAY 7/12/2018  CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON AT CITY BOWLS CLUB

Seventy Seven people attended including Guest Speakers Nick Hay and Jock Brady. A roast meal of 3 meats and roast vegetables together with either fruit salad or Christmas pudding for sweets was enjoyed by all.Member Brian Gleeson said Grace  before we all enjoyed our meal.

FUNNY MEN: 3CS presenters Nick Hay and Jock Brady regaled their audience with a
selectien of humerous anecdotes.

CRACKINGTIME: John Malone invited his wife Robyn to a Probus Club of Colac's annual
Christmas Luncheon.

 

COLAC HERALD REPORT OF PROBUS CLUB OF COLAC CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

 

The Probus Club of Colac always celebrates Christmas with a good roast.

Club members sat down together this month to a feast of three meats and vegetables at

the City Bowls CIub, as two wellknown Colac mates toid yarns and roasted each other.

3CS radio personalities Jock Brady and Nick Hay spoke at the club's annual Christmas Luncheon,

entertaining 77 attendees with stories about themselves and their time in the industry.

Club secretary Jirn O'Brien said it was great to see so many members and their guests enjoying

themselves.

"That is the kind of thing that Probus is all about," he said.

The Probus Club of Colac is Colac's largest male-only Probus club, with 83 members.

The club meets once a month, and hosts about four events a year with guest speakers as well as trips to the races.

Mr O'Brien said the mission of the club was  to provide friendship,fellowship and fun for retired and semi-relired people.