Probus concentrates on making sure that retired and semi-retired persons, enjoy the fellowship of each other.
To achieve those aims, our club, as well as staging interesting monthly meetings each with a speaker, endeavours to have a range of activities based on member interest. Groups are formed around activities such as picnics, golf, walking, entertainment, drone flying, photography, monthly film day, Monday morning coffee group and lunches at various places e.g. RSL's and Clubs in ther vicinity.
Each group needs a convener to ensure its' smooth running so if you are interested and able please consider volunteering for these positions as new groups are formed.
October 2025 - Probus Month BBQ
Thursday 23 October Ruffy Lake Park
12 noon til late.
October is Probus Month and last year 2024 we celebrated at Ruffy Lake with a BBQ at the Pavilion at Ruffy Lake. This is not only a social event but it is a public demonstration of how Probus provide a high level of personal interaction and good times.
We discussed this at the Committee Meeting held on Tuesday 6 October and decided that we would have another BBQ at Ruffy Lake and so you are invited to attend and participate.
Food: Bring your choices of food and beverages. Many brought their individual specialities and shared this with others.
There is a pagoda for shelter and last year members brought their own chairs and small tables and enjoyed the sunshine.
Weather: We are moving into late spring and ewe have experiences some great sunny days already and sop we should be in luck – If it rains on our BBQ day then we will call it off.
Please swear blue and yellow, the Probus colours and show others what life in Probus can do for individuals.
Your Committee hopes to see as many of you as possible and let’s have a great time on a sunny October afternoon.
If you would like to join us to see what Probus is about, please phone the President, Gerry Cross on 0418 130 499.
If you
September 2025 - Grand Final Celebrations - Chris Summers
Members wqere asked to come to the meeting with footy apparel. We had a great roll up and most teams represented.
March 2025
Probus Members Win Bowls Grand Final
Jeanette and Trevor Bravo, playing for Blackburn Bowls Club were part of the team that won the Tuesday Pennant Grand Final.
At season’s end Blackburn finished fourth on the ladder. During the finals the team then proceeded to beat the third side (Ivanhoe), the second side (Greythorn) and finally the top side (Box Hill RSL)
The Grand Final was a tight encounter. Scores were level on 53 to 53 after two rinks had played their 21 ends and the other rink had played 20 ends. There was silence and breaths held by players and supporters as the final end was played and to the great delight of the team Blackburn finished two shots up. Final score was Blackburn 55 to Box Hill RSL 53.
Photo Courtesy J. Bravo
Radio Broadcast - 20 February - Chris
I had a live broadcast on community radio 3WBC 94.1FM in the studio at the Box Hill Town Hall. Gabby Beams has a 2 hour segment on Thursdays called Forum.
I had pre knowledge of questions to be asked promoting Probus and I went prepared, but Gabby kept me on my toes by asking me the questions in a totally different order to her running sheet, biut I survived and was far more relaxed once I got into the studio than I had been all day waiting for by big debut.
Did anyone hear the broadcast? I will not give up my day job.
Photos: Chris Summers
Cuppa and Chat time at January Meeting.
NEW GROUP - TALKING SHARES - Daryl Rogers
Next meeting 4.2.2025 at 10am at
Blackburn Bowls Club meeting room, Pakenham Street, Blackburn.
Our group managed to work through what turned out to be an ambitious agenda. We revisited the group's guiding statement. Further updates on previous shares of interest were covered together with contributions of new shares of interest. There was discussion of member share activity. A new agenda item looking at interesting articles and videos brought good results.
Perhaps the greatest collective engagement was each member providing a description of their portfolio for the $100,000 phantom competition. Members have structured their portfolios in different ways. The test of course is how they perform overtime. The next meeting will be the first comparison, so a very lively item that will be on the agenda!
If there are any other members who wish to join the group and pick up with the competition it is not too late. Big prizes of course for the portfolio with the highest capital gain and second the highest dividend earner.
The last agenda item swas essentially topics members' had raised and this was productive.
So a meeting with a great deal of discussion, learning, explanation and laughter from everyone; and significant contributions from everyone including new member Scotty!
Any enquiries about joining the group please contact Daryl Rogers - 0437 369 584.
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