Acitivity groups
The advantage of a large club is that we have many members with diverse interests. This means we can arrange a variety of activities for members every month. A typical month includes the following. (Dates are subject to change.)
Book group - members meet and discuss merits or otherwise of chosen books
– 1st Monday each month
Cards group – a social evening with a number of members meeting for games of 500
– 2nd Wednesday each month
Coffee and chat – an organised morning tea held monthly at The Glen
– 3rd Tuesday each month
Craft group – meeting in a home where sewing, knitting and chatting predominate
– 1st Thursday each month except Dec - March
Dine-out groups – volunteer members arrange either lunch or evening dine-outs
- 4th or 5th Wednesday each month
– members meet for dinner at Glen Waverley RSL
- every Tuesday evening
Extended walking - for experienced walkers at locations around Melbourne
– 4th Thursday each month
Gardening group - excursions to various locations seeing gardens of interest
– 2nd Thursday each month
Golf – a monthly group meeting at a selected golf course
– 1st Friday each month
Hamer Hall - for lovers of fine music usually followed by a lunch
– one Monday each month
Happy Hour - gathering for social chat and drinks at parkland during Daylight Saving and members' homes in other months
– 3rd Friday each month
Mahjong – both experienced and novice players meet in a home
– 1st & 3rd Tuesdays each month
Movie group – gathering at local cinema
– one Saturday most months
Rummikub group – meeting in a home with a number playing simultaneously
– 4th Tuesday each month
Scrabble group – meeting in a home with a number playing simultaneously
– 2nd Tuesday each month
Theatre and concert lovers – selected shows of appeal chosen for members
– each month, days vary
Travel - mostly single day and occasional multi-day regional/interstate travel
- single day trips each month, days vary
Walk and chat - where participants join in various levels of fitness walk at Jells Park finishing with a cuppa
– 1st Friday each month
Wine tasting group – various selected wines are tasted and discussed in a home group session
– tasting dates vary
Still more – Other activities can occur from time to time as members decide to encourage others in differing activities.