- 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.
5 July Trevor
17 July Lynne L
27 July John K
14 August Ross
15 August Chris H
17 August Ruth
24 August Alan
27 August Julia
30 August Adrian
31 August Dorne
Our President's Report
Hi Members,
Another two months have flown by and we are now into the cold snap of winter. Hope everyone is keeping warm and healthy.
Members had a very good meal and outing to Rose Cottage in Monbulk. We thank the hosts of Rose Cottage for their lovely home-made main courses and desserts and the cosy open fire.
Thank you to Steve for conducting our tour of the Athenaeum Theatre Lilydale – very interesting.
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.
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company Tour
On Monday 23 June 16 of our Members were entertained and given informed on the background to the Heritage Listed building which was originally the Mechanics Institute Athenaeum and Free Library built in 1888 for the towns people of Lilydale.
It has had a rich and interesting history with such uses as – Dances, Concerts, Concerts by Nellie Melba, Roller Skating, Badminton, Lending Library etc and there is a ‘secret’ under the Stage. It has a small stage area and the Lilydale
Athenaeum Theatre Company which was founded in 1976 by Russell Johnson and Geoff Page, have many challenges operating in such an area for the staging and actors to operate in. The ‘Green Room’ and many storage cupboards for costumes and accessories of every description are down stairs under the back of the stage area. Everything is well labelled and in its place as there is not much room.
While we were there the volunteers were building the stage for the next production which is ‘The Diary of Ann Frank’. The Theatre Company stage 5 productions per year with a mixture of comedy, straight plays and a musical. Some of our Members attend the season every year for many years now.
‘Rose Cottage’ Monbulk
Thirty Members spent a lovely winter lunch time at Rose Cottage beside a roaring log fire.
Rose Cottage is a lovely ‘oldy worldly’ original cottage at Monbulk in the Dandenong Ranges. The food is very good and all home made on the premises by our hosts and staff.
We didn’t need a dinner that evening!
MORE STICKERS HAVE ARRIVED! ‘Keep Cash’ Campaign
We have obtained some more stickers from Head Office in Brisbane for distribution to local traders and retailers who wish to continue receiving CASH. These will be available now.
NSA wants to help buck the ‘cashless society’ trend and keep cash circulating. To do this, they need our help to encourage retailers that accept cash to display our new ‘We accept cash’ sticker.
Let’s get our message out there. All we need to do is encourage retailers in our local area to display the ‘We accept cash’ sticker for customers to see. You could even take a photo of the sticker being displayed and email it to us at policy@nationalseniors.com.au Participating businesses are added to NSA website page and shared on our social media.
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