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TEA TREE GULLY COMBINED PROBUS CLUB

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POSTAL ADDRESS - P.O. Box 611, St. Agnes,  S.A.   5097

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER - Jan (Secretary) - 8368 1633

PREFERRED EMAIL ADDRESS - ttgprobus@hotmail.com

SITE LOCATION MAP - http://maps.e4w.com.au/gm.php?c=270 

Probus Club of Tea Tree Gully Inc.

Details of how this club started, and what Probus consists of are detailed on other pages, and this is a précis about this club in particular.

The Club is run on a constitution supplied by Probus South Pacific Limited, and all clubs must abide by this Constitution.  The Club has its own bylaws which are determined by, and for, this club.

The March Meeting of each registered Club sees the Annual General Meeting, and election of office bearers.  The President of the Club has a 3 year commitment, firstly as Vice President, then President, following on as Immediate Past President.  All other office bearers are elected on a yearly basis.

A Bulletin magazine is issued at each Meeting to keep all members informed of Club outings, speakers, minutes etc.

The office bearers for the 2018/19 year are as follows

President - Dean Vice

Vice President - Ian Lanyon

Past President - Glenys Blight

Secretary – Jan Stringer

Treasurer - Glenys Blight

Activities - Joan Sandford

Getaway Convenor - Murray Balchin

Programs - Helen Balchin

Membership - Vic Venning

Bulletin Editor - Bev Rudnick

Welfare – Phil Tavender

Each General Meeting consistes of the business meeting, then morning tea and fellowship, followed by a speaker or entertainment.  Speakers are varied and interesting covering a wide ranges of subjects, both interesting and educational.

During the year, each month an outing can be taken to various places of interest, both in and near Adelaide.  Sometimes the council bus is used, and at others your own transport.

In the near past, trips to Broken Hill, Kangaroo Island, Barrossa Valley, Wallaroo, the Riverland and Robe have been carried out by club members and organised by the Club.  More trips are in the development stage, and the price is kept as reasonable as possible.

The main aim of the club is for friendship, fellowship and to provide good and fun times for the members at a reasonable cost.

Please come and join us!

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TEA TREE GULLY COMBINED PROBUS CLUB

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POSTAL ADDRESS - P.O. Box 611, St. Agnes,  S.A.   5097

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER - Jan (Secretary) - 8368 1633

PREFERRED EMAIL ADDRESS - ttgprobus@hotmail.com

SITE LOCATION MAP - http://maps.e4w.com.au/gm.php?c=270

HOW TO USE THE WEB SITE -The site is split up into 4 pages, and listed under "Click to see more about us" above.  Shown on the pages are -Community (this page) - Senior Citizens (History of Probus Club of Tree Gully Inc.) - Senior Citizens Programs (Our Club in particular) - Senior Citizens Clubs (What is 'PROBUS').  To see where we are  -  Click on View Map

PROBUS is an association of retired or semi-retired people who join together in Clubs, the basic purpose of which is to provide regular opportunities to keep their minds active, expand their interests and enjoy the fellowship of new friends.

MEMBERSHIP is open to anyone of good character and who has some measure of responsibility or achievement in any field of worthy endeavour.

MEETINGS  --  Our meetings are held at The Torrens Valley Christian Centre, 1323 North East Road, Tea Tree Gully, (see map), on the first Monday of each Month, at 9:15am for a 9:30am start. Visitors will be met at the door and introduced.  No meeting is held in January.

ACTIVITIES fall into two parts ----- 1)  A formal meeting each month consisting of a Club business session, a coffee break, followed by a guest speaker. 2)  Outings to places of interest to members eg theatre, museums, gardens, restaurants, etc.

MEMBERSHIPS --  are currently available for retired or semi-retired Men and Women ---- Couples are welcome.

VISITORS are Welcome.

MEMBERSHIP FEES at present are $15 per year with a once only joining fee of $15. A fee of $4 is charged at each meeting to cover meeting costs.

CLUB HISTORY ---  The Probus Club of Tea Tree Gully was formed in 1984 with the Club's first meeting being held on 16 January 1984 at the Modbury Hotel.  Incorporation followed at a later date.  The Club has been a Combined Club since August 2003 when a Notice of Motion was passed to allow women members.

TRIVIA --- It was not until August 2009 that a Probus Club of Tea Tree Gully Inc. meeting was first held in Tea Tree Gully proper.  All the other years the meetings have been held in Modbury, Hope Valley, and near surrounding areas, but all within the Tea Tree Gully Council area.

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TEA TREE GULLY COMBINED PROBUS CLUB

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POSTAL ADDRESS - P.O. Box 611, St. Agnes,  S.A.   5097

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER - Jan (Secretary) - 8368 1633

PREFERRED EMAIL ADDRESS - ttgprobus@hotmail.com

SITE LOCATION MAP - http://maps.e4w.com.au/gm.php?c=270

From The Beginning

Probus Clubs are established at the initiative of the local Rotary Clubs.  In our case, the Rotary Club of Tea Tree Gully arranged an expression of interest meeting, held at the Modbury Hotel (now the Modbury Plaza Hotel) on 5th December 1983.  Nine local gentlemen accepted the invitation and promptly formed the Probus Club of Tea Tree Gully ("Inc" was added upon Incorporation in August 1984, at a fee of $34.00).

Tea Tree Gully Rotarians, Lindsay Gibb and Brian Houlson, President, supported by the Mayor John Tilley, explained what Probus was about.

The Foundation Office Bearers were – Bill Sanders, President and Bulletin Editor;  Lance James Vice President;  Cec Smith, Secretary/Treasurer;  Bob Kelton, Activities Officer;  Maurice Alliston, Programs Officer;  Ron Mather, Membership Officer.  In 1984 Merv Jordan took over as Treasurer, with Kelvin Trebilcock as the first Auditor.

Our Probus Club was the first in the North Eastern foothills suburbs.  Membership grew steadily to fifty after only one year.  Earlier, members had been urged to encourage their friends to join.  They did that job so well that the stage was quickly reached when consideration had to be given to placing an upper limit on membership.  Sixty-five, and later, in September 1987, seventy-five was decided upon.  The figure is now 90.

Card Evenings

A suggestion was made for the establishment of a social card playing group at the general meeting in July 1989.  At the request of the Management Committee, Ivan Whalley undertook the necessary organisation, with meetings held on a rotational basis in participating members homes. This card session remains to this day, now on a Saturday afternoon, once a month.

Other activities

Over the years there have been other club activities that have fallen by the wayside, and some of these include Caravan Club, Probuskers (singing group), Organ Lovers Group, and a Finance and Investment group (did it close because of poor management???).  Lawn bowls has also been enjoyed by the bowling members.

The 1991 Rendezvous

Not even the sketchiest record of our Club's development could omit reference to the first Probus International Rendezvous, held at Tanunda in April 1991.  It was our finest hour (to borrow Churchill’s phrase) with the inspiration, drive and skill of a number of TTG members ensuring success.

Tea Tree Gully provided the Chairman – Harry Drury,  Vice Chairman – Don Evans,  Secretary – Lance James,  Treasurer – Nev Butler, and Minute Secretary – Ralph Thornthwaite.

Formal moves to go ahead with the rendezvous began with Harry Drury’s successful motion to the Probus 950 annual Seminar in August 1988: "That South Australia host a national Probus Convention in 1989 or subsequently".  A further motion, carried unanimously, voted " That a committee is formed to investigate the possibility of conducting a national convention in 1991".

The Rendezvous was held in the Barrossa Valley and approx. 1400 members of Probus from around Australia and New Zealand attended the event.

The dinners, tours, together with a church service which was watched from inside the church, and outside on a large screen were enjoyed by all who participated.

The Rendezvous was taken over by Probus South Pacific, and has been held in many centres since the inception.

30th Anniversary

At the February 2014 General Meeting, a 30 year celebration was held and was attended by aproximately 80 members and guests from Probus South Pacific and other Probus Clubs.  The future of the club looks really bright, and friendly.

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TEA TREE GULLY COMBINED PROBUS CLUB

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POSTAL ADDRESS - P.O. Box 611, St. Agnes,  S.A.   5097

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER - Jan (Secretary) - 8368 1633

PREFERRED EMAIL ADDRESS - ttgprobus@hotmail.com

SITE LOCATION MAP - http://maps.e4w.com.au/gm.php?c=270

What is Probus?

Probus South Pacific Ltd. is dedicated to promoting the development of friendship and acquaintance and the advancement of intellectual interests of its membership throughout Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and the South Pacific Islands.

Probus originated in the UK in 1965.  The first Probus Clubs in our region were formed in New Zealand in 1974, and in Australia in 1976.  Probus has filled a need for today's active retirees, so much so that the growth has been phenomenal.  It is now a world-wide movement.

Probus is an association of retired and semi-retired people who join together in clubs, the basic purpose of which is to provide regular opportunities for them to keep their minds active, expand their interests and to enjoy the fellowship of new friends.

Yes, it was a lady who added the notion that the needs of all people who were in retired families and not just male Rotarians could be met by a new community based club.  So it was that Ladies Probus Clubs originated.

This was later followed by the formation of Combined Probus Clubs, with membership consisting of both, couples and singles of either sex, where a ratio of 60-40 max. between the sexes is desirable for a good balance.

In very little time, through the wide network of the clubs of Rotary International, PROBUS spread through Great Britain and even across the English Channel to Europe.

It is true that Rotary began in the United States, however many of its programs have been started by individual members with ideas in other parts of the world.  Rotary’s “Group Study Exchange” for young professionals and business people had its origins in New Zealand.  The “Rotary Youth Leadership Awards” (dynamic leadership training for young adults) began in Queensland, Australia.  The idea of a balanced Rotary program (Four Avenues of Service) began in England during a country walk by two local Rotarians. 

In effect, the Rotary Club of Dumbarton, Scotland can lay claim to being the catalyst for, firstly Probus in New Zealand (Paraparaumu, 1974) and then Australia (Hunter’s Hill, NSW 1976).

Probus remains in Australia and New Zealand as the largest and most active Community Service project of Rotary.  The solid links between Probus and Rotary remain invaluable.

Currently there are well over 130,000 Probus members in Australia and New Zealand.

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