HIGHTON SENIOR Winter  NEWSLETTER 2025

From all reports the recent 41st Club Birthday held at Leopold Sportsclub was a great success when 56 members attended. A big thank you to member Bev Smith for donating the 2 big birthday cakes.Thank you Bev. Local entertainer Don Fisher had his usual witty jokes and oldtime and modern music. Overall members enjoyed the day having a meal and meeting up with friends.Thank you again to the committee for organising the clubs 41st Birthday.

Dates for your Diary

Annual General Meeting Wednesday 30th July more details TBA.

Members please think about being part of the committee. Our club needs volunteers to operate. Secretary, Web page update, collecting news for newsletter, are only a few positions which need to be filled for the club to operate successfully. Let a committee know if you are interested.

HOME SAFETY TIPS

Some simple tips to keep your home safe from the CFA are:

Check you're not overloading power boards or have loose cables.

Ensure monitors, laptops, televisions and other equipment have a good air flow around them and are not in confined spaces or covered.

Don't leave leave electronic equipment like laptops and phones sitting or charging on beds

Ensure that electronic equipment is switched off at the wall when not being used.

Test your smoke alarms to ensure they are in working condition.

2024--25 HIGHTON SENIORS COMMITTEE CENTRAL MANAGEMENT

President: Margaret Tan

Vice President: Miriam Falzon

Secretary/ Treasurer: Sandy Beath

Minute Secretary: Bev Smith

Provedore: Vivien Hughes

Centre Manager: Sandy Beath

Activity Representatives:

Bingo: Vivien Hughes

Bowls: Beryl Kristinof

Line Dancing: Mila Hider

Mahjong: Sandra Drummond

Table Tennis: Allan Holmes

Maintenance: Wayne Quamil

Housekeeping Notes

Sign in book in foyer at the club -only sign your name.

Offiice hours at the club Tues, Wed, Friday 12noon -3.30pm

Check out the ACTIVITIES PAGE of this website for days, times and any costs for activities at the Centre or pick up a copy of our Schedule of Activities from the foyer at the Centre.

COVID Rules at the Centre ( Geelong is still not free of Covid PLEASE take care)

Do not enter the Centre if you are feeling unwell. Remember to register.

Sanitise when entering and before tea/coffee - it is for the safety of every person using the centre. At the end of a session all participants are required to ensure ALL areas touched are cleaned.
Hospital grade disinfectant and paper provided for your use.
Cleaning register to be signed.

These requirements are designed to keep our community safe and open.

VOLUNTEERS

The Highton Senior Club relies on volunteers for all their activities.

We are grateful that the following members have accepted responsibility for organising activities:

• Bowls: Beryl - Tues & Sat; Vivien - Wed & Sat
• Bingo: Vivien, Beryl, Elma, Joy
• Line Dancing: Mila
• Table Tennis: Vivian, Gabriel
• Cards: Viv
• We are grateful that the following members have accepted responsibility to help the Centre stay operational:
• Website: Elaine, Sandy
• Treasurer: Sandy
• Tenants: Sandy
• Secretary: Sandy
• President: Margaret Tan
• Newsletter: Sandy, Elaine, Heather
• New Activities: Sandy
• Opening of Club: Sandy
• Kitchen: Vivien - Everything to do with the kitchen
• General upkeep: COULD THIS BE YOU?
• Garden: COULD THIS BE YOU?
• Events co-ordinator: COULD BE YOU?
• NEW CLUB ACTIVITIES

• Please let us know if there is anything you think we could add to our activities, especially if you would be prepared to help lead the activity. We're always keen to expand our range of activities offered to members.