TEA TREE GULLY COMBINED PROBUS CLUB

TEA TREE GULLY COMBINED PROBUS CLUB
1323 North East Road
TEA TREE GULLY SA
Australia 5091



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Clubs - Senior Citizens Category

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

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER - Jan (Secretary) - 8368 1633

PREFERRED EMAIL ADDRESS - ttgprobus@hotmail.com

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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.

 

 



Nearby Service areas are: Hope Valley, Banksia Park, Vista, Modbury, Modbury Heights, Modbury North