CURRENT ACTIVITIES

• "By Opal Card" Day Trips : from March 2021, this activity will be on the Fourth Monday each month [it was the third], 09:00ish - 16:00ish: we routinely have a relaxing and enjoyable trip by Public Transport from Epping to somewhere in Greater Sydney, lunching together and often including visit to a museum, a presentation by a local historian, or similar.
• Coffee Mornings : our "President's Coffee Mornings" are held 10:00 - 11:30ish, the Friday following a General Meeting, unless it is a Public Holidays that day. We convivially convene at the Coffee Club, Carlingford Court, Carlingford (NSW), subject to health guidelines.
• Cycling ("The Wobblies") : 10:00 - 13:00ish, Third Friday each month, unless it is a Public Holidays that day. We gather at 10:00 at a specified location in the Sydney - Newcastle - Wollongong region and enjoy a relatively easy, fairly level ride of 20-35 km, with a coffee break or ending with a lunch together. Car pooling and spare bicycles and helmets may be available.
• Day Outings: nominally on the Third Monday each month, 09:00ish - 16:00ish, we gather at Epping Station or nearby to go to a place of interest for a visit or guided tour, with a lunch and time to chat. Check the Newsletter for specific day, date and destination.
• Dining Group : nominally on the Third Wednesday each month, we go to a restaurant or club somewhere in the Epping (NSW) region to enjoy a meal. Check the Newsletter for specific day, date and destination.
• GENERAL MEETINGS : 10:00 - 12:00, Second Monday each month, February to November, unless it is a Public Holidays that day [in which event the Meeting will be on the First Monday], in the Epping Presbyterian Church Hall, 46 Rawson Street (near Bridge Street) Epping (NSW). After opening formalities, a Guest Speaker presents a talk on a topic of their choice, which is followed by Morning Tea then activity reports et cetera. In December, a Christmas Lunch is held in lieu of the General Meeting; no meeting is held in the mid-summer month of January, when many people prefer to flee to cooler climes, or just take time out. 
  General Meetings wre suspended from April to September 2020 inclusive and held via ZOOM from August to November 2020, due to government COVID-19 health guidelines. 'Live' meetings resumed in February 2021.
• Guest Speakers : 10:00 - 11:00, at our General Meetings (or via ZOOM), Second Monday each month, February to November, unless it is a Public Holidays that day. After Meeting opening formalities, a Guest Speaker presents a talk on a topic of their choice. Members and partners welcome.
• Movies : our Movies organiser selects a movie and venue for a trip to the cinema the Fourth Tuesday each month, and books tables at a nearby café for attendees to lunch together before or after the movie. The venue is commonly the Macquarie Centre or Roseville Cinemas. As the screenings are only advertised the previous Thursday, details are circulated by email the week before the screening. This activity was suspended from July 2020 to January 2021 inclusive due to government COVID-19 health guidelines.
• Music Appreciation ("Old Codgers") : normally 14:30 - 17:00ish on the Second Monday each month, February to December, unless it is a Public Holidays that day. Members take turns to host the event in their homes, presenting 1 - 1½ hours of fine music they select. Attendees are invited to 'bring a plate' to help provide what is always a sumptuous afternoon tea after the music. [COVID-19 pandemic health guidelines have meant most 2020 meetings were held via ZOOM]
• Newsletters : Our monthly Newsletters (February - December) keep members abreast of Reports given by our Committee, give summaries of Guest Speaker presentations, and provide details of all our events. A worthy read, thanks to editor Col Short.
• Ramblers : on the Fourth Thursday each month, we get together, usually in the Greater Sydney Region, to Ramble some 5-7km along tracks, bushwalks et cetera, seeing the local flora, fauna and general area, followed by an optional lunch together. Check the Newsletter for specific day, date and destination.
• Theatre : Occasional. We love to attend the high-quality amateur local evening productions presented by The Theatre on Chester [dramas, three per annum] and the Eastwood Uniting Church Musical Society [musicals, two per annum], and an annual matinée musical at The Shore School, but! Alack and alas: their 2020 programmes have all been suspended due to that rotten COVID-19 pandemic. We will keep you informed!
• Tours : Occasional. We managed a quick trip to Norfolk Island in February 2020, returning on 2 March 2020 to a eerily empty peak-hour Sydney International Airport on the Monday: everything had been stopped by the COVID-19 pandemic! Normally, our Tours Officer Wal Gallager organises three or four tours per year, national and international. There are now three (3) tours in planning for 2021. Check our Tours WebPage or the latest Newsletter for the latest details
• Walks : activity on hold.

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