Pittwater Life May 2023 Issue
NORTH NARRA PRO SURFING ELECTION WASH-UP: AMON, SCRUBY & REGAN HAVE THEIR SAY MONA VALE AQUATIC RESERVE PUSH / CAROL LANGSFORD THE WAY WE WERE / HOT PROPERTY / SEEN... HEARD... ABSURD...
NORTH NARRA PRO SURFING
ELECTION WASH-UP: AMON, SCRUBY & REGAN HAVE THEIR SAY
MONA VALE AQUATIC RESERVE PUSH / CAROL LANGSFORD
THE WAY WE WERE / HOT PROPERTY / SEEN... HEARD... ABSURD...
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News<br />
<strong>Pittwater</strong> News<br />
Local Probus News<br />
The Combined Probus Club<br />
of Mona Vale will meet next<br />
on Tuesday 16 <strong>May</strong>, in the<br />
auditorium at the <strong>Pittwater</strong><br />
RSL Club (from 10am). Guest<br />
speaker is the unusually tall<br />
and handsome David Hunt (he<br />
apparently enjoys writing his<br />
own biographical notes). David<br />
has changed the way Australian<br />
history is communicated<br />
with his award-winning and<br />
bestselling Girt series, Rum,<br />
Rebels and Ratbags podcast<br />
with ABC Radio; Aussie Inventions<br />
That Changed The World<br />
with the History Channel; and<br />
his speech at TEDx Sydney<br />
2017. His presentation, the<br />
Unauthorised History of Australia,<br />
will include tall tales<br />
and true from his bestselling<br />
and award-winning Australian<br />
history Girt books – Girt, True<br />
Girt, and Girt Nation. Learn<br />
Table Tennis members drive<br />
Terrey Hills Table Tennis<br />
Club – a member of the<br />
Sydney Northern Districts<br />
Table Tennis Association<br />
(SNDTTA) and Table Tennis<br />
Australia (TTA) – is looking for<br />
new members.<br />
The Club caters for all ages<br />
and levels of skill, but particularly<br />
school-aged kids and<br />
those 50+. Whether you want<br />
to play at a high and competitive<br />
level or just for fun – they<br />
offer the environment and<br />
opportunity for both.<br />
The Club plays Monday<br />
nights (8-10pm) at the Terrey<br />
Hills Community Centre; they<br />
are forming teams for the<br />
Spring season.<br />
Cost is $8 (member), $10<br />
(non-member); annual membership<br />
$20 gains you free<br />
assessment by an accredited<br />
Level 1 coach plus access to table<br />
tennis ‘robots’ and product<br />
discounts. More info call Paul<br />
on 0400 300 191.<br />
how Australia became<br />
Australia, which Australian<br />
prime minister talked to the<br />
dead, and why camels are bad<br />
news. Visitors welcome – call<br />
1300 630 488 to find out more.<br />
Palm Beach and Peninsula<br />
Probus’ speaker this month<br />
will be Ian Hemphill, an<br />
expert on culinary herbs<br />
and spices and author of The<br />
Spice and Herb Bible 3rd Edition.<br />
His talk will cover their<br />
origins, flavours and storage<br />
as well anecdotes of his<br />
many travels in search of new<br />
spices. Visitors welcome; venue<br />
Club Palm Beach 9.30am<br />
Wednesday 17 <strong>May</strong>. Enquiries<br />
to Carmel (0414 978 465). The<br />
speaker at the next Newport<br />
Probus Club meeting will be<br />
Jim Haynes OAM who is an<br />
author, broadcaster, historian,<br />
entertainer and songwriter.<br />
Writer of the song ‘Don’t call<br />
34 MAY <strong>2023</strong><br />
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