We will meet at 10am at the car park between the beach and the Avoca Beach Theatre.  The walk will be approximately 3.5 kms of fairly flat walking around the streets and foreshore of Avoca.  Following the walk, we can have lunch at Avoca Beach Seafoods or The Point Cafe.  Both of these cafes face the beach and if the weather is good, it is a lovely place to view the beach while enjoying our lunch.

Please ensure you bring a hat and sunscreen for what we hope will be a beautiful day.

Race entry & race book.

Includes two course sit down lunch

Table Share Menu:
On Arrival
• Dinner rolls with butter
Mains
• Pan-fried barramundi with creamy potato, spinach, cherry tomatoes, and lemon butter
• Turkey roulade with pistachio and cranberry stuffing, roast vegetable medley, and jus
Sides
• Mixed leaf salad with honey mustard dressing
• Seafood pasta salad with dill
Dessert
• Passionfruit pavlova log with vanilla cream and berries

This is a fun afternoon with 20 or more bowlers.
An optional dinner after the game.
New members always very welcome.

Bookings and Payments: Close 10th June.

With over 70 million record sales & 10 Grammy Awards, Simon & Garfunkel are one of the greatest vocal duos of all time.

Simon & Garfunkel reflected & defined the mood of the 60’s with their close vocal harmonies & stirring songs penned by Paul Simon. Their songs, sound & message defined & reflected the mood & social revolution of the era.

Simon & Garfunkel’s music remains timeless, etched in the memories of those they touched at the time, & the generations since who have discovered their songs.

‘The Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel’ is performed by ‘Shelley & O’Regan’.

Mark Shelley & Peter O’Regan have been touring & performing for decades in many different forms & guises. Joining them on stage at the Agrestic Grocer is the inimitable Bass player Christopher Soulos. The trio’s individual musical experiences & stories of life on the road seem endless. Now, after being friends & admiring each other’s work for years, it is with great pleasure they join forces to present ‘The Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel’.

The Edogawa Commemorative Garden is a beautiful peaceful space located in the Gosford Regional Gallery precinct.  Gosford formed a Sister City Agreement with Edogawa, Japan in 1988. A gift from Edogawa, the Garden was officially opened in September 1994 and has been designed in accordance with the original principles of the Japanese Heian period (700AD).

Extending over 4,000 square metres, the garden is based on a traditional ‘shuyu’ (strolling style) garden, incorporating Japanese features. With meandering pathways, a roofed Japanese pavilion overlooking the Koi pond, raked dry stone garden and traditional Japanese teahouse, the garden offers a tranquil setting in which to relax and enjoy art and nature.

Plenty of photographic opportunities.

Lunch either at the cafe or one of the local restaurants. (group choice).

New members are always welcome

No deposit will be required but please let Doria know if you are no longer able to attend so that booking numbers may be adjusted.

If I already have your information, I’ll be sending you an SMS in the week prior to the lunch to get your RSVP or otherwise please make contact via our website.

Hope to see you then!

Doria

We welcome back the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for one night only, performing beautiful music by two of the great Romantic composers: Dvořák and Richard Strauss. This concert shines a spotlight on the world-class woodwind section of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the extraordinary range of tones, colours and textures they are capable of.

Richard Strauss wrote two early masterpieces for wind instruments, his Wind Serenade and his Suite for Wind Instruments. Expect colour and contrast and lots of fun in the characterful music that packs a vibrant punch.    Antonín Dvořák’s Wind Serenade builds over four gorgeous movements, from lyrical to lively and rhythmic. Infused with the folk music of his native Bohemia, this music has a rustic feel that’s tremendously charming.

Don’t miss this wildly entertaining night with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s woodwind musicians.

PROGRAM

R STRAUSS
Wind Serenade
Suite for Wind Instruments

DVOŘÁK
Wind Serenade

Bookings and Payments close July 1st.

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

by Christopher Durang

directed by Terry Collins

It’s present day in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and Sonia is angry with her older brother Vanya. She always prepares his coffee for him, but today he got it himself. It becomes clear very soon that this is a typical squabble between siblings, who are both unmarried, in their 50s, and are still living together in the house where they grew up.

While Vanya and Sonia are chatting, their housekeeper, Cassandra, walks in and makes one of her predictions—a regular occurrence that Vanya and Sonia are accustomed to. This time she predicts they will lose the house, which causes Sonia to suddenly remember that their somewhat famous sister Masha (who actually owns the house) is coming to visit.

Masha, who is also in her 50s, bursts in and says how happy she is to see her siblings and the house. On her heels is her “beloved,” 29-year-old Spike.

Welcome to the insane world of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike!

Christopher Durang is known for his outrageous comedies that, underneath the absurdity, have profound searches for optimism and connection with others. The story told by the endearingly eccentric characters in this play show us why Durang is a member of the American Theater Hall of Fame..

Bookings and Payments close 8th July

The FBPC Management Committee met and has:

Endorsed Probus South Pacific Limited’s Recommended Constitution.
Adopted new Standing Resolutions which tie in with the Recommended Constitution.

There are also policies which tie in with the Constitution and Standing Resolutions.

These are contained in the Risk Management Policy.

At the August Meeting the following two Motions will be put forward for voting:

1.  That members, by special resolution, hereby adopt the Recommended Constitution provided by Probus South Pacific Limited replacing any current Constitution of the Club.
2. That members hereby adopt the Standing Resolutions replacing any current Standing Resolutions of the Club.

If you wish to have further understanding or questions, contact the President or our Secretary and we will get back to you as soon as we can. There will be no discussion from the floor when the two motions are individually put forward.

Refer to Meetings Tab for Details.

Speaker: Former Superintendent Deborah Wallace: Gangs and Drugs!

Deb served for 37 years in the Force, commanding a range of specialist crime squads. She was instrumental in bringing order to the wild west of the 1990’s & busting criminal bikie gangs with Strike Force Raptor!

Deb retired in 2019 but remains very busy. In Oct 2023 she was appointed to the NSW State Parole Authority. She has also hosted 2 series of Million Dollar Murders, re-examining some of Australia’s most baffling unsolved murders.

In 2020, Deborah’s official biography was published, A WOMAN OF FORCE.