The May Seniors meeting had attendance of 43, with apologies totalling 12.

Sick members: best wishes to Colin Richardson.

Sympathy: to the family of former member, Betty Jukes, who recently passed away.

Guest speakers: Bob McFarlane, local representative of Legacy Australia, spoke about the torch relay from France, London, and around Australia, to celebrate 100 years of Legacy. The torch will be in Grafton, Monday June 26, from 10am to 12.30pm. 

Garry Reardon, of Fire & Rescue, spoke about the role of the group, including building fires, accident rescues, smoke alarms. Garry mentioned matters which could be of concern, like wood heaters, charging batteries, power boards, extension cords, electric blankets. He also talked about fire extinguishers & fire blankets.

Correspondence: In – letter from arthritis group about seminar; club grants; buzz honeybees. Out – get well & sympathy cards. 

Trips:

New Italy & Casino trip finalised.

Day trip tickets to a mystery venue on Friday June 23 have gone on sale, and seats are still available.

Our 8-day tour to Narrabri, Dubbo, Tamworth areas from August 12, urgently needs more bookings, with numbers struggling, June or August could be final trip. 

General business: name of handyman available from Brian; morning tea now available on meeting days.

Soup day: 10am on June 19, cost of $10. Morning tea, talk on bees, soup lunch, games / trivia. For catering, bookings close June 13.  

Newsletter: currently being distributed.

Scams: calls claiming to be from Telstra or NBN, advising about upgrade of line, using methods of original NBN installation.

Mother’s Day competition winners: B. Hill; A. Douglas; K. Lawson; J. Ireland; H. Campbell; D. Baker; J. Campbell; D. Bailey. 

Meeting competition winners: R. Foley; S. Gibson; B. Robinson; I. Parker; K. Smith; D. Bailey; D. Binns; Y. Chard.

Enquiries: Sandra on 6642 7720 or 0417 464 946.

Next meeting: 10.30am, Tuesday June 13, with guest speaker, Mayor, Ian Tiley.

Sandra Connelly