KIAMA HARBOUR COMBINED PROBUS
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Kiama Harbour Combined Probus Club is a community club for professional and business retirees. It meets monthly on the first Wednesday of each month at 11.00 for 11.30am start at the Kiama Leagues Club. Membership is now open for couples and singles interested in joining this friendly and caring club and meeting like-minded people for friendship, fellowship and fun. Activities include outings, visits, BBQs, trips away as well as monthly coffee mornings and lawn bowls and a bi-monthly music appreciation group. For further information please contact either Secretary Alan Harradine: alanharr@bigpond.com or President Peter Maitland: pjhmait@live.com.au.
KIAMA ROTARY
Commemorating the fourth year of the 100 years of Anzac, last week Geoff Cole talked us through the final days of the western front of WWI in 1918.
At the end of 1917, heavy losses suffered by Australian troops were impacting the volunteer forces capacity. A referendum by all Australians was taken against conscription. The two Anzac Corps were disbanded and the Australian Army Corps was formed.
On 24th April two Australian brigades attacked at Villers- Bretonneux, the most western point ever taken by Germany. Overnight the Australians forced the Germans out of the town. Soon after this, General Sir John Monash became the Commander of the Australian Corps. Monash, with an engineering background, developed a new strategy at the Battle of Hamel using the combined arms – aircraft, tanks and artillery to attack the Germans replacing the traditional trench warfare. A similar strategy was applied in the battles of Amiens, the start of the 100 Days Offensive which led to the Armistice Treaty, and eventually the Treaty of Versailles.
The services of Monash were personally acknowledged by King George V who knighted Sir John as recognition of the contribution of the Australian forces in turning the tide of the war.
KIAMA LIONS
At the latest Board meeting it was decided that Kiama Lions would sponsor the Kiama Matinee Theatre for another play. On Anzac Day we honoured our fallen military personnel but also collected money for veterans charities. In previous years this money would have gone to the RSL clubs, but this year we will be sharing it between Legacy and the Invictus Games.
Our next Meeting will be a Happy Hour at the Surf Club. The progress on the Carers Cottage is accelerating. Over the past week we have gyprocked all 3 bathrooms and these have been set by our plasterer, Chris Marshall, so that we can start to have them waterproofed. In the meantime we have completed all the sheeting of all the walls and ceilings. It is amazing the difference that this makes. We will start to turn our attention to paint colours for the interior as the correct choice will be vitally important in creating a relaxing atmosphere for our Carers. We are also keen to complete the outside clearing and levelling so that we can commence work on the Decking and ramps