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Probus Association Queensland Inc. - Presidents & Past Presidents Luncheon

President 2003 - Alison Ross

The Probus Club of Waterloo Bay was formed in August 1997 as a combined club by the Wynnum Manly Rotary Club with its meeting place being the Wynnum Manly Leagues Football Club, 92 Wondall Road, Manly West which hosts a number of international names in Rugby League.To the followers of the code names like Lionel Morgan ( the first Aboriginal International) Gene Miles, Greg Dowling and the man known in Australia as the "Emperor of Lang Park" Wally Lewis are just a few.

The Club meets on the 4th Thursday of the month at 9.45 a.m. and club outings on the second fortnight of the month.

Past Presidents: Jim Brittain (Inaugural President), Mike Sage, Vi. Heaton, Henry Rodger, Margaret Bird, and Bob Balmer. 

                                    

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This area encompasses south east of the Brisbane River with its suburbs of Wynnum, Manly and Lota lining the foreshores of Moreton Bay, this part of the bay is known as Waterloo Bay.

Wynnum, Manly and Lota were set up as an outer municipality with their own council originally but as Brisbane grew they like other councils succumb to the expansion and is now fully integrated. Transport in the area consists of both rail and bus with a 25-30 minute ride to the centre of Brisbane.   Shopping is by way of a local shopping centres in Wynnum, Wynnum West and Manly or there are major shopping complexes within a 20 minutes drive.  Whilst the suburbs are on the foreshores of Moreton Bay they are approximately one hour away from the Gold Coast in the south and a little over one hour from the Sunshine Coast in the north.   Brisbane’s airport complex is on the northern side of the river and only a 1/2 hour away via the Gateway Bridge and Motorway.  A rail connection from the Airport, takes 15-20 minutes to the city.  The main shipping terminal for the Port of Brisbane is situated at the mouth of the Brisbane River on Fisherman Island some  5 minutes drive away.

Brisbane commenced as a penal colony in 1824 and was proclaimed a municipality on the 7th September 1859 while our State of Queensland was proclaimed a separate colony on 10th December 1859. A number of islands can be found close by in the bay such as Green, King, Peel and St.Helena.  St.Helena was used as a prison for convicts these days the prison has been partly restored and is a tourist attraction while Peel was a leper colony. Forming the outer side of the bay are the islands of Moreton, North and South Stradebroke.

Entertainment in Brisbane:

At the forefront is the Performing Arts Complex with its four theatres, Museum and Art Gallery and Southbank Complex which was the site of the 1988 Expo as well as Convention Centres, Entertainment Centre and several smaller live theatres and Movie theatres,

Sport in Brisbane:

Because of the climate a range of sports can be played all year round, both indoors and outdoors.

Football: Australian Football (Aussie Rules), Rugby Union, Rugby League and Soccer.

Other sports: Tennis, Golf, Cricket, Lawn Bowls, Basketball, Netball, and Sailing. Manly with it's Marina being the home of the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron.

Climate: Listed as a Temperate Climate the temperature ranges from a minimum of 5-6 oC in the winter to a maximum of 35-40 o C in the summer.