Back to Caloundra , last … but not least for Qld .
Caloundra Morning Group
May 2015
Dale English , LO
I have had approx . 20 attend in the year since I first started but none of them except Lorraine Samin , Lyn Porter and me have attended 3 or more discussions . That may sound really bad but we only meet monthly so spread over 12 months I ’ m trying not to be too discouraged .
We have set our meeting place at the Caloundra Power Boat Club which is a lovely venue overlooking Pumiceton Passage to Bribie Island , on the 3rd Friday of the month .
We have opted to choose our “ next ” topic at the current meeting so we can be more relevant to current affairs and the person whose topic we select , chairs the next discussion . I ’ m hoping this gets everybody along at least twice .
Dale
Introducing a possible new group in Merimbula , NSW … ( snippets from Theresa Smith ):
December 2014 : … I am thinking of establishing a group where I live , Merimbula area , far south coast NSW , with the main focus being ladies in their 30s / 40s , if possible , as there is no real social network locally for women my age . We have day and evening VIEW , Probus , CWA , etc and various book clubs and the like , but ladies my age are not members . A couple of friends have expressed an interest , so I was wondering what is the next step ? I ' ve reviewed the website and looked at the material . ( Bev responded with more information ).
When I lived in the U . K in the mid 2000s , I used to attend an NWR group in the town where I was living , and I found it a very good way to meet people and to enjoy interesting topics of conversation and to learn something .
July 2015 : Bev had sent Theresa Conference 2015 information to encourage a few ladies catching up with members if possible .
Thanks Bev , I did receive your earlier email . I don ' t get around to dealing with all my correspondence very speedily these days , as I have two little boys , and not much time for myself . Thank you , we have been trying to promote a local chapter of NWR , and whilst we had a good number of attendees at the first 2 meetings , that dropped off for the next 2 , such that at the last meeting in June , only 2 ladies turned up , being myself and a friend who is also on the ' steering committee ' so to speak . There is interest , however , I think the difficulty is that the demographic we are appealing to , or seeking to appeal to , is , like ' my committee ', in their 30s / 40s with young families and we find it hard to actually get to these sorts of things . We are discussing where to from here , at the moment , so we can work out what to do . At this stage , we ' ll keep the conference in mind and get back to you in another month or so .
Kind regards Theresa Smith
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