Tennis (ES)
2025-06-05 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-06-12 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-06-19 10:00 - 11:30 (Australia/Sydney) | Cooper Park Tennis Courts, 1 Bunna Place, Woollahra, Sydney, NSW, 2100, Australia
The eastern suburbs Tennis Group plays doubles every Thursday morning from 10.00-11.30am at Cooper Park, Double Bay – except during school holidays. We usually have two courts reserved for us. We are a relaxed and friendly group, but you need to know the basics and have played tennis before.
If you’d like to join us, please email the Convenor – Judy Black – judy.black@sydney.edu.au

Mahjong (NS & ES)
2025-06-05 13:00 - 16:30, 2025-06-12 13:00 - 16:30, 2025-06-19 13:00 - 16:30 | Northbridge Golf Club, Sailor Bay Road, Northbridge, Sydney, NSW, 2063, Australia
Mahjong is played every Thursday afternoon at two venues – one on the north shore and one in the eastern suburbs. Newcomers are very welcome and we are happy to teach the game. No equipment is necessary.
North Shore Mahjong is played on Thursday afternoons from 1.00pm – 4.30pm at the Northbridge Golf Club, Sailor Bay Road, Northbridge NSW 2063. The Convenor is Karyn Butler and her contact details are 0405 448 775 or karynbutler@bigpond.com

Eastern Suburbs Mahjong is played on Thursday afternoons from 1.30pm at the home of Anne Porter, 35 Paddington Street, Paddington. The hostess usually emails during the week with a reminder of venue details and to ascertain numbers. The Convenor is Anne Porter, and her contact details are 0418 965 175 or annegporter@me.com

Golf (NS)
2025-06-06 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-06-13 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-06-20 09:30 - 11:30 | Warringah Golf Club, 397 Condamine Street, North Manly, Sydney, NSW, 2100, Australia
The North Shore Golf Group plays 9 holes at Warringah Golf Club on Friday mornings.
Tee off is at 9.30am and play finishes at 11.30am – 12noon, followed by sociable coffee and snacks.
Cost: $25 and $21 for Seniors.
Clubs, buggy and cart hire are available at the Pro shop. Golf lessons are also available.
The Convenor is Mariella Fraser, 0403 707 237, mariella.fraser@gmail.com
Mariella sends participants an email on Wednesday and members are asked to reply by Thursday afternoon ONLY if attending.

Rummikub / Canasta (ES) - Suspended until further notice
2025-06-06 11:00 - 14:30 | Britton Cafe, 23 Plumer Rd, Rose Bay, NSW, Australia
Rummikub and Canasta are a lot of fun to play and easy to learn. Beginners are welcome and there is no need to bring your own game. There is the possibility of lunch and light refreshments.
DATE: 1st and 3rd Friday of each month
TIME: 11.00am – 2.30pm
VENUE: Britton Cafe, 23 Plumer Rd, Rose Bay
COST: Refreshments at members cost – Food and beverages are available
RSVP TO: Lynette Sanchez
Lynette Sanchez – ph 0418220605 lynettesanchez1@icloud.com
RSVP BY: Thursday prior to the Friday game
TRANSPORT: Street parking is available
It is close to the ferry terminal and on the bus route from the city, Bondi Junction and Watson’s Bay

Craft Group
2025-06-06 12:00 - 16:00 | NSW
The SWIC Craft Group (which is actually a ‘needlecraft’ group) meets on the first Friday of the month from March to December. At the beginning of the year the group has a voluntary ‘show and tell’ of work by those who wish to do so.
Meetings are held in the homes of those members who are able to host. The format is ‘Open House’ from 12noon to 4.00pm and members are welcome to come for an hour, or two, or the whole afternoon. Afternoon tea is provided and members put $4 in the kitty to help cover the hostess’s expenses.
The group’s craft interests include knitting, crochet, embroidery, cross stitch, quilting, patchwork and tapestry. Usually members bring along their own needlework project, but there is a supply of yarn to knit and crochet into squares for charity projects.
Contact the Convenor, Rosemary Sullivan at rsulliva@comcen.com.au for further information.

Tennis (NS)
2025-06-09 09:00 - 10:30, 2025-06-16 09:00 - 10:30, 2025-06-23 09:00 - 10:30 | Cammeray Tennis Club, Cnr Ernest Street & Park Ave, Cammeray, Sydney, NSW, 2062, Australia
Start the week with a lively game of tennis with SWIC’s north shore group.
We meet every Monday morning from 9.00am – 10.30am at the Cammeray Tennis Club.
The Convenor, Julie Reading, can be contacted at 0438 195 414 or reading.julie@gmail.com
Cost – $10, payable on the day.

Bridge (ES)
2025-06-09 13:15 - 16:15, 2025-06-16 13:15 - 16:15 | Double Bay Chapel (Ground Floor), cnr Cross St and Transvaal Ave, Double Bay, Sydney, NSW, 2028, Australia
The Eastern Suburbs Bridge Group meets on Monday afternoons from 1.15pm – 4.15pm, on the ground floor of the Double Bay Chapel located in the courtyard behind Indigo Cafe, cnr Cross St and Transvaal Ave, Double Bay.
For further information contact the Convenor, Sally Hochfeld on 0419 191 592 or at sally.hochfeld@gmail.com

Bridge (NS)
2025-06-09 13:15 - 16:30 | Northbridge Golf Club, Sailor Bay Road, Northbridge, Sydney, NSW, 2063, Australia
The North Shore Bridge group meets on Monday afternoons at 1p.m. for a prompt 1.15 start at Northbridge Golf Club, 296 Sailors Bay Rd, Northbridge with a playing fee of $2 to cover costs.
Please note: this is a minimum Intermediate standard bridge group; and in order to play it is necessary to also be a social member of Northbridge Golf Club (the cost is $20 per year). To register to play please contact the Convenor Jilly Clout Fraser at jillyclout@gmail.com

Out N' About - St Mary’s Cathedral: Sydney
2025-06-10 10:30 - 12:00 | St Mary’s Cathedral, St Mary's Road, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
St Mary’s Cathedral is one of Australia’s most beautiful and significant buildings but it did not happen overnight. The Cathedral evolved through a long and patient timeline following a fire which destroyed the first St Mary’s Cathedral in 1865.
As Australia’s largest Cathedral building, this English-style Gothic revival building constructed of honey-coloured Sydney sandstone, is regarded as the Mother Church for Australian Catholics. Its central Sydney location ensures a strong and visual presence of the church in Australia’s largest city.
Join us on a 90-minute tour of this amazing building followed by a coffee/lunch (optional) afterwards in a nearby café.
DATE: Tuesday 10 June 2025
TIME: 10.30 am – 12.00 pm. Please stay afterwards for coffee at a nearby café if you are able.

VENUE: Meet at 10.20 am on the steps of the Cathedral.
Coffee/ Lunch is at you own expense and you can choose to join us after the tour.
COST: $5 per member
RSVP to. swic.activitymonthly@gmail.com Attn. Caren Trafford, Out N’ About Organiser, and wait for confirmation of a place before paying.
Places are limited. Please check there is still space before paying.
RSVP and PAY by: June 5 2025
Address:
St Mary’s Cathedral
2 St Mary’s Road
Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
Payment Option 1 (Preferred):
By Credit Card through the Payments section of the website
Payment Option 2: Online (direct deposit) into the SWIC bank account
Account Name: SWIC Inc.
BSB No: 062-005
Account No: 11889493

Book Group
2025-06-10 13:30 - 15:30 | NSW
Book Group meets on the second Tuesday of the month at two venues – one in the eastern suburbs – at Cruising Yacht Club, Rushcutters Bay – and one on the north shore – mostly in members homes. Start time is 1.30pm and the discussion usually goes for two hours, followed by light refreshments.
The book list for the following year is selected at an annual lunch in November, at which time members volunteer to present a book and/or host the discussion in their home.
The Book List for the current year can be found on the NOTICEBOARD of the SWIC website.
Book Group Convenors are
Suzie Canham (NS) – 0414-834471 email: canhamsuzie@aapt.net.au
Wendy Phillips (ES) – 0419-273882 email: wendyphillips46@gmail.com

Ladies Night Out
2025-06-10 17:50 - 19:30 | Arthouse Lounge, 1st floor, 275 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
A fun evening to share drinks and food together
DATE: Tuesday 10 June 2025
TIME: 5.50pm to 7.30 pm
VENUE: Attick Bar, Art House Hotel, 275 Pitt Street, Sydney 2000.
COST: Pay for your own drinks and food
RSVP TO: Sangeeta and Elaine
swicniteout@gmail.com
RSVP BY: Friday 6 June 2025
PAYMENT OPTIONS: Pay for own drinks / refreshments
TRANSPORT: Bus/Train to Townhall.

Golf (ES)
2025-06-11 08:15 - 11:00, 2025-06-18 08:15 - 11:00 | Woollahra Golf Club, 50 O'Sullivan Road, Rose Bay, Sydney, NSW, 2029, Australia
The Eastern Suburbs Golf group plays at Woollahra on Wednesday mornings. Tee-off is at 8.15am.
The Convenor is Liz McCarthy and her contact details are ph 0414 408 615 or mccarthyliz50@gmail.com

Golf (ES)
2025-06-11 08:15 - 12:00, 2025-06-18 08:15 - 12:00 | Woollahra Golf Club, 50 O'Sullivan Road, Rose Bay, Sydney, NSW, 2029, Australia
The eastern suburbs Golf group plays at Woollahra on Wednesday mornings. Tee-off is at 8.15am.
The Convenor is Liz McCarthy and her contacts details are 0414 408 615 or mccarthyliz50@gmail.com

EXPLORE SYDNEY WALK – Narrabeen Lake
2025-06-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Narrabeen Lagoon, Narrabeen, Sydney, NSW, 2101, Australia
The Narrabeen Lagoon Trail is a nice, flat and easy 8 km walk surrounded by beautiful bushland, mangroves and parklands.
We will meet at 10am at the Narrabeen B1-B-Line Bus stop. If you are coming by car, you can park in the parking just behind the bus stop. It will take us about two hours to do the loop around the lake, home to nearly 200 species of birds.
Then, we’ll have lunch in a cafe or at one of the restaurants on the lake. Please could you let us know if you would like to stay for lunch as we may need to book a table.
DATE: Wednesday, 11 June2025.
TIME: 10 am – 12 pm
MEETING POINT: Narrabeen B1-BLine bus stop.
COST: Lunch in a cafe on the lake at your own expense.
RSVP TO: Anna Weaving & Corinne Drouin via email only on anna.weaving1@gmail.com
RSVP BY: Monday, 9 June 2025
TRANSPORT: By bus B1-BLine (Narrabeen stop on Pittwater Road) or by car (easy to park at Narrabeen Lake just behind the B1-BLine bus stop).

Rummikub (NS)
2025-06-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Jam Cafe, Bridgepoint Shopping Centre, Brady St, Mosman, NSW, 2088, Australia
Rummikub is an exciting and fun game, just right for exercising the little grey cells in our brains and making new friends. If you don’t know the game, it has a bit in common with the card game Rummy. It is very simple to learn, has lots of twists, and quickly becomes addictive!
Beginners are welcome and there is no need to bring your own game. It is possible to play Rummikub with different numbers of people in one game.
DATE: 2nd and 3rd Fridays of the month – unless notified
TIME: 1.00pm – 3.30pm
VENUE: Jam Cafe – Bridgepoint Mosman
RSVP TO: Catherine Marsh and Rosemary Sullivan at rummikubswic@gmail.com
For changes on the day, please text or ring Catherine on 0406 423 304 or Rosemary on 0411 441 741
RSVP BY: Thursday morning before play on Friday

Bridge (NS)
2025-06-16 13:00 - 16:30 | Northbridge Golf Club, Sailor Bay Road, Northbridge, Sydney, NSW, 2063, Australia
The North Shore Bridge group meets on Monday afternoons at 1p.m. until 4.30pm at Northbridge Golf Club, 296 Sailors Bay Rd, Northbridge with a playing fee of $2 to cover costs.
Please note: this is a minimum Intermediate standard bridge group; and in order to play it is necessary to also be a social member of Northbridge Golf Club (the cost is $20 per year). To register to play please contact the Convenor Jilly Clout Fraser at jillyclout@gmail.com

Meet n Eat – AMENDED VENUE -Meet n Eat – Rickshaw Food, Burwood – WAITLIST
2025-06-17 12:00 - 14:00 | Rickshaw Food, 127 Burwood Rd, Burwood, NSW, 2134, Australia
Malaysian food is more than just Laksa and Char Keow Teow. We will travel to Burwood, a vibrant and diverse suburb in Sydney’s Inner West. Rickshaw calls itself a Singaporean and Malaysian restaurant. We will be sampling dishes that are NOT laksa, Char Keow Teow or Hainanese Chicken Rice.
You will have the option of joining us for a “the blind leading the blind” tour in Burwood before the lunch, perhaps to visit an Asian grocery store, a kitchenware shop….
DATE: Tuesday 17 June 2025
TIME: 12:00noon – 2:00pm (Tour meets at 10.30am)
VENUE: Rickshaw Food- Note this is an amended venue
Shop 106, Level 1/127 Burwood Rd, Burwood NSW 2134
Telephone:
0429 931 808
URL: https://www.rickshawfood.com.au
COST: $30. Pay for your own drinks.
RSVP TO: Sandy Tay sgtay@yahoo.com As space is limited, please do not pay until you have received a confirmation email from Sandy.
RSVP BY: 11 June 2025
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
Payment Option 1 (Preferred): By Credit Card through the Payments page on the website
Payment Option 2: Online (direct deposit) into the SWIC bank account
Account Name: SWIC Inc.
BSB No: 062-005
Account No: 11889493
Description: EMW June + your initial and surname.
TRANSPORT:
Rickshaw Food is 5 minute walk from Burwood Train Station. Burwood Plaza Parking offers 2 hours free parking.

Art and Culture: Discover Yirranma Place - Note: this is on a Friday
2025-06-20 12:00 - 14:00 | Yirranma Place, 262 Liverpool St, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
We invite you to join us on a visit to historic Yirranma Place on Gadigal land at 262 Liverpool Street Darlinghurst. ‘Yirranma,’ broadly translated to mean ‘many’- has been lovingly restored and reimagined as a social purpose precinct with philanthropy at its heart. Its name indicates the purpose of the precinct – a place where people come together to create and connect, a space where for-purpose organisations, social enterprises, and people working for social change can collaborate; and for the local community to enjoy, from picking up a coffee or a delicious bite to eat at The Two Good Co Café to browsing the history and Art or as in our case the privilege of taking a guided tour.
Please note: As this is a working space there will be two tours of 10 members each; one at 12 noon and a second at 1pm; a maximum of 20 members. We strongly suggest an early RSVP as we are definitely restricted to 20 guests. We have organised for those attending, to enjoy lunch at The Two Good Café at your own expense. First sitting for ten at 12noon and, second sitting at 1pm. Full details will be emailed on receipt of your RSVP.
DATE: FRIDAY, 20 June 2025 (Note this is a one off change of A&C Events Day to accommodate to our venue as it is a working site.)
TIME: 12pm – 2pm
VENUE: Yirranma Place, 262 Liverpool Street Darlinghurst.
COST: A Donation: TBA to those attending.
RSVP TO: Kay Nicholas Email: kay.k.nicholas@gmail.com Mobile: 0438469044
RSVP BY: 10 June 2025. When full we will go to a waitlist.
TRANSPORT: There is restricted car parking in nearby streets however we suggest public transport. Bus routes along Oxford Street and then a 7-minute walk down to Yirranma.

Rummikub (NS)
2025-06-20 13:00 - 15:30 | Jam Cafe, Bridgepoint Shopping Centre, Brady St, Mosman, NSW, 2088, Australia
Rummikub is an exciting and fun game, just right for exercising the little grey cells in our brains and making new friends. If you don’t know the game, it has a bit in common with the card game Rummy. It is very simple to learn, has lots of twists, and quickly becomes addictive!
Beginners are welcome and there is no need to bring your own game. It is possible to play Rummikub with different numbers of people in one game.
DATE: 2nd and 3rd Fridays of the month – unless otherwise advised
TIME: 1.00pm – 3.00pm
VENUE: Jam Cafe – Bridgepoint Mosman
RSVP TO: Catherine Marsh and Rosemary Sullivan at rummikubswic@gmail.com
For changes on the day, please text or ring Catherine on 0406 423 304 or Rosemary on 0411 441 741
RSVP BY: Thursday morning before play on Friday
