Bridge (NS) - Note change of day and venue
2023-08-14 13:15 - 16:30 (Australia/Sydney) | Northbridge Golf Club, Sailor Bay Road, Northbridge, Sydney, NSW, 2063, Australia
The North Shore Bridge Group meets on Monday afternoons from 1.15pm until approximately 4.30pm at Northbridge Golf Club, 296C Sailors Bay Road, Northbridge. To play there it is necessary to take out a social membership with the club at a cost of $20.00 for the year. This can be done on line or at reception on the day when you first come to play. Any member wishing to play should contact the Convenor, Chris Robertson atchrisrobertson287@gmail.com.

Ladies Night Out
2023-08-15 17:30 - 19:30 | Golden Sheaf Hotel, 429 New South Head Road, Double Bay, Sydney, NSW, 2028, Australia
An evening out to enjoy each other’s company and a few drinks together.
DATE: Tuesday 15 August 2023
TIME: 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm
VENUE: The Golden Sheaf Hotel
429 New South Head Road Double Bay, NSW 2028
COST: Pay for your own drinks and Food
RSVP TO: Sangeeta/ Elaine
RSVP BY: Friday 11 August 2023
TRANSPORT: Bus from Town Hall to Double Bay

Short Walk
2023-08-16 10:30 - 12:00 | Greenway Lewisham, Lewisham, NSW, Australia
Walk along the Inner West Greenway from Haberfield to Lewisham.
DATE: Wednesday 16 August 2023
TIME: 10.30am – noon
VENUE: Meeting details will be provided to participants closer to the event.
COST: Refreshments at member’s own expense
RSVP TO: cpowell40@live.com.au
RSVP BY: cob Tuesday 15 August.

Art and Culture - Tour NSW Government House (Tour full)
2023-08-18 11:00 - 12:30 | NSW Government House, Macquarie St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Our August Art and Culture event is a SWIC Guided Tour of NSW Government House, the Official Residence and Office of Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, 39th Governor of New South Wales and Mr Dennis Wilson. Her Excellency is the 28th Governor to occupy this Government House and has held the position since 2 May 2019.
In 1788, soon after a British settlement was established at Sydney Cove, the first Governor of the colony of New South Wales, Governor Arthur Phillip, laid the foundations of Sydney’s first Government House. It was located in Bridge Street (on the site of the Museum of Sydney) and was home to successive governors until 1845 when Governor Sir George Gipps, 9th Governor of New South Wales took up residence in the present Government House. Locally quarried sandstone was used for the construction of this new House. Its location and architectural Elizabethan Gothic Revival style was influenced by the existing Governor’s Stables, that had been completed in 1821 (now the Conservatorium of Music located at the main entry gates to Government House). The present Government House is characterised by castellated towers and other medieval features.
Over the years the building has been extended, refurbished and modernised to suit the tastes and needs of successive Governors. Today, the House holds a significant collection of portraits, furniture, decorative arts and gubernatorial memorabilia as a result of Vice Regal patronage.
PLEASE NOTE: Government House Sydney is the official residence and office of the Governor of New South Wales. For security purposes SWIC is required to complete a Visitor Registration Form prior to your attendance on this tour. Your name and valid identification is mandatory. One of the following will suffice. (Passport number, Driver’s license number, Medicare Card number, Senior’s card number).
DATE: Friday 18 August 2023
TIME: There will be two tours 11am/11.15am
Tour 1 commences at 11am
Tour 2 commences at 11.15am
Tour Duration: 1 hour plus extra time if you wish to do a self-guided tour of the grounds.
VENUE: NSW Government House
ADDRESS: Government House Sydney
Macquarie Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
PHONE: 02 9228 4111
MEETING PLACE: To be advised for those attending
COST: Nil Cost
RSVP TO: Kay Nicholas Email: swic.artandculture@gmail.com Mobile: 0438469044
RSVP BY: 8 August 2023
Please Note: RSVP by Email with your full name and contact phone number.
We will contact you after the closing date for your preferred identification information.
There are a maximum of 30 attendees for this event. When this event is full, we will go to a Waitlist.
TRANSPORT: Public transport is recommended.

Monthly Activity - Mary MacKillop Museum and House
2023-08-24 10:30 - 12:00 | Mary MacKillop Place Museum, 7 Mount St, North Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2060, Australia
Since opening in 1995, the museum has been engaging visitors with the remarkable story of Mary MacKillop [1842 – 1909], Australia’s first Saint and the co-founder of the order Julian Tenison Woods [1832 – 1889]. The museum is housed in the original ‘Practice School’ for novices built in the 1900s. It now offers visitors a window into the mid colonial to the pre federation period of Australian history.
The museum is a ministry of the Sisters of Saint Joseph and is located on the site in which Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop is buried. The Mary MacKillop Memorial Chapel is adjacent to the museum and is an integral part of a visitor’s experience to the site.
The museum is steeped in the story of the growth of the Catholic Church in Australia, English Protestant and Irish Catholic division and the plight of the under classes.
The museum and the Mary MacKillop Memorial Chapel celebrate the legacy of a humble woman and the priest, scientist and explorer who forged a new approach in serving the poor.
The outing will be self-guided however, there is a café on site and we can all meet for a coffee/tea/snack at the café after we’ve strolled around the museum. The suggested time that we spend in the museum is around 90 minutes.
DATE: Thursday 24 August 2023
TIME: 10.30am-12.00pm
VENUE: Mary MacKillop Place Museum is located at: 7 Mount Street, North Sydney, NSW, 2060, Australia
COST: $8.00
RSVP TO: Caren Trafford: swic.activitymonthly@gmail.com
Caren Trafford, Monthly Activity Organiser
RSVP BY: 17 August 2023
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: 112-879
Account No: 431-019-281
Description: Mary MacKillop Museum and Home + your initial and surname

Go Saturday – May Gibbs’ Nutcote
2023-08-26 13:00 - 15:00 | Nutcote, 5 Wallaringa Ave, Kurraba Point, Neutral Bay, Sydney, NSW, 2089, Australia
Join Go Saturday for an exploration of beloved children’s author May Gibbs house from the 1920s. Learn about her life and enjoy a quiet reflection in the beautifully restored gardens.
DATE: Saturday 26 August 2023
TIME: 1:00pm-3:00pm. (closes at 3pm)
VENUE: 5 Wallaringa Ave, Kurraba Point, Neutral Bay NSW 2089
(02) 9953 4453
https://www.maygibbs.com.au/visit-nutcote
COST: $14 per person ($12 .50 concession)
RSVP TO: Sian Ware 0412 937 485 or email: sianware1@gmail.com.
RSVP BY: Tuesday 22 of August
PAYMENT OPTIONS: Pay on the day
TRANSPORT: Public transport is recommended due to no guaranteed parking. Closest ferry stop is Neutral Bay Wharf then a 5-minute walk. Bus 225 stops outside Nutcote.

North Shore Evening Book Club
2023-09-04 17:30 - 19:30 | Kirribilli Club, 11 Harbourview Crescent, Lavender Bay, Sydney, NSW, 2060, Australia
The SWIC North Shore Evening Book Club is starting up at the Kirribilli Club.
SWIC will be offering a new evening Book Club on the North Shore and we are looking for members who would like to join us.
It will be held on the first Monday of the month:
5.30pm – 7.30pm at the Kirribilli club.
Food at own cost.
If anyone is interested in joining this group, please send an email to jill.mclean@jarie.com.au
Confirmation of attendance is required for each week as per other groups.
The book list until the end of the year:
Monday, 4th September – Lessons in Chemistry – Bonnie Garmus
Monday, 2nd October – The Covenant of Water – Abraham Verghese
Monday, 30th October – The Cold Millions – Jess Walter
Monday, 4th December – Kings in Grass Castles – Mary Durack

Challenging Walk – The Fourth Leg of Bondi to Manly Walk – Circular Quay to Taronga Zoo Wharf
2023-09-05 09:15 - 13:00 | Wharf 6 Circular Quay, Cahill Expressway, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
At the end of 2018, six city councils along with other agencies, decided to create a coastal and harbour-side walking track between two famous beaches in Sydney, Bondi Beach and Manly Beach. The result of this collaboration is the epic 80km Bondi to Manly Walk. The details can be found on www.bonditomanly.com or the B2M app. We will walk the Bondi to Manly Walk in seven stages together, walking one stage at a time on the first Tuesday of the month from June to December.
In September, we will do the fourth leg of Bondi to Manly Walk from Circular Quay to to Taronga Zoo Wharf. The walk is approximately 14.5km with an elevation gain of 282m. The walk will take around 3.5 hours to complete.
Starting the day by exploring The Rocks and crossing the Harbour Bridge, we will be able to see parts of where we have been and where we are going. From here, we will explore parts of Kirribilli, such as Admiralty House, Kirribilli House and Sub Base Platypus, before continuing through to Neutral Bay, where May Gibbs’ Nutcote house is located. Continuing to Cremorne Point Reserve, we will pass one of Sydney’s impressive seawater pools; MacCallum Pool. Robertson Lighthouse marks the end of Cremorne Point, which boasts magnificent views of Sydney Harbour and is the perfect spot for a scenic picnic/lunch break.
Following the trail, we will find ourselves passing through Mosman Bay, then arriving at Sirius Cove and, finally, at Taronga Zoo. (Excerpts from www.bonditomanly.com).
More details will be sent to members who are participating closer to the event date.
DATE: Tuesday 5 September 2023
TIME: 9.15am at Circular Quay Wharf 6
LUNCH: Please pack a lunch for this walk.
RSVP TO: Sandy, Lining, Fritzi and Sue at swic.challengingwalk@gmail.com
RSVP BY: Friday 1 September 2023

East Meets West Lunch – YX Mini Hotpot - Eastwood
2023-09-07 12:00 - 14:00 | YX Mini Hotpot, Eastwood, Shop 1b/14 Glen St, Eastwood, NSW, 2122
Have you tried Chinese hotpot before? If not, come and join us for this fun experience at YX Mini Hotpot in Eastwood in September. Hotpot comes with many different styles and names and is one of the most favourite ways to eat a meal among Asians. Each country or even a region in a country has a different version of hotpot.
Traditionally, the hotpot refers to a big pot of steaming soup heated by charcoal where everyone cooks the raw ingredients in the same pot of soup. But things have changed in the modern days. At YX, each of us will have an individual induction with a pot of soup of your choice from the menu then we will cook the shared raw ingredients (meat, fish, veggies, mushrooms, tofu…) in your own pot of soup. There will be a station where we prepare our own dipping sauce.
There is an option to meet at 11:00am for a stroll in the Chinese side of Eastwood before the lunch to browse or buy Asian groceries, pastries, fruits and veggies. Details will be sent to those we are interested later on.
DATE: Thursday 7 September 2023
TIME: 12.00pm – 2.00pm
VENUE: Shop 1B/14 Glen St, Eastwood 2122 TEL: 0451 738 668 Website: https://www.yxgroup.com.au/en/home.html
COST: $69 (includes gratuity and service charges). This restaurant does not split bill. Please bring cash to pay the organisers (i.e. Pauline, Sue or Sandy) for the drinks that you order. THIS WILL HELP THE ORGANISERS GREATLY.
RSVP TO: Sandy Tay sgtay@yahoo.com
Please do not pay until you have received a confirmation email from Sandy.
RSVP BY: Friday 1 September 2023
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: 112-879
Account No: 431-019-281
Description: EMW + your initial and surname
TRANSPORT: YX Mini Hotpot is 500 meters from Eastwood Train Station via W Parade and Hillview Ln.

International Morning Tea - Hong Kong -( Full - Wait list)
2023-09-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Home of Cherry Spoor, 45 Mackenzie St, Bondi Junction, NSW, 2022, Australia
Maria Brookes who lived in Hong Kong for 7 years is hosting this exciting Morning Tea event at Cherry’s home in Bondi Junction. Please join us to celebrate the culture and cuisine of Hong Kong including a photographic presentation by Maria.
DATE: Tuesday 12 September 2023
TIME: 10.00am – 12.00pm
VENUE: Cherry Spoor’s Home- 45 Mackenzie Street Bondi Junction 2022
COST: Nil
RSVP TO: prudence.weir@hotmail.com
RSVP BY: Friday 1 September 2023
TRANSPORT: Short walk from Bondi Junction Bus and Train Interchange. 2-hour parking in surrounding streets with longer parking in nearby Westfield Shopping Centre.

2023-09-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Wharf 6 Circular Quay
Join us for a walk along the Sydney Harbour foreshore from Circular Quay to the Pyrmont Fish Markets.
We will meet at 10am at Wharf 6 in Circular Quay. Hugging the foreshore we will pass under Harbour bridge, skirtaround Walsh Bay, Barangaroo Reserve and onto Darling Harbour.
After crossing Pyrmont Bridge, we will then continue to Pyrmont Point Park through to our lunch destination at Pyrmont Fish markets.

DATE: Wednesday, 13 September 2023.
TIME: 10 am – 12 noon
MEETING POINT: Meet at wharf 6 at Circular Quay
COST: Lunch at the Boatshed Restaurant in the Fish Market (optional) at your own expense.
https://theboatshedpyrmont.com.au
RSVP TO: Anna Miller and Corinne Drouin via email only on
swicdiscoversydneywalks@gmail.com
RSVP BY: Monday, 10 September 2023
TRANSPORT: Trains, buses, or ferries to Circular Quay. Return by bus, light train or ferry.

Explore Sydney Walk - Circular Quay to Pyrmont
2023-09-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Wharf 6 Circular Quay, Cahill Expressway, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Join us for a walk along the Sydney Harbour foreshore from Circular Quay to the Pyrmont Fish Markets.
We will meet at 10am at Wharf 6 in Circular Quay.
Hugging the foreshore we will pass under Harbour bridge, skirt around Walsh Bay, Barangaroo Reserve and onto Darling Harbour.
After crossing Pyrmont Bridge, we will then continue to Pyrmont Point Park through to our lunch destination at Pyrmont Fish markets.

DATE: Wednesday, 13 September 2023.
TIME: 10 am – 12 noon
MEETING POINT: Meet at wharf 6 at Circular Quay
COST: Lunch at the Boatshed Restaurant in the Fish Market (optional) at your own expense.
https://theboatshedpyrmont.com.au
RSVP TO: Anna Miller and Corinne Drouin via email only on
swicdiscoversydneywalks@gmail.com
RSVP BY: Monday, 10 September 2023
TRANSPORT: Trains, buses, or ferries to Circular Quay. Return by bus, light train or ferry.

Theatre Group – ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ at Roslyn Packer Theatre (STC)
2023-09-14 19:30 - 22:00 | Roslyn Packer Theatre, 22 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
By Oscar Wilde
Directed by Sarah Giles
Hilarious, naughty and Wilde
The fabulous Helen Thomson (Death of a Salesman, Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis) is back in this outrageous, entertaining and brilliantly camp new vision of one of theatre’s greatest comedies.
Oscar Wilde’s dazzling wit meets the lush and bracingly contemporary style of acclaimed director Sarah Giles. This production will see The Importance of Being Earnest’s skewering of Victorian London’s silliness and snobbery in what promises to be an unforgettable night of hilarity.
Algernon Moncrieff and Jack Worthing are two best friends who are both living double lives. In the city they’re playboys with a libertine reputation, but in the country they assume pious alter egos to get away from it all. Things get sticky when love enters the mix and the men have to keep track of who they’re pretending to be and when. Floating haughtily above it all is the withering Lady Bracknell – played by Thomson – Victorian London’s socialite extraordinaire and the gatekeeper of all things ‘high society’.
The gold standard of theatrical comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest is a razor-sharp and endlessly relevant reminder of our tendency to get hung up on small trivialities while the important things in life pass us by.
Approx. duration 2 hrs 20 mins (including interval)
DATE: Thursday 14 September 2023
TIME: 7.30pm
VENUE: Roslyn Packer Theatre, 22 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay NSW 2000
TICKETS: Tickets are $111.00 (Seniors)
Judith and Cherry have purchased seats B26 and B27
To buy your tickets visit www.sydneytheatrecompany.com
PRE-THEATRE DRINKS/SNACKS (Optional): There will also be the option to join us for pre-theatre drinks/small food or boards at The Theatre Bar at the End of the Wharf. Please advise if you are interested in participating.
RSVP TO: Judith Nguyen at nguyenjm@bigpond.net.au by 6 September 2023
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THEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2023
To enable you to plan your diary, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2023. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries please contact Judith Nguyen at nguyenjm@bigpond.net.au or Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com
SWIC Theatre Group Program 2023

Date & Day
Play
Type
Theatre

Time
Seats (Convenors)

3 October (Tuesday)
Blaque Showgirls
Spoof of cinematic masterpiece Showgirls
Griffin/Stables Theatre

7.00pm

Free Seating

8 November (Wednesday)
The Dictionary of Lost Words
Historical tale based on Pip Williams’ novel
Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House (STC)

7.30pm

J6, J7

2 December (Saturday)
The Seagull (MATINEE)
New interpretation of Chekhov’s masterpiece
Roslyn Packer Theatre (STC)

1.30pm

D11, D12 (A Reserve)

Classical Music Group - Beethoven 7 and Bruch's Violin Concerto
2023-09-15 10:15 - 12:00 | Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Tea and Symphony Concerts. One-hour performances by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra by a variety of composers.
Today’s performance will be Max Bruch’s (1838-1920) Violin Concerto No 1 credited as his most famous work, played by Australian violinist Emily Sun (1991).
In the second part we will hear Beethoven’s Symphony No 7 conducting by British conductor Mark Wigglesworth (1964).
DATE: Friday 15 September 2023
TIME: All performances are 11am-12pm, but please meet at 10.15am for complementary tea, coffee and biscuits (at the terrace on the left side). Following the performances, we will have lunch at the House Canteen Café (members purchase their own lunch).
VENUE: Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall.
COST: Members buy their own tickets. There are three purchase options: 1) Opera House Box Office (92507777). 2) Sydney Symphony Orchestra Box Office (82154600). 3) online at sydneysymphony.com.
RSVP TO: Grace Mroz. 0434170030. grazynamroz91@gmail.com. Grace has purchased ticket Box F 24.
RSVP BY: Tuesday 12 September 2023
Other Classical Music Concerts for 2023

Date & Day
Concert
Theatre
Time

Friday
(27 October)
Mozart and Hadyn
Concert Hall – Sydney Opera House
11.00am – 12md

Thursday
(2 November)
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1,
Donald Runnicles conducting
Concert Hall – Sydney Opera House
1.30pm – 3.30pm

Art and Culture - Asian Galleries Art Gallery NSW (Waitlist)
2023-09-19 09:30 - 11:00 | Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Dear Art and Culture Enthusiasts
Don’t miss this one!
Displayed over two floors of the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ historic South Building, the Asian Lantern galleries present works from the AGNSW collection of Asian art, which stretches from Indonesia to Mongolia, from Japan to Iran. Both galleries feature vibrant exhibitions celebrating the richness and depth of a collection that began in 1879 and continues to develop. The gallery on the ground level is housed within a white glass pavilion inspired by the floating lanterns found throughout Asia. At the heart of the space is Jitish Kallat’s immersive sculptural installation Public Notice 2 2007, which presents the words of Mahatma Gandhi’s famous Salt March speech of 1930.
Experience Lead Sylvia, who will be guiding our group on the day, has advised that she will be focusing on the lower gallery’s Elemental exhibition that investigates the natural elements of earth, water and fire, to which some traditions add wood, metal, void, and wind or air. This tour highlights are Nam June Paik’s 1991 sculpture Buddha game; a magnificent 13th-century gilt bronze of the compassionate bodhisattva Padmapani from Nepal; Phaptawan Suwannakudt’s Lives of the Buddha, and the Zen tea room and the pieces inside.
DATE: Tuesday 19 September 2023
TIME: 9.30am -11am (approximately)
VENUE: Art Gallery of NSW, on Gadigal Country- North Building Art Gallery Road The Domain, Sydney NSW 2000.
MEETING PLACE: Outside the main entrance to old South Building Art Gallery NSW at 9.50am Please note: Late Arrivals: Admission cannot be guaranteed outside of scheduled booking time.
COST: $15 (Special SWIC Price)
RSVP TO Kay Nicholas Email: swic.artandculture@gmail.com with your name and mobile phone number.
RSVP BY: 9 September 2023 Please note that it is advisable to RSVP early as this event has a maximum of 30 members. When the event is full, we will go to ‘Waitlist’. Do not pay until your place is confirmed. We will always endeavour to get back within 24 hours. If you have not heard back, please SMS: Kay Nicholas MOB.0438469044
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: 112-879
Account No: 431-019-281
Description: Event + your initial and surname
TRANSPORT: The NSW Art Gallery is located on the Eastern side of Sydney’s CBD, next to the Royal Botanic Gardens and the Domain, just down the road from St Mary’s Cathedral. The Art Gallery is approximately a 5-minute walk from Macquarie Street, across the Domain, or from Hyde Park. Public transit access: St James rail (15-minute walk); Martin Place rail (20-minute walk.

Ladies Night Out
2023-09-19 17:50 - 19:30 | Establishment Bar, 252 George St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
A fun evening to share drinks and food together
DATE: Tuesday 19 September 2023
TIME: 5.50pm to 7.30 pm
VENUE: Establishment Bar, 252 George Street, Sydney
COST: Pay for your own drinks and food
RSVP TO: Sangeeta and Elaine
swicniteout@gmail.com
RSVP BY: Friday 15 November 2023
PAYMENT OPTIONS: Pay for your own food and drinks
TRANSPORT: Short walk from Wynyard station

Short Walk
2023-09-20 10:30 - 12:00 | Greenway Lewisham, Lewisham, NSW, Australia
Rescheduled – Walk along the Inner West Greenway from Haberfield to Lewisham.
DATE: Wednesday 20 September 2023
TIME: 10.30am – noon
VENUE: Meeting details will be provided to participants closer to the event.
COST: Refreshments at member’s own expense
RSVP TO: cpowell40@live.com.au
RSVP BY: cob Tuesday 19 September 2023

Go Saturday - Botanical Gardens and Calyx
2023-09-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Royal Botanic Gardens, Mrs Macquaries Rd, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Spring has sprung! Come wake up and smell the roses in the beautiful oasis in the heart of Sydney. Go Saturday is set for a gentle self-guided exploration of this calming space.
DATE: Saturday 23 September 2023
TIME: 2pm-4pm
VENUE: Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, meet at The Calyx, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.
Mrs Macquaries Rd, Sydney NSW 2000 (02) 9231 8111
COST: Donation only.
RSVP TO: Sian Ware at sianware1@gmail.com or 0412 937 485
RSVP BY: Tuesday 19 September 2023
PAYMENT OPTIONS: N/A
TRANSPORT: St James Station closest station. Then a short walk.

Special Event - The River Postman
2023-09-27 10:00 - 13:00 | Brooklyn Public Wharf, Dangar Road, Brooklyn, Sydney, NSW, 2083, Australia
Join The Riverboat Postman as it delivers the mail on behalf of Australia Post to the isolated water-access-only settlements on the Hawkesbury River at Brooklyn. Easy access by rail and road make this the perfect day trip from Sydney or Newcastle and the Central Coast. Three hour cruise includes morning tea and lunch on board, and all boats are fully licensed.
Our ticket includes a three hour mail delivery cruise of the Hawkesbury. Boats depart at 10am every weekday (except Public Holidays).
Morning tea is served on departure, with percolated coffee, hot tea, and delicious home-made ANZAC biscuits – we would bet you haven’t had them like this before!
Lunch, which is served around midday, consists of a very Aussie Ploughman’s-style plate with shaved ham, tasty cheese, tomato, zucchini, carrot, mixed lettuce, pickled onions, fresh Turkish Bread roll, pickles, fruit chutney, butter & Italian dressing.
We can cater for the common dietary requirements (gluten free, vegetarian etc) – just let us know at the time of booking.
All our boats are fully licensed, so you can enjoy a glass of wine or beer, or a soft drink, with your lunch. Water is always available at the bar.
DATE: Wednesday September 27 2023
TIME: 10am – 1pm
VENUE: Brooklyn Postie Wharf, Dangar Rd
Brooklyn, NSW, Australia 2083
COST: Seniors $54, Adults $64
RSVP TO: jill.mclean@jarie.com.au
RSVP BY: August 27 2023
PAYMENT OPTIONS: Call 0400600111 direct to the RiverBoat Postman , say it is for the SWIC booking and pay over the phone by credit card
TRANSPORT:
Just an hour from Sydney’s CBD, The Riverboat Postman offers the perfect day trip for locals and tourists alike. You can’t miss us – we are right next to the train platform at the Hawkesbury River Station, Brooklyn, on Dangar Rd.
If you are coming by train, WE NOW HAVE A LIFT AT THE STATION! It is by far the easiest way to get to Brooklyn, and the trains which arrive from Newcastle at about 9.26am and from Sydney at 9.47am still allow plenty of time to get to the wharf. We usually return at about 1.10pm, in time to catch the 1.24pm train towards Sydney (the next one is 2.24pm if we are late back) and the 1.46pm train north. For timetable information, use www.131500.com. Our station is called Hawkesbury River, and our train from Sydney Central station departs from Platform 12 at 8.45am (always check before you get on!)
If you are coming by car, there is usually enough parking at this time of the day. Parking in Brooklyn is free, some is timed parking (4 hours, which is more than enough as the cruise is just over 3 hours long) and some is untimed. There is limited specified disabled parking beside our shed, and if necessary you can drive right up to the wharf, drop off passengers then park the car. Parking on Sundays is particularly horrible, so come by train if you can.
If you have a GPS in your car, use ‘Dangar Road, Brooklyn’ as the address.
If not, take the Brooklyn/Mooney Mooney exit off the Freeway, or Pacific Motorway (M1), follow all the signs to Brooklyn (these will bring you over the old Pacific Hwy bridge to the Sydney side of the river) and turn left onto Brooklyn Rd. Go all the way to the end of it and turn left when you can go no further. There we will be!

LABOUR DAY
2023-10-02 | NSW

North Shore Evening Book Club
2023-10-02 17:30 - 19:30 | Kirribilli Club, 11 Harbourview Crescent, Lavender Bay, Sydney, NSW, 2060, Australia
The SWIC North Shore Evening Book Club is starting up at the Kirribilli Club.
SWIC will be offering a new evening Book Club on the North Shore and we are looking for members who would like to join us.
It will be held on the first Monday of the month:
5.30pm – 7.30pm at the Kirribilli club.
Food at own cost.
If anyone is interested in joining this group, please send an email to jill.mclean@jarie.com.au
Confirmation of attendance is required for each week as per other groups.
The book list until the end of the year:
Monday, 2nd October – The Covenant of Water – Abraham Verghese
Monday, 30th October – The Cold Millions – Jess Walter
Monday, 4th December – Kings in Grass Castles – Mary Durack

Challenging Walk – The Fifth Leg of Bondi to Manly Walk – Taronga Zoo Wharf to Spit Bridge
2023-10-03 09:10 - 13:00 | Circular Quay, Sydney Cove, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
At the end of 2018, six city councils along with other agencies, decided to create a coastal and harbour-side walking track between two famous beaches in Sydney, Bondi Beach and Manly Beach. The result of this collaboration is the epic 80km Bondi to Manly Walk. The details can be found on www.bonditomanly.com or the B2M app. We will walk the Bondi to Manly Walk in seven stages together, walking one stage at a time on the first Tuesday of the month from June to December.
In October, we will do the fifth leg of Bondi to Manly Walk from Taronga Zoo Wharf to Spit Bridge. The walk is approximately 12km with an elevation gain of 214m. The walk will take around 3 hours to complete.
Starting off at Taronga Zoo, we will continue walking around to Bradleys Head and then on to Georges Head and Middle Head; where we will find some of Sydney’s oldest defence systems of gun batteries and tunnels, dating back to the 19th century. Continuing from Middle Head, we will reach Balmoral Oval and Balmoral Beach where we can explore the various historical parts of the popular beach, such as the old tram sheds, the Rotunda and Rocky Point Island. From Balmoral, we will pass Chinamans Beach and Rosherville Reserve, located along Parriwi Head and then we will finally reach the Spit Bridge. (Excerpts from www.bonditomanly.com).
More details will be sent to members who are participating closer to the event date.
DATE: Tuesday 3 October 2023
TIME: 9.10am at Circular Quay Wharf 4 (after you tap on) for the 9:20am ferry to Taronga Zoo
LUNCH: Please bring your own lunch for a picnic or alternatively grab a quick takeway lunch ( burger, pizza, fish and chips, etc) at Grumpy’s Wharf at the end of the walk at 235 Spit Road, Mosman. Bus stop to go home is near this café/takeaway venue.
RSVP TO: Fritzi Casal at fritzicasal@gmail.com
RSVP BY: 29 September 2023

Theatre Group – ‘Blaque Showgirls’ – Griffin/SBW Stables Theatre
2023-10-03 19:00 - 22:00 | SBW Stables Theatre, Stables Theatre, 10 Nimrod Street, Kings Cross NSW, Sydney, NSW, 2011, Australia
Plumage! Puns! Political incorrectness gone mad!
A lonely kid in rural Australia, fair-skinned Sarah Jane Jones is deathly sure of two things: 1. She’s the best dancer in the whole town of Chithole, and 2. She’s a proud Aboriginal woman. There’s very little proof of either of these things.
So, when a long-lost photograph offers hope of her Indigenous ancestry, Sarah Jane high-tails it to the glitziest casino in Brisvegas. Her mission? To land a role in the First Nations burlesque spectacular: ‘Blaque Showgirls’… by any means necessary.
Blaque Showgirls is Nakkiah Lui’s sparkly, smart-arsed spoof of the so-bad-it’s-good cinematic masterpiece Showgirls. The luminous Stephanie Somerville (Chalkface) fan kicks her way to the front of the chorus line, going head-to-head with all-dancing, all-diamantéd drag icon Foxxy Empire!
Co-directors Shari Sebbens (Superheroes, City of Gold) and Ursula Yovich (Diving for Pearls, Barbara and the Camp Dogs) jam-pack a long-awaited, pint-sized rhinestoned arena spectacular into the SBW Stables Theatre in 2023.
DATE: Tuesday 3 October 2023
TIME: 7.00pm
VENUE: SBW Stables Theatre, 10 Nimrod Street, Kings Cross, NSW 2011
TICKETS: Tickets are $58 Full and $49 Seniors. Free seating.
To buy your tickets visit boxoffice@griffintheatre.com.au or call (02) 9361 3818, 10.00am – 6.00pm Monday–Friday.
PRE-THEATRE DRINKS & SNACKS: 6.00pm at the Penny Cook Bar in the theatre lobby.
RSVP TO: Judith Nguyen at nguyenjm@bigpond.net.au by Wednesday 27 September 2023, indicating whether you want to join us for pre-theatre drinks and snacks.
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THEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2023
To enable you to plan your diary for the rest of 2023, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group that we are yet to see. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome; if you need help with booking or have any queries, please contact Judith Nguyen at nguyenjm@bigpond.net.au or Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com

Date & Day
Play
Type
Theatre
Time
Seats (Convenors)

8 November (Wednesday)
The Dictionary of Lost Words
Historical tale based on Pip Williams’ novel
Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House (STC)
7.30pm
J6, J7

2 December (Saturday)
The Seagull (MATINEE)
New interpretation of Chekhov’s masterpiece
Roslyn Packer Theatre (STC)
1.30pm
D11, D12 (A Reserve)

Travel Conversation
2023-10-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Home of Catherine Marsh, 64 Ellalong Road, Cremorne, Sydney, NSW, 2090, Australia
This month we invite you to share your recent travel with us or ask a travel question about upcoming travel. If you have made a photobook since the demonstration at our last meeting, we also invite you to bring this to share with the group. We will also discuss topics for future meetings.
DATE: Wednesday 4th October 2023
TIME: 2pm – 4pm
VENUE: 64 Ellalong Road, Cremorne, NSW 2090
RSVP TO: Mimi Flaherty Willis and Catherine Marsh – travel.swicsydney@gmail.com
RSVP BY: Friday 29th September
TRANSPORT: Car – Plenty of untimed street parking
Bus – 243 from Neutral Bay Junction to Macpherson St/Ellalong Rd
100 from the city. Get off at Military Rd at Prince St and walk down Macpherson St

East Meets West Lunch – Chill Vietnamese Restaurant - (FULL - Wait List)
2023-10-05 12:00 - 14:00 | Chill Restaurant, 52 Willoughby Rd, Crows Nest, NSW, 2065, Australia
How often do we find a restaurant with an average of 4.8 Google Review Rating from 350 reviewers? So they say ‘At Chill restaurant, we’re serving tasteful, authentic Vietnamese food in style right in the heart of Crows Nest. So close your eyes and we’ll take your soul to Vietnam just in a bite!’ Their mission is ‘to serve our customers with the same quality and authentic food as our family’
Join us to find out if you agree with all the 350 reviewers on Google.
DATE: Thursday 5 October 2023
TIME: 12.00pm – 2.00pm
VENUE: 52 Willoughby Rd Crows Nest, NSW, Australia 2065 TEL: 02) 9460 8937 Website: https://www.chillrestaurant.com.au
COST: $45 (includes group gratuity and service charges). You can order drinks but please bring cash to pay the organisers (i.e. Pauline, Sue or Sandy) for the drinks that you order in case the restaurant does not want to split the bill. THIS WILL HELP THE ORGANISERS GREATLY.
RSVP TO: Sue Roberts at suejackharry@yahoo.com.au
Please do not pay until you have received a confirmation email from Sue.
RSVP BY: Friday 29 September 2023
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: 112-879
Account No: 431-019-281
Description: EMW + your initial and surname
TRANSPORT: Chill is located in Crows Nest. There are many buses that stop close to the restaurant. There are also four Council parking that offers 2 hours free parking. Holtermann Street Car Park is the closest to Chill. Please visit https://www.crowsnestcentre.org.au/contact-us/transport-and-parking/ for more information.

French Morning tea
2023-10-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Home of Jill McLean, 65 Tryon Rd, Lindfield, NSW, 2070, Australia
Please join us at Jill McLean’s home to celebrate the well-loved French culture. Martine Mabilat from Aix en Provence is our invited guest speaker. She will share with us her knowledge and insights of this most beautiful part of France.
DATE: Tuesday 10 October 2023
TIME: 10.00am – 12.00pm
VENUE: Jill McLean’s Home – 65 Tryon Road Lindfield. 2070
COST: Nil
RSVP TO: prudence.weir@hotmail.com
RSVP BY: Monday 2 October 2023
PAYMENT OPTIONS: N/A
TRANSPORT: Car share options from multiple areas in Sydney. Please enquire. Multiple car parking spaces in the driveway and on the high side of Tryon Rd. across from the traffic lights. Trains to Lindfield Station with a 1km downhill walk. Bus goers from Mosman or the city alight at Owen Street off Archbold followed by a few minutes’ walk.

EXPLORE SYDNEY WALK – Historic Gladesville Foreshore Walk
2023-10-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Gladesville Reserve, Huntley's Point Rd, Gladesville, NSW
Join us for a walk along the Gladesville foreshore from Huntley’s Point to Morrison Bay Park.
We will meet at 10am at Huntley Point Road (Marked Gladesville Reserve on the map) and follow the foreshore through Gladesville Reserve, Gladesville Hospital, Banjo Paterson Park, Glades Bay Park to Morrison Bay Park. From Morrison Bay Park we will head back to Victoria Road to our lunch spot at Bayview Pub.

DATE: Wednesday, 11 October 2023.
TIME: 10 am – 12 noon
MEETING POINT: Meet at Gladesville Reserve on Huntleys Point Road ( Refer to the red marker on the map)
COST: Lunch at own expense Bayview Pub at Gladesville https://bayviewgladesville.com.au
RSVP TO: Anna Miller and Corinne Drouin via email only on swicdiscoversydneywalks@gmail.com
RSVP BY: Monday, 9 October 2023
TRANSPORT: Any bus which starts with 5…. (500x, 504, 506 etc) from the CBD runs along Victoria Road. Alternatively, there is parking in Huntley’s Point Road near the Reserve.

Spanish Conversation
2023-10-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Mosman Library, 605 Military Road, Mosman, Sydney, NSW, 2088, Australia
Join the conversation over a cup of coffee, aimed at those who want to practise their Spanish and those who enjoy staying in touch with their mother tongue. Meetings are on the third Monday of the month from 10.00am – 12.00pm.
If you’d like to join the Spanish Conversation group contact Ruku Gill at rukugill@gmail.com or on 0415 311 956
This is a temporary change while Luz Losada is away.
DATE: Third Monday of the month
TIME: 10.00am – 12.00pm
VENUE: Mosman Library, Study Room, 605 Military Rd, Mosman NSW 2088
COST: Participants pay for their own choice of refreshment
RSVP TO: Ruku Gill at rukugill@gmail.com or on mobile 0415 311 956

RSVP BY: Wednesday prior
TRANSPORT: Bus – several buses go along Military Rd from the city and Milson’s Point. Car – there are 2-hour parking spots at the Mosman Library which is behind the Cafe

Art and Culture - Tour of the Mosman Art Prize.
2023-10-17 10:30 - 12:00 | Mosman Art Gallery, 1 Art Gallery Way, Mosman, Sydney, NSW, 2088, Australia
In October we have the wonderful opportunity to do a guided tour of the fabulous Mosman Art Prize.
The Mosman Art Prize is the longest running and most prestigious municipal art prize in Australia. Each year over 800 artists submit their work of which around 90 are chosen to form the Mosman Art Prize exhibition.
The Mosman Art Prize is an acquisitive award of $50,000 sponsored by Mosman Council.
Winning entries form the basis of the Mosman Art Gallery Collection, a valuable and historic collection that surveys Australian painting since 1947.
Previous winners form a roll call of Australian art luminaries amongst whom are Grace Cossington Smith, Lloyd Rees, Guy Warren, Jenny Sages, Cressida Campbell, Jumaadi, Adam Cullen, Jasper Knight and Guan Wei.
The judge of this year’s prize is artist Fiona Lowry.
After our tour there is the opportunity to enjoy a coffee or lunch at one of the many cafes located close to the Gallery.
DATE: Tuesday, 17 October
TIME: Tour starts at 10.30 am and will be approximately one hour. Please arrive by 10.25 am.
VENUE: Mosman Art Gallery. Corner of Art Gallery Rd and Myahgah Rd Mosman 2088
mosmanartgallery.org.au phone 9978 4178
COST: Nil cost
RSVP TO: Alison Ross arross@bigpond.net.au
RSVP BY: Tuesday, 10 October 2023
TRANSPORT: Parking available on surrounding streets. Also there is a free parking station at 68 Vista St which is a short distance from the Gallery.
The Mosman Art Gallery is a short walk from the Spit Junction intersection.
Bus routes that pass though Spit Junction are the B Line, 100, 114, 144 and 228.

Ladies Night Out
2023-10-17 17:30 - 19:30 | Wilmot Bar, 339 Pitt St, Sydney, 339 Pitt St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
An evening out to enjoy each other’s company and a few drinks together.
DATE: 17 October 2023
TIME: 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm
VENUE : Wilmot Bar, at Kimton Margot Sydney, 339 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000.
COST: Pay for your own food and drinks.
RSVP TO: Sangeeta/ Elaine
swicniteout@gmail.com
RSVP BY: Friday 13 October 2023
A short walk from Town Hall Station station.
