Tennis (NS)
2025-06-30 09:00 - 10:30, 2025-07-07 09:00 - 10:30, 2025-07-14 09:00 - 10:30 (Australia/Sydney) | 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 (NS)
2025-06-30 13:00 - 16:30, 2025-07-07 13:00 - 16:30, 2025-07-14 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

Bridge (ES)
2025-06-30 13:15 - 16:15, 2025-07-07 13:15 - 16:15, 2025-07-14 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

Ladies Night Out
2025-07-01 17:50 - 19:30 | Golden Sheaf Hotel, 429 New South Head Road, Double Bay, Sydney, NSW, 2028, Australia
A fun evening to share drinks and food together
DATE: Tuesday 1 July 2025
TIME: 5.50pm to 7.30 pm
VENUE: The Golden Sheaf, 429 New South head Road, Double Bay, NSW 2026.
COST: Pay for your own drinks and food
RSVP TO: Sangeeta and Elaine
swicniteout@gmail.com
RSVP BY: Friday 27 June 2025

Golf (ES)
2025-07-02 08:15 - 11:00, 2025-07-09 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)
2025-07-02 08:15 - 12:00, 2025-07-09 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

Tennis (ES)
2025-07-03 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-07-10 10:00 - 11:30 | 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)
2025-07-03 13:00 - 16:30, 2025-07-10 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)
2025-07-04 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-07-11 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.

Craft Group
2025-07-04 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.

Evening Book Group
2025-07-07 17:30 - 20:00 | Imperial Hotel, Paddington, 252 Oxford St, Paddington, NSW, 2010, Australia
The Evening Book Group meets on the first Monday of the month, in the evening. See the Noticeboard for the 2026 Evening Book Group Reading List.
DATE: First Monday of the month
TIME: 5.30pm to 8.00pm (book discussion will start around 6.00pm)
VENUE: The Imperial Hotel, 252 Oxford St, Paddington
COST: Pay for your own drinks (and food if you wish to eat)
TRANSPORT:
By Bus: Oxford St is serviced by multiple bus routes
By Car: Street Parking is readily available in the area
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact the Convenor, Caroline Frangopoulos, at cmfrangopoulos@gmail.com or swiceveningbookclub@gmail.com

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Devonshire morning tea - WAITLIST
2025-07-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Home of Jill Watson, Townhouse 1, 51-55 Upper Pitt Street, Kirribilli, Sydney, NSW, 2061, Australia
Please join us for a Devonshire morning tea. We’ll be serving a range of delicious freshly baked scones, made to The Country Women’s Association recipe, served with strawberry jam, whipped cream – and tea & coffee.
DATE: Tuesday 8 July 2025
TIME: 10.00am – 12.00pm
HOST: Jill Watson
VENUE: Townhouse 1, 51-55 Upper Pitt Street, Kirribilli
COST: No Charge
RSVP TO: Pauline Waugh Pauline.waugh@icloud.com
RSVP BY: Thursday 1 July – Limited numbers so please RSVP early
TRANSPORT: Public transport to Milson Point train station or Milson Point ferry wharf or Kirribilli ferry wharf. It’s a 7 minute walk from all.
PARKING: 2 hour street parking in Upper Pitt and surrounding streets.

Book Group
2025-07-08 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

North Shore Evening Book Group
2025-07-08 17:30 - 19:30 | LB Restaurant, View Hotel, North Sydney, 17 Blue St, North Sydney, NSW
The SWIC North Shore Evening Book Club invites SWIC members to join them in 2025.
5.30pm – 7.30pm at the LB Restaurant, View Hotel, 17 Blue St, North Sydney, or
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.

EXPLORE SYDNEY WALK: Manly Art Gallery and coastal walk to the Harbord Diggers
2025-07-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Manly Art Gallery and Museum, 1a West Esplanade, Manly, NSW, 2095, Australia
Our first stop is a visit to Manly Art Gallery & Museum. This is the first metropolitan based regional gallery in NSW, established in 1930. It is a small gallery with an interesting collection of works. The new exhibition will be from 6 June until 27 July. It foregrounds the work of artists who enfold time and space, positioning us in relationship to an “environment” that is shaped by cultural, spiritual, political social and intellectual forces.
From here we will walk to Harbord Diggers along Manly, Queenscliff and Freshwater beaches and boardwalk hoping to see some whales. It’s an easy walk (7 km round trip) with marvellous views and a few steps between Queenscliff and Freshwater.
Lunch at the Harbord Diggers, for those who would like, then walk back to Manly wharf. Option to take the bus from the Diggers back to the wharf.
DATE: Wednesday, 9 July 2025.
TIME: 10 am – 12 plus lunch time
MEETING POINT: Manly Wharf, outside the information centre at 10 am.
COST: Lunch at the Harbord Diggers https://www.harborddiggers.com.au/
at your own expense.
RSVP TO: Anna Weaving via E-Mail only on anna.weaving1@gmail.com
RSVP BY: Monday, 7 July 2025

Theatre Group –10 July 2025 – ‘The Spare Room’ – Belvoir St Theatre
2025-07-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Belvoir St Theatre, 25 Belvoir Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW, 2010, Australia
Based on Helen Garner’s novel, starring Judy Davis as Helen and Elizabeth Alexander as Nicola, this is a tour-de-force of modern Australian theatre.
When Helen’s old friend, Nicola, comes to town for treatment, it only makes sense she should stay in the spare room. Nicola has put her faith in a shady alternative cancer clinic, and Helen is determined to be her brilliant friend and carer no matter what. But as the sleepless nights rack up, a short stay in the spare room becomes a loving, maddening battle for life.
Enjoy what will be empathy, emotional honesty, hawk-eyed detail, and perfect prose.
GET IN QUICK.
DATE: Thursday 10 July 2025
TIME: 7.30pm
VENUE: Upstairs Theatre, Belvoir Street Theatre, Gadigal Country, 25 Belvoir Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010
TICKETS: To buy your tickets visit www.belvoir.com.au or ring the box office on 9699 3444
Cherry has purchased tickets F35 and F36
PRE-THEATRE SNACKS/DRINKS (Optional): Join us at the downstairs Theatre Bar for snacks and chat at 6.30pm before the performance
RSVP TO: Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com BY 5 July 2025 if you plan to join us for refreshments.
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THEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2025
To enable you to plan your diary for 2025, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2025. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries, please contact Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com

Date & Day
Play
Type
Theatre
Time
Seats (Convenors)

31 August (Sunday)
Orlando
Virginia Woolf’s most beloved and brilliant novel takes to the stage in a joyous new adaptation.
Belvoir St Theatre
6.30pm
F35, F36

9 September (Tuesday)
True West
Set against the searing backdrop of the Californian desert, Sam Shepard’s play is a funny and scorching tale of sibling rivalry.
Ensemble Theatre
7.30pm
B29, B30

21 October (Tuesday)
The Shiralee
An outback classic, this is a love song to the open road.
Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House (STC)
6.30pm
J20, J21

18 November
(Tuesday)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
An explosive new take on this classic by Edward Albee.
Roslyn Packer Theatre (STC)
6.30pm
C23, C24

10 December (Tuesday)
Merry & Bright
The incomparable Nancye Bright weaves her magic in this new pre-Christmas play with music.
Hayes Theatre Co
TBC
TBC

Rummikub (NS)
2025-07-11 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

Rummikub (NS)
2025-07-11 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

Art and Culture Tuesday 15 July 2025 - Yolŋu power: the Art of Yirrkala
2025-07-15 09:30 - 10:30 | Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Join us at The Art Gallery of New South Wales, North Building for a private tour.
For almost 100 years artists at Yirrkala have shared art as a means of cultural diplomacy – as a respectful assertion of power in its diverse forms, from influence to authority, sovereignty, strength, energy and pride.
This exhibition showcases the extraordinary artists of Yirrkala in north-east Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, and the power of their art from the 1940s to the present. Our guides will introduce us to the significant moments in Yirrkala’s history when artists have consciously altered their practice, developed new styles or embraced new mediums. In covering multiple generations, the exhibition highlights familial connections and cultural continuation. It also contextualises the work of individual artists within the broader school of artists from Yirrkala and surrounding Miwatj Country, whose contribution to both Australian and, increasingly, international art, is profound.
Date: Tuesday 15 July 2025
Time: 9:30am (please arrive 10 minutes before the tour start time)
Duration: 45 minutes – 1 hour
TIME: Meet at ‘The Hub’ in courtyard North Building AGNSW
Venue: Ainsworth Family Gallery in Naala Badu Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery Road, Domain, Sydney NSW 2000,
Cost:  $25 adult and $22 concession (winter exhibition promo rate)
RSVP TO: Kay Nicholas Email: kay.k.nicholas@gmail.com Mobile: 0438469044
RSVP BY: 8 July 2025, please RSVP before payment. Note there are no refunds after the close date. If the tours are full we will go to a waitlist
TRANSPORT: The NSW Art Gallery is located on the eastern side of Sydney’s CBD, next to the Royal Botanic Gardens and the Domain. The Art Gallery is approximately a 7-minute walk from Macquarie Street, across the Domain, or from Hyde Park.
By Car: Limited metered street parking; Pay Parking: Domain Parking.
By Bus: Bus 441 service starts at 10am: This bus departs from the York Street side of the Queen Victoria Building (Stand D) and drops off near the Art Gallery. It returns to the Queen Victoria Building, picking up outside the Art Gallery. For timetable information, you can check the Transport NSW website or contact the Transport Infoline on 131 500.
By Train: The closest train stations are St James and Martin Place, both about 10-minute walk to the Gallery.
