PROBUS is an association for active retirees who join together in clubs, the basic purpose of which is to provide regular opportunities for them to keep their minds active, expand their interests and to enjoy the fellowship of new friends.
Probus Clubs provide the opportunity for retired people to meet regularly, without demands or obligations and at minimum cost, in circumstances that provide new interests and new friends.
The Clubs are autonomous and simple in structure and it’s emphasized that they are non-political, non-sectarian and non-fundraising.
The Clubs are for those with PROfessional, BUSiness and executive backgrounds and others who have had some measure of responsibility in any worthy vocation. There are no attendance rules but members are encouraged to attend as many meetings as possible to gain the greatest benefit from the fellowship offered.
Probus Clubs are sponsored and formed only by Rotary Clubs. The Probus name and emblem are protected by law in Australia and may not be used by any unauthorised person or Organisation.
About Probus and the Club
The club meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month (except December) at 9:30 for 10:00 am meeting.
Venue: Halls Head Bowling & Recreation Club, 3 Sticks Boulevard, Halls Head, WA 6210, Australia
Venue: Halls Head Bowling & Recreation Club, 3 Sticks Boulevard, Halls Head, WA 6210, Australia
The Beginning
The Mandurah Island Probus Club was started in February 2009, by the Rotary Club of Mandurah, to meet the high demand for Probus Clubs in the Mandurah/Peel area.
The Club Name
The Mandurah Island Probus Club is named after an area of Mandurah which became, in effect, an island when the Dawsville Channel was constructed in 1994, as the only way on and off is via three bridges. (See aerial picture below and bridges to left.)
In the early 1980s, an idea was developed to cut a channel through the sandhills at Dawesville to create an artificial connection between the estuary and the ocean. This channel would increase the flushing of nutrients to the sea and increase the salinity of the estuarine water to a point beyond the tolerance of the potentially toxic phytoplankton species Nodularia.
The Mandurah Island Probus Club was started in February 2009, by the Rotary Club of Mandurah, to meet the high demand for Probus Clubs in the Mandurah/Peel area.
The Club Name
The Mandurah Island Probus Club is named after an area of Mandurah which became, in effect, an island when the Dawsville Channel was constructed in 1994, as the only way on and off is via three bridges. (See aerial picture below and bridges to left.)
In the early 1980s, an idea was developed to cut a channel through the sandhills at Dawesville to create an artificial connection between the estuary and the ocean. This channel would increase the flushing of nutrients to the sea and increase the salinity of the estuarine water to a point beyond the tolerance of the potentially toxic phytoplankton species Nodularia.
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The Dawesville Channel (or Dawsville Cut as it is often known locally) was eventually built and opened in 1994. It is two kilometres long, 200 metres wide and about 6.5 metres deep at its ocean entrance. It links the Peel Inlet to the Indian Ocean, is at the southern end of "Mandurah Island" and has a bridge carrying the Old Coast Road to Bunbury.
At the northern end of the island is the Mandurah Estuary with two bridges to central Mandurah.
Club membership is not restricted to this area but it does give it a focus and meetings are held "on the island" at the Halls Head Bowling & Recreation Club. (see picture below)
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