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\u201cI now have many friends in the club and feel very connected to my new community.<\/p>\n
\u201cI often will see people I know when walking on the beach or at the local shops and cafes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would have felt very isolated during COVID without my Probus friendships and support network.\u201d<\/p>\n
There are currently about 60 men and women aged between 60 and 75 in the Torquay Jan Juc Probus.<\/p>\n
Ms Day said the group hopes to reach 100 members in the new year.<\/p>\n
The Torquay Jan Juc Probus club meets on the third Tuesday of every month, except during December, at 10am at Wurdi Baierr Stadium in Torquay.<\/p>\n
Between monthly meetings, the club run numerous activities such as coffee mornings, Happy Hour, lunches, ten pin bowling, table tennis, mahjong, cinema club, and day trips to music and theatre productions in Geelong and Melbourne.<\/p>\n
Mrs Day said the list of activities is tailored to members and continues to evolve with the interests of new members.<\/p>\n
Those interested in getting involved can email the Torquay Jan Juc Probus club secretary at ptjj.sec@gmail.com to find out more.<\/p>\n
For more information on Probus head to the websites of the Probus Association of Victoria at probusvic.com.au or Probus South Pacific at probussouthpacific.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE Torquay Jan Juc Probus Club, the newest of the Probus Clubs in the Surf Coast area, is expecting to expand as lockdown restrictions ease. The club was formed in 2018 to accommodate a long waitlist of new local residents hoping to join existing Probus clubs. In just two years it has become a vibrant […]<\/p>\n