From the Committee

A highlight of September was our Annual Charity Pairs fund raiser. There was an excellent turnout and a fun day was had by all. More than $2,800 was raised. Thank you to Sue Riley for the wonderful effort she put in on the organisational and catering front. Who could possible resist her profiteroles! We are grateful to Shirley Corbett for the exquisite hand- made quilt which she donated. It raised more than $200 - Sue Falkingham was the lucky winner.

We are hoping to reach $9,000 for the year’s fundraising, which includes money from the Charity evening plus money raised from plant and book sales. We appreciate Robin Hoey’s efforts in supplying the plants and thank those who help with the books. There will be some raffles at the Club -please buy some tickets to help us reach the $9,000 target.

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October has been another month of competitions at the Club and at Congress events. Congratulations to Maggie Gibbs and Susan Jensen on winning the Under 100MP Competition. On the Congress front, congratulations to Peter Clarke and Hans van Weeren for winning the two-day Two Men and a Truck Restricted Teams at the 2017 Sydney Spring Nationals event.

This month, we sadly lost two of our members, Bob Woodcock and Vona Hadfield. They will be missed at the Club by their friends and partners and by the Club as a whole.

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Having made it through most of a hectic year our President has gone abroad for a well-deserved break, leaving you with me to try to write this monthly letter to you.

The month has had its significant successes:

• Peninsula edging our Brisbane Waters in our first head to head competition
• An excellent Melbourne Cup function
• A successful transition to a new Committee at our AGM
• The welcoming at the AGM of three new Honorary Life members - Alan Davies, Anita Kite and Catherine Whiddon
• Peninsula doing well in the state's Most Improved list 
• Peninsula doing well at the State Open Pairs

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If you have a a little bit of time and a little bit of interest in helping with communication then we'd love to welcome you to the communications team to help you help the club! Email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if any of these roles sound like you?

• Story writers - both your own ideas and ones that are commissioned
• Photographers - taking suitable photos for stories
• Bridge question gurus - Answering how-to bridge questions that are emailed in 
• Peninsula stationery organiser - refresh our stationery with the new club logo and font - guidance/support given
• Website support - update and maintain the website, helping others add their content - training/support given

Members are reminded that, with GST being recognised from the beginning of September:

• Table money will rise to $7 for members, and $12 for non-members
• Sets of 10 Prepaid Vouchers (PPVs) will cost $65
• Members will be able to use existing PPVs and yellow and pink vouchers at sessions and from 1 September at supervised sessions.
• From now until 1 September there is a purchase limit of 10 PPVs per member per day.

The committee asks, in the best interests of all members of the club, that members do not attend the club when they are ill and contagious. We want to avoid others catching the flu and other diseases via coughs and sneezes and through touching the cards and boards that others will also touch.

All members are encouraged to wash their hands and do whatever they can to minimise these risks.

If you look at your Pianola results message and wonder how you can improve then the optional Pianola Plus subscription might be just right for you.

The club (via Cath Whiddon) has negotiated a 20% discount on the first subscription to Pianola Plus for any of our club's members. To activate the discount the promo code is PENINSULA (all caps).

Pianola Plus offers a number of additional features of interest to those wishing to improve their game, such as:

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In response to a member request we have started a service where members can ask bridge questions via an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The questions and answers will be published on the Peninsula website, either under Bridge Education if the question and answer is more suitable for a beginner or novice player or under Members if they are more suited to open players of all levels.

Please give the service a go! You might not always agree with the answers but you may still learn something valuable.

And if you have reasonable bridge experience/knowledge, an open mind, a willingness to say when you don't know an answer, and empathy for and a desire to help other bridge players trying to improve their game - we would like to invite you to nominate for the panel that responds to such questions. If you are interested, then let me know at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..