Important Information

What is Probus Meetings Outings & Events Name Badge Photographs Appreciation Awards President's Award Newsletter & Web Site Submissions Event Booking and Cancellation Policy Email address privacy policy Postal Address Probus Wine
What is Probus?	To find out all about Probus, click here to go to the web site of Probus Centre - South Pacific Inc. and click on "About" in the list of menu items on the left side of the page, or click here to go straight to the "About" page. This site also has a lot of other information you might like to look at.
Meetings	Monthly Meetings, followed by an optional lunch, are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month except January. For more information on meetings please click here.
Outings & Events	Bookings can be made at the monthly meetings so please bring your money to the meetings!! Please click here to read the club's booking and cancellation policy. Official Functions and activities organised by the Program Coordinators and approved by the Committee are the official Probus events and as such are covered by the Probus Centre South Pacific's insurance policy. The Committee welcomes suggestion regarding activities to be considered for the program. They can be submitted on the Suggestion Box page or direct to the Events Managers or the Getaways Manager, who will make a recommendation to the Committee taking into account likely interest from members (based on member surveys).
Who are you? Where is your Name Badge?!	Say G'Day!! - Wearing your Probus name badge to all club meetings, outings and social events is the best way to get to know and recognise fellow members. Say hello to someone you haven't met before and make new friends. If you lose your name badge and/or need a replacement then please contact Membership Officer. There will be a small fee to cover the cost of the replacement badge. Pin on and magnetic badges are available.
Photographs	Photographs taken at club functions and events may be used in the Newsletter and on the club Web Site and members, by agreeing to be in such pictures, accept this. The photos on our web site are on the Pictures Page and are regularly updated (sometimes within a day or two of the event at which they were taken).
Appreciation Awards	In recognition of members who have volunteered their time and energy to making our club successful, your Committee has established the Certiﬁcate of Appreciation Awards which will be presented to members who have completed their term in ofﬁce and/or to members and people outside the club who have made a special contribution.
President's Award	This is an occasional award to an individual Club member to show our appreciation for their efforts in continuing to make our Club so successful. The award is Forresters Beach Probus specific and is not part of the central Probus recognition system.
Newsletter & Web Site Submissions	If you would like to submit items (articles and/or photos) for inclusion in the newsletter or the web site, then you can do so by one of these methods:- Upload items direct to our web site. Click here for directions. Send them by email to the Newsletter Editor with copies of photos to Club Photographer and Webmaster. Any photo attachments MUST be FEW in number (no more than about 3 per email) Post them to the club's postal address. Put them on a disk or a USB flash drive (memory stick) and give them to the Newsletter Editor or Webmaster.
Club Booking and Cancellation Policy	In brief, refunds of fees paid for various functions and outings cannot be made for any components not recoverable from the venue operator or the transportation company. But see the full policy below Also, late cancellations for the monthly General Meeting Luncheon may require payment if there is a cost to our club. No show without notice, no refund!! The policy adopted by the club at the monthly meeting in October 2008 is as follows:- 1. Notice of Activity or Expression of Interest 1.1. The Organisers will post a Notice of Activity or an Expression of Interest form about a proposed activity at the Club monthly meeting three months in advance, unless it is an activity requiring a longer-term booking. 1.2. Members will be able to put their names on this form without payment being required at that time. The response of members on the form will give an indication to the Organisers if there is sufficient interest to proceed with the activity. (Elements of items 2 and 3 which apply to a given event will be noted on the booking sheet for that event.) 2. Bookings and payment 2.1. For all bookings, full payment must be made in advance of the event. 2.2. In a case of a substantial amount being involved, payment of an initial deposit on a specified date will be required. Usually, the date for the final payment will be published when the notice is posted. These dates will depend on the terms and conditions of the supplier. 2.3. For all other bookings, full payment must be made by the date specified by the organisers for the activity. 3. Cancellations 3.1. If a Member cancels their booking before the final payment date, every effort will be made to obtain a refund from the supplier, but this may not always be possible. 3.2. After the final booking date, refunds are not guaranteed. Usually, suppliers demand full payment if cancellations are made after the final payment date. This can be within 28 days of the activity or at a time specified by the supplier as the final payment date. In these cases, Club organisers will endeavour to persuade the supplier to waive the charges, but this is not guaranteed and the Member may still be liable to make the full payment. 4. Order of preference If the number of bookings is limited for a particular activity, Members on the list who do not pay by the due date will be replaced by those on the waiting list who can pay by that date. 5. Guests Members will be given priority for all events, but non-members can attend activities as guests of financial members subject to the approval of the Program Managers/COAST Convenors/Management Committee, but each Member may only have a guest at a maximum of two functions each year.
Email address privacy policy	FORRESTERS BEACH PROBUS CLUB PRIVACY POLICY Forresters Beach Probus Club certifies that all email addresses provided by members to the club will be kept strictly confidential and will not be released to third parties for commercial purposes or any other purposes without the email address owner's express permission. However, while we will take all precautions possible, we cannot guarantee that email addresses will not be accessed by hackers intercepting emails that we send to you or that you send to us. In this respect, this is no different to emails exchanged between you and your family & friends.
Club Postal Address	The club's postal address is: PO Box 3004 Wamberal NSW 2260