Junee Seniors Festival 2025 Highlights

The Junee Seniors celebrated the 2025 NSW Seniors Festival with a number of events and activities during the week commencing Saturday March 8 thru to Saturday March 15, 2025.

Activities undertaken during the Junee Seniors Festival included:

  • Afternoon Tea was served at the Junee Senior Citizen’s Hall as part of the Festival Launch Event on the Sunday afternoon.
  • A bus trip to Goulburn visiting Calabria Wines and Catania Fruit Salad Farm
  • Visit to Illabo Motorsport Park to watch their Vintage Speedway and Karts event
  • Open Day at the Junee Men’s Shed
  • A couple of Concerts and a Movie, held at the Athenium Theatre
  • Various Exercises and Activities at the Junee Junction Recreation and Aquatic Centre
  • Various Activities, including an an Introduction to Family History by Gavin Small, at the Junee Library
  • Bingo at the Junee Senior Citizen’s Hall and Junee Ex-Services Club
  • Lawn Bowls, Croquet, and Dancing at the Junee Ex-Services Club
  • A Closing Dinner event at the Junee Senior Citizen’s Hall

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Junee Seniors Newsletter — Issue #004 — April 2025

 
Welcome to the fourth edition of the Junee Seniors Newsletter.

The April 2025 issue of the Junee Seniors Newsletter contents include:

  1. President’s Report
  2. Meet a Member — Shirley Bennett
  3. Raffles
  4. Seniors Week 2025 (including a few photos)
  5. New tableware thanks to $2,500 grant from ARTC Inland Rail
  6. Junee Seniors are on Facebook
  7. Free WiFi at the Junee Seniors Hall
  8. Junee Seniors website
  9. Junee Seniors Hall available for Hire

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Junee Seniors Festival 2025 Event Calendar

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The 2025 Junee Seniors Festival will be held from Saturday March 8 through to Saturday March 15, 2025.

There are tons of exciting activities and events happening all week across Junee, including:

  • Social Gatherings, Bingo and Cards @ Junee Seniors Hall
  • Bus Trip to Griffith, visiting Calabria Wines and Catania Fruit Salad Farm
  • Vintage Speedway & Karts @ Illabo Motorsport Park
  • Open Days @ Junee Mens Shed
  • Movies and Performances @ the Athenium Theatre
  • Concert by local schools, Dancing, Bingo, Lawn Bowls, and Croquet @ Junee Ex-Services Memorial Club
  • Various Activities at the Junee Junction Recreation & Aquatic Centre
  • Various Activities @ the Junee Library
  •    … and lots, lots more!!!

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New Storage Upgrades for Junee Seniors Hall thanks to a $2,100 grant from Junee Ex-Services Memorial Club

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Junee Ex-Services Memorial Club
Thanks to a $2,100 grant through ClubGrants Category 1 & 2 via the Junee Ex-Services Memorial Club, the Junee Seniors were able to purchase a number of cabinets and tubs to increase the storage facilities within the Junee Seniors Hall.
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New Crockery, Cutlery, Glassware, and Tableware for Junee Seniors thanks to $2,500 Grant from ARTC Inland Rail

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Inland Rail
Thanks to a $2,500 grant through the ARTC Inland Rail Community Grants Program; the Junee Seniors have purchased modern and matching commercial grade crockery, cutlery, glassware, and tableware for the Junee Seniors’ Hall.

This project is just one of many that have been recently undertaken by the Junee Seniors to bring ourselves, and our hall, in to the 21st Century.
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Junee Seniors Newsletter — Issue #003 — January 2025

 
Welcome to the third edition of the Junee Seniors Newsletter.

The January 2025 issue of the Junee Seniors Newsletter has doubled in size yet again — it’s now a massive 4 pages!!!

Contents include:

  1. Welcome and highlight of our upcoming 70th Anniversary in 2026
  2. President’s Report
  3. Meet a Member — Donna Bedingfield
  4. From the History Books — Visitors from New Zealand
  5. NSW Seniors Festival
  6. Upcoming Raffles
  7. 2024 Christmas Celebrations
  8. New Bingo Caller Screen
  9. Junee Seniors on Facebook
  10. Book Exchange
  11. Hire of the Junee Seniors Hall
  12. Hall Security
  13. Free WiFi at Junee Seniors Hall

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Junee Seniors Newsletter — Issue #002 — Nov-Dec 2024

 
Welcome to the second Junee Seniors Newsletter (Nov-Dec 2024).
The newsletter has doubled in size since our first issue — it’s now a massive TWO PAGES 🙂 .

Contents include:

  • Welcome and update on the Junee Seniors legal name
  • President’s Report — identifies a new set of objectives for Junee Seniors Inc
  • Meet a Member — Marg
  • Fundraising
  • Christmas Luncheon — December 3, 2024
  • Bingo
  • Melbourne Cup Celebrations
  • Maintenance
  • Welfare
  • Birthdays in November and December
  • Upcoming Events

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Junee Seniors Newsletter — Issue #001 — October 2024

The first ever Junee Seniors Newsletter (October 2024) has been released.

Contents include:

  • Welcome and call for future articles/news
  • President’s Report
  • From Last Meeting
  • Upcoming Events
  • New Committee
  • Friday Craft Group
  • Maintenance Issues
  • Fundraising
  • Grants
  • Welfare
  • Birthdays

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