Shed Happens for Men of The Gap/Ashgrove On Wednesday, 15th May 2019 we were very fortunate to again have two extremely interesting interviewees/ speakers at Shed night at the Paten Rd, Scout Den. There was another great roll up to this event. Our speakers were Greg Reed, a well-read author and our local MD Dr Shane Sondergeld. Greg Reed (Interviewed by Ross McKinnon) Greg writes under the nom de plume of C T Mitchell. He is an Amazon bestselling author of mystery eBooks and novels with a thriller edge. He is a multiple 5 star recipient of the Reader’s Choice Awards for his novel Murder Secret. He is Australian born and has travelled the world in his business dealings as a real estate agent and has had brushes with many interesting characters including some who live outside the law. He
has used these experiences in his mystery thrillers as well as his love of writing short stories and novels. He has had a very interesting and varied life and it was great to hear of some of his adventures and life experiences. H e i s a v e r y, v e r y interesting person to learn about and listen to. Dr Shane Sondergeld (Interviewed by Craig Ray) Shane is a doctor from the Smart Clinics (formerly Wa l t o n B r i d g e M e d i c a l Centre) and spoke about his life and how he came to be a doctor. He also provided some information on men’s medical issues. He was born in Brisbane but spent his early years growing up in the country town of Texas, Queensland. Shane is a highly qualified, experienced doctor who has studied in Australia, the USA and the UK. He holds
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a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Queensland and has completed higher qualifications in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Anaesthetics, General Practice and Rural Medicine. He was the Medical Superintendent of the Texas Hospital in southern Queensland for 14 years and is very experienced across the broad range of procedural and non-procedural general practice. He enjoys treating all ages (from children through to the elderly) and has a particular interest in conditions of the outer ear requiring intervention using the operating microscope. He is a published researcher and author and is the only person to have been President of both the AMA and the Rural Doctors Association in Queensland. He was selected
for representative cricket in Australia and played League Cricket in England. He also has qualifications in music and wine appreciation. He is an avid reader and is also a season ticket holder at the Broncos and the Gabba. He is married to Leanne and has three children. Many thanks to both interviewees. The next Shed night will be held on the 19th June 2019 in the usual place, the Scout Den in Paten Rd, The Gap, commencing at 6.00pm with a BBQ dinner. All men are welcome. For further information please call – Craig (0417 736 897) or Lionel (0417 786 542) or visit our Website – www. shedhappensformen.com.au or Facebook Page – gapshednight@gmail.com
Ithaca Probus Club The membership drive by Ithaca Probus Club is now under way. Residents in Ashgrove and surrounding suburbs are being provided with information about Probus in general, and the Ithaca Probus Club in particular, and are being invited to come and join us at the Ashgrove Bowls Club. Our very sociable monthly meetings are held on the second Thursdays at 9.45am, and run through to about noon. Club members are enjoying another busy year of activities, complete with all the usual fellowship, friendship and fun. A highlight of the monthly meetings are presentations from guest speakers to entertain and inform us. A recent talk on home and personal security, including warnings about online scams which are often specifically aimed at older people, was very valuable. We also recently learned all about the Bush Kids organization, and in June will be hearing a very personal story about starting out in life in a WW II POW camp in Hong Kong. Our monthly meetings also regularly feature talks by our own members, sometimes about their past careers, and often about recent travels. Other opportunities for social interaction and to spend a pleasant time among friends occur at gatherings of our special interest groups - our card group and our poetry group. And of course there are our bus trips out into the country on most months. If you are interested in joining us as a prospective member, or maybe as a guest speaker, please phone either of our Club Membership Officers Sue Vivian on 0413 544 202 or Janelle Rhodes on 0412 628 646. For more information about our club, including a map on how to find us, please see our web site: www.probussouthpacific.org/microsites/ithaca website: http://www.westernecho.com.au