2020 Program

As at 30/01/2020

Committee:                            1^st Wednesday or as advised;
General Meeting:                   2^nd Wednesday,
Competition Meeting:             4^th Wednesday - except for Jan and Dec (as below)

Contributions of articles and images to Format are due by the 3rd Wednesday of each month February to November.

A copy of this Program may be downloaded from the Format and Documents Downloads menu page.

Please note that a number of items are subject to confirmation and may change.

N.B. Where Registration for events is required if possible please register through the Visual Pursuits Calendar.

1^st Quarter

January

Wed 22^nd      8:00 pm             Committee Meeting                                     

Thu 23^rd       

·         Member on line voting commences for “Letterboxes”. Voting closes 5 pm Wed 29^th

Wed 29^th       8:00 pm             Annual General Meeting. 

·         Annual Reports and election of Committee

·         Informal competition “Letterboxes” - Member vote via Visual Pursuits

·         Discussion on March set subject “Monochrome (Black and White)”

·         Entries close for February Open Competition

February

Wed 5^th         8:00 pm             Committee Meeting

Sun 9^th          8:00 am             Barbeque Breakfast, Finns Reserve, Wombat Bend, Lower Templestowe

Wed 12^th       8:00 pm             General Meeting.

Wed 26^th       8:00 pm             Open Competition

·         Entries close for March Competition: “Monochrome (Black & White)”

COVID19 Notice
All Meetings continue online. Outings replaced by virtual challenges

March

Wed 4^th         8:00 pm             Committee Meeting                                     

Wed 11^th       8:00 pm             General Meeting

·         Discussion on May set subject “People/person at work or hobby”

Sun 15^th                                  Entries Close for VAPS Competition

Sun 22^nd        Outing to Geelong Waterfront and the Natural History Photo Exhibition

Wed 25^th         8:00 pm             Set Subject Competition: “Monochrome (Black & White”)

·         Entries close for April Open Competition

2^nd Quarter

April

Wed 1^st           8:00 pm             Committee Meeting                                     

Wed 8^th          8:00 pm             General Meeting

Wed 22^nd      8:00 pm             Open Competition

·         Entries close for May Competition: “People/Person at work or hobby”

Entries for 4 Club due

MAY

Wed 6^th          8:00 pm             Committee Meeting                                     

Wed 13^th         8:00 pm             General Meeting

·         Discussion on July set subject “New Life”

Sat 16^th         8am – 4pm        Bunnings Sausage Sizzle

Tue 19^th      4 Club Interclub Competition, Mount Waverley Community Centre, 47 Miller Cres., Mount Waverley

Wed 27^th       8:00 pm             Set Subject Competition: “People/person at work or hobby”

·         Entries close for June Open Competition

June

Wed 3^rd         8:00 pm             Committee Meeting                                     

Wed 10^th         8:00 pm             General Meeting                                            

Wed 24^th       8:00 pm             Open Competition                                     

·         Entries close for July Competition: “New Life”

Fri 26^th to Sun 28^th                 VAPS Convention                                        

3^rd Quarter

July

Wed 1^st           8:00 pm             Committee Meeting                                     

Wed 8^th         8:00 pm             General Meeting                                          

·         Discussion on September set subject “Red (the colour)”

Wed 22nd     8:00 pm             Set Subject Competition: “New Life”

                                               (Koonung Woodturners-ESPS Award)

·         Entries close for August Open Competition

Sat 25^th          Outing to Vic Market, State Library, and RMIT

August

Wed 5^th           8:00 pm             Committee Meeting                                     

Wed 12^th         8:00 pm             General Meeting                                            

Wed 26^th       8:00 pm             Open Competition                                     

·         Entries close for September Competition “Red (the colour)”

September

Wed 2^nd          8:00 pm             Committee Meeting                                     

Wed 9^th         8:00 pm             General Meeting.                                         

·         Discussion on November set subject “Nature” (Berris Stokes Nature Awards)

TBA                                        Maroondah interclub          Maroondah PS

Wed 23^rd        8:00 pm             Set Subject Competition: “Red (the colour)”       

·         Entries close for October Open Competition

Sat 26^th          Outing to Ripponlea

4^th Quarter

October

Wed 7^th           8:00 pm             Committee Meeting

Fri 9^th- Sun 11^{th         ESPS Annual Weekend Away - Beechworth}

Wed 14^th         8:00 pm            General Meeting

Wed 28^th        8:00 pm            Open Competition                                     

·         Entries close for November “Berris Stokes Nature Award” Competition

November

Wed 4^th           8.00pm              Committee Meeting                                     

Wed 11^th         8:00 pm             General Meeting                                          

·         Entries close for “Image of the year” for Feb-Oct 2020 competitions

Wed 25^th         8:00 pm.            ”Berris Stokes Memorial Nature Award” Competition   

December

Wed 2^nd          8.00pm              Committee Meeting (if required)                  

Fri 4^th                8:00 pm             End of Year Function and Annual Awards

                                               Access from 6:30 pm to set up.