Border Zipper Club

28/08/2026

Maggie and new member Tony looking rather happy and satisfied after another lovely lunch at Sodens although Russell looks like he is still wondering about that!
Or is he just pondering whether Mr Entertainment will ever shut up?

28/08/2026

Talk about Roses between the Thorns - Shannon and Shirley are probably feeling a bit outflanked by Merv & Ronnie (trust Ronnie to hog the camera on his first meeting back)

26/08/2026

Sam and Shannon drew the monthly scam with Brian Webb the lucky winner (Webby reckons he's bought thousands of tickets over the years and this is the first time Sam has written his name on them).
Bill thought he'd add a bit of class to the winner's photo!

26/08/2026

Another great roll-up for our monthly lunch with a new member as well. This month, Soden's Hotel hosted us and, although they were worried about their gaming licence, Sam's Scam went off like a house on fire again (well - small campfire with wet wood actually) and although Merv looks a bit sad, we don't think it had anything to do with being seated next to Ron!
Shannon Hall, the manager of Tobin Brothers, Wodonga gave a most interesting talk on aspects of the funeral industry (with no-one volunteering to accompany her back to the office!!)

16/08/2026

23/07/2026

Graeme obviously received some divine inspiration here with his suggestion for a theme song after Rodney's suggestion that we need one! It sounds like "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" will be on the agenda from now on, perhaps not in the dulcet tones of Louis Armstrong, but I'm sure that with Mr Entertainment's guitar we can make something of it - ok, it might not make Spotify's Top 100!

22/07/2026

I think Maureen was booking herself and Des in to a barbecue at Herb's place next Saturday. Herb is obviously wondering how he will explain this to Ros when he gets home!
(Note that this is a very rare photograph - one where Mr Entertainment doesn't get in on the act with the Scam winner - I think he was too busy calculating how many Euros he would need to fund his extravagant lifestyle in Amsterdam next week)

22/07/2026

Sam's Scam, once again sucked the punters in, and it was "Lucky Herb" who took the meat tray home. The meat tray is kindly donated every month by The Haus Of Meat (Birralee & Lavington) and is most appreciated with all proceeds going to a worthy local organisation.
Our guest speaker Maureen drew the lucky ticket with Herb busily scanning his to make sure he was on a winner (under the watchful eyes of Jonathan Brown and Nathan Buckley) whilst Mr Entertainment demonstrates his prowess by showing how he can count to five.

22/07/2026

A great roll-up at the Birralee yesterday for our monthly lunch even though we were missing a few stalwarts (big shout out to Ronnie & Russell, both currently feasting on hospital food, and Merv, a late withdrawal from the side in a reversal of roles looking after his wife).
Our guest speaker, Maureen Lonergan, gave us a fascinating insight into the world of the deaf and hearing impaired and hearing Maureen talk about deafness (and how it affects particularly children) and her career, which included many years teaching deaf children and adults, obviously put her in good stead managing Des over many years.
Maureen delved into the "technical" side of the hearing system (which no doubt left most of us scratching our heads) demonstrating with a great collection of props but it became very obvious that ears aren't there just to stop your glasses sliding off!