Eighty Club Melbourne

22/02/2026

A great turnout at today's luncheon. Thank you to all who attended.

Our next function is on
Sunday 3rd May (12-3pm
$50 pp.

22/02/2026

Another fabulous luncheon is planned today. Buy your raffle tickets and be in it to win a prize.
All for a great cause.

14/01/2026

Our first fundraiser for 2026 is on Sunday 22nd February.
Please reach out to the contacts on the attached poster to reserve your seats.

23/12/2025

Humanitarian Crisis Fundraiser for the recent floods and landslides in Sri Lanka resulting from Cyclone Ditwah.

A message from Eighty Club President, Esther Knower:

Dear Members and Friends,
As you are no doubt aware, a humanitarian crisis has developed in Sri Lanka over recent weeks following widespread heavy rain and landslides across the island in the wake of Cyclone Ditwah. It has been described it as the ‘largest and most challenging natural disaster in the country’.

There has been little Sri Lankan news in the media recently, here is the latest United Nations Sri Lanka Situation Report, detailing the impact of Cyclone Ditwah on communities across the island, including the government’s responses and interventions made by the international community.

Cyclone Ditwah made a landfall on 28 November 2025 causing widespread landslides and flooding, which is one of Sri Lanka’s worst flood disasters in 20 years.

• Approximately 2.2 million people were affected in all 25 districts.

• More than 100,000 houses have been reported fully or partially damaged, and over 230,000 people were displaced at the peak of the emergency.

• On 29 November 2025, the President of Sri Lanka declared a nationwide State of Emergency in response to the severe impacts of Cyclone Ditwah and simultaneously, requested for immediate disaster relief and humanitarian assistance.

• On 11 December 2025, under the leadership of the UN Resident Coordinator, the humanitarian community launched the Humanitarian Priorities Plan targeting 658,000 of the most vulnerable people out of the 1.2 million in need of humanitarian assistance, with a funding requirement of US$35.3 million.

• The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) allocated $4.5 million to support urgent life-saving assistance in the most affected areas.

The Eighty Club Melbourne launched a fund-raising appeal at our recent December function, which was generously initiated by our Patron Dr. David De La Harpe; that night we raised close to $3,000. We have decided to partner with two reputable charity organisations in Sri Lanka, namely Lions Club International Sri Lanka and Affinity Foundation to ensure proper distribution of relief measures.

ECM has committed $10,000 from club funds to this relief effort.

I appeal to you to contribute generously to this relief effort to ensure speedy and much needed assistance to as many needy persons as possible.

All donations to ECM Bank account:
BSB-013479
A/C-300355583
Please reference
'FLOOD RELIEF'.

Yours Sincerely

Esther Knower
President – Eighty Club Melb. Inc.

23 December 2025

07/12/2025

Thank you for attending our last fundraiser for the year.

We wish you all a very Merry Christmas

Send me your photos via messenger if you'd like them posted on our page.

21/10/2025

The funeral service for Dal Drieberg will be live-streamed and on Zoom. It will commence at 10:30am (AEDT). If you are unable to attend at this time, we will post the link to the recording of the service too.

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18/10/2025

It is with deep sadness that we advise the recent passing of Dal Drieberg. Dal is Bryan and Electra’s eldest son. His passing was only a week after Bryan’s funeral.

Our deepest sympathies and prayers go out to the Drieberg family, mother Electra, wife Jenny, daughters Brittney and Elise, sons in law, Matthew and Nathan, grandson Jedd, brother Lachlan and family. Rest in peace.

30/09/2025

It is with a heavy heart that we advise of the passing of Mr Bryan Drieberg. Our prayers and thoughts are with his beloved wife of 66 years Electra, sons Dal and Lauchlan and their respective families. Bryan and Electra have been a member of the Eighty Club Melbourne for over 30 years.

Please join Bryan’s family in celebrating his life on Tuesday 7 October 2025 at 2pm at Dandenong Christian Reformed Church.

Please feel free to share stories of your memories with Bryan over refreshments after the service 🤍

In lieu of flowers, we ask that you make a donation to the Eighty Club Melbourne in his memory.

Thank you for your prayers and thoughts during this time 🌻

You can livestream the service via this link:

http://www.youtube.com/

17/09/2025

Hello folks

Our last fundraiser for the year is on Saturday 6th December in the evening.
We hope to see you there.

25/07/2025

Our next Fundraiser is on Sunday 14th September.
We hope to see you there.