Club members can join a range of interest groups that arrange activities for members and their family and friends:

 

Walking group – Rod Oliver organises monthly walks in and around Launceston for members, family, and friends. He curates these walks to visit interesting parts of Launceston and its surrounds, looking for places of historical interest or new developments in infrastructure or cultural pursuits. They end at a café with good coffee, cakes, and conversation.

Dining Group – Tom Dunning arranges outings with members, partners, and friends to local restaurants.

 

 

Theatre Group – Phil Morris sets up group bookings for members, family, and and friends who want to attend musicals or plays at the Princess Theatre or the Earl Arts Centre.

 

Lawn Bowls  – Ross Millar acts as coach for social sunset bowls at the  East Launceston Bowls Club. After the match, the bowlers compare scores and set the world to rights.

 

Writers Group – Paul Richards encourages members to write and publish their own books, and the Club has a lending library for books written by Club members.

 

 

Socrates Café – Bruce Cowan leads members, partners, and friends in Socratic reflection on issues of a philosophical nature. Participants’ views, backgrounds, and opinions are welcome. Session topics include My Pet Hate, Misinformation, Just and Fair, Finding Your Tribe, and Artificial Intelligence for Seniors. It is not a debate, but a sharing, facilitated, and inquiring approach to issues, interests, and questions that members have about the past, the future, or the present. The result is a better understanding among participants of the philosophical perspectives of others and their own, leading to a bonding between those attending.

Café Conversations – Once a month, Bruce also arranges a relaxed chat among members, partners, and friends in a convivial atmosphere at the Silo Hotel, on the first floor, with free parking: wine, tea or coffee is available. The aim is to have a setting where prospective new members can meet others in a relaxed environment, to get the feel of Launceston Probus and experience genuine friendship. Backgrounds are shared, perspectives are discussed, and items of mutual interest are explored.