A Class Gathering . . .

/ John Elphinston

From John McNamara:

A few of us were chatting at the last catch-up in Brisbane, about the possibility of having a class get-together ahead of the suggested plan to gather in NZ in December 2027. My thought was that, at this stage of our life journey, a 5 year gap between class gatherings is too large and I agreed to run an idea up the flag pole. So here it is!

I suggest that we gather in two years from now in August 2025 (two and a half years from our 50th)

This could be anywhere but as a suggestion, I propose Coffs Harbour. Coffs is half way between Sydney and Brisbane, it has an airport, better weather than many other places where classmates live, particularly in the winter months.  Coffs is also a relaxed sort of a place and would fit nicely with the concept of a relaxed, informal catch up of like-minded souls.

I have attached a link to Pacific Bay Resort, a possible venue at Coffs; but others may have a better location and/or better venue in mind.

Details will develop as we gather momentum but we don’t have to stick to weekends at this stage of life so we could gather on a Tuesday and finish on the Thursday for example. Individuals may want to link in a weekend either side. Maybe we do a Long Lunch instead of a dinner, or both. This venue has a golf course as well which may be of interest to some classmates.

I’m prepared to organise the event with a bit of support on the admin side. The basis for the event –  low key, everyone is welcome, relaxed and informal gathering. A few side events could be arranged and I’ll look for interested parties to help co-ordinate them.

Please let me know the level of interest by either leaving a reply in the window below, or by sending an email to rmcclassof1972@gmail.com

htps://pacificbayresort.com.au

Cheers

John Mc

14 thoughts on “A Class Gathering . . .”

  3. Mac,
    Great concept as always. I am particularly drawn to an early morning beach activity?
    Long lunch too has possibilities. Penciled in.
    Jon

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  4. Hi Mate,
    It’s hard to argue against the logic. Sounds like a good idea to me.
    I would think that without the formalities of the last reunion it should be easier to organise and be more of a gathering of like minded souls which I guess is why it is a ‘gathering’ and not a ‘reunion’.
    Cheers
    John Elph

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  6. G’day John,
    Thanks – good initiative. I am supportive of the idea in principle, and would probably attend if I tied it in to a visit to family in Brisbane and / or Oakey. But it is a long way past my planning horizon to have any real assessment of interest. As you say I think the key thing is minimum admin and simplicity.

    Regards
    Garry

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  11. Great idea John. Please count me in as a starter. Of course we’ll need to see what pans out in the meantime.
    Cheers to all Classmates, Tony.

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