Retiring Divisional President Elaine Ballin with incoming President Lois Donald, Tewantin member Margaret Thompson and State Vice-President (Central Region) Joy Coulson
September 2, 2013
The Proston branch of the Queensland Country Women’s Association hosted the annual meeting of the Gympie & South Burnett Division last week in the Proston Community Hall.
Members and guests enjoyed a Vietnamese-style lunch, to introduce the country that QCWA members will study next year.
They also had the opportunity to peruse the entries in the finals of the Division cookery, floral art and knitting and crochet competitions, and displays about this year’s country of study, Turkey.
The new Division executive for 2013-14 also officially took over.
Retiring Gympie and South Burnett Division President Elaine Ballin (Maidenwell) and Treasurer Lois Donald swapped positions.
Current Division Secretary Mollie Kratzmann (Kumbia Branch) was re-elected.
Eileen Vos, from the Proston branch, has taken over as Division Press Secretary, replacing Marian Mudra (Kumbia).
Verna Hay (Gympie) was convener of the Division Floral Art competition
Eileen Vos (Proston) has taken over from Marian Mudra (Kumbia) as Division Press Secretary
Marion Campbell, from Kingaroy, with Murgon CWA member Edna O’Neill
Lil Haug (Kumbia) was convener of the cookery competition
Debbie Williams and Janelle Parker were enjoying visiting from the Imbil branch
Lois Thurecht (Elgin Vale) was convener of the Knitting and Crochet competition; First prize in the crochet section went to Linda Gear (Cedar Pocket) with her first ever entry in a QCWA competition
Special guests were South Burnett Deputy Mayor Keith Campbell, Gympie Deputy Mayor Tony Perrett and Cr Kathy Duff, centre
Proston members hard at work in the kitchen … president Val Klein, vice-president Marion Izatt and Irene Edwards
