Publicity News

As mentioned previously at one of the club's meetings in June it was suggested that more publicity was needed to boost the branch membership numbers.

To that end the following actions have been taken:

• Dapto Flyer has been contacted for our inclusion in their Community Noticeboard.
• Labels have been created to attach to copies of The Voice and The Senior 
• A business card has been printed with the branch's contact information

We will have to wait and see if any of these actions bear any fruit. 

This is a copy of the card:

 The labels are simple:

 

Obviously these can be tweaked in future.

Next meeting:

27th August 2026 

10:30am 

 Look forward to seeing you there

Membership

 

Membership as a whole is a concern. This is not a problem unique to Dapto Seniors, CPSA membership as a whole is falling, people do not seem to join groups in general, everything happens on line.

In fact at the last branch meeting this was discussed in some detail, as the meeting was advised we used to advertise before every meeting on the ABC, VoxFM, one of the TV channels (7 or 9 can't remember which one), The Advertiser, Senior News as well as having a stall at various public activities advertising ourselves. We never received a single member from any of these sources even though this was done for many years. 

We still have our web page which does occasionally attract emails, we are listed with the council, advertise our presence on their TV screens and our brochure is readily available at the Ribbonwood Centre.

I believe the only way to attract new members is word of mouth, speaking to people you know to attract new members recommending branch activities to them.  If you have any new ideas be sure to let us know.

Annual General Meeting

CPSA Dapto Seniors will hold its AGM on 27th August 2026 at 10.30am. All positions will be declared vacant and a new committee for the next 12 months will be elected. 

 

Head Office News - January 2026

In January the branch received a copy of Head Office News, the first for a considerable time.

In days past we used to receive copies of Head Office news on a regular basis and they were posted on our notice board outside the hall. Unfortunately our noticeboard was replaced by the large council TV screen and for some reason the Head Office News' ceased to circulate. 

However the revival of Head Office News aroused much interest and copies have been circulated to the various weekly groups for all to read.

Head office has given permission to post a copy on our web site so for those who haven't read a copy here it is:

 Head Office News January 2026 

 Please let me know if you have problems when clicking on this link. 

Dapto's Motions 

On Page 5 of the Head Office News are the motions considered at annual conference. Dapto Branch proposed  Motions 2, 20 and 26. The first two passed the final one was defeated. 

Membership Fees

Just a reminder for all members.  Dapto Branch membership runs from January to December so all membership fees are due now. Please ensure your fees are paid.

Thank you to all the members who have already renewed their subscription (which is most of you)

 

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It's 2026!

 Yes, it is that time of year again.

Time to renew your membership of the Combined Pensioners & Superannuants Association and CPSA Dapto Seniors in particular. 

Membership is still only $15 per annum.

Meetings and Activities 

Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month with activities every week.

For a full list of activities click on the "Club Activities" tag.

Looking forward to seeing you soon. 

2025 CPSA Annual Conference

This year your delegates and observers attended the conference and AGM via Zoom which was a very satisfactory way of doing things. Though, if the truth be known, we missed the Tuesday night get together at the pub.

Two of the branches three motions were accepted.

•  The first regarding making self managed My Aged Care easier.
• The second about the retention of cheques.

Both passed easily.

Our third policy motion regarding returning to the status quo where 19% of the membership fee was retained in the local area was defeated.  (Not unexpected it has to be said)

However we are also pleased to report that the proposal to raise the annual membership fee to $18 was also defeated. 

Our President will give a full report at the next meeting on the 13th November.

See you there. 

It is that Time of Year Again

CPSA Dapto Seniors'

Annual General Meeting

24th July 2025 

All committee positions will be declared vacant and an election held for the 2025/26 year. 

Please try to attend.  It is your club.

Back in Action 2025

 Dapto Seniors Return

Just a reminder that annual fees are now due, please fill in the envelope with your full details as we are checking that the club records are accurate. To make life easier for our Membership Co-ordinator please enclose the right money in the envelope. It is much appreciated.

Meeting Dates

There are two meetings each month - on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 10.30am in Heininger Hall - come early for a cup of tea, a biscuit and to buy your raffle ticket (big prizes).

Occasionally that will mean that there is a gap of three weeks between the last meeting of a month and the first meeting of the next. This only occurs a few times each year. For example our next meeting is on the 13th February.

All  the meeting dates are available in a leaflet at the sign in desk at the meeting or the "Club Activities" page.

Looking forward to seeing all members at a meeting very soon.

Driving Miss Daisy

At a recent meeting a member reported on the good experience they had with "Driving Miss Daisy" Dapto.

They can be contacted at 0417 811 220 or emailed at dapto@drivingmissdaisy.com.au