No. 209. Wednesday, March 9, 2022
• From the Communications and Marketing Volunteer Action Team, Freemasons Victoria

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In This Issue

1. Grand Master’s Doings
2. Pithy Paragraphs

3. Fun Newsletter
4. Ralph Greenough Promoted

5. New Subscribers

6. Sincere Thanks

7. Please Send Your Summons

8. World News

9. Things To Do
10. What’s On (124 listings)

1. Grand Master’s Doings
• Grand Master Richard Elkington attended at the Western Masonic Centre for the 12 Second Degrees held last Saturday (Mar. 5).
• Richard will be at Traralgon Lodge tonight (Wed.) for the 65-year jewel presentation to Vic Allaway.
• It was a 2.30am arrival home for a long return journey after attending Glenroy Lodge’s meeting last week at Essendon.

• The Grand Master was a visitor at Bank Place Lodge last Saturday (Mar. 5) at The Savage Club.

• Richard was pleased to enjoy the hospitality of Garibaldi Lodge.

2. Pithy Paragraphs

• Richard Shelly of Admiral Collingwood Lodge says that a Planning Committee is being formed to make arrangements for the centenary of Freemasons Ivalda Masonic Centre in December 2023.•

• Moorabbin Lodge is to have a vote to change the colour of its bow-ties.
• Deputy Grand Master Anthony Bucca attended Doutta Galla Lodge and Gregorios Lodge. He also attended the Western Masonic Centre for the Second Degrees for 12 men.

• Is your Lodge including the location of its meeting in its Summons?

• Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite has restructured its districts. New District Commanders are Max Poyset and Peter ‘PJ’ Milne. Ian Alexander is District Commander for NSW Riverina. Glenn Hollibone and Rahim Samat are District Recorders.

• Derrimut Daylight Lodge desperately seeks a Secretary and Treasurer. Contact: Emmanuel Marabeliotakis, 0450 876 112.

3. Fun Newsletter

• Freemasons New Zealand have published another Fun Newsletter. Our thanks to John MacDonald.  READ MORE

4. Ralph Greenough Promoted

• Max Paulet writes: “On the occasion of the presentation of WBro. Jim Hood’s 60-year jewel attended by the Grand Master MWBro Richard Elkington, RWor. Bro. Ralph Greenough was promoted to the rank of Past Grand Senior Warden.• RWBro Ralph was initiated in the Sutherland Lodge 691 on January 24, 1964; passed April 24, 1964; and raised on October 23, 1964. He progressed through the offices to be installed as Worshipful Master of Sutherland Lodge for the 1979-80 year.
• RWBro. Ralph Greenough is a foundation member of the Traralgon LodgeNo. 925 and has served several officers in the Lodge including Director of Ceremonies, Senior Deacon, Inner Guard and Treasurer. He is an excellent ritualist and delivers several charges including traditional history in the Third Degree.
• He joined the 1989 Grand Lodge team as a Grand Steward and was conferred the rank of Past Grand Standard Bearer in 1990. In 1995 he was promoted to Past Junior Grand Deacon, in 2001 promoted to Past Grand Inspector of Workings followed by the promotion to Past Grand Junior Warden in 2011 Both RWBro. Ralph and his wife Barbara have been great supporters of the Traralgon Lodge, and before that the Sutherland Lodge.

5. New Subscribers

• We are building FVNews to be a vital guide to Masonry in Victoria. You can have your free copy emailed to your inbox. Use the ‘Subscribe’ option at www.FVNews.com.au We welcome Todd Little, Berkan Turkyilmaz

6. Sincere Thanks

• Amongst those who assisted with contributions and encouragement have included: Richard Shelly, Ross Broad, Glen Richards, Ken Calder, Darrell Traplin, Tony McDonnall, Giorgio Migliaccio, Alan Tyndall, Graham Berry, Graeme Smith, Gary Miles, Andrew Karaconstantis, Keith Klooger, Arthur Tan, Ken Ryall, Shaun Gilchrist, Andrew Geary, Silvio Mignone, Max Paulet, Richard Burman, Jeff Cripps, Rob Layton, Peter Cohen, Bruce Stockdale, Anthony Borg, Graham Berry, Ben Quick, Ian Samuel, John McTaggart, Ron Evans, Len Burton, Warren Dorling, Jim Jolly, Nik Sakellaropoulos, Stephen Measey, Ivan Harris, Peter Harris, Ray Crellin, Geoffrey Thompson, Eric Williams, Jason Gribble

7. Please send your Summons
• Lodges can assist FVNews by sending emails about every lodge meeting and event to editor@FVNews.com.au – please include us on your Lodge Summons mailing list. 

8. World News• Freemasonry features in the Outlander TV series. READ MORE
• Cumbria Freemasons have donated £50,000 towards Ukraine refugees. READ MORE
• The Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma has made a $50,000 donation towards local youth. READ MORE

• Polish Freemasons are providing help to Ukraine refugees. READ MORE

9. Things To Do

• LISTEN to a podcast about Bundaberg Freemasons which claims to have the only Masonic dome in Australia. Ivalda might argue with that.
• WATCH Harrogate Freemasons use TikTok.
• LEARN MORE about DeMolay Month.

10. What’s On (124 listings)
UPDATED EACH EDITION

Please notify us about your event. 
Please include date, time, talk details, attire, and a link or location.
Email: editor@FVNews.com.au

Details below are published in good faith, according to latest available information. E&OE.
Because of COVID-19, arrangements are subject to change at short notice.
Please check with Lodge Secretaries.

Wednesday, March 9

• 7pm. Williamstown Lodge. Double Third Degree. At Freemasons Williamstown.

• 7.30pm. Berwick Balcara Lodge. Third Degree. Visit by Grand Master. At Freemasons Berwick.

• 7.30pm. Lord Somers Australasian HRA Chapter, Ceremony of the Vacant Chair. To instruct as Excellent Master Masons. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7.30pm. Phillip Island Lodge. At Freemasons Cowes.

• 7.30pm. Traralgon Lodge. 65-year jewel to Vic Allaway. At Freemasons Latrobe Valley.

• 7.30pm. United Schools Lodge. Double Second Degree. At Freemasons Bayside.

Thursday, March 10

• 6pm. Southern Cross Lodge. Triple Third Degree. Grand Master to attend. At Freemasons Maldon.

• 7pm. Gisborne Lodge. First Degree. At Freemasons Gisborne.

• 7pm. Lodge Devotion. Double First Degree. South: $20. At Freemasons Collingwood.

• 7.30pm. Antient York Lodge. Multiple First Degree. At Freemasons Preston.

• 7.30pm. Cohuna Lodge. Talk: Charge After Initiation. At Freemasons Cohuna.

Friday, March 11

• TBA. Optional Dinner. 2022-23 Grand Lodge Ceremonial Team. Dinner. At Mercure Hotel and Convention Centre, Ballarat.

• 6pm for 8pm. Heathcote Lodge and CWA ladies. Comedy Night. $40 per person. At Palling Bros. Brewery, 168 High St, Heathcote. BOOK

• 6.30pm. Lodge of the Golden Fleece. Double Third Degree. At The Kelvin Club.

• 7pm. Gregorios Lodge. Double Third Degree, At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7.30pm. Altona Lodge. Business Meeting for Lodge Members only. At Freemasons Williamstown.

Saturday, March 12

• TBA. 2022-23 Grand Lodge Ceremonial Team Partners. Visit to Sovereign Hill.

• 10am. Walhalla Lodge. Open Day. At Freemasons Walhalla.

• 4pm. Mordialloc Lodge of Charity. Installation of Bruce Stockdale by John Rodrigo.

• 7.30pm. 2022-23 Grand Lodge Ceremonial Team. Dinner. At Mercure Hotel and Convention Centre, Ballarat.

• 7.30pm. Walhalla Lodge. First Degree. At Freemasons Walhalla.

Sunday, March 13

• 11am. 2022-23 Grand Lodge Ceremonial Team. Feedback to incoming team by assessors. Followed by Buffet Lunch. At Mercure Hotel and Convention Centre, Ballarat.

Monday, March 14 – Labor Day Holiday

• TBA. Commercial Council. At Freemasons Bayside.

• 9am-12 Noon. Grand Installation. Additional Rehearsal. At Freemasons Bayside.

• 6.30pm. Lodge of Commerce. Second Degree. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7.30pm. United Ararat Lodge. Third Degree. At Freemasons Ararat.

Tuesday, March 15

• 12 Noon. Sir Dallas Brooks Daylight Lodge. Social Meeting. At Freemasons Wangaratta.
• 6.30pm. Footscray St John’s Lodge. Installation by Anthony Bucca and 2021 Team. At Freemasons Western.

• 7pm. Moorabbin Lodge. First Degree. At Freemasons Bayside.

Wednesday, March 16

• 5pm. Communications and Marketing Volunteer Action Team. By Zoom.
• 7.15pm. MAP1. At Freemasons Frankston.

Thursday, March 17 – St Patrick’s Day
• TBA. Duke of Connaught. Installation.

• TBA. Williamstown St Andrew Lodge. At Freemasons Williamstown.

• 11am. Samaritan Lode. 65-Year Jewels to Alan Gange and David Laird. At Freemasons Ivalda.

• 6.30pm. Albert Victor Lodge. Third Degree. At Freemasons Ivalda.
• 7.30pm. Albert Edward Lodge. Demonstration of Second Degree. At Freemasons Alexandra.

• 7.30pm. Alpha Victoria Sovereign Chapter. Talks. At Freemasons Keysborough.

• 7.30pm. Bairnsdale Chapter. General Discussion. At Freemasons Bairnsdale.

• 7.30pm. Kensington Lodge. Second Degree, At Freemasons Essendon.

• 7.30pm. MAP1. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7.30pm. MAP3. At Freemasons Ringwood.

• 7.30pm. Melton Lodge. First Degree Tracing Board. At Freemasons Melton.

• 7.30pm. Victorian Naval and Military Mark Lodge. Walk through of Advancement. At Freemasons Collingwood.

• 7.30pm. Werribee Lodge of Instruction. At Freemasons Werribee.

Friday, March 18

• 10am. Bairnsdale Daylight Lodge. Full Open and Close. At Freemasons Bairnsdale.

• 5pm. Deadline for Freemasons Victoria Order of Merit.
• 7.30pm. MAP1. At Freemasons Oakleigh.

• 7.30pm. Melbourne Chapter. Double Exalt. 60-year jewel to John Browning. At Freemasons Waverley.

• 8pm. SEAVIC Lodge. Special Meeting: Masonic Education by Barrington Brooks. At Freemasons Box Hill.

Saturday, March 19

• 10am. Jacques DeMolay – Victoria Chapter. Installation of Officers. At Freemasons Williamstown.

• 3pm. Heathcote Lodge. Installation of Gus Marronheli. At Freemasons Heathcote.
• 4pm. Revival Lodge. Installation of Ethan Holmes by Richard Elkington and Team. 75-year jewel to John Mountain. At Freemasons Greensborough.

• 4pm. Zetland Lodge. Installation by John Rodrigo and 2021-22 Team. Partners welcome. Book with Acting Secretary Ken Porter. At Freemasons Zetland.

• 6.30pm. Sturt Buninyong United Lodge. Installation of John Dunstan by John McTaggart. At Freemasons Buninyong.

• 7pm. Rupertswood-Numurkah Lodge. Master’s Last Night, partners and guests welcome. At Freemasons Numurkah.
• 7.30pm. Lowan Lodge. Second Degree.

Sunday, March 20

• 9am-12 Noon. Grand Installation Rehearsal. At Freemasons Bayside.
• 4pm. Melbourne High School Lodge. First Degree. At Freemasons Bayside.

Monday, March 21

• TBA. Maribyrnong Mark Lodge. At Freemasons Essendon.

• 10.30am. Footscray HRA Chapter. Installation by Deputy Grand Principal. At Freemasons Western.

• 6.30pm. Carisbrook Lodge. Installation of Ashley Cole by John McTaggart. Visit by St George Lodge. Banquet Fee: $25. At Freemasons Carisbrook.

• 7pm. United Wimmera Royal Ark Mariner Lodge. Elevation.

• 6.30pm. Melbourne St Clair Reunion Lodge. Re-Installation of Dimitri Karanikas by John Rodrigo. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7.30pm. Gippsland Lakes Lodge. Talk: Officers of the Lodge.

• 7.30pm. Lodge of Good Companions. Third Degree. At Freemasons Waverley.

• 7.30pm. Maribyrnong Mark Lodge. Advancement. At Freemasons Essendon.

• 7.30pm. Warrnambool Lodge. Talk: Ian Brown, Where Mark Master Masons Fit In.  At Freemasons Warrnambool.
• 8.15pm. United Wimmera Lodge of Mark Master Masons.

Tuesday, March 22
• 6pm. Lodge Amalthea. First Degree. At The Australian Club.

• 7pm. Lodge Amicus. Double Second Degree. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7.15pm. Middle Park Lodge. First Degree. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7.30pm. Djerriwarrh Lodge. Talk: Neil Addison, ‘A Journey Through The First Degree’. At Freemasons Bacchus Marsh.

• 7.30pm. Wimmera Lodge. Third Degree. At Freemasons Horsham.

Wednesday, March 23
• TBA. Werribee Mark Lodge. At Freemasons Werribee.

• 5pm. Communications and Marketing Volunteer Action Team. By Zoom.

• 7.30pm. Keystone Mark Lodge. Double Advancement. At Freemasons Melbourne.

Thursday, March 24

• 6pm for 6.30pm. Sir John Quick Lodge. Non-Ceremonial Meeting. At Windermere Hotel, Kangaroo Flat. RSVP: Rob Layton, 5443 3558.

• 7pm. MAP1, MAP2. At Freemasons Western.

• 8pm. MAP3. At Freemasons Western.

Friday, March 25

• 2.30pm-6pm. Grand Re-Installation Rehearsal.

• 6.30pm. Lodge of Research. Proclamation of Lewis Allan by John Molnar. At Freemasons Ivalda. 

• 7.30pm. Lodge Bharat. Open and Close. At Freemasons Melbourne.

Saturday, March 26

• 12 Noon-12.45pm. Quarterly Communication. At Freemasons Bayside.
• 1.15pm-3.15pm. Grand Re-Installation. At Freemasons Bayside.

• 4pm. South Gippsland Mark Lodge. Installation of Ian Ryan by Ron Goodburn. At Freemasons Wonthaggi. 

• 6.30pm-11pm. Grand Re-Installation Banquet. At Park Hyatt.

• 7.30pm. Maritime Lodge. Third Degree. At Freemasons Williamstown.

Sunday, March 27

• 10am. MAP1. At Freemasons Greensborough.

Monday, March 28

• TBA. Lord Carrington Lodge. At Freemasons Western.

• 10am. Derrimut Daylight Lodge. Talk: Role of the Almoner. At Freemasons Western.

• 7.30pm. Duke of Sussex Lodge. Double Second Degree. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7.30pm. MAP2. At Freemasons Bayside.

• 7.30pm. Yarraville Lodge. At Freemasons Yarraville.

Tuesday, March 29

• 7.30pm. Warragul Lodge. Talk: Graham Dorling, ‘Playing Cards and their Reference to Masonry’. At Freemasons West Gippsland.

Wednesday, March 30

• TBA. Freemasons Foundation Victoria. Special Presentation. At Royal Yacht Club, Nelson Place, Williamstown. Book by Trybooking.

• 7pm. Portland and District Royal Ark Mariners. Elevation. At Freemasons Portland.

• 8.15pm. Portland Lodge of Mark Master Masons. Short Talk. At Freemasons Portland.

Thursday, March 31

• 7.30pm. Victorian Naval and Military Royal Ark Mariners Lodge. Elevation. At Freemasons Collingwood.

Friday, April 1

• 5pm. Grand Mark and Supreme Grand Chapter. Ceremonial Welcome for Visiting Delegations and Other Rites. At Pullman Hotel, Queens Rd, Melbourne.

• 6pm. Grand Chapter. Installation. At Pullman Hotel, Queens Rd, Melbourne.

• 8pm. Grand Mark and Supreme Grand Chapter. Reception Cocktail Party. At Pullman Hotel, Queens Rd, Melbourne.

Saturday, April 2

• 3pm. Grand Mark. Installation. At Pullman Hotel, Queens Rd, Melbourne.

• 6.30pm. Grand Mark. Pre-Dinner Drinks and Grand Banquet. At Pullman Hotel, Queens Rd, Melbourne.

Sunday, April 3

• 12 Noon. Grand Mark and Supreme Grand Chapter. Social Farewell Luncheon. At Park Room, Pullman Hotel.

Tuesday, April 5

• 7pm. Old Melburnians Lodge. Ceremony of the Vacant Chair. Table Lodge. At Freemasons Prahran.

• 7.30pm. MAP1. At Freemasons Brunswick.

Thursday, April 7

• 7.30pm. Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge. Ceremony of the Vacant Chair,. Social Night. At Freemasons Ivalda.

• 7.30pm. MAP1. At Freemasons Ballarat.

Saturday, April 9

• 9am. Secretary’s Course. REGISTER

Monday, April 11

• 7.30pm. City of Abbotsford Chapter. At Freemasons Collingwood.

Tuesday, April 12

• 7.15pm. MAP2. At Freemasons Keysborough.

Thursday, April 14

• 7.15pm. MAP1. At Freemasons Ringwood.

• 7.30pm. University Lodge. At Freemasons Melbourne.

Friday, April 15 – Good Friday
• All Day. Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.

Wednesday, April 20

• 7.15pm. MAP3. At Freemasons Frankston.

• 7.30pm. MAP2. At Freemasons Oakleigh.

Thursday, April 21

• 7pm. MAP2. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7.30pm. Victorian Naval and Military Chapter. At Freemasons Melbourne.

Sunday, April 24

• 10am. MAP2. At Freemasons Greensborough.

Monday, April 25 – ANZAC Day
• All Day. ANZAC Day.

• 7.30m. MAP3. At Freemasons Bayside.

Wednesday, April 27

• 7.30pm. Central District. Lodge of Instruction (Proposed). Deacons Training. At Freemasons Melbourne.

Thursday, April 28

• 6.30pm. Lodge of Amity. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7pm. MAP1, MAP 2. At Freemasons Western.

• 8pm. MAP3. At Freemasons Western

Saturday, April 30

• 1pm. Southern Cross Chapter of Improvement. Demonstration of First and Second Degrees as practised by the Antient and Accepted Scottish Rite, At Freemasons Preston. Cost: $15 per person. BOOK: www.trybooking.com/BXLDY

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