FVNews. Thu., Apr. 20, 2023
Thursday, April 20, 2023
FVNews.
No. 244. Thursday, April 20, 2023
‘Bringing Happiness To Others’
• From the Communications and Marketing Volunteer Action Team, Freemasons Victoria
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In This Issue
1. This Week
2. Pithy Paragraphs
3. New Subscribers
4. Sincere Thanks
5. Please Send Your Summons
6. World News
7. Things To Do
8. What’s On (326 Listings)
1. This Week
• The Grand Master will be officiating at Installations at Melton (Thurs.) and Garibaldi (Saturday).
• The Grand Master, Anthony Bucca, will be accompanied by Grand Director Harry Blatt at the Vice-Regal Dais at the Shrine of Remembrance on Tuesday (ANZAC Day).
• The Grand Master attended the Chapter and Mark Grand Installations at The Pullman, Albert Park, last weekend.
• A lecture on ‘Rhetoric’, one of seven liberal arts and sciences, will be delivered by Grand Master to the Victorian Lodge of Research next month.
• A Combined Orders Dinner, the first in three years, will be held at East Melbourne on Wednesday, June 14.
• An Installation is taking place at Deniliquin (NSW) on the May 26-28 weekend, tyling at 3pm on Saturday, May 27. A ladies afternoon tea function ($20) will be hosted by local Mayor, Cr Peta Betts. The banquet ($40) will take place from 6.30pm at the Deniliquin RSL private dining room.
• The Grand Master briefly dropped in by Zoom on Tuesday night (Apr. 18) to pay his respects to the Masonic Council meeting.
2. Pithy Paragraphs
• Freemasons Victoria mourns the passing of Fr Bob Maguire, 88. FV and the Freemasons Victoria Foundation have been supporters of his Foundation’s work towards feeding and clothing the less advantaged.
• You do not have to be a member of a Schools lodge to attend the Combined Schools Lodges meeting at 7.30pm on Thursday, May 4. Deputy Grand Master Peter Henshall will be guest speaker. Tickets are $40 which includes professional catering and beverages. BOOK
• Comms Success: Phil Watson of Army Lodge provides a link for a Brothers-In-Arms story published in the Veterans Affairs tri-annual newspaper. READ MORE
• More Comms Success: Jim Jolly passes on media releases sent to East Gippsland Newspapers, which are strong supporters of FV.
• Army Lodge has set up a Facebook page: CLICK HERE
• A Reconsecration is being planned for the United Memorial and Merbein Lodge for Saturday, July 8.
• A calendar of MAP sessions is available inside the Freemasons Victoria website.
• Monash Gully District will be hosting a seminar on Lodge Engagement, at Freemasons Waverley, at 9.30am on Sunday, May 7. BOOK
• Kensington Lodge (Apr. 20) and Derrimut Daylight Lodge (Apr. 24) meetings have been cancelled.
3. New Subscribers• We are building FVNewsto 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 Have you signed on the newest Masons in your Lodge? We welcome Nick Famelos and Terry Hoskin
4. Sincere Thanks• Amongst those who assisted with contributions and encouragement have included: Brendan Kyne, Graham Berry, Rahim Samat, Lawrence Stendt, Alan Tyndall, Richard Parkin, Paul Varno, Doug Scott, Archie Alvarez, Paul Rigby, Brian Bennett, Larry Hall, Rhys Webb, Jim Jolly, Stuart Chalmers, David Webb, John Hart, Richard Shelly, Peter Harris, Harry Adlerstein, John Rosenberg, Keith Klooger, Chrys Kypreos, Andrew Gleeson, Ern Hinneberg
5. Please send your Summons
• Lodges can assist FVNewsby sending emails about every lodge meeting and event to editor@FVNews.com.au – please include us on your Lodge Summons mailing list.
6. World News• A new book talks about Cork’s Lady Freemason. READ MORE
• The Australian Light Horse Brigade’s charge at the Battle of Beersheba in World War I will be the focus of the Weston-Kurri Kurri Freemasons Lodge (SA) annual ANZAC commemoration.
• Publicity about FV’s involvement in the Maldon Easter Procession was included in Australian Rural and Regional News. READ
7. Things To Do
• READ a story about the Shriners’ 50 years of service in one area.
• READ a report about 150 years of Masonic service.
• READ a story about London Freemasons sponsoring a service dog.
8. What’s On (326 Listings)
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Details below are published in good faith, according to latest available information. E&OE.
Arrangements are subject to change at short notice. Please check with Lodge Secretaries.
* – denotes sourced from the Masonic Guide.
Thursday, April 20
• 10am. Sale Daylight Lodge. At Freemasons Sale.
• 10am. Warrawee Park Lodge.*
• 11am. Samaritan Lodge. Vacant Chair Ceremony, after the Lodge is closed. Ladies welcome. At Freemasons Ivalda.
• 6.30pm. St John’s Lodge.*
• 7pm. Albert Victor Lodge. Second Degree. At Freemasons Ivalda.
• 7.30pm. Albert Edward Lodge. Vacant Chair. Presentation by David Westphalen. At Freemasons Alexandra.
• 7.30pm. Beechworth Lodge of St John.*
• 7.30pm. Gardenvale Mobility Lodge. Second Degree and Jewel Presentation. At Freemasons Bayside.
• 7.30pm. Heathcote Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Lodge of Concentration.*
• 7.30pm. Melton Lodge. ANZAC Commemoration. 50-Year Jewel to Peter Harris by Anthony Bucca with Escort. At Freemasons Melton.
• 7.30pm. Mornington Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Portland Lodge of Victoria. Chair of Memories. At Freemasons Portland.
• 7.30pm. Rupertswood-Numurkah Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Victorian Naval and Military Chapter. Full HRA Lectures. At Freemasons Melbourne.
• 7.30pm. Werribee Lodge of Instruction. Instruction in Ritual and Ceremonial Work for Master Masons. At Freemasons Werribee.
Friday, April 21
• 10am. Bairnsdale Daylight Lodge. Two 50-year jewels (Graham Barnett) by Richard Elkington. Obligation of Master-Elect. Vacant Chair. At Freemasons Bairnsdale.
• 6.30pm. Seavic Lodge. At Freemasons Box Hill. BOOK
• 7pm. Gisborne Lodge. Meakl. Obligation of Master-Elect. Vacant Chair. $10 supper charge. At Freemasons Gisborne.
• 7.30pm. Dandenong Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Diamond Valley Lodge.*
Saturday, April 22
• 10am. Royal and Select Masters. Joint meeting of Ballarat and Wimmera Councils. At Freemasons Ballarat.
• 2pm. Garibaldi Lodge. Installation of Michael Galea by Anthony Bucca and 2023 Team. At Freemasons Bayside.
• 2.30pm. Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Victoria. 40th Birthday Celebrations. 2.30pm-5.30pm. Presentation. 6.30pm Drinks. 7pm-11pm. Dinner and Guest Speaker. $100 per person. At Mercure Hotel and Conference Centre, 613 Main Rd, Ballarat.
• 4pm. Koo Wee Rup Lodge. Installation of Rodney Edwards by Paul Vassil and South Gippsland Team.
• 4pm. Rupertswood Numurkah Lodge. Installation of David Olsson by Neil Moehr and 2023 Team. At Freemasons Numurkah.
• 4.30pm. Motorcyclists United Lodge.
• 5.30pm. Lodge Cornucopia. Installation of Tony Flynn by Peter Henshall and 2023 Team. At Freemasons Warragul.
• 6.45pm. Concord Mark Lodge. Advancement. At Freemasons Bayside.
• 7.30pm. Maritime Lodge. Second Degree. At Freemasons Williamstown.
• 7.45pm. St George Lodge.*
Sunday, April 23
• TBA. RSL Victoria Church Service. Freemasons Victoria represented by Peter and Sharon Henshall.
• 8am. Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Victoria. Breakfast. $10 per person. At Freemasons Ballarat.
Monday, April 24
• 10am. Sunraysia Daylight Lodge.*
• 10.30am. Lodge Eschol.*
• 6.30pm. Spring Vale Lodge. First Degree. At Freemasons Keysborough.
• 7.30pm. Baden Powell Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Duke of Sussex Lodge. Lecture. At Freemasons Melbourne.
• 7.30pm. Lord Carrington Lodge. At Freemasons Western (Sunshine).
• 7.30pm. Lodge Metropolis.*
• 7.30pm. Lodge of Quest.*
• 7.30pm. Timboon Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Yarraville Lodge. ANZAC Commemoration. At Freemasons Yarraville.
Tuesday, April 25 – ANZAC Day
• 10am. Barwong Lodge. No Meeting.
• 6pm. Lodge Epicurean.*
• 6.30pm. Northern United Chapter. Installation
• 7pm. Peace and Loyalty Lodge.*
• 7.15pm. Middle Park Lodge. BOOK
• 7.30pm. Admiral Collingwood Lodge. Third Degree. At Freemasons Ivalda.
• 7.30pm. Djerriwarrh Lodge. Double Second Degree. At Freemasons Bacchus Marsh.
• 7.30pm. Mount Franklin-St George Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Mount Scopus and Collegians Lodge. Talk by Major-General Rosenfeld, Aust. Army Chief Medical Officer. At Freemasons Bayside. BOOK
• 7.30pm. Shepparton-Mooroopna Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Warragul Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Wimmera Lodge. Second Degree of Brother from United Ararat Lodge. At Freemasons Horsham.
Wednesday, April 26
• 10am. Keysborough St Andrews Daylight Lodge.*
• 10am. Talbot Lodge.*
• 10am. Tresco and Chisel United Lodge.*
• 5.45pm. Lodge Amalthea. Third Degree. At The Australia Club.
• 6.30pm. Central District. Masters and Secretaries Meeting. At Freemasons Melbourne.
• 7.30pm. Light of the East Sovereign Chapter. At Freemasons Prahran.
• 7.30pm. Lodge Belvoir.*
• 7.30pm. Lodge Fraternal. Obligate Master-Elect. At Freemasons Bayside.
• 7.30pm. Mitchell Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Nepean Sovereign Chapter – Rose Croix. At Freemasons Bayside.
• 7.30pm. Wangaratta Lodge of St John.*
• 7.30pm. Weston Street United Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Yarra Glen Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Zetland Lodge.*
Thursday, April 27
• 6.30pm. Frankston Royal Ark Mariner Lodge. Enthronement of Peter Berkley by Edward Webster. At Freemasons Baxter.
• 7pm. Endeavour Virtual Lodge.*
• 7.15pm. Lodge Observance.*
• 7.30pm. Cobram Lodge. Demonstration First Degree. At Freemasons Cobram.
• 7.30pm. Creswick Havilah Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Gardenvale Council RSM. At Freemasons Bayside.
• 7.30pm. Keysborough Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Koo-Wee-Rup Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Leura Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Lilydale Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Morwell Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Outtrim Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Revival Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Sir John Quick Lodge. Vacant Chair Ceremony. Talk by John Glover, ‘Freemasonry in Changi’. At Freemasons Bendigo.
• 7.30pm. Williamstown St Andrew Lodge. Visit by Bendigo City Lodge. Second Degree. At Freemasons Williamstown.
Friday, April 28
• 6.30pm. Malvern Waverley Lodge of Mark Master Masons. At Freemasons Waverley.
• 7.30pm. Victorian Lodge of Research. Lecture: Bill Jones, Grammar – In The Beginning Was The Word. At Grand View Hotel, Fairfield. ZOOM LINK
Saturday, April 29
• 11am. Gregorios Lodge. Quadruple Second Degree. At Freemasons Melbourne.
• 2pm. Gippsland Lodge. Installation of Lindsay Aldersea. Attire: Lounge Suit. At Freemasons Sale. 5pm. Tour of Sale RAAF Base, followed by Smorgasbord Dinner in Officers’ Mess.
• 4pm. Earl of Dunmore Lodge. Installation of Arthur Dubery by John Molnar. $76 including drinks. At Freemasons Bayside. BOOK
• 6pm. Concord Mark. At Freemasons Bayside.
Monday, May 1
• 7pm. Canterbury Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Baxter Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Carisbrook Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. City of Footscray-Wyndham Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Garibaldi Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Kyneton Lodge. Non-Ceremonial. Ceremony of the Vacant Chair. Kyneton 430 Air Cadet Squadron. At Freemasons Kyneton, 7-9 Yaldwyn St West.
• 7.30pm. Lodge Integrity.*
• 7.30pm. North Melbourne Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Pakenham Lodge.*
• 7.45pm. Rosebank Lodge.*
Tuesday, May 2
• 10am. Lodge EOS.*
• 7.15pm. Sunshine Wisdom Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. All Nations Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Campaspe Valley Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Lodge Liberation.*
• 7.30pm. Mitchell River Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Old Melburnians’ Lodge. Installation by Barry Dyce and 2023 Team. At Freemasons Prahran.
• 7.45pm. Swan Hill Lodge.*
Wednesday, May 3
• 10am. Blue Dandenongs Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Dimboola Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Gippsland Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Glenelg Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Glenroy Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Guiding Star Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Lodge of Honour.*
• 7.30pm. Lodge of the Golden Rule.*
• 7.30pm. Powlett Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Whittlesea Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Yarrawonga Lodge of St David.*
• 7.45pm. Avoca Lodge.*
Thursday, May 4
• 6.15pm. Clifton Hill Lodge. Installation of John Rodrigo by Anthony Bucca and 2023 Team. $35. At Freemasons Box Hill. BOOK
• 6.30pm. Point Nepean Lodge. Installation of Xavier Murtagh by David George and Past Team. At Freemasons Sorrento.• 7pm. Doutta Galla Lodge.*
• 7.15pm. Victorian Naval and Military Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Arlington Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Bogong Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Combined Schools Lodges. Peter Henshall and Grand Team Escort. Hosted by Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge. $35. At Freemasons Ivalda. BOOK
• 7.30pm. Duke of Connaught Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Lodge Killara. First Degree. At Freemasons Greensborough.
• 7.30pm. Macedon Ranges Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Sandringham District Lodge.*
• 7.45pm. Kyabram Lodge.*
Friday, May 5
• 7.30pm. Lodge of Rapport.*
Saturday, May 6
• 10am. Rosebank Lodge. Installation of Les Kelly by Peter Hirth. At Freemasons Beeac.
• 3.30pm. St Andrews In The South Geelong Holy Royal Arch Chapter. Installation. At Freemasons Geelong.
• 4pm. Kyabram Lodge. Installation of Michael Perry by Neil Moehr and 2023 Country Team. At Freemasons Kyabram.
• 6.30pm. Lodge of Evolution.*
• 7.30pm. Learmonth Lodge.*Sunday, May 7
• 10am. Commonwealth Lodge. Installation of Robert Billing by Richard Elkington and Gippsland Team. At Freemasons Mirboo North.
Monday, May 8
• 10am. Maroondah Daylight Lodge.*
• 10am. Woodend Daylight Lodge,*
• 5.30pm. Lodge of Commerce. Installation of Lewis Allan by Barry Dyce and 2023 Team. At Freemasons Melbourne.
• 7.30pm. Argyle Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Mount Shadwell Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Robinvale Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. United Ararat Lodge. Installation by Wayne Moyses by John McTaggart and 2021 Team. At Freemasons Ararat.
Tuesday, May 9
• 10am. Allara Lodge.*
• 6.15pm. Victoria Mark Lodge. At The Kelvin Club.
• 6.30pm. Robbie Burns Phoenix Lodge. Installation of Christano Besas by Anthony Bucca and 2023 Team. At Freemasons Western (Sunshine).
• 7pm. University Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Arcadian-Veritas Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Brighton District Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Colac Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Duke of Abercorn Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Frankston Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Golden and Corinthian Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Lord Northcote Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Marangan Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Maryborough Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Orbost Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Richmond Lodge. Return of Warrant to District Co-Ordinator Wayne Millard. At Freemasons Box Hill.
• 7.30pm. Ringwood Lodge.*
• 7.45pm. Marnoo Lodge. Full opening and closing in three degrees with working tools. At Freemasons Stawell.
Wednesday, May 10
• 6.30pm. Greensborough Chapter. Installation. At Freemasons Greensborough.
• 7.30pm. Benambra Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Berwick Balcara Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Cosmopolitan Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Fairfield Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Mansfield Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Meredith Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Monash Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Mordialloc Lodge of Charity.*
• 7.30pm. Phillip Island Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Traralgon Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. United Memorial and Merbein Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. United Schools’ Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Williamstown Lodge.*
Thursday, May 11
• 6.30pm. Gisborne Lodge. Installation of Franz Obermoser by Peter Henshall and 2023 Team. At Freemasons Gisborne.
• 7pm. Gordon Lodge.*
• 7pm. Union Lodge of Gippsland.*
• 7.30pm. Antient York Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Cohuna Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Geelong Lodge of Unity and Prudence.*
• 7.30pm. Hearts of Oak Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Lodge Devotion.*
• 7.30pm. Lodge of Australia Felix.*
• 7.30pm. Rutherglen Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Seaford Lodge. Anthony Bucca to attend. Full Escort. At Freemasons Baxter.
• 7.30pm. Seymour Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Southern Cross Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Victoria Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Werribee Enterprise Lodge.*
Friday, May 12
• 6.30pm. Lodge of the Golden Fleece.*
• 7.15pm. Gregorios Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Altona Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Bank Place Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Bendigo City Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Brae Dale Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Lara Lodge. Installation of Alan Greaves by Barry Dyce and 2023 Team. At Freemasons Lara.
• 7.30pm. Sunbury Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Wodonga Lodge.*
Saturday, May 13
• TBA. Rutherglen Lodge. Installation of Steven Ring by Neil Moehr and 2023 Team. At Freemasons Rutherglen.
• TBA. Sunshine Wisdom Lodge. Installation of Mario Spriglio by Anthony Bucca and 2023 Team. At Freemasons Western (Sunshine). Festive Board at St Bernadette’s Community Centre.
• 3.30pm. Union Lodge of North Gippsland. Installation of Joe Lawrence by Allan Jenkins and District PMs. At Freemasons Bairnsdale.
• 4pm. Colac Lodge. Installation of Colin Cox by Peter Henshall and 2023 Team. At Freemasons Colac.
• 4.30pm. Maryborough Lodge. Installation of Ian Hughes by Graeme Porter and the Highlanders. At Freemasons Maryborough.
• 7.30pm. Prince of Wales Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Walhalla Lodge.*
Monday, May 15
• 10am. Eureka Daylight Lodge.*
• 10am. Moorpanyal Lodge.*
• 10.30am. Huon Daylight Lodge.*
• 7pm. Blackburn United Lodge.*
• 7.15pm. Melbourne St Clair Reunion Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Cranbourne Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Gippsland Forest Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Gippsland Lakes Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge. Lodge of Emergency. Double Second Degree. At Freemasons Ivalda.
• 7.30pm. King David Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Lodge of Good Companions.*
• 7.30pm. Warrnambool Lodge.*
Tuesday, May 16
• 10am. Sir Dallas Brooks Daylight Lodge.*
• 10am. Woolamai Daylight Lodge. installation of Graeme Parry by Chris Scott and 2019 Team. At Freemasons Wonthaggi.
• 6.30pm. Lodge of the Great Ocean Road. Installation by John Patterson and Bellarine Otway Team. At Torquay.
• 7.30pm. Ballarat-Yarrowee Lodge.
• 7.30pm. Brunswick United Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Elrona Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Footscray St John’s Lodge.*
• 6.30pm. Henty Lodge. Installation of Frederic Perron by Roy Alderton and Monash Gully Team. At Freemasons Waverley.
• 7.30pm. Lodge of Unity.*
• 7.30pm. Lowan Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Mildura Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Moorabbin Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. St Andrews In The South Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Trentham Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Wesley Collegians Lodge.*
• 7.45pm. Euroa Vega Lodge.*
• 7.45pm. Hamilton Grange Lodge.*
Wednesday, May 17
• 10am. Warrawee Park Lodge.*
Thursday, May 18
• 10am. Sale Daylight Lodge.*
• 11am. Samaritan Lodge.*
• 6.30pm. Lodge of Concentration. Installation of Stephen Dodd by Richard Elkington. At Freemasons Ringwood.
• 6.30pm. Mornington Lodge.Installation of Peter Hird by Police Unanimity Team. At Freemasons Mornington.
• 6.30pm. St John’s Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Albert Edward Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Albert Victor Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Beechworth Lodge of St John.*
• 7.30pm. Gardenvale Mobility Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Heathcote Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Kensington Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Melton Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Portland Lodge of Victoria.*
• 7.30pm. Rupertswood-Numurkah Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Williamstown St Andrew Lodge.*
Friday, May 19
• 10am. Bairnsdale Daylight Lodge.*
• 7pm. Army Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Dandenong Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Diamond Valley Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Mornington Lodge.*odge of Progress. 50-year jewel to Lou Russell to Barry Dyce. At Freemasons Berwick.
• 7.30pm. Victorian Lodge of Research. Talk: Anthony Bucca, ‘Rhetoric’. At Grandview Hotel, Fairfield.
Saturday, May 20
• 9am. Mentoring Conference. At Freemasons Western (Sunshine). trybooking.com/CFCTQ
• 9.30am. Bairnsdale Daylight Lodge. Installation of Charles Rochefort by Richard Elkington and East Gippsland Team. At Freemasons Bairnsdale.
• 10am. Hamilton Grange Lodge. Installation of John Alexander by Peter Bond and 2022 Team. At Freemasons Hamilton.
• 4pm. United Press Lodge. Reconsecration by Anthony Bucca. At Freemasons Box Hill.
• 6.30pm. Sturt-Buninyong Lodge. Installation by Highlanders Team. At Freemasons Ballarat.
• 7.30pm. Star of the East Lodge.*
Sunday, May 21
• 3pm. King David Lodge. Installation of Norman Lever by Peter Henshall and 2023 Team. At Freemasons Bayside.
Monday, May 22
• 10am. Derrimut Daylight Lodge.*
• 10am. Old Gippstown Lodge. installation of Angus Fairfull. At Old Gippstown, Moe.
• 10am. Sunraysia Daylight Lodge.*
• 10.30am. Lodge Eschol.*
• 6.30pm. Baden Powell Lodge. Installation of Matthew McKernan by Barry Dyce and 2023 Team. At Freemasons Waverley.
• 7.30pm. Duke of Sussex Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Lodge Metropolis.*
• 7.30pm. Lodge of Quest.*
• 7.30pm. Lord Carrington Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Spring Vale Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Timboon Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Yarraville Lodge.*
Tuesday, May 23
• 6pm. Lodge Amalthea.*
• 7pm. Lodge Amicus.*
• 7pm. Peace and Loyalty Lodge.*
• 7.15pm. Middle Park Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Admiral Collingwood Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Barwong Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Djerriwarrh Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Mount Franklin-St George Lodge. Installation of Peter Gallagher by Peter Bond and Bellarine Otway Team. At Freemasons Daylesford.
• 7.30pm. Mount Scopus and Collegians Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Shepparton-Mooroopna Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Wimmera Lodge.*
Wednesday, May 24
• 10am. Keysborough Sr Andrews Daylight Lodge.*
• 10am. Talbot Lodge.*
• 10am. Tresco and Chisel United Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Lodge Belvoir. Installation by Neil Moehr and 2023 Country Team. At Freemasons Wodonga.
• 6.30pm. Lodge Fraternal. Installation of Jerome Oppedisano by Peter Henshall and 2023 Team. At Freemasons Bayside.
• 6.30pm. Weston Street United Lodge. Installation of Wayne Young. At Freemasons Brunswick.
• 7.30pm. Mitchell Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Yarra Glen Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Zetland Lodge.*
Thursday, May 25
• 7pm. Western District. MAP Sessions (MAP1 and MAP2). 8pm. MAP3. At Freemasons Western (Sunshine).
• 7.15m. Lodge Observance.*
• 7.30pm. Cobram Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Creswick Havilah Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Keysborough Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Koo-Wee-Rup Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Leura Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Lilydale Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Lodge Fraternal.*
• 7.30pm. Morwell Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Outtrim Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Revival Lodge.*
• 7.30pm. Sir John Quick Lodge.*
Friday, May 26
• TBA. “Hands Across The Border’ to Deniliquin, NSW. In conjunction with GLNSW-ACT.
• 7.15pm. Mordialloc Lodge of Charity. Annual Firemen’s Night. Garry Runge to represent Grand Master. At Freemasons Keysborough.
• 7.30pm. Lodge Bharat.*
Saturday, May 27
• TBA. “Hands Across The Border’ to Deniliquin, NSW. In conjunction with GLNSW-ACT.
• 5.30pm. Lodge Cornucopia.*
• 7.30pm. Maritime Lodge.*
• 7.45pm. St George Lodge.*
Sunday, May 28
• TBA. “Hands Across The Border’ to Deniliquin, NSW. In conjunction with GLNSW-ACT.
Tuesday, May 30
• 7.30pm. Warragul Lodge.*
Wednesday, May 31
• 7pm. Western District. First Degree Tracing Board Presentation. Casual Attire. At Freemasons Western (Sunshine).
• 7.30pm. Bogong Lodge.*
Saturday, June 10
• 4pm. St Andrews in The South. Installation of Cameron Brown. Open Investiture. At Freemasons Geelong.
Saturday, June 17
• 2.30pm. Geelong Lodge of Unity and Prudence. Installation of Mick Alexander by Hillel Benedykt and 2014 Grand Team. $55. At Freemasons Geelong. BOOK
Sunday, July 2
• 11am. Reserve Forces Day. Masonic members asked to wear Square and Compasses Lapel Pin. At World War II Forecourt, Shrine of Remembrance.
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