Hobart Chapter No. 162 held its Open Installation Meeting on Saturday, 5th October 2019 when Sister Janelle Webberley and Brother Gerald Upchurch were installed as Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron for the 2019-2020 term.
Among the Distinguished Guests were Sister Christina Vaessen Worthy District Grand Matron and Brother Homer Fairley Worthy District Grand Patron of the Tasmania District Grand Committee and Right Worshipful Brother Phillip Oddie Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Tasmania who was accompanied by Mrs Anne Oddie.
During the 2018-2019 term Hobart Chapter raised funds for the Worthy Matron’s and Worthy Patron’s Charity, Cure Brain Cancer Foundation, and at the Installation Banquet held later at the Geilston Bay Boat Club the Chapter was delighted to welcome Cure Brain Cancer Ambassador Senator Catryna Bilyk who accepted a cheque for $5,620.00 on behalf of the Foundation from Sister Pamela Sangwell Past Most Worthy Grand Matron and Immediate Past Worthy Matron of Hobart Chapter.
This amount was achieved through monetary donations, social functions, sausage sizzles and boosted by a very successful Christmas-in-Winter function held in conjunction with Derwent Valley Masonic Lodge.
In accepting the cheque, Senator Bilyk stated that Cure Brain Cancer does excellent and important work raising awareness of brain cancer, advocating for government action and funding life-saving research and it is a tragic but not very well known fact that brain cancer kills more young Australians aged under 40 than any other cancer and more Australian children aged under 18 than any other disease.
Sister Pamela Sangwell presenting cheque for $5,620 to Senator Catryna Bilyk, Cure Brain Cancer Ambassador
Newly installed Members of Hobart Chapter No. 162
2019-2020 Tasmanian Worthy Matrons: Sister Janelle Webberley, Hobart Chapter No. 162; Sister Sharyn Deacon, Tasman Chapter No. 156; Sister Joan Hodges, Tamar Chapter No. 178; Sister Margaret Southworth, Derwent Chapter No. 209
Four Tasmanian Worthy Matrons with Sister Christina Vaessen Worthy District Grand Matron, Brother Homer Fairley Worthy District Grand Patron of the Tasmania District Grand Committee, and Worshipful Brother Phillip Oddie, Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Tasmania and Mrs Anne Oddie
