2024 - That was the Year...that was Looking back on 2024, and the events that have helped the Mornington Peninsula Petanque Club grow. In January we started off with a working bee after the Christmas break. We also introduced a temporary idea of having a break between games for a cuppa, nibbles etc., unfortunately it was decided it didnt work! February saw the opportunity for any full member to represent MPPC at the local New Thursday Club Pennant Competition. We had an early 'Bunnings' fundraiser sausage sizzle at Mornington on February 17, with 12 members helping out the Club, making a nice little profit. We also introduced a 'Super Pairs' Competition which was a fun in-house competition with slightly different rules, It was a hit for a while but numbers dwindled and the competition was eventually cancelled. In March MPPC held its first ever Club Forum at Bentons Square Community Centre, a questions/answers meeting for all members to attend. The meeting went very well but only attended by a few. It was March when two of our orignal members Jim and Sandy Crawshaw decided after many years of dedication that it was time to resign. Jim had been our club President for three years and did some great work in many areas. April 21 saw an club dinner at Kirks, with sixteen hungry members in attendance. We had Roy and Inara Maslen also resign after many years of club service. Our June AGM saw a changing of the committee, Greg Power was eleected as our new President, with wife Linda taking on both Secretary and Treasurer. June was the month that MPPC had its 10th anniversary, originally being a registered Inc. club on 23rd June 2014. A working Bee on 3rd August, after a months wild weather, with just 8 members helping out. Gregs 100th newsletter also went out for August. Also introduced was a suggestion box, for any ideas or complaints. Mornington Petanque 101 kicked off on Thursday 19th September. Another 'Bunnings' sausage sizzle at Mornington in October, although hit by a rainstorm mid-afternoon, was a great success, co-ordinated by Judy Seager. Linda organised a Bendigo bank card-reader as most payment were card not cash! Melbourne Cup Day was a hit in November, with a 'Special Hats' and sweep prizes up for grabs. A club social Dinner at Mornington Tanti on 10th was attended by eighteen and the club subsidised our hard working volunteers. We also had our annual Christmas Lunch at the Tanti Hotel. Thirty six members and friends gathered for a club subsidised two course meal, and a lot of entertainment of singing, dancing and prizes. The year ended with a record 59 members