FAMPARC
50TH
Anniversary
Come and join our celebration on Saturday the 22nd November 2025.
WHEN:
Midday 22nd November 2025.
WHERE:
The Westernport Hotel Hastings Vic.
16 High St, Hastings. (Click Map for Details)
Phone: 03 5979 1201
Join us around midday! The function room features its own bar and an outdoor area for members to enjoy.
We anticipate a few speakers (members) who will share wonderful memories and enjoyable moments from the club's history.
Note:
Both Past & Present Members welcome along with their partners. But you must register.. Sorry no walk-in's.
Menu Details:
Main:
Choose your main meal from the selection below:
Eye Fillet 300g (LG)
Two 150g Oakdale Black Angus eye fillet medallions cooked to your liking, served with chips, salad & choice of sauce.
Chicken Scallopini (LG)
Pan fried chicken tenderloins in a creamy white wine sauce with baby spinach & semi-dried tomatoes served on a house made potato rosti.
Warm Thai Beef Salad
Tender Thai marinated striploin pieces tossed with mesclun, red onion, carrot, roasted red peppers, bean shoots & cucumber with a sweet Thai reduction dressing, topped with crushed nuts, fresh coriander & chilli.
Pumpkin & Pinenut Risotto (LG/V)
Arborio rice, roasted pumpkin, pinenut & baby spinach in a creamy white wine reduction topped with Grana Padano.
Herb Crumbed Barramundi
Lightly grilled herb crumbed Barramundi fillets served with roasted chat potatoes, mixed greens & hollandaise sauce.
Chicken Parmigiana
Lightly crumbed chicken breast topped with Virginian ham, Napoli sauce & melted cheese, served with chips & salad or seasonal vegetables.
Salt & Pepper Calamari (LG)
Tender flash-fried calamari, lightly coated with sea salt & cracked black pepper, served with chips, salad, and a side of Thai reduction dipping sauce
Dessert:
Sweets Sharing Platter
Chef’s selection of sweets and slices to share.
Note:
(V) = Vegetarian
*Concerning all meals labelled (LG) are Low Gluten, the kitchen uses gluten free ingredients to prepare these foods, however there are traces of gluten present in the kitchen where food is prepared.
Cost: (Per Head)
Two Course - $44
Entree & Main or Main & Dessert.
Three Course - $49
Entree, Main & Dessert
Please Register your interest with Craig vk3ncr or John vk3jco
at the club rooms, or email at vk3frcweb@gmail.com
There are limited seats available, so please do not hesitate..
Payment must be made no later than 31st October 2025.
Payment of either:
$44.00 Two Course Meal
$49.00 Three Course Meal
Payments can be made at the club rooms with cash, (Colin vk3cr)
or via Direct Deposit to:
NAB, Frankston
BSB: 083-253 Acct No: 03-683-3688
Please make note that it is for the Famparc 50th Celebration along with your name(s).
What to expect:
We hope to offer a commemorative Coffee Mug Celebrating our clubs 50th Anniversary Celebration for $10.00
So come along and enjoy the celebrations, take the microphone and tell us about your good times.
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Speakers from our members.
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Celebrate with old and new picture display.
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Great meals and drinks.
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Guest Speakers.
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Chat and enjoy yourself among friends.
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& More..
Guest Speakers
Paul Mercurio
State Member for Hastings
Paul has appeared in 15 Australian and American feature films and contributed choreography to 5 feature films including ‘Strictly Ballroom’ and Will Smith’s film, ‘I Robot’.
To say Paul has built an impressive list of credits in a variety of roles is an understatement. Through the 90s and 00s he appeared in most of the Australian made TV dramas, went on to be a judge on 13 series of Dancing with the Stars – in Australia and New Zealand. He also has filmed 70 episodes of his cooking shows.
Paul has written three cookbooks published by Murdoch Books, released his own beer on the market, had his own restaurant and developed his own spice range which sold in supermarkets and markets. He has been a featured chef at food fairs around the country and on television, hosted countless charity events and MC’d all sorts of other events and conferences. In short, Paul has had many varied careers.
Above information from Victorian Labor
NOTE:
Paul is happy to participate in a “10 Questions with Paul Mercurio” session. This is a great way for the community to engage with him, on whatever topics they feel fit to raise, but we ask that the questions are not political. From all the members of Famparc, we thank Paul for his time.
Ian Jackson
VK3BUF
Ian Jackson, known by his callsign VK3BUF, is a prominent Australian amateur radio expert and author, recognized for his contributions to the online resource QRM Guru. He was awarded the WIA Technical Excellence Award for his articles and videos demystifying RFI/QRM (radio frequency interference/quantized radio measurements) and for promoting technical education within the amateur radio community.
Ian Jackson began Amateur Radio in 1977 at age 16, drawn to its technical aspects after using CB radio.
Joining the Gippsland Gate Radio & Electronics Club early on, I was awarded Life Membership in 2004.
I use 2M/70cm at home to stay in touch with my wife Dianne (VK3JDI), and enjoy HF radio while camping.
My interest in electronics led to launching a manufacturing business in 1990 and running training courses.
I helped teach a successful joint FAMPARC-GGREC course in 1991 with 25 participants over 12 weeks.
In 2018, I co-founded RASA and regularly contribute to its QTC magazine after visiting clubs nationwide.
Since 2013, Dianne and I have hosted Antennapalooza, an annual antenna-focused field weekend.
I received the WIA Technical Excellence award in 2021 for interference reduction efforts with QRM Guru.
Since 2024, I’ve served as an Exam Assessor, running monthly sessions in Drouin West.
Amateur Radio remains a lifelong passion—always offering new areas to explore and enjoy.