It was decided at our last Council meeting that we’ll keep using Zoom for our meetings for the rest of the year, regardless of any possible Covid level changes. The underlying reason for this decision is to protect the health of all members, and the issue of vaccination requirements is key. While the Council strongly supports vaccination, any decision around vaccination requirements will likely need to come first from the government and from the Maryhill church where we meet. In the meantime, we’ll carry on as we have been, with meetings over Zoom, and field trips or photo walks in areas where we can socially distance as needed (at least as long as we’re at level 2 or better). Fingers crossed things will be closer to normal when we return next year!

Date	Activity	Details	Location
7:30pm, Monday 1 November	View Finder #14: Tony Carter – Another World, portraits from Ōhura		Zoom
7:30pm, Monday 8 November	Club meeting: Speaker TBC	Projected Image Of The Month: Open	Zoom
7:30pm, Monday 15 November	Focus group meetings		Zoom and various
9:00am Saturday 20 November	Field trip: Maple Glen	Meet at Bayfield Park carpark for carpooling at 9am, to reach Maple Glen about 11:30am. Bring lunch and a cash donation to enter the gardens.	Wyndham and surrounding areas, possibly Invercargill?
7:30pm, Monday 22 November	Club meeting: Ferg Campbell and The Projects Group	Projected Image Of The Month: Reflections	Zoom
10:00am Sunday 5 December	Photo walk: Annual Photo Scavenger Hunt	Meet at the main gate to the Gardens, at the corner of Great King St and Opoho Rd, finish with coffee/lunch at Croque-o-dile café.	Botanic Gardens and surrounding areas
7:30pm, Monday 6 December	View Finder #15: Judy Stokes – The art of painting with your camera		Zoom
7:30pm, Monday 13 December	Club Meeting: President’s Evening	Final meeting of the year	Zoom

• Nicola