Newsletter

Dear Members and Friends,

【Benevolent senior caring group for elderly members】The benevolent senior caring group lead by Minnie Liang, Welfare Officer has started operating now. Minnie will contact Elderly members by phone to arrange a convenient time & date to visit them. Any inquiries please contact the GYT office.

【Australian Museum Tour】Complete with immersive exhibitions and interactive experiences, a visit to the Australian Museum is the perfect day out for families, kids of all ages and the young at heart – plus General Admission is now free! The Australian Museum is located in the centre of Sydney city, opposite Hyde Park, with easy access from public transport and a short walk from other popular attractions in the CBD and surrounds. Visit the iconic heritage Australian Museum building, where Sydney’s history and award-winning contemporary architecture intersect.

Guided Tour by Minnie Liang who is a qualified professional tour guide. This visit includes 2023 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year and 200 Treasures of the Australian Museum

Tour date & time: 20 September 2024 (Friday) from 10 am to 12 pm 

Cost: General Admission is free for adults, kids and families.

Food & beverage: Food & beverage are available at your own cost  

Billabong Waterhole: Located on Level 2, recharge with a coffee and sandwich, fruit salad or snack at our family-friendly café. Take away or eat in.

Bistro Gadi: Located on Level 4, this pop-up bistro offers guests a casual, interactive dining experience with spectacular views overlooking Hyde Park, St Mary's Cathedral and Woolloomooloo Bay.

Places to meet: 10 am at the main entrance of Australian Museum or 9:45 am at the Liverpool St exit of Museum Station.

Number of participants: 30 (Max), please register with our office if you wish to join.

【Moon Festival Luncheon】The celebration of the 2024 Moon Festival will be held on Tuesday 10 September, at the Emperor’s Garden Restaurant Level 1 (need to walk 25 steps upstairs) commencing at 12:00 pm（11 am registration）. Members are all cordially invited. It is difficult to find a restaurant in Chinatown that would accept lunch banquet nowadays. Because the restaurant will earn more from yum cha than banquet.

The delicious luncheon menu includes Assorted Roast Platter, Rock Cod Hot Pot, King Prawn with Seasonal Vegetables, BBQ Duck w/ Hoi Sin Sauce, Beef Cube with Mushroom, Seasonal Vegetables w/ Mushrooms, Stewed E-Fu Noodle, Sticky Rice, Red Bean Soup w/ Sago and Seasonal Fruits.Senior member attendees will be receive one mooncake雙黃白蓮蓉月餅on the day. There will be lucky draw for all attendees.

Tickets to the luncheon will be available from 19 August to 30 August. During this period, tickets will be sold at the Goon Yee Tong office, Monday to Friday from 10 am to 4 pm. Please be aware that tickets may be sold out before the closing date and the office will not be open on weekends. Tickets are $30 per person and cannot be bought over the phone. Members must present their membership card to purchase up to one more ticket (for member only). Eligible members over the age of 70 are entitled to collect one free ticket by presenting their senior membership card at the office during the ticket sale. Senior members are also entitled to buy one more ticket at full price of $50 for non-member to accompany them if they wish.

To protect members’ benefits, tickets are for members own use (except those accompany seniors), which are non-transferable. All members must present their membership cards to be admitted to the luncheon. If a member is not available to attend the luncheon after buying the ticket, it can be returned to the office by 30 August to have a full refund. Eligible members holding free tickets who can not attend must return their tickets to the office by 30 August as well, otherwise there will be a fee charge of $30 and may also lose their eligibility for Senior Members’ benefits. Returned tickets will then be resold to other members. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused by this ticketing arrangements. However, it will minimize members’ disappointment from missing the opportunity of attending this wonderful event.

【Symposium】A symposium will be held on 29 September 2024 (Sunday) from 10 am to 12 pm at GYT office. All members are welcomed to attend. The main purpose of this is to allow members and the board of directors to discuss and raise questions and suggestions to strengthen communication. Please register with our office if you wish to attend.

【Farm Cruise and Pearl Grading Tour】Discover the untold story of the Australian Pearl, curated by the only operating pearl farm in New South Wales. It’s a story spanning many generations, bridging cultural divides and overcoming ever changing environmental factors along the way.

Tour date & time: 6 October 2024 (Sunday)from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

Cost: $30 per person for members (full fare is $60)

Lunch from 12.30 pm to 2.30 pm at Anglers Rest Hotel, Brooklyn at your own cost.

Place to meet: Attendees will be picked up outside the entrance to Goon Yee Tong (next to the stone lion) at 8:30 am. The bus will leave Haymarket at 9 am. The bus will return at 3 pm and expect to arrive at Haymarket around 4 pm.

Number of participants: 50 (Max), please register with our office & purchase tickets if you wish to join.

【Chung Yeung Festival】The festival of Chung Yeung will be held on 20 October (Sunday) at Luk Fook (六福) Kong Shin Tong (廣善堂) in Rookwood Cemetery. The Sheung Heung (上香) ceremony, led by the President & Vice President, will take place from 10:30 am,followed by the distribution of roast pork to members (one box each) until 11:30 am. Members are reminded to pay their current year membership fees as we will not be accepting payments at the Chung Yeung Festival Tributes. Unpaid members are not entitled to collect roast pork.

 We will be arranging a complimentary shuttle bus between the Goon Yee Tong office and Rookwood Cemetery. To reserve a seat, members must pay a $10 deposit for a ticket, which will be refunded on the day on the bus. Bus tickets can be obtained from the Goon Yee Tong office (open Monday to Friday 10 am to 4 pm) between 2 October 2024 and 11 October 2024. The $10 will be forfeited if members are absent from the event. Attendees will be picked up outside the entrance to Goon Yee Tong (next to the stone lion) at 9 am. The bus will leave Haymarket at 9:30 am. The bus will return from Rookwood at 12 pm and expect to arrive at Haymarket around 1 pm.

Goon Yee Tong Limited

President, Justin Chan

12 August 2024