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Eleanor Voss

1941 — 2026

Friday 11 September, 11am

St Brigid's, Port Adelaide

Beloved mother of Hart and June. In lieu of flowers, the Port library.

Silas Ward

A life in the workshop

Sunday 20 September, 2pm

The old hall, Willunga

Tea in the supper room after. Wear something he would have laughed at.

Flora Penrose

Come and tell a story

Saturday 3 October, 4pm

The fig garden, Stirling

Bring a plate and a sentence she would have underlined.

Ned Reed

1938 — 2026

The Reed table

Port Lincoln

Always the first on the jetty. Always the last to leave the light on.

Maeve Dunn

Committal

Wednesday 16 September, 10am

West Terrace Cemetery

Family only at the graveside. A cup of tea at Dunn's after.

Arthur Calder

A thanksgiving for his life

Thursday 24 September, 11am

Holy Trinity, North Terrace

Hymns he actually sang. No eulogy longer than one page.

Juniper Blake

is to be baptised

Sunday 11 October, 10.30am

St Mary's, Glenelg

Godparents: Hart Voss and Ivy Chen. A cup of tea in the hall.

Arlo Finch

will be confirmed

Sunday 18 October, 11am

St Peter's Cathedral

Bishop attending. White, or the jumper he will actually wear.

Bess Calder

first holy communion

Sunday 25 October, 9am

St Francis Xavier

Family pew on the left. Cake in the parish hall after.

Tom Callahan & Wren Callahan

request the honour of your company

Saturday 14 November, 3pm

The stone church, Hahndorf

Reception under the gums. Black tie optional, dancing not.

Hart & June Voss

Fifty years

Friday 2 October, 6pm

The Hartley table, Norwood

No gifts. Stories, and the good glasses.

Rev. Ivy Chen

to the priesthood

Saturday 5 December, 10am

St Peter's Cathedral

All welcome. A light lunch in the grounds.

The Okafor household

a blessing of the house

Sunday 1 November, 4pm

14 Rose Street, Unley

Short prayers, then the kettle. Children welcome.

Juniper Blake

turns nine

Saturday 12 September, 2pm

The back lawn, Prospect

Swimsuits, a cake, and a jumpers-for-later pile.

Arlo Finch

is eighteen

Friday 18 September, 7pm

The Scout hall, Mitcham

ID at the door. A playlist he actually made.

Bess Calder

twenty-first

Saturday 26 September, 6.30pm

The boat club, Outer Harbor

Speeches short. Dancing long. A key on the cake, not in the punch.

Ivy Chen

thirty

Saturday 10 October, 7pm

The wine bar, Ebenezer Place

No gifts. A bottle if you insist.

Wren Callahan

forty

Saturday 17 October, 6pm

The Hartley shed, Willunga

Boots for the paddock. A jumper for later.

Hart Voss

Fifty, and still first to the kettle

Saturday 7 November, 5pm

The bowling club, Unley

A roast, not a roast speech. Sit wherever you can hear him.

June Voss

Sixty years of the best table

Sunday 15 November, 1pm

The fig garden, Stirling

Lunch, not a late night. Bring a story, not a speech.

Flora Penrose

Seventy, still deadheading the roses

Saturday 21 November, 2pm

The hall, Stirling

Afternoon tea. The good china. No surprise she already knows.

Arthur Calder

Eighty years of the early train

Sunday 29 November, 11am

The RSL, Port Adelaide

Morning tea. A chair with his name on it, unofficially.

Eleanor Voss

Ninety, and still setting the table

Saturday 5 December, 2pm

The Hartley house, Norwood

Cake at two. Speeches under a minute. The photograph after.

The Hartley family

are lighting the barbecue

Saturday 19 September, 4pm

12 Hughes Street, Unley

Bring a salad if you want to be loved. Chairs on the nature strip.

Wren Callahan

hens night

Friday 6 November, 6pm

The Lane, Adelaide

Start at six. Dinner at eight. No sash unless she asks.

Tom Callahan

bucks

Saturday 7 November, 2pm

The Port, then the pub

Boots. A hat. No one is booking a boat without asking.

The Okafor household

have put the kettle on

Sunday 4 October, 2–5pm

14 Rose Street, Unley

No gifts required. A plant if the boot already has one.

Tom & Wren

are engaged

Saturday 26 September, 5pm

The fig garden, Stirling

Drinks at five. Speeches forbidden. Photographs tolerated.

Ivy Chen

Bachelor of Architecture

Wednesday 16 December, 2pm

Elder Hall, then the Exeter

Caps at two. Pints after. Aunts in the front row.

Silas Ward

Ward hangs up the apron

Friday 4 December, 4pm

The workshop, Gillman

A send-off in the yard. No card bigger than this page.

Juniper Blake

Blake opens the new house

Saturday 12 September 2026

Prospect, South Australia

The kettle went on at six. The neighbours heard it. By noon the table was set and the dog had chosen a chair.

Ned Okafor

Okafor arrives, three kilograms of news

Monday 7 September 2026

North Adelaide

Parents sleeping in shifts. Grandparents already on the train.

The Hartley family

The table was full. Thank you.

September 2026

Unley

For the dishes, the chairs, and the person who stayed to dry up.

June Voss

The woman who kept the light on

Sunday 10 May 2026

Norwood

Breakfast in the garden. No one is allowed to do the dishes but her, and today we will try.

Ms Penrose

Penrose dismisses the year with full marks

Friday 11 December 2026

Room 12

The whiteboards are clean. The stickers are gone. The stories remain.

Willunga CFS

Sausage sizzle

Saturday 19 September, 8am–1pm

Bunnings, Mile End

Onion extra. Sauce is not a debate. Gold coin, more if you can.

The Port library friends

A weekend in Robe

Friday 30 October, 6pm

The library, Port Adelaide

Permit displayed at the draw. Tickets not sold to anyone under 18.

Tickets $5. Permit no. 2041/26. Drawn under the eyes of the committee.

The Quinn table

Garage sale

Sunday 20 September, 8am–noon

9 Third Street, Magill

Tools, chairs, a bike that almost works. Cash. Early birds already know.

St Brigid's parents

Quiz night

Saturday 24 October, 7pm

The parish hall, Port Adelaide

Tables of eight. $15 a head. BYO nibbles. The questions are not from the internet.

Stirling primary

Cake stall

Friday 25 September, 3pm

The school gate

Slices a gold coin. Whole cakes if you are quick. Nuts labelled.

The bowling club

Working bee

Saturday 3 October, 8am

Unley bowls, the north green

Gloves, a hat, and the sandwich you said you would bring last time.

St Brigid's, Port Adelaide

Sung Eucharist

Sunday 13 September, 9.30am

Fr Calder

Morning tea after. The hymn list is on the door.

St Mary's, Glenelg

Spring fete

Saturday 31 October, 9am–2pm

The parish grounds

Raffle permit displayed at the bottle stall.

Cakes, books, a bottle stall, and the plant that always goes first.

Holy Trinity, North Terrace

welcomes you

Sundays, 8am and 10am

North Terrace, Adelaide

Stay for tea. Names optional on the first Sunday, wanted by the third.

Silas Ward

The workshop

The bench is waiting

September 2026

We covered the tools. Come back when you can lift a mug.

Maeve Dunn

The Reed table

We are lighting the lamp

September 2026

No need to write back. The kettle is on whenever you are.

Ivy Chen

Chen takes the new desk

Monday 5 October 2026

The architecture studio, Adelaide

First day, new pencils, the good sandwich. They will learn her tea order by Friday.

Hart Voss

is leaving the desk

Friday 2 October, 4pm

The newsroom kitchen

Cake at four. The mug stays. The chair does not.

The Hartley family

14 Rose Street, Unley 5061

1 October 2026

The kettle works. The boxes do not.

Come after the 1st. Park on Rose. The dog has already chosen a window.

Ivy Chen

7 Cannon Street, Port Adelaide 5015

15 September 2026

ivy.chen.mail@example.com

Letters welcome. Parcels to the side gate. The bell is the old ship's one.