Laurieton Probus Club members' friendships have remained steadfast during the coronavirus pandemic.
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The group's monthly meeting is on hold for now as the usual meeting hall is off limits but some of the members catch up at a sausage sizzle instead.
Laurieton Probus Club president Peter Johnson said small groups of members also met at coffee houses and restaurants.
The committee meetings go ahead in Mr Johnson's home.
Mr Johnson said it was difficult to break the longstanding friendships.
"Those friendships are terribly important at any time," he said.
Other community groups are adapting amid COVID-19 restrictions too.
The Rotary Club of Port Macquarie has been able to meet with limited numbers at Panthers Port Macquarie, while there is a Zoom meeting once a month.
The club is relying on its book store at Hamilton Green to raise funds.
Book store coordinators Bob Cleland and Valda Sturrock are pleased with the community's support of the book store, which was operating long before the pandemic hit.
Mrs Sturrock said people were reading more, and after reopening from a five-week book store closure during the height of the pandemic, children's books in particular were walking out the door.
The club sells pre-loved books at Rotary Hall off Hastings River Drive on Saturdays from 9am to 1pm and also on Sundays during the school holidays.
The Rotary Club of Port Macquarie is planning a book sale from October 3 to 11 at the former FSW Shoe Warehouse at Bay Park Plaza.
Mr Cleland said they hoped the sale would help clear a lot of stock and put more funds into the club's bank account.
"The organisations we support have a greater need for funds now then they ever did," Mr Cleland said.
"I think community groups everywhere are challenged and clearly we want to be able to provide as much help as we can."
The club's giant book sale didn't go ahead in March due to the coronavirus.
Meanwhile, COVID-19 restrictions have led to the closure of the CWA tea rooms since March.
CWA Port Macquarie Branch honorary secretary Gloria Burgess confirmed the CWA tea rooms will be closed until further notice.
"It is completely up in the air at the moment when we reopen [the tea rooms]," she said.
The timing will depend on COVID-19 restrictions.
The CWA Port Macquarie Branch has resumed business meetings, adhering to COVID-19 rules, and the craft group is also back up and running.
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