This month is particularly special for a group of woman, all called June, who are celebrating 10 years of meeting together at Bathurst in central west NSW.

Similar to the much larger Shirley Club, these women have met each other simply because they share the same first name.

They have gained friendships and important community connections by meeting every three months for the past decade.

Convenor of the Bathurst Junes, June Boddington. ( ABC Central West: Melanie Pearce )

One of the convenors of the Bathurst Junes, June Boddington, told Julie Clift the first luncheon happened on June 1, 2006.

"There were were just a few of us chatting one day and someone said we should have this luncheon and we thought of all the Junes we knew and it grew from there."

Word passed around and over the years the group grew to 16 Junes from Bathurst and the nearby town of Oberon.

Ms Boddington said the women have their name in common, as well as coming from "a certain generation".

"So our standards are pretty much the same. We're all pretty much friendly, polite, caring sort of people."

Many of them were also born in June.

June Burns and June Turner, two members of the Bathurst women called June who are celebrating 10 years of meeting together. ( ABC Central West: Melanie Pearce )

At a tenth anniversary luncheon of the Junes, June Turner said she enjoyed the "chatter" and a "day out" of meeting the other women.

She said there were usually a few jokes surrounding their luncheons at a local club.

"The waitress usually makes fun of us and calls us all June and see what we'll say."

The Junes who met at the 10th anniversary luncheon and their birthdates:

June Rowan, June 1927

June Rowan, June 1927 June Gerard, June 1928

June Gerard, June 1928 June Darke, June 1929

June Darke, June 1929 June Hargans, May 1930

June Hargans, May 1930 June Sullivan, June 1930

June Sullivan, June 1930 June Boddington, September 1930

June Boddington, September 1930 June Evans, June 1932

June Evans, June 1932 June Andrews, January 1936

June Andrews, January 1936 June Burns, October, 1939

June Burns, October, 1939 June Turner, May 1947

June Turner, May 1947 June Lawrey, June 1948

Ahead of each meeting of the Junes, one member is rostered on to ring the others to remind them of the next luncheon and have a bit of chat.

June Boddington said the phone calls were an important tool of community connection and the June ladies group provided friendship and a wider circle of acquaintance.

"We meet each other, you know shopping or down the street or something and it's lovely," she said.

"I think it's wonderful."