In Gear R O T A R Y C L U B O F B E A U M A R I S W E E K L Y B U L L E T I N Number 10, 31 August 2015

Next Meetings THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER

SPEAKER: WALLY SMILIE

TOPIC: AMBULANCE VICTORIA

CHAIR: MIKE HEDE

AV: ROSS PHILLIPS

CASH DESK: MALCOLM SAWLE ,HEATHER CHISHOLM

HOST: MEGAN GLENWRIGHT

THURSDAY 10 SEPTEMBER

TEN PIN BOWLING FELLOWSHIP EVENT

AMF MOORABBIN @ 938 NEPEAN HIGHWAY,

MOORABBIN.

ARRIVE 7.15 PM FOR 7.30 PM START.

TWO GAMES & FINGER FOOD @ $25 PER PERSON.

DRINKS AT BAR PRICES.

BOOK THROUGH RICHARD JONES

THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER

SPEAKER: LISA GRANT

TOPIC: SOCIAL MEDIA

CHAIR: ADRIAN CULSHAW

AV: GREG EVERY

CASH DESK: MALCOLM SAWLE & HEATHER CHISHOLM

HOST: ROGER FREWEN

2014—2015

Serving the Community since 1985

Presidents Report Our speaker Teck Li Chia was inspirational on Thursday

night, I think it gave us all the confirmation of why we

work so hard for Rotary, as the experiences Rotary

brings and the support we provide makes a real differ-

ence too many people. We already involve some of the

wonderful young people we have provided with Rotary

experiences on an ongoing basis but I would like us to

think about it more.

Thanks to the members who staffed the street stall for

the Cancer Council on Friday and Saturday, we raised a

total of $ 1567.00 for them, utilized our profile for good,

and also got more visibility for us. Thanks to Chris

D’Arcy for his extremely capable organisation of this,

and also to David Hone, Greg, Heather, John Manks,

Kerrie, Malcolm Sawle, James and Megan Glenwright,

Richard Jones and Tony Phillips for their help.

The cause is obviously important to many in the com-

munity but it also showed once again how well regarded

RCO Beaumaris is by the community. Our caps, polos

and jackets made us easy to identify too. Well done

everyone and thanks.

We had an information night again this week for a pro-

spective member, it is always a privilege to hear about

people’s background and their motivations to apply to

join Rotary. Megan and James again provided their

hospitality to enable us to do this, thank you.

Last week when I talked to Bill McAlaney I found out the

projects which their club has going. The Rotary Club of

Bali Canggu is supporting a water tanks in Northern Bali

along with a sister club from England, as well as a nip-

pers project for kids to learn to Surf patrol. From their

web page :

“We continue to provide our now famous NIPPERS Pro-

gram every Sunday morning at Batu Bolong Beach.

Teaching the young children how to enjoy and be safe

at the beach is a lifelong gift. The energy and enthusi-

asm of the children as well as the adults is incredible.

Contents

1 Presidents Report 2 Notices 3/4 This Week’s Speaker 3 Ten Pin Bowling Fellowship Event 5 MITS and Arm Chair Travel 6 RCOB Activities 7 Ten Pin Bowling 8 Concourse Car and Bike Show 9 RC of Caulfield Monash Concert 10 Club Structure / Picture of Week

Unless stated otherwise venue is Victoria Golf Club 6.30 for 7.00

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Our VP and Secretary Bill and Clare have joined a

weekly Farmers Market also on Sunday’s to create

community awareness of who we are and what we do

as well as generate tidy weekly profits that enable us

to support people in need locallyF. We have a dedi-

cated team working on Youth Services who support

our Rotaract Club and will also be hosting the RYLA

(Rotary Youth Leaders Awards) this year for the Dis-

trict. We have also laid the groundwork for a new In-

teract Club that will be started in the Canggu Commu-

nity School as well as another group in the village. 2

new Interact Clubs towards the Districts goal of 5 new

Clubs!

This year marks the 1st Annual Golf Tournament

which will be held on October 19th at the magnificent

Pan Pacific Nirwana Golf Course near Tanah Lot.

This will hopefully blossom and grow as the years

pass. This year’s proceeds will go to finance our pro-

ject to create a Women’s Empowerment Center and

Playground. (We) help 26 Families in East Bali get

Fresh Water. The area is so dry the best bet is to

catch and contain as much rainwater as possible

Bill told me that he and Clare had modeled their

meeting on us, and that the Club Members are loving

the projects and the structure of the Club. Praise in-

deed!

As I do this column on a Sunday I am today preparing

to go to Cheltenham Rotary’s High Tea at St.

Augustine’s Church Hall. I’m looking forward to

scones and lamingtons and hopefully CWA standard

afternoon tea. Thanks to Louise Sawle for organizing

10 of us to go. I’m sure there’ll be lots of chatter and

fun.

Yours in Rotary

Trish

Hocking Stuart Sandringham 62-64 Station Street

Telephone: 03 9521 9800

Note; As part of our arrangement with Hocking Stuart discounts on agents fees are available to RCOB members.

Planning Ahead

Two meetings ago I distributed an “Interest Survey” sheet on which I requested members to indicate their areas of interest for 2016/17 – my year as president.

The reason was twofold:

To ensure all members, old and new alike, had the opportunity to indicate their areas of spe-cific interest in terms of board and club posi-tions and committee work.

To allow time for mentoring this year of mem-bers who have had no previous experience in the role they may be interested in taking up in 2016/17.

I don’t mind whether you fill in one of the sur-vey sheets (I will have more at the next two meetings), email me your preferences, or ad-vise me personally at a meeting, but I would appreciate your input, preferably no later than 15 September.

Thanks

Malcolm Sawle

Masters Golf Parking

Huntingdale Golf Club.

19 –22 November 2015

A brief reminder to mark your calendars for this upcoming major fundraising event organised by Huntingdale Rotary Club, with which we have again been asked to assist.

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This Week’s Speaker; Teck-Li Chia Topic; MY RYLA Experience Teck-Li was born in Malaysia in 1984 and arrived in Australia in 1998. After completing Year 12 she went on to complete two Bachelor degrees (Commerce and Materials Engineering.). After completing her degrees in 2007 she started work, the following year, as a Graduate Research Engineer at Rio Tinto’s Alcan Pacific technology centre. At Rio she later became a Refractory Engineer at their Glad-stone Alumina refinery. In 2010 she joined Qenos as a Sales & Marketing Analyst and two years later she became a Technologist where she project managed product development and in 2014 she be-came a Market Segment Manager. She has extensive volunteering experience and became in-volved with RYLA through work colleague Paul Taranto who is a member of the Rotary Club of Mordialloc. Teck-Li lives in Beaumaris. Her interests include Fitness and Running as well as Clay Target Shooting. Teck – Li spoke about her RYLA experience with a refreshing combination of clarity, openness and emo-tion. It was clear that she found the experience highly beneficial. Here is a summary of her talk in her own words and images.

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The theory was not only an opportunity to re-visit much of what I had already learnt, but was a source of inspiration and self-reflection. The practice was an opportunity to reflect on my strengths and weaknesses. The most important thing that I took away from RYLA was that the final outcome didn’t matter, it was the journey taken; failure is the road to-wards successF

“ Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.” - C.S. Lewis “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” - Thomas A. Edison “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill “The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.” - Henry Ford RYLA was an amazing experience, made possible through the hard work of the RYLA leadership team I cannot thank the Rotary Club of Beaumaris enough for sponsoring my candidature this year; RYLA was truly a life changing experience

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Melbourne Indigenous Transition School (MITS) Principal Announced Mr Paul Munday is MITS's founda-tion Teaching Principal. Paul is a leading educator with over thirty years of experience in Victoria and Western Austra-lia. He has held management po-sitions in industry and leadership roles in large K-12 Victorian schools, including 13 years at Xavier College, Kew. Paul joins MITS from the Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Sale, where he has overseen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education in forty-three primary and secondary schools across Gippsland and outer eastern Melbourne. His role encompassed school leadership train-ing, teacher education, advising principals on effective school-community partnerships, policy formation and data analysis for learning adjust-ment. Between 2009 and 2013 Paul worked in out-back Kimberley regions of WA, including in the role of Deputy Principal at Halls Creek District High School where he specialised in motivating disengaged students from remote communities. He is a qualified facilitator of Indigenous pro-grams for the Stronger Smarter Leadership In-stitute and is a compatriot of the high expecta-tions philosophy of Dr Chris Sarra. Paul is a strong believer in creating quality educational opportunities for all Australians based on high expectations and equitable access and partici-pation. He has a vision for the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School of strong two-way learning in an environment where culture, family and con-nection to country are embraced

Armchair Travel – Presenters Needed • Do you have a travel experience to share? • Would you like to contribute to a community-based program? Armchair Travel is offered as part of Sandy-beach Centre’s REACH program – interest based programs for people over 65 living in Bayside, Kingston and Glen Eira. Each Friday a volunteer presenter shares their travel experi-ences with the group. On average 20 participants attend the sessions taking the opportunity to learn about foreign lands or to explore different regions in Austra-lia. For some it is a time to reflect on past trav-els or periods of having worked and lived over-seas. Whilst there are some regular presenters who generously volunteer their time to the program there is a pressing need for new presenters. To be a presenter you simply need photo-graphs depicting highlights of your travels and a willingness to share your experiences and acquired knowledge. The forum is relatively informal and a team is available to assist with both the preparation and delivery of your pres-entation. You do not need to be a seasoned presenter. Presenters speak of finding the opportunity to share the highlights and challenges of their travels as most rewarding. They also enjoy chatting informally with participants and feeling the satisfaction that comes with contributing to the community. As a not-for-profit community based organisa-tion, Sandybeach would greatly value your con-tribution to this much valued program. To find out more and to register your interest in presenting, please contact: Mary Gates Armchair Travel Program Leader Sandybeach Centre

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Rotary Activities over weekend

Above: The ladies supporting Cheltenham High Tea on Sunday for Polio Plus Below: Supporting Daffodil day at Beaumaris Concourse on Friday and Saturday

Monday 31 August the Rotary Club of Beaumaris fielded a ladies team of Kerrie Geard, Angela Read, Sue Langworthy, and Di Hone in the Rotary Club of Huntingdale's charity golf day. Huntingdale Golf Club is the venue of this year's Masters in November. Historically, our club, have assisted Rotary Club of Huntingdale in parking cars for the major golf events. It has been a major fund raiser for our Club.

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Rising Up Photograph by Paul Reif-fer, National Geographic Your Shot The famed water-bound willows of Glenorchy, New Zealand, rise from Lake Wakatipu on the country’s South Island. Your Shot member Paul Reiffer, who photo-graphed the scene at sunrise, calls winter “a special time in New Zea-land.”

CLUB STRUCTURE 2015 1016 UPDATED 31/08/2015

BOARD CLUB SERVICE

President Trish Smyth Director Malcom Sawle

PE, VP Malcolm Sawle Auditor Tony Phillips

Secretary Roy Seager Program Greg Every

Treasurer James Glenwright Meeting Attendance Malcolm Sawle

Foundation Mike Hede Communications David Lea

Branding / PR / Member- Megan Glenwright Fellowship Richard Jones

International John Beaty Photographers Max Darby, Greg Every

New Generations Kerrie Geard Almoners Charmaine Jansz & Geoff

Community Chris D'Arcy Chair /Host /Cashiers /AV Roster

Fundraising Adrian Culshaw Youth Protection Officer Malcolm Parks

On to Conference Ken Mirams

TEAM MEMBERS

International Community Youth Fundraising

Fred Hofmann Geoff Abbott David Rushworth Harry Wolfe

John Sime Mary Sealy Richard Jones Heather Chisholm

David Langworthy Richard Shermon Tony McKenna * Roger Frewen

Geoff Stockdale Tony Phillips Chris Martin Geoff Stringer

Ross Phillips Lynda Doutch Vivienne Zoppolato David Hone

Malcolm Parks Max Darby Charmaine Jansz

John Manks Ken Mirams Royal Melbourne Golf Antony Nixon

Concourse Festival Chris Werner Jim O'Brien Mike Hede

Richard Shermon Branding / PR / Memb. Adrian Culshaw Peter Flude^

Kerrie Geard Lynda Doutch David Hone#

Jim O’Brien David Lea Robert McArthur* MUNA / NYSF

Masters Golf Parking Martin Fothergill Heather Chisolm^

James Glenwright ^ Farmers Market # Indigenous Project * District