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Number 17, 19th October 2015

Next Meetings

THURSDAY 22ND OCTOBER

Fellowship Night RMGC

5.00 for Croquet

7.00 for Dinner

THURSDAY 29TH OCTOBER

Speaker: Ron Iddles

Topic: The Police Association

Chair: Peter Flude

AV: Greg Every

Cash Desk: Antony Nixon & Linda

Doutch Host: John Manks

THURSDAY 5TH NOVEMBER

Speaker: Dr Denis Dragovic

Topic: Islamic State

Chair: John Manks

AV: David Lea

Cash Desk: Fred Hofmann & Max Darby

Host: Greg Every.

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Serving the Community since 1985

Presidents Report I now know a lot more about Anthrax in animals than I did before; how much I enjoyed Chris Werners talk about his distinguished career, and the life of a Country vet and how much his career changed from the 70s to the 00s.Thanks Chris, another example of the skills and knowledge we have in our member-ship. This past weekend is quiet, only in preparation for next weekend; the Cheltenham Community Fete on the 24/10/15, the Beaumaris Primary Fete on the 25/10, and on the same day the International Ser-vice Seminar. Members will be contributing to the Community all over Melbourne. I will have to put in an order at the Beaumaris Pri-mary fete, as Kerrie and Heather have been work-ing for weeks on the jams and I am loath to miss out as I know how delicious Kerries jams are. In excellent news Heather Chisholm has accepted to be the Director of Fundraising during Adrian Cul-shaws Leave of Absence. Heather will provide a close link for all fundraising efforts, and particularly for the farmers market, as we work though all the issues which a major new initiative such as this brings. I would like to thank Heather for taking this role on in her very busy life, and also to again thank Adrian for his wonderful contribution to his commit-tee and to the board. The Board met on the 13th of October, among initia-tives discussed were:

Supporting Bayside Councils grant appli-cation for Bike repair stations along Beach Road,

Refusal of a request from the Head Office in Paramatta for supply of RCOB members Date of Birth and Classification details

Payment of the support for the Resilient Youth Australia project

Contents

1 Presidents Report 2 Notices 3 Guest Speaker 5 MITS 7 RM Fellowship Night 8 In door Ride to end Polio 9 Partners Meeting 10 Club Structure / Picture of the day

Unless stated otherwise venue is Victoria Golf Club 6.30 for 7.00

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

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Noting that Indigenous support initia-tives would be explored

Discussion around Financial proc-esses and protocols for Sabu. David Greenall has advised us on these, and we will be having further discussions with David when he returns from over-seas. I am most grateful that David has given us the benefit of his experi-ence auditing aid projects in the devel-oping world, we could have no better advisor than someone with his experi-ence who has also been integrally in-volved with the Australian Accounting Standards. Once again, how blessed we are with our members skills and experience.

The next Board meeting is on 10th of Novem-ber 2015, at 6 pm at the Beaumaris Senior Citi-zens rooms. All members are welcome. Chris DArcy has reminded us that places are available for a Food Handlers course on 21/11/15, please contact Chris if you are inter-ested. In the coming week we take on the strategic game of Croquet at Royal Melbourne, I look forward to this, I am sure there is a proper call like Croquet Ho no doubt David Hone will let us know what this is. Be a gift to the world, and enjoy every day, for

we know not what tomorrow brings

Yours in Rotary

Trish

Beaumaris Theatre Night

Thursday 12 November 2015

As advised at recent meetings and also by

email, our annual visit to the Beaumaris Thea-

tre Company is on Thursday 12 November,

doors open 7:30 for a start of 8:00pm, to see a

performance of Fawlty Towers.

The good news is that the bookings have al-

ready started to flood in. The bad news is that

anyone who wants to come along but has not

yet booked, should email Malcolm Sawle

(mpsawle@gmail.com) ASAP as there is a pos-

sibility that we may have to put up the House

Full signs.

This year it is essentially a fellowship event

only and so the cost has come down from last

year to $25 per head. Cash or bank transfer is

acceptable, but either is required to confirm

your booking. As before it will be cabaret style

seating, with patrons bringing their own nibbles,

drinks and glasses.

Malcolm Sawle

Message from Adrian Culshaw

Hi folks, Those of you who have a fond spot for

the 70's may be interested to know MLOC

(Phoenix theatre in Elwood) have a production

of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' running 6th - 20th

November, with the added interest that Penny

is making her stage debut as part of the en-

semble! Tickets now available via http://

www.mloc.org.au/ . Regards, Adrian

Hocking Stuart Sandringham 62-64 Station Street

Telephone: 03 9521 9800

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International Service Seminar

SUNDAY 25th OCTOBER 8.30AM - 12.30AM

MULGRAVE COUNTRY CLUB

International Service is the biggest Rotary Service Portfolio and covers many programs and initiatives that warrant attendance from at least 4 or 5 Rotarians from our club.

This year, the seminar will include a mini fo-rum on Planning, Designing and Implementing an International project plus an Expert Panel to answer all your questions. Hear also from Clubs that have implemented successful pro-jects. While the Mini Forum will focus on a Water, Santation and Hygiene (WASH) Pro-ject, the principles we will discuss relate to all 'Focus Area' projects.

If you have struggled to put together a Global Grant application, this Seminar is for you. If you just want more confidence in putting to-gether a sustainable project, this Seminar is for you. `

As well, you will receive updates on Rotary Australia World Community Service / Dona-tions Kind, Interplast, ROMAC, Rotarians against Malaria, Wheelchairs for Kids, Disas-ter Aid, Shelterbox and Aquabox, Operation Cleft and Rotarians Against Child Slavery.

Rotary International is renowned for its hu-manitarian projects around the Globe. Please come along and share your knowledge so that other's may reap the rewards and satisfaction of being involved in international service.

I will be attending the seminar and can offer a lift to 3 members.

Please let me know if you are going to attend the seminar

John Beaty

International Service Director

Guest Speaker - Chris Werner ( New members talk)

Once again we heard another great new mem-bers talk . Chris grew up and was educated in Rochester, a small town in country Victoria. It is located 180 km north of Melbourne with a mixture of rural and semi-rural communities on the northern Campaspe River, between Bendigo and Echuca. From there he went to the University of Melbourne to study a Bachelor of Veterinary Science (1969 1973 ). He started practicing as a Vet in the Tatura Vet-erinary Clinic ( Near Sheparton) where he re-mained until 2006 specializing in equine prac-tice. The practice grew to 13 Vets and 3 support staff. It was a mixed practice servicing cattle, horse and small animals where over the years the cattle clients declined and the small animals increased. Chris gave us a detailed picture of what it was like to work in a busy country veterinary practice including the level of Technology used and the association with Melbourne University under-graduates. The profession has changed pro-foundly and the students do a lot more hands on training in clinics like Tutura.

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Chris told us about his work with horses who are big animals with a small brain . He told us of his long days and how he spent his time with his arm up horse backsides! We also heard some interest-ing asides about the racing industry Perhaps more surprising for us was his work com-bating various diseases and viruses including An-thrax and how these can be a real health risk to the Vets. In 2006 Chris left the Practice in Tatura and stud-ied an Ethics Course at Murdock University. He was so impressed with this that he now believes it should be part of all undergraduate degrees. ( Something your temporary Editor totally supports) Since then he has done a number of Locoms, driven a truck, and worked in Department of Pri-mary Industries Victoria .

Winners are grinners

President Trish, Chairman John and Chris Werner Below the Tatura Vet Clinic

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Melbourne Indigenous Transition School Foundation Dinner David and Di Hone with Tony and Jill Phillips at-tended this dinner on Thursday 8th October. It was a pity more club members were not there to see how such an event can raise over $100,000 while giving all those who attended a great time and informing them about why MITS is such a worthwhile project. We ate well, were informed and entertained and many were persuaded to give generously to the School including someone on our table who gave $20,000 to support one student for a year. The school will open in 2016 in Richmond with 11 boys and 11 Girls from re-gional Victoria and the from the far North of Aus-tralia. Paul Munday has been appointed head teacher and is currently appointing the staff. 9180 District Community Seminar I attended this Seminar on the 9th October as Paul Munday was invited to speak about why and how Rotary clubs in district 9180 could support MITS. He did so with eloquence and passion and generated great interest amongst a number of the clubs represented. We should invite him to speak at our Club. It is impossible to briefly summa-rize what he said but I include below some key points The MITS model is the first of its kind in Australia. It recognises the innate capabilities of many young Indigenous stu-dents, the strong de-sire of students and their families to re-ceive an education outside of their home community, and the willingness of Mel-bourne schools to of-fer scholarship oppor-tunities to Indigenous students. MITS has been devel-oped as a result of many years of consul-tations and experi-ence in Indigenous communities and the education sectors

across urban, rural and remote Australia. MITS is excited by the potential to partner with Rotary District 9810 to enable some of Australias most deserving young peo-ple to access the very best educational opportunities. A school for Indigenous students from remote and regional communities Year 7 students spend 12 months at MITS in Richmond, Melbourne, receiving inten-sive numeracy and literacy in an environ-ment that celebrates culture, then com-plete transition into scholarship positions at high-performing Melbourne Partner Schools MITS will create pathways for 22 Indige-nous students every year to dramatically increase prospects of successful high school completion In addition, MITS: establishes relationships between

Partner Schools and Indigenous communities

builds Partner Schools' capability to educate Indigenous students as fu-ture leaders

Building success through partnerships with Indigenous com-

munities and Melbourne Schools

On Country Camping Our students will love to be on country, con-nected to the land. City living will be a big ad-justment, which we will support through many different approaches. However, it will be essen-tial to ensure our students are able to get out of the city, onto the land around Victoria for sim-ple weekends away.

We would like to purchase 25 sleeping bags and swags for use by our students and staff for sleeping under the stars while on country ex-cursions. These would be maintained at MITS for use in future years.

The sleeping bags need to be rated to -2C and must pack down very small.

Allowance: $250 per sleeping bag and $300 per swag

There are many other ways to support their stu-dents.

Do you have a boat that you could skipper for a Port Phillip Bay fishing trip with our students?

Do you have a property in the snow fields or near the national parks that you could lend to us for a weekend?

Do you have a business that might be interest-ing for our students to visit?

Are you a keen walker or scout leader who could help guide one of our camping trips?

We are interested to hear from you.

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How can Rotary Clubs Help? A number of suggested areas were outlined Arrivals Packages $450 Coats for Kids $400 On Country Camping $250 Orientation to Melbourne and Port Phillip

Bay $100 Student support $5000 a term Boats/In Kind Opportunities Each proposal offers the clubs of Rotary Dis-trict 9810 an opportunity to make a significant contribution to Indigenous education and em-powerment in marginalised Australia. Some examples of these: Arrival Packages Some students will arrive at MITS without ade-quate shoes and clothing for the weather condi-tions in Melbourne. We would like to provide them with: a wash bag containing: toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, hair brush, comb, face washer and towel and a sports bag containing: - 10 pairs of socks and underwear - 3 t-shirts - 2 pairs of shorts - 1 pair of tracksuit pants - 1 jumper - 1 pair of sneakers Allowance: $450 per student per year Coats for Kids Many of our students will arrive from the North-ern Territory. The depths of cold weather in winter in Melbourne will be completely foreign to them. Warm winter coats and other clothing will be essential to their wellbeing.

We would like to provide a winter warmer pack-age at the start of Term 2, or earlier if weather conditions require it. The winter warmer pack-age would include:

1 winter coat 1 fleece jumper 2 pairs of track suit pants

Allowance: $400 per student per year

Hello everyone The annual Masters is soon with us again, this time at Huntingdale, on 19-22 Novem-ber, which is the week after our Farmers Market. Although the Market has been going really well, there is some doubt about whether the site will be available to us on an ongoing basis, as the Education Dept intends to close the school after this year, and demolish the buildings. What happens after that, and whether we will still have access is up in the air. Therefore we do not want to abandon any of our other fundraising activities, and the Masters parking has always been a solid fundraiser for us. This year, Huntingdale Rotary is looking for us to provide 3 people on Wednesday, 10 per day Thursday through Sunday for parking, and 4 people Thursday through Sunday for ticketing. If we can achieve this, we will earn over $5000 for the Club. Please check your calendars, talk to your spouses/partners or anyone else crazy enough to want to volunteer, and give me an indication as soon as you can on availability for this important activity. For those newer Members of our Club, the Mas-ters Golf parking/ticketing involves four days of very early mornings, standing in heat, wind, rain, wind, dust, and sometimes all of the above on the same day, managing the public carparks or scanning the entry tickets. The day usually ends around 4pm but can be later. If it is quiet and you are lucky, you may even get to see some golf. We usually manage to make it a fun time, if somewhat gruelling, and it has become a traditional annual fundraising activity for our club. I look forward to an overwhelming response. James Glenwright

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Fellowship Night 22 Thursday 22 October

At Royal Melbourne Golf

Club

5.00 for Croquet

7.00 for Dinner

Dress Formal late Colo-

nial.

Bring your copy of the

rules and team allocations

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Partners night for special guest speaker Ron Iddles

(Sydney Morning Herald photo)

On Thursday 29 October our special guest speaker is Ron Iddles the Secretary of the

Police Association effectively their CEO.

For the benefit of newer members, when we have a particularly interesting speaker we

sometimes make the evening what we call a partners night when we encourage mem-

bers to bring along their partner. Such a night is also a great opportunity to bring a

friend or someone who you think may have an interest in checking out what we are

like at the Rotary Club of Beaumaris.

Ron Iddles is a former Detective Senior Sergeant. Over 25 years in homicide he investi-

gated 200 murders and arrested 95% of suspects in those cases. He testified in 150

murder trials and only three people were acquitted. He is held in high regard by the

families of murder victims including Jill Meagher and Mersina Halvagis.

Ron has achieved more results than any other homicide cop in Australia.

This is an opportunity to hear an icon speak and for you to ask him questions. Such

an opportunity rarely comes along. We plan to limit the audience to sufficient to fill

the Rotunda room and there are no plans to apply to use the large dining room.

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CLUB STRUCTURE 2015 1016 UPDATED 19/10/2015

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-ship Megan Glenwright Fellowship Richard Jones

International John Beaty Photographers Max Darby, Greg Every

New Generations Kerrie Geard Almoners Charmaine Jansz & Geoff Stringer

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

Fundraising Heather Chisholm Youth Protection Officer Malcolm Parks

On to Conference Ken Mirams

TEAM MEMBERS

International Community Youth Fundraising

Fred Hofmann Geoff Abbott David Rushworth Harry Wolfe

David Langworthy Mary Sealy Tony McKenna * Roger Frewen

Geoff Stockdale Richard Shermon Chris Martin Geoff Stringer

Ross Phillips Tony Phillips Vivienne Zoppolato David Hone

Malcolm Parks Lynda Doutch Lois Lindsay Charmaine Jansz

John Manks Max Darby Royal Melbourne Golf Antony Nixon

Concourse Festival Ken Mirams Jim O'Brien Mike Hede

Richard Shermon Chris Werner Adrian Culshaw Peter Flude^

Kerrie Geard Branding / PR / Memb. David Hone#

Jim OBrien Lynda Doutch Robert McArthur* MUNA / NYSF

Masters Golf Parking David Lea Heather Chisolm^

James Glenwright Martin Fothergill Adrian Culshaw (LOA)

^ Farmers Market # Indigenous Project * District

John Sime Tim Dark Richard Jones Heather Chisholm

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