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 40, 25 April 2016

Next Meetings

THURSDAY 28 APRIL

SPEAKER :TIM WILSON,

LIBERAL PARTY CANDIDATE FOR THE

FEDERAL SEAT OF GOLDSTEIN

TOPIC: GETTING TO KNOW YOU

CHAIRMAN: RICHARD SHERMON

AV: GREG EVERY

CASH DESK: CLEM QUICK & GEOFF STOCKDALE

HOST: JOHN VAN DYK

THURSDAY 5 MAY

KELLY EDWARDS - BAYSIDE COUNCIL

TOPIC: YOUTH SERVICES

CHAIR: LOIS LINDSAY

AV: ROSS PHILLIPS

CASH DESK: TONY MCKENNA & TONY PHILLIPS

HOST: RICHARD SHERMON

THURSDAY 12 MAY

PRESIDENT ELECT MALCOLM SAWLE LEADS A CLUB FORUM.

CHAIR: HARRY WOLFE

AV: MALCOLM PARKS

CASH DESK: TONY MCKENNA & TONY PHILLIPS

HOST: VIVIENNE ZOPPOLATO

2015—2016

Serving the Community since 1985

Presidents Report

Last week it was a pleasure to have our Local member Murray

Thompson, MLA visit us and talk to us. Murray’s seamless

interweaving of his themes of Australian History was wonder-

ful. He is deeply interested in Australian History and the Aus-

tralian psyche; his whole life is of community themes and con-

nections so it was wonderful to have him reflect on these. It is

rare for a politician to give us such a glimpse of their inspira-

tions, we all thank Murray for his service and his support for

us.

Murray’s thoughts on Australia’s history will also be at the fore-

front of many of our thoughts around Anzac Day. We, in our

own times, become moved and reflective at this time of the

year, I can only imagine what it was like for the family and

friends of those on active service in both the First and Second

World Wars. In my own family history researches reading The

Argus for 1916 there was a special category in the Deaths,

“Died on Service” and there were many names each day in this

category. No wonder then that Anzac Day is still noted and

commemorated.

Our Club represented by Peter Flude and Greg Every was rep-

resented at the Hampton RSL and Hampton Rotary schools

service on Friday the 22nd of April. Thanks Peter and Greg for

attending this commemoration. See details of service on pag-

es 5 and 6.

Contents

1 Presidents Report 2 Notices 3 / 4 This Week’s Speaker 5 / 6 ANZAC Day Service Program 7 RC of Brighton North Presidents Breakfast Details 8 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 dis-counts on agents fees are available to RCOB members.

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It was good to have Jan Lees visit us last week and great

to have Adrian Culshaw return after a leave of absence.

Chris Martin now he has returned, is immediately throw-

ing himself into Rotary work, he is now on Tony McKen-

na’s District Youth Committee. Don’t wait to be asked

there’s always a project for everyone!

Next week we continue our political odyssey (in prepara-

tion for the Federal election) and we have Tim Wilson

Liberal Party Candidate for the seat of Goldstein. As Tim

was the Human Rights Commissioner prior to winning

preselection I am sure he will have some interesting in-

sights for us.

Other than that next week brings the Golf day on the 2nd

of May,I am looking forward to it and my turn at ball spot-

ting.

Yours in Rotary

Trish

Hocking Stuart Sandringham 62-64 Station Street

Telephone: 03 9521 9800

237 Bay Road, Cheltenham VIC 3192 03 8535 7980

Winter is Coming

Is Jon Snow really dead? What fate awaits Daenerys Targaryen?

But wait. Forget Game of Thrones.

The real mystery is what fate awaits Presi-

dent Trish on Changeover night.

There is only one way to find out.

Save the Date :

Club Changeover Night

Thursday 30th June.

6.30 for 7 pm at Victoria Golf Club,

$50 per head.

The latest update on this important Rotary initiative will be circulated with this week’s

In Gear.

6 May

See Page 7 for

details

You will find them there," said he.

"They come from a land that is parched with thirst,

An inland land," said he,

"On risk and danger their breed is nursed,

And thus it happens their flag is first

To fly in the Northern Sea."

Banjo Paterson

Extract from The Hawker, The Standard Bearer

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields

John McCrae

And this poem was written as a response.

In Flanders Now

We have kept faith, ye Flanders' dead,

Sleep well beneath those poppies red

That mark your place.

The torch your dying hands did throw,

We've held it high before the foe,

And answered bitter blow for blow,

In Flanders fields.

And where your heroes' blood was spilled,

The guns are now forever stilled

And silent grown.

There is no moaning of the slain,

There is no cry of tortured pain,

And blood will never flow again,

In Flanders fields.

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Speaker: Murray Thompson , MP

Topic: Local Member Update

Member of the Legislative Assembly for Sandringham

since October 1992. As the local Member of Parliament,

his work includes electorate representation in the fields of

State Government service provision, including education,

health, transport, infrastructure and local government.

Murray was born Melbourne in 1953 and is married with three children

His tertiary qualifications include a BA 1979 (Monash),

LLB 1981 (Monash) and Dip Ed 1986 (Melbourne). He

was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme

Court of Victoria in 1982.

Murray has been a long standing friend of Beaumaris Ro-

tary and spoke about the contribution the Club made to

the community.

His talk centred on three items

The ANZACs

The contribution of Charles La Trobe

Sir George and James Wilberforce Stephens

His talk on the ANZACs highlighted both the high level

events, the terrible casualty count on the Somme and the

individual families grieving for their loss.

He illustrated his talk with poetry;

"Whenever there's ever rule to break,

Wherever they oughtn't to be,

With a death to dare and a risk to take,

A track to find or a way to make,

the present free, secular, and compulsory system of State

education, with which his name will be always linked.

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Forever holy in our sight

Shall be those crosses gleaming white,

That guard your sleep.

Rest you in peace, the task is done,

The fight you left us we have won,

And Peace on Earth has just begun,

In Flanders now.

Edna Jaques

Charles Joseph La Trobe (or Latrobe) (20 March 1801 – 4

December 1875) was appointed in 1839 superintendent

of the Port Phillip District of New South Wales and after

the establishment in 1851 of the colony of Victoria he be-

came its first lieutenant-governor. See image right.

He was a highly educated well-travelled person before he

came to Australia. He lived in Switzerland and travelled

extensively in the USA and Mexico. During his life he

wrote eight books.

He oversaw the colony as it grew from a population of

1000 to over 300,000 during the gold rush period.

His plans for the layout of Melbourne’s street grid and ring

of gardens are part of the early inheritance which make it

such a grand city even to this day.

Two lesser known settlers in Melbourne in those early

years were, Sir George Stephen, Q.C who followed his

son out when his business faltered. Sir George played a

leading part in the abolition of slavery and was the first

person knighted by Queen Victoria when she mounted

the throne.

His son James Wilberforce Stephen was educated at St.

John's College, Cambridge, subsequently became M.A.

and Fellow. He was called to the Bar in 1848.

Stephen emigrated to Victoria in 1854. There he prac-

ticed his profession and took a part in politics, being re-

turned to the Legislative Assembly for St. Kilda in October

1870. He aided in the defeat of the Charles Gavan Duffy

Ministry, and on the accession to power of James Francis

in June 1872 accepted office in the new Ministry as Attor-

ney-General. On behalf of the Cabinet Stephen framed

and carried through Parliament the Act for establishing

Charles Joseph La Trobe c. 1857

by Francis Grant and Samuel Bellin

mezzotint

James Wilberforce Stephen (1822-1881), by unknown engraver, 1881

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CLUB STRUCTURE 2015 / 16 UPDATED 2/11/2015

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 / Memb’ship Megan Glenwright Fellowship Richard Jones

International John Beaty Photographers Max Darby, Greg Every

Youth Service Vacant 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 John Van Dyk (?) 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# Clem Quick (Team TBA)

Jim O’Brien 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

Mary Cunnington (Team TBA) Max Darby Kerrie Geard

A Jungle Down There

Photograph by Matthias Hauser, Na-

tional Geographic Your Shot

A hiker is dwarfed by the massive pro-

portions of Hang Son Doong, the larg-

est cave in the world, located in Phong

Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Vi-

etnam. It is more than two miles long

and, at some places, more than 200

metres high. Where the ceiling has

collapsed, allowing sunlight to spill in,

vegetation grows heartily.