We may need to review our security measures at the Hub after John Curr had his car broken into which was in the shed itself. I'm guessing we may have some young so and so's who have found easy entry and visiting when the please. Appears our AAIC friends have also had some things stolen. May be time for security screens on windows perhaps...
Have some news from Kasoaka friends too, they are planning a function between our three clubs on 2 April, will talk more about the details but I plan on going, would be great if we could have a few travellers on board!
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20 November Bill Waller
27 November Frank Adorjan
03 December Robyn Brown
MEETING SCRIBE ROSTER
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15 November Alain Charles
22 November Ian Cowen
29 November TBA
06 December Les Bulluss
Attendance Report 8 November 2016
20
Broadbeach Members
1
Guest speaker - Barbara Midwood
2
Visiting Rotariams - Alan Midwood and Adrian Crowe
1
Guest of Ray Milton - John Hunter
24
Total Attendance
Almoner Report
No Almoners report this week
FINANCE REPORT - PETER DIMOND
Meeting
8th November 2016
Fines
36.25
Bunnings Sausage Sizzle
569.50
Copper Pot
14.40
Book Shop Cararra Markets
320.50
Car Boot Sale
623.00
TOTAL
$50.65
TOTAL
$1513.00
Secretary's Corner - Bob Jordan
4 Silver Circle draws last night to catch up ...Won by Bruce (3rd time) Noel (2nd time) Malcolm (2nd time) and Les (2nd time)....Only a few weeks to go before the main draw at our xmas party.
Don’t forget President Bruce’s offer for the ‘Think Tank’ on 22nd. Any matter you wish to raise feel free to do so. If you don’t wish to stand and talk but prefer to put it in writing please send me an email. As Bruce has advised this will be the only business(apart from the A.G.M.) so please give it some thought and either ring, write or talk.
1945 was a great year as I was born on 2nd of June in Brisbane and later that year The World War II ended. I was the third child to a father who was the paymaster for a large Rural Pastoral Company. My Mother was the eldest daughter of the State member of Parliament, who was the Queensland State Deputy leader for the United Australia Party. The United Australia Party later became the Liberal Party.
My educational life started at St Margaret’s School at Ascot Brisbane where there were only two boys in the School. St Margaret’s was followed by Ascot State School ending with several years at Churchie at East Brisbane. While at Churchie I represented the School at running and football.
My Grandparents owned a holiday home on the South Coast (now Gold Coast) in the 1920/30/40’s and in the 1950’s my Parents bought a holiday home in Surfers Paradise. Weekend holidaying on The Gold Coast curtailed by sporting during my schooling. I excelled in surfboard riding which was the case in the 1960.
On leaving School I cut my teeth on retailing then after a couple of years of this I joined a pastoral house Dalgety’s. I worked in Brisbane in the hides and skins which were exported throughout the world. Then transferred to a small country town of Eidsvold which was noted for large cattle auctions each month. After several years at Eidsvold and enjoying my tennis and social life. I was transferred to Quilpie which is at the end of the railway line. Quilpie is a railway, trucking area for moving large numbers of cattle and sheep from the Channel Country. The Quilpie area that I serviced stretched from Stonehenge to Birdsville to Thargomindah to Cheepie. (If you get your map out you can see how large this area is that I travelled in temperatures over 40 degrees with no air conditioning in the cars in those days.) It is in Quilpie that I first met Cec Mc Paul and we were both in Apex. I was transferred from Quilpie to Chinchilla. At the time, I felt Chinchilla was in the suburbs of Brisbane as Chinchilla was only four hours’ drive from Brisbane.
On leaving Dalgety’s I joined P&O shipping as a travel consultant in Brisbane. My position entitled me to very cheap travel in absolute luxury on the big cruise ships such as Iberia, Himalaya and many more of the Orient and Peninsular Line. I took on every opportunity to travel and so excelled at selling these fantastic cruises.
During these wonderful years, I met and married Roslyn. With more responsibilities coming my way I was approached to become the assistant to the export manager to a large meat company Borthwicks in Brisbane. I took this opportunity which just fell upon me and during my time there I learnt all about exporting which counted a lot in my future. I watched with amazement the waterfront workings as well as the meatworks operation. This was a time before great changes in these industries. This industry was plagued by industrial dispute’s (I was never involved in). Again, I was approached by Australian Forwarding Company to start their export department and export all goods and products around the world by Air and Sea. This was a great advancement for myself and so jumped with all my enthusiasm into the position.
While at Australian Forwarding Agent Company (AFA) I saw the opportunity of shipping XXXX beer to London, Hong Kong and to the USA (This was a time before Allen Bond and John Elliot was on the scene) to the expats. I was sending out 15 tonnes of XXXX per month. My main contact at XXXX brewery was Paddy Fitzgerald otherwise known as Mr XXXX. My position of Export Manager at AFA entitled me too trips to Italy, England, India, USA and New Zealand. These trips were given out to the people who forwarded the most amount of cargo by airfreight out of Brisbane. I took all the trips that came my way.
While everything was going so brilliantly I was struck down with malignant warts in my bladder. The treatment in those days was different than today and so the treatment was first cut the cancer out, then every three months burn the cancer out. Every three months being in hospital takes its toll. Eventually Roslyn and I decided to have our own business when my visits to the Surgeon became half yearly.
In 1980 we purchased the Boomerang Farm at Mudgeeraba (203 acres of land with a tourist attraction and boomerang manufacture). We saw the opportunity to make boomerangs and export them all around the world. We had all the adventures at The Boomerang farm from rescuing German tourists from Mudgeeraba flooded creek. Pacifying the New Zealand Electricity workers and persuading them to get out of their trucks to fix the electricity wires. If the wires had shorted out bushfires would have started and Springbrook would have no electricity. The New Zealanders were worried about snakes attacking them. We were excellent fire fighters as (in those days’ council workers would set fire to Hinze Dam reserve on a Friday and walk away). The fire would leave the Hinze Dam Area and would burn the adjacent properties. The fire would come down the hill and visit us. It is hard fighting fires by yourself but we had the fire breaks and hoped they would hold. Sometimes they did and if they did not we hoped the next fire break would hold. The Boomerang Farm was always an adrenaline rush. After four years of being at The Boomerang Farm we were approached to sell The Boomerang Farm which we could not say no to, (the offer was so good). This led us to The Fitzgerald Inquiry and a contract which (we partly financed) should have settled in 30 days was not finalized for 180 days. The contract only finalized when we moved to take the property back. Our wrong move here was we sold to prominent people from Victoria who we later learnt were tied up in some sly doings. These were very nice people to us but we should have been more guarded as all con people are nice. We did get our money eventually and they had to pay a very high interest rate.
We moved to Runaway Bay and were approached by the then owner of The Wax Museum to purchase this business which we did in 1985. This purchase was no straight forward deal as we were dealing with a well- renown “Gold Coast Shark”, who was at the time taking a well-known “Media Mogul” for a ride with a property deal (for a Casino site) in Surfers Paradise.
It was in 1985 that Neil Macpherson asked me to join Rotary and I started my Rotary career and have enjoyed Rotary immensely.
Within four years of our purchase of The Wax Museum we had outgrown the premises and were so pleased when the landlord unexpectedly purchased out lease for big money. This came as a surprise and at that time in Surface Paradise the Japanese were coming into the country with large sums of money and were purchasing any land or property available. The Japanese pushed the Australians out of the property market for a time.
In 1990 we purchased Brisbane Bolt at West End Brisbane and tried our hands at manufacturing nonstandard nuts and bolts. This was an interesting exercise as we had a niche market and led us to meet and deal with a lot of interesting people. We sold the business and kept the building. Which was our plan when we bought the business and building.
In 1994 we established The Wax Museum at 3049 Gold Coast Highway in the Paradise Towers Building, (which is one of the first high rise on The Gold Coast). It is difficult to find people to design the interior of a Wax Museum so this task befell myself. We traded on this site for six years with a constant problem, as the land lord for the last three years told everyone that he owned The Wax Museum and gave all his Korean friends free admission.
During those last three years at 3049 Gold Coast Highway we constantly looked for new premises to buy and eventually found a property at 56 Ferny Ave/Gold Coast Highway. This property was on the market for a time and had a lot of problems. The owner (who was Korean) was open for offers and I threw in an offer. The agent said that we would not hear back for a month as the owners were overseas. We had a reply within twenty-four hours. We purchased the premises and the design and alterations began. I designed the layout and had experience behind me. We had enormous problems with The Gold Coast City Council during this time.
The Wax Museum has grown over the many years. It is challenging going overseas, chasing new wax figures and obtaining new ideas, compiling this and bring it all to the tourists. This year 2016 we have extended our building to cover future expansion and to utilise the land.
Our three sons have grown with our eldest son Bill achieving his Law Degree at Bond University. After practising on the Gold Coast Bill went to England where he worked for some of the largest law firms in the world, dealing with major property acquisitions through tax efficient structures. Bill acted on behalf of some very big clients in relation to property transactions, including acting for the Crown Estate whose role is to manage Her Royal Highnesses Property Assets including the whole of Regent Street London. On returning home to The Gold Coast Bill set up his own practice. Our second son Peter became a Chartered Accountant in Australia and worked for two years in England in his own firm. On returning home to The Gold Coast, Peter bought out Peter Greens Accounting Practice. Our third son Mark who is an Accountant started up the Accounting practise at the back of The Wax Museum. Mark is now situated at 50 Cavil Avenue Surfers Paradise. Our sons have blessed Roslyn and myself with two daughters-in-law’s and five grandchildren.
Rotary has been a great experience and I have met and heard some wonderful people. I have found Rotary a wonderful way of meeting different people in other parts of the world and club visits in Australia. I enjoyed the many fundraisers, experiences and positions I have held. So far I have achieved thirty-one years in Rotary.
UPCOMING ROTARY EVENTS
Rotary Information Weekly
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Please be advised that the Annual General Meeting of the Rotary Club of Broadbeach Incorporated will be held on Tuesday 22 November 2016 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, with the Dinner Meeting commencing at 6.30pm.
At the Annual General Meeting the following will occur:
Acceptance and Confirmation of Minutes of 2015 Annual General Meeting
Receipt of the Annual Audited Financial Statements for the period 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016
Election of Incoming President Nominee for the Rotary Year 2018/2019
Election of Secretary, Treasurer and Board Members for the Rotary Year 2017/2018 to join incoming President Alain Charles
Club Assembly to follow the Annual General Meeting
Nomination Forms are available from the Secretary or Administration Director for completion by members interested in serving on the Board in 2017/2018 and as President for the Rotary Year 2018/2019.
By order of the Board
Bob Jordan
Secretary
18th October 2016
Marine Reach Ophthalmology Project
This project which involves the provision of specialist equipment to furnish the ophthalmology clinic aboard the MV Pacific Hope which a Marine Reach vessel is providing medical care to residents of the Pacific Islands. It is based in Tauranga NZ and our three sister clubs (Tauranga, Kasaoka and Broadbeach) have previously worked together on several occasions to facilitate TRF matching grants to provide other medical/dental equipment for the ship.
On this occasion all three clubs and respective districts have combined in a Global Grant co-ordinated by Tauranga which will facilitate the supply of Ophthalmology equipment at a cost of US$72,489.
Broadbeach contributed US$3,000 and District 9640 US$3,800 towards this project which attracted US$5,300 matching funds from The Rotary Foundation.
President Bruce has received (a formal invitation to Kasaoka) a tentative invitation from Tauranga for Broadbeach to have representatives attend the official handover of the equipment to Marine Reach in Tauranga with the likely date to be (and they have proposed the date of) Sunday 5th February.
The tentative plan is (that we have) for a game of Golf on Saturday, a combined dinner for all involved Saturday evening, assemble at the ship 10am Sunday, the presentation 11am and then a light
lunch aboard MV Pacific Hope followed by a tour of the ship.
We are looking to have a good representation from the Club, so please let President Bruce or Foundation Director, Neil Jones know if you are interested or want more detail.
Our sister Club Kasoaka 60th Birthday
President Bruce has received an invitation from the Rotary Club of Kasoaka - our sister Club, to join them in celebrating the Clubs' 60th birthday.
They are planning a function between our three sister clubs on 2 April 2017, We will have more details as they come to hand, but in the meantime plase give it some thought.
All members, partners and friends will, as in the past, be made most welcome
VOCATIONAL SERVICE
Vocational Service is the "Second Avenue of Service." No aspect of Rotary is more closely related to each member than a personal commitment to represent one's vocation or occupation to fellow Rotarians and to exemplify the characteristics of high ethical standards and the dignity of work. Programs of vocational service are those, which seek to improve business relations while improving the quality of trades, industry, commerce and the professions. Rotarians understand that each person makes a valuable contribution to a better society through daily activities in a business or profession. Vocational service is frequently demonstrated by offering young people career guidance, occupational information and assistance in making vocational choices. Some clubs sponsor high school career conferences. Many recognize the dignity of employment by honouring exemplary service of individuals working in their communities. The 4-Way Test and other ethical and laudable business philosophies are often promoted among young people entering the world of work. Vocational talks and discussion of business issues are also typical vocational service programs at most clubs. Regardless of the ways that vocational service is expressed, it is the banner by which Rotarians "recognize the worthiness of all useful occupations" and demonstrate a commitment to "high ethical standards in all businesses and professions." That's why the Second Avenue of Service is fundamental to every Rotary club.
MIAMI COMBINER PROBUS CLUB - CHRISTMAS LUNCH - 6th December
Please see below and if you are intersred in going, please see President Bruce
The Rotary Foundation Weekly
Polio Plus Program
Rotary International encourages Rotarians to be advocates for its #1 goal, the eradication of polio in the world. The goal of polio eradication remains elusive, with three countries still polio-endemic. In 2013, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), a partnership launched in 1988 by national governments and spearheaded by the World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and UNICEF, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation developed the “Polio Eradication and End Game Strategic Plan”.
This End Game Strategic Plan identifies polio eradication to be completed by 2018 at a projected cost of US$5.5 billion. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has opted to match $2 for every dollar donated to PolioPlus by Rotarians from now thru 2018.
The developing world can save more than US$40 - 50 billion by eradicating this dreaded disease plus avoiding the exposure of a potential 10 million children to polio over the next 20 years alone. Since 1988, over 2.5 billion children have been immunized against polio. Since that year, the number of cases of polio in the world has been reduced by 99%. We only have 1% to reach our goal. We must not lose sight of our vision of a world without polio. We must finish our work and hold true to our promise to the children of the world.
FROM LAST WEEK'S MEETING - 8 NOVEMBER 2016
(Scribe: Malcolm Daviess)
Sergeant for the meeting Russ Hutchinson
Introduced member toast Ray Milton proposes toast to all friends of Rotary.
Sergeant introduces President Bruce
President welcomed Adrian Crowe of Surfers Sunrise, Barbara and Alan Midwood.
Alan gave a brief resume on his Rotary experience. He joined Surfers Paradise club in 1978, at that time the club had eighty members this has now reduced to twenty five. The club has completed a major project being a youth hostel at Tugun with 82 beds and a retirement village with 32 villas.
Ray Milton introduced a potential member in John Hunter
Guest speaker Barbara Midwood.
There were no honorary attendances at the meeting.
General comments and announcements
President Bruce announced the club is supporting Marine Opportunity group in conjunction with our sister club Tauranga.
Kasaoka Rotary club 60th anniversary is scheduled for next year and they have issued an invitation to our club for members to attend in Japan.
A thank you from Surfers Paradise was received for club members supporting their charity race day.
A thank you was also received from the heart foundation for our clubs donation.
Reports
Malcolm Daviess advised of an extra day (one of four) and we thank the members nominated for our sizzle on Saturday 19th November, scheduled shifts have been filled and we thank the members nominated.
It was also requested that any changes to the official roster come through Malcolm Daviess.
Silver Circle
There were four draws this week due to other influences affecting previous weeks, and winners were Bruce Kuhn, Noel Hodges, Malcolm Daviess and Les Bulluss.
Sergeant Session
Bunyips were Cec McPaul and Peter Tomlinson; they were kept busy with Sergeant Russ relieving us of our money with attending members paying up for non-attending members. Nancy Smith won the raffle with Heads & Tails being taken out by John Hunter.
Guest Speaker:
John Harding introduced Barbara Midwood who has been a resident of the Gold Coast since 1976.
Barbara is fascinated by history, arts and politics and takes every opportunity to visit places that have a place in world history including America, Europe, Cuba, Myanmar, China, Russia and Lebanon for action different reasons. Barbara visited Beirut in May 2016 to see her nephew who is employed at the Australian Embassy. Lebanon has a population of four million of which one million are refugees. Lebanon is a very wealthy country although due to not having good government for some time which has hindered development. Lebanon had fifteen years of war which was commenced by the Christians. The country has four different religions and the city of Beirut is on constant alert.
No one pays taxation however dues are paid to THC war lord who is responsible for road building etc. There is a good mixture of modern and historic buildings throughout the country. There is a 9th century mosque which is still in use toady. There is also an archaeological site at Byblos 100bc. Income, trade and education standards are very high. Arabic, French and English are taught in all schools.
Slides highlighted much of Barbara’s presentation.
Presidents Summation
Thanked Barbara for a very interesting presentation, also thanked visitors for their attendance. Asked the meeting to keep in mind New Zealand and Kasaoka trips with AGM meeting coming up members are asked to think of and raise issues at the meeting
THE WEEK IN PICTURES
President Bruce opening meeting Sgt Russell
Ray Milton proposing the Toast to Secretary Bob giving his report
Friends of Rotary
Malcolm advising of the Sizzle roster Ray Milton and Guest John Hunter
Guest Alan Midwood giving an Guest Adrian Crowe
overview of his Rotary career
Guest Barbara Midwood drawing Silver circle winner President Bruce
a Silver circle number
Silver circle winner Malcolm Raffle winner Nancy
Heads and Tails winner John Hunter John Harding introducing Guest
speaker Barbara Midwood
Guest speaker Barbara Midwood John Harding thanking Guest
speaker Barbara Midwood
WEEKLY LAUGHS
As a butcher is shooing a dog from his shop, he sees $20 and a note in his mouth, reading: "10 lamb chops, please."
Amazed, he takes the money, puts a bag of chops in the dog's mouth, and quickly closes the shop. He follows the dog and watches him wait for a green light, look both ways, then trot across the road to a bus-stop.
The dog checks the timetable and sits on the bench.
When a bus arrives, he walks around to the front and looks at the number, then boards the bus. The butcher follows, dumbstruck.
As the bus travels out into the suburbs, the dog takes in the scenery. After a while he stands on his back paws to push the "stop" bell, and then the butcher follows him off.
The dog runs up to a house and drops his bag on the step.
He barks repeatedly. No answer.
He goes back down the path, takes a big run, and throws himself (Whap!) against the door. He does this again and again. No answer. So he jumps on a wall, walks around the garden, barks repeatedly at a window, jumps off, and waits at the front door.
Eventually a small guy opens it and starts cursing and shouting at the dog.
The butcher runs up screams at the guy: "What the hell are you doing? This dog's a genius!
The owner responds, "Genius, my foot. It's the second time this week he's forgotten his key!"
A fellow is getting ready to tee-off on the first hole when a second fellow approaches and asks if he can join him. The first says that he usually plays alone but agrees to let the second guy join him.
Both are even after the first couple of holes. The second guy says, "Say, we're about evenly matched, how about we play for five bucks a hole?"
The first fellow says that he usually plays alone and doesn't like to bet but agrees to the terms. Well, the second guy wins the rest of the holes and as they're walking off of the eighteenth hole, and while counting his $80.00, he confesses that he's the pro at a neighbouring course and likes to pick on suckers.
The first fellow reveals that he's the Parish Priest at the local Catholic Church to which the second fellow gets all flustered and apologetic and offers to give the Priest back his money. The Priest says, "No, no. You won fair and square and I was foolish to bet with you. You keep your winnings."
The pro says, "Well, is there anything I can do to make it up to you?"
The Priest says, "Well, you could come to Mass on Sunday and make a donation. Then, if you bring your mother and father by after Mass, I'll marry them for you."
England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool.
I tried to catch some fog, but I mist.
They told me I had type-A blood, but it was a Typo.
I changed my iPod's name to Titanic. It's syncing now.
Jokes about German sausage are the wurst.
I know a guy who's addicted to brake fluid, but he says he can stop any time.
I stayed up all night to see where the sun went, and then it dawned on me.
Q: How do hair stylists speed up their job?
A: They take short cuts!
Q: What is a boxer's favourite drink?
A: Punch.
Q: Why was Cinderella so bad at baseball?
A: She had a pumpkin for a coach.
Q: What are the rules in zebra baseball?
A: Three stripes and you're out.
Q: Why are some umpires fat?
A: They always clean their plate!
Q: How do baseball players keep in touch?
A: They touch base every once in a while.
Q: What stories do the ship captain's children like to hear?
A: Ferry tales!
Q: How did Noah see the animals in the Ark at night?
A: By flood lighting!
Q: Why are ghosts bad at lying?
A: Because you see right through them!
Q: What's an optimistic vampire's favourite drink?
A: B Positive!
Q: Where do ghosts water ski?
A: On Lake Erie!
Q: What do baby ghosts wear on their feet?
A: Boo-ties!
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