- Directors to consider CDC long term plans

- Salmon orders being taken. Payments to club account

- Numbers required for the joint Balclutha meeting on the 10th 

- All firewood at McLays now spilt. Next lot of firewood is at Colin Calteaux and ready to ring up. Working bee May 15th

- Peter Mallon would like to step back from coordinating Daffodil day and is looking for a replacement

- Directors Report: In recent meetings Directors have approved support for Brooklyn Milligan-Horne and Ben Lister to attend Outward Bound, the High School Touch Team to attend SI Championships, supported a Milton man who has to travel to Auckland to be part of a trial for a new liver cancer drug, made our annual contribution to Polio and Rotary Foundations and supported a local committee organising a Pink Ribbon event.  

Suzanne: 

    You really regret some things you do and things you don't.

 

Stephen introduced his brother-in-law Fergus Moffat. Fergus grew up on the family farm in South Otago and attended South Otago High School. Farming wasn't for him but a fascination with trains lead him to joining the railways in 1970. He was amongst the last cohort to obtain a steam ticket. Fergus transferred to Ranfurly, later to Taumaranui and then Wellington. In 1981 he moved to Port Headland driving trains for a mining company. He then moved to Perth and worked as a private contractor in Western Australia. Fergus's next move was to Malaysia to operate a tourist train. He then joined Orient to operate the Great Australian Express. The SARS pandemic caused a tourist downturn and the mothballing of the Express. Fergus was asked to become a transport safety investigator in Melbourne. He has been in this role for 15 years and reports to the Transport Minister on issues involving trains, trams, buses and shipping. Fergus gave a really interesting snapshot of his working life. 

David Vollweiler updated the club on the Cycle Trail. The concept was floated in 2015 by Rob Hewett Chairman of Clutha Development. Seeding funding for the initial feasibility study was provided by Milton Rotary, Lawrence Lions, Bruce Stewart and Clutha Development. Eion Mills was employed initially by Clutha Development and later by Southern Land to negotiate land access with landowners. In 2017 the Provincial Growth Fund granted 6.5 million. This along with 1.5 million from the New Zealand Cycle Trail Trust, 1 million from the CDC, 500,000 from the Community Trust of Otago and the construction of 3.8km of trail by Calder Stewart on their land is funding the project. Construction is underway on sections in the Manuka Gorge and between Tulloch Road and Creighton Road. Further sections will go to tender shortly. Consent has been lodged for the Waihola section. The Clutha Gold Trail trust appreciates the support of Milton Rotary with helping get this project off the ground.