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President John Murdoch opened the meeting at 6.30 pm on 11 July 2022.
John Thornton started us off in the appropriate manner by singing a chorus of Advance Australia Fair.
WELCOME to our Guests:
Steve Mackay
Edwina Ross
Caroline Mackay
James Mackay
Taylor Leske
QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
Q: A certain gentleman in the colony was said to be in love with Ellen Stirling. He later married her sister, Hamilla Mangles. Who was this gentleman?
A: Lieutenant William Preston (Preston River was named after him and Hamilla Point after his wife).
FAMILY AND FRIENDS:
Any Rotarians who have news they would like to share regarding Family or Friends?
Peter Panek Peter’s daughter Grace has obtained high distinctions in her Bachelor of Business studies
Peter Robertson Peter and her family are looking forward to celebrating his mum’s 82nd birthday in Denmark following her ongoing recovery from a stroke.
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES: (Richard Ranshaw)
Member’s Birthday
Spouses
Anniversaries
- David and Tanya Ellis 14th July 39 years
- Anita and John Bourke 16th July 41 years
- Bruce and Andrea McGeorge 16th July 45 years
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PRESIDENT'S REPORT: (John Murdoch)
Board meeting to be held on 11/07/2022 @ Peter Robertson’s office after the Club meeting.
CLUB AND COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Charitable Trust: (Russell Hawkins) Advised of a Board meeting on 12/07/2022
Treasurer: (Leon Lorenzen) Pay your invoices!!
Other Announcements:
Kevin Jackson
“Behind the Scenes” visit to The Regal Theatre, in Subiaco for our Members.
Date, Tuesday, August 9
The venue, The Regal Theatre,
Address, c/nr of Rokeby Rd and Hay Street, Subiaco
Time, 9.30 am in the Lobby.
Cost, Complimentary.
John Thornton has kindly helped me arrange this visit for a max. 25 people with 17 left.
Parking. Consider a long-term carpark, ie 2 in Rowland St OR under Coles or Woolworths, but in all cases check the limit.
John Thornton will speak to us about the history of the well-known, iconic building, and explain his involvement over the years.
Then we will be taken “behind the scenes” to see “how the place works”.
This will all be a maximum of 90 minutes.
I will be approaching a local cafe to arrange a light, set morning tea for those who want to stay on.
There will be a charge for this, but I don't have the figure, but it will be most reasonable.
Those people who have not indicated they would like to attend (8 acceptances so far) can contact KEVIN JACKSON., preferably by email, kevinjj44@hotmail.com. OR 0411515089
WA Ballet performance on 24/08/2022
Rotary Regionalisation meeting on 25/07/2022 (Zoom)
Footy Tipping:
Round seventeen was won by David Warburton with 8 wins and a margin of 16.
There were 2 other tippers with 8 wins and the same margin, but missed out due to their higher total margin. Bad luck!
Ken Ilett
Edward Elias
The two below also had 8 wins with a higher margin.
Michael Bisset
Antonio Gatta
ROTARY MOMENT: (John Murdoch)
Lindsay Dry will give two short talks after attending the online information sessions which relate to Rotary WA and the Regionalisation Pilot Project.
18th July: Rotary WA
25th July: Regionalisation Pilot Project
- all clubs will be requested to vote on this later in the year.
All Rotarians should have received an email (27th May) from the District Governor.
All Club members should register for the Zoom meetings on:
Sunday 24th July 4:00 - 5.30 PM and
Sunday 14th August 5:00 -6:00 PM.
SERGEANT’S SESSION : ( Trevor Gorey )
Ken Ilett fined for destroying a forest by not turning off the EFT machine.
Bob Davis came 2nd in RPYC competition and forgot to get his pennant (congratulations Bob)
Hugh Stowell found guilty of being overserviced at the bar.
Kevin Jackson for making to much noise “apparently”.
SPEAKER : (Steve Mackay and Edwina Ross) – introduced by Russell Hawkins
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Steve MacKay and Edwina Ross - Australian qualifications reaching engineering students worldwide.
Along with Caroline and James, Steve and Edwina gave an informative presentation on the value that the EIoT bring to both the WA community and global community with their online education and RTO campus for all things Engineering.
The Engineering Institute of Technology emerged in 2008 from the foundation established by sister company IDC Technologies. Since 1991, IDC’s portfolio of 300 classroom courses has been attended by over 500,000 engineering professionals worldwide with such clients as NASA, UN, Rolls Royce, Rio Tinto, and BHP. EIT built on this by offering accredited para-professional vocational engineering education and now offers 15 advanced diploma programs, two diplomas, and one vocational graduate certificate with more programs in development.
In 2014, EIT became a nationally registered Higher Education Provider and now delivers four Bachelor of Science (in engineering) degrees, four master's degrees, four undergraduate certificates, four graduate certificates, four graduate diplomas and a professional doctor in engineering. These programs are offered across key fields of engineering.
In achieving the status of “Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students” (CRICOS), EIT was able to progress its strategic priority of delivering higher education engineering programs to international students on campus in Australia in 2018. Just a few months after establishing relationships with International Education Agents, the first cohort of international students commenced at our Perth Campus in February 2018.
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In line with our strategic priorities and market demand, we opened a second campus in Melbourne in February 2019.
Our 2,000 students are mostly working engineering professionals and come from over 140 countries around the world, as well as international students wanting to undertake on-campus education within Australia
The biggest challenges faced by EIT are the changes in technology and Hacking. Both are ongoing and crucial issues.
Steve’s final comment was’
Education is empowering regardless of location
REMINDER OF NEXT WEEK’S ROSTER :
Jock Laurie Welcoming members and guests
Nigel Johnson Table Duty
Bruce Jeanes Registrar 1
Geoff Cahif Registrar 2 - filling in for Kevin Jackson
Ken Ilett Introduction of guest speaker
Pek Goh Pass the microphone
REMINDER OF COMING EVENTS : (Pres John Murdoch)
- 18th July 2022 - David Rose – Making Waves.
- 25th July 2022 - Brenda Robbins – The benefits of mediation.
- 1st August 2022 – Fellowship and Club Forum
THANKS:
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Thank you to the Staff of the Nedlands Golf Club. Thanks to On-Par Catering
for a fine meal.
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RECOGNISE OUR VERY GENEROUS SPONSORS: Lizzy Bee-supplier of flowers
- Dry Kirkness Chartered Accountants (Butler Settineri) – Hon Club Auditors
- Paragon Consultants - Our Foundation’s Auditors
- Accura Accounting & Advisory Services for providing Xero Accounting software and
Sharesight Portfolio reporting software to the Charitable Trust.
Thank you to our guest(s) who attended tonight.
- Steve Mackay
- Edwina Ross
- Caroline Mackay
- James Mackay
- Taylor Leske
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MEETING CLOSE:
Recognise RI President Jennifer Jones’ Presidential theme for the year.
“We all have dreams, but acting on them is a choice. Imagine a world that deserves our best,
where we get up each day knowing that we can make a difference.”
"Imagine Rotary "
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Minutes: Steve Halbert
Photographer: Peter Robertson
Q of W: Tom Langley
Editor: Tom Langley
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