President Jason van Straalen opened the meeting at 6.30 pm on 4th October 2021.
John Thornton may be able to assist us tonight in singing a chorus of Advance Australia Fair!
WELCOME to our SPEAKER and GUESTS:
Our guest speakers tonight are Greg and Nini Acciaiolo of the Freshwater Bay Rotary club who will be appealing for donations towards building permanent accommodation for those displaced by the earthquake in Palu, Central Sulawesi.
Welcome, Greg and Nini!
Our other guests tonight.
Max Hipkins president of FWBRC and his wife Merran.
Peter and Linda Mack are also of FWBRC.
Welcome, All.
APOLOGIES & LOA:
We have 11 Apologies & Honorary,10 LOA plus 28 guests hence around 69 people are in attendance tonight.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
Q: How did Geraldton get its name?
A: It was named for Governor Fitzgerald (Gerald’s Town)
FAMILY AND FRIENDS:
Any Rotarian who has news they would like to share regarding Family or Friends?
The Club was informed that Tom’s wife, Penny, has sadly passed away. A moments silence was held out of respect for Penny and Tom.
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES: (Richard Ranshaw)
Member’s Birthday
- John Lindquist October 5th
Partner’s Birthday
- John Chandler - October 10th
- Jomay Verrier (Peter Panek) October 11th
Anniversaries
- Jock and Jennifer Laurie October 3rd – 35 years
- Barbara and John Chandler October 8th – 11 years
- Peter and Debbie Marfleet October 10th -52 Years
CLUB AND COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Charitable Trust: (Russell Hawkins)
No report.
Secretary: (Craig James)
A Board meeting is to happen on October 11th.
Treasurer: (Leon Lorenzen)
No report
Club Service: (John Murdoch)
No report.
Community Service: (Anthony McGrath)
A meeting to be held at 8.30 am on Thursday 9th September at the usual venue.
International Service: (Michael Bissett)
No report.
Public Image: (Peter Robertson)
No report.
Membership and New Members: ( John Bolto)
No report.
Environment: (John Bolto)
No report.
Youth: (Kim Smith)
No report.
Other Announcements:
Our Club Christmas Party will be held on December 6th at the Weld Club.
The annual Business Lunch is on again.
Date: Friday 5th November 2021.
Time: 12 noon for 12.20 sharp.
Cost: $130 per person or $1300 per table of 10.
Venue: Royal Perth Golf Club, Labouchere Road, South Perth.
Notice has been sent to all members and we are all encouraged to attend, with guests including potential members if we can.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT: ( Jason van Straalen)
- On 11th & 12th September 2021 9:30 – 1:30 pm (AWST) there is the Rotary Zone 8 Virtual Conference (Australia, New Zealand & Oceania)
The Theme is Learning, Leading, Action - Showcasing the wonderful Impact of Rotary.
SERGEANT’S SESSION : (Jon Steward)
Fines meted out by our Sergeant included.
Steve Halbert again unfairly and feeling a little targeted like Kevin Jackson.
The wine Table as always, but $10!
Peter Panek for and a transparent attempt to get out of jury duty by wearing a suit and tie to Court. Also, innovative.
Trevor Gorey for shameless self-advertising, but as correctly Trevor should have been fined fine woodworking.
GUEST SPEAKERS: (Greg and Nini Acciaioli)
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Greg and Nini were introduced by Max Hipkins of Freshwater Bay. Greg is an anthropologist and currently among other roles an Undergraduate Professor of the University of Chicago.
On September 28, 2018, an earthquake of a magnitude of 7.5 struck Paul and the coastal city of some 330,000 residents. Despite the epicentre being on land, it caused a Tsunami. Why this happened is still not understood.
The death toll is recorded at 4,340 however it is believed some 20,000 to 30,000 were killed. By way of personal example, Greg and Ninis’ sister-in-law was lost and because nobody was found she was not recorded a casualty.
Despite the substantial displacement of residents due to liquefaction in areas such as Balaroo the disaster was not classed as a national emergency and therefore very limited resources, or recovery funds were provided by the Indonesian Government. In 2020 permanent housing was provided for up to 3000 people subject to them having proof of homeownership which was very hard to provide given the circumstances.
Primarily the help given was “self-help”
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Nini helped facilitate the delivery of supplies to affected areas such as Lindu/Paul. The supplies amounted to over 18 tonnes of relief supply being everyday necessities
Covid 19 caused further problems with the number of homeless people increases the risk of infection.
Greg and Nini are now looking for funding for 20 houses at $4000 per home ( $80,000).
Many thanks to Greg and Nini for an informative and sobering presentation.
Pres Jason thanked Greg and Nini for their informative talk.
REMINDER OF COMING EVENTS: (Pres Jason van Straalen)
- 11th October 2021 David Carter Austral Fisheries CEO Sustainable Living
- 18th October 2021 David Cox Curtin Heritage Living
- 25th October 2021 Neil Wilkie Interesting People London 1969-78
- 1st November 2021 Ben Caine Energy Efficient Architect
- 5th November 2021 Business Lunch Rob Scott
THANKS TO:
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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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WE RECOGNISE OUR VERY GENEROUS SPONSORS:
- Lizzy Bee-supplier of flowers
- 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 all our numerous guests who attended tonight.
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MEETING CLOSE:
Recognise RI President’s Shekar Mehta’s Presidential theme for the year "Serve to Change Lives" and acknowledge The Flag.
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Minutes: Steve Halbert
Photographer: Peter Robertson
Q of W: Tom Langley
Editor: Tom Langley
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