President Jason van Straalen opened the meeting at 6.30 pm on 20th June 2022
John Thornton led us in tune for another glorious rendition of Advance Australia Fair.
WELCOME to our GUESTS:
No guests tonight.
APOLOGIES & LOA:
We have 14 Apologies and 12 LOA with 3 guests hence around 30 people are in attendance tonight.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
Q: Who will be RI’s President in 2022-2023 and what is unique about this appointment?
A: Rotary International President 2022-23 Jennifer Jones Jennifer E. Jones, a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, has been nominated to become Rotary International’s president for 2022-23, a ground-breaking selection that will make her the first woman to hold that office in the organization’s 115-year history.
Geoffrey Cahif answered correctly, winning the burden of the wine table
FAMILY AND FRIENDS:
Any Rotarian who has news they would like to share regarding Family or Friends?
Peter Robertson spoke about the recovery of his mother’s health after her stroke a year ago.
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES: (Richard Ranshaw )
Member’s Birthday
Nil.
Partner’s Birthday
Marion Cahif
June 23.
Anniversaries
Nil.
Kent Warburton - Footy Tipping Round 4
Round fourteen was won by John MacKinnon with 5 wins and a margin of 5.
Jeff Simper also had 5 wins but with a higher margin.
There were 16 tippers with 4 wins. The best were:
Kent Warburton
Michael Snell
Michael Bisset
John Bolto
Harry Warburton
Leaderboard Total Margin
- John Bolto 86 268
- Tod Honey 83 281
- John Hopkins 83 296
- Kent Warburton 83 347
CLUB AND COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Youth: (Kim Smith)
a)1st Day of the Science and Engineering Challenge Today. Thank you to all the Rotarians who assisted with the setup on Friday. Speak to Michael Bisset if you’re available to assist.
b) We’ve filled 2 places for RYLA and have 2 more available if there are any more interested students..
SERGEANT’S SESSION: (Graeme Samson)
Fines meted out by our Sergeant included.
John Martin – Operating a car yard in the front of his house.
Bob Davis – asked Sergeant for tennis balls for his country house’s tennis court.
David Ellis – late for his Sunday walk.
Kent Warburton – Contribution in the newspaper to the local economy.
John Murdoch – get used to getting fined.
Peter Webb – everyone missing your motorbike.
Russell Hawkins – problems with his 8 y/o car.
Bruce Jeanes – Chief bottle washer at science day.
Peter Robertson – Too casually dressed.
Richard Ranshaw – running out of Fruit Cakes.
Wine Table – Also noisy table while people were trying to speak.
GUEST SPEAKER: John Murdoch Life Talk
Introduction: Pek Goh .
The family tree goes back to 1700’s.
Both sides of the family are Scottish.
His father's family eventually moved from SA to Wagin and eventually Perth.
His father saw active service overseas.
First 10 years of life as an “Army Brat”.
Went to Scotch as a border then UWA to study engineering.
Left UWA to pursue a commercial pilot’s license.
He worked for Ansett and left in 1989 during the pilots’ strike to fly overseas – including 747’s.
Returned to WA after 6 years.
Working for current company now for 27 years.
Kept his interest in rowing and held many senior roles.
Total 47 years in aviation.
3 children- Tim, Lauren and David.
REMINDER OF COMING EVENTS: (Pres Jason van Straalen)
- 27th June 2022 Handover Dinner No Speaker – PARTNERS NIGHT.
