Past President Anthony McGrath opened the meeting at 6.25 pm. 

We welcome our guest speaker, David Philpot, Matilda Bay Rotarian John Butler and Barbara North. 

The meeting was opened by singing the National Anthem.

RON WILSON

Members spent a quiet moment reflecting on the life, friendships and contributions made by Ron Wilson to the Club, the Charitable Trust, Rotary and his family and friends. Russell Hawkins spoke about Ron, they knew each other for 60 years, first meeting through football. Ron trained as a pharmacist and after a stint of living overseas, he came back to manage his parents’ material shop in London Arcade. Russell spoke about Ron’s unwavering support of the Club and the Trust and how he stepped in to serve as Club President for a second time when no one could fill the position. Ron was an unstoppable force and a real character. We remember Ron for his friendship and his unfaltering and indefatigable work for the community and especially for the Club and the Trust. We send our thoughts and prayers to Michele and his family.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

Who is the District Governor Nominee for District 9423 and to which Club do they belong?

Answer: Jodie Sparks, Rotary Club of Ascot.

Correctly answered by John Murdoch.   

FRIENDS AND FAMILY:

• Engagement – Mike Snell announced that his son had become engaged at the weekend.

• Helicopter – Jill Elias announced that her and Michael’s eldest child, Sam, who is a fulltime paramedic, has been selected as one of six in this year’s intake to be a rescuer flying in the Westpac helicopter from September to April. Now that he has been selected after an onerous and vigorous few months of physical and mental tests to get to the stage of an offer, Sam has to fulfil a number of prerequisites, including doing a one day first aid course with St John…

CLUB AND COMMITTEE REPORTS:

•          Business lunch – The Business Lunch will be held in just over two weeks on Friday 4 September 2026 at the Royal Perth Golf Club. This year’s speaker is Professor Jacques Eksteen, talking about critical minerals and metals. Please get your tables together and let John Bolto or John MacKinnon know names and numbers as soon as possible, thank you. There are still a few places left to fill, as many members as possible are encouraged to attend. Mike Wigan from the Men’s Shed has crafted a beautiful side table which will be the prize for the raffle, it was brought to the meeting to show it off. 

•          Brekky for Better - Mike Snell spoke about the Uniting WA Tranby Engagement Hub which has launched a campaign called Brekky for Better. Last year the Hub provided 130,000 meals to homeless people in Perth. Until the end of August, the following breakfast items are requested:

Instant coffee - 500g

1L long life milk

Raw sugar

Spreads (Vegemite, peanut butter, jams, honey)

Cornflakes and Weetbix

Tinned fruit

Tinned baked beans and spaghetti

Muesli bars

Some local collection points include the Ray White Offices at Claremont and Dalkeith and Jonathan Huston’s office on Broadway. Please see the full list of donation points throughout Perth at https://unitingwa.org.au/brekkyforbetter/

Thank you for your support of this initiative. 

•          Magic Coat Foundation – Jonas Edner spoke about making hospital packs for the Magic Coat Foundation on 10 September 2026, at Canningvale. Volunteers are needed, please email Jonas if you are able to help on jonas@edner.com.au 

•          Bicycles for Humanity (B4H) WA - Richard Gorham is participating in a team of nine who will ride their ebikes about 680km from Perth to Geraldton in the last week of August. In addition to the fun and camaraderie of a backroad trip through the Midwest during wildflower season, they are doing it to raise much needed funds for the wonderful charitable work of B4H WA.

Since its formation in 2011 B4H WA volunteers have collected, repaired and shipped more than 11,000 pre-loved bikes to rural communities in seven countries across Africa. In addition, B4H volunteers have donated around 2,000 bikes to schools and community organisations in remote outback towns in WA and NT.  These bikes are used not only for transport but also to promote mechanical skills and healthier lifestyles.

 Your thoughtful contribution to the appeal will go entirely to support B4H WA volunteers to continue this valuable work. B4H WA is 100% volunteer managed and operated. All donations of $2 or more are tax deductible.

 To donate go to www.givenow.com.au/cr/geraldtoneventure2026 

Every $30 – gets a refurbished bike to Africa

$200 – buys bike tools to include in the container

$1,500 – transports a pallet of 40 bikes to remote communities in WA/NT. 

$4,000 - buys a 40ft shipping container that becomes a future bike repair shop. 

Many thanks for your support 

Richard Gorham

Richard.Gorham@iinet.net.au 

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES: Susan Watson announced the following birthdays:

Members’ partners’ birthdays 

Sue Jeanes 19 August 2026

June Wilkie 22 August 2026

ROTARY MOMENTS:

• Subistrand Pollinator Garden and Daffodil Day

Thank you to all Club members and family and friends for helping with these two projects over the weekend, for helping to establish the garden beds at Subistrand and for those who sold daffodils at Bunnings Claremont and at Wembley on behalf of the Cancer Council. David Miller reported that fifty volunteer hours were given over three days for the Daffodil Day selling.

 • Foodbank article in the Post

Page 54 of the weekend edition of the Post features eight members of the Club who attended Foodbank in July. Well done for volunteering and for the resulting publicity.

 ACTING ACTING SERGEANT JILL SESSION: The following members were fined:

• David Miller, John Murdoch, Michael Bisset, Neil Wilkie, John Mackinnon, Anthony McGrath and Mike Snell for being media stars in the Post;
• John Lindquist for winning the football tipping this week, with nine out of nine tips correct and the lowest margin of zero (there were a total of 24 tipsters who guessed 9 from 9 this week!);
• Leighton Chadwick for thinking he was getting a free coffee from Moose for his work at the daffodil stand at Claremont Bunnings, there is always a price to pay;
• Richard Gorham for sleeping in and missing his volunteering at Daffodil Day. 

GUEST SPEAKER:  DAVE PHILPOT – introduced by Susie Rich:

• Dave Philpot is a Managing Partner of Ascend Physiotherapy in Mount Claremont. He has extensive experience working with patients from all walks of life, from the sedentary, to the weekend warrior and to all-conquering professional athletes.  Dave was Head Physio at the Perth Wildcats during their most successful period between 2010 - 2020, he was Head Physio at the Perth Lynx 2015 - 2020 and was proudly the Head Physio of the Australian Boomers at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
• Dave's philosophy is simply to move it or lose it, which he applies to almost all presenting patients to help improve quality of life, return to play and maintain strength and function.
• Dave suggested that exercise should be a minimum of 30 minutes a day and twice a week exercise should be 50 minutes of moderate to high intensity. Exercise should be varied, enjoyable, consistent and progressive. It should seek to increase strength, cardio, flexibility and manage weight.
• When starting to exercise, good advice should be sought first, from a doctor, physio or exercise physiologist or similar, not from the internet. Time should be budgeted each day for exercise, not as an activity to be done if there is time. Working out with friends can help start a habit of exercise and the environment, comfort and competition can aid in habitual exercise.
• Strength training is very important as it helps with core, leg and upper body strength and also helps with balance and co-contraction. A programme of strength training should be supervised and individualised, especially at the beginning. Flexibility aids joint health and pain management. A sustained increase in heart rate with cardio exercise is fantastic as long as there is as little risk as possible. Very intense cardio exercise with rest periods may injure some people. Weight management is important but not be that it is the only goal of exercise.
• Thanks to Dave for giving us a great overview of the benefits of exercise. 

REMINDER OF COMING EVENTS: 

Monday 24 August 2026 – Leighton Chadwick, Life Talk

Monday 31 August 2026 - Rebecca Clarke, Principal of MLC

Friday 4 September 2026 – Business lunch

Monday 7 September 2026 – No meeting

ROSTER:

Monday 24 August 2026

Leighton Chadwick      Welcoming members and guests 

Geoff Cahif                    Table duty

John Bolto                     Registrar 1 

Mark Khangure           Registrar 2

Michael Snell               Introduction of guest speaker

Susie Rich                     Pass the microphone

THANKS:

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Meeting Notes: Jill Elias                      Photography: Jill Elias                       Editor: Tom Langley

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