President Anthony McGrath opened the meeting at 6.30 pm on 31st May 2021.
In the absence of John Thornton, we had to battle through singing a chorus of Advance Australia Fair without him! The Guest speakers table scored the effort 6/10.
WELCOME to our Guest Speakers:
Two years ago, at our Anniversary Dinner, we had Rick Hart addressing us. His partner Lesa Hinchcliffe was also at that dinner. Tonight, the tables are turned and Lesa will be addressing us with Rick Hart joining us for dinner. Welcome to you both.
We also have a number of guests with us tonight.
- Brenda Bannon
- Marion Cahif
- Chris Scovell
- Susie Davis
- Jill Elias
- Michael Elias
- Katrina Hopkins
- Tracy Jardine
- Terry & Joan Rogers
- Lindsey Shepherd
- June Wilkie
No other guests stepped forward.
APOLOGIES & LOA:
We have 16 Apologies & Honorary, 9 LOA plus 14 guests hence around 52 people should be in attendance tonight.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
Q: When was Perth Town Hall Officially Opened?
Peter (No Idea) Webb’s card was drawn from the pack. Unfortunately, Peter had “No Idea!”
John Hopkin’s card was drawn next and John, without any help from the table, because he had looked it up, correctly answered the question.
A: Foundation Day, 1st June 1870 by the then Governor of WA, Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld GCMG.
For interest, The Weld Club, which is very well known to our members, was named after Governor Weld and was opened in 1871.
FAMILY AND FRIENDS:
Any Rotarian who has news they would like to share regarding Family or Friends?
Richard Ranshaw shared that his long-suffering mother turned 101 2 days ago.
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES: (Bob Davis)
Member’s Birthday
- Peter Marfleet 2 June turned 75.
Spouses
- Margaret Jones 2 June
- Catherine Cowan (Gorham) 8 June
- Gaye Fiegert 10 June
- Dina Brash 11 June
Anniversaries
- John & Lee Saleeba 56 Years 3 June
- Graeme & Jan Sansom 50 Years 11 June
Any extra flower was presented to Denise from NGC who celebrated her birthday this week.
ATTENDANCE:
Kent advised that we have 37 members, and 11 guests present at our meeting.
CLUB AND COMMITTEE REPORTS:
This was a very short reporting day for the Club with no reports from
Charitable Trust: (Russell Hawkins)
Secretary: (Craig James)
Treasurer: (Leon Lorenzen)
Club Service: (Peter Panek)
Vocational Service: (Trevor Gorey)
International Service: (Michael Bissett)
Public Image: (Kevin Jackson)
Membership and New Members: (John Bolto)
Youth: (Kim Smith)
Community Service: (Tim Humphry) stated that his committee met last week and will meet again next week. They are working diligently on finalising the raffle which they intend to run with the prizes being a week’s holiday in a holiday home down south.
Other Announcements:
- Footy Tipping Round 11 - Jeff Simper 8 wins Margin 6 pts
- Leaders - Andrew Hogan (74), John Bolto (72) & Peter Marfleet (71)
- The 14th of June will be a members information meeting with Craig James, Leon Lorenzen and Russell Hawkins updating members on Club Activities.
- The Club will induct a new member on 21st June.
- Steve Rogers addressed the Club a couple of weeks ago about his life as a late starter "Author".
The talk was interesting and well received and he chatted about his latest Novel - DEATH IN A MATCHBOX.
He sold all the copies of the BOOK he brought along that night. Some guys missed out.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE A COPY (it is a good read) I will supply. The COST is $25.
Russell 0414 292 930
PRESIDENT’S REPORT: (Anthony McGrath)
As part of the 100th Anniversary of Rotary in Australia, we are sponsoring the Dalkeith Primary School to erect a “Peace Pole” within their School. This is a Rotary initiative coordinated by The Rotary Club of Canberra Burley Griffen. It is so that schools can think about World Peace and commemorate World Peace Day on 21 September. It will also be a permanent reminder that the Rotary Club of Dalkeith supports the Dalkeith Primary School.
SERGEANT’S SESSION: (Trevor Gorey) with Corporal Jock Laurie
Fines were levied on the following guilty parties.
- Wine Table-John Hopkins felt so bad for winning the Quiz that he paid for the table Not having any small denomination notes, he contributed twice the fine to the Club’s coffers. The Club thanks you John and we hope you win again soon.
- Footy Tipping-John Bolto, not for winning this week, but because you and your family keep winning and emptying the prize pool. Well done, John.
- Birthday Boy – Peter Marfleet
- Kevin Jackson- for dobbing in Gary Dienhoff but for forgetting what he was going to dob him in for.
- John Lindquist- has recently sold a house, bought a new caravan which required him to buy a new car with which to tow it, and has bought a second-hand boat and will sell his much-loved BMWX5. Surely all of this is worth $5.
- Russell Hawkins- for getting into the social pages of the West Australian last week.
- Richard Ranshaw- because his mother turned 101 and if this is any indication, then we shall have the benefit of his company for several years yet.
GUEST SPEAKER: (Lesa Hinchcliffe)
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Our guest speaker is the author of “Entrepreneur to Megapreneur”, a book that follows the business life journeys of 8 local and highly successful entrepreneurs. You will likely know some of the 8, but what you may not know is just how they managed to get to where they are today.
Like those she wrote about, her journey in writing this book was met with many challenges. Tonight, she is here to take us through what she learned along the way and how the knowledge and insights shared by entrepreneurs changed her own outlook on life and business. Please welcome Lesa Hinchcliffe!
Lesa provided a well-presented talk about authors and her process for writing her book.
Lesa informed the Club that 97% of Authors never finish their book. Of the 3% that do finish, only 20% of those are ever published and Lesa is very proud to join the ranks of the published. Our guest speaker is the author of “Entrepreneur to Megapreneur”, a book that follows the business life journeys of 8 local and highly successful entrepreneurs. You will likely know some of the 8, but what you may not know is just how they managed to get to where they are today.
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About her book, Lesa advised that
- Lesa researched local entrepreneurs from WA.
- The stories all begin in childhood.
- There are 8 separate stories in the book.
- Ric Hart (the man behind the Ric Hart chain of stores) was an obvious choice, despite him being extremely hard to pin down in order to interview and gain his story.
- Others in the book include.
- Murray McHenry from “Steve’s Hotel”
- Lew Beale from Aquatic Leisure Technologies
- Kylie Radford from the fashion label Morrison
- Peter Cumins from Cash Converters
- Sasha deBretton from Million Dollar Makeovers and the Renovation Company
- Peter & Lorraine Hodgson from Orbit Fitness Equipment
All these Megapreneurs have shown the following character traits.
They all have great integrity.
They use a “touch it once” principle.
Have a good comfortable knowledge for business numbers.
They all drive their goals until they achieved them.
They are all open to opportunities and take action when they arrive.
They all wish to be the “Best in the Business.
They all have a strong trust and belief in themselves, and
They all believe it is never too late to start.
Pres Anthony Thanked Lesa for a very interesting, entertaining, and insightful talk and presented Lesa with a highly sought-after Rotary cake.
REMINDER OF COMING EVENTS: (Pres Anthony McGrath)
- 7th June 2021 - NO Meeting - WA Day Holiday
- 14th June 2021 - Fellowship & Member Information Night
- 21st June 2021 - Incoming President Life Talk - Jason van Straalen
- 28th June 2021 - RCD Change-over Night
THANKS TO:
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Thank you to Denise & Staff and once again, Happy Birthday to Denise, and the Nedlands Golf Club.
Thanks to On-Par Catering for another fine meal.
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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 our guests who attended tonight.
- Lesa Hinchcliffe
- Rick Hart
- Brenda Bannon
- Marion Cahif
- Chris Scovell
- Susie Davis
- Jill Elias
- Michael Elias
- Katrina Hopkins
- Tracy Jardine
- Terry & Joan Rogers
- Lindsey Shepherd
- June Wilkie
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MEETING CLOSE:
Recognise RI President’s Holger Knaack Presidential theme for the year. "Rotary Opens Opportunities"
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