Club Business

Maurie and Toni will attend a meeting on Friday 11th October 2024 in Kennedys Creek with a family in need of a special needs vehicle.

The club will be giving a donation of $300 to the Let's Talk Colac Walk the Walk Festival.

The club will be giving a donation of $500 to PolioPlus.

Say No to Family & Domestic Violence - Posters are slowly getting posted around the town and district.

It's in the Bag starts in November.

Janice King from Nutrimetics has spoken about their collaboration with Share The Dignity. During October if you buy a $30 pack of Nutrimetics products (worth $195) Nutrimetics will give the pack directly to Share The Dignity to donate to those in need. I will bring the order forms with me on Tuesday.

7th October: Eat Up Sandwich Making. There were 315 sandwiches made by only 4 attendees.

12th & 13th October: Sue Schram is heading to Sydney for the Fit for Purpose Club Transformation Workshop. Sue will present details to our club at a later date.

21st October: Paul will attend the next P&A Society meeting.

21st October: Maurie will be attending the 30th Anniversary of the Probus Club of Colac Otway.

Our Club has purchased a mobile phone the number is:0439 977 844

Raffle Winner this week: Fiona Okeson

Apologies

Heather Green

Ian Gullan

Ken Riches

Sue Schram

Doug Tanis

Guests

Sara Stewart, Outbound Youth Exchange Student

Tanya Stewart

Fiona Okeson & Lyn Crook

Maurie Oates & Amanda Pugh

Hat Night

Donations were received tonight from members and guests and will be sent to Australian Rotary Health's Lift the Lid on Mental Illness.

Here a few of our members enjoying the night.

Rotary Club of Colac 90th Anniversary Dinner

Our Club has given a gift of a Grevillea Katherine's Sister to the Rotary Club of Colac for the celebration of their 90th Anniversary.

President Maurie Oates and members John Blane and Peter Liepins attended the night held at the Colac RSL Club.

John Blane & Peter Liepins

Many guests attending the celebration

District Governor Lesley Sheddon and President Michael Harrison cutting the cake

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8th October: Guest speaker, Sara Stewart - Outbound Youth Exchange Student.
8th October: Hat Day in October. A key part of Rotary's national "Lift the Lid on Mental Illness" campaign as an initiative to raise awareness and much-needed funds for mental health research. We ask members to wear a hat and donate to this cause at this meeting.

13th October: Bunnings BBQ. Roster is now complete. Thank you to all members who will be assisting.

14th October: 1:00pm - Members are invited to join us for a BBQ try out at the Show Shed. Needing to test the bbqs out to make sure cooking fast enough prior to the Otway Harvest Festival. Sausages and onions in fresh bread followed by a clean-up.

15th October: No meeting

20th October: Otway Harvest Trail Festival. We will be catering at our Show Shed from 9:00am to 4:00pm. Roster is now completed. Thank you to our members who will be assisting.

22nd October: Guest speakers - Defying the Drift participants to speak about their experience.

29th October: Annual General Meeting.
29th October: Fit for Purpose - update from Sue Schram

5th November: No meeting - Melbourne Cup Day - Tickets now on sale.

12th November: Guest Speaker - Andrew Gardiner, Vic Rail

19th November: No meeting

26th November: Guest Speaker - Matthew Murray Audiologist

3rd December: Board Meeting

5th December: The Colac Leaders of Volunteers Network Volunteer Expo 2:00pm to 7:00pm at Copacc. This is an event for Not-for-Profit organisations, Volunteer-Involving Organisations and Community Groups. We will be having an informational stall at the Expo. Please let Amanda know if able to assist.

10th December: Guest Speaker - Read the Play - Mental Health, Michelle Gerdts

17th December: Christmas Dinner - Stage Bistro, Red Rock Regional Theatre and Gallery, Cororooke.

7th January 2025: Board meeting

14th January 2025: Knitted Knockers, Cheryl Webster guest speaker. We are inviting partners and guests to this night. Please let Amanda know if you have someone attending.

Guest Speaker - Sara Stewart, Outbound Youth Exchange Student

This week our guest speaker was Sara Stewart, Outbound Youth Exchange Student.

Sara lives at home in Elliminyt with her parents David and Tanya and her brother Alex. Her pet is a Labradoodle named Koko Black.

Sara attends school at Trinity College in Colac.

Sara gave a presentation about some of the popular attractions in Colac, Victoria and National including the Colac Lake, Memorial Square, Red Rock and many others.

Sara also highlighted some of the larger businesses in Colac such as ALC, AKD, Bulla and Colac Area Health.

Sara has had the thought of travelling the world since she was around 8-9 years old. This was when she heard about the Youth Exchange program from a friend of her mother. She applied in September 2023 by completing a form on the internet. Sara has been attending several selection meetings at Ballarat and Beaufort with one more to go.

Sara will be going to Denmark for the Rotary Youth Exchange Program next year.

We cannot wait to hear the stories of her travels upon her return to Australia in the future.

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Next Bunning BBQ is on

Sunday 13th October 2024.

Roster is complete.

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Roster for 22nd October 2024

For apologies and guest, Amanda is required to email the
Colac Central Hotel by 1pm Sunday with the number of meals required for the Tuesday meeting.

There is then a follow-up email 12pm Tuesday, if the number has changed. Please keep this in mind if you are going to be apology or plan on bringing a guest. If bringing a guest, let Amanda know if they have any dietary requirements.

Also, if you are rostered on to perform a role during the meeting please find a replacement prior to lodging your apology.

Chairperson: Maurie Oates
Attendance: Amanda Pugh
Raffle & Welcome: Ellie Boyd
Fines: Paul Walsh & Sue Schram
Assisting to set up and pack away: Amanda Pugh & Beth Wilson

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President

Maurie Oates

Past President

Trevor McLaren

President Elect

Sue Schram

Secretary

Amanda Pugh

International Service

Peter Liepins

Treasurer

Trish Hickey

Community Service Director

Lyn Crook

Bulletin Editor

Ellie Boyd

Public Relations Director

Sue Schram

Membership Assistant

Sue Schram

Environment

Toni (Antoinette) Cuthbertson

International Service

John Scarrott

Rotary Foundation

John Blane

Vocational Services Director

Sue Schram

Youth Services Director

Maurie Oates

Youth Service Director Assistant

Ellie Boyd

SayNo2Family & Domestic Violence

Lyn Crook

Program Assistant

Trevor McLaren

Program Director

Toni (Antoinette) Cuthbertson

Member Birthdays

Amanda Pugh

October 17

William Chivers

October 21

Anniversaries

Stewart Carson

Vonda Carson

October 25

Join Date

Amanda Pugh

October 6, 2015

9 years