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Please notify David Brown
Phone or Text 0438647536
Email: David@swcredit.com.au
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Club Information
Welcome to our Club!
Rotary Club of Warrnambool
Service Above Self
We meet Tuesdays at 6:15 PM
Warrnambool Football Club
Cramer Street
Warrnambool, Victoria  3280
Australia
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Stories
FAMILY OF ROTARY SEPTEMBER
  Birthday
5 Sept Ravi Ganeshalingam
8 Sept Glenda Spehr
11 Sept John Nisbet
13 Sept Kathy Moir
22 Sept Brian Trenery
23 Sept Robin Konigson
26 Sept Jenny Trenery
  Induction
3 Sept 1991 Brian Trenery
9 Sept 1997 Iris Bickley
11 Sept 2007 Janet Blackley
12 Sept 2006 Judy Ross
21 Sept 1993 Robert McNally
  Wedding Anniversaries
4 Sept 1965 Duncan & Margaret Stalker
15 Sept 1951 Ron & Lila Bishop
23 Sept 1971 John & Sue Harris
ATTENDANCE
31 Rotarians attended on Tuesday night out of a possible 49 = 63.3%.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
In the absence of Sergeant Andrea Sampson, Rachel Furnell did a great job acting in the role and started by introducing President John Hunt.
 
President John welcomed Rotarians and invited Exchange Student, Fabio Gomes to tell us about his recent trip to Tasmania with Rotarian Terry O'Neill. Given the short notice, Fabio did well in describing his trip to Tasmania which he loved, and also enjoyed meeting Terry's daughter and children (twins). Fabio also thanked Terry for taking him on the trip.
 
There was no speaker as Committee meetings took place after dinner.
MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Camp Quality
PP John Nisbet advised that he will speak at the next meeting about Camp Quality and provide plans and estimated costings for a proposed replacement of the old house. John advised that if Rotarians were interested in looking at the interior of the current houses, which are similar to to the proposed Camp Quality house, then Alex Rearden will be pleased to show them.
 
Show Gates
Rotarian Doug Maclean is currently preparing the roster for the show gates and asked Rotarians to advise him whether they are available or not, and their preferred time/s.
FINES
Alan Bowes kindly (or not so kindly) stood in for Trevor Williams who was absent, and Ian Cairns who was also absent, which may be why not many escaped being fined. Football supporters of Warrnambool, Swans and Essendon were fined, as were most people whose faces appeared on the Bulletin, including the Editor for an unforgivable blunder in publishing names for the rosters and not the jobs. Birthdays, inductions and wedding anniversaries were also targetted, amongst others.
FROM THE EDITOR
Photos, photos, photos..... We now have a Bulletin, Web page and Facebook, all needing photos and articles to keep them interesting. Anything Rotary, send to Sharon or Gordon.
Please look at our Web Page and Facebook which both contain heaps of information, including the Bulletin if you are having problems getting it via email. Comments and "likes" on Facebook show us the article is being read.
UPDATE FROM EXCHANGE STUDENT, FABIO GOMES

Hi, My name is Fabio Gomes, I am 17 years old and I’m from Brazil. I arrived in Australia on 25 July after a long flight.
Before I came here, I was a little afraid because I don’t know speak English very well..(You can see by this report) but I was sure I that I can give my best. So when you really want to do something, it is easier.
The Australian people are so friendly, I knew about this but I had no idea how they are friendly.
I’m living in Warrnambool, a beautiful city but with a ‘crazy’ weather.
My first day in school was cold and I hoped a boring day because I did not know anybody and my English was so poor. However, it really was an amazing day. Many students came talk to me and I felt at home.
Another thing important to me is do all that I am invited, because it is just one year and the proposal is live the life here like the Australians live. I’m sure everything will be useful.
Nowadays I have a social life. I have friends, schedules and tests at school.  I am doing Math, English, Accounting, Biology, Food and Physical Education. It is awesome.
I was living with Svet and Russell, It was amazing and I learned many things with them. Svet is so lovely and she is the best cook, Russell is very smart and friendly, he always helped me.  They took me to aquarium in Melbourne in my first weekend, I tried many different things like Thai and Croatian food, I had my first BBQ at Tower Hill and I saw kangaroos, Emus and a koala very close to me. I did different programs with Svet and I learned to understand and enjoy Footy with Russell.
I am very grateful to them and I learned in few weeks more than I expected for one year.
I am currently living with Terry, my counsellor and I am enjoying a lot, he is always in a good mood and he is very nice to talk. Last weekend, Terry and I went to Hobart in Tasmania and I met his daughter and grandchildren. They are a lovely family. Tasmania is very cool and I loved.
After this we visited his another daughter in Melbourne and it was awesome as well.
Ultimately I am so happy here and I don’t have any complaints. Thank you for the opportunity and sorry for my english.
Fabio
ROTARY 2014 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, SYDNEY
Mark your calendars for the 105th Rotary International Convention which will be held in Sydney from the 1st to the 4th June 2014. Full details can be found in the link to the official Rotary 2014 International Convention web site below.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
ROSTERS
  24 September 1 October
Invocation Richard Hawker Doug Maclean
Loyal Toast Bunny Hinchcliff Robert McNally
Fellowship Jane Chislett Ian Sharman
Attendance Ian Sadler Marie Bennett
Attendance Keith McLeod Alan Bowes
Properties Trevor Williams Graeme Ross
Properties Roy Slater John Nisbet
Fines Trevor Williams John Harris
Chair
NA
TBC
REPORTERS
 
Gordon Curran 1st Tuesday
Svet Lineham 2nd Tuesday
Jim Hanrahan 3rd Tuesday
Mary Fitzgerald 4th Tuesday
Gordon Curran 5th Tuesday
JEST JOKIN!

Old men can still think fast

An elderly farmer in Far North Queensland had owned a large farm for many years. He had a large dam in the back paddock, fixed up nice -- picnic tables, horseshoe courts, and some tropical fruit trees.

The dam was set up for swimming with a diving jetty, when it was built.

One evening the old farmer decided to go down there as he hadn't been for a while, and look it over. He grabbed a five gallon bucket to bring back some fruit. 

As he neared the dam, he heard voices shouting and laughing.

As he came closer he saw it was a bunch of young women skinny-dipping in his dam. He made the women aware of his presence and they all went into the deeper water.

One of the women shouted to him, "We're not coming out until you leave!"

The old man frowned, "I didn't come down here to watch you ladies swim naked or make you get out naked."

Holding the bucket up he said, "I'm here to feed the crocodiles".