President's Message

Tuesday night Svet Lineham was our speaker for the night, all members moved around tables and spoke about Rotary and new members got the opportunity to ask questions that they were unsure of, and the senior members got to speak about there experiences in Rotary. Unfortunately, I had to leave early as I had a work emergency. I am sure it would have been a great night. Thank you Svet for organising.

Last Sunday Greg and l attended a district community meeting in Hamilton. It was great to see all the clubs come together to see how there year is going and what projects they are up to. Thank you, Greg, for coming along for the day.

A few months ago, our club donated $1,000 to blaze aid for the Grampians fires, and it was very impressive to see that $44,000 was donated from Rotary clubs in our district to support the volunteers.

District Assembly is coming up on May 2 nd and all members are welcome to go. It will be held in Horsham and if anyone would like to go, please reach out.

RYLA was on last week and the presentation dinner was on Thursday night, unfortunately l was in Portland dealing with a crisis, Tony went to support Rachel and they both had a great night. A big thank you to Rachel who has put a lot of work into this program and Tony for attending.

Members Announcements
- Robbie is organising a social night this Wednesday at the Bowls Club for a quiz night. It is a 6.30pm start and there will be prizes on the night, if anyone is interested, please see Robbie
- Judy Ross sent out an email on the loose change jar and it will end this Tuesday night to finalise end of year, and all proceeds go to the Ending Polio. If you have any spare change lying around, please bring along Tuesday night.
- Debbie spoke about the book sale that is on this weekend and to tell all your friends and family to came along.
- Rachel spoke about the RYLA Presentation and 26 participants were involved and our participant will couple in a couple of weeks’ time and speak about there experience.
- Trevor Williams let us all know he is heading up north for 3 months

Have a great week.

Kelly Curran

Next Meeting 22nd April

Special Guest Doug Heazlewood for our ANZAC Day meeting

6pm for a 6.15pm start

Warrnambool Bowls Club
Corner of Kelp and Timor St

A reminder, if you cannot attend the meeting; please contact David Brown via 0438 647 536 or dljb3280@gmail.com

Meeting Jobs

Sargeant:
Ann Body

Fellowship:
Dapinder Singh

Invocation:

Rob McDonald

If you are unable to fill this position, please contact Anne Adams on 0418 528 787 or
adamsanne49@gmail.com

Member Announcements
- - REMINDERS FOR THE NEXT MONTH - -

Anne Adams
22nd April - Meeting will be at the Bowls Club.

6th May - Meeting will be at the Wangoom Hall. Please RSVP to Anne Adams

Car pooling available for each event, please contact rsvp person.

Upcoming Speakers

April
22nd - Doug Heazlewood on ANZAC Day
29th - May races at Wangoom Hall. Dress to impress!

May
6th - Phillip Liebolt from the story telling festival. Chair is Sharon Kenny.
13th - RYLA participant presentation. Chair is Rachel
20th - Presentation from Maria Rezende and youth exchange. Chair is Brooke
27th - Sarah Wallace from the Wish Collective. Chair is Kelly.

June
3- Planning Night with President Elect Peter
10th -
17th - Tanya Wines. Chair is Cathy Bligh
24th - Change over dinner
Happy end of Rotary Year!

Upcoming Events

April

May

June
20th
Warrnambool Central Changeover

July
27th
First Aid and CPR Training

August
11th-12th
Science and Engineering Challenge

September

October

November

December

Upcoming Meeting Jobs Roster

Date	Sargeant	Fellowship	Invocation
April 22nd	Ann Body	Dapinder Singh	Rob McDonald
April 29th	Ann Body	David Brown	Robyn Blackmore
May 6th	Ann Body	Deborah Ferguson	Sharon Kenny
May 13th	Greg Lee	George McLeod	Svetlana Lineham
May 20th	Ann Body	Glenn Brotchie	Terrence O'Neill
May 27th	Ann Body	Graeme Ward	Wendy Gosden
June 3rd	Ann Body	Greg Lee	Alan Bowes
June 10th	Ann Body	Ian Sharman	Andrew Body
June 17th	Greg Lee	Janet Blackley	Angela Wheeler
June 24th	Ann Body	John Hunt	Ann Donaldson
July 1st	Ann Body	John Beks	Anne Adams

Additions to the Bulletin

Please contact Brooke and Sarah to add items to the bulletin
brookeemmajensen@gmail.com and sarah.adams2509@gmail.com

Happy Easter to All!

A happy and safe long weekend to everyone most of all!

Featured here is Ikea's Flat-Pack Easter Bunny. Ikea are the true masters of making everything flat pack!

Join us for a World Immunization Week discussion with public health experts explaining why the message that Vaccines Work is more important than ever.

A conversation with:

-Jessica Malaty Rivera, Infectious Disease Epidemiologist and Award-winning Science Communicator

-Dr. Stella Anyangwe, End Polio Now Coordinator and former WHO Representative

-Dr. Peter Hotez, Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine

Event information and where to view discussion: https://www.endpolio.org/world-immunization-week-rotary-live-conversations

Congratulations on another successful book sale!

And thank you to all those who volunteered time

Wisecrack of the week
From John Beks

Thankful

I am thankful for...

The mess to clean up after a party, because it means I have been surrounded by friends.

The taxes I pay, because it means that I am employed.

The clothes that fit a little too snug, because it means I have enough to eat.

My shadow who watches me work, because it means I am out in the sunshine.

The spot I fund at the far end of the parking lot, because I am capable of walking.

All the complaining I hear about our Government, because of freedom of speech.

The lady behind me in church who sings off key, because it means that I can hear.

The piles of laundry and ironing, because it means my loved ones are nearby.

My huge heating bill, because it means that I am warm.

Weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day, because it means I have been productive.

The alarm that goes off in the early morning hours, because it means that I am alive.

The lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning and gutters that need fixing, because I have a home.

Walking Group on again!
9am meeting at the Pavilion. Social coffee at the cafe post walk

Reports for the Changeover Annual Report
Rotarians I have been tasked with getting reports together for our Changeover annual
report. The Changeover being 24 June.
The following is a list of office bearer’s, service areas, activities and the people who
“champion” them.
There may be others that I have missed. If so please let me know.
If you are an office bearer, or “responsible” for a project, fund raiser or activity can you
provide an overview suitable to be included in the annual report please.
To facilitate the compilation of the report easier and for consistency of appearance
please use the Arial Font at font size 11 point and do not include any complex formatting.
Where appropriate please provide one or a small number of images in .jpg format.
These will greatly enhance the appearance of your report.
To have the report ready for the Changeover I need everything finalised, at the latest, 6
June (approximately 2 weeks prior). I will also send reminders prior to that.
President (Kellie Curran)
Secretary (Janet Blackley)
Treasurer (Terry O’Neill)
Club Service (Anne Adams)
Rotary Foundation (Greg Lee)
Projects (Tony Austin)
Public Image (Brooke McLeod)
Membership (Greg Lee)
Early loss memorial (Janet Blackley)
Environmental project (Graeme Ward)
Science & Engineering Challenge (Brooke McLeod)
Youth exchange (Brooke McLeod)
NYSF (Brooke McLeod)
RYLA (Rachel Furnell)
Camp Quality cabin (Rachel Furnell)
Booksale (Deb Ferguson)
Garden Expo (Anne Adams)
Days 4 Girls (Ann Donaldson)
The PNG Project (Tony Austin)
Regards
Tony A

Rotary Down Under April '25 Issue

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Member Birthdays

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April 12

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April 24

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May 26

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May 31

Join Date

Greg Lee

April 27, 2023

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