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Weekly wrap up with President .
 
January is Vocation Month on th Rotary Calendar.
The Object of Rotary is a philosophical statement of Rotary’s purpose and the responsibilities of Rotarians.  The concept of vocational service is rooted in the Second Object, which calls on Rotarians to “encourage and foster”:  
-High ethical standards in business and professions
-The recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations
-The dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society”
On the couch with Kayla Biender, interviewed by John Hunt
Raised on a farm near Remark South Australia by her Grandparents.  Qualified in Disability in Adelaide, before returning to Renmark to work as a teller in the bank.  Within 6 months she became Manager of the branch.  She progressed her banking career through posting in Adelaide, Darwin, Portland and now Manager of the CBA bank in Warrnambool.  her daily routine starts in the office at 7am.  Her time is mainly spent on regulatory requirements and customer service.  She has a staff of 11.  Her management style is focused on staff succeeding in career and personal development.  She has encouraged a staff member to attend RYLA.  Kayla has been caring for an exchange student from Verona for the last few weeks and this will continue for the next 6 months.
Kayla has travelled extensively overseas and in Australia.  She has taken up the Park Run at Lake Pertobe on Saturday mornings.  She has 2 French Bulldogs, a cat and a number of pet fish.  Kayla always supports local causes in the communities she works in. Here in Warrnambool she volunteers and supports Food Share.
The Warrnambool Rotary Club is delighted to have Kayla as a member, a member that espouses the ideals of Vocational Service.
Book Sales:  Deb and Angela have worked hard to get the book sales set up at the Allen Lane Pavilion.  The 40 boxes of books on display have come from the Warrnambool Library and donations (none from the container).
The books have to be put in storage temporarily for a function next Tuesday.  
Help is needed late Sunday afternoon to move the 40 boxes of books.  Help is also needed for the long weekend, please let Deb know if you can assist.
Ann Adams will have served Rotary for 34 years on the 14th January.  Congratulations Ann.
​​​​​​​Special General Meeting​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​The purpose of this SGM was to adopt a new club constitution.  A copy of the new constitution, with markups indicating the changes, were sent to members.  The Special General Meeting passed a resolution to adopt the new constitution.
 
 
Apologies: Ann Adams, Graeme Ward, Terry O’Neil, Sarah Wallace, David Brown, Leon de Villiers, Glenn Brotchie
 
Next Meeting:

20th January
 
Social Evening
 
6pm for a 6:15pm start
Warrnambool Bowls Club
Cnr Timor and Kelp St.
 
If you are now able to attend, please message David Brown via 0438 647 536

Meeting Jobs:

Sergeant:
Svet Lineham
 
Fellowship:
Trevor Williams
 
Invocation:
Ann Adams
 
Property:
Greg Lee
 
If you are not able to complete the upcoming position, please let Leon know via 0439 945 656 or leon.devilliers65@gmail.com
Upcoming Speakers:
January
6th
Social night
Youth Exchange students farewell
13th
On the couch with Kayla
20th
Social Night
27th
Staying Safe on-line
February
3rd
Tour of the Hycel Research Facility at Deakin University
10th
17th
24th
Upcoming Events:
January
6th-14th
NYSF
 
February
 
March
 
April
12th-17th
RYLA
 
Aug '26
10th-11th 
Science and Engineering Challenge
Volunteering

 
Date
Sergeant
Fellowship
Invocation
Property
Jan 6th
Svet Lineham
Terry O'Neill
 
Brooke McLeod
 
Jan 13th  Svet Lineham Tony Austin Brian Trenery  
Jan 20th
Svet Lineham
Trevor Williams
Anne Adams
 
Feb 3rd
Svet Lineham
Wendy Gosden
Ann Donaldson
 
Feb 10th
Svet Lineham
Alan Bowes
Angela Wheeler
 
Feb 17th
Svet Lineham
Angela Wheeler
Alan Bowes
 
Feb 24th
Svet Lineham
Ann Donaldson
Wendy Gosden
 
 
Svet Lineham
Anne Adams
Trevor Williams
 
Additions to the bulletin...
Please contact Debra or Brooke via debferg61@icloud.com or brookeemmajensen@gmail.com
 
Wisecrack of the week
from Rotarian John Beks
 
More Differences Between Women and Men
 
Nicknames:
If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch they will call each other Laura, Kate and Sarah
If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each there as Fat Boy, Buddha and Wildman
Eating Out:
When the bill arrives, Mike, Dave and John will each throw in $20, even though it’s only for $32.50.  None of them will have anything smaller and none will actually admit they want change back.
When the girls get their bill, outcomes the pocket calculator.
Money:
A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn’t need, but it’s on sale.
Bathrooms:
A man has 6 items in his bathroom; toothbrush and toothpaste, shaving cream, razor,a bar of soap, and a towel.
The average number of items in the typical woman’s bathroom is 337.  A man would not be able to identify more than 20 of these items.
Arguments:
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
Future:
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
Marriage:
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn’t.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won’t change, but she does.
Dressing Up:
A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the trash, answer the phone, read a book, and get the mail.
A man will dress up for weddings and funerals.
Natural:
Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed
Women somehow deteriorate during the night.
Offspring:
Ah! Children. A woman knows all about her children.  She knows about dentist appointments and romances, best friends, favorite foods, secret fears and hopes and dreams.
A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house.
Thought For The Day:
A married man should forget his mistakes.  There’s no use in two people remembering
the same thing!
SO! Pass this on to the women, who have a sense of humour……
AND THE MEN WHO WILL ENJOY READING!?
 

 

MSO and Find Your Voice Collective SONDER
at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl Melbourne
 
Rotarians are invited to attend the free event hosting the local choir. You can also register to watch the live stream via youtube.
For details, CLICK HERE
About Rotary Video
New-ish to Rotary? This 25 minute video goes over the ins and outs of the organisation and is a great way to get your feet planted. Click the button below to take you to youtube to watch the video.
Reminder! We are collecting 10c bottles for our projects. This is a really easy way of earning 100% profit for out club. You can utilise the app, or Brooke has business cards with the barcode on it. All you need to do is scan the barcode at the machine, then put the bottles in.
Alternatively, you can put your bottles in the bucket at each Rotary meeting, or drop them to Brooke and George's house on Kelp St.
Rotary Down Under Magazine
The Rotary Down Under magazine for Jan/Feb 2026 is now out and available to read. Click the link below to read online.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
John Hunt
January 25
 
Trevor Williams
January 28
 
Svetlana Lineham
January 30
 
John Beks
February 19
 
Join Date
Anne Adams
January 14, 1992
34 years
 
Margaret Ross
February 14, 2023
3 years
 
Robyn Blackmore
February 16, 2016
10 years