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| 12 May |
Jim Hanrahan |
2 May 1961 |
Ted King |
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Robert Cuzens |
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Rotarians are reminded that if you are unable to attend on the night you are rostered, it is your responsibility to find someone to fill your role.
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26 May |
2 June |
| Invocation |
Michael Boyd |
Jane Chislett |
| Fellowship |
Brian Trenery |
Eric Williams |
| Attendance |
Ian Cairns
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Robert McNally |
| Attendance |
Graeme Ross |
Sharon Stark |
| Properties |
Duncan Stalker |
John Nisbet |
| Properties |
Tony Austin |
Bunny Hinchcliff |
| Fines |
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John Hunt |
| Chair |
Svet Lineham |
John Hunt |
| Reporter |
Mary Fitzgerald |
Andrew Womersley |
| Reporters |
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| 1st Tuesday |
Andrew Womersley |
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| 2nd Tuesday |
Isobel Siebel |
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| 3rd Tuesday |
Jim Hanrahan |
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| 4th Tuesday |
Mary Fitzgerald |
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Svet Lineham |
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Acting President Steve Giddens welcomed Rotarians and guests, including guest speaker Harry Price and his parents Gary and Julie.
Steve also advised that Andrea Sampson's father passed away yesterday in Perth and Andrea has gone to Perth to be with the family. The Club sends its condolences to Andrea and her family at this sad time.
Steve said it was great to see the dinner auction moving forward and thanked the Committee for all its work in organising this event.
He also advised that our Exchange Student Astrid has only 6 weeks left to go with us before heading back to Denmark, so if anyone is doing something that Astrid may be interested in during this time, please invite her along!
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Film Night - Woman in Gold - Thursday 21 May 6:30 pm for a 7:00 pm start
John Harris reminded members of the upcoming fundraising film night on Thursday 21 May at 6:30 pm for a 7:00 pm start. Woman in Gold tells the true story of a Jewish woman's search to reclaim what her family lost during the 2WW. Tickets are $20 and John had tickets with him for sale but they can also be purchased from any members of Inner Wheel. The film is a fundraiser for South West Healthcare..
DINNER AUCTION PROGRESS
Michael Boyd provided an update on the Dinner Auction. We've had a terrific response from the community with 250 businesses and individuals donating. There will be 100 main lots to the retail value of $28,000 and 100 Silent Auction Lots to the value of $9,000. There was a good response to the late afternoon text message to members reminding to bring wine for the wine cellar to be auctioned, as well as the wheelbarrow raffle. Michael also thanked the committee for all their hard work.
Set up is from 10:30 to 12:30 on Saturday morning at the Warrnambool Bowls Club and any members wishing to assist are welcome. We usually follow afterwards with lunch at the club.
VOTING FOR INVOCATION
Anne Adams advised that the vote was split 17/17 so the status quo remains.
A REMINDER TO CENTURIONS
On behalf of the Rotary Foundation:
A reminder to Centurions i.e. Rotarians who promised to give Aus $100 each year, if they can, until they have paid in $1000. (This is different from the US $100 contributions) In November, the Rotary Foundation month, some members paid, but if you have forgotten, this is a reminder that the 2014 -2015 year is nearing its end. The District has some forms that you can fill in. See Mary if you need one, or go to the District 9780 web site http;//www.rotary9780.org/ click on Foundation and click on Centurion.
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Finesmaster Ian Cairns fined just about everyone last night, including Astrid who apparently went missing a number of times during the recent Safari, only to be found asleep on a seat at the back of the bus. Others included not knowing what the IDAHO day was, owners of vinyl records (which are now quite valuable, football supporters, and of course the random numbers!
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 The Acting Chair, Gordon Curran advised that he was standing in for Ron Rauert who wasn't well and was disappointed that he could not there. Harry will visit Ron at home and give him the presentation.
Gordon introduced Harry Price, a student from Emmanuel College who has just returned from a trip of a lifetime to Turkey for the ANZAC centenary. Harry thanked the club for giving him the opportunity to speak and making him feel welcome, then proceeded to provide everyone with the most amazing account of his trip. Harry described the application process which involved answering a large number of questions and providing references. This took a week to complete! It wasn’t until later in the year that Harry received an email advising he had been selected. This was followed up by a trip to Government House to meet the Governor later in the year.
Four of Harry’s great uncles were involved in WW1 and Harry was fortunate to have the opportunity to follow their footsteps on this trip of a lifetime as part of the Victorian Government, ANZAC Centenary tour 2015.
Harry provided an incredible movie he made of his trip and described the places he visited before heading to ANZAC Cove – the Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, the underground cistern built in 532 to supply water for the great palace, the Grand Bazaar, and other historical buildings around Istanbul. They visited the Turkish Martyrs monument, the tallest war monument in Turkey, then Cape Helles which was a British monument, the Redoubt Cemetery. Little did the group know that this was going to hit them hard emotionally, and when they saw the grave of a 16 year old boy most of them started to cry. Personally for Harry, this made him feel proud to be Australian and was the first time that he really felt connected to these people. When he was standing at one of the graves with no message from their family, it made him think, we aren’t even related to these people and yet we feel so emotional, but then he thought we are related, because these men who served for us, moulded our country into what it is today. Therefore, they are all family.
The trip to ANZAC Cove hit hard emotionally and Harry found it difficult to comprehend some of the feelings he was getting. “How could so much bad have happened in such a beautiful place?” Standing there, exactly 100 years on, all Harry could hear was the sound of the waves crashing and the birds, even with 10,000 people standing around him. He wondered what drove the soldiers and then when he turned around and saw his newly made friends, he thought “mateship, that’s why”. That 1 minute is a moment that Harry said he would never forget. “The whole ceremony was the most surreal thing, and in one hour, my life was changed. I struggle to explain the emotions I was feeling, and the ceremony itself, but after many days reflection, I have come to the conclusion that the whole experience has changed all of the 10,000 souls at the ceremony, and I was lucky enough to be one of those souls”.
After the dawn service they hiked to Lone Pine. Harry showed some photos of the view from the top of Lone Pine. “When I was standing there looking at the view, that was when I realised how privileged I was to be able to have the most amazing experience anyone could ever have. But the thing that made it even better, was the people I was with”.
They also visited the Gallipoli High School which was when Harry realised what an amazing school Emmanuel College is; we have grass, we have drink taps, our concrete is flat and not cracked, our music room has lots of instruments, we have chairs that aren’t wooden logs. Yet there was not one student there without a smile, everyone was so happy.
A life changing experience, spent with new lifelong friends. That’s what Harry told the Victorian Minister of Veteran Affairs.
After answering a number of questions from those present, Harry was thanked by Gordon Curran and given a certificate and book in appreciation of his excellent presentation.
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 Our speaker next week is Hannah Newell. Hannah is a theatre nurse at the Warrnambool Base Hospital and she volunteered and worked on Mercy Ships in November last year. Mercy Ships was one of the Strategic Partners of Rotary International. Two documentaries about Mercy Ships have recently been aired on television and more can be found on Youtube along with their facebook page.
To learn more about Mercy Ships go to the following links:
Youtube.com (and then search by typing in mercy ships and many short clips will become available to you.)
Please join me in welcoming Hannah to our club next week as she tells the story of her experiences on board a Mercy Ship in Madagascar where lives were changed forever.
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Rotary Club of Warrnambool
Sunday July 5, 2015
12:00 pm for a 12:30 pm start
Warrnambool Football Club
Cost $25 - drinks at bar prices
District 9780 Changeover Lunch, hosted by Geelong Central Rotary
Sunday June 28, 2015
12:00 pm for 12:30 pm start
Wyndham Hotel, Cnr Darian Road & The Esplanade, Torquay
Cost $45 - drinks at bar prices
RSVP: Friday 13 June
Rotaract
Wednesday 15 July, 2015
Images Restaurant
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On Wednesday night, representatives of 36 community groups/organisations were given a defibrillator for their club.
At meetings of the Gwen & Edna Jones, Ray & Joyce Uebergang Foundations a decision was made to support a program to provide defibrillators to organisations in the Warrnambool and Moyne Shires and surrounding districts. They looked for partners to join in the project and South West Credit Union, as part of their 50 Year Celebration came on board. The Rotary Club of Warrnambool also contributed to this project.
The defibrillators were provided by Defib Your Club for Life, an organisation set up to assist with the acquisition of defibrillators.
Defib Your Club for Life was set up by Sue Buckman and Andrew White. Sue’s son Stephen collapsed and died from a cardiac arrest during a football training session at Rupertswood, Sunbury in 2010. Paramedic, Andrew White was at the club and assisted with CPR as ambulance and defib equipment did not arrive for 20 minutes.
Following enquiries and correspondence with Sue, she met with the organisers in Warrnambool where she explained the operation of the machine and provided a demonstration of the defibrillator.
NOTE: People using Defibs are covered by the Good Samaritan Act.
Following this meeting an advertising campaign was launched via Radio 3YB and Warrnambool Standard and on websites seeking applications from interested community groups.
Last night at the Warrnambool Football Club, over 150 people representing 36 community groups/organisations were recipients of a defibrillator for their clubs. A demonstration on how to use the defibrillator was provided by Sue and Andrew and they answered many questions by those present.
A huge thank you to the Gwen & Edna Jones, Ray & Joyce Uebergang Foundations, South West Credit Union and the Rotary Club of Warrnambool for this fantastic initiative in providing life-saving equipment throughout the region.
(Sue Buckman with a photo of her son Stephen who died after he had a heart attack during training. Photo: Pamela Mirghani)
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Defibrillator Program Saving Lives
A MOTHER whose son died from a heart attack at football training says communities should equip football clubs with life-saving equipment.
Sunbury’s Sue Buckman experienced the heartbreak of losing a child when Stephen Buckman, 19, died at Rupertswood Football Club training.
Stephen’s death prompted the creation of Defib Your Club, For Life, which aims to provide clubs with access to defibrillators – machines which use electricity to re-start hearts.
Mrs Buckman, a director of the group, said Hume City Council was one of the first to respond, buying 21 defibrillators at a cost of almost $50,000.
She urged communities state-wide to do likewise.
Mrs Buckman said Defib Your Club, For Life had brought the price of a defibrillator down to $2300 a unit, which included training and replacement batteries for eight years.
“They’re looking to put it in their aquatic centres and places people congregate. They can hopefully start a bit of a trend there,” she said.
“I dare say other councils should do the same.”
Stephen had to wait more than 20 minutes for an ambulance after suffering a heart attack in May 2010 despite off-duty paramedic Andrew White calling for urgent assistance.
Mrs Buckman said a defibrillator could have saved his life.
“Stephen was without a defibrillator for 22 minutes. Had we had a defibrillator things could be very different,” she said.
“The skills were there but nobody had the equipment.
“The body has a five-minute reserve of oxygen. If defibrillation can happen early, quite often the patient sits up and goes ‘oh what happened’.
“Anything after five minutes the percentage comes down.”
Founding director of Defib Your Club For Life! Paramedic Andrew White assisted CPR efforts on Mr Buckman at the time and said the evidence for the need of defibrillators within sporting clubs was compelling.
"For every minute that passes following sudden cardiac arrest there is about a 10 per cent decrease in survival rate," Mr White said, who was an ambulance paramedic for over 20 years.
"By 10 minutes there is only a very remote chance of survival."
About 30,000 Australians die of sudden cardiac arrest outside of a hospital each year with most people unable to access a defibrillator in the crucial five-minute period after a heart attack.
Mr White said statistics showed one in every 1,000 persons has an undiagnosed heart complaint.
"When you add exertion to that in a sports situation or a stress situation with fans the chance of cardiac arrest increases," he said.
He said the MCG was proof that defibrillators could make a difference at sporting venues.
"Eighty per cent of heart attack victims in the MCG survive and that's because there are medics walking around with defibrillators."
"When you walk outside the doors of the MCG your chances of surviving drop to seven to ten per cent."
Defibrillators were particularly important for rural areas, he said, where sports venues were often used for social events too, and could be far from the nearest medical centre.
But even in the metropolitan region it usually took an ambulance over 5 minutes to arrive, he added.
The initiative increases safety for players and spectators alike.
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 It's been confirmed, RCW will be hosting Karla Bracklow in 2015/2016. Karla is from Germany and lives with her family in Dresden. She is 15 years old and is the oldest of four girls, her sisters being 13, 10 and 6 years old. Karla likes to visit Berlin and catch up with friends and like Astrid, loves to sleep in on weekends! She also likes contemporary pop music and sunshine. Her favourite meals are pancakes and "Koenigsberger Klopse", although she eats almost anything. Karla loves swimming and her little cat. She likes to go to the movies and enjoys comedy. School isn't far away and she rides her bike, except during winter when she walks. Her school has 600 students and Karla is in a class of 26. She studies mathematics, art, sports, geography, history, German, English, biology and physics and her special interest is science. Karla's sports are swimming and badminton and she has been swimming since the age of 6 - she is also a pretty good downhill skiier!
I'm sure we will all enjoy having Karla as an exchange student next year. John Hunt - looks like you may have some swimming competition to take along with you!!!
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Two Irish nuns have just arrived in USA by boat, and one says to the other,
"I hear that the people in this country actually eat dogs."
"Odd," her companion replies, "but if we shall live in America, we might as well do as the Americans do."
As they sit, they hear a push cart vendor yelling, "Hot dogs, get your dogs here," and they both walk towards the hot dog cart.
"Two dogs, please," says one.
The vendor is very pleased to oblige, wraps both hot dogs in foil and hands them over.
Excited, the nuns hurry to a bench and begin to unwrap their 'dogs.'
The mother superior is first to open hers.
She begins to blush, and then, after staring at it for a moment, leans to the other nun and in a soft brogue whispers, "What part did you get?"
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