President's Welcome

 
Tuesday night we had the pleasure of Ray Welford from Rotary East come and talk to us about the pioneer board. I found it very interesting, and a great talk by Ray. Thanks to Ray for taking the time out to come and talk to us. We also had Michael and Sharon Boyd come along for the night.

The Bunnings barbecue was on yesterday and thanks to everyone who is helping out on the day.


Thanks to everyone who helped out at the Rodeo, I didn’t think many would turn up as it had been raining all day, but they ended up getting a great crowd. A big thank you to Tony for organising the day and all the hard work you do.

Rachel has sent out correspondence for our Christmas breakup; we are having a 2- course meal – Christmas Roast and Dessert and the cost is $25.00. There will be a Christmas raffle $1.00 a ticket and all proceeds going towards the Camp Quality Cabin. There will be a Kris Kringle exchange and if you would like to participate, please bring along a gift to the value of $20.00.

Member announcements
- Graeme Ward said the Catchment Management Authority have invited us to a demonstration of fish monitoring in the Merri River on Friday 13th at 11.00am if anyone would like to go.
- Anne needs helpers for the books to be moved from the Warrnambool Club to the new premises in Fairy Street in will be on Saturday 14th at 10.00am
- Rachel spoke about the Christmas break up and please see above with all the information regarding Tuesday night.

Apologies: Brian Trenery, Svet Lineham, Leon De Villers, Angela Wheeler and Cathy Bligh.

Next week is the Christmas breakup, unfortunately I am unable to make it.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and will see you all next year.

Thank you all for all your hard work this year and may 2025 be a better year for everyone.

Hope you have a great week.
Kelly Curran
President
 

Next Meeting 17th December

 
Christmas Break-up Party
$25 set meal
$20 secret santa (optional)
Camp Quality Raffle
Christmas Bingo!
 
6pm for a 6:15pm start.
Location: 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:
Allan Bowes
 
Invocation:
Greg Lee
 
If you are unable to fill this position, please contact Anne Adams on 0418 528 787 or 
adamsanne49@gmail.com
 

Member Announcements

Judy Ross

Bread Tags
The bread tags have been going to Bakers Delight in the coles carpark at the rear of Target. Feel free to drop them in if you are in the area. However, if you still want to bring them to Rotary, I am happy to deliver them on your behalf.

Ann Body

Bottle Top Collection
Ann will happily take your plastic bottle tops. Please make sure they are washed and dried before you give them to her. They are sent to the lids for kids program in Mt Gambier.

Rachel Furnell

RYLA 2025
will take place in the April 2025 school holidays. We are seeking participants to attend aged between 18-25 at the time of the camp. Applications will open around October. If you have anyone in mind, please contact Rachel.

Brooke McLeod

Youth Exchange
Rotary internationally promotes youth exchange across the globe. Our district has 3 incoming 16 year old students for the 2025 year. Maria from Brazil will be living here in Warrnambool, and as such we are looking for homestays for Maria. This basically means taking on board Maria in your house for a minimum of 6 weeks. She will be attending school and volunteering at Rotary events while here in Warrnambool. If you are not able to take her on board, there are options that if you are doing something fun or 'cool', you are welcome to take Maria along as she is here is experience everything Australian culture. Peter has offered to bring her to the Australian Open for example.

Please get in contact with me about what is means to be a homestay parent.

More info about Rotary Youth Exchange (maybe you know someone we can sponsor out-bound?)
- https://www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/youth-exchanges
- https://ryea.org.au/
Our district: https://rotary9780.org/sitepage/youth-services/what-is-youth-exchange

 

Upcoming Speakers

December
10th - Ray Welsford - Pioneer Board
17th - Christmas Break up

Have ideas for the program over the next Rotary year? Talk to Anne Adams!

Upcoming Events

December
14th
Book moving from 10am
See Tony

15th
Bunnings BBQ
See Janet

Upcoming Meeting Jobs Roster

Date Sargeant Fellowship Invocation
Dec 17th Ann Body Alan Bowes Greg Lee

 

Additions to the Bulletin

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

Rotarians visited the Bromfield Street Weir site on the Merri River on Friday to see a fish monitoring demonstration by the Catchment Management Authority.
RYLA applications are now open!
We are on the hunt for 18-25 year olds.
For further information about the program visit our website: https://ryla9780.org/
Please see Rachel about any information or if you have someone interested. Rachel also has physical copies of the flyer if you would like one.
 
As we have had such a fluctuation of members over the last year or two, it is a great time to point out some elements of Rotary which some of our older members have a great deal of knowledge about.
 
One small element of this is the small change jar. This cute bear jar is put with the badge board every week as you walk in. The aim is that if you have any loose annoying silver (or gold) coins taking up valuable real estate in your pocket/wallet, you can throw them into this jar. This jar raises money for Rotary's biggest project; To end Polio globally. This money is also tripled by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, so the $1 you add, will become $3.
 
Another point which highlighted questions this week was the hierarchy of Rotary. Here is a great article from District 9675 about how we are positioned in the grand scheme of things. Have a read in your own leisure, but make sure to ask questions if you have them :)
https://mylearning.rotarydistrict9675.org.au/mod/book/view.php?id=321&chapterid=799
 
Wisecrack of the week
From John Beks
What is a Genealogist?
 
A full-time detective
A thorough historian
An inveterate snoop
A confirmed diplomat
A keen observer
A hardened Sceptic
An apt biographer
A qualified linguist
A part-time lawyer
A studious sociologist
An accurate reporter
A hieroglyphics expert
And...
A COMPLETE NUT!
 
DISTRICT CONFERENCE 2025
Time to put March 21 - 23 in your diary and get ready to head to the Surf Coast for District Conference. Numbers are strictly limited to 200 attendees, so hop online and register now to get the Early Bird Special price! https://rotary9780conference.com.au/
Do you know this spoon?
We have been contacted by a Rotarian in Ohio asking about the history of this spoon. If you know any history about this spoon, please get in touch!
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
John Hunt
January 25
 
Trevor Williams
January 28
 
Svetlana Lineham
January 30
 
Elijah Sarigari
December 6
 
David Brown
December 9
 
Tony Austin
December 28
 
Angela Wheeler
December 30
 
Join Date
Anne Adams
January 14, 1992
33 years
 
Chris Stebbing
December 11, 2018
6 years
 
Leon de Villiers
December 13, 2005
19 years
 
Ian Sharman
December 14, 1982
42 years
 
Sarah Adams
December 15, 2020
4 years
 
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