Guests: Bruce Campbell & Greg Lee’s 2 daughters, partners & grandchildren
Apologies: Ann Doldson, Rachel Furnell, Chris Stebbing, Rob McDonald, Svet Lineham, Kayla Biender, Anne Adams
Guest Speaker:
Our guest speaker Bruce Campbell has volunteered with the Warrnambool Coast Care Land Care Network for 20 years. The Network has been operating for 30 years. His experience includes working on projects on outback aboriginal settlements in SA and project management in Portland and central Australia, The WCLCN is the preeminent environmental organisation here and its activities extend to the Moyne and Corangamite Shires. It has over the years successfully restored native vegetation off Harris Street and at the Flume. WCLCN recently launched LandLife SouthWest a program to support farmers to adopt regenerative agricultural practices which will have additional biodiversity benefits. We wish this venture well.
PNG Project: The Club is hoping to have 150 birthing kits put together within two weeks. Elijah reports that the birthing kits are “life-saving equipment”. Village mid-wives deliver babies with their bare hands despite the risks involved.
Elijah also reported the distribution of Rotary books to local schools and kindergartens and the use of Rotary donated sewing machines.
Redistricting Proposal:
DG Christine and District Directors outlined the impact likely on our zone at a Zoom meeting Wednesday night. The overall situation is that the 17 Districts in Zone 8 will be reduced to 10. This is necessary because of the large decline in membership over the past few decades. It is considered that a viable District should have a minimum of 2.000 members. Our District 9780 will be incorporated into a much larger District that will extend to Melbourne and as far away as Holbrook in NSW. It will have a membership of 3,800 and will be one of the largest in terms of membership. Mt Gambier, Millicent and Bordertown Clubs will join a one SA District. The redistributing is expected to be operating in 2028/2029. Christine and Tonie believe the outcome can be a positive for our Clubs.
The Club can relax now that Chris Stebbing has offered to be President Elect. Thanks Chris.
There is now a vacancy for the position of Director of Club Service. Leon gave the meeting a brief overview of this “easy” role.
Deb reports a successful book sale on Saturday, raised about $750 and moved a lot books. Well done Deb and those that helped.
