Hello Daybreakers,
This week’s meeting was changed to a Vocational visit to the community gardens, followed by a social evening meal at the City Memorial Bowling Club. Thanks, Glenn, for organising the evening and for supplying the following report.
“On Wednesday evening a group of Daybreak Rotarians attended the community gardens market in Grieve Street.
We were welcomed by members of the committee who gave us a brief talk about how the gardens operate, the Wednesday evening market and their plans to landscape the adjacent old quarry.
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The market operates every Wednesday from 3.00pm to 7.00pm and there were stalls selling local organic vegetables, cheeses, crafts, food and drinks. It was a very tranquil setting with a couple of guys playing guitar, bass and singing in the background.
The Community Gardens reps took us in to their new commercial kitchen and pointed out the large stainless-steel kitchen bench and rangehood which were purchased and installed with the assistance of a recent Daybreak grant. Ian Watson presented them with a small plaque he made to attach to the kitchen recognizing Daybreak's contribution.
Afterwards were given a cook’s tour of the gardens and other facilities. The group have done a great job in developing the site for community use. Following the community gardens visit we all had a meal and continued on with some fellowship at the City Memorial Bowls Club.”
At our meeting on Wednesday March 20th, we can look forward to hearing about the Warrnambool Eisteddfod from Guest Speaker Robert Coffey and have a bit of fun with Ian Watsons fun Session.
At some stage during the morning we will be re-inducting, past founding member, Barry Moran. With a good guest speaker lined up, mixed with a bit of fun from Ian, I hope to see many of you offer the right hand of fellowship to Barry.
At our board meeting Cheryl tabled a request for funding from local farmer Glen Britnell. Glen has a B-Double load of hay, donated by local farmers, to be distributed to Gippsland farmers. We have donated $1,000.00 to assist with purchasing the fuel required to transport the load.
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On Friday many members, friends and Rotarians attended Julie Grec’s service held at Our Lady Help of Christians Church. It was a very moving service and I can still hear the song “Sing”- by the Carpenters, as the pall bearers brought Julie past our Honor Guard. Most of those present were able to have a chat and share memories of Julie after at Proudfoots.
In case you can’t get the tune out of your head, here’s the YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/xbzkpLGqlrU
On Saturday, Jan, Liza and I held a planning meeting to discuss how we could best present our club Discussion/Assembly on moving forward . There was plenty of positive discussion and we hope that most members will be able to attend. This can be a forum where we all have an opportunity to provide positive feedback on our year to date and perhaps workshop a potential new major fundraiser.
Please talk to Jan, Liza or myself over the coming days, as always, we are ready to listen and help you move the club forward through our 21st and into our 22nd year.
On Thursday May 30th we will be holding a movie fundraiser event at the Capitol Cinema. Sue has booked Rocket Man – the life and times of Elton John. This is sure to be an entertaining movie and another excuse for us to get together, have some fun and raise funds for our wider community. The Board has decided to make this an End Polio fundraiser to enable us to get further 2 for one support from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.
Here’s a link to the official trailer: https://youtu.be/S3vO8E2e6G0
A number of Daybreakers are about to attend the district conference in Maryborough. Due to some cancellations, and tradies finishing projects early, there are still vacancies at some motels, if you want to attend give me a call so I can send you some of the contacts of those that may have vacancies.
If you are unable to attend, please read some of the following information, then decide if you would like to click the links for more information or an amazing website.
Guest Keynote Speaker CEO Purple House Sara Brown. - NGO Aboriginal holistic and culturally appropriate health services in remote Australia Northern Territory, Australia Western Desert Nganampa, Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation.
Sarah has built relationships with key corporate organisations and supporters to ensure the success of the Purple House mission - to improve the lives of people with renal failure, reunite families and reduce the impact of kidney disease in our communities. Sarah is a member of Central Australian Health Committee, Northern Territory Government consumer group to advise health services in central Australia. Sarah is also one of two NT representatives on the Friends of the National Rural Health Alliance Committee.
In the very small amount of time that Sarah has she paints and has held art exhibitions in Australia and overseas. Sarah has been making John Adams' life a misery for the past 25 years and has three
Guest Keynote Speaker: ARH Chairman Gregory Ross (Saturday AM)
At 28, Greg joined Rotary in 1976 and it has been a large part of his life ever since. He has worked as a literacy volunteer in Thailand, helped build an eye clinic in Vanuatu and led a GSE team to California. He has been MC at Rotary Conventions in Taipei and Melbourne, at the International Assembly and many district conferences, and has been RI President’s Special Rep multiple times in Australia and New Zealand.
A Rotarian with North Balwyn since 1986, Greg served as District 9800 Governor in 1991/92 and joined the Board of Australian Rotary Health in 2013. Now, as ARH Chairman for three years, he believes that Rotary through its Lift the Lid on Mental Illness campaign nationally can greatly reduce mental illness through prevention research.
Best known to Australian audiences as Senior Detective Tony Benjamin in the long running television series Cop Shop, Greg has been a professional actor and singer since graduating from NIDA in 1967. Over the past 10 years, he has also conducted over a thousand services as a funeral celebrant.
Television credits include Bellbird, Prisoner, Ocean Girl, Blue Heelers, the Secret Life of Us, Neighbours, Homicide, Division 4, Matlock Police, Boney, Skippy, City Homicide, House Husbands and Superwog. Plays include One Day of the Year, Absurd Person Singular and Don’s Party. Stage musical roles include Judas in Godspell (original Sydney production), Pedro in Man of La Mancha, Javert in Les Miserables and Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music, opposite Lisa.McCune.
With Carole, Greg has three adult children, Simon, Arna and Sophie, who are all successful professional performers in Australia and internationally. He loves playing tennis, follows the Demons in the AFL and is an active life member of youth leadership organisations, Lord Somers Camp and Power House.
Historical Video on Lord Somers: https://youtu.be/_xA5h3--sas
Lord Somers Camp and Power House Website: https://lscph.org.au/about-us/
March: Water & Sanitation Month
- Daybreak Care Program – Sunday 17th, 24th
- Meals on Wheels – Friday 22nd, 29th,
- District Conference – Friday/Sunday 22-24th
April: Maternal & Child Health Month
- Vice President Bob in the chair – April 10th - 20th
- Meals on Wheels – Friday 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th , 29th
- Daybreak Care Program – Sunday 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
May: Youth Service Month
- Meals on Wheels – Friday 3rd,10th, 17th, 24th , 31st
- Daybreak Care Program – Sunday 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
- Rocket Man – Movie Night – May 30th
Thank you for your ongoing service and support
Steve