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President's Message
Bugsy Moran
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President's Chat
Pres Chat 9/2
Minutes of Meeting held at 7.30 am on 9th February 2022
Format: Zoom
Attendance: 23
Apologies:
Guests: Jodie & Jim Askew
Guest Speaker:
 
 
 
Barry introduced Jim Askew,  not only a fellow motor-cyclist but also Non-Executive Chairman of Syrah Resources and a Director on many Australian Mining Companies.
 
Jim, B. Mining Eng., M. Eng. Sci., FAusIMM, MSME, MAICD,  spoke about his long and interesting career in the Mining business. Jim has been a CEO of public resource companies for some 20 years and served on Boards since 1983.
 
His current assignment is the development of a massive graphite mine in Mozambique. This resource has the finest graphite in the world, far superior to that mined in China.
 
The refined Graphite is used to make the Anodes for Lithium-ion batteries.
 
Syrah Resources is building a facility to process the Graphite in Louisiana to serve the USA and European Markets and reduce reliance on Chinese product.
 
Tesla has contracted to buy the product. Growth in electric vehicle production has increased dramatically.
 
Synthetically produced graphite is energy intensive and more expensive.
 
Syrah Resources are significantly improving the lives of the local population in Mozambique.
 
Answering a question from Janey, Jim said that Chinese Mining Companies often bring in theirown labour force so not so beneficial for locals.
 
Geoff asked whether the batteries can be recycled. Jim responded that there is a market for reusing the batteries.
 
Chez asked whether fires were a problem with Lithium batteries. Jim said that compared to petrol motors, batteries were much less prone to fires.
 
Barry’s Banter:
  • A vote of members present favoured a Zoom meeting next week
  • Having “hybrid”meetings that broadcast live will require special gear. Our Club is different to the others in that breafast meals have to be specially prepared for us.
Members Announcements:
  • Mary:- disappointed with the breakfast meals
  • Ian:-Bunnings BBQ Roster this Sunday has been circulated to members
  • Cheryl:- Warrnambool East’s meeting featuring Ken Hutt, who is intending to paraglide of Mt Everest for polio research, is on the 24th  Feb. East’s Maggie Dwyer is looking for donations for a raffle to be held at the meeting.
  • Lisa is after timelines for the Care Program
  • Peter:- Glenn is liaising with WCC for support for Clean-Up Australia Day , officially on the 6th March
  • Sergio:- Portland extreme fishing event on next weekend
  • Quiz:  Bob in great form
Meeting Closed:  8.35 am
 
 
 
Daybreak members were at Bunnings on Sunday volunteering at the Bunnings BBQ.
 
 
Rotary Birthdays
Yvonne Cassady           February 4
Betty Suggett                February 9
Glenn Rundell              February 20
Sandra Batten               February 25
 
Rotary Anniversaries
Dianne Brown              8 years
Ian Harper                    6 years
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Check out the daybreak Facebook page for the stories. 
 
 

LAUGHTER, THE BEST MEDICINE

 
The phone rang. It was a salesman from a mortgage refinance company. "Do you have a second mortgage on your home?"
 
"No," I replied.
 
"Would you like to consolidate all your debts?"
 
"I really don't have any," I said.
 
"How about freeing up cash for home improvements?" he tried.
 
"I don't need any. I just recently had some done and paid cash," I parried.
 
There was a brief silence, and then he asked, "Are you looking for a husband?"
 
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My son rang me to tell that he had been "made redundant" To be blunt he
was sacked. Oh Oh
Me:    "Whatever will you do now?
He:  "Well, we'll go down to the pub"
Me:  "OOH….  surely you won't drown your sorrows  in drink"
 
He:  "No, I'll just give them a swimming lesson"
 
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I sat there waiting for my new doctor to make his way
through the file that contained my very extensive medical history.
 
After he finished all seventeen pages, he looked at me and said, "Bill...
you look better in person than you do on paper."
 
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My job as a land surveyor took me to a golf course that was expanding from
9 holes to 18 holes. Using a machete to clear thick brush in an area I was
mapping, I came upon a golf club that an irate player must have tossed
away. It was in good condition, so I picked it up and continued on.
 
When I broke out of the brush onto a putting green, two golfers stared at
me in awe. I had a machete in one hand, a golf club in the other, and
behind me was a clear-cut swath leading out of the woods.
"There," said one of the golfers, "is a guy who hates to lose his ball!"
 
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Knock, knock,   Who's there?
Gorilla,     Gorilla who?
Gorilla me a hamburger.
 
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A man is madly in love with a princess and wants to propose, but an evil witch has cast a spell on him, and now he can say only one word a year. So he waits 14 agonizing years—accumulating all his words—before approaching his beloved.
 
Finally, the big day arrives. When he sees her, his heart skips a beat. He gathers his nerve, drops to his knees, and intones, "My darling,
 
I have waited many years to say this: Will you marry me?"
 
The princess turns around, smiles, and says, "Pardon?"