Weekly Meeting – We had a very full meeting last Wednesday with good attendance and it seemed like three guest speakers. Our Guest presenter, organized by Chris and Janey was Jessica Freeman, Manager of Ingenia Gardens Retirement Village which is a gated complex in North Warrnambool. Jessica outlined all aspects and options of the retirement village and fielded many questions from the members. For some reason members seemed more interested when they heard the complex bordered Dan Murphy’s! Jessica also left several booklets on the village for our members, so please see Janey if you would like a copy.
We also heard from Ian Watson regarding the vehicle he has purchased for the PNG Water and Education Projects. Dubbed the Unimog, the truck is a 30 year old Mercedes but is in very good condition both internally and externally with 6300 kms on the clock. Ian purchased the vehicle out of his own funds and is to be highly commended for his generosity towards this project. The truck will be well suited to the terrain of PNG and has a 6 ton lifting capacity crane located behind the cabin which will be beneficial for many aspects of the water and education projects. Well done Ian.
Barry Moran recently volunteered in the Gippsland fire affected area and told us of the hardships experienced and of the indiscriminate nature of the fires, in particular where one house remained untouched with no apparent reason while others surrounding it were burnt to the ground. He also told us of the loss of livestock and other animals and how authorities were dealing with this and other ongoing issues, such as smouldering peat, in the aftermath of the fires.
Future Guest Speakers and Fun Sessions – Listed below are the guest presenter and fun session roster for the weeks of February and into March. The rostered members are to either give a presentation or to organize another guest speaker. Remember that it can be just as interesting to hear the life story of one of our members, so don’t be too shy to speak about yourselves as it gives our newer members an insight into who you are and your life journey. Please advise me in advance if you have organized another speaker for your rostered session.
February 19 – Guest Presenter Glenn Rundell, Fun session Barry Moran
February 26 – Guest Presenter Peter Smid, Fun Session Andrew Nield
March 4 – Guest Presenter Lydia Sinclair, Fun Session Andrew Giblin
March 11 – Andrew Suggett, Fun Session Mehul Patel
March 18 – Max Taylor, Fun Session Chris Preston
March 25 – Jenny Turner, Fun Session Janey Preston
Foundation Movie Night – To reiterate Daybreak will be holding another movie night to support the Foundation, possibly in May. Sue is busy organizing the details of movies on offer and dates. More information will be circulated to members at future meetings.
New in the Learning Centre – There are two new public image courses located in the Learning Centre. The first is The Rotary Brand where members will learn about the Rotary Brand, why it matters and how to properly use the brand. The second course is Building Rotary’S Public Image where you will learn the value of public image and the strategies you can use.
The Australia Day BBQ held at the Botanic Gardens on Sunday January 26 went quite well with over 200 dim sims sold alongside many cans of drink. There has been some discussion regarding extending our menu for this event next year. If you have any ideas on what we could offer for sale please speak with Ian Harper.
The Wunta Breakfast will be held on the Civic Green on Friday morning January 31 with Daybreak rostered the cooking and serving. We are doing this event as a community service project with all proceeds from the breakfast to be directed from the Wunta Committee to the Bushfire Appeal.
The Long Lunch –Tickets have now been printed and are selling fast. If you have not reserved your tickets please contact Jenny. This is always a fun filled day on the social calendar, with fine food, music and the opportunity for fellowship amongst our Club and members of the wider community. Daybreak is on show at this event, let’s show everyone how much fun our club has when we do get together!
Other Dates on the Rotary Calendar
Feb 23 – Longest Lunch, Brother Fox, Deakin University
Feb 21-23 – PETS Multi-District, Creswick (registration now open). President Elects to attend but also Secretaries, Treasurers and Foundation Chairs and other Directors are also encouraged to attend
Feb 29 – Fishing Trip, Portland
March 21-23 – District Conference, Swan Hill (registration now open)
April 26 – District Assembly, Ararat or Stawell (tbc)
June 6-10– Aloha, Rotary International Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii
Rotary Anniversaries – we have several members that celebrating Rotary anniversaries:
Glenn Rundell joined Rotary on January 28, 2009
Steve Bellamy and Leni Brockmuller both joined Rotary on January 30, 2013
Andrew Nield is a newer member joining Rotary on January 31 2018
Congratulations to all these members for their years of service.
Updating Member’s Data – A reminder to all members to update any changed contact details on Clubrunner and also Club Central. If your data is not up to date you may not be receiving important notifications from Rotary International, or closer to home, the Daybreak Bulletin.
Have a wonderful week in whatever you do and remember that Rotary really does connect the world.
Liza
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