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Andy provided much information on Elcho Island which is 60 kilometres long and 6 kilometres wide and is situated off the coast of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. The population of Elcho Island is approximately 3,000. The traditional inhabitants of the area are largely known as the Yolngu (meaning people) which derive from sixteen clans; eight are Dhuwa and eight are Yirritja. Andy works as a Counsellor for Shepherdson College, which is one of nine bilingual schools in the Northern Territory. The College has 500-600 students ranging in age from three to seventeen. The teachers work alongside Cultural Advisors and in his role as Counsellor, Andy works with both children and parents. We thank Andy for his very informative talk and for Peter Smid for organizing our speaker. Our Friday night zoom meetings have proved successful in maintaining contact with our members throughout the period of isolation. We have been averaging a 50% attendance rate which is quite good considering the change in meeting format. It is not always the same members that participate each week, meaning most members have had a try at the zoom meeting format. Care Program Update – Glenn has reported that again only one client attended the Care Program last Sunday, an attendance that is a little disappointing considering the numbers we were achieving before Covid-19. Anglicare have committed to running the program till the end of July and numbers will be monitored in the coming weeks. Updated Skills Register – Glenn has recently circulated Daybreak’s updated skills register. Please check that your Working with Children check is current and let Chez or Glenn know if you have further qualifications such as a current Responsible Serving of Alcohol or Food Handling certificate. Board Meeting – Our May Board meeting will take place next Tuesday evening May 19 via zoom. If members wish to raise anything at Board level please contact me before this date. Could Directors please submit their reports prior to the meeting and in time to be read before commencement of the meeting? Down Memory Lane – Chris and Janey have provided some photos for our Down Memory Lane segment in this week’s Bulletin. The photos were taken at the Bordertown Conference in 2014 which had the theme ‘Go West’. What a fantastic roll up of members to the conference that year and they certainly look like they had a rip roaring time with some wild cowboys and cowgirls in the mix!  Daybreak’s Changeover - Plans are underway for Daybreak’s changeover ceremony which will take place via zoom on Wednesday evening June 24 commencing at 7.30pm. If restrictions are further lifted enabling a face to face meeting, members will be notified. However, at this stage it is looking highly unlikely that restrictions will be lifted enough to allow a large group of people to gather. Please mark this date and time in your calendar as we would like to make our changeover as celebratory as possible under the current situation. If you don’t feel comfortable accessing zoom, the current restrictions allow you to visit another member who may be accessing the meeting. Please let myself or Chez know if you would like to join another member for the changeover meeting. District Conference Speaker Series – The next speaker in the District Conference Series will be Dr. James Charles who will speak on How Australian Rotary Health Indigenous Health Scholarships Enable Aboriginal Students. This will be a live event held on May 20, 2020 at 7.30pm. The link to join can be found in the Rotary District 9780 Weekly News dated May 10. (If you have not received the Weekly News please email me and I can forward).
Associate Professor James Charles is a very proud Kaurna man for the Adelaide Plains, South Australia. His current position is Coordinator of Master of Public Health, at the Institute of Koorie Education, Deakin University and previous academic with the School of Medicine, Deakin University (2017-2019). Dr Charles has previously worked at the University of Newcastle, and Charles Sturt University. He was the first Aboriginal person to receive a Master of Podiatry, and the first Aboriginal Podiatrist to receive a PhD (Aboriginal foot health). Dr Charles has volunteered his time at many Aboriginal community controlled organisations, boards and committees around Australia. He has provided clinical podiatry services to Aboriginal communities all over Australia, in urban, rural and remote places. Dr Charles was President of Indigenous Allied Health Australia 2009 – 2010, and Chairperson of the Indigenous Allied Health Australia Network 2008. Shelterbox - ShelterBox are adapting how they work as the COVID-19 crisis creates a whole new level of risk for vulnerable families who have lost their homes. These are places where many people are already vulnerable because of underlying health issues and limited food; where health care facilities are either non-existent or struggle to cope with demand at the best of times. These are places where the impact of Coronavirus could be more devastating than anything we have seen so far. In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, shelter is more important than ever. The potential impact of the pandemic in places where Shelterbox is already working – like the crowded camps and makeshift settlements in Syria, Ethiopia and Burkina Faso is terrifying. These are places more cramped than the Diamond Princess cruise ship, where the virus spread four times faster than it did in Wuhan. Shelterbox are calling for donations to assist in this crisis. Details for donating are: EFT: Bendigo Bank: ShelterBox Australia: BSB 633 000: Account no. 166 780 163 (please email office@shelterbox.org.au to notify us of your donation and receive your tax receipt). Cheques can be mailed to: ShelterBox Australia, PO Box 254, Parramatta, NSW, 2124 Bowelscan Month – As mentioned last week, May is Rotary Bowelscan Month; however kits are not available in pharmacies this year. The kits can still be purchased at www.rotarybowelscan.com.au at a cost of $20. Please pass the word on and help save a life. District Meeting and Assembly – A reminder that the Assembly is taking place online during the month of May. This is a great opportunity to up-skill so join in online and enrol in the training sessions relevant to the Committee you will be working with in 2020-21. If you need assistance accessing the training area please let myself or Chez know. 2020 Rotary Virtual Convention – As the Rotary International Conference was cancelled, RI have decided to hold a virtual convention from June 20-26. This will be a great opportunity to participate in an event that will truly signal Rotary as Connecting the World and you will be able to do this from your own house. We will circulate more about this event as it is circulated from RI. Updating Details – Secretary Cheryl has been busy preparing for the 2020-21 Rotary year. Please make sure that all your details on Clubrunner are up to date and that you know your login and passwords for both Clubrunner and Club Central/My Rotary as this will make her job much easier. If you do not know these details please contact Clubrunner who will be able to assist you. Stay safe and stay connected Liza Chez called in to see Bob and found him continuing his rehabilitation on the treadmill.
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