Our speaker last week was Tony Sharley, General Manager of Destination Riverland, the tourism organisation for the Riverland. Tony has a long association with Rotary, his father being involved in the charter of the Loxton Rotary Club. Tony grew up in the Riverland, where one of his best mates was Kym Pedler (with many stories to be told!). He worked as an environmental scientist at the River Murray Commission in Canberra for some years, working on how the waters of the Murray may be better used - a very politically challenging environment! He then moved to managing Banrock Station, where his role was to combine good wine production with good environmental practice.
In his current role, his aim is to rebuild tourism in the Riverland after the downturn in tourism as a result of the drought in the early part of the century and the supposed floods around 2010, the latter really being strong and high flows that filled the wetlands and led to an abundance of fish, yabbies and birdlife. His role is to rebuild confidence in the region and develop new sources of information regarding the Riverland. Key points about the Riverland are:
The Riverland region runs from Blanchetown to the SA/VIC border, a distance of 375km along the river, with 20 towns and 38000 people.
The Riverland is the birthplace of irrigation in Australia.
There has been new investment in 5 star ultra luxury accommodation and new water park in the Riverland.
There are over 100 events in the region every year.
House boating is the signature holiday for the region.
The following is an extract from a message from the Rotary International President:
Dear Fellow Rotarians,
We’re delighted to report that [today] Nigeria has passed one year with no new cases of the wild poliovirus. This is the longest the country has ever gone without a case of polio and a critical step on the path toward a polio-free Africa.
However, our work is not done. We know that polio can easily return, with devastating consequences, if we don’t stamp it out now. Today, we must protect the progress made in Nigeria, and support Pakistan and Afghanistan, the other two remaining polio-endemic countries.
Visit endpolio.org to download a toolkit of materials to help you share this progress – and the need for continued commitment in the coming years – with your Rotary club, your communities and your elected officials.
Warm Regards,
Rotary International President K.R. "Ravi" Ravindran and
This year's Hutt Street Centre "Walk a Mile in my Boots" is on Friday, 7th August. This will replace our normal meeting on Thursday, August 6th and so we hope as many members of our Club as possible will participate in this very worthwhile cause.
"Walk a Mile in my Boots" is the Hutt Street Centre's official National Homelessness Prevention Week event designed to assist around 6,000 people who experience homelessness in South Australia each year.
Led by the Royal Australian Navy Band of South Australia, this year's Adelaide event on Friday 7th August starts at Victoria Park/Wakefield Road at 7:30am and finishes at 8.00-8.30am at Hutt Rd/South Terrace with a BBQ breakfast in the South Parklands. The cost per participant is $25, payable to Deb Wotherspoon or Rob McLennan prior to the event. We will be marching with the other Group 1 Rotary Clubs, carrying a Rotary banner, and so we ask you to wear a club garment so that we can be identified as a Rotary contingent. Please feel free to invite your partners, friends and relatives.
If any of you are interested we could also arrange to meet for a coffee at one of the nearby cafes after the walk has finished.
Could you please let me know if you are able to attend. Rob McLennan will have a registration form for you to fill in at next week's meeting (I will not be there). Could you please have your $25 to give to him as well. I will be back for our meeting on the 30th, so we can finalise details on that morning.
It would be really great for the Adelaide Light Rotary Club to show a strong presence at this event.
As from 1 July, Ken Dorrington is the new Centurion Coordinator and all forms are to be sent to Ken and not John Pohl. The new form is attached and clubs are requested to download it and keep it on file. Some clubs still have very old forms on their websites and this has caused long delays in processing as the forms have had to be re-directed to the correct person.
2. RI Convention
Book Early & Save for the Rotary International Convention Seoul 2016, 28th May – 1st June 2016, book online at www.riconvention.org
3. District Website
As from 1st July 2015 All Presidents and Secretaries (automatic with Role in Club) have additional access to Edit and change member details and edit designations etc; Every Member in the District has access to edit their own ‘Member Profile’, to update email address, residential address and contact details etc; If anyone has difficulty with their Log On to the District Database through the District Website, then they can email the District Webmaster for support. webmaster@rotary9500.org
4. District Directory
We are making the 'Electronic Version' of the 2015 - 2016 District Directory available for you to download and copy to your computer or mobile devices like Smart Phones and Tablets. They will also work on KINDLE and versions include E PUB, MOBI and .PDF
I would like to reaffirm that the contents of the Written Directory and this electronic version is strictly for the use of Rotarians, as we should respect the privacy of details of our fellow Rotary members.
To access the On-Line Directory, just click on the > District Directory download at the top left of the District Website Home page.
Kiwanis are no longer able to manage this volunteer service and they are seeking assistance from other Community Service Clubs. All have declined on basis that they don’t have volunteer availability. Options for continuing the service are running out but before closing the door I thought we might canvass Rotary City Clubs from both Districts 9500 and 9520 as a final option. Attached is a mail from Bruce Laity - blaity@iprimus.com.au providing background and requirements for volunteer support.The bus service is heavily used by aged care and disadvantaged groups with bookings through to Xmas. It would be appreciative if you are able to offer any support.
Kind Regards Frank O’Neill
7. ACSO
ACSO ( an association of the major Service Groups in SA) coordinates the Awards for Community Service on behalf of the Premier. The Government provides $14,000 to recognise outstanding service in Schools, Community and Service Clubs.ACSO manages the application process, identifies the worthy recipients and organises a lunch to present the Awards. As Team leader for Community Service in District 9500 I represent Rotary on the Association.We encourage all our Clubs to make application. Refer attached documentation (in the District Dispatch).
Thank you Frank O’Neill
8. Henley on Todd
What a great project ... and what a huge sponsor! If you’ve never been to Henley On Todd, make plans for a holiday in the Alice and join the festivities. DG Doug and Lynne will be there. The Great Race is on Saturday 15th August. If you can’t make it, consider making a donation!
For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.
Responsibility
30 July 2015
6 August 2015
13 August 2015
Chairperson
Terry Rodoni
No meeting
Colin Davies
Attendance
Richard Jarrett
John Wotherspoon
Attendance
Chris Dibden
Participation in
Tony Reade
Hosting
Katina Jones
"Walk a Mile in My Boots"
Fred Field
Furniture
Phil Harding
on Friday 7/8/15
Barry Grear
Furniture
Di Lane
instead of the usual meeting
Katina Jones
Invocation
Yvette Reade
Andrew Black
Bottles/cans
Fred Field
Rob McLennan
Andrew Black
Rotaract roster
TBA
TBA
TBA
Church roster
2/8 Not required
9/8 Not required
16/8 Not required
Bread Roster
2/8 Carolyn Wigg
9/8 Terry Rodoni/David Riggall
16/8 David Rowe/Graham Smith
Members' Corner
Chairman: meets/ greets speaker for the meeting; introduces and thanks speaker preparation:- find details about the speaker prior to the meeting. Attendance: set up reception table (attendance sheet; members list – re -payments; guest welcome sheet; money; wine raffle sheet; ticket books); register member payments/ apologies/ guests. Hosting: set up name badges display; welcome all at the door; ensure speaker and guests are introduced to appropriate persons. Furniture: flags; banner display; raffle balls; collection boxes; Rotary theme banner; S-A gong and hammer; lectern position before and returned after the meeting. Toshiba laptop set up – Connect to projector. Switch on. Hold function key & press F5 twice. Invocation: reciting Rotary or other invocation relating to Rotary and fellowship. Bottles/cans: collect bags of bottles/cans at meeting and take to recycle centre for refund, pass refund and empty bags to David Rowe at next meeting Members’ Corner: write for the Newsletter on a topic of your choice, particularly during the 3 weeks you appear here on the roster, but also anytime you have something to say. Rotaract, Church, Bread roster: Roster is for the Sunday/Monday after the meeting date. Rotaract: Meets alternate Mondays at 6pm (for a 630pm start) at the General Havelock Hotel in Hutt Street. Church: Sundays, 5.30pm at Pilgrim Uniting Church, 12 Flinders St (Park via boom gate in Flinders St. from 5pm).
Members rostered for Thursday morning duty are asked to be in attendance by 6.45am
For good food, for good fellowship and the opportunity to serve through Rotary, we give thanks
Rotary Club of Adelaide Light Mission Statement
To be recognised as the Service Club of Choice in the Eastern Precinct of Adelaide because we are a Friendly Breakfast Club that appeals to a broad range of busy people who want to make a difference to local and international communities.
If you're not familiar with the work of Steven Wright, he's the famous scientist who once said: "I woke up one morning, and all of my stuff had been stolen and replaced by exact duplicates." His mind sees things differently from most of our minds . .. here are some of his gems.
The Philosophy of Steven Wright
I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Borrow money from pessimists -- they don't expect it back.
82.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
If you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain.
The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
OK, so what's the speed of dark?
If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
I intend to live forever... So far, so good.
What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
Why do psychics have to ask you for your name.
A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.
The colder the x-ray table, the more of your body is required to be on it.
Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film.
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
If your car could travel at the speed of light, would your headlights work?
Our speaker last week was Tony Sharley, General Manager of Destination Riverland, the tourism organisation for the Riverland. Tony has a long association with Rotary, his father being involved in the charter of the Loxton Rotary Club. Tony grew up in the Riverland, where one of his best mates was Kym Pedler (with many stories to be told!). He worked as an environmental scientist at the River Murray Commission in Canberra for some years, working on how the waters of the Murray may be better used - a very politically challenging environment! He then moved to managing Banrock Station, where his role was to combine good wine production with good environmental practice.