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From the Editor Good afternoon to my fellow Rotarians, firstly it was great top see so many members at our last ZOOM Meeting on Wednesday 18th Aug 2020, we had 22 members log-in and partake in the meeting. Also at this meeting we had Hanna Swinerton, our RYLA nominee, join us, and she has been busy over the lockdown with creating her own You Tube Channel and also she has been working on her RYLA Project, well done Hanna. With the Long Table Roof Project the design has been approved and we are now waiting for costings in relation to the design so hopefully we can move to the next stage. Well done to John Renowden and his team, that have been working on this Project for a long time thus far. I remember when I first joined Mornington Rotary some three years ago, young John gave me some helpful advise and background info into the working details of large projects and also working with Council on Community Projects. He said ' don't expect to get things of this nature done in a hurry Brian, they usually take a long time to come to completion" , wise words John , but its great to see we are moving ahead with getting a Roof on the Long Table. Also within this weeks Presidents Report , Ross has provided two Web Site links that are of two short and very informative Videos, so open them up and have a look. Guest Speaker Our Guest Speaker at last week’s meeting was ‘ one of our own ‘, that being Joe Siragusa. Joe’s presentation was a story of him and his three companions who many years ago set off to partake in a trek along one of Australia’s great walking track’s being the Bibbulmun Track, located in the South East Corner of Western Australia. Joe’s presentation provided us with an insight into the history and conception of the track and also his memories of the section of the track he and his 3 fellow trekker’s undertook. The Bibbulmun Track is considered one of the world’s great long distance walking trails. Its starts in the green rolling hills just outside Perth and winds its way thru a very diverse range of country-side ending up in the historic seaside town of Albany on the States Southern Coast. After some 15 years from basic concept to planning and subsequent construction the Bibbulmun was officially opened in October 1979 to coincide with WA’s 150th Year Celebrations The Track is “ broken up “ into a nine legs each consisting of its own unique environments and degree of length and difficulty. Joe and his crew undertook the section from Pemberton to Donnelly River Village, (a middle section of the track) a length of approximately 110 kms’ and over a five-day period. Joe and his team were living and working in Darwin at the time they planned to walk the track and with a short lead in time for training (days spent walking with a backpack loaded with bricks etc ) before they headed off to WA to start there walking adventure. As with all good plans there is always one factor that goes missing and this was all there training in Darwin was all on flat ground, and upon their arrival at the start of their leg of the track they very soon discovered they had selected a very hilly and at times quite steep section of track, DOH !!! However this did not deter them and off they set. Joe described the trek as a truly wonderful adventure. Each section provides rudimentary man made covered shelters for tents for overnight stops and a good supply of water. Having come from Darwin the one thing they encountered was to quote “ the bloody cold nights “. As with all treks after about two days came the blisters, the flies and the rain, which at times was very uncomfortable, especially if your trying to light a fire for warmth and a Bush TV. Joe provided us with an array of amazing photo’s (some of which are included with this article). He described the country-side as beautiful Aussie bush with lots of streams/ creeks and some fantastic man made cable and natural structures that crossed over gullies and to say the least the Flora was outstanding. For those of us who have been fortunate enough to visit WA, they certainly put on a great show of native wildflowers. Joe described the track as relatively easy to follow and the surface, as you would expect, an Aussie dirt track carved out of the wilderness. But a word of warning: make sure you don’t take a short cut, unless you’re very skilled in the ways of navigation. It is recommended to follow the track markers (the Indigenous sign of the Waugal) and better still to make sure you keep an eye out for the next upcoming directional marker!! There’s nothing worse than “ walking off the edge of a map “ !!! Each section of the trek can be accessed via drivable dirt roads that occasionally intersec’st the track for ease of egress and exit. Within many of the track’s individual section’s there is scope to undertake a two-hour, full day or week-long walk. Or for those who are truly adventurous and into Wilderness Trekking, the entire 1000km’s. Joe’s presentation was great and his description of his adventure along the Bibbulmun Track was wonderful. Well done to Joe and his fellow trekker’s for undertaking a fantastic adventure in a great part of our country. If you have a “few spare moments over the lockdown” open up your Internet Browser and use the link below to have a look at the Website, it’s a great website and provides very interesting reading. Thanks Joe for your presentation, well done https://www.bibbulmuntrack.org.au Just a few of the many great photo's of Joe and his fellow trekkers on the Bibbulmun Track in WA Birthdays & Anniversaries Last week we had two members celebrate their birthdays but we missed out on one very special Birthday , that of Geoff Cuthbert, he's one of our club stalwarts and turned a young 77 last week. On behalf of the our Club President the Board and all our Club Members and their Partner's and also all our Associate Members , we wish to extend a very big Happy Birthday to Geoff. And Geoff did you know you share your Birthday with two very notable Aussies in Sir Keith Murdoch , Australia's first Media Mogul and also Harry Hopman one of our Greatest Tennis Legends. Well done Geoff and Happy Birthday Isolation Projects Next week we have a special Isolation Project from one of our members, which is very creative, no names at this stage, you will have to wait and see ??. But on that note this week we do have an Isolation Project of sorts, that being: Its been a truly amazing feat, our own Ted and Philippa Moore are spending their first Melbourne Winter at home. My sources inform me its been 21 years since the Moore's have had to spend a Winter this far South. Also from all your fellow Mornington Rotarians, Partner's and friends to Philippa, may we all wish you a very speedy recovery and its great to see you are on the mend, stay safe, happy and healthy and above all RUG UP !!!!!! Ted & Philippa's Isolation Project !!! Our Next Club Meeting This coming week, tomorrow evening Wednesday 19th August 2020, our Club will be conducting a Board Meeting, so for those are not on the Board its a week off from ZOOM, but having said that all members are still invited to attend the Board Meeting , as an observer, if you wish to. Our next Club Meeting will be on Wednesday 26th August 2020, which will be a Club Custer Meeting, so if your available log-on and join in, its a great way to see what's been happening and the latest from our fellow Rotary Clubs around the Peninsula President’s Report – August 18th 2020 It’s a Board Meeting this week But if you have a gap in your diary, here is a meeting worth going to …. It was conducted by Frankston Rotary a couple of weeks ago and is a Panel presentation on COVID19 and its impact on small business, and business people. It’s here…on video and only takes 40mins. https://youtu.be/Kx5PxBwjKDU I liked it enough to think that we could create it ourselves and run it again maybe using a couple of locals. I would like to hear your opinion? My ISO Project Brian has been asking us all for our ISO Projects. Well here is a 3 minute video about mine. https://youtu.be/2CXiHkijMV4 . Pivoting There’s been lots of talk in the media about businesses having to “pivot”, or find new ways to approach their old business. Talking to Nicholas Lynch, one of our members and sponsors, the other day was a great example of this, with property inspections being done virtually, and sales being made without, or subject to, a physical property inspection. As Nicholas says – its business as usual in an unusual way. Here’s a video he is using of a property that was recently our Property of the Week. https://www.realestate.com.au/news/melbourne-stage-four-video-tours-keep-property-market-moving/?rsf=syn:news:nca:hs:spa Makes you think about how Rotary is pivoting doesn’t it? |
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