Rotarlight 18/19 #36 (Mar 31, 2019)

Pauline Armstrong

Fellow Rotarians and friends

I am off to the conference in Lismore this weekend. I know I have said it often but these conferences do give you a broader understanding and appreciation of what Rotary is all about. The guest speakers look fantastic and come from a varied cohort of professions and interests. It is also a time to catch up with old friends. I will give you a brief report next meeting.

We are having a club assembly on April 2. Each Director (or a proxy) will be giving a report on the year so far. Questions will be welcomed and any suggestions for improvement will be considered. PE Graham will not be there as he will be gadding about Europe but I am sure I can field any queries you have. He has been very consultative approaching his year as President.

A reminder about our meeting on 18 April when Rod Preston returns for another entertaining and informative presentation. This is a combined meeting with the Inner Wheel ladies and you are free to invite any other friends who may be interested. Please just remember to register. I have invited Mermaid Beach club but to date have had no reply.

Thanks to everyone who helped with the Hub social night. I am sorry I had to leave early. It is always a lovely event and Chris and Lynn keep the standards high.

Have a great weekend.

Yours in Rotary

Pauline

ATTENDANCE REPORT 26 MARCH 2019

15	Broadbeach Members
2	Honorary Member (Ian Cowen & Uwe Seifert)
	Member's Guests Guest Speaker

17	Total Attendance

MEETING DUTY ROSTER

2 April

Door: Neil Baldwin & David O"Dwyer

Sergeant: Russ Hutchison

Toast: Alain Charles

Scribe: Andrew McTaggart

Anecdote: Alex Jorden

9 April

Door: Neil Baldwin & Grahame Werrell

Sergeant: Les Bulluss

Toast: Jim Hawkins

Scribe: Alain Charles

Anecdote: Tony Lewis

16 April

Door: Neil Baldwin & Noel Phingsthorne

Sergeant: Kevin O'Brien

Toast: Noel Hodges

Scribe: Grahame Werrell

Anecdote: Denis O'Brien

23 April

Door: Neil Baldwin & Malcolm Daviess

Sergeant: Russ Hutchison

Toast: Ray Milton

Scribe: Ray Milton

Anecdote: Noel Phingsthorne

30 April

Door: Neil Baldwin & Ray Milton

Sergeant: Les Bulluss

Toast: John Monks

Scribe: Noel Hodges

Anecdote: Bruce Kuhn

FUNDRAISING ROSTER REMINDERS THIS WEEK

Sausage Sizzle Friday 05 April

8.00am: Bob Jordan & Uwe Seifert

11.00am: Ian Cowen, John Curr & John Monks

Car Boot Sale Sunday 07 April

5.00am Les Bulluss, Nigel Hyland, Denis O'Brien & Uwe Seifert

7.00am Alain Charles & Jim Hawkins

FINANCE REPORT - NOEL HODGES

Meeting		26 March 2019
Fines	$51.40	Bunnings Sausage Sizzle 22 March	$513.80
Copper Pot	$		$
Raffle	$16.00	Car Boot Sale Sunday	$
TOTAL	$67.40	TOTAL	$513.80

SECRETARY REPORT - Tony Lewis

I am unsure how many of our members are aware of the “Rule of 85”, so the following is an explanation.

If you want more information how this may apply to you, please let me know and I can discuss if further with you

“Rule of 85”

The so-called “Rule of 85” is alive and well, although modified by the 2010 Council on Legislation. It is hard to find because it is not officially called the “Rule of 85”, nor a type of Rotary membership (“Active” or “Honorary” are the only two) – it is merely a provision listed under “excused absences” in the Standard Rotary Club Constitution. It provides that if a members combined age and years of service equal 85 years or greater, they are at least age 65, and they ask to be excused, then they are excused. Additionally, they don’t count against the club’s attendance figures.

Example: Member John Doe will be 65 in June 2015 and he will have 20 years of service in October 2015. This qualifies him for exclusion from attendance starting in October 2015. This will not affect his or her membership status in any way, but will simply allow the Club Attendance Secretary to exclude him from the attendance percent if he does not make a meeting. However, if he attends a meeting he should be counted toward your overall percentage.

ALMONER REPORT - Bob Jordan

Nothing new to report this week

President

Pauline Armstrong

Immediate Past President

Alain Charles

President Elect

Graham Sivyer

Vice President

Neil Jones

Treasurer

Noel Hodges

Secretary

Anthony Lewis

Director - Admin

Bruce Kuhn

Director - Service

Harold Busch

Director - Membership and Public Relations

Nigel Hyland OAM

Director - Rotary Foundation

Neil Baldwin

Director - Youth Services

Andrew McTaggart

Webmaster

Jim Hawkins

Club Assembly

Quality Hotel

Apr 02, 2019
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Trent Thurtell - from Body Dynamics Training

Quality Hotel

Apr 09, 2019
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Rod Preston- Partners & Joint Dinner w Inner Wheel

Quality Hotel

Apr 16, 2019
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Mischelle Pipe - Right at Home (in home care etc.)

Quality Hotel

Apr 23, 2019
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Social Night at The Hub

Broadbeach Rotary Hub

Apr 30, 2019

Club Meeting on May 7th

Quality Hotel

May 07, 2019
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Member Birthdays

Malcolm Daviess

March 1

Christopher Owen

March 17

Ian Cowen

March 18

Raymond Milton

March 30

Russell Hutchison

March 30

Spouse Birthdays

Carol Baldwin

March 5

Pam

March 29

Anniversaries

Robert Jordan

Denise

March 25

Harold Busch

Helen

March 28

Join Date

Peter Tomlinson

March 1, 1987

32 years

David O'Dwyer

March 5, 2002

17 years

Christopher Owen

March 20, 2018

1 year

Pauline Armstrong

March 26, 2013

6 years

MEMBER ANECDOTE

NOEL HODGES

One of the memorable incidents in my working life was at Tweed Shire Council where I was employed as the Director of Planning and Development. Tweed Shire Council has a very divided community on whether there should be development or not in the Shire. The division is almost 50% for and 50% against. Whilst there we had a major development application submitted for all the land behind Kingscliff. As part of the assessment on whether this development should be approved or not , a major environmental study was required. The land was owned by Dr Segal and his family and the land is basically all of the flat land adjacent to the Kingscliff Library , west of the Woolworths Supermarket and north to the Kingscliff RSL. A substantial land development application.

The anti development community did not want to see any development on this land at all.

The local conservationists argued that some of this land was home to the rarest snail in Australia. This snail is called the Mitchell Rainforest Snail.

Two highly qualified environmental consultants were flown up from Sydney to establish whether part of the land contained this snail. Yes they had studs and dreadlocks and wore jeans.

They searched all of the rainforest type habitat trying to find this snail. They were unable to find this snail until the very last day when they found a single specimen. There was much joy and celebration at finding this snail and the snail was exposed for extensive photographing.

Unfortunately a Kookaburra swooped down whilst they were getting ready to photograph and carried the snail away whilst the two environmentalists stood there speechless for the first time in many days.

All of this land still remains vacant to this very day.

Rotary Information Weekly

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Wednesday, 17^th April 2019

ROTARY CLUB OF ASHMORE - GUEST SPEAKER - NORMIE ROWE

The Rotary Club of Ashmore is proud to advise that Mr Normie Rowe will be our guest speaker at our meeting on Wednesday, 17^th April (6.00 pm for a 6.30 pm start) and his topic will be Anzac Day. We also expect Normie will tell us a little about his time in the Vietnam War.

We would be pleased if any of your club members would like to join with us on this night. It is important that we know approximate numbers so we can advise the Ashmore Road Steak and Seafood. The cost is $30 per person. Please let me know if you or any of your members would like to join with us on this night.

Denise Payne

Club Administration Director

Rotary Club of Ashmore”

0449 280 666

FROM OUR LAST MEETING 26 MARCH 2019

Scribe: Neil Jones

A fellowship evening at The Hub and although there were only seventeen in attendance, a relaxed and enjoyable evening was had by all.

Kevin O'Brien was sergeant.

Peter Tomlinson raised an excellent toast to all involved in Australia's rural industries.

President Pauline welcomed those in attendance with special mention of honorary members Ian & Uwe.

Our Hub caterers provided the usual high standard meal including canapes, main of roast beef and pork with 5 vegetables and pie, cream & icecream to finish.

John Monks alerted members to the steel bars fitted to all the windows and sliding glass doors. These were provided by the Labrador Men's Shed at a cost of $750 for the materials.

He also advised that we currently have 46 scooter recipients and 3 applications in the pipeline so again nearing our cap of 50 recipients.

John then gave a brief report on the club's hosting of the Philippines Group Vocational Exchange Team. Activities over the 4 days were wide and varied and thoroughly enjoyed by both our guests and the hosts.

Neil Jones gave a brief update on the Malaria Vaccine Project highlighting the receipt of a grant of $500,000 from the Federal Government Medical Research Future Fund. This enables the further human trials of the vaccine to be completed in Brisbane and other essential development research to be commenced. The project fund raising has now exceeded $1.04m and well on the way to our immediate goal of $1.5m.

Sergeant Kevin then proceeded to lighten everyone's pockets with the help of bunyips Peter Dimond and Neil Jones. Kevin also fessed up to having received a $20 donation from one of his scooter recipients when delivering their Christmas cake and duly handed a $20 note to Treasurer Noel adding a gold coin as interest to the fine box.

Robyn won the raffle and Noel H won heads & tails.

The Week in Pictures

Some of the members attending The Hub Fellowship Meeting

Sergeant Kevin Peter proposing the Toast President Pauline

Serving the main course

John update on scooters and GVE hosting Neil update on Malaria Vaccine Project

Robyn won the raffle Noel won heads & tails

WEEKLY LAUGHS

Brexit and the Medical Profession:

Physicians were unable to reach a consensus on whether the UK should Brexit.
The Allergists were in favour of scratching it, but the Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves.
The Gastroenterologist's had sort of a gut feeling about it, but the Neurologists thought May had a lot of nerve.
Meanwhile, Obstetricians felt certain everyone was labouring under a misconception, while the Ophthalmologists considered the idea short sighted.
Pathologists yelled, "Over my dead body!" while the Paediatricians said, "Oh, grow up!
The Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness, while the Radiologists could see right through it.
Surgeons decided to wash their hands of the whole thing and the Internists claimed it would indeed be a bitter pill to swallow.
The Plastic Surgeons opined that this proposal would "put a whole new face on the matter."
The Podiatrists thought it was a step forward, but the Urologists were pissed off at the whole idea.
Anaesthesiologists thought the whole idea was a gas, and those lofty Cardiologists didn't have the heart to say no.

In the end, the Proctologists won out, leaving the entire decision up to the a**holes in Parliament!
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"Watching your daughter being collected by her date feels like handing over a million dollar Stradivarius to a gorilla."
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"Doc, I can't stop singing 'What's New Pussycat?'
"That sounds like Tom Jones Syndrome."
"Is it common?"
"Well, 'It's Not Unusual.'"
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Q: How do hair stylists speed up their job?
A: They take short cuts!

Q: What is a boxer's favorite drink?
A: Punch.

Q: What is the noisiest game?
A: Tennis, you can't play it without raising a racket.

Q: What kind of school does a carpenter go to?
A: Boarding school.

Q: How does the man in the moon eat his food?
A: In satellite dishes.

QUOTE FOR THE WEEK

“The person you will be in 5 years is decided by the people you spend time with and the books you read today”

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