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Fellow Rotarians and Friends,
Great to see so many of you attend last Tuesday night and voting on the new venue at the
Gold Coast Tavern. Unfortunately, after several emails and phone calls from the Senior
Management of the Gold Coast Tavern, they are no longer able to host us on a Tuesday
night. Its very sad after all the negotiations and meetings, they have now changed their fees
on all functions due to new Management. I’m busy looking for another venue but for now
the Mermaid Waters Tavern is staying as our meeting venue.
Please don’t forget our Bunnings BBQ Roster for the 19th of August as we still need 3 more
members to help. Thankyou Peter ,Uve and Pauline who have already registered.
The 23rd August will be our partners night at the hub. Please book in early. Chefs Pauline and
Narelle need numbers for catering. Can we please have a few volunteers to help on the
Tuesday morning with the clean-up of the Hub.
On a final note, wishing Russ a speedy recovery after his fall at home and hope to see him
back at Broadbeach Rotary soon.
See you all next week at the Mermaid Waters Hotel for our guest speaker Past District
Governor Ross Smith to update us on the District 9640 Malaria Project.
Cheerio,
Andrew
 
FINANCE REPORT - Neil Jones
 
Meeting   9 August 2022     
Fines $32.50    
Copper Pot     $10.50    
           
TOTAL $43.00            
 
 
SECRETARY REPORT - Neil Baldwin
Nothing to report this week
 
 
ATTENDANCE REPORT 9 AUGUST 2022
 
16 Broadbeach Members including 
  1
Visiting Rotarian:  Phil Fairweather (Hope Island)                                                                                    
  1 Guest Speaker: Rod Preston
  1 Members Guests: Roslyn Tomlinson
19 Total Attendance 
 
 
NEXT MEETING 
 
Tuesday 16 August
Club Meeting at Mermaid Waters Hotel

Tonight, PDG Ross Smith will update us on the Malaria Vaccine Project for which we are one of the sponsor clubs

 
DUTY ROSTER
 
Tuesday 16 August
Door:         Pauline Armstrong 
Sergeant:  David O'Dwyer
Scribe:       Malcolm Daviess
 
Tuesday 23 August
Door:         Cec McPaul
Sergeant;  Uwe Seifert
Scribe:       Bruce Kuhn
 
SCOOTER PICKUP/DELIVERY
                
August 1st - 15th    Ray Milton & Martin Ingram
August 16th - 31st  Kevin O'Brien & Uwe Seifert
 
Bunnings Sausage Sizzle
Friday 19 August
7.30am-11.00am:  Peter Tomlinson, Uwe Seifert
11.00am-3.00pm:  Pauline Armstrong,
Three volunteers still required.
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Upcoming Events
Visit by PDG Ross Smith
Mermaid Waters Tavern
Aug 16, 2022
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Meeting at The Hub
The Hub
Aug 23, 2022
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Social Night
To be Advised
Aug 30, 2022
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
No meeting tonight - Sept 6th
Sep 06, 2022
 
13 Sept. 2022 - Bruce Paige
To be Advised
Sep 13, 2022
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Visit by District Governor Karen Thomas
The Hub
Sep 20, 2022
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Club Meeting 27 September 2022
To be Advised
Sep 27, 2022
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Alex Jorden
August 1
 
Harold Busch
August 4
 
Neil Jones
August 12
 
Kevin O'Brien
August 27
 
Spouse Birthdays
Agnes
August 30
 
Anniversaries
Andrew McTaggart
Narelle mcTaggart
August 15
 
Noel Hodges
Kay Hodges
August 23
 
Kevin O'Brien
Jeanette O'Brien
August 27
 
Join Date
Kevin O'Brien
August 27, 1986
36 years
 
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Rotary International     
Rotary Information Weekly
 
 
 
FROM OUR MEETING 9 AUGUST 2022

Scribe: Bob Jordan
 
Our meeting  was  held  at  the  Mermaid Waters Hotel with  19  people    present
President Andrew  opened  the meeting  at  6.30 but  as  the  guest  speaker  had  not  arrived  we sat  around  for  40  minutes waiting.  Finally it  was  decided  to  commence  the  evening’s  proceedings  and   first up  was  Neil Baldwin  with  a toast  to  the  late  Judith  Durham  and  Olivia  Newton together  with  a  toast  to  the  Australian  Commonwealth  Games   Team. Pauline  Armstrong  endorsed  these  toasts
Guests  present  were  Past  District  Foundation  Chair Phil  Fairweather, Roslyn  Tomlinson and  of  course  our  guest  speaker who  had  finally   arrived.
Phil Fairweather  was  there  to present  Neil  Jones  with  a magnificent  crystal  and  pin  for  his wonderful  work  with  the  Foundation over many  years..Very  well  deserved.
The meal  was  served  and  we  had Noel  Hodges as  acting  sergeant   who  raised  a modest  amount  for  the coffers. 
Heads  and  Tails   was  won  by Peter Tomlinson and  a  very  dodgy  decision  regarding  the  raffle  led  to   David  O”dwyer  winning  the  wine.
President  Andrew  then  advised that  hopefully  the  Golden  Casket previously  spoken of  should be   up  and  running  by  mid   September.
After  a lively  discussion on  moving  from  the  Mermaid Waters Hotel  to  the  Gold  Coast Tavern  the  vote  was  taken and  carried by  the  necessary  majority.. so  we  will  hold  our  first meeting  there  on  the 13th  September.
Other  Issues.
  1. Harold  is  assuming  the  responsibility of  the  sizzle buying  and  selling and  will be  looking  for  volunteers.He  is  also  talking  to  a  “sizzle partner”  to  share  the  workload  and  the  profit..Harold  IS NOT assuming  control of  the  “roster” on  the  website,this  will  remain  with  Admin Director.
  2. Andrew  advised  there  are  several  rolls of  Material  available  if  anyone needs  it.  Please  contact   him  for  more  detail  as  I  couldn’t hear  properly  due  to  the  table next  door  talking  !!!!!
The  guest  speaker had  arrived  and  gave  us  a  very  unusual  but  highly  entertaining talk  on  how  the  transfer  by “mail of  all  things  living  and  dead “ originated.  You  had  to  be  there  to appreciate  his  wit  and  knowledge  of  the  subject  from  moving  heads in  in jars  by mail  to  posting  children in  sacks, fully  and properly  stamped in  terms of  the  law.  A  very  funny man  and  the  talk was  enjoyed  by all.
Meeting  Closed  at  8.15.p.m.
 
The week in Pictures
  
               Acting Sergeant Noel                         Neil Raises a double toast
  
                  President Andrew                      Harold discusses sizzle partners
  
              David won the raffle                              Roslyn won Heads & Tails
 
                            The Rotary Foundation Distinguished Service Award
              Past District Rotary Foundation Chair Phil presents official crystal to Neil
  
                       Past President Jim introduces Guest Speaker Rod Preston
 
       Rod receives our speaker memento and the accolades of those present
    
 
WEEKLY LAUGHS
A few one-liners:

I can't believe I got fired from the calendar factory. All I did was take a day off.

Most people are shocked when they find out how bad I am as an electrician.

My wife just found out I replaced our bed with a trampoline. She hit the ceiling.

A book fell on my head the other day. I only have my shelf to blame though.

Communist jokes aren't funny unless everyone gets them.

Geology rocks, but geography is where it's at.

The man who invented Velcro has died. RIP.

A dung beetle walks into a bar and asks, "Is this stool taken?"
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Q: What did the dog say when he sat on sandpaper?
A: Rough! Rough!

Q: What did Neptune say to Saturn?
A: Give me a ring sometime!

Q: What stays in the corner and travels all over the world?
A: A stamp.

Q: Why did they have a funeral for the frog?
A: Because he croaked.

Q: Why did the ox lose his job on the farm?
A: Because he couldn't take a yoke.

Q: Why should you not trust the ocean?
A: Because there is something fishy about it.

Q: What did one flag say to the other flag?
A: Nothing. It just waved!
 
 
Selected Australian Trivia 
31. In Australia, sheep out number people 2.5 to 1 (in 2020).    
32. Australia was the second country in the world to give women the right to vote in 1902.    
33. Per capita, Australians spend more money on gambling than any other nation, with over 80 percent of Australian adults engaging in gambling of some kind.    
34. Canberra was selected as the capital because Sydney and Melbourne could not stop arguing which city should be the capital.    
35. Australia is home to the longest fence in the world, the Dingo Fence. Originally built to keep dingos away from fertile land, the fence is now 5,614 km long.    
36. The Australian dollar is considered to be the best designed currency in the world – it’s waterproof, made of polymer and notoriously hard to counterfeit.    
37. Australia is the only continent covered by a single country.    
38. The world’s oldest fossil was discovered in Australia – 3.4 billion years old.    
39. Australia has around 600 varieties of eucalypt trees.    
40. Australia was one of the founding members of the United Nations.    
 
 
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