President John opened the meeting, and welcomed the guests. Grace went well - the acoustic was helpful, and the meeting proceeded in a relaxed manner, as you would expect out on the job, a vocational visit. Franzi reported that she had visited the snow with host parents, the Hillis's and gave us the next German word in her course -" learn 52 German words in a year."

Formalities were kept to a minimum, and announcements too, but here are the items that we all need to note.

Mark Hillis is in the final stages of organizing the Sailing Weekend on Sydney Harbour, and has seven acceptances too many for the boats already chartered. There are about seven sailors who have yet to pay for the sailing, so the decision to be made - Cut the late payers, or seek further acceptances for another boat. The wording of this conundrum is the bulletin editors!!!!

Michael Merrylees was seeking a couple of helpers to cook and serve breakfast at Apex Park, Lake Albert on Saturday, 6th Sept, from 9.00am until 10.00am. This is to support the Melbourne Cup Trophy tour. Stepping up to help will be John Ferguson, Michael Merrylees, Frank Fuller, John Ireland and Wal Paton. The clubs new trailer will get a run, and the proceeds will go to Rotary.

David Benn has once again been pruning the olive trees, and created a manmade object almost visible from space, 12 foot high and 40 metres around - a bonfire primed to be lit on Sunday 21st Sept, and when its alight it will be seen from space. David has already booked the Rugby Male Choir, and they will soon commence rehearsals of the Jose Feliciano song, "Light My Fire". David acknowledged that he was on the Wollundry Social Committee, and the rest of the group will, at some stage, be told about this activity.

Phil McIntosh announced that there would be another meeting of the cycle race committee later on Tuesday, and the response audible around the room was ".......not again". The effort going into the inaugural event is enormous, and greatly admired. Keep up the great work fellows.

It was this stage that we learned that the Pizzas had arrived, salads and drinks were available, garlic bread was on hand, so we adjourned to the eastern end of the room to sate our hunger.