Guest Speaker: Kerry Penton - TAFE NSW Riverina Institute Director.
Fellowship: John Hawkins
Reception: Mark Hillis
Furniture: David Hodge
Bulletin Editor: Hugh Campbell
Sergeant: Peter Clucas
Saturday Farmers Markets:
Sunday Markets: 24/08/2014. OIC: Michael Merrylees. Team: Peter Crozier, John Hawkins, Jeremy Riethmuller, Dennis Shean, Doug Sutton.
Club Rosters
Fellowship - Reception
Furniture
26 Aug John Hawkins, Mark Hillis, David Hodge.
02 Sept John Ireland, Pat Ingram, Andrew Irvine.
09 Sept Michael Knight, Wayne Jenkins, Nick Leywood.
Bulletin Editors
Aug 12, 19, 26 Hugh Campbell
Sept 2, 9, 16 Michael Knight
Sept 23, 30 Oct 7 Doug Sutton Oct 14, 21, 28 Paul Murray
Sergeant's
26 Aug Peter Clucas
02 Sept Laurie Blowes
09 Sept Michael Georgiou
Guest Speakers
To Suggest a guest speaker
Contact Alan Eldridge
Market Rosters
Saturday Markets setup for everyone at 6.30am NOTE: As of July 1st 2014
Sunday Markets OIC arrives at 7:00am. Team members 7.30am
(Please arrange a swap if you are not able to carry out your duties)
SUN 17th Aug 2014 OIC Pat Parnell, David Foster, David Hodge, David Pyke, John Mason, Andrew Irvine.
SUN 24th Aug 2014 OIC MIchael Merrylees, Peter Crozier, John Hawkins, Jeremy Riethmuller, Dennis Shean, Doug Sutton.
SUN 31st Aug 2014 OIC Neil Pinto, Richard Braid, Hugh Campbell, John Egan, Rob Fuller, Pat Ingram,
SUN 7th Sept. 2014 OIC David Benn, Tim Barter, Laurie Blowes,Doug Conkey, Alan Eldridge, Bruce Spinks.
SAT 13th Sept. 2014 OIC Wayne Jenkins, Paul Gianniotis, John Gray, Geoff Hamilton, Nick Leywood, Tim Macgillycuddy, Phillip McIntosh, Col Mercer, Paul Milde
Kerry Pascoe, Mark Sayer.
SUN 14th Sept. 2014 OIC Bob Willis, Michael Georgiou, Gerry Gerlach, Greg O'Hare, Malcolm Robertson, Darren Wallace.
SUN 21st Sept. 2014 OIC James Hamilton, Craig Bromley, Graham Burmeister, John Flynn, Jim Gibson, Peter MacKinnon.
SUN 28th Sept. 2014 OIC Wal Paton, Michael Eldridge, Mark Hillis, John Ireland, Kevin Moffatt, Rick Priest.
SUN 5th Oct. 2014 OIC Paul Murray, Geoff Breust, John Gray, Robert Pearson, James Ross, John Smith.
Our guest speaker today was Aaron Oldaker who was introduced by Paul Milde. Aaron is an advertising person with Southern Cross Austereo in Wagga and he acknowledged Geoff Breust's inviation to speak to us.
He was formerly a newspaper journalist and a media advisor in public affairs with the Australian Army who served in Afghanistan.
Aaron's talk today was on the subject of change in communication methods with particular emphasis on global conflicts. He spoke about the "old" media methods of Newspaper Radio and TV vs the "new" social media of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 65% of Australians now are active in Social media.
His job in Afghanistan was to monitor insurgents media output which was in English. He explained that it is important for them to influence western populations and quoted General Dwight Eisenhower "Fundamentally, Public opinion wins wars".
He focused on two current conflicts. The ISIS insurgents in Iraq and the Gaza/Israel conflict. ISIS seeks to strike Fear, seek Funding and Recruit Followers using a combination of old and new medias. He said the Israel Defense Force had better use of Social Media than Hamas but still more young Americans than older Americans think Israel is not justified in its reactions to Hamas action.
Aaron was enthusiastically thanked for an extremely enlightening presentation.
Past President Phil opened the meeting and welcomed visiting Rotarians Father Bill Bryce from Cootamundra, Richard Sleeman from South Wagga, club guest speaker Aaron Oldaker and Rotary Exchange Student Franzi Trebel.
He advised that president John was enjoying the heat of Darwin.
Franzi reported on her week at School including a Movie with friends on Friday. She celebrated her Birthday on Sunday. Also during the week she had some RYE training with three other exchange students in Wagga. She visited Canberra and went to Parliament House, the War Memorial and met the Cambodian Ambassador.
German word of the week:
Franzi’s German word this week is for “Birthday” – "Geburtstag" made up of geburt (birth) and Tag (day).
The Club spontaneously then sang Happy Birthday to Franzi.
Peter Crozier then presented part two of his RAWCS information. There are currently over 400 projects listed on RAWCS website www.rawcs.org.au. PP Phil reminded us that ATECH in Wagga is looking for help with a project for Honiara Hospital.
Paul Milde delivered his Secretary's report and noted John Grays anniversary by saying John had done everything in the Club to which John replied he had never inducted a female member.
Sergeant James Ross fined John Egan for misspelling "Shuter" in a previous Bulletin.
He raised the issue of 17 absentees reported AWOL last week and put them on notice. Rick Priest objected to the naming saying he was in attendance.
The editor can only respond that he reports what is entered on the two attendance lists he gets. It is the member's individual responsibility to ensure his attendance of apology is recorded.
John Gray + John Flynn + David Benn were fined for some issues regarding Navigation, a visit to a bar called Hooters and a uniform of shoes and socks being the same colour. All this occurred at Trent Bridge during the last day of India vs England Test Cricket. DB responded that what happens on tour should have stayed on Tour.
A new acronym has appeared in the Wollundry lexicon - Beers and Gears.
The next meeting of the Beers and Gears (Wollundry Cycle Challenge and Beer and Cider Festival) Committee will be tonight at 5.30 at the Commercial Club. The web site is up and almost running at www.wollundrycyclechallenge.org.au
Melbourne Cup Trophy Tour Event at Apex Park Lake Albert on 6th September. Michael Merrilees advised members that a few members had got together and will cook BBQ breakfast with proceeds to the Club at this event from 9am.
Lucky Door Prize
Guest Speaker Aaron Oldaker drew Frank Fullers number 24 from the pan first go.
Paul Milde, in his role as Secretary, announced member commitments and Rosters.
Rosters for Meeting 26 Aug:
Fellowship: John Hawkins
Reception: Mark Hillis
Furniture: David Hodge
Bulletin Editor: Hugh Campbell
Sergeant: Peter Clucas
Guest Speaker: Kerry Penton - TAFE NSW Riverina Institute Director.
Farmers Markets:
Sunday Markets: 24/08/2014. OIC: Michael Merryleesl. Team: Peter Crozier, John Hawkins, Jeremy Riethmuller, Dennis Shean, Doug Sutton.
Special Dates: Board Meeting - 11/9/2014. Don't forget to log on www.newchecks.kids.nsw.gov.au and register for Working with Children Check.New Sunday Market Winter Times: OIC: 7.00 am, Team: 7.30 am, Finish: 12.30 pm.
Continuing on from last week, we move into a branch of RAWCS that used to be called FAIM, Fourth Avenue In Motion. Our Club has participated in a number of these projects over the years in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Teams of around 6 to 8 persons who need not be Rotarian members but generally are go overseas to assist in ongoing projects for about 2 weeks often involving building and construction, water and sanitation and general maintenance.
Volunteers can be both men and women and the project is headed up by generally a skilled person who oversees the project. There are currently over 400 projects which can be accessed on the rawcs.com.au website. It is high time that our Club considered selecting and supporting a project most likely in the Asian or Pacific region. Great camaraderie is developed by participating as a volunteer in one of these projects.
Wollundry Cycle Challenge
PP Phil spoke on the Wollundry Cycle Challenge and showed us the new interim website. He thanked those committee members for their hard work so far.
Check out the draft website at http://dev.wollundrycyclechallenge.org.au
Meeting Photos
Reception Team
Faster than a speeding bullet - Super Ross
Two Priests - our own Ric and Cootamundra's Father Bill
Attendance
Visiting Rotarians
Bill Bryce (Cootamundra) Richard Sleeman (South Wagga)
Visitors
None this week
Guests
Aaron Oldaker from Southern Cross Austereo (Guest Speaker)
Franzie Treber Exchange Student
Makeups
David Byfield F/M 9/8
Wal Paton Beers and Gears 12/8
Craig Bromley B&G 12/8
Geoff Hamilton F/M 9/8
Kevin Moffat S/M 10/8
Apologies
Richard Braid, Geoff Breust, Graham Burmeister, Doug and Geg Conkey, Ken Cook, John Ferguson, Gerry Gerlacj, Paul Gianniotis, James Hamilton, David Hodge, Pat Ingram, Andre Irvine, John Mason, Colin Mercer, Robert Pearson, David Pyke, Mark Sayer, Jonty Shuter, Neil Pinto.
Attendance
Eating 28, Bun 4, Non Eaters 11, total 43
Absent without apology – total 9 - Much better this week
Peter Clucas, John Daley, John Flynn, David Foster, Mark Hillis, Tim Magillycuddy, Kerry Pascoe, Bruce Spinks, George Thomas E&OE.
The Sunday Market Report was presented by OIC Pat Parnell and once again was a complete washout adding to the validity of President John's nickname of "Noah".
the meeting and welcomed visiting Rotarians Father Bill Bryce from Cootamundra, Richard Sleeman from South Wagga, club guest speaker Aaron Oldaker and Rotary Exchange Student Franzi Trebel. 
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