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• the construction of 11 bridges
• 165 lane kilometres of road
• 11.5 kilometres of noise walls
• 4.1 million tonnes of fill
• 480,000 tonnes of asphalt to cover all that fill.

Thanks Kate for a very informative session.

• not liking the lycra outfits used by those dedicated riders
• not having sufficient infrastructure to keep them off the roads
• their place of work is too far away
• lack of facilities at the other end to park, shower or store their clothes
• weather!

Jeremy is seen here with Michael Metcalf, our host chair for the day. 

• running the Blood Bank on behalf of the government. 
• providing help during times of war and or times of emergency or catastrophic events
• community care services such as carer support and telecross.
• providing a computerised registry service to identify people who may have been caught up in an evacuation - with the police providing assistance to notify people when someone is deceased.
• asylum seekers program
• community visitors program - to provide one-on-one support for those in socially isolated situations
• family support - particularly for new mums - who have had multiple births; or are suffering from post natal depression
• international tracing - for those who have been separated through war.

This morning at Rotary (14 October) Ailsa Allen spoke to us about the importance of businesses keeping an eye on the health of their workforce.  She indicated that the national figures regarding unhealthy behaviours included smoking (22%); accessing inadequate amounts of fruit and vegetables (49%); not being sufficiently active (70%); overweight/obesity issues (60%); overindulgence in alcohol (24%) and psychological distress at (40%).  Ailsa spoke about the benefits of workplaces focusing on wellness.  These included productivity gains, reduced number of sick days; and increased staff morale.

The programme she is involved in will come into a business and take measurements of staff and then work with the business to develop a programme which they will review after an agreed time.  Change takes times so it is important to take a long term view; and to provide the one on one support that will keep people motivated.

Deepti gave us a very inspiring talk this morning at our meeting.  She had recently taken part in a LEAP Leadership Challenge program held at UCLA in Los Angeles, USA.  She found it to be fun, inspiring, positive and life-changing.

She outlined some of the principles and then shared with us some of her goals that she is now aiming to achieve based on her experiences.  They are certainly taking her outside of her comfort zone, but we are all there to support her in her endeavours.

For more information on the program go to the website:  leapfoundationusa.org

This year the DG Club Visit will be a combined dinner with 5 clubs, to be held at the Royal Australian Air Force Association Club at Bull Creek Drive, Bull Creek. (Just of Leach Highway)

Ascot will be joined by Kenwick, Bentley Curtin, e-Club and Gosnells for a great DG event. Partners are invited and encouraged to attend. 

Mayor Phil Marks expanded on how local Government works and in particular Belmont Local Government with information on Local Government reforms (ie: Amalgamations) and how this will affect ratepayers.

The Rotary Club of Ascot Handover Meeting was held on Sunday 14 July at The Fire House Bar & Restaurant on Great Eastern Highway, Belmont.

A brief overview of ClubRunner for our members

Rotarians and Rotaractors, you can now order official RI-licensed Rotary business cards for yourself or for your club.

Bricktober 2014 was a huge success.  Thank you to Stephen and Joanna for providing the wonderful displays of lego; and for masterminding the whole event.

Thank you to all Ascot Rotarians, partners and friends who helped either on the day or in the lead up to the day.  We couldn't have done it without you. 

Beth Walker and Shona Zulsdorf are on the Board of a women's refuge which operates 2 refuges, one of which is in Cloverdale. The name of the organisation is Starick Services. Starick is a lead independent agency working to end Family/Domestic Violence for children, young people and women.

Geoff Hart & Symon Still, from Paraplegic Benefit Fund (PBF) Australia
PBF Australia is a member-based organisation that aims to provide financial support for members who sustain a spinal cord injury. PBF Australia also focuses on preventing spinal cord injuries through its award-winning injury prevention programs. The programs employ people with spinal cord injuries and aim to reduce the number of serious injuries, in particular spinal cord injuries, on the road, in the workplace and in the aquatic environment.  The presentation is very impressive and the speakers (who are wheelchair bound) are engaging and articulate.

Our 2014-15 Board was inducted at the Handover Lunch, held on Sunday 29th June, at the East Fremantle Yacht Club. In this photo are: President Garry Jacobs, Aidan Wood, Julia Temby, Michelle. Kendall, Joanna Kendall, Peter Richardson, Janet Holding, Ronnie Malthouse, Hugh Langridge and Mike Bermann. Max Morrell and Di Reed were unable to be there.

Rotary Club of Ascot (District 9465 Perth Western Australia) has completed a project to provide fresh, safe drinking water to some 2500 inhabitants living in the remote area of St Bakhita Community, Eraulo, Ermera, Timor Leste. The project involved laying a 12 km pipeline from a water source some 2000 metres above sea level and then gravity feeding ten surrounding hamlets. To donate to this project, please click here

The month of February is very special in the Rotary calendar since it is designated World Understanding Month. The month also includes the anniversary of the first meeting of Rotary held on February 23, 1905, now designated World Understanding and Peace Day… 

As a club fundraiser, the International Committee has arranged for a special screening of "The Lego Movie" at Belmont's Reading Cinemas on Sunday, 30th March, which is a week before its official Australian release date. Save the date, and start putting the word out to anyone you know who may be interested in attending (at least anyone with kids!) Ticket booking arrangements will be publicised here soon!

Because all the tickets are the same price i.e. $20, due to the theatre's requirements, we hope to be able to provide a token/ticket for every child ticket (age 3 yrs to 14yrs) purchased, which will be redeemable after the show for a Lego mini figure pack. 

There will also be a raffle (as is expected at a Rotary function!), to be drawn after the movie, with 3 Lego sets, valued at $150, as raffle prizes. These sets are to be released in conjunction with the movie theme, so will be highly collectible.

This “Bring a Guest” Meeting is set for Tuesday 18th February and is a great opportunity to show your friends and colleagues how your club works and what we do in Rotary. The meeting will be run with a special format under the guidance of our MC, President Elect Garry Jacobs. The Membership Committee is working hard to make this meeting something special.
The speaker for the meeting will be Gail Lazzaro, the Senior Scientist for the Rotary WA Cord Blood Bank project.

The Rotary Foundation / Polio Eradication receive $10.00 from the $20.00 ticket sale. This will be matched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation by $20.00 therefore a $20.00 ticket sale results in $30.00 toward Polio Eradication. 

Sue is a nurse/midwife who has been visiting Timor Leste, at her own expense and under the difficulties of knee problems, since 2009. She has been volunteering her services at the St Bakhita Community Clinic, a severely underdeveloped and underprovisioned facility situated in a remote mountain area. Sue gave us a comprehensive update on her last trip to Timor Leste, during some of which time she was joined by her husband Ron, and friends Brian and Marlene Poole.

Past R.I. President Richard L Evans (1966/1967) once said “A man may have great truth, he may produce a good product – he may make a great discovery, but if he dies and no one benefits, it is because he did not share."

The bar has been lifted to a very professional and high standard with the “Pride of Workmanship Awards” night held on Wednesday night, 9th April at 150 East Riverside, at Ascot Quays. Congratulations must go to Max Morrell and MC Garry Jacobs, plus their committee, for the organisation of the night, which we will definitely become a regular event on our club calendar. 

Welcome to our Rotary Club!