President: Graeme Kruger
District Governor: Geraldine Rurenga
Editor: Carmel Cristofaro
Rotary Club of Leeton Bulletin
Volume: 83          Edition: 17         Date: 14 November 2022
Stories
Emily, A Practicing Artist's Story
A very proud Nicholas introduced our guest speaker this week who he said he has known for twenty years and who he considers to be one of his oldest and dearest friends, Emily Parsons-Lord.
 
        
 
In Emily’s words her practice is concerned with air and explosions.  Air is simultaneously local and global, encompassing the effects of breathing as well as the governance of polluters and policy makers.  Air is where what we jettison into seeming oblivion is returned.  It is a physical site, as well as a place we can project our imaginations.  The traces of industry in the air collects on the surface, invisible monuments of our anthropogenic climate crisis. Her practice addresses the urgency of human agency through the materials of the climate crisis.
 
 
Based in Sydney, her recent work include recreating the air from past eras in Earth’s evolution, recreating starlight in coloured smoke, multichannel video, and experimenting with pheromones, aerogel, and explosions.  She has exhibited both nationally and internationally participating in Primavera, 2016, the NSW Visual Arts Fellowship, 2017, Liveworks 2017, Bristol Biennial, 2016, John Fries Award, 2018, A BROKEN LINK, Central St Martin’s, London UK, 2017, and Stuttgart Film Winter Festival for Expanded Media, Firstdraft Sydney, and Vitalstatistix, Adelaide amongst others.  She was awarded the main prize in the 2020 Churchie Emerging Art Award.
 
              
 
Following her 4A Beijing residency in 2019, in 2020 she undertook a development exploring the explosion as a site of extreme political, emotional, and physical enquiry.  This research and development expanded and consolidated her practical skillset that she acquired through her pyrotechnical licencing, her network of experts, and delivered an exciting new trajectory to her practice.
 
Emily is currently working with different kinds of air, silica aerogels, gallium, distress pheromones, explosions, and the aesthetics of climate change.   To contact Emily email her on e.parsonslord@gmail.com
 
   
 
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 Graeme’s Something to Smile About
 
“The Earth without ART is EH”
 
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  Carmel’s Brain Teaser  
 
Which creature walks on four legs in the morning,
two legs in the afternoon,
and three legs in the evening?
 
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  Director’s Roundup 
 
 
  • CLUB CHRISTMAS LUNCH PARTY –DATE CHANGE - SATURDAY 26 NOVEMBER  2022 – – Draper’s home, BBQ and BYO drinks.  More details to follow.
  • Lionel Weston – our thoughts and prayers are with Lionel and the Weston Family.
  • Farewell 2022 – Last meeting at The Hungry Fox - Thursday 8 December 2022.
  • Club AGM – Thursday - 8 December 2022.
  • Social Night at Wade Hotel – Thursday – 15 December 2022.  Answer: Man. He crawls on all fours as a baby, then walks on two feet as an adult, and then walks with a cane as an old man.
  • Ham Carnival & Light Up Leeton – 4 December 2022
  • Phone call received from Footscray SES thanking the Club for $500 donation for the Maribyrnong Area of Victoria, to support flood victims in the region. 
  • Farmers’ Market - Saturday 3 December - Mountford Park.
 
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  Sergeant Laurie  
 
 
I don’t know who Laurie has been speaking to, but he made sure he had some darn good fines.  He never let the opportunity go past without fining everyone at least once during the course of the evening.
 
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  Silly Joke / Meme 
 
 
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Farmers’ Market & Leeton Outback Band Spectacular
 
Food and market stalls in conjunction with the Leeton Farmers & Makers Market in Mountford Park added to the festivities of the Leeton Outback Band Spectacular 2022 held last weekend.  This combined with great weather (not too hot, not too cold and definitely not raining) made for an absolute great day to be out and about enjoying the fresh area, great music, good food and company.  The Outback Band Spectacular is a showcase of individual concert bands from all over the state, culminating in a massed band performance!
 
  
 
This year features marching band displays by the Marching Koalas and the Golden Kangaroos Concert Band, as well as performances by the Hunter Wind Ensemble, the Hawkesbury District Stage and Concert Bands, Murrumbidgee Jazz & Blues Collective, Riverina Concert Band, Hillston Central School Band, Cootamundra Town Band, Griffith Community Band, Junee Town Band, Leeton Town Band, Parkes Shire Concert Band, Temora Town Band, Wagga Community Band and West Wyalong Town Band.
 
Thank one and all who assisted either on the day or to ensure everything ran to plan.
 
Hands off the Koala, Jennifer!
 
 
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Graeme’s Quote of the Week  
 
 
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RYE Training Weekend
 
On the weekend of the 5th and 6th of November both Inbound and Outbound exchange students went to Canberra for a training weekend.  The outbound came from all over NSW and ACT, some of these places included Canberra, Cooma, Parkes and Blayney.  The outbound students including Hanna came from Spain, Finland, Germany, France, Taiwan, Thailand and Japan.  All the outbounders had to do group presentations. 
 
   
 
This week Hanna provided us with an update of her weekend experience and also events in which she participated whilst Maggie Chant made the following comments.  ‘It was very interesting learning about everyone.  We also did a lot of training including health, preparation, etc.  We got presented our blazers which was a huge honour.  It was really fund hanging out with everyone and learning about their cultures.”
 
 
Inbound exchange students Hanna and Joelle introducing themselves in Canberra.
 
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Notices

Upcoming Events
Guest: Michael Joseph, Tales from the Cockpit
The Hungry Fox
Nov 17, 2022
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
 
Club Christmas Party
Draper Residence
Nov 26, 2022
 
Guest: Peta Sinclair, VRA Rescue Officer of the Year
The Hungry Fox
Dec 01, 2022
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
 
Leeton Farmers Market
Mountford Park
Dec 03, 2022
 
Ham Carnival @ Light Up Leeton
Mountford Park
Dec 04, 2022
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
 
2022 AGM and last meet of the year & venue
The Hungry Fox
Dec 08, 2022
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
 
Guest: Salim Choudhury - Behind The Badge & AGM
The Hungry Fox
Dec 08, 2022
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
 
Pub Meeting - Social
Wade Hotel
Dec 15, 2022
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
 
Pub Meeting - Social
Wade Hotel
Jan 12, 2023
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
 
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Meeting Responsibilities
17 November 2022
 
Sergeant
Patten, Barry
 
1 December 2022
 
Sergeant
Raadgever, Andrew
 
8 December 2022
 
Sergeant
Rhodes, Matthew
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Andrew Raadgever
November 4
 
Laurie Lewin
November 19
 
Spouse Birthdays
Bev Fitzsimon
November 13
 
Anniversaries
Grahme Fitzsimon
Bev Fitzsimon
November 9
 
Join Date
Nicholas Wright
November 15, 2018
4 years
 
Bill Aliendi
November 30, 2017
5 years
 
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