Bulletin 7 RCOBS (Aug 23, 2017)

Vale Our Member Dowell Mitchell

Memorial Service

William Farmer Funeral Directors

12 Victoria Street

Eaglehawk

Friday afternoon August 25^that 2 PM.

Dowell would approve as a past president that we carry on with the club business:

Our Guest Speaker today, Joanne Trickey from Remembrance Parks Central Victoria, who admitted to being a Taphophhile,

with a penchant for monuments, fine tombstones and the like.

Her presentation begged extending our thoughts in many directions, in one of those mind maps.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map

Her “brief” includes

Managing the financial position of a “Class A” Government owned enterprise, contributing to the state,
governed by the Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003, and then having to “apply” for grants, to “run the business”;
Real estate management:
Engaging with the community vis à vis
- Bendigo Interfaith Council
- Cultural Inclusion
- CoGB Public Space Plan
Normalising Death … in a “Death Denying” Anglo-Saxon culture; and,
Curating precious historic remnants of the past:

An outstanding example of historical structures is the oecumenical Mortuary Chapel

built probably by one George Pallet, in Gothic Revival style 1873, of rock-faced granite from Harcourt. The Chapel has no power,

thence treats the visitor to changing light patterns through the precious windows. However, “hold the phone” before planning your visit:

Restoration will bring her back to 1873 over the next eighteen months.

The Chapel is at the Back Creek Cemetery, once known to young Bendigonians as Spring Gully Cemetery, and now listed as The Bendigo Cemetery.

I’m looking forward to our club visit to Remembrance Parks.

For historians: Free download 402 pp. “In Memoriam” by Hutchinson at:

https://www2.health.vic.gov.au/public-health/cemeteries-and-crematoria

The Child Safe Standards from the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 is a challenge for us and all Rotary Clubs.

Apparently, it came into force as of 1 August 2017.

http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/LDMS/LTObject_Store/LTObjSt6.nsf/dde300b846eed9c7ca257616000a3571

/6606bb1b2dc56ce3ca257974000e4879/$FILE/05-83aa014 authorised.pdf

110 Rotarians attended the Information Session at Melton Sunday.

A five page “Guide to the obligations of Rotary Clubs in District 9800” has been issued to all clubs.

Apparently, we fall into a category of:

An organisation which might:

“engage a child as a contractor, employee or volunteer to assist the entity in providing services or facilities.”

District 9800 advise that each organisation [read club] must:

Develop strategies to embed an organisational culture of child safety, including through effective leadership arrangements
Create a child safe policy or statement of commitment child safety
Develop a code of conduct that establishes clear expectations for appropriate behaviour with children
Develop screening supervision training and other human resources practices that reduce the risks of child abuse by new and existing personnel
Develop processes for responding to and reporting suspected child abuse
Develop strategies to identify and reduce or remove risks of child abuse
Develop strategies to promote the participation and empowerment of children

Peter Elliott has generously donated hours, including studying the original Act, working with our Australia Day member

Peter Rainey and myself.

Our Protection Officer, Judy Miatke, Youth Services Director Martin Ruffell and I shall meet Monday August 28^th

following due club process.

Meantime, I have approved a representative of our club seeking independent legal opinion locally.

As if that is not enough of a bureaucratic challenge, Peter Elliott our Treasurer is registering us as a fund raiser with respect to Consumer Affairs Victoria. This is an onerous necessary task.

https://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/clubs-and-fundraising/fundraisers/registration/register-as-a-fundraiser

Peter Elliott also reminded us that not all members have paid their subs.

Please contact Peter if you’ve “lost” your invoice.

Set Up each Wednesday:

I’ve asked Bruce to list TWO (2) Members each week for set up.

By the time, you re-arrange the tables and bring all the gear down from upstairs and set it up, thirty minutes have elapsed.

The PA and Screen are heavy.

I’ll write up an Instruction Sheet and laminate same, along with screen and projector instructions.

And, whilst I’m at it, an instruction sheet for Member on Welcome.

Judy Miatke reported that a cluster meeting of the local Rotary Clubs involved in the Valentines’ Day ball 2014 was held on

Thursday 17th Aug at the Bendigo Hospital Oncology Department.

The Clubs had been waiting for direction from Bendigo Health and have been advised that a patient scanner for the Oncology

Department will be purchased with $17,000 raised at this function.

And, a further $2,500 will be donated to the Renal Dialysis Unit towards new equipment.

Ray Carrington has reduced-price tickets for the Silvie Paladino and Victorian Male Welsh Choir Sunday afternoon concert, September 10^th, to support the Ulumbarra Foundation.

Federation Picnic at Marong Sunday August 27^th:

Kevin is still seeking volunteers, over the age of eighteen years.