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Jun 10, 2020 7:30 am - 8:30 am
There aren't too many Charter Members left in our club, so most members would have been around yet when Peter presented his 'Man behind the Badge' last time... A senior corporate lawyer, Peter won't just talk about himself. He'll also expand on his involvement with the Surfers Paradise Catholic Finance Board, as well as the Life Education charity. Picture shows Peter (right) with Dr Geoff Cornish when he was Club President in 1993/94. He hasn't really changed much, has he? |
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Jun 24, 2020 7:00 am - 8:30 am
In the coming year, John will be President Elect for 2021-22. The theme of his presentation? 'How to Become an Engineer Without a Plan’ [Somehow, I can't imagine John doing anything without a plan... ☺ Ed.] Unless COVID restrictions are lifted by that date, the meeting will be held On-Line via Zoom. An invitation will be sent to all members. Visitors and guests, particularly from other Rotary Clubs, are welcome! Please send me a message and I'll send you a link. |
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Jul 01, 2020 7:15 am - 8:30 am
Incoming President Charles Thomasson has confirmed that this coming Wednesday 1st July we'll have our first post COVID physical meeting again at the Surfers Paradise Surf Life Saving Club! Usual time, about 07:15 onwards. It will be a social meeting, no formal business, thus the usual place downstairs at the northern end of the Bistro. Note: new breakfast menu (the buffet has gone - due to COVID) - well priced, see copy in the Download Files on the right. See you there! |
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Jul 08, 2020 7:00 am - 8:30 am
By that date, Charles Thomasson will officially be our new President for the 2020/21 year. Charles will outline his vision for our club for the coming 12 months. Unless COVID restrictions are lifted by that date, the meeting will be held On-Line via Zoom. An invitation will be sent to all members. Visitors and guests, particularly from other Rotary Clubs, are welcome! Please send me a message and I'll send you a link. |
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Jul 15, 2020 7:15 am - 8:30 am
Our first ever Changeover meeting at breakfast time! Incoming President Charles Thomasson and Immediate Past President Mario Fairlie cordially invite you to join them at Edgewater Dining on the Isle of Capri, a superbly elegant location. Please click on this link to book and prepay: https://www.trybooking.com/BKKVU - bookings close on Monday, 13th July, 11:00 pm. So, why not book right now, so you don't forget?
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Jul 22, 2020 7:00 am - 8:30 am
This is a physical meeting at the Surfers Paradise Surf Life Saving Club. Ray Krebs is a Community Ambassador representing nbn™. His role is to meet with local Community Groups to help educate their members on connecting to the nbn™ network, assist with optimising your home online experience, plus advises on scams & scam awareness. Outside of work Ray is a referee for Touch Rugby League and enjoys walking & exploring SEQ many walking tracks. He will join us via Zoom and will present on IT security. With all the recent publicity about "state sponsored" hackers, this is a very relevant topic. And it doesn't just pertain to government and big business - it very much can affect SME and private computers as well. Note: Ray won't be selling anything - NBNCo is a wholesaler; they don't do business with end users. |
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Aug 05, 2020 7:00 am - 8:30 am
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Aug 19, 2020 7:00 am - 8:30 am
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Sep 02, 2020 7:00 am - 8:30 am
Ray Higgs, District Chair of the Rotary Peacebuilding & Conflict Prevention committee, has organised a speaker who is a candidate for this program. Vandy S Kamara came to Australia 10 years ago from his native country, the civil war torn Sierra Leone on the west coast of Africa. He lived a great part of his life in 'Internally Displaced Peoples' camps [what a euphemism! Ed.] and various refugee camps. This gave him a strong belief in humanity and education. Vandy started his own Foundation, largely financed from his own savings. It started with providing water points for communities, funding vaccination for children and later a community school, which now has an enrolment of some 380 pupils. Vandy currently works with Wesley Mission Queensland, supporting homeless people, young people and their families in the Logan to Ipswich region. |
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Sep 16, 2020 7:00 am - 8:30 am
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Sep 30, 2020 7:00 am - 8:30 am
This year's Lutzy Award will be presented to a deserving young member of the Surfers Paradise Surf Life Saving Club. Last year's winner was Jazmin Zimmerman (picture) - who will it be this year? NOTE: You MUST book. The Surfers Paradise SLSC caterers will cook us a very nice, plate served meal, but we need to advise numbers. Bookings close this Sunday night. Click on this link: https://www.trybooking.com/BLQCN |
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Oct 07, 2020 7:00 am - 8:30 am
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Oct 14, 2020 7:00 am - 8:30 am
PDG Prof Graham Jones, who worked in the USA for several years and is intimately familiar with the convoluted process of the Electoral College system, will present again on the US Presidential Elections. This year probably more unusual than any time before - COVID means no mass rallies, and the incumbent probably the most unpredictable candidate ever. Not to be missed! |
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Oct 15, 2020 7:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Oct 26, 2020 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Our annual Golf Day fundraiser, to be held at Surfers Paradise Golf Club. See more details on our home page. We need both volunteers on the day, as well as players. See booking website for details: https://www.trybooking.com/BLJDK |
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Nov 11, 2020 7:00 am - 8:30 am
PDG Michael Irving will speak on one of the currently most contentious subjects: Climate Change - Fact and Fiction Michael who was our District's Governor for 2016-17. He has held professorial appointments in Universities in Canberra, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, New Zealand, Oman and the USA. He has been a University Vice-Chancellor in Wellington and Sohar, Oman. Prior to his retirement, his field of expertise was in Biochemistry and Cancer Research. However, he also spent time at Scott Research Station in the Ross Sea region in Antarctica. This would put him into that much debated category of "the science is settled" Scientists, wouldn't it? |
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Nov 14, 2020 7:30 am - 12:00 pm
This Saturday 14th November, we'll have a big celebration at the Project Shed: on display is the 10,000th Wheelchair. We expect quite a number of dignitaries to to join us - Councillors, State Members and possibly even Federal Members of Parliament!. The celebrations officially start at 10:00 am. But we need all hands on deck at 07:30 am to get ready! The celebrations are held in conjunction with a Big Bike Sale! Bring a few dollars with you to buy a Raffle ticket and/or a Sausage. Members: please park at the top (behind the Community Centre) so the usual car parks remain free for visitors, thank you. |
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Nov 25, 2020 7:00 am - 8:30 am
Farley S. Tolpen is the founder and CEO of The Mediation Experts, a Brisbane based dispute resolution organization. Farley is an international mediator, arbitrator, trainer and lawyer with over 35 years experience mediating, arbitrating and litigating. His areas of expertise include Workplace, Employment, Family Law, Estates, Workplace, Commercial and Business Law, Real Estate and Construction. He is currently a mediator for QCAT and Queensland Small Business Commissioner (QSBC) for retail shop and commercial leases and Covid19 issues. He will speak on the topic of "Mediation - How and Why it Works". Farley advised that he will "make it interactive, with humour and some stories". Looking forward to it! |
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Dec 09, 2020 7:00 am - 8:30 am
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