N. B. To all members our Annual General Meeting is set for Monday 11th November.
PS. CLUB ASSEMBLY FOLLOWS THE AGM.
Coolamon Rotary Bulletin for Month of October 2024
Click on the links below for the weekly bulletins from October.
Bulletin for Monday 14/10/2024
Bulletin for Monday 21/10/2024
Bulletin for Monday 28/10/2024
Meeting of Monday 4th November 2024
President Adrian Lindner welcomed 23 members and three guests including; PP Sue Gordon from the Young RC with Marnie Noakes an Exchange Student from Parkes recently returned from 12 months in Germany. Also Carla Gash who came to hear Sue and Marnie talk on youth exchange. Carla’s daughter Aurelia Marangon is interested in going on an exchange to Italy.
Tonight on the eve of the Melbourne Cup we had a draw for our annual sweepstake. Barry Langtry had control of the draw and the how; following a discussion between Dick, Albert, JJG and Barry on how to do it. We will announce the winners of the $5.00 sweep next Monday.
Mary Potts advised all members present that the AGM is on next Monday night and is looking for nominations for the Board. Please volunteer to serve on the Board without a Board we are rudderless!
Adrian and Garth reported on the D9705 conference held in Mittagong last weekend. The full report and photos are in this bulletin.
Sue Gordon then introduced Marnie Noakes from Parkes. Marnie has just returned from Germany as a Rotary Youth Exchange Student RYE.
Sue said that this year there were 7 Outbound and 7 Inbound students in the programme in our D9705. It costs around $12,000 for their parents which includes the air fares, insurance and visas. The local host club pays an allowance of $150 per month for the student’s monthly personal spending. The parents also pay for any school excursions, the host families up to 5 in the 12 months feed and accommodate the student for the 12 months.
Marnie then presented her 12 months in Germany in a slide format and then answered many questions form the audience.
Marnie had a wonderful life changing experience with the four host families in Central Bavaria in Wurzburg and with her host Rotary Club. One highlight was the European tour with other exchange students from around the world who were in Europe at the time.
Here are some slides from Marnie’s talk.
Lexi Furner thanked both Sue and Marnie for their visit and the talk. I am sure that our club will look at hosting again one day, hopefully sooner than later, as RYE is one of our best Rotary projects to support.
The meeting then ended with the Melbourne Cup Sweep draw and we then had time for some good fellowship and we did not have a raffle tonight.
DIARY
*Monday 25th November – Guest speaker Inspector Jill Gibson from the Wagga Wagga Police Local Area Command: Inspector Jill’s talk will be on domestic violence. Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.
*Monday 2nd December – Guest speaker Robert Shore District Governor Elect, District 9705, WW2 PoW Stories. Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.
*Guests welcome bring your partners and friends.
All of the above images were obtained from Facebook.
ROTARY NEWS.
2024 D9705 CONFERENCE REPORT
Last weekend the annual District Conference was held in Mittagong under the leadership of our District Governor Rob Uhl. We had two members attend, President Adrian Lindner and PP Garth Perkin.
Report and photo above by President Adrian Lindner:
- MC Jason Browne from the USA was very funny, charismatic and inspirational.
- RI President’s representative PDG Ken Robertshaw (from Yorkshire) gave her greetings. Noting 1.5b people don’t have safe drinking water and 2.5b don’t have sanitation. We need to be people of action.
- DG Michael Lapina opera singer provided some amazing singing.
- Norm Potter provided an End Polio update with particular focus on the Gaza outbreak and endeavours to vaccinate Pakistan and Afghanistan. These use oral vaccines which aren’t as good as injections. Noting Aust is down to 80% vaccination rate, which is a concern.
- Michael Rabey gave a Peace 100 presentation. They plan to install 100 peace poles in Aust schools.
- The GSE team, native Americans from South Dakota presented on their visits to Wiradjuri towns including Wagga. They explained very similar social and health issues between the first nations peoples of the USA and Aust.
- Prof Croaker and Liz Hearn spoke on their surgical paediatric work in the Solomons. Note Dr Seline from Wagga joined the team.
- Gary Davis spoke on work to eliminate malaria. Every 68 seconds a child dies from malaria. For every dollar Rotary raises, philanthropist Bill Gates donates $3.
- MC Jason Browne spoke on membership. Why should we have fun at Rotary? Three ways 1/ It takes work, but be creative. 2/ Sometimes create fun for others (not yourself). Chanel your inner kid because we all have one.
- Mary Brell presented on her work in Nepal.
- Desmond Woods provided a video on Aust Rotary clubs funding rain water tanks in Ugandan schools. They are so appreciative.
Adrian.
Report follows by Past Area Governor D9705 Garth Perkin:
- This last one of ours in Mittagong 26-27th October was a cracker.
- What a great way to pick up ideas from other clubs and foster Rotary contacts and extended contacts.
- Saturday night being no exception as the theme/dress was Medieval with lots of Serfs and Noblemen (of course I was a Serf. Mind you i believe Mittagong did not rate as highly as Coolamon Rotaries Mad Hat Night.
- Sunday being only a half day amazingly fitted in — A youth exchange presentation. The Exchange students came from Finland, Norway, Germany, France, USA, and 2 from Japan ( what more could you want)
- A presentation on a “Toy Library “. What a great idea for kids that can never own nice toys.
- Plus good updates on RYPEN. Human rights by Austrailers High Commissioner..RIPR Ken Robertshaw from the UK. Polio update.
- Plus all the stalls representing the likes of ShelterBox, Say NO to domestic violence and a school group that are Interactors.
Here are some photos from the weekend taken by PDG John Egan, thanks John.
It is in a gallery so click on the image to get the large version, then to go back to the page click on the back arrow.
OUR ROTARY FOUNDATION BECOME A CENTURION
The Centurion Club was the brainchild of PDG Peter Walsh (D9700 1998-99), who saw the need to establish a program similar to “Every Rotarian Every Year”. District 9700 continued this on since his untimely death, and it is now spread across many other Districts.
Our new District 9705 will maintain this program, encouraging Centurions to give A$100 each year to The Australian Rotary Foundation Trust while ever they are able to do so. Donations can be directed to Annual Giving or Polio Eradication.
This is the easiest way for us as members to support our Foundation.
How to become a Centurion
You can become a Centurion along with fellow Rotarians and others by making a tax deductable contribution of AUD$ 100 or more per annum while ever you are in a position to do so. Your contribution (payable to The Australian Rotary Foundation Trust) supports the work of the Rotary Foundation.
Fifty percent of the money donated to the Annual Programs Fund comes back to the District after 3 years and is used in developing our Foundation projects. Rotarians and their partners and friends become a Centurion by donating AUD$100 each year to The Australian Rotary Foundation Trust.
Rotarians, their partners and friends also receive Paul Harris Fellow recognition credits for each donation made in their name.
The best way is to get a donation tube for $2 coins and simply put one $2 coin in per week. This will get $100 for our Foundation in 50 weeks.
CONTACT: Foundation Director Gary Truscott or Chair PDG Ian Tooke, Blayney, 0409 590 547
SHELTERBOX NEWS
There’s still time to secure your chance to conquer Tanzania’s world-famous Mount Kilimanjaro and raise funds for disaster relief!
Join Paul Roger and other ShelterBox supporters from the around the world on the trek of a lifetime. The lunar landscapes and snow-capped summit make this a physical challenge to remember, but that’s not the best bit—whilst you walk, you’ll be making a profound difference in the lives of displaced families worldwide.
This amazing trek is taking place on 20-28 February 2025 and will be one of our best. Find out more here.
We’re asking all our team to please share this trek with your communities – create a post on your social media, share it with your District/Rotary Club newsletter or social pages, send an email to your networks or find your local hiking club and let them know.
We would love to encourage more people to join the team!
Volunteer Program Manager 0400 273 624
POSTSCRIPT
Huff ‘n’ Puff had two visitors from Melbourne over the weekend looking to build a straw bale home and they left us a present for our hospitality and advice it is The Straw Wolf:
NOVEMBER IS ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH
ROTARY CLUB OF COOLAMON Inc. 2024-25
Chartered March 3rd, 1971; Sponsoring Club Narrandera Rotary Club
- President: Adrian Lindner
- President-Elect 2025-2026: Mary Potts
- Secretary: Paul Weston
- Treasurer: Mary Potts
- Rotary Foundation Director: Gary Truscott
- Membership Director: Brian Pattison
- Service Projects Director: Anne Rzeszkowski
- Youth Services Director: Scott Mudd
- Club Admin Director: Ian Jennings
- Public Image Director: Grahame Miles
- Sergeant @ Arms: Albert Suidgeest
- Club Environment Representative: Adrian Lindner
- Immediate Past President and Vice-President: John Bond
- Bulletin Editors: Paul Weston and John Glassford
- Webmaster: John Glassford