Meeting of 15th July 2019

President Wayne welcomed 14 members, with no guests.

Apologies from Daryl, Dave, Henk, Myffy, Dick, Bern, John N, Garth, Anne & Lyn.

Matters of Business

President Wayne thanked those who volunteered on street raffle last Saturday; $550 collected + $50 donation when the prize (load of firewood) was delivered.

• Next week, Monday July 22, guest speakers are Karyn Fryer & Michelle Booth speaking on recycling bottle tops.
• Guest speaker on 29th July is Craig Gruber, who will talk on the ambulance station in Coolamon.
• Wayne presented badges to incoming directors, which was followed by a photo shoot.
• Wayne & others discussed the roles of most of the directors, which proved to be quite informative for most of us, especially our newer members.
• Reminder of board meeting this Wed. at 7 pm & club assembly on August 5th.
• Paul Harris Fellowship awards were also discussed & the benefits of such to Rotary’s charity, the Rotary Foundation.
• After a report on the poor Bingo results from last Thursday, a brief discussion was generated on its future and some possible alternatives.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Who made this quote?

“If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature’s way.”

Last week’s Quote of the Week was attributed to Mark Twain – but was he the real source??

 

JUST FOR LAUGHS

DIARY

*Monday, 22 July  –  Speaker meeting. Guest speakers: Karen Fryer and Michelle Booth about the milk bottle top recycling project. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

* Monday, July 29  – Speaker meeting. Guest speaker: Craig Gruber, to talk on the ambulance station. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

Monday, August 5 – Club Assembly. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

Thursday, August 8 – Bingo.  Community Centre Hall, 6.45 – 10:00. Henk (captain), Bruce, Lyn & Anne.

September 20-22 Australian New Zealand Rotary Conference, Christchurch.

Friday, October  4 – Fannie Lumsden concert in Old Junee. Tickets cost $30.

* denotes partner & guest night

 

REMINDERS

Please get your working with children check completed and give the number and expiry date to the secretary ASAP. Failure to do so may mean you are not covered insurance wise when you volunteer at events.

Subs are now due.

 

July is New Leadership Month

The year of 2018-2019 went very fast and I had a ball a wonderful and most enjoyable year as your Governor. Thank you Coolamon Rotary for your support over the past three years.  This pic was at the time I handed the DG Medallion to DG John McKenzie from Orange North RC.  Taken by DGE Michael Moore D9705 it is a moment in time that captures my happiness of a year that went well thanks to a great team.

Great to be back as your web master and Club Secretary!

Meeting of 8th July

The first meeting of the Rotary year was a big one, with 20 members and 11 guests on hand to hear guest speaker Barbara Carney give a truly engaging and thought-provoking talk.

Business of the evening was kept to a minimum but included:

• Director badges for new board members will be given out next week as they were unfortunately neglected on changeover night.
• Ivan Munro’s family home recently burnt down, with all possessions lost, thankfully the home was empty at the time and no one was hurt. If you have any furniture or other goods that can help the family please contact President Wayne and coordinate donations.
• The street raffle outside the newsagents is this weekend. Big thank you to those that helped cut the wood for the raffle: Dick, John B, Don, Ted, and Wayne. Roster for the raffle is below
• Myffy made a suggestion of holding a movie night at the Gamain football club  in conjunction with the Narrandera Rotary club as a fund-raising event in September or October. If you would like to be a part of this please contact Myffy.
• Did you know that plastic milk bottle lids can actually be recycled to make prosthetics for children in developing nations who have unfortunately lost limbs? A recycling drive has been started in Ganmain so start saving those bottle caps. Our guest speakers on the 22 July will have more information.
• The shed at the show ground is coming along. The slab was set to go down on Tuesday.

Guest Speaker Barbara Carney

Coolamon Rotary members and their guests were very privileged to hear from Barbra Carney on her role in the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety as a senior policy advisor.
Barbara began her talk by outlining that a royal commission is only called for when things are really ‘stuffed up’ and there are ‘system-wide failures’. In the case of the royal commission into aged care, the problems were highlighted by the conditions in an aged care facility called Oakden in South Australia, in which the chief psychiatrist, in support of family members, blew the whistle on the facility’s ongoing abuse and neglect which had been documented and not acted upon, as reported to the ABC’s 7:30 report.

The fallout from this was the public call for government to pass the bill for a royal commission into aged care in October of last year.  On passing the bill, the Honourable Richard Tracey AM RFD QC and Ms Lynelle Briggs AO were  appointed as Royal Commissioners, both of whom see this as the most important work they have ever done and envisage that the outcomes of their report will have lasting impact over the next 40 to 50 years. The terms of reference for the royal commission include but are not limited to

• Quality of care
• Meeting the needs of the elderly in care
• Prevalence of sub-standard care
• Causes of systemic failure
• How to deliver care to those with dementia and the disabled receiving care (both old and young)
• Challenges of economic access and quality in all areas including regional, rural and remote
• Person-focused care that allows for choice, control and independence
• Communication with families
• Sustainable services
• Anything the commissioners deem relevant – giving them the freedom to expand the terms of reference as issues arise.

Barbra has extensive experience in the aged care field, having worked for ministers and government as a policy advisor. Consequently when commissioners put in requests to hire policy advisors, Commissioner Lynelle called upon Barbra to act as one of five senior policy advisors, who combined have over 300 years of experience. Barbra’s primary focus is on the terms of reference related to end of life, palliative care and person-centered care, which sees the those receiving care as a person and not a consumer which unfortunately has become a dominant ethos in society and government of late.

Barbra then went on to outline her general impressions on what the main issues are in the aged care sector, stating that many of the problems stem from layers of policy and bureaucracy that have been built up over time, creating inconsistencies in the nature and quality of care, complexity in funding arrangements and the requirements for assessment of facilities. Consequently this bureaucracy creates much more chances for things to go wrong with both for-profit and not-for-profits care providers succumbing to the bureaucratic inertia. Barbra also stated that despite this top heavy bureaucracy, the inquiry found many instances of high quality care and service that can be used as exemplars of care.

Barbra then went on to explain the inquiry process outlining that every submission to the royal commission is addressed and, as senior policy advisor, Barbra has a role in reviewing submissions and helping the commissioners and other staff to  develop lines of inquiry based upon her experience. She then went on to describe both formal hearings and community forums. In formal hearings the process was much like a court case though not quite as adversarial, with witnesses able to be called. In community forums, the setting is typically a community center and much more informal. She indicated that at this point there is likely to be a community forum in Wagga Wagga next year and that the commissioners are dedicated to hearing from people west of the great divide.

The interim report on the Royal Commission is due in October and Barbra urged all present to engage with it as this report is written for the public to use to address the issues in aged care and apply pressure to government, stating that the royal commission is ‘for the people’ and that it will ‘shine light into the darkest corners’.

Barbra then answered questions, some of which were on the assessment process. Barbra outlined that there are approximately 150 aged care assessors and that up until recently assessors gave notice  on when they were going to inspect a facility, with foreseeable results that the facility would be ‘prepared’ for their arrival. Guest Simone Fuller, manager of Allawah Lodge, said that the staff at Allawah found the assessment process extensive and very collegiate, with she and her staff taking on board the feedback gained from the assessment process. Barbra indicated that such a response from a care facility was the most exemplary case that the commission has found.

Barbra wrapped up the talk by saying that to be a part of the Royal Commission has been the greatest privilege of her career and encouraged all present to make submission  on any and all aspects of aged care they felt relevant, both positive and negative, and attend community forums to make sure that the public voice is heard.

Dates and locations of Community forums can be found and Submission can made via the link below

Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

 

 

 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Which famous person said this?

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”

The author of last week’s quote was Clint Eastwood.

 

 

JUST FOR LAUGHS

DIARY

Thursday, 11 July – Bingo. Allawah Community Centre, 6:45-10:00.  Roster: Wayne (Captain), Sarah, John B, Alex.

Saturday, 13 July – Street raffle. Coolamon Newsagency. Prize is a trailer load of wood. Roster: 6:30-8:30, Don & Howard; 8:30-10:30, Paul & Bernadette; 10:30-12:00, Sarah & Alex.

Wednesday, 17 July – Rotary Board meeting 7:00pm

*Monday, 22 July – Speaker meeting. Guest speakers: Karen Fryer and Michelle Booth about the milk bottle top recycling project. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

September 20-22 Australian New Zealand Rotary Conference, Christchurch.

Friday, 4th October  – Fannie Lumsden concert in Old Junee. Tickets cost $30.

* denotes partner & guest night

 

REMINDERS

Please get your working with children check completed and give the number and expiry date to the secretary ASAP. Failure to do so may mean you are not covered insurance wise when you volunteer at events.

Subs are now due.

 

July is New Leadership Month

Welcome to the new Rotary year under President Wayne Lewis.

The Rotary New Year

On the July 1st we celebrated a fantastic year under president Daryl Bruest and said thank you to the out going board and welcome to incoming president Wayne Lewis and his new board.

 

 

 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Which famous person said this?

“Winning the election is a good new and bad news king of thing. Okay, know you’re the Mayor, the bad news is, now you’re the Mayor.”

The author of last week’s quote was John Dewy.

 

JUST FOR LAUGHS

 

 

DIARY

*Monday, 8 July – Speaker meeting. Guest speaker: Barbara Carney on the Royal Commission on Aged Care.  Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

Friday, 4th October  – Fannie Lumsden concert in Old Junee. Tickets cost $30.

* denotes partner & guest night

 

REMINDERS

Please get your working with children check completed and give the number and expiry date to the secretary ASAP. Failure to do so may mean you are not covered insurance wise when you volunteer at events.

 

July is New Leadership Month

MEETING OF 17th June

President Daryl welcomed 17 members, with 3 guests including guest speaker Josh Celi.  Apologies from Myffy, Ian, Garth and Lyn.

Correspondence for the night included:

• an inquiry from the organizer of Beers and Gears about a possible new route for the Dirty 130 ride through a property of unknown ownership. It was determined that he property was the field and game reserve and that riding through this property would be rather unwise.
• Steph Cooke has accepted the invitation for the Coolamon Rotary changeover dinner. Unfortunately, Michael McCormack will not be able to attend this year.

Points of discussion for the evening were:

• Bingo had a very small turnout this month with only 4 non Rotary players in attendance. Hopefully it is just the cold winter weather putting people off. 
• Please get guest and apologies for the changeover dinner to John N ASAP as well as any dietary requirements.
• The shed foundations should be well underway this weekend
• Dick put forward a proposal that the Gamain/Coolamon bike track have a number of sets of tables and chairs placed along the route in places such as Brushwood to allow for rest spots. All members were generally in agreement with the idea and Dick was asked to come back with a quote on the costs for table and chairs as well as overhead cover. Estimated cost was $2000.
• Barbra Carney has agreed to give a presentation on the 8th July on the royal commission inquiry into aged care. All are encouraged to attend as Barbra has elected to move back to Sydney to be closer to her family.
• Wayne had a very productive conversation with the incoming president of the Narrandera and Temora Rotary clubs and both presidents are eager to engage in a much closer intra-club relationship. So looking forward to big things with both the Narranderra and Temora clubs in the coming year.

 

Guest speaker: Joshua Celi

We were all set to hear from Lewis Greer, the Community Liaison Officer at Coolamon Central School on Monday night. However, a busy schedule and upcoming exams (Lewis is studying to become a teacher) meant that Lewis was unable to attend. Fortunately Josh Celi was able to step in his place and Rotary members were not disappointed.

Josh has been at teacher at Coolamon Central School (CCS) for the last 5 years and as head teacher of student wellbeing expressed his deep appreciation of the Coolamon Rotary club and the relationship the school has forged with the club which has been growing in strength in the last 18 months to 2 years. The youth of the Coolamon community are the biggest winners from the stronger ties that have been formed.

Josh the went on to describe Lewis’ role in the school and broader community resulting from his appointment as Youth Community Liaison Officer. Josh started by giving some of the broader context of what was happening in the school and some of the challenges facing the Coolamon youth. On a positive note the student population of CCS has increased over the recent years by approximately 40 students, which is very encouraging as parents are choosing to have their children stay within the community rather than busing them into Wagga Wagga for their education. However, the student population in CCS tends to be highly transient, with some students arriving at the school having had a very disrupted school experience. Another issue is that the communities that CCS are not the most affluent and low socioeconomic factors that impact student wellbeing are a significant concern that CCS is working to address.

This is where Lewis’ role in the community plays a significant part. Lewis has been able to maintain and run a breakfast program on Monday, Wednesday and Friday with the support of donations from the local community to support students who may be effected by low incomes. The breakfast program is accessed by 50% of students, with donations also going to Marrar, Gamain and Matong public to support their students.

Lewis is also working with the Up to Date committee to develop a movie club with students to help students develop skills in movie making and support the upcoming art exhibition at the Up to Date store.

Lewis also works extensively with students around issues such as bullying and social media, developing programs and being there for students to talk to. This is especially beneficial as Lewis doesn’t have a authority role within the school and students have been able to develop a strong relationship with him  without the added complication of curriculum expectations. Lewis’s role in CCS in this capacity has been vital as the school is only staffed with a qualified counselor 3 days in a fortnight.

Lewis also encourages students to put down the phone by running lunch time sports events, giving students an opportunity to participate in something other than looking at screens. It also helps Lewis to establish relationships of trust with students.

Josh then concluded the evening by thanking the Coolamon Roatry club for our financial support of Lewis’ position,  saying that the wellbeing of students within the school has been positively influenced by the relationship Lewis was able to form with students and the role model he represented and that CCS and the youth of Coolamon are extremely luck to have him.

Josh then fielded some questions from Rotary members in relation to the K-12 training of teachers and the further aspirations of CCS, including a new classroom and other facilities. All members were so engaged by Josh’s talk that we ran right up to 9:00 pm.

 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Which famous person said this?

“If we teach today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow.”

The author of last week’s quote was Scott Morrison.

 

JUST FOR LAUGHS

I can so relate to this (Sarah)

 

DIARY

Monday, 24th June – EORY (End of Rotary Year) Wrapup.  Come join us as we take a look back at Daryl’s year as president and prepare for the Year of Wayne II – The Sequel. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

Thursday, 27th June  – Community Strings in Concert at St John Anglican Church Wagga Wagga at  7:30pm with a solo performance by Phoebe Xeros on the viola and concert performance supported by Rotarian John Bond on the cello.

*Monday, 1 July – Coolamon Rotary changeover. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

*Monday, 8 July – Speaker meeting. Guest speaker: Barbara Carney on the Royal Commission on Aged Care.  Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

Friday, 4th October  – Fannie Lumsden concert in Old Junee. Tickets cost $30.

* denotes partner & guest night

 

REMINDERS

Changeover evenings:

• Temora – Sat., June 22nd, Temora Bowling Club;
• WW Sunrise – Tuesday, June 25th, Vine Winery, Oura Road;
• WW Wollundry – Tuesday, June 25th, Wagga Commercial Club;
• Narrandera – Wed., June 26th, Wagga Golf Club;                                               
• Wagga Wagga Club – Thursday, June 27th, Wagga Country Club;
• Coolamon Lions – Friday, June 28th, Coolamon Sport & Rec Club;
• Junee Club – Sun., June 30th, Ex-Services Club;      
• Coolamon Rotary – Monday, July 1st, Coolamon Sport & Rec Club;
• WW Murrumbidgee – Saturday, July 6th, Vine Winery, Oura Road.

Please get your working with children check completed and give the number and expiry date to the secretary ASAP. Failure to do so may mean you are not covered insurance wise when you volunteer at events.

 

June is Fellowship Month

MEETING OF 3rd June

President Daryl welcomed  a ‘whopping’ 22 members, with no guests.  Apologies from John G, Wayne, and Lyn.

Correspondence included an invitation to Kooringal Rotary changeover on Wed. June 26th at WW Country Club.

Points of discussion for the evening were:

• Dick made the point that we should all make an effort to attend a local Rotary club changeover if we expect other Rotarians to attend ours. Dates of changeovers in our local area are :                           
  • Temora – Sat., June 22nd, Temora Bowling Club;
  • WW Sunrise – Tuesday, June 25th, Vine Winery, Oura Road;
  • WW Wollundry – Tuesday, June 25th, Wagga Commercial Club;
  • Narrandera – Wed., June 26th, Wagga Golf Club;                                               
  • Wagga Wagga Club – Thursday, June 27th, Wagga Country Club;
  • Coolamon Lions – Friday, June 28th, Coolamon Sport & Rec Club;
  • Junee Club – Sat., June 29th, Ex-Services Club;      
  • Coolamon Rotary – Monday, July 1st, Coolamon Sport & Rec Club;
  • WW Murrumbidgee – Saturday, July 6th, Vine Winery, Oura Road.
          
• All incoming directors are asked to attend the next Board Meeting on Wed. June 19;  this inludes Howard Atkinson,  John Glassford, Henk Hulsman, Wayne Lewis, Dave McKinley, Neil Munro, Paul Weston, Sarah Collins,  Bern Milne and Daryl Breust. 

Ted gave a spirited fine session, complemented by a number of good cross fines. The raffle was won by Howard.

 

FLASHBACK: Meeting of 20th May

We failed to publish a bulletin following the meeting of 20th May, which featured a presentation by Coolamon Rotarian Alex and his fiance, Chez (they were engaged during their trip to England, the focus of their presentation).  Grahame provided the following report of their presentation:

Guest speakers Alex and Chez gave a presentation on their recent trip to Japan and the UK. In Japan, they experienced the intricacies of Sumo wrestling, were lucky enough to be there when the famous cherry blossoms were out, visited Mt Fuji, travelled on the famous Shinkansen bullet train (see below), visited a number of ancient temples, visited the memorial at Hiroshima and its never-to-be-forgotten hellish disaster and then took the ferry to Miyajima island & its famous Shinto ‘floating’ gate shrine (see below). They concluded their trip to Japan with a visit to giant Buddha statue in a magnificent temple in Kyoto and experienced a traditional tea ceremony.

In the UK Alex and Chez visited England and Scotland, rode on vintage steam trains in Yorkshire, saw some of Hadrian’s Wall, visited Chez’s favourite Hibernian Football Club, visited Edinburugh with all its attractions such as its famous castle, toured Inverness and stayed with Alex’s uncle Dick (Bill Thompson’s brother) in the cute market town of Penistone in South Yorkshire. While at the Hiberian Football Club stadium, Alex popped the question and, of course, Chez said yes!

Thanks to Grahame for the report and pics; we don’t expect to miss publishing one of your reports again (sometimes life gets in the way!).

 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Which famous person said this?

“Separation of church and state was set up to protect the church from the state, not the other way around. To protect ­religious freedoms.”

 

JUST FOR LAUGHS

 

DIARY

Monday, 10th June – No meeting (public holiday).

Thursday, 13th June – BINGO. Allawah Community Centre, 6:45-10:00 pm. Daryl B  (Captain),  Howard, Bern and Myffy.

*Monday, 17th June – Speaker meeting.  Guest Speaker: Lewis Greer, Community Liason Officer, Coolamon Central School. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

Wednesday, 19th June – Board meeting.  Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 7:00 pm.

Monday, 24th June – EORY (End of Rotary Year) Wrapup.  Come join us as we take a look back at Daryl’s year as president and prepare for the Year of Wayne II – The Sequel. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

Monday, 1 July – Coolamon Rotary changeover. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

Friday, 4th October  – Fannie Lumsden concert in Old Junee. Tickets cost $30.

* denotes partner & guest night

 

REMINDERS

Please get your working with children check completed and give the number and expiry date to the secretary ASAP. Failure to do so may mean you are not covered insurance wise when you volunteer at events.

Subs are now overdue.

 

June is Fellowship Month

MEETING OF 27th May

President Daryl welcomed a small group of 14 members on Monday with members enjoying a delicious meal of roast pork or lamb. Numerous apologies were given. 

Points of discussion for the evening were:

• The Red Shield appeal last Saturday outside the FoodWorks raised $868.50. Unfortunately, the cold weather may have kept some people at home as the takings were not as high as on previous occasions. 
• Reminder that the changeover dinner is the 1st of July. Cost will be $40.00 per head.
• The Up To Date art show made a request from the club to sponsor a category in the show. A $350 prize was agreed upon.
• The Ganmain pony club is holding a camp on the 15-16th of June to teach riders skills such as camp drafting. Professional riders are coming down to train approximately 20 young club members and the Pony club asked if Rotary could sponsor the event. Given that insurance cost are high as is feed it was agreed that Rotary would support the camp as many clubs over the district have been forced to fold due to rising cost and it would be a shame to lose a youth club in our local area.
• Our grant application to the District 9700 Drought Relief program in support of the Small Halls concert recently held in Gaiman Hall has apparently been approved. Just waiting on final sign off before we see the $5000.
• The paperwork for the grant for construction of the shed for the food van has been completed, so the funds should be in our account soon.

 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Which famous person wrote this?

“My friend, you would not tell with such high zest to children ardent for some desperate glory, the old lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori.”

 

JUST FOR LAUGHS

 

DIARY

Saturday-Wednesday, 1st-5th June – RI CONVENTION, Hamburg.

Monday, 3rd June – Regular meeting.  Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

Monday, 10th June – No meeting (public holiday).

Thursday, 13th June – BINGO. Allawah Community Centre, 6:45-10:00 pm. Daryl B  (Captain),  Howard, Bern and Myffy.

Monday, 17th June – Regular meeting.  Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

Wednesday, 19th June – Board meeting.  Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 7:00 pm.

Monday, 1 July – Coolamon Rotary changeover. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

Friday, 4th October  – Fannie Lumsden concert in Old Junee. Tickets cost $30.

* denotes partner & guest night

 

REMINDERS

Please get your working with children check completed and give the number and expiry date to the secretary ASAP. Failure to do so may mean you are not covered insurance wise when you volunteer at events.

Subs are now overdue.

 

May is Youth Service Month

MEETING OF 13th May

President Daryl welcomed 22 members who enjoyed a great Chinese smorgasbord provided by the restaurant. Apologies from Leslie, Myffy, Dave and John G.

Points of discussion for the evening were:

• We have received a request for sponsorship of the Up To Date art show. The club typically sponsors a prize each year; if we get our response in early then we can select the category of our choice. 
• Bingo last Thursday made a little over $100 profit;  volunteers were Grahame, Ian, Albert and Alex.
• Each of the women present at the meeting gave a brief report on how they filled in Mother’s Day, with all reporting a lovely day with family.
• The mens’ breakfast at Uniting Church will be on Saturday May 25th with a guest speaker.

There were a few fines but the sergeant-at-arms couldn’t remember some of them, leading to a hefty fine on the sergeant.  A number of clever cross fines made up for the lack of fines by the sergeant.

The evening concluded with a meat raffle, which was won by Wayne.  Those extra tickets awarded by correctly “guessing” the Quote of the Week have paid off again!

REMINDER: Monday’s meeting will be a partner’s night; come along and hear Alex and Chez speak on their recent holiday to Japan and England.

 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Which famous person made this quote?

“I love pensioners. My closest relations are pensioners”

Last week’s Quote of the Week is attributed to Paul and Linda McCartney.

 

JUST FOR LAUGHS

 

DIARY

* Monday, May 20 – Regular meeting.  Guest speakers will be Alex & Chez talking about their recent holiday in Japan and England.  Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm. 

Sunday, 26th May – District Assembly (incoming officers and directors to attend). Grenfell HS, 9:30-3:00.

Saturday-Wednesday, 1st-5th June – RI CONVENTION, Hamburg.

Thursday, 13th June – BINGO. Allawah Community Centre, 6:45-10:00 pm. Daryl B  (Captain),  Howard, Bern and Myffy.

Wednesday, 19th June – Board meeting.  Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 7:00 pm.

Monday, 1 July – Coolamon Rotary changeover. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

* denotes partner & guest night

 

REMINDERS

Please get your working with children check completed and give the number and expiry date to the secretary ASAP. Failure to do so may mean you are not covered insurance wise when you volunteer at events.

Subs are now overdue.

 

May is Youth Service Month

MEETING OF 6th May

President Daryl welcomed 17 members, together with guests Chez & Anne Weeden.  Apologies from Myffy, Sarah, Dave, Bern, Neil, Garth and Paul.

President Daryl thanked  all those who helped with catering at the Hooves & Hounds function at the showground last weekend.

Invitation from the Woden Rotary Club to their 50th Anniversary on Saturday May 25th.

Invitation to Temora Changeover dinner on June 22nd.

Reminder to incoming directors to attend District Learning Assembly on 26th May at Grenfell.

No objections from Crown Lands re our Food Van shed construction at showground, so construction should be able to get underway soon.

John N has asked to remind members about the following guidelines for attendance at dinner meetings:

• If you are attending the meeting, no action required.
• If you aren’t attending please advise me by midday of the meeting.
• If you are bringing guest/guests, please advise me by midday of the meeting.
• If you/your guest have a requirement for a special diet meal, advise me by midday of the meeting.
• If your decision changes after midday, please advise Gilbert or Dianne at the restaurant direct.
• Unacceptable messages e.g.- “I should be there”, “I hope to be there”, I will try to be there”, etc,  as Gilbert prepares the number of meals I advised and any meal ordered and not paid for costs Gilbert money which is highly unfair to him. Your cooperation is sought in this matter.

The raffle was won by Henk.

 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Which famous person made this quote?

“If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian”

The author of last week’s Quote of the Week was John Howard.

 

JUST FOR LAUGHS

 

DIARY

Monday, 13th May – Regular meeting.  Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

Sunday, 26th May – District Assembly (incoming officers and directors to attend). Grenfell HS, 9:30-3:00.

Saturday-Wednesday, 1st-5th June – RI CONVENTION, Hamburg.

Thursday, 13th June – BINGO. Allawah Community Centre, 6:45-10:00 pm. Grahame (captain), Howard, Myffy and Bern.

Monday, 1 July – Coolamon Rotary changeover. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

* denotes partner & guest night

 

REMINDERS

Please get your working with children check completed and give the number and expiry date to the secretary ASAP. Failure to do so may mean you are not covered insurance wise when you volunteer at events.

Subs are now overdue.

 

May is Youth Service Month

MEETING OF APRIL 29th

President Daryl welcomed 17 members, together with guests Michelle & Georgia Booth (our guest speaker), Helen L. and Maureen H.  Apologies from John B, Ian J, Bruce H, Dave McK, Neil M, John N & Garth P.

• Thank you letter was read out from John Beer at Coolamon Central School thanking the club for our help in coordinating attendance of Year 11 students at RYDA.
• DisTec 2019 was held at Young over the weekend and attended by Paul W, Wayne L & John G.  Participants found it quite informative.
• Daryl thanked all members who volunteered their help in catering at the ANZAC Day trots.
• Volunteers are required to help cater at the Hooves & Hounds this Sunday;  a roster was sent around members present (see Diary for roster).
• Easter Saturday Markets were quite a success considering it wasn’t in UTDS, with all reports suggesting most people (including the stallholders) liked having it in the park in the main street of Coolamon.
• Incoming directors required to attend District Learning Assembly at Grenfell on Sunday May 26.

Guest Speaker Georgia Booth spoke on her work with the ‘Days for Girls’ program, which is a not for profit organisation that make and distribute reusable sanitary kits for girls in developing countries.  Georgia is the 20 y.o. daughter of John and Michelle Booth, farmers in Ganmain, and is studying speech pathology at CSU in Albury. While attending a conference in Melbourne, Georgia met Donna and Florence from Port Moresby.  This resulted in Georgia joining a group travelling to Port Moresby, taking with them 200 sanitary kits. Her group met up with Donna and Florence again and helped them set up and create a new enterprise so in future they will be able to make their own kits in Port Moresby.

The group spent a lot of time meeting the locals and experiencing the way of life in PNG, which is very different to her life in Australia.  Georgia was very impressed with the welcoming and beautiful nature of the residents of PNG; they have nothing, but want to give their visitors everything. They really make the best of their situation. Georgia likened their situation to farm children in a drought. One thing that shocked her was the lack of sanitation; rubbish was strewn everywhere, just tossed on the ground and floating in the sea.

The group attended the local church in Murray and visited schools in the Waigani area to explain menstruation & the purpose of the kits. The eventual aim is to train PNG people to be able to make their own kits.

Georgia and other team members will be returning to PNG in September to see how things are going and offer more help and education. They will be accompanied this time by a group of Australians who belong to ‘Men Who Know’ who will be helping to educate young males in PNG. The Coolamon sewing club has a group of ladies who sew and assemble kits for Days for Girls; they recently sent several hundred kits to Africa.

Bern thanked Georgia for a most interesting and inspiring talk, and presented her with a Coolamon Rotary pen as a token of thanks.  The evening concluded with a meat raffle, which was won by Bern.

 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Which famous person made this quote?

“The goal of Australian foreign policy should be to promote the maximum harmony between the U.S. and China.”

The author of last week’s Quote of the Week was Groucho Marx.

 

JUST FOR LAUGHS

 

 

DIARY

Sunday, 5th May – Catering for Hooves & Hounds Festival. Coolamon Showgrounds. Roster: 12:30-2:00 – Daryl, Henk, Myffy, Bernie; 2:00-3:30 – Lyn, Anne, John G, one more needed!

Monday, 6th May – Regular meeting.  Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

Thursday, 9 May – BINGO. Allawah Community Centre, 6:45-10:00 pm. Daryl (captain), Alex, Ian, and Albert.

Monday, 13th May – Regular meeting.  Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

Sunday, 26th May – District Assembly (incoming officers and directors to attend). Grenfell HS, 9:30-3:00.

Saturday-Wednesday, 1st-5th June – RI CONVENTION, Hamburg.

Thursday, 13th June – BINGO. Allawah Community Centre, 6:45-10:00 pm. Grahame (captain), Howard, Myffy and Bern.

Monday, 1 July – Coolamon Rotary changeover. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

* denotes partner & guest night

 

REMINDERS

Please get your working with children check completed and give the number and expiry date to the secretary ASAP. Failure to do so may mean you are not covered insurance wise when you volunteer at events.

Subs are now overdue.

 

May is Youth Service Month