COOLAMON ROTARY CLUB MEETING April 7th 2025
President Adrian welcomed 23 members and 8 guests to our meeting. Our guests included: Marilyn Jennings, Maureen Hulsman, Ivan Furner, Wendy Lindner, Lorraine Hamilton, John Scott from Coolamon Lions and Peter Lloyd the husband of our guest speaker Jeannette Lloyd.
After dinner we had some business to attend to:
- Raffle at Foodworks on Saturday 26th April and Friday 9th May prize will be a trailer load of firewood.
- Reminder that RYDA is on Friday May 9th volunteers required.
- The Board is donating $500-1,000 to the Myanmar earthquake appeal.
- The Board is going to support D9560 Queensland for the devasting floods.
- Daryl reported on the new route for the Dirty 130 for Gears & Beers.
- Henk promoted a bowls evening with the Lions for Monday 28th April at 6.00pm followed by a joint Rotary Lions dinner.
- Albert is looking for a $500 donation for the Ronald MacDonald House.
- Bear said that the Coolamon Ganmain hospital is looking to Rotary to run a BBQ on Thursday may 8th from 3.00pm to 6.30pm.
Our guest speaker Jeanette Lloyd was introduced by president Adrian. Jeanette is an accredited mental health worker and Jeanette has worked for 10 years with the Department of Defence. Jeanette has done a variety of work in mental health and has been in private practice for the last 4 years.
Jeanette said that the topic of mental illness causes distress. Jeanette said that 2 out of 5 Australians have experienced mental disorder and that 8.6 Australians commit suicide every day. Just about 10 million Australians have been affected by suicide either close to the family or someone they know.
Jeanette spoke about the importance of understanding mental health issues and how it impacts on the quality of life, especially with relationships with others.
Jeanette then went on to describe the conditions of mental health including:
- Excessive worrying about everything.
- The stigma associated with mental disorders.
- Other conditions included:
- Health
- Finances
- Family
- Loneliness
- Bullying
- Unemployment
Jeanette said that some areas to work on are stress management, self esteem, beliefs and values, climate change, among several areas that create stress.
This was an excellent presentation and mental health can be controlled and managed by first visiting your GP and get the required medication. Then working on the symptoms by counselling, physical activity, community support and especially family support.
President Adrian gave a vote of thanks to Jeanette for her talk.
The evening concluded with the raffle won by Garth and the 2nd prize to Bear.
S@A Albert conducted a brief fines session and Grahame was fined, for a change, this time for being an expert meteorologist.
The meeting closed at 9.00pm.
DIARY
Monday 14th April Board meeting, Coolamon Sport & Recreation Club, 5.00 pm. meeting
Monday 14th April: Social Meeting, Coolamon Sport & Recreation Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm. meeting
Monday 21st April: Easter Monday NO MEETING.
Saturday 26th April: Firewood raffle at Foodworks.
Monday 28th April: Bondy in the Hot Chair. Social Meeting, Coolamon Sport & Recreation Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm. meeting.
Monday 28th April Joint Bowls with Lions Coolamon 6.00pm, followed by the weekly CRC meeting Coolamon Sport & Recreation Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm. meeting.
Friday May 9th RYDA in Wagga Wagga at the Showgrounds. Volunteers are needed.
Friday May 9th: Firewood raffle at Foodworks.
*Monday 16th June Guest Speaker: Steph Cooke MP, Member for Cootamundra on State Issues for the Coolamon Shire. Coolamon Sport & Recreation Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.
Saturday 21st-25th June 2025 RICON IN Calgary, Canada
*Monday 30th June CRC 54th Annual Change Over Dinner. Coolamon Sport & Recreation Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.
*Guests welcome to bring their partners and friends.
JUST FOR LAUGHS
As they say you cannot make this stuff up, the most amusing memes to date!
All of the above images were obtained from Facebook.
ROTARY NEWS
1. QUEENSLAND FLOODS
Right now, towns in South West Queensland are underwater. Places like Adavale, Quilpie, and Jundah are facing record-breaking floods, homes are submerged, and families are stranded. But if you turn on the TV, you’d barely know it’s happening.
Compare this to the floods on the East Coast—when the rivers rise in Brisbane or Sydney, helicopters are deployed, emergency shelters are opened, and live coverage dominates the news.
Out here? People are left to fend for themselves, waiting on rescue teams that are stretched too thin, musterers in their helicopters doing what they can or help just not coming at all.
Where’s the national coverage? Where’s the support? Why is it that when disaster strikes the bush, it’s a footnote—if it’s even mentioned at all?
To the people living through this right now, we see you. And to everyone else—𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘶𝘱. Because these communities deserve better.
QUEENSLAND FLOODS ROTARY APPEAL
OR
RAWCS – Rotary Australia World Community Service
https://directory.rawcs.com.au/33-2023-24
APRIL IS ROTARY ENVIRONMENT MONTH
Artwork by Rtn. Debbie Vance RC of Merritt BC Canada
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
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- Rotary Foundation Director: Gary Truscott
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