Chair
Mark
Mark
Apologies
Gerry for overdressing, Sue’s gone to Melbourne
Visitors
Jenna, Bernie’s friend Jim Powden, Alf’s guest Myla McLoughlan
Makeups
Merv, Deborah, Alan & Pam had a RYLA meeting
Gerry, Anne, Ron & Bernie attended Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea and presumably mentioned Rotary in their conversation.
President's Report
by Deborah
Welcome visitors
Something about the San Andreas Fault.
Merv is the team leader for Solomons trip.
RYDA last week a success. Men’s Shed BBQ at Bunnings on the 25th raised $600. Four people needed for the next one
Changeover invites sent
by Deborah
Welcome visitors
Something about the San Andreas Fault.
Merv is the team leader for Solomons trip.
RYDA last week a success. Men’s Shed BBQ at Bunnings on the 25th raised $600. Four people needed for the next one
Changeover invites sent
Speaker
Alf Introduced Jenna, the Sunshine Coast Daily’s new (& first female) editor. Previous roles include working for The Land in Sydney and in Grafton and Chief of Staff for the Warwick Daily News. She is engaged and there will be a wedding soon. She speaks Italian and has a Masters in Business Administration.
Alf Introduced Jenna, the Sunshine Coast Daily’s new (& first female) editor. Previous roles include working for The Land in Sydney and in Grafton and Chief of Staff for the Warwick Daily News. She is engaged and there will be a wedding soon. She speaks Italian and has a Masters in Business Administration.
It was revealed that Alf would need to provide subtitles, as her home town of Dundee, in Scotland left her with a distinctively unintelligible accent. She's been on the Coast for 6-7 months.
She studied in Milan & Texas, but her first job was in Dundee. She’s picked apples in Stanthorpe - didn’t dig gardening, but developed a love of regional journalism. She was Grafton’s youngest editor, and is proud to represent the community. When the State Government wanted to close the Gaol, it meant 90 jobs. When the town rallied, the 24 hour coverage was a defining moment. They didn’t save the gaol, but were able to advocate for more government jobs in the town. She worked for The Land in Sydney but is not metro challenged. (whatever that means)
Now with the Sunshine Coast Daily (and a few wrinkles appearing) she has an obvious enthusiasm about the Coast and saw the place as coming of age, and looking for identity and vision. She sees the newspaper at the heart of that discussion.
She studied in Milan & Texas, but her first job was in Dundee. She’s picked apples in Stanthorpe - didn’t dig gardening, but developed a love of regional journalism. She was Grafton’s youngest editor, and is proud to represent the community. When the State Government wanted to close the Gaol, it meant 90 jobs. When the town rallied, the 24 hour coverage was a defining moment. They didn’t save the gaol, but were able to advocate for more government jobs in the town. She worked for The Land in Sydney but is not metro challenged. (whatever that means)
Now with the Sunshine Coast Daily (and a few wrinkles appearing) she has an obvious enthusiasm about the Coast and saw the place as coming of age, and looking for identity and vision. She sees the newspaper at the heart of that discussion.
There are challenges within media, on-line is increasing but newspaper sales are in decline. 200K circulation has dropped to 150K, but there are 500K readers on-line. Maybe there will be a pay wall, like with the Courier Mail. People still value the content but papers are losing touch with the community.
The paper is moving to a contribution model - workshops are coming about how to contribute. Maybe some stories are “not getting through” Use it or lose it.
There were a few questions including from Pauline about distinguishing RC Caloundra and RC Caloundra Pacific - good luck if you can sort that out Jenna.
The paper is moving to a contribution model - workshops are coming about how to contribute. Maybe some stories are “not getting through” Use it or lose it.
There were a few questions including from Pauline about distinguishing RC Caloundra and RC Caloundra Pacific - good luck if you can sort that out Jenna.
Mark thanked Jenna
Directors
Merv - Solomons provisionally 14-28 November - Leo Smith, Eddie Springer + four from Caloundra plus one standby - Gordon wants names. Two toilet blocks plus two water tanks are on the agenda. Looking like Genta, Darryl, Jim from Men’s Shed, & Stuart so far. Costs approx $2,500
Genta Happiness Conference on 8th August
Monday night special 6:00pm Italian fusion
Bernie 7 July Paleo Tea Rooms
Helen - Changeover RSVP’s BSB ends with 4073
Sergeant Noel
Merv - Solomons provisionally 14-28 November - Leo Smith, Eddie Springer + four from Caloundra plus one standby - Gordon wants names. Two toilet blocks plus two water tanks are on the agenda. Looking like Genta, Darryl, Jim from Men’s Shed, & Stuart so far. Costs approx $2,500
Genta Happiness Conference on 8th August
Monday night special 6:00pm Italian fusion
Bernie 7 July Paleo Tea Rooms
Helen - Changeover RSVP’s BSB ends with 4073
Sergeant Noel
not backward in coming forward
Iain caught out
I am not overdressed!
Is that Mark smirking in the background? Not everybody can throw numbers up in the air and have them fall in the correct order
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