Monday, 13 October 2014

14th October Meeting at Queensland Air Museum

QAM President Cameron Elmes
Our tour guide Peter Asher
Chopper Taylor
Visitor Don Ritchie
"Photo caption of the month" competition for October
send your entries c/o the Sergeant
Deb Says"….NO!!!!……..I’m not doing “Turn Back Time”"

Make it snappy
Ian makes a new friend
Don't get this seat - the audio doesn't work
John at the pointy end
Stand back!
Expansion plans

Sunday, 12 October 2014

More adventures for Gnomeo

Noel ran into Gnomeo in Brisbane - 
apparently both of them were playing hookey

Monday, 6 October 2014

Program

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7th Oct Meeting -Geoff Leddy - RACQ

 Chair
John welcomed Geoff
There were no visitors

International Toast
Norm proposed a toast to RC Hong Kong.
Chartered in 2009 and has 33 young members of 33 years average age
They meet for Business purposes.  The government is touting for business. HK is very “secure” for business with few going broke
Norm couldn’t tell us a lot more. 

Apologies
Gerry, Ian, Ron, Helen
 
Makeups
None
 
President's Report
Deb & Alan to meet Jarrod soon about Men’s shed
QAM last week, Mark McArdle rang to check.
Church of Christ in Nambour does their Shed & Patrick will meet their guys in Caloundra
RYDA list going round
Climate Change function at USC next Monday
Speaker
Alan introduced fellow civil engineer Geoff
Geoff has worked with Brisbane & Bundaberg Councils before starting a private consultancy which has ran for 25 years in Bris & Caloundra. Eventually GHD took over.
Geoff is a Rotarian and Past President.  His brother John is also a civil engineer and DG elect.  (sounds like Alan’s long lost second family)
John is in his last six weeks as President of the RACQ.  It is Queensland’s biggest club.
Alan & his Mercedes are big fans.
 

Tecky "has anyone got a clue?" Alan













John thanked Geoff for his most informative talk
Directors
Alan - Beyond Blue - computer for Men’s Shed
Judy about Mental Health Week
Google for ARH donation
Bigger than cancer.
John - Wed week - RYDA & USC Ride to Work BBQ clash so all hands on deck

Sergeant Noel came good with his pic of Alf in lycra.
She gets testy does our Deb 

Saturday, 4 October 2014

Judy and I were the first to see this Didgeridoo that was hand tooled and hand crafted by Winston Walford modern aboriginal artist.  He was commissioned so that Ron D. Burton could be presented with the Didg at the closing ceremony of the RI Convention in Sydney.

Hee Hee we got to see it first. Deb the Prez