Dear Members
There is a lot of current Rotary Event information. I am endeavouring to highlight the essentials so you can then follow up with President Deb or myself if you need more info.
1. Opera in the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens on March 23rd. Coordinated by Rotary Bne. Planetarium, Brookfield, Kawana Downs, Kenmore and Toowong. Price $60 to aid Drug Arm and ROMAC.
2. Pine Rivers' Golf Day 02 March. $35.00 per player
3. Gympie Cooloola's Inaugral Golf Day 05 April, Gympie RaceCourse
4. RI President-elect Gary C.K. Huang has chosen Light Up Rotary as his theme for 2014-15
5. R Leadership Institute program commencing on 16th Feb. Strengthen your Rotary knowledge, check the 9600 site
6. RAWCS 50th year dinner at Acacia Ridge Hotel on 22 Feb.
7. Samford Valley's Signature Fine Art Exhibition 30 Jan - 02 February. $5.00
8. Trivia Challenge with CalPac 06 March
9 Buderim has booked the Sunshine Plaza for a preview screening of "The Monoments Men " starring George Clooney for 20th February. All profits to Polio PLus
10. You have all received the TRF newsletter with such a lot of interesting information
11. Most Important - the District Conference 28-30 March at the Maroochy RSL.
Chosen by DG Trevor to reduce costs and enable as many members as possible to attend. Let's not let him down; let's make sure a good number of us are present each day. Go to the District Website for details and to register.
Then of course there is the International Convention in Sydney in June!
Saturday, 25 January 2014
Sunday, 19 January 2014
14th January Meeting - RACQ Helicopter
Chair
Ian
International Toast
Happy New Year for us but not for all.
We toasted RC Tonga currently being ravaged by Cyclone Ian
Someone had to count the 160 islands that make up Tonga
Rotary in Victoria is active there with development of industry and land care projects
Visitors
Welcome to Angela Miles from RACQ
Bernie & Anna
Apologies
Julianna, Jan, Col, Ron, Pam, the Hanleys & Merv
Makeups
Rotary starts early for some -Mark made up at District Board
Deborah & Noel tried one on but we were a bit suspicious
Presidents Report
Deborah welcomed Angela who she knows from the LNP and Toastmasters
More evidence of women taking over according to Deborah
A reminder of the International Conference - we already have a crew going
ROMAC will be holding its Sunshine Coast Trivia Challenge on Thursday 6th of March 2014. Bryan Mason OAM will contact us early in the New Year to arrange a time to visit the club
Golf Day needs to be organized
3 USC BBQ’s coming up in Febuary
A Mystery Dinner thing is in the pipeline
Don’t forget - No Rotary next week 21st Jan
but normal Rotary on the 28th plus opening of the Shed that week on Friday 31st
Jarrod and Mark are booked in so only two motorcycles please!
(I hope I got that right)
Speaker
Neil introduced Angela, who gave us a potted history of the helicopter rescue service, starting with Don Moffat as chair and involved Norm Provan who developed this resort. (yes, you are standing in it) 21 years ago
Their black tie fundraising event at Twin Waters had 530 participants and raised $157k
In 1979 Des Scsnlon had started a service
The Bell 206 helicopter was a daytime only operation, but has now been replaced with the VK 117, which is crewed by the pilot, one crew, a doctor and an intensive care paramedic.
They do the difficult & remote jobs, an example being the rescue on Mt Coolum this past week. Their SSC base is Maroochydore, and they have 34 staff plus doctors and paramedics in the North Coast region.
This year, there are 1.2m people in the region and they can reach all within one hour. In July, RACQ came on board and the service merged with Care Flight, covering GC, Toowoomba, SSC and Bundaberg. They have a $1.8m budget and six aircraft.
There were 23 missions in the North Coast area over Xmas/New Year
Angela recounted two separate incidents on Mt Tibrogargan involving 10m and 40m falls and the follow up with the victims. They can travel 100km out to sea, have a two and a half hour flight capacity, and can be in the air in five minutes.
The service covers 11 Council areas although only nine help with funding. During the Bundaberg floods, the hangar was used for an evacuation centre.
Directors
Mostly about our Imbil trip so too late now - we have already been!
Ian
International Toast
Happy New Year for us but not for all.
We toasted RC Tonga currently being ravaged by Cyclone Ian
Someone had to count the 160 islands that make up Tonga
Rotary in Victoria is active there with development of industry and land care projects
Visitors
Welcome to Angela Miles from RACQ
Bernie & Anna
Apologies
Julianna, Jan, Col, Ron, Pam, the Hanleys & Merv
Makeups
Rotary starts early for some -Mark made up at District Board
Deborah & Noel tried one on but we were a bit suspicious
Presidents Report
Deborah welcomed Angela who she knows from the LNP and Toastmasters
More evidence of women taking over according to Deborah
A reminder of the International Conference - we already have a crew going
ROMAC will be holding its Sunshine Coast Trivia Challenge on Thursday 6th of March 2014. Bryan Mason OAM will contact us early in the New Year to arrange a time to visit the club
Golf Day needs to be organized
3 USC BBQ’s coming up in Febuary
A Mystery Dinner thing is in the pipeline
Don’t forget - No Rotary next week 21st Jan
but normal Rotary on the 28th plus opening of the Shed that week on Friday 31st
Jarrod and Mark are booked in so only two motorcycles please!
(I hope I got that right)
Speaker
Neil introduced Angela, who gave us a potted history of the helicopter rescue service, starting with Don Moffat as chair and involved Norm Provan who developed this resort. (yes, you are standing in it) 21 years ago
Their black tie fundraising event at Twin Waters had 530 participants and raised $157k
In 1979 Des Scsnlon had started a service
The Bell 206 helicopter was a daytime only operation, but has now been replaced with the VK 117, which is crewed by the pilot, one crew, a doctor and an intensive care paramedic.
They do the difficult & remote jobs, an example being the rescue on Mt Coolum this past week. Their SSC base is Maroochydore, and they have 34 staff plus doctors and paramedics in the North Coast region.
This year, there are 1.2m people in the region and they can reach all within one hour. In July, RACQ came on board and the service merged with Care Flight, covering GC, Toowoomba, SSC and Bundaberg. They have a $1.8m budget and six aircraft.
There were 23 missions in the North Coast area over Xmas/New Year
Angela recounted two separate incidents on Mt Tibrogargan involving 10m and 40m falls and the follow up with the victims. They can travel 100km out to sea, have a two and a half hour flight capacity, and can be in the air in five minutes.
The service covers 11 Council areas although only nine help with funding. During the Bundaberg floods, the hangar was used for an evacuation centre.
Directors
Mostly about our Imbil trip so too late now - we have already been!
Monday, 13 January 2014
Thursday, 9 January 2014
Program for Jan/Feb 2014
Dear Roger
Happy New Year (belatedly).
1 We have a revised and updated Roster now up to and including 18/2/2014 ( which is a very important date in the life of Roster- drawers- up).
2 Pres. Deb has just indicated in a Stop Press email to our Roster Drawer Up, that our meeting on 21/1 will be “ transferred “ to a Breakfast Meeting at the Salvation Army on Friday morning 31/1 when The Shed will be officially opened.
3 Other items of great interest include the news that Noel Begley’s last Rotary Meeting at Caloundra for approximately 4 months will take place on Tuesday next 14/1. After that Noel will be available to sign autographs around Tasmania and then the Southern States during late January, February, March and April.
Cheers, Alf
Happy New Year (belatedly).
1 We have a revised and updated Roster now up to and including 18/2/2014 ( which is a very important date in the life of Roster- drawers- up).
2 Pres. Deb has just indicated in a Stop Press email to our Roster Drawer Up, that our meeting on 21/1 will be “ transferred “ to a Breakfast Meeting at the Salvation Army on Friday morning 31/1 when The Shed will be officially opened.
3 Other items of great interest include the news that Noel Begley’s last Rotary Meeting at Caloundra for approximately 4 months will take place on Tuesday next 14/1. After that Noel will be available to sign autographs around Tasmania and then the Southern States during late January, February, March and April.
Cheers, Alf
Saturday, 28 December 2013
24th December Meeting - Christmas
Chair
Deborah
International Toast
We drank to “the rest of the world” and Santa
Visitors
Welcome to Jan & family, Jenny Chloe and Sam
Olive Begley, Vicki Belcher, Bernie Strong, Peter Fox and Keith
Apologies
Neil, Pam, Alf, John & Pauline, and there may have been a couple more
Makeups
We had an enjoyable time at the Carols by Candlelight BBQ.
President’s Report
Deborah reported that the BBQ should net around $2000.
The contract is signed for the Lighthouse Centre shed so expect to hear more soon.
We need to paint the shed at the Salvo’s - We will have breakfast there for the opening.
At the end of the meeting Deborah invited all to a News Years Eve house breaking in, er I mean warming party at her new abode at 22/47 Sycamore Drive - Bring drinks.
Christmas Message
from Captain Stuart Glover
Stewart asks where the year has gone and where the need is at Christmas.
He notes that his clients often have no support network, and asks that we strive to be better community connected.
Stewart was then rudely interrupted when Ron caught Ann out for texting during the meeting, and I think, if it wasn’t for Christmas, she would have been severely sin binned.
My notes then say something about over commercialization and excessive parties, then Stewart got the meeting back under control to continue his important message.
While Christmas is a time for families, we should also connect with neighbours and strangers. Think about the Polynesian culture, where there is a community focus.
As we interact with people in our everyday life, think about the person and not just the process. It is a person in front of you - engage with them.
In African, “hello” is literally “I see you”.
We should be transformational, not transactional.
(editors note)
Thoughtful words Stuart and thank you, but you may have breached the Blog limit for the number of syllables too close together.
Presents
Members were asked to bring a gift up to the value of $10.00 the wackier the better. If you don't like it, swap it for someone else's present
How can you resist?
What?
Watch out Peter, Keith's got an eye on that glass
Yes, it had to be
Noel hits the jackpot
the onlookers gasp!
sometimes the smallest gift has the biggest impact
sometimes the smallest gift has the biggest impact
but it turns out to be jelly babies
and who the devil thought of that?
I could just eat you - out of house & home that is
ready to pounce
Don't forget to invite us to the BBQ
Gnomeo & Juliette?
And see - I resisted any temptation to make a joke about horns and Viagra
Sgt Gerry was up to his old tricks, which are, of course, never reported in the Blog unless they are particularly embarrassing
Trevor Taylor
Good to see Trevor on the road to recovery
Thursday, 19 December 2013
17th December Meeting - Trekking in Sumatra
Chair
Helen
International Toast
We drank to Norm’s toast to the Durham Country Club. Never did figure out whether we were in North Carolina, or the north of England, or both, or even if there was a Rotary Club involved, but they were big in cricket in North Carolina.
Visitors
Welcome to Rick & Neryl Petersen, and Jan from Darwin Sunrise
(Neryl - I hope this is the correct spelling of your name)
Apologies
Deborah, Darryl, Ron Lauren, & Pam,
Makeups
Merv attended the ambulance committee, and Golden Beach presentations.
Mark & Helen attended District Board.
Stuart did the presentation at Talara
Helen gave a report on Trevor Taylor
His chest infection is reduced but he has a long long way to go in his recovery
PDG Dai Mason would take over his District Governor’s role.
Roger has left a message on the Facebook Recovery diary giving our best wishes.
Presidents Report
Roger stood in to do the President’s Report.
He seemed very confident that, as predicted, it would get a good write up in the Reel.
(even though the attached raw material wasn’t much to work with)
Roger
Encourage members, partners, family to come along for our Christmas breakup brekky all welcome. Must bring gift up to the value of $10.00 the wackier the better
• Lovely lunch with the inbound & outbound exchange students (Lauren will expand upon this if she is there)
• I attended the Caloundra Primary Schools' Awards Presentation on Thursday afternoon. Lovely afternoon with many of the grade 7's winning awards. I presented our awards.
• I attended Calpac's Thursday night dinner meeting - the meeting featured Nick Anning Dux of Meridan State College and NYSF recipient.
Thanks
Deb
Yes, thanks Deb - it may not have been a standing ovation, but I’m fairly sure no one fell asleep.
Speaker
Alf introduced Rick, who was to speak about his life and Father & Son trekking in Sumatra. Rick was originally from Tasmania, and has spent 11 years in the military. He has been a tour guide in the Northern Territory and worked in Perth with a garden design company. He moved to Currimundi two years ago and works as a horticulturalist with the Council. Rick and Neryl have two boys, Tasman aged 14 & Arnhem 17.
Rick thanked the Club for his reception by Club members.
Life for Rick started as the son of a lighthouse keeper on Tasman Island in SE Tasmania. He can remember being nearly blown off the island in the wind. They were often trapped inside and lost three watertanks on one occasion.
The family moved to Rosbury for the mining, but one day, his dad packed up his EH holden and left. With his mother taking to drink, he and his twin siblings were fostered to various families around NW Tasmania. He started work in a nursery at 14 but saw the army as the way to turn his life around. He spent three years at Townsville but was selected for the SAS where he spent nine years.
Returning to civilian life, he proposed to Neryl on Table Mountain in Tasmania, and later became a tour guide in the Northern Territory. The family then went to Perth to be closer to Neryl’s mother.
Currently Rick has been involved in NYSF leadership treks, and Urban Descents, which involves abseiling off skyscrapers. He does father & son survival workshops in Kenilworth, and the Sumatra treks through Men of Change. Rick showed a video of Sumatra. See
www.experiencesumatra.com Men of Change are doing a charity fundraiser - no doubt we will be kept posted.
Screenshot from the website
Questions - Why Sumatra? “It found me” Interesting to see Christians & Muslums working together in harmony. Costs $2,700pp for seven days. Contacts mainly through social media. Following up. Sons age 13-17. Success stories. Looking for sponsors.
Directors
Alan re carols by Candlelight - we will be in the carpark on the northern side
John - USC BBQs in Feb - Three days in a row, 1000 meals per day They are off to Melbourne for Christmas
Helen asked for a “show of hands” for next week
Sgt Gerry produces the incriminating evidence on Norm
Program
No meetings on the 31st and 7th Jan. Back on deck on the 14th
Teacher Pauline will be able to resume her “Teach Rotarians Good Manners Classes”.
Helen
International Toast
We drank to Norm’s toast to the Durham Country Club. Never did figure out whether we were in North Carolina, or the north of England, or both, or even if there was a Rotary Club involved, but they were big in cricket in North Carolina.
Visitors
Welcome to Rick & Neryl Petersen, and Jan from Darwin Sunrise
(Neryl - I hope this is the correct spelling of your name)
Apologies
Deborah, Darryl, Ron Lauren, & Pam,
Makeups
Merv attended the ambulance committee, and Golden Beach presentations.
Mark & Helen attended District Board.
Stuart did the presentation at Talara
Helen gave a report on Trevor Taylor
His chest infection is reduced but he has a long long way to go in his recovery
PDG Dai Mason would take over his District Governor’s role.
Roger has left a message on the Facebook Recovery diary giving our best wishes.
Presidents Report
Roger stood in to do the President’s Report.
He seemed very confident that, as predicted, it would get a good write up in the Reel.
(even though the attached raw material wasn’t much to work with)
Roger
Encourage members, partners, family to come along for our Christmas breakup brekky all welcome. Must bring gift up to the value of $10.00 the wackier the better
• Lovely lunch with the inbound & outbound exchange students (Lauren will expand upon this if she is there)
• I attended the Caloundra Primary Schools' Awards Presentation on Thursday afternoon. Lovely afternoon with many of the grade 7's winning awards. I presented our awards.
• I attended Calpac's Thursday night dinner meeting - the meeting featured Nick Anning Dux of Meridan State College and NYSF recipient.
Thanks
Deb
Yes, thanks Deb - it may not have been a standing ovation, but I’m fairly sure no one fell asleep.
Alf introduced Rick, who was to speak about his life and Father & Son trekking in Sumatra. Rick was originally from Tasmania, and has spent 11 years in the military. He has been a tour guide in the Northern Territory and worked in Perth with a garden design company. He moved to Currimundi two years ago and works as a horticulturalist with the Council. Rick and Neryl have two boys, Tasman aged 14 & Arnhem 17.
Rick thanked the Club for his reception by Club members.
Life for Rick started as the son of a lighthouse keeper on Tasman Island in SE Tasmania. He can remember being nearly blown off the island in the wind. They were often trapped inside and lost three watertanks on one occasion.
The family moved to Rosbury for the mining, but one day, his dad packed up his EH holden and left. With his mother taking to drink, he and his twin siblings were fostered to various families around NW Tasmania. He started work in a nursery at 14 but saw the army as the way to turn his life around. He spent three years at Townsville but was selected for the SAS where he spent nine years.
Returning to civilian life, he proposed to Neryl on Table Mountain in Tasmania, and later became a tour guide in the Northern Territory. The family then went to Perth to be closer to Neryl’s mother.
Currently Rick has been involved in NYSF leadership treks, and Urban Descents, which involves abseiling off skyscrapers. He does father & son survival workshops in Kenilworth, and the Sumatra treks through Men of Change. Rick showed a video of Sumatra. See
www.experiencesumatra.com Men of Change are doing a charity fundraiser - no doubt we will be kept posted.
Screenshot from the websiteQuestions - Why Sumatra? “It found me” Interesting to see Christians & Muslums working together in harmony. Costs $2,700pp for seven days. Contacts mainly through social media. Following up. Sons age 13-17. Success stories. Looking for sponsors.
Directors
Alan re carols by Candlelight - we will be in the carpark on the northern side
John - USC BBQs in Feb - Three days in a row, 1000 meals per day They are off to Melbourne for Christmas
Helen asked for a “show of hands” for next week
Program
No meetings on the 31st and 7th Jan. Back on deck on the 14th
Teacher Pauline will be able to resume her “Teach Rotarians Good Manners Classes”.
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