Program & Roster

ROTARY CLUB OF CALOUNDRA WEEKLY ROSTER

DATE		GUEST SPEAKER	CHAIR	DESK	INTRO
18/4/17	Troy Davey, Ord Minnett Changes to the Superannuation System on 30June		Graham Baker	Noel	Ian Belcher
25/4/17	Anzac Day		No Meeting
02/5/17	Max Quirk , NYSF		Trevor	Ann Boland	Helen
9/5/17	Sandie Johnson, Recycling and Waste Management		Noel	Ian Belcher	Alan Bethune
10/5/17	Combined Dinner, University of the Sunshine Coast			In lieu of 16/5 breakfast meeting
16/5/17	No Meeting – USC
23/5/17	Susan Ball, her book on Seven Sustainable Development Goals etc.		Ian Belcher	Alan Bethune	Judy Clark

RUSCCF Joint Dinner Flyer for 10th May

Outline Research Topics

(Selection)

         Lara Meital – Investigate how omega-3

           fatty acids might protect against inflammation       

           and oxidative stress in people who have

           abdominal aortic aneurysm.

           Alessandra Whaite – Characterising the

           immune response of Koalas that develop

           blindness as a result of chlamydia infection.

          Karina Rune - “Obesity, with a special

          focus on attentional biases to food cues in the

           environment"

          Bruce Randall - “Nut quality  

               characteristics and genetics of Canarium      

           indicum in the Pacific Islands”

          Daniel Meloncelli - “Profiling the   

          chemical compounds found in high quality  

          honeys"

          Eva Hatje - "Exploring potentially    

          pathogenic bacteria from farmed Atlantic   

                salmon and their interaction with the fish gut

         Jennifer Castell - "The perceptions and     

          understandings of in-service and post-service

          teachers with regard to overseas experience"

         Benjamin Lane - “Modifying pre-  

          conscious, biased attention associated with

            mental  illnesses and effects of such

            modification”

11th April Meeting - Emily Davies - Boomarang Bags

  Emily from Boomarang Bags

International Toast by Alan to RC Pago Pago

Darrly stepped in as Chair,  seen here fighting for space on the lectern with Anna  

 

Well, someone had to win 

 President's Report

by Anna

25th May Rotaract Lord of the Rings Trivia Night 

STEMM Graduation

 Les introduced Emily

 

 Directors

Genta - DIK trip 3rd June 9:00 - 3:00 

Arnaldo - Seafood Dinner profit $1,565 thanks to all

Bernie - POW 30th May

Helen - No meetings on ANZAC Day or 16th May

(RUSCCF Joint Meeting on 10th May)

Peter - Rotary Health Caravan Muster

& Free Coffee Day at Classic Expresso in Bulcock St made $1,400

Official Opening of the Picnic Shelter - Ben Bennett Park

BRIEF Summary of District Conference

Glen Kinross
Past Rotary International President apparently gave a rather scathing insight into the inner workings of Rotary International and his efforts of his and others to make it more responsible I didn’t hear the first half of his talk.
The second half was about the good things Rotary does. You need to hear these things to really get what Rotary can do.

Life savers Queensland gave a good insight into the operations of Life saving and the Westpac helicopter service..

Gemma Sisia
 Gave an eye-opening account of St Jude’s School in Uganda-how her insight into lack of education of the children was stopping improvement of living standards etc.
She started off in 2002 with 3 students and now has 1800 students fully funded in 3 campuses. With 250 paid staff.
She is a persuasive fundraiser and has around 90% fundraising from within Australia. Lots of money originally came from Rotary to get this up and running. They have built modern schools and accommodation. It is the only private school on Uganda which receives some Ugandan Government funding. Obviously needs constant donations.
Children are selected on academic ability and poverty level.
A good International donation if we need one and have left over funds
The school was featured on TV recently. A video was provided for each conference attendee. Available from me if anyone wants to see it.

Noel Trevaskis.
Currently a Director of the Board of Rotary International for 2016-2018
Gave an enlightening talk on Rotary generally.
Stressed that Rotary Clubs should not be seen to be concentrating on fund raising- rather we should be seen to be involved in projects in our community- easy to say but we need to get funds to finance projects- but certainly we should find a good project- and work in conjunction with other organizations- Caloundra Pacific, Lions, Zonta etc to make a difference.
There is a lot of money available from Rotary Foundation with matching grants and grants for our own district/community- who knows how to access these funds?

Leanne Simon-
Peace Scholar explained how she is helping out in conflict areas especially with children and families.

Danielle Stanisic
gave a detailed talk on Australian research on a vaccine for Malaria- world first research- looks very promising-.
This was announced nationally on TV a couple of days later. We heard it first at our conference

Mayor Paul Pisasale
Highlight of the conference.
A very entertaining speaker and current President of Ipswich Rotary Club- has increased membership by some 20 new members.
Possibly easy of you are the  mayor and tap a businessperson on the shoulder and suggest they join Rotary.
Like other speakers he stressed CHANGE in Rotary club membership, structure, meetings thinking.
He asks his club members to speak to a stranger about Rotary each week- wear the rotary wheel badge, talk about Rotary.
Get different Guest speakers -a chef was one interesting speaker- not always someone chasing money of a cause.
His club’s induction kit includes a Club shirt & Cap.
Target ethnic community - Rotary is held in very high esteem in India, Africa and Asia

DG Alan Stephens
spoke well during the conference.
Highlighting Change, friendship, partnerships with councils & other service clubs. Get every member of the club doing something.- not just the board making decisions.

The Conference Dinner.
A pleasant evening- enjoyed by all , although Anne did seem to leave a little blood on the floor.

SUNDAY
I did not attend the “Discovery Cafe”  but made it to the summing up speeches by Past District  Governor Murfett,  DG Alan Stephens.
Incoming District Governor John Lane introduced his team for 2017/2018.

Roll call took place- fortunately I was there to represent our club- 2 from CalPac. although many from other clubs remained to make a lot of noise.

Next Year’s Conference will be at Maroochydore. Hope to see lots of us there.

Ben Bennett & Ben Bennett Botanical Park

In 1969 the Queensland Lands Department excised 30 acres (12.14 hectares) of Crown Land from the Caloundra Town Reserve for a botanical park of native flora.

Landsborough Shire Council was appointed trustee for the area and the park was named in honour of the person primarily responsible for its preservation, former Shire Councillor, Ben Bennett.  It is a testament to the many valuable contributions that he made to the Caloundra community.

The park is next to Caloundra High School and is useful for the students biology studies.  It is close to the Girl Guide Hut and is used by Guides and Guide Brownies for natural history observation.  Of course there are others – walkers, joggers, birdwatchers, picnicers and parties.  It is a haven of peace, only seldom abused.

Learn more about the club's project to celebrate Rotary's Centennial and the club's 50th Charter Anniversary by following this link to the new trial website.

Rotary Park at Duck Holes Creek

Early Days

“Although traditional life has long gone, Caloundra Region is rich in Aboriginal heritage, in the form of significant sites and place names. A number of families of Undumbi decent still reside within Caloundra and have traditional ties to this country. It is recorded in Caloundra’s early history that Aboriginal families lived in the Duck Hole Creek area, Golden Beach and somewhere in Arthur Street, Shelly Beach.” 

Source: Sunshine Coast Indigenous History - Caloundra

“Eventually they no longer worked for Tripconys and they split up. Some of the family lived on Bribie Island, a few went to Duck Holes creek and eventually they left.” 

Source: Sunshine Coast Library Oral Histories - Lloyd-Clarke

The Rotary Club of Caloundra established the Park

Read more by following this link to the new trial website