Rotary Club of Fern Tree Gully Inc. Volume 49 No. 16 INCORPORATED REG. No. A0023463V DISTRICT 9810 VICTORIA AUSTRALIA CHARTERED: 16 th May, 1963 Postal Address: P. O. Box 164 FERNTREE GULLY, VIC 3156 17th October, 2011 WEEKLY BULLETIN Chairman Mike facilitates questions from the floor. Barry Mitchell was certainly both interesting and informative when it came to talking about Melbourne s Jazz Archives Fellowship, and Camaraderie Service to the Community Support of Each Other Reach Within to Embrace Humanity President, Rotary International - KALYAN BANERJEE, & Binota, Rotary Club of Vapi, India District Governor, Dist. 9810 JULIET RISELEY & Ian, Rotary Club of Hampton President, Rotary Club of Fern Tree Gully ENID HUGHES Benefactor, Rotary Club of Fern Tree Gully IVAN GIGOVIC, Vale: August 2003 Rotary's early emblem was a simple wagon wheel (in motion with dust). It was designed in 1905 by Montague M. Bear, a member of the Rotary Club of Chicago who was an engraver. He designed the emblem to represent both civilization and movement. Most of the early Rotary clubs adopted the wheel in one form or another. The present emblem, 24 cogs and six spokes, was adopted in 1924. A keyway was added to signify usefulness. An official description of the emblem was adopted at the 1929 International Convention. ROTARY GRACE: For good food, fellowship and the opportunity of service through Rotary. We thank Thee O Lord. A ROTARY TOAST: Rotarians and friends please join me in a toast Rotary and Australia. 12
Name Family Name Rotary Club of Fern Tree Gully Member Contact Details Partner Home Business Mobile Email Classification Aspinall Graeme - 9763 5051-0425 432 290 Gas95992@bigpond.net.au Manuf. El. Swit Rtd Bench Cass Mick 9887 2728 - - cassandrabench@dodo.com.au Manuf. Confectionary Dawson Rob Marjorie 9758 2978 9758 8888 Robmarj49@yahoo.com.au Furn tr Rmvls Operator Downes Greg Libby 9752 9910 9758 233 gdownes@lepinefunerals.com.au Funeral Services Faulkner Graham Lindy 9801 7380-0438 311 138 grahamf@optusnet.com.au Pharmacist - Rtd Flemming John Anne 9758 6532 - - jeandamf@bigpond.net.au Assist. Ombudsman Rtd Goodchild Julie Mark 9755 1808 9753 3313 0418 567 318 mjgoodac@bigpond.com Construction Admin Hughes Enid - 9758 0760-0417 055 742 Enid43@bigpond.com Personal Assist. Rtd Hurst Bob Marg 9762 4645 9813 8299 0418 355 143 rob@businessbrokers.com.au Business Broking Lincoln Merv Annette 9752 3613 9752 2682 0419 990 034 Merv.lincoln@aus.salvationarmy.org Religion, Salvation Army Lingard Helen Keith 9754 7213 9574 6699 0418 570 793 keithelen@optusnet.com.au Diversional Therapist Mandergeddes Fran Brian 9801 8903 9800 5246 0413 384 316 franniemg@hotmail.com Conveyancing Mason Fred Yvonne 9801 4097 - - - Finance Planning Rtd McAloney Paul Kay 9758 7131 9758 7131 0418 372 824 Paulmcaloney46@hotmail.com Safety Supplies Dist. McFarlane Ian Nicole 9754 1878 9810 5929 0428 500 815 Injh12@bigpond.com Quality Assure. Food Spark Mike Wendy 9778 8961 9215 7155 0414 456 636 mikespark45@hotmail.com Marketing Consult. Rtd Vize Stuart Beth 9801 0079 - - avize@optusnet.com.au Education Deaf Rtd Walters Phil Pam - - 0418 243 805 phil@blue-sky.com.au Energy Safety Regs. Wilson Paul Jill 9758 1554 9758 1554 0414 315 611 pwilson11@bigpond.com Maintenance Services Adams Brian Gloria 9763 1008 AADCO11@aol.com Honorary Member Wylie Cheryl 9764 2958-0419 323 719 wylie.cheryl@gmail.com Honorary Member Emonson Graeme Kerri - 9298 8201 0409 789 727 Graeme.emonson@knox.vic.gov.au Honorary Member Thomson Ken Bett 9754 4328 - - - Timber Merch. Rtd Willingham Ed Irene 9762 1780 - - ed.willingham@bigpond.com Honorary Member THE ROTARY CLUB OF FERN TREE GULLY INC., 2010-2011 The Board PRESIDENT - Enid Hughes PRESIDENT ELECT - Ian McFarlane SECRETARY - John Flemming TREASURER - Paul Wilson PAST PRESIDENT - Merv Lincoln COMMUNITY - Ian McFarlane VOCATIONAL - Merv Lincoln INTERNATIONAL - Paul McAloney NEW GENERATIONS - Julie Goodchild Office Bearers FOUNDATION - Paul McAloney MEMBERSHIP & MARKETING - Graeme Aspinall FELLOWSHIP - Fran Mandergeddes PROGRAM - Mike Spark BULLETIN EDITOR - Enid Hughes BOWEL SCAN (Aus. Rotary Health) - Graham Faulkner Of the things we think, say or do :- THE FOUR-WAY TEST Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? BULLETIN SPONSORED BY Salvation Army, FTG 2 11
UPCOMING MEETING RESPONSIBILITIES ZZZ z z z z z z z... Date & Time: 17th Oct [6:00 for 6:30] 24th Oct [6:30 for 7:00] 31st Oct [6:30 for 7:00] 7th Nov [6:30 for 7:00] Venue: Knox Tavern Knox Tavern Knox Tavern Program: Inbound Exch. Stdnt "Aspirin & Ageing" Speaker: Isabela Zatti Aaron Ham - Cup Monash Uni Committee Subject Annual General Mtg Melbourne Committee Meeting John F N/A Eve Continuing discussion on W/shop Chairman: Phil W Paul W Ian Mc F Cashiers: Helen L & Fran M Graeme A & Julie G No Mike S & Phil W Grace & Toast: Paul McA Ian McF Meeting Stuart V Poor Merv... All Jazzed Out! Rotary Knowledge Greg D - Funeral Services Helen L - Diversional Therapy - Mike S - Marketing Consult Sergeant-At- Arms: Julie G Merv L - Merv L Scribe: Graham F John F - Graeme A Community Kitchen Roster 19th October 2nd November 16th November 30th November 14th December Paul McAloney TBA Ian McFarlane John Flemming Paul Wilson 10 Birthdays: Wedding Anniversaries: 3 None None Induction to R.C. of F.T.G Mike Spark 17th Oct 1994
MINUTES OF MEETING:, 10th October, 2011 Meeting opened at 7.00 pm President Enid welcomed all members, the speaker Barry Mitchell and visitor Travis Hurst; Travis being Rob H s son. Advised the Board had agreed to sell Christmas Cakes and Puddings again this year and circulated an order sheet for members to fill in where required. Chairman: Mike Spark Secretary: John Flemming Read and distributed the incoming mail R Foundation Paul McA R.I. Shine On Awards Ian Nick Wakeling Community Grants Ian/Enid Apologies: Greg Downes, Make-Ups - None Chairman s Reports : Treasurer s Report: (Paul Wilson) Nothing to Report Community Service: (Ian McFarlane) Rotary Club of Emerald & District Kids Run With Thomas 27/11 Help requested see Ian Knox Athletics Fundraiser 17th March 2012 Rob Dawson - selling cakes/puddings Vocational Service: (Merv Lincoln) Nothing to Report International Service: (Paul McAloney) Advised second hand books would again be on sale after the meeting. New Generations: (Julie Goodchild) Nothing to Report Club Service: (Ian McFarlane) Nothing to Report TIPS...HINTS...JOKES... Truisms, One-liners and Witticisms Never try to teach a pig to sing - it wastes your time and annoys the pig. Never go to Dudley. It's not the end of the world, but you can see it from there. Dog owners! Your monstrously large hound is not more afraid of me than I am of it. The trick is to find the right man in the right pub. Never pretend you can horse-ride. People who say, 'I'm beside myself, 'are often mistaken; with the notable exception of time travellers and Siamese twins. If you can't believe it's not butter, you're an idiot. Cats know more than they let on. Beginning a sentence, 'Now, don't get angry...' will always have the reverse effect. Nobody has ever read the small print of a mobile-phone insurance contract. You can't skip and be unhappy at the same time. There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither works. Too many cooks spoil the TV schedules. Never ever mix sleeping pills and laxatives. Nothing productive can come from just nipping in for a quick pint at two in the afternoon. There's nothing you could wish for in life that you couldn't buy from a man in a pub. You can live your life through a computer. Lenny Henry isn't very funny. Sarcasm may be the lowest form of wit... but it's still funny. 4 9
Other Reports: Merv Lincoln announced he and his wife Annette had been advised they were being transferred to another Salvation Army posting at the end of the year and would be strongly recommending his replacement to join RC of FTG. Details of his placement are not yet available. Graham Faualkner showed a DVD detailing how to deal with a heart attack and then verbally outlined the main points. Sergeant-at-Arms (Helen Lingard) Helen informed us all about the lesser known facts of married life! (Drew a few knowing laughs!) Skill: President Enid drew the 4 of Hearts. Program: Jazz Archive Barry Mitchell. Barry spoke at length about the Australian Jazz Archives: 1995 Victorian Jazz community were concerned about the preservation of their library. Melbourne (is about to be) the Australian Jazz capital. 1996 Meetings of the jazz fraternity held to form the Jazz Archives. 1997 Negotiated a lease with MMBW for use as a museum with funding from State Government and a number of Trusts. 2000 Accredited as a museum until 2014 by Museums Australia Progressively, the museum has been developed to include a number of new areas/ rooms and is now a good location for the Jazz Experience. Renovations continue. The Archives house over 70 volunteers (mostly retired people) working over 15000 hours each year. Open to the public 10:00 4:00 weekdays and entry is free. Check the website: vicjazzarchive.org.au Barry showed a short DVD covering a segment of ABC s Collectors. The collection is sourced from collectors/deceased estates etc. and includes 17,000 items. Cost of membership is $40 per year (individual); CD s sell for $25 and there is a large selection of original tracks available. President Enid thanked all concerned,. She then read out the birthdays and housekeeping duties before closing the meeting. ZAK S Adventures in Sweden 8 Meeting closed at 8:55 pm Scribe: Phil Walters 5
Hi Everyone: PRESIDENT S REPORT VICTORIA DOCK (Central Pier) more than a hundred years ago... Well you can see from the pictures on the opposite page we re in for a great conference! Having driven ourselves to the Village Green Hotel Helen and I together with everyone else were then transported by bus first to the National Gallery where, we were informed, we would be celebrating our Saturday night Gala Dinner, in the Great Hall no less! Then it was on to Docklands where we duly inspected Shed 9 now known as The Peninsula Conference Centre. I have to say that the transformation is stupendous. When Atlantic Group took them over the sheds were roofless and with sagging walls. They have spend multi millions of dollars bringing them up to what they are today. Peninsula s design was inspired by London s iconic Tate Modern Museum and features nine metre high ceilings, exposed trusses and huge floor to ceiling windows flanked by the original loading doors of the shed. It has a contemporary colour palette of black, white and grey and includes a stunning 66-metre crystal chandelier streaking along one side of the room. (OK, so I m quoting from the brochure, but it s true!) We were shown the Sumac room which is where the traditional Friendship area will be although because it s not quite as spacious as we have had in the past, club projects will be limited. Sumac s decor is Moroccan influenced and includes among other things dark wooden hand etched floorboards. Morning tea was served in the Woolshed Pub which is also part of the complex. Question and answer time followed before the morning was wound up with another bus trip back to the Village Green. Docklands (Victoria Dock just in front of the Etihad Stadium) - today 2012 District conference this is it! Helen & the bus Helen and I agreed it was a morning well spent. Enid Hughes President Gala Dinner Pre-dinner drinks CLUB NOTICES: No club notices watch this space though! The famous chandalier 6 Peninsula Room 7