Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 18th November 2015

"THE RANGE"  Vol. 57 No. 11
WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2015

THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Vicki Stewart of ARH.

APOLOGIES
Apologies to Bernice before noon on Tuesday.

DUTY ROSTERS
                            18 Nov              2nd Dec                        
Duty Officer       Rick V              Chris R-S               
Assist DO          John W             Angela G                   
Registration       Malcolm B        Bernice McL    
Fellowship*       Jeff C                 Andy S        
                          Rotary               Foundation
* signals short talk on these topics
 
SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
21st Nov
Malcolm B  (Leader)  Ric T  Rick V

5th December
TBA

MEETING OF 4TH NOVEMBER
President Jeff reported:
- the Melbourne Cup Lunch at Tiffany’s was a great success with an estimated profit of $6,000+ which would be divided equally between Humming Bird House and Shed The Light Nepal.
- ‘Rudolf’ would be present at the street party with a painted snow scene as a background for children’s photos.
-  ideas for the Xmas Party were called for and a reminder that the District AGM is to be held in conjunction with the TRF Seminar on Sunday.

Rick V informed members that the time capsule contents are currently on display in the library – more input from members is requested – it is planned to seal it up next week.

Bernice entertained with a rundown of the fashion parade at the Cup Lunch which was held in the chapel 20 metres from the changing area (windows modestly covered) necessitating a lot of running through the grass (not so easy in high heels) to get through the three costume changes in the time allowed.  The view (of the mountains I suppose) was magnificent, it was a fabulous day and hopefully can become an annual event for the Club. 

Jim A gave a rundown of the Calcutta results together with a detailed explanation of how it all worked for the ignorant scribe.

Our guest speaker, Jim Straker of Zero Waste, was introduced by Sherryl as a lifelong ‘garbo’ and near neighbour from Reesville who is going to explain all the ins and outs of recycling.

Jim started by outlining the incredible amount of food that is wasted throughout the world – some 30% or 19 cubic metres per person per year and the disproportionate cost of such food from $500 per week per family in the US to $1 in Chad.  In Australia it is estimated that $5 billion worth of food is wasted every year.  Most of this ends up in landfill producing dangerous gases so the essence of his presentation was on ways to reduce this – recycle, compost, worm farms, ‘bokashi’ (google bokashi for full details), mulch, and most importantly make sure what you do throw away goes in the right bin.

 The three bins (waste, recyclable, green) were demonstrated and the waste hierarchy explained – avoidance, reduce, reuse, recycle, recovery, and, as a last resort, disposal.  He then informed us that not all recyclables can be recycled – for instance plastic bags, styrofoam, and coffee cups cannot be recycled. 

The collection trucks are equipped with cameras so that drivers can monitor the contents for inappropriate items and they are taken to the Resource Recovery Centre at Nambour, staffed mostly by volunteers, and Jim explained how the items are separated and dealt with.  Tours can be arranged for those interested.  Special collection points are provided for items such as mattresses, tyres, batteries, white goods, and computer waste.  Jim ended his presentation with information on how a landfill works and how they are now installing gas recovery systems to burn the methane and CO2 although hopefully the methane will be recovered in the future for use.  Informative pamphlets were distributed to members for further information.

There were many questions regarding what could and could not be put in the recycle bin and Jim was thanked by Michael and presented with the Club’s 2016 calendar and a copy of Humanity in Motion.     

FUTURE MEETINGS & EVENTS
11th November
Board Meeting at the Masonic Hall.

25th November
Annual General Meeting at Masonic Hall at 5:30pm with cheese and biscuits.

2nd December
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker ADG Ian Hope on Micro-finance or Christmas Cruise.

9th December
Board Meeting at the Masonic Hall.

16th December
Christmas Party ?

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY FOR NOVEMBER
19th Mike & Sherryl

BIRTHDAYS FOR NOVEMBER
2nd Sherryl Gregory   4th Elaine Atkinson   11th Ric Townsend  25th Bill Hankinson

NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS WRITTEN BY BRITISH COUNCIL TENANTS TO THEIR COUNCILS

GOD BLESS UNINTENTIONAL HUMOUR

1. It's the dogs mess that I find hard to swallow.

2. I wish to complain that my father twisted his ankle very badly when he put his foot in the hole in his back passage.

3. My lavatory seat is cracked, where do I stand?

4. I am writing on behalf of my sink, which is coming away from the wall.

5. Will you please send someone to mend the garden path. My wife tripped and fell on it yesterday and now she is pregnant.

6. I request permission to remove my drawers in the kitchen.

7. 50% of the walls are damp, 50% have crumbling plaster, and 50% are just plain filthy.

8. The toilet is blocked and we cannot bath the children until it is cleared.

9. Our lavatory seat is broken in half and now is in three pieces..

10. Our kitchen floor is damp. We have two children and would like a third, so please send someone round to do something about it.

11. I am a single woman living in a downstairs flat and would you please do something about the noise made by the man on top of me every night.

12. I have had the clerk of works down on the floor six times but I still have no satisfaction.