Tuesday, 9 April 2019

Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 17th April 2019

"THE RANGE"  Vol. 60 No.19

WEDNESDAY 17TH APRIL 2019

THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Russ Stephenson on Rotary Against Malaria Project.

APOLOGIES AND MEALS
Apologies please to Bernice before noon on Tuesday.

DUTY ROSTERS                
                               17th Apr        1st May       15th May      
Duty Officer            Paulette S      Andy S        John W                              
Assist DO               Lionel T         Roly N         Jeff C       
Registration            Bill  H            Malcolm B    Greg W       
Fellowship              James McC   Ric T            Bill H       

SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
20th April
Bill Hankinson (Leader)  Greg Williams  Paulette Steele  Laurelle Owen

4th May
No sizzle

18th May
Malcolm Baker (Leader)  Keith Rogers  James McCormack 

CLUB ORGANISATION
Details of the make up of the currrent Board and Committees can be found at the end of this bulletin.

MINUTES OF LAST MEETING
President Alan opened the meeting with a brief report on the recent District Conference in Brisbane which focussed on health, domestic violence and Rotaract – overall it was worth the effort of attending.

Ric T gave an update on the used battery collection project, Bernice reminded us of the DIK packing day on 6 April and Star Gazing Night 10 April, and Sherryl had a word or two on PETS.

Roly reported on the Valley to Valley Rally 19 May and the need for a couple of members to assist him with organising our involvement – there will be around 40 cars with 80 people, profits to the Variety Club, and we will need to man checkpoints.

Now is the time for those attending Senior Moments to pay up.  Rick reported on the Spartan Event to be held at Maleny Dairies on 6 and 7 April.
 
Chris decided to go for a drive – Roma – Windorah - Birdsville – Boulia - Alice – Port Augusta – Maleny - 6,280 km over 8 days – some drive!  The flies were awesome and a major impediment at times!

Wood Expo 4,5,6 May all hands on deck and Glenferna opening 15 June need helpers.

Sherryl introduced our guest speaker – our own James McCormack who arrived in our area as an Electrician some 30 years ago.  Born in Brisbane in the early sixties as the eldest of five, James was educated in Catholic schools, spent many holidays around the Warwick area, and at one stage considered a career in the Priesthood but took on an apprenticeship as a motor mechanic instead.  He soon changed course to the electrical trade.  He joined the YCW (a Catholic action group) and took part in the demonstrations at Pine Gap.

In 1990 James moved to Crystal Waters and lived there for 16 years before moving to Witta.  He is interested in mental health and has hobbies of pottery and cycling (being a member of the lycra lizards).
 
In thanking James for his entertaining and informative talk and the time he obviously took in preparing it, Michael mentioned that Australian Rotary Health would be an obvious fit for his interest especially as their focus is on mental health and they do a lot of their fundraising through cycling events.  As always talks by our own members are among the most interesting and James was thanked by acclamation. 

 FUTURE MEETINGS & EVENT
24th April
Masonic Hall at 5:30 for 6:00pm for Club Assembly.

1st May
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Kris FitzGerald +2 on Studio 23.

4th - 6th May
Parking duties for Maleny Wood Expo.

8th May
Board Meeting at the Masonic Hall.

15th May
Community Grants Presentation Night at Tranquil Park.

19th May
RC of Fortitiude Valley Car Rally ends at Maleny Hotel.

22nd May
Joint Clubs Meeting at USC for Rotary Scholarships evening.

29th May
Vocational visit to Witta Sports Club.

31st May - 1st June  All hands on deck for the Maleny Show.

BIRTHDAYS FOR APRIL
1st Nancy Baker  4th Phillip Stark  12th Chris Brooker  23rd John McLennan  27th Chris Ross Smith & John Whan

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES FOR APRIL
13th Jeff & Jan Cornfoot  26th Bill & Marlene Hankinson

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
RUMOUR, AS EVER UNSUBSTANTIATED, HAS IT THAT A MEMBER RECENTLY UNDERTOOK AN OUTBACK SURVEY OF BUSH COMPUTER TERMINOLOGY. THE FINDINGS ARE ATTACHED.

Log On – Make the Barbie hotter
Log Off – Don’t add any more wood.
Monitor – Keeping an eye on the Barbie
Download – Get the firewood off the ute
Floppy Disc – What you get lifting too much firewood at once
Windows – What you shut when it’s cold
Screen – What you shut in the mozzie season
Byte – What mozzies do
Bit – What mozzies did
Mega Byte – What Townsville mozzies do.
Chip – A bar snack
Micro Chip – What’s left in the bag after you have eaten the chips
Modem – What you did to the lawns.
Dot Matrix – Old Dan Matrix’s wife
Laptop – Where the cat sleeps
Software – Plastic knives and forks you get from Big Rooster.
Hardware – Real stainless steel knives and forks from K Mart
Mouse – What eats the grain in the shed
Mainframe – What holds the shed up
Web – What spiders do
Website – The shed or under the verandah
Cursor – The old bloke who swears a lot
Search Engine – What you do when the ute won’t go
Upgrade – A steep hill
Server – The person at the pub that brings out the counter lunch.
Mail Server – The bloke at the pub that brings out the counter lunch
User – The neighbour who borrows things
Network – When you have to repair your fishing net
Internet – Complicated fish net repair.
Netscape – When fish manoeuvres out of reach of the net
Online – When you get the laundry hung out
Off Line – When the pegs don’t hold the washing up.

MALENY ROTARY CLUB EXECUTIVE TEAM FOR 2018-2019
BOARD MEMBERS
 President  -   Alan Wilson
Vice President  - Michael Gregory
Secretary  - Bernice McLennan
Treasurer  -  Jim Atkinson
Vocational - Ric Townsend
Club Admininstration / Membership - Philip Stark  
International/Foundation - Angela Griffin/ CL Claridge
Community Relations/Youth - Greg Williams
Service Projects - Rick Vickers/Chris Ross-Smith
 
Other Roles
Guest Speakers  - Michael Gregory                                          
Bulletin Editor - Keith Rogers

MALENY ROTARY CLUB COMMITTEES   
1.Grants Committee            2.RAWCS - Ebenezer Zambia 
Confidential                         Angela Griffin
                                            CL Claridge
                                            Jim Atkinson
3.RAWCS-Nepal               
Chris Ross-Smith                4.Show Committee
Jim Atkinson                        Bernice McLennan
CL Claridge                         John McLennan
               
5.Social Committee             6.Calendar Committee
Phillip Stark                         Lionel Tilley
Roly Neiper                          Rick Vickers
                                            Jeff Cornfoot 
7.High School Project         Jim Atkinson  
Chris Brooker                         
Jeff Cornfoot                        
Greg Williams               

8.Membership/                     9.Qld Australian Cross Country Athletics Title
USC Project Committee       Rick Vickers
Phillip Stark                          Greg Williams
CL Claridge                           Chris Brooker
Angela Griffin
Roly Nieper                          10.Plan for Maleny Education Support Fund
Chris Ross-Smith                  Angela Griffin
Rick Vickers                          CL Claridge
                                               Roly Nieper   
                                               Jeff Cornfoot


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