Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 1st November 2017

"THE RANGE"  Vol. 59 No.8
WEDNESDAY 1st November 2017

THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Adria, our YEP Student.

APOLOGIES
Apologies to Bernice before noon on Tuesday 31st.

DUTY ROSTERS                       
                         1st Nov            15th Nov        6th Dec                              
Duty Officer      Bernice McL    Malcolm B     Michael G                                    
Assist DO         Angela G         Jeff C             Sherryl G                          
Registration      Chris B             Keith R          Andy S
Fellowship        John W             Bill H             Ric T  

SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
4th November
Roly N  (Leader)  Andy S  John W

18th November
Jeff C  (Leader)  Angela G  Keith R

2nd December
John & Bernice McLennan  (Leader)  Lionel T

MINUTES OF LAST MEETING
President Alan opened the meeting by welcoming members, partners, Adria, our guest speaker Brian Springer, Greg Williams and members of his family.  He then proceeded to induct Greg as a member of the Club which was greeted by a standing ovation.  Greg spoke of his history in Maleny and his work with a number of  community organisations.  He looked forward to contributing to the Club.

Ric T reported that he had carried out his psychology test with the Glasshouse Club. There was a suggestion that the two Clubs might debate "Is wine preferable to beer?" or some other weighty topic on the Vocational night of 29th November.

Jeff confirmed that he had attended the Interact AGM.  It was a good meeting and the committee positions were filled.  The Club had had a successful year and had thanked Fran whose last meeting it was.

Bernice urged members to return their Youth Declaration forms so that they could be submitted to District before 17 November.

Alan informed us that an iPad had been donated to the High School for a student with special needs.

Lionel won the raffle.  This put him in good stead compared to the other unfortunates present who fell foul of the Sergeant's fake news.

Brian Springer, D9600 Ambassador for ShelterBox, began by thanking the Club for its past donations for ShelterBoxes.  He informed us that it was now possible to make smaller donations for other emergency supplies such as family tents, ShelterKits, water filters and mosquito nets.

He gave an audio-visual presentation covering the type of relief work that ShelterBox and Rotary have undertaken.  ShelterBox was founded in 2000 in the town of Helston, Cornwall, UK. That same year the Rotary Club of Helston-Lizard adopted it as its millennium project. ShelterBox is an international disaster relief charity that provides temporary shelter and life saving supplies to displaced families. ShelterBox Response Teams distribute boxes on the ground, working closely with local organisations, international aid agencies and Rotary clubs worldwide.

Brian explained that the work for ShelterBox would never be completed as natural disasters will continue to occur worldwide, meaning an ongoing need to supply displaced families with basic shelter, helping to turn despair into hope.

Lionel gave the vote of thanks.
       
FUTURE MEETINGS & EVENTS
8th November
Board Meeting at the Masonic Hall.

15th November
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with our own CL and a Shed The Light update.

22nd November
Masonic Hall at 5:30 for 6:00pm for Club Assembly.

29th November
Vocational Night - TBC

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY FOR NOVEMBER
19th Mike and Sherryl

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

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
A HUSBAND'S POETIC RECOLLECTIONS

I have a little GPS
I've had it all my life
It’s better than the normal ones
My GPS is my wife

It gives me full instructions
Especially how to drive
"It's thirty miles an hour", it says
"You're doing thirty five"

It tells me when to stop and start
And when to use the brake
And tells me that it's never ever
Safe to overtake

It tells me when a light is red
And when it goes to green
It seems to know instinctively
Just when to intervene.

It lists the vehicles just in front
And all those to the rear
And taking this into account
It specifies my gear.

I'm sure no other driver
Has so helpful a device
For when we leave and lock the car
It still gives its advice.
It fills me up with counselling,
Each journey's pretty fraught;
So why don't I exchange it
And get a quieter sort?

Ah well, you see, it cleans the house,
Makes sure I'm properly fed,
It washes all my shirts and things
And - keeps me warm in bed!

Despite all these advantages
And my tendency to scoff,
I do wish that once in a while
I could turn the damned thing off.
   

Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 16th December 2015

"THE RANGE"  Vol. 57 No. 13

WEDNESDAY 16TH DECEMBER 2015

THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker our own David Fraser on "A blast from the past".  This will be a Partners' Night.

APOLOGIES
Apologies to Bernice before noon on Tuesday.

DUTY ROSTERS
                             16 Dec              6 Jan               20 Jan                        
Duty Officer         Malcolm B        John McL           Bernice McL                        
Assist DO            Jim A                 Chris B             Lionel T                 
Registration         Bernice McL     John W             John McL    
Fellowship           Lionel T              Rick V              Keith R     
          
SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
19th December
Angela Griffin (Leader)  Bill Hankinson   Jeff Cornfoot

3rd January
Jim Atkinson  (Leader)  Lionel Tilley  Chris Brooker

17th January
Mike Gregory (Leader)  Sherryl Gregory  Andy Shouteten

MEETING OF 2ND December
President Jeff welcomed 17 members, guest PP Roly Neiper and guest speaker ADG Ian Hope. Jeff spoke on the following topics:
- The AGM was held but there are vacancies for President and President Elect for 2016/17.
- A PHF will be awarded to Pat Stacey in recognition of his 27 years running the BOM Maleny site.Because of his health, the presentation will be made at his home by Angela together with his neighbour Judy Fredericksen.
- Announcements concerning the Rotary Community Grants have appeared in the Range News, Hinterland Times and the blog.
- MCU is setting up a Community Engagement Committee and have asked the Club for a nominee.
- Calendar sales are proceeding; a table has been hired at the next RSL market.
- Christmas Cruise details were finalised.

Jim A asked for volunteers for the Street Carnival on 11 December.

Rick V spoke about the beginning of the Rotary Foundation in 1917 with funds of $5,000.  He gave details of the current grants scheme, the work undertaken to alleviate poverty, the setting up of Peace and Conflict Resolution Scholarships and the Vocational Training Team programme.

The Sergeant performed his act of questionable larceny with his usual aplomb.

Our Guest Speaker Ian Hope has been a Rotarian for 33 years and is a Past President of both Mackay and Glasshouse Clubs.  On retirement he moved from the north to Landsborough  and became involved, as a volunteer, in a micro-finance project in the town.  The Landsborough Area No Interest Loan Scheme (LaNILS) has limited capital with which to provide loans which are available to purchase household items, or services, to improve the quality of life or enhance social and economic participation. With a maximum loan of $1,200 available, this will provide assistance when affordable credit is not available.

Examples of LaNILS loans are white goods, household furniture, health items and other approved goods and services. Potential borrowers must hold a current Health Care Card, receive a Centrelink payment or have a low income as well as living in the LaNILS area.  They must have lived in their residence for about a year and have the willingness and capacity to repay.  As each successful loan applicant repays their loan, the money becomes available for another member of the community to access a loan.

In ten years, LaNILS has made 200 loans and the default rate is less than 4%.

A vote of thanks was proposed by Keith Rogers.

FUTURE MEETINGS & EVENTS
23rd and 30th December
No meeting

6th January
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Pia Boschetti on Pearl Farming.

13th January
Board Meeting at the Masonic Hall.

20th January
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Nooreen Harris (MNC) on Multicultural Associations.

27th January
Club Assembly

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES FOR DECEMBER
6th Chris & Jocelyn  12th Jim & Elaine  12th Ric & Jacinta  17th Lionel & Judy

BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER
11th Jim Atkinson  15th Robin Hay

NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
WITH INNOVATION BEING THE BUZZ WORD OF THE DAY, A STORY OF A PAIR OF DOCTORS AND THEIR EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH THEIR NEW PRACTICE.


DR SMITH AND DR JONES

       A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 21st October 2015

"THE RANGE"  Vol. 57 No. 9
WEDNESDAY 21ST OCTOBER 2015

THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Bob Malcolm of Maleny Credit Union.

APOLOGIES
Apologies to Bernice before noon on Tuesday.

DUTY ROSTERS
                        21st Oct          4th Nov                18 Nov                          
Duty Officer    Ric T               Sherryl G              Rick V               
Assist DO       Alan W            Michael G             John W                   
Registration    Lionel T           Malcolm B            Keith R     
Fellowship*    Chris B             Bill H                    Jeff C        
                       Rotary              Foundation           Rotary
* signals short talk on these topics
 
SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
24th Oct
Lionel T  (Leader)  John W  Andy S

7th Nov
John McL (Leader)  Bernice McL  Donna C

21st Nov
Malcolm B  (Leader)  Ric T  Rick V

MEETING OF 7TH OCTOBER
President Jeff opened the meeting by welcoming guests DG John Leddy, his wife Barbara, ADG Ian, Partners and Noella Mills who had submitted the winning design in the shopping bag competition.
Reports received:
- Melbourne Cup luncheon bookings close on 20 October.
- SC Rotoract Club Charter Night at USC on 16 October.
- The Maple St kiosk has been booked for calendar sales on 17 October.

Rotary talk - Angela gave a brief history of RAWCS which was set up in 1964 initially to combat health and poverty problems in PNG and Indonesia.  There have been 470 projects throughout Australia.  In 2013 RAWCS projects totalled $3 million; our Club's donations to Ebenezer and Shed The Light Nepal are made through RAWCS.

Rick V introduced Noella Mills, a member of Art4Place, who showed her winning design for the shopping bag. This incorporated an outline of a platypus on a black background  with Maleny and the Rotary logo. She thanked the Club for arranging this competition and was awarded her prizes.

DG John from RC of Hamilton had just returned from a 4 week trip with his wife to PNG.  He spoke of his visits to local Clubs and particularly about the ongoing success of RAM. He reported good news for the District with the revival of Rotoract, an upgrade for RYLA with a focus on professional development and encouraging signs of growth. He hoped for two new Clubs.  John emphasised the need to embrace change as this is good for Clubs; he noted that Cooroy and Eumundi Clubs were conducting their business meetings in the CWA Hall without a formal meal.

The DIK warehouse is full to overflowing with no funds available for shipping.  Following his time in PNG, he received a promise from a local governor for funding that is being finalised.  He is happy to accept submissions for the monthly newsletter.

Barbara, who is a member of Brisbane Highrise, spoke of the work of Humming Bird House which runs two palliative care cottages in Australia for terminally ill children.  A third cottage is planned for Chermside with a promise of government grants.  She is organising a project to construct a peaceful private courtyard within this facility beside the "end of life suite" for the exclusive use of parents and family.  There are 3,700 terminally ill children in Queensland.  This charity has been chosen by the Club as a beneficiary from the Melbourne Cup lunch.

FUTURE MEETINGS & EVENTS
28th October
Project Meeting at the Masonic Hall with format to be confirmed.

4th November
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Jim Straker of Zero Waste.

11th November
Board Meeting at the Masonic Hall.

18th November
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Vicki Stewart of ARH.

25th November
Annual General Meeting.

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY FOR OCTOBER
26th Rick and Cilla

BIRTHDAYS FOR OCTOBER
12th Gloria Rogers  14th Keith Rogers  28th Bernice McLennan  30th Andy Schouteten 

NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
A PASSING THOUGHT ABOUT MORTALITY

An old priest lay dying. He sent a message for an Australian Tax Office collector and his Lawyer to come to the hospital.

When they arrived, they were ushered up to his room and as they entered the priest held out his hands and motioned for them to sit on each side of the bed.

The priest grasped their hands, sighed contentedly, smiled and stared at the ceiling. For a time, no one said anything.

Both the tax collector and the lawyer were touched and flattered that the old man would ask them to be with him during his final moments.

They were also puzzled because the priest had never given any indication that he particularly liked either one of them.

Finally, the Lawyer asked,  "Father, we are honoured to be here but why did you ask the two of us to come? "

The old priest mustered all his strength, and then said weakly, "Jesus died between two thieves, and that's how I'd like to go."

Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 15th April 2015

"THE RANGE"  Vol. 56 No. 19

WEDNESDAY 15TH APRIL 2015

THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speakers Barbara Lamont & Edi Heide on The Opal Cutter.

APOLOGIES
Please tender apologies to Bernice by noon Tuesday.

DUTY ROSTERS
                                 15 Apr           29 Apr            6 May         
                   
Duty Officer             Chris B          John W           Michael G

ADO & Scribe         Jim A             Keith R           Sherryl G

Registration            Donna C        Chris R-S        Bernice McL           

Fellowship              Alan W           Ric T              John McL
      
SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
9th May
Lionel T (Leader)   Robin T   John W

23rd May
Malcolm B (Leader)   Philip S   Rick V

MINUTES OF MEETING OF 1ST APRIL
Our guest speaker was Morag Gamble who spoke about her work as director of programs for The Ethos Foundation – an organisation that she helped to create. She also runs courses on permaculture design and has a postgraduate degree in landscape design. She has been part of the Ethos Foundation (a registered charity) for the last ten years starting in Binna Burra and then moving to Crystal Waters near Maleny. It was this move that helped her to develop a whole new vision for the Foundation which is a not-for-profit holistic learning organisation based in the Crystal Waters ecovillage in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, surrounded by national parks. One of her responsibilities is to liaise with other community leaders.

As described on its website the Ethos Foundation is an educational foundation. Its mission is to cultivate effective new thinking, values and action for positive, ecologically sustainable futures. The Ethos Foundation exists to provide inspiration and renewal for people who are working to make a better world and supports people in developing and embracing sustainable practices in their personal lives, and their communities.

To help achieve these goals Morag said the Ethos Foundation will begin several programs in 2015:
1)    Ethos Farm: This will be a small educational farm that she has developed to demonstrate the virtues of permaculture. Along with 10,000 cuttings, she intends to encourage young people to create their own farms as dedicated permaculture spaces.
2)    Adventure survival skills:   Morag is keen to send carefully selected children into the outback or forest so that they can explore how to exist and find food and shelter when isolated from any towns or villages and the usual support utilities - to really experience ‘the rock face of living’ in a rural environment. An ‘Outward Bound’ type of exercise. Learning maths in a way that is immediately applicable to engineering and architectural needs.
3)    Living a sustainable lifestyle: natural building workshops: cob oven, straw bale seat, bamboo building. Future projects include appropriate technology workshops and displays – pedal power, solar power and much more… a regular series of permaculture workshops including permaculture design courses, permaculture camps, permaculture plants.
4)    Courageous Conversations: Exploring the big issues of our time – climate destabilisation; food sovereignty; re-localisation; post-petrol futures; community resilience, wisdom and creativity; renewable energy.
5)    Inspire Wellbeing: This is the Ethos Foundation’s short course and weekend retreat program to inspire and support, to cultivate creativity and deep connection, to nurture health and wellbeing, to explore eco-spirituality, and mindfulness.

One could see from the way she spoke that Morag was an inspirational leader, an idealist who communicated her ideas with clarity warmth and energy - so it was not surprising that she elicited so many questions that our president had to use the guillotine.

FUTURE MEETINGS & EVENTS
22nd April
Project Meeting at the Masonic Hall with $10 meal.

26th April
Parking duties at Cross Country event - TBC.

29th April
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm to consider Community Grants.

6th May
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Michael Wearing on Mens' House.

13th May
Board Meeting at the Masonic Hall.

20th May
Combined Clubs meeting at USC for Rotary Scholarship Awards.

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
6th Lloyd & Shirley Larney  13th Jeff & Jan Cornfoot  26th Bill & Marlene Hankinson

NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
CLIMATE CHANGE???
SOME THREATENING IMAGES OF AUSSIE WEATHER

            Come here Brisbane, I'm gonna EAT.

Good Morning Far North Queensland. First I'm going to roll you up, then I'm going to smoke you 

Wadduya mean you've never seen a tsunami of sand at sea before?! This is AUSTRALIA mate, pull yourself together.

Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 1st April 2015

WEDNESDAY 1ST APRIL 2015

THIS WEEK'S MEETING

Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Morag Gamble on the Ethos Foundation.

APOLOGIES
Please tender apologies to Bernice by noon Tuesday.

DUTY ROSTERS
                                1 Apr           15 Apr            29 Apr          
                   
Duty Officer           Jeff C           Chris B           TBA    

ADO & Scribe       Robin T        Jim A

Registration            Bill H          Donna C           

Fellowship             John W        Alan W
      
SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
11th April
Angela G (Leader)   Donna C   Andy S

9th May
Lionel T (Leader)   Robin T   John W

MINUTES OF MEETING OF 18TH MARCH

The Guest Speaker was George Trembath, who spoke on his Pachacuti Project. The word Pachacuti as a verb means “to restore balance’ and it is also a Bolivian slang word that means ‘out with the old and in with the new’.  George’s thought provoking talk centred on his book of fiction titled “Pachacuti”-environment and philosophy in a novel, which, while a work of fiction, is used by George to explain his philosophy on how the world needs to change.

George commenced the Pachacuti project in 2008, the year his book was published, and while there are only around 8 other people who are working with him on the project, he has support from many well-known figures around the world. Basically George and his supporters are concerned that the world is on the brink of environmental and social collapse and that unless something is done about it the world, as we know it today, will cease to exist, much like the demise of the Roman Empire and the Inca’s to name just a few. One of the aims of the project is to limit the number of people on Earth to 1 to 2 billion, but no explanation was given how this could be achieved given that the population
of the World today is estimated to be over 7 billion.

The Pachacuti project, to quote from the book, “is a wholly self-funded organisation with a philosophical interest in long term human sustainability. It promotes social and cultural change that contributes to that higher aim. With no political or religious affiliation, its views and activities are based on pragmatic science, physical evidence, reasoned logic and strong democratic principles.”

At the conclusion of his talk, George donated copies of his book to anyone who wanted one as well as copies of a music CD composed by Tony King, that George hopes will be the music for a film to be made from the book. Jim thanked George for his thought provoking talk and wished him well with his project.

FUTURE MEETINGS & EVENTS
8th April
Board Meeting at the Masonic Hall.

15th April
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Barbara Lamont & Edi Heide on The Opal Cutter.

18th April
Possible sausage sizzle for Maleny Neighbourhood Centre - TBC.

22nd April
Project Meeting at the Masonic Hall with $10 meal.

26th April
Parking duties at Cross Country event - TBC.

29th April
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm to consider Community Grants.

20th May
Combined Clubs meeting at USC for Rotary Scholarship Awards.

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
6th Lloyd & Shirley Larney  13th Jeff & Jan Cornfoot  26th Bill & Marlene Hankinson

NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT

The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational once again invited readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding,  subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.

Here are the winners:

1. Cashtration: The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time.
2. Intaxicaton: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realise it was your money to start with.
3. Bozone: The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.
4. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
 5. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
 6. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
 7. Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.
8. Glibido: All talk and no action.
9. Dopeler Effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
10. Arachnoleptic Fit: The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.
11. Beelzebug: Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
12. Caterpallor: The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating.

The Washington Post has also published the winning submissions to its yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words.
 And the winners included:  
1. Coffee, n. The person upon whom one coughs.
 2. Flabbergasted, adj. Appalled by discovering how much weight one has gained.
 3. Abdicate, v. To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
 4. Willy-nilly, adj. Impotent.
 5. Negligent, adj. Absentmindedly answering the door when wearing only a nightgown.

Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 4th March 2015

"THE RANGE"  Vol. 56 No. 16

WEDNESDAY 4TH MARCH 2015

THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Rich Hungerford on Bush Lore Australia.

APOLOGIES
Please tender apologies to Bernice by noon Tuesday.

DUTY ROSTERS
                             4 Mar                18 Mar               1 Apr            
                   
Duty Officer         Alan W              Angela G           Jeff C     

ADO & Scribe      Mike G              Lionel T             Robin T

Registration         Bernice McL     Malcolm B          Bill H            

Fellowship           Rick V              John McL           John W
      
SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER

14th March
Michael G (Leader)  Sherryl G  Chris B

28th March
Jim A (Leader)  Bill H   Ric T

11th April
Angela G (Leader)  Donna C  Andy S

MINUTES OF MEETING OF 18TH FEBRUARY
The President opened the meeting on Chinese New Year, welcoming the Year of the Sheep/Goat and jointly celebrating with his wife Jacinta who had forgone a family celebration in order to attend this meeting with Ric.

A warm welcome was extended to several guests Ram Krishna, a Rotarian from Nepal with his local supporters, Gail and Dee; one of our Paul Harris Fellows, Fran Tickle, Rotarian Brian Mason from Caloundra Pacific Club who would talk later about ROMAC, and Philip Stark, a prospective new member.  Nice to see so many women (9 in all) at the meeting, which turned out to be one of the best in recent months.

After the usual formalities, several Directors gave updates on the Club’s many projects and made some announcements:
1. The decision to sponsor the running costs of a Blackall Range Care Group car for 3 years at $1500 per annum.
2. Progress on supporting the Mens’ Shed sign
3. The community grants program
4. The Time Capsule
5. The Green Bags project, which now needed to be checked out with local retail stores
6. The need for a new member of the Calendar Committee to replace Lionel who would be travelling this year
7. The invitation to the 10 year anniversary celebration of North Blackall Range Probus Club (Members to advise Bernice if they intend to go).
8. The upcoming deadline of 28 February for District Grants
9. The reminder to pay membership fees (a bargain at $140).

After an excellent meal and the Sergeant’s usual fund raiser session, Rotarian Brian Mason updated us all about ROMAC and how valuable a project it is in changing lives by arranging treatment for diseases and deformities that could never be cured in countries such as PNG, The Solomon Islands, Vanuatu etc.

Finally, we were treated to the very interesting story of the life so far of our new member (though a Rotarian for 5 years) Chris Ross Smith whose passion in life is acting and the theatre. Educated in South Africa during the challenging apartheid years he learned such skills as hut building and, at the Gordonstoun equivalent senior school, the necessity to walk in groups of 3 in the bush so if one kid was bitten by a snake, one could go for help and the other could stay until the bitten kid died! While at University in Pietermaritzburg, as a white person he courageously demonstrated against apartheid.

After teaching for a short time in South Africa he left for England and got a scholarship to the London Drama School. Various voice coaching and acting related teaching in Zimbabwe and USA eventually led him to a senior lecturer role at the University of Cape Town where uniquely the segregation of the community was transformed into integrated voices during his courses.

Later he settled in Armidale working at the University of New England. Chris has been retired for 15 years and very sensibly recently moved to Maleny, which is a fifth the size of Armidale but had 5 times the number of cafes.

The final message at the end of a very vibrant, fun and interesting evening was to let Bernice know numbers for The Falls vocational visit the following week.

FUTURE MEETINGS & EVENTS

11th March
Board Meeting at the Masonic Hall.

18th March
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker George Trembath on the Pachacuti Project.

25th March
Project Meeting at the Masonic Hall with $10 meal.

1st April
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Morag Gamble on the Ethos Foundation.

BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH

5th Judy Tilley  17th Lloyd Larney  26th Rick Vickers

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY FOR MARCH

6th John & Beth Wann

NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
SOME REMEMBRANCES OF HOME SCHOOLING

Most of our generation was HOME SCHOOLED in many ways.

1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE.
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning the house."
2. My mother taught me RELIGION.
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."
3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"
4. My mother taught me LOGIC.
" Because I said so, that's why."
5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC.
"If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."
6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT.
"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."
7. My mother taught me IRONY.
"Keep crying and I'll give you something to cry about."
8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS.
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper."
9. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM.
"Just you look at that dirt on the back of your neck?"
10. My mother taught me about STAMINA.
"You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."
11 My mother taught me about WEATHER.
"This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."
12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY.
"If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"
13. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE.
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out..."
14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION.
"Stop acting like your father!"
15. My mother taught me about ENVY.
"There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."
16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.
"Just wait until we get home."
17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING.
"You are going to get it from your father when you get home!"
18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way."
19. My mother taught me ESP.
"Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"
20. My mother taught me HUMOUR.
"When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."
21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT.
"If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."
22. My mother taught me GENETICS.
"You're just like your father."
23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS.
"Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"
24. My mother taught me WISDOM.
"When you get to be my age, you'll understand.
25. My mother taught me about JUSTICE.
"One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!"