"THE RANGE" Vol. 54 No. 24
Wednesday 22nd May 2013
THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Masonic Hall at 7:00pm for a Project Meeting concerning The Show and Vocational Night. Members are urged to attend.
APOLOGIES
Please tender apologies to Lionel Tilley by noon Tuesday.
DUTY ROSTERS
May 22 May 29 June 5
Duty Officer None Lionel T Ric T
Registration Rick V John W
ADO & Scribe Robin T Keith R
Fellowship Angela G Jeff C
SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
25th May
Angela Griffin (Leader) Chris Brooker Robin Thorne
8th June
Jim Atkinson (Leader) Lloyd Larney Debra Lynde
MINUTES OF MEETING OF 1 MAY
President Karen welcomed guests Maureen Hall, our speaker, and her husband, visiting Rotarian John Hall, both of the Rotary Club of Caboolture. After the usual traditional formalities President Karen reminded all Directors to produce their annual reports by the end of May since Karen would be in hospital for a period during June.
Charlotte thanked the President for calling her first instead of last as was usual at Board meetings – this meant she could take a much time as she liked to tell the Club about the $30 a head dinner arrangements for the Visual Arts Awards on 29 May. Members needed to let her know soonest if they would be attending.
Bernice alerted pea and ham and pumpkin soup makers to get going – she needed 4 litres from each volunteer.
Lionel reminded members that a bus would transport them to Sippy Downs for the USC/Rotary Scholarship Awards, courtesy of Malcolm.
Brian sold raffle tickets for the Flying Doctor Service. Sergeant Bill extracted cash from the usual suspects and Malcolm won the heads and tails.
Our speaker, Maureen Hall, said she was on a mission to speak at all District 9600 Rotary Clubs because the District had not been a supporter of Rotary’s Interplast and Operation Cleft programs in recent times Her goal was to raise enough funds for one Interplast Team (costing $45 – 50,000) and 100 operations for Cleft Palate (costing $25,000). She wanted each Club in the District to donate $2000, which she would then seek to match with a District grant. She was encouraging Clubs to alert their Interact and Rotaract clubs and local businesses to help raise money.
She stressed how the programs “repair bodies and rebuild lives”, which was very apparent from the before and after photographs that Maureen used in her presentation. Over the period of a 1 to 1.5 hour operation undertaken by volunteer doctors a whole new life could be opened up for children and young people. By training local doctors and nurses the Interplast teams left behind the skills needed to sustain the treatment of sick and damaged kids and adults in needy areas of the world.
The programs are active in 24 countries where 35,000 consultations and 21,000 life changing operations have been undertaken. In thanking Maureen, Angela confirmed how sobering it was to reflect on the health challenges and defects that could blight the whole lives of children and adults in poor countries if left untreated, compared to our lives in the rich developed country of Australia. She said that Maureen’s request for funding would be submitted to the Board for consideration.
ROTARY & USC SCHOLARSHIP MEETING
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Members of the Club attended this meeting at The Innovation Centre for the award of this year's Rotary Scholarships. During the meeting the Club received a Silver Award recognising its continuing cumulative support of this initiative.
FRAN TICKLE NOMINATION
The Club is proud to have nominated Fran Tickle for Andrew Powell’s 2013 Volunteer of the Year Award. The text of the nomination was:
Fran has been the faculty advisor for Interact since it was chartered in 2000/2001 school year. During her time of advising the Interact Club they have brought home the Phil Blakey Shield in 2009,2010,2012 and 2013. Fran helps out with the Chaplaincy program at the high school and works in the library. Fran is kind and considerate of others and will go out of her way to help those in need. She not only thinks of those that she works with but those within her community as well. With the help of her guidance students have learned how to work to achieve goals to where they can do for others within their community and overseas as well. The best lesson of all that is taught is that they work as a team to achieve what goals they have set for their club. I would like to say that Fran Tickle is well deserving of this award for all of her hard work that she puts forward for her community and others.
NEVILLE ANNING - RIP
Nev Anning died in late April. He was an early member of the Club and President in 1970-71. He was awarded a PHF in 1983. Mark McArdle MP, Member for Caloundra and Minister for Energy and Water Supply made the following statement in the Queensland Parliament on Thursday 2nd May 2013 on his passing:
"I rise to talk of Mr Neville Anning, who passed away on Monday at the age of 96. Nev was born on 19 November 1916 and died on 29 April 2013. He is survived by his wife, Cynthia, and his children, Susan, Kay, Janis, Ronald and Helen together with 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. From an early age Nev immersed himself in the Beerwah and Peachester communities, yet when World War II broke out Nev and two friends from Peachester volunteered for the Army.
On 30 July 1941 Nev was shipped to Singapore as part of the 2/26th Queensland Battalion. Sadly, Nev became a prisoner of war in Singapore and was there for 3? years. It was during his time at Changi that he worked on the construction of the aerodrome and also in the nail factory. Members of this House would know by reputation that the word ‘Changi’ implies the most horrendous and horrific conditions. To pass the time away and help keep himself sane, Nev engraved dixies and water bottles. He said that kept him away from the constant chatter about steaks and the food they could not wait to eat once they got home.
Nev was a true survivor. He beat cholera, malaria, tropical ulcers, malnutrition and the effects of bloodworms that he contracted during his time in the jungle. There is one thing he never lost during the horrendous time in Changi and that was his sense of humour. He joked in his memoir A Mug From the Bush that the Japanese were confused by the soldiers and their ability to still laugh in the face of such terrible circumstances, referring to his time as a POW as a ‘guest of Nippon’.
Nev returned to Australia in September 1945 following his hellish ordeal. Nev and his brother Eric, who joined up alongside him, arrived back home in Brisbane on 28 September 1945. From then Nev went on to donate his time to the RSL. He was one of the foundation members of the Beerwah-Peachester RSL sub-branch with the first meeting being held in August 1946 at Beerwah Hall. Nev was well known not just in the hinterland area, but right across the Sunshine Coast. Nev will be missed as a man who honoured his country and his community and who raised a wonderful family with his loving wife. Nev Anning was a true legend. A man who fought for our country and who survived the most heinous of conditions, he will always be remembered."
PARKING AT THE PRECINCT
Sunday morning dawned crisp and clear. The air was alive with
the sounds of muted mutterings; the crackling of hi-viz vests being adorned
overwhelmed the songs of the birds.
Ah yes, there we were on the top of Maleny, preparing for the
influx of runners and partners and parents for the inaugural cross country
event at Royal Maleny. Tent erected, signs unrolled, “where is the coffee
truck”, tape taped, “coffee truck gotta be here soon”.
With much arm waving, pointing, gesticulating, begging
bucket waving, “No lady, not there !!” “Yes madam, that four wheel drive really
can drive across grass”, etc we parked approx 120 cars, people movers, utes,
big fourbies, little fourbies and received some coins in the bucket for our
efforts - nearly $150..
Overall a quite successful morning (finished by 0945), the
organisers were happy, the runners and parents/partners were happy, (especially
those who brought warm gear), the stallholders were happy and then we all went
home.
Thanks to Angela, Mike, Lionel, Rick, Chris and Keith.
Next year we should also have a stall selling beanies, make
a fortune.
If anyone is driving up there and finds a spare “behind”,
please see Rick V. He was heard to say that his froze off!
GLOBAL VACCINE SUMMIT
This summit yields US$4 billion in funding commitments to polio endgame plan. The Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan 2013-18 and about US$4 billion in funding commitments took centre stage at the Global Vaccine Summit in Abu Dhabi 24-25 April. Developed by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), the plan is designed to achieve the certification of polio eradication by the end of 2018, strengthen routine immunization, and transfer the eradication initiative’s assets to other public health efforts. Rotary International, along with the World Health Organization, UNICEF, U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, are partners in the GPEI.
The new plan will cost $5.5 billion. Governments, nongovernmental organizations, foundations, and other donors announced the commitments during the vaccine summit.
• Learn about the progress being made by Rotary and our partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
• Get the latest news from Rotary on the fight to finish polio.
• Follow stories about polio eradication on Rotary’s blog.
Global scientists declare polio eradication achievable by 2018
More than 400 scientists from around the world, including Nobel laureates and other leading health experts, have signed the Scientific Declaration on Polio Eradication. The group, which includes Dr. John Sever, vice chair of Rotary’s International PolioPlus Committee, expressed their confidence in the new polio endgame strategic plan to eradicate the disease worldwide by 2018.
Pakistan reaches one-year mark with no type 3 cases
Pakistan hasn’t recorded a case of type 3 polio since 18 April 2012. Worldwide, no type 3 cases have been reported this year. “Pakistan has achieved a major milestone,” says Pakistan PolioPlus Committee Chair Aziz Memon, who credits “concerted efforts from the Army and the Frontier Corps, the government of Pakistan, polio partners, and Rotarians who have worked tirelessly with the teams during campaigns.”
FUTURE MEETINGS & EVENTS
29th May Terrace Restaurant at 6:30 for 7:00pm for the Vocational Awards for Visual Arts.
31st May & 1st June Maleny Show.
5th Jun Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Sarah Garap, Peace Fellow
12th Jun Board Meeting at the Masonic Hall
14th Jun District Changeover Dinner.
26th Jun Club Changeover Dinner
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY FOR MAY
2nd David & Karen Binstead
BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY
4th Angela G 18th Cilla V 23rd John Hay
NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
With an eye to the upcoming Visual Arts Awards evening, shown below are some instances of carrier bags becoming artistic symbols in Europe.
AND FINALLY, AS A REMINDER OF A PAST CHRISTMAS
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