The Rotary Club of Maleny was proud to participate in this event on a beautiful Sunday morning in the Precinct.
Tuesday 19 September 2017
Porters Lane Community Wetland Planting 17 September 2017
The Rotary Club of Maleny was proud to participate in this event on a beautiful Sunday morning in the Precinct.
Saturday 16 September 2017
Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 20th September 2017
"THE RANGE" Vol. 59 No.5
WEDNESDAY 20th September 2017
THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Alan Still on the Maleny Weather Station.
APOLOGIES
Apologies to Bernice before noon on Tuesday 19th.
DUTY ROSTERS
20th Sep 4th Oct 18th Oct
Duty Officer Chris B Jim A Ric T
Assist DO Sherryl G Robin H Rick V
Registration Andy S Bill H CL C
Fellowship Phillip S John McL Melinda M
SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
23rd September
Jeff Cornfoot (Leader) Keith Rogers Ric Townsend
7th October
Mike and Sherryl Gregory (Leader) Chris Ross-Smith
MINUTES OF LAST MEETING
President Alan opened the meeting welcoming everyone with a special welcome to Barry Smith from the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre and our guest speaker for the night Russ Stephenson. Our exchange student Adria also attended the meeting.
A quick bit of Rotary trivia from Alan tested Mike Gregory’s knowledge regarding the introduction of coloured jackets for DGs at the Annual RI Conference. I think Mike came out on top but someone will have to confiscate the information booklet from Alan!
Barry Smith found out he had been invited to the meeting by CL under false pretences when President Alan presented him with a Paul Harris Fellow medal and certificate for his significant support for the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre, having been a Board member for many years, and now Treasurer. He was instrumental in ensuring the Centre had government support. Barry is also a recognised artist/sculptor in Maleny, designing the iron covered way and ceiling at the IGA.
A quick Sergeant's session from Chris saw Jeff Cornfoot finally fined for losing the gas bottle which everyone searched for, over many weeks. Russ Stephenson won the raffle and promptly bought two calendars. This year's calendars have now gone on sale around Maleny.
Our guest speaker Russ Stephenson is a long serving member of the Rotary Club of Nambour. Russ was a plant researcher in the former DPI working in the tree crops area particularly macadamia nuts. Since retiring 3-4 years ago he has been developing a project for Rotary District 9600 in Food Plant Solutions, to tackle malnutrition in PNG.
Malnutrition is one of the world’s greatest challenges, with one in three people affected and the cause of half the deaths in infants. The early years of child hood, one to five years, are critical to the development of the child, but what is often misunderstood is that 90% of a child’s brain development occurs before birth. The aim of the project is to help affected communities know the food value of their local foods to optimise their diet and focus on improving pregnant mothers diet, breast feeding of babies for longer, and improved diets for babies.
The program is being implemented in the Mougulu district in PNG, an area with infertile soils which experienced severe drought in 2015-16. There are approx 28,800 people in the area who are very poor with an income of less than $10/year and virtually no roads into or out of the district. The typical diet consists of bananas with no dairy or animal protein, low energy, low protein, and low fat/oils. More corn and coconut is needed in the diet to improve the nutritive value.
Implementation of the program requires considerable social change to understand the need for different foods to improve the development and health of children and give them a better life. The program will require about $A 67,000 and nearly half has been raised to date.
Angela extended a vote of thanks with the very apt words “we have had a very enriching program tonight”.
FUTURE MEETINGS & EVENTS
27th September
Masonic Hall at 5:30 for 6:00pm for Club Assembly.
4th October
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for DG's Official Visit - Partners welcome.
11th October
Board Meeting at the Masonic Hall.
18th October
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker TBC.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES FOR SEPTEMBER
4th John & Bernice McLennan 18th Andy & Mia Schouteten 28th Keith & Gloria Rogers
BIRTHDAY FOR SEPTEMBER
17th Judi Ross-Smith 29th Mia Schouteten
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
A COMMUNITY SERVICE REPORT
THE HAIRCUT...
Blessed are those that can give without remembering, and take without forgetting.
One day a florist went to a barber for a haircut.
After the cut, he asked about his bill, and the barber replied, 'I cannot accept money from you, I'm doing community service this week.'
The florist was pleased and left the shop.
When the barber went to open his shop the next morning, there was a 'thank you' card and a dozen roses waiting for him at his door.
Later, a cop comes in for a haircut, and when he tries to pay his bill, the barber again replied, 'I cannot accept money from you, I'm doing
community service this week.'
The cop was happy and left the shop.
The next morning when the barber went to open up, there was a 'thank you ' card and a dozen donuts waiting for him at his door.
Then a Member of Parliament came in for a haircut, and when he went to pay his bill, the barber again replied, 'I cannot accept money from you. I'm doing community service this week.'
The Member of Parliament was very happy and left the shop.
The next morning, when the barber went to open up, there were a dozen Members of Parliament lined up waiting for a free haircut.
And that would appear to illustrate a fundamental difference between the citizens of our country and the politicians who run it.
WEDNESDAY 20th September 2017
THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Alan Still on the Maleny Weather Station.
APOLOGIES
Apologies to Bernice before noon on Tuesday 19th.
DUTY ROSTERS
20th Sep 4th Oct 18th Oct
Duty Officer Chris B Jim A Ric T
Assist DO Sherryl G Robin H Rick V
Registration Andy S Bill H CL C
Fellowship Phillip S John McL Melinda M
SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
23rd September
Jeff Cornfoot (Leader) Keith Rogers Ric Townsend
7th October
Mike and Sherryl Gregory (Leader) Chris Ross-Smith
MINUTES OF LAST MEETING
President Alan opened the meeting welcoming everyone with a special welcome to Barry Smith from the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre and our guest speaker for the night Russ Stephenson. Our exchange student Adria also attended the meeting.
A quick bit of Rotary trivia from Alan tested Mike Gregory’s knowledge regarding the introduction of coloured jackets for DGs at the Annual RI Conference. I think Mike came out on top but someone will have to confiscate the information booklet from Alan!
A quick Sergeant's session from Chris saw Jeff Cornfoot finally fined for losing the gas bottle which everyone searched for, over many weeks. Russ Stephenson won the raffle and promptly bought two calendars. This year's calendars have now gone on sale around Maleny.
Our guest speaker Russ Stephenson is a long serving member of the Rotary Club of Nambour. Russ was a plant researcher in the former DPI working in the tree crops area particularly macadamia nuts. Since retiring 3-4 years ago he has been developing a project for Rotary District 9600 in Food Plant Solutions, to tackle malnutrition in PNG.
Malnutrition is one of the world’s greatest challenges, with one in three people affected and the cause of half the deaths in infants. The early years of child hood, one to five years, are critical to the development of the child, but what is often misunderstood is that 90% of a child’s brain development occurs before birth. The aim of the project is to help affected communities know the food value of their local foods to optimise their diet and focus on improving pregnant mothers diet, breast feeding of babies for longer, and improved diets for babies.
The program is being implemented in the Mougulu district in PNG, an area with infertile soils which experienced severe drought in 2015-16. There are approx 28,800 people in the area who are very poor with an income of less than $10/year and virtually no roads into or out of the district. The typical diet consists of bananas with no dairy or animal protein, low energy, low protein, and low fat/oils. More corn and coconut is needed in the diet to improve the nutritive value.
Implementation of the program requires considerable social change to understand the need for different foods to improve the development and health of children and give them a better life. The program will require about $A 67,000 and nearly half has been raised to date.
FUTURE MEETINGS & EVENTS
27th September
Masonic Hall at 5:30 for 6:00pm for Club Assembly.
4th October
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for DG's Official Visit - Partners welcome.
11th October
Board Meeting at the Masonic Hall.
18th October
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker TBC.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES FOR SEPTEMBER
4th John & Bernice McLennan 18th Andy & Mia Schouteten 28th Keith & Gloria Rogers
BIRTHDAY FOR SEPTEMBER
17th Judi Ross-Smith 29th Mia Schouteten
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
A COMMUNITY SERVICE REPORT
THE HAIRCUT...
Blessed are those that can give without remembering, and take without forgetting.
One day a florist went to a barber for a haircut.
After the cut, he asked about his bill, and the barber replied, 'I cannot accept money from you, I'm doing community service this week.'
The florist was pleased and left the shop.
When the barber went to open his shop the next morning, there was a 'thank you' card and a dozen roses waiting for him at his door.
Later, a cop comes in for a haircut, and when he tries to pay his bill, the barber again replied, 'I cannot accept money from you, I'm doing
community service this week.'
The cop was happy and left the shop.
The next morning when the barber went to open up, there was a 'thank you ' card and a dozen donuts waiting for him at his door.
Then a Member of Parliament came in for a haircut, and when he went to pay his bill, the barber again replied, 'I cannot accept money from you. I'm doing community service this week.'
The Member of Parliament was very happy and left the shop.
The next morning, when the barber went to open up, there were a dozen Members of Parliament lined up waiting for a free haircut.
And that would appear to illustrate a fundamental difference between the citizens of our country and the politicians who run it.
Friday 1 September 2017
Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 6th September 2017
"THE RANGE" Vol. 59 No.4
WEDNESDAY 6th September 2017
THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Russ Stephenson on Malnutrition in PNG.
APOLOGIES
Apologies to Jeff C before noon on Tuesday 5th.
DUTY ROSTERS
6th Sep 20th Sep 4th Oct
Duty Officer Roly N Chris B Jim A
Assist DO Angela G Sherryl G Robin H
Registration Lionel T Andy S Bill H
Fellowship Jeff C Phillip S John McL
SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
9th September
Jim Atkinson (Leader) Chris Ross-Smith Rick Vickers
23rd September
Jeff Cornfoot (Leader) Keith Rogers Ric Townsend
MINUTES OF LAST MEETING
President Alan opened the meeting by welcoming our guests – guest speaker Susan Griffith, YEP inbound student Adria from Lloret de Mar Spain and Kate Huth accompanied by her parents.
Malcolm introduced Adria more fully and banners were exchanged. It seems that Lloret is a popular honeymoon spot!
Jim introduced Kate whom the Club sponsored to a Science Summer School in 1994 and YEP to Denmark in 1997. Since then Kate has been active in Apex rising to National President in 2013 and World President last year, teaching English as a second language in Indonesia and Italy and, currently teaching Indonesian in Albany, WA. She has applied for a Rotary Peace Fellowship in Education and Curriculum Development in either USA or Sweden.
Michael reported that he had secured a high profile speaker, Kim Kirkman, founder and musical director of the Ten Tenors, as guest speaker but the only date he is available is 14 December which is a Thursday. Club members agreed that we would change the day of our regular meeting that week and endeavour to maximise attendance.
Keith introduced our Guest speaker Susan Griffith – manager and trainer at Lifelines’ Maroochydore Office. Lifeline was established in the sixties by Reverend Dr Alan Walker as a means to support those who were isolated and had no one to turn to for assistance in times of need. The need was great and Lifeline quickly expanded to the national organisation we know today with its well-known phone number of 13 11 14. Except for the critical timeframe of 2200 to 0400 their phone line is staffed mostly by volunteers 24/7 and they also have online chat and are developing a texting option. They also offer face to face consultations and educational workshops.
Their vision is an Australia free of suicide, to provide support in times of crisis and to make communities safer. They do not judge or offer solutions but rather help their callers to reach their own recovery plan. They receive over a million calls a year which equates to around 3,000 a day and 5% are at high risk of suicide. They are able to trace the high risk calls and alert police and ambulance.
Males over 85 are the highest at risk group followed by the 25-50 group and the need in our area is increasing! Nationally in 2015 there were 3,027 suicides, around 6,000 more attempted and a further 1.2 million thought about it! This is twice the number of road deaths and four times the number of murders.
Susan then shared with us a couple of emotional stories about people saved by her organisation, one of whom had appeared on Australian Story on the ABC. Lifeline is mainly funded by Uniting Care Community Shops but Government funds their head office and they receive government grants to fund the paid employees who staff the overnight shift. Volunteers receive 12 months of training and have to pass crisis support, assist, and assessment gateways – they can start attending calls after 12 weeks under supervision.
Michael thanked Susan for her excellent presentation, explained the work that our Australian Rotary Health is doing in the area of mental health research and our own support of the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre and Low Cost Housing and presented her with the iconic Maleny Bag containing Rotary information.
FUTURE MEETINGS & EVENTS
13th September
Board Meeting at the Masonic Hall.
20th September
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Alan Still on the Maleny Weather Station.
27th September
Masonic Hall at 5:30 for 6:00pm for Club Assembly.
4th October
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for DG's Visit - Partners welcome.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES FOR SEPTEMBER
4th John & Bernice McLennan 18th Andy & Mia Schouteten 28th Keith & Gloria Rogers
BIRTHDAY FOR SEPTEMBER
17th Judi Ross-Smith 29th Mia Schouteten
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
ADVICE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
FIRST DAY AT THE SENIOR COMPLEX.
On her first day at the senior complex, the new manager addressed all the seniors pointing out some of her rules:
“The female sleeping quarters will be out-of-bounds for all males, and the male dormitory to the females.”
“Anybody caught breaking this rule will be fined $20 the first time.”
She continued, “Anybody caught breaking this rule the second time will be fined $60.
Being caught a third time will cost you a fine of $180.”
“Are there any questions?”
At this point, an older gentleman stood up in the crowd inquired:
“How much for a season pass?”
WEDNESDAY 6th September 2017
THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Russ Stephenson on Malnutrition in PNG.
APOLOGIES
Apologies to Jeff C before noon on Tuesday 5th.
DUTY ROSTERS
6th Sep 20th Sep 4th Oct
Duty Officer Roly N Chris B Jim A
Assist DO Angela G Sherryl G Robin H
Registration Lionel T Andy S Bill H
Fellowship Jeff C Phillip S John McL
SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
9th September
Jim Atkinson (Leader) Chris Ross-Smith Rick Vickers
23rd September
Jeff Cornfoot (Leader) Keith Rogers Ric Townsend
MINUTES OF LAST MEETING
President Alan opened the meeting by welcoming our guests – guest speaker Susan Griffith, YEP inbound student Adria from Lloret de Mar Spain and Kate Huth accompanied by her parents.
Jim introduced Kate whom the Club sponsored to a Science Summer School in 1994 and YEP to Denmark in 1997. Since then Kate has been active in Apex rising to National President in 2013 and World President last year, teaching English as a second language in Indonesia and Italy and, currently teaching Indonesian in Albany, WA. She has applied for a Rotary Peace Fellowship in Education and Curriculum Development in either USA or Sweden.Michael reported that he had secured a high profile speaker, Kim Kirkman, founder and musical director of the Ten Tenors, as guest speaker but the only date he is available is 14 December which is a Thursday. Club members agreed that we would change the day of our regular meeting that week and endeavour to maximise attendance.
Keith introduced our Guest speaker Susan Griffith – manager and trainer at Lifelines’ Maroochydore Office. Lifeline was established in the sixties by Reverend Dr Alan Walker as a means to support those who were isolated and had no one to turn to for assistance in times of need. The need was great and Lifeline quickly expanded to the national organisation we know today with its well-known phone number of 13 11 14. Except for the critical timeframe of 2200 to 0400 their phone line is staffed mostly by volunteers 24/7 and they also have online chat and are developing a texting option. They also offer face to face consultations and educational workshops.
Their vision is an Australia free of suicide, to provide support in times of crisis and to make communities safer. They do not judge or offer solutions but rather help their callers to reach their own recovery plan. They receive over a million calls a year which equates to around 3,000 a day and 5% are at high risk of suicide. They are able to trace the high risk calls and alert police and ambulance.
Males over 85 are the highest at risk group followed by the 25-50 group and the need in our area is increasing! Nationally in 2015 there were 3,027 suicides, around 6,000 more attempted and a further 1.2 million thought about it! This is twice the number of road deaths and four times the number of murders.
Michael thanked Susan for her excellent presentation, explained the work that our Australian Rotary Health is doing in the area of mental health research and our own support of the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre and Low Cost Housing and presented her with the iconic Maleny Bag containing Rotary information. FUTURE MEETINGS & EVENTS
13th September
Board Meeting at the Masonic Hall.
20th September
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Alan Still on the Maleny Weather Station.
27th September
Masonic Hall at 5:30 for 6:00pm for Club Assembly.
4th October
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for DG's Visit - Partners welcome.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES FOR SEPTEMBER
4th John & Bernice McLennan 18th Andy & Mia Schouteten 28th Keith & Gloria Rogers
BIRTHDAY FOR SEPTEMBER
17th Judi Ross-Smith 29th Mia Schouteten
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
ADVICE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
FIRST DAY AT THE SENIOR COMPLEX.
On her first day at the senior complex, the new manager addressed all the seniors pointing out some of her rules:
“The female sleeping quarters will be out-of-bounds for all males, and the male dormitory to the females.”
“Anybody caught breaking this rule will be fined $20 the first time.”
She continued, “Anybody caught breaking this rule the second time will be fined $60.
Being caught a third time will cost you a fine of $180.”
“Are there any questions?”
At this point, an older gentleman stood up in the crowd inquired:
“How much for a season pass?”
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