Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 20th April 2022

THE RANGE"  Vol. 64 No.18

WEDNESDAY 20TH APRIL 2022

THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Dinner Meeting with Guest Speaker Jill Lillingstone on Early Maleny Selectors - Partners Night. 

APOLOGIES
Apologies please to Bernice before noon on Tuesday.

DUTY ROSTER
                           20 Apr           4 May                   18 May
Duty Officer        Chris B         Renee H               Jim A
Assist DO           Fran T           Phillip S                Paulette S
Registration        John McL      Bernice McL         Alan W
Fellowship          Roly N          James McC           Michael G

WOOLWORTH SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER

14 May   0730 -1030 Rick V   Sherryl G   Des C

               1030 - 1330  Paulette S   Andy S   Greg W

11 Jun    0730 - 1030   Phillip S   Keith R   Peter McQ

               1030 - 1330   John & Bernice McL   James McC      

 PRESIDENT'S NOTES
I hope that all members and their families are enjoying a happy and safe Easter. Our meeting next Wednesday is a Business Meeting. For the first time in a very long time there is no need to wear masks or to log in with your Qld App at the Maleny Hotel. We can all look forward to some good hearted Rotary fellowship and a presentation by local historian Jill Lillingstone about the early Maleny selectors. It’s a Partners night, but also keep a lookout for and give a warm RC of Maleny welcome to visiting RC of Katoomba President David Arnott and his partner Ruth Achurch. Also our own young Maleny adventurer and fundraiser extraordinaire Sam Hughes, the Travelling Jackaroo, who is on a lightning visit back to Maleny.

 Our Rotary Calendar will be very busy over the next few weeks and right through May 2022. 

1. Our Australia Zoo Parking team are finishing their duties this morning. I want to pass on my sincere thanks for their volunteer work over the Easter School holidays. Australia Zoo has been very busy over the past few days and several of us have needed to rest our feet after busy sessions at the Zoo. 

2. Anzac Day 25 April. On behalf of our RC of Maleny, I will be presenting 4 vouchers of $50 each to our local schools – Maleny SHS, Maleny SS, the River School and Conondale SS at the main Maleny ceremony. I encourage as many members as possible to participate in and/or attend one or more of our local marches and ceremonial services. 

3. 10 May. Maleny Candlelight Ceremony, Tesch Park at 5pm. Our Speak Up Now collaboration will be hosting this domestic and family violence and elder abuse event and all members and partners are encouraged to attend to listen to some great speakers.

4. 11 May. Combined Meeting Rotary and University of the Sunshine Coast Community Fund (RUSCCF). Our Club will be attending the RUSCCF Scholarship Presentations at the University of the Sunshine Coast from 6 pm to 9 pm. It’s a great opportunity to catch up with Rotarians from all over the Sunshine Coast and learn about the world leading research being undertaken by PHD students that University. My money is also on Alan W picking up another raffle prize.

5. 25 May. RYDA Training Day at Corbould Park Caloundra. For Rotarians considering participating in one or more of the upcoming driver training days for our local Maleny SHS year 10s and other local schools during July 2022. This project is one of our best and most impactful youth projects. 

6. 27 and  28May. Maleny Agricultural Show – RC Maleny Rotary Food Stall and gate duties /parking. Roly N and Chris B will have their rosters ready for Rotarian and partner volunteers. We need as many Club members and their partners as possible to participate in one of our main fund raising activities for the year. Roly N is confident that our magnificent steak burgers will be the talk of the Sunshine Coast again this year.

7. Rotary BowelScan Qld will also be manning a stand in the Education Building beneath the Main Pavilion during the Maleny Agricultural Show– much like that at the recent 9620 District Conference at Caloundra - so keep an eye out for it at the Show and for some local publicity about the program through social media, facebook, GC&MN, SVG and MDSRC News.

8. 3 June. River School are holding a respectful relationships and kite making workshop run by Speak Up Now. Sherryl G, Greg W and Val France will be involved along with teaching staff of the River School.

On behalf of all members, I wish Paulette a speedy recovery.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF 6TH APRIL
President Greg opened the meeting with the usual formalities with Mike G giving the Loyal Toast and Renee the Rotary Grace.
Greg briefed us on the District Conference and thanked those members who attended.
Roly asked for volunteers to assist with parking at the Maleny Golf Club on 13th April 0700 – 0830.
Paulette briefed us on the 2022 Combined Rotary & University of Sunshine Coast meeting on 11th May; Chris B will organise the bar and nominated a team of ‘so called volunteers’.
Roly confirmed that the 2022 Maleny Show is ON and the Club will be running the usual Food Stall all day Friday and Saturday 27th & 28th May. Many volunteers will be required.
Jim confirmed that, as tradition demands, Maleny Rotary will man the main entry gate for the show on 27th from 0600 to late evening. Again many volunteers required.
Sherryl briefed us on activity with the Domestic Violence group and the availability of promotional cards.
Fran covered recent Maleny High School Interact activities.
Following the meal Sergeant Chris then entertained members with ridiculous fines. All were received with the usual good humour.

Keith, as the Duty Officer, introduced the guest speaker with a brief introductory bio. Dr Adrian McCallum is a Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering at USC with great ‘hands on’ experience in remote area science and engineering.

It is not possible to adequately cover Adrian’s life experiences and qualifications in a few lines so if you are interested please go to www.arcus.org/researchers/43225/display.

Adrian explained that he had an early age ambition to be a polar explorer and at the Brisbane Expo 88 he met Tim MacCartney-Snape, the first Australian to summit on Mt Everest. Inspired, Adrian then wrote to Sir Ranulph Fiennes and asked how he could achieve his ambition. Refer http://www.ranulphfiennes.co.uk/
Adrian has the rare distinction of having served in the Australian Air Force, Army and Navy. He became a Navy meteorologist and climbed Mt Everest as part of a Navy team in 2001.  Three Australians died on Mt Everest at that time and this led to Adrian’s interest and expertise in oceanography and in particular  the behaviour of ice/snow in order to predict avalanches.
Adrian presented some fascinating photos and short videos of life on Antarctica and within the Artic Circle.
A wonderful 30+minute presentation to a rapt audience.

Jeff gave the vote of thanks.

FUTURE MEETINGS AND EVENTS

4th May Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for Guest Speaker Scott Willis, Principal Conondale SS

11th May Joint Clubs meeting at USC for Rotary Scholarships Dinner

18th May  Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Business Meeting

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

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES FOR APRIL
13th Jeff & Jan Cornfoot  16th Brian & Gillian Allen  26th Bill & Marlene Hankinson

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT

A BAGPIPER'S LAMENT?

As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. He had no family or friends, so the service was to be at a pauper's cemetery in the bush. As I was not familiar with that area, I got lost and, being a typical man, I didn't stop for directions.

I finally arrived an hour late and saw the funeral guy had evidently gone and the hearse was nowhere in sight. There were only the diggers and crew left and they were eating lunch. I felt badly and apologized to the men for being late.

I went to the side of the grave and looked down and the vault lid was already in place. I didn't know what else to do, so I started to play.

The workers put down their lunches and began to gather around. I played out my heart and soul for this man with no family and friends. I played like I've never played before for this homeless man.

And as I played "Amazing Grace", the workers began to weep. They wept, I wept, we all wept together. When I finished, I packed up my bagpipes and started for my car.

Though my head was hung low, my heart was full.

As I opened the door to my car, I heard one of the workers say, "I never seen anything like that before, and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years."