WEDNESDAY 7TH DECEMBER 2022
THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Dinner Meeting with Guest Speaker Michael Hinds of BOQ Maleny on Protection From Online Scamming.
APOLOGIES
Apologies please to Bernice before noon on Tuesday.
DUTY ROSTER
7th Dec 21st Dec
Duty Officer Lionel T Neal A
Assist DO Renee H Peter McQ
Registration James McC Malcolm B
Fellowship Jared A Chris B
WOOLWORTH SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
07Jan 0730 - 1030 Peter McQ Roly N Fran T
1030 - 1330 Ric T Chris B Keith R
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
1. We received
an email this week from the School of St Jude in Tanzania, East Africa.
Many of you would know we have been supporting a young man Kennedi Lucas
through his schooling and university for quite a number of years. Well, Kennedi has
now graduated in accountancy. So, through St Jude’s, we opted to purchase a
Students Gift Pack and Home Pack for Kenedi. As Kenedi is still at University,
they called in his father to pick up the present. Here is a photo of Kenedi’s
dad with the gifts.
2. Our vocational visit last week to the Maleny Emergency Services Complex was extremely interesting with those that went along still talking about the setup there and the equipment they have. Our tour ended up taking 90 minutes, yet it felt a much shorter time we’d been there. Thanks Craig for organizing it with Jared and a big thanks to Jared and the Captain for explaining everything to us.
We were running so late that Jen from Jen’s Pizza wanted to know if we still coming to dine at her place! As usual, great pizzas which will be surely missed now that she is no longer at Finbars. Fingerscrossed, she decides to reopen in another place in town next year, after a well deserved break.
3. Remember our Christmas dinner and get together on Wednesday 21st will be at Roly and Kerry Neiper’s home in Reesville. I think it will start a little earlier than our normal dinners, at 6.00pm for a 6.30pm start. However all the details will be sent out to everyone by email. Look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible with your partners.
4. Lastly, I just received the dates for the Australia Zoo car parking roster which covers 28 days - from Saturday 10 Dec 22 to Sunday 16 Dec 22 and Monday 26 Dec 22 to Sunday 15 Jan 23. So that’s a lot of shifts to fill and potentially a good deal of money for our bank account so we can keep giving generously to our various charitable causes. An email will be coming out in the next day or so - please get back to us promptly with the shifts you want to do.
MINUTES OF MEETING OF 16TH NOVEMBER
The meeting began with the Club’s Annual General Meeting
chaired by Roly. The Secretary minuted the AGM which included acceptance of the
Auditor’s Report for the 2021/22 Rotary year and the appointment of Auditor for the
2022/23 year. Officers were elected for the 2022/23 Board. Roly acknowledged
long-term Board members Bernice McLennan, Michael and Sherryl Gregory who
were stepping down from the Board at the end of the current Rotary year.
After dinner service, there was a spirited Sergeant's session led
by Jared (under instruction from Chris B). Best fine was for Peter’s catfish
encounter. The Business Meeting then started with upcoming dates and events:
• Vocational Night on 23 November at 5.30pm at the new Emergency Services Complex in Dixon Avenue. Jared explained the
procedure for the night. This will be followed by Jen’s Pizzas at Finbar’s at
6.30pm.
• Maleny Christmas Festival on 9 December.
Paulette outlined the plan for this event to include a Rotary storytelling
marquee as last year, and the prospect of a Rotary BBQ outside Maleny Food Co.
premises.
• Maleny Neighbourhood Centre Christmas Breakfast on 25
December at MNC. All community members welcome. Volunteers needed to assist
set-up, cooking & service of BBQ etc. See Greg if you can assist.
Rick T then gave a presentation on GET READY MALENY (GRM) – a
Disaster Management Planning group of which Ric T and Rick V are active
members. Ric described some of the history of disaster planning in Maleny, and
the need for a coordinated and proactive collaboration with the SCR Council,
which is now on board with the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre and Rotary. The MNC
put the committee together. The aim is to make it easier for citizens to know
what to do in an emergency/disaster. Using a Council grant, a website is under
design as well as an 8-page handy booklet with emergency contact numbers and
important info to plan for, and save yourself, if and when a disaster strikes our
hinterland community.
Ric talked about the CIB Problem – COMPLACENCY, IGNORANCE
and BRAVADO – three things that could kill you in a disaster. He followed this with
a question session of What Ifs - with prizes of GRM key rings for every
person who suggested a relevant What If. This is a very timely
initiative, as the last time a major disaster struck Maleny- when ex tropical
cyclone Oswald hovered over SE Qld for days in January 2013 - the community was
underprepared and ill-equipped. Thanks to both Ric/Rick for their work on this
committee to better prepare us for the worst What If… should it arrive.
FUTURE MEETINGS AND EVENTS
9 Dec Maleny Christmas Festival in Maple Street.
14 Dec Board Meeting.
21 Dec Christmas Party at Roly and Kerry Neiper's home.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES FOR DECEMBER
6th Chris and Jocelyn Brooker 12th Jim and Elaine Atkinson + Roly and Kerry Neiper 17th Lionel and Judy Tilley
BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER
11th Jim Atkinson 12th Murray Anderson 30th Zach Harris
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
ANIMAL REPARTEE
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