Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Business Meeting.
APOLOGIES
Apologies please to Paulette before noon on Tuesday.
DUTY ROSTER
15th Feb 1st Mar 15 Mar
Duty Officer Michael G Chris B Lionel T
Assist DO Sherryl G Jeff C Renee H
Registration James McC Fran T Brian A
Fellowship Bill H John W Peter McQ
WOOLWORTH SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
04Mar 0730 - 1030 James McC Jim A Greg W
I would like to remind members about the District Conference which is going to be held at Brisbane Town Hall on March 24-26. It's the 100th year of Rotary in Queensland which is another good reason to come along. One can make a weekend of it in the Brisbane CBD by travelling down and back by train, no driving. There are great speakers like Sir Peter Cosgrove and William McInnes (if you were at the Kingaroy conference, you'll remember what a fabulous raconteur William is). The organising committee is going all out to make this a conference to remember.
President Paulette welcomed all members and guests Bruce Kelly, Helen Owens and her Dad. She began by congratulating John Whan for being a nominee for Senior Citizen of the Year. She mentioned the good turnout for the “Mobile Come and Try” Australia Day event, but acknowledged that there was a belief that perhaps a return to the Showground would be an improvement. The Shelter Box, professionally erected and dismantled at the Rotary Stand, will now be housed locally, rather than down in Brisbane.
The recent RYDA event was hosted by 4 local clubs and was a
great success with the young drivers.
Bernice is to represent us by attending the High School
swim meet this Friday (03 Feb). (is she nominated for the senior relay event?)
Ric T recommended the running of a casino night to raise
funds. The provisional date is 13 May at the RSL. There will need to be a training session before hand for potential croupiers/ roulette operators etc.
Upcoming community events which will need all our members include the parking for the Barung Wood Expo (29, 30 Apr, 01 May) and the Maleny Show (2,3 June). As this will be the Centenary Anniversary, the Show Society will hold a launch event (23 February). There is the possibility of a return of Muscle on the Mountain on a Sunday around late July or mid August. Plans to repeat last year’s successful Golf Charity Day are in an early stage with a target date in mid September.
Chris B fined most of us for various dubious crimes and some
that defied fantasy land, earning some coin for the Club’s coffers.
Unfortunately our own guest speaker Renee H was away sick. Fran T stepped into the breach and introduced Helen Owens from the High School to talk about her experience at the recent Youth Science Forum held in Brisbane.
Helen told us of the many facets of the three day event, hosted by Brisbane universities. It provided year 10 to 11 students an exciting
range of in-person and digital science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) experiences. While she found out much more about many of the
science disciplines, her favourite still appears to be biology. She thanked
Rotary for supporting her and we wished her well in her studies and her future.
Rick V gave the vote of thanks.
Our AG Tony Long then chatted to us about various Cluster
aspects and his personal involvement with Humanitarian Projects International.
He thanked us for our ongoing support of the parking roster at Australia Zoo
and hoped we would register for the upcoming Rotary Conference, especially as
it is celebrating 100 years in Queensland.
P Paulette closed the meeting with thanks to both our speakers.
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS IN FAVOUR OF WINE CONSUMPTION
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