Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 3rd April 2024

THE RANGE Vol 65 No 17
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Dinner Meeting with Guest Speaker  PP Patrice Robinson on Australian Rotary Health.

APOLOGIES

Apologies please to Bernice by noon on Tuesday.

DUTY ROSTER

                           03Apr           17Apr        01May     

Duty Officer       Phillip S        Fran T        Sherryl G

ADO                  Neil A           Greg W       Fran T

Registration       Lionel T       Ric T           James McC

Fellowship         John McL     Keith R       John McL

WOOLWORTH SAUSAGE SIZZLE

30Mar    0800 - 1100  James McC   John and Bernice McLennan

              1100 - 1330  Keith R   Chris B   Lenah K

27Apr    0800 - 1100  Lionel T   Scott W   Brian A

              1100 - 1330  Jim A   Bruce K   Andy S

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
There are numerous people on our committee working on various new projects. Our international committee with Greg and Bruce are establishing contacts directly with overseas Rotary Clubs in Tanzania where Cougar is and also in Ukraine, as they continue the war with Russia into its 3rd year. The idea is to be able to work directly with one another rather than going through an intermediary.
Our membership committee, led by Scott and with the assistance of Rick, Greg and Craig, has developed a new DL flyer that will stand out and can be handed out to people at our various events. They are also looking at other ways to encourage people to join our club.
Craig is organising another Christmas in July weekend at Yarraman after our successful inaugural one last year. He will email booking information and planned activities for this year soon. Keep Saturday 27 July free on your calendar!
Scott is busily working with the incoming committee on his upcoming role as President for the 2024/25 year, starting with the location of our changeover dinner on 26 June. So look out for some news on that very soon. Another date to add to your calendar of activities!
On 3 April our guest speaker will be PP Patrice Robinson who lives in Woombye. She is the Director of Australian Rotary Health and will give us an update about what is happening with ARH.
On 17 April our business dinner meeting will discuss two of our major functions of the year - our parking duties for the upcoming Woodie’s Expo on the first weekend of  4/5/6 May and the food stall at the Maleny Show on 31May and 1June.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF 20 MARCH 

President Paulette opened the meeting by welcoming guests Bob and Sue Hall, Mike Edwards and special guest Angela Griffin.  Angela has had a very distinguished career and has used her talents to great effect during her 32 years of Rotary membership, culminating in 16 years as a member of our Club.  She joined Rotary in 1992 in Wellington, New Zealand and moved to Washington DC in 1998 where, despite her heavy work schedule involving a lot of overseas travel, she instituted monthly social events including a Xmas dinner at George Washington’s former home in Mount Vernon.  She also started an annual Ambassadors Dinner with the first at the New Zealand Embassy hosted by Ambassador Jim Bolger, a former NZ Prime Minister.  

In 2002 she left Washington for Pretoria, South Africa where she joined the Rotary Club of Hatfield and was Club President.  In 2005 her job took her to Port Moresby, PNG where she joined the Rotary Club of Port Moresby and was again Club President.  In 2008 her work contract ended and she moved to Maleny where she lost no time in joining our Club.

During her 16 years with us Angela has been a very active member, being on the Board for many years and starting many valuable community projects like the MESF program and Community Grants.  She has also been very active in international projects like Ebeneezer and as a GSE Team Leader. In Maleny there was a committee raising funds for the Ebeneezer School and orphanage in Zambia and our International Director at the time Bob Hall persuaded the Board to help by registering the project with RAWCS so that donations could be tax deductible. Bob took the floor and described how the rules required a Project Director and Angela quickly put her hand up for the role which lasted for several years including site visits by another Club member and culminating in the building of a High School with 500 children and the Zambian Government on board. 

President Paulette then presented Angela with a Rotary Community Service Award accompanied by considerable applause.

Bob Hall addresses the meeting

Angela with her award

After a lively session from our Sergeant President Paulette noted that it is now urgent that our storage container be emptied' so that the shelving can be purchased and fitted before the grant expires in June; it was decided that Saturday 13 April would be a good day. John M commented that the container needed levelling.

Chris B reiterated his request for many volunteers for the Wood Expo parking and mentioned that helpers would be welcome to assist in cleaning up the RSL at 1500h on Anzac Day.  

Fran T reported that the Solar Buddy workshop at Conondale SS was a great success despite a hiccup at the start when it was found that no instructions were included in the delivery.  Fortunately, YouTube came to the rescue.

Neil A gave an update on the progress of the two grants to support platypus research and monitoring of the Obi Obi from the Showground to Gardeners Falls.  Support has also been received from Wildlife Queensland.  Noted that many Clubs, as part of their environment focus, have ‘Adopted a River’ so he suggested that we might adopt the Obi Obi.

Lionel T announced that sales of the 2024 calendar are slightly higher than last year, an advert for 2025 has been placed in the Hinterland Times and photo entry forms are available.

Rick V reported on another successful year of Community Grants and thanked Angela once again for her initiative in suggesting the project.

After our Sergeant had done his worst, our guests were allowed to leave and we convened the Special General Meeting to discuss the proposed new Constitution and Bylaws under Rick V's guidance.  The document has since been been recorded and circulated by the Secretary.  The President thanked Ric for

the effective and hard work that had gone into his proposals.

The meeting closed at 8:45pm.

FUTURE MEETINGS AND EVENTS

10Apr  Board Meeting

17Apr  Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Business Meeting.

01May  Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Dinner Meeting with Guest Speaker TBA.

4-6 May Parking duties at Showgrounds for Wood Expo.

08May  Board Meeting

15 May  Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Business Meeting.

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES FOR APRIL 
18th Brian and Gillian Allen   26th Bill and Marlene Hankinson

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

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT

SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENT

There are recent instances where social media has been the subject for some criticism - perhaps justifiably you may agree.  Have you considered how it started?

Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 20th September 2023

THE RANGE VOL 65 No 6

THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Business Meeting.

APOLOGIES

Apologies please to Bernice by noon on Tuesday.

DUTY ROSTER
                         20Sep             04Oct                25Oct
Duty Officer      Ric T                Peter McQ       Renee H
ADO                 Fran T              Craig S            Sherryl G
Registration      Phillip S           Laurelle O        Greg W
Fellowship        James McC     Malcolm B        Bill H

WOOLWORTH SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
14th Oct  0830 - 1100  Lionel T  Sherryl G  Des C

                1100 - 1330  John & Bernice McL  Keith R

 11th Nov 0830 - 1100  James McC   Jim A   Fran T

               1100 - 1330  Andy S   Phillip S    Greg W

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Colourful and out there would aptly describe our inaugural Lift the Lid Mental Health Walk last Sunday 10th. It was a success even though the numbers attending were not as good as we would have hoped for. However, we made up for it by our impact on the town and those we encountered as we walked down Maple St, passing the various cafes as we went. When we were crossing over Maple St and the cars were stopped at the crossing for us, I did think to myself that any visitors to town might think we are all bonkers in Maleny.

As we walked around and collected some coins in our buckets, people certainly asked what it was for and were pleased that it was for a great cause such as mental health.

Whit N Whimsy did excellent business with coffees and cakes and thanks to them for putting up with us spreading ourselves out. We received tremendous support from some new local businesses, especially up at the top end of town and everyone was very pleased with the various prizes won in the raffle.

Not everyone dressed up; however those that did were impressive and colourful. Although a number of dogs did join us on the walk, there was little dressing up amongst them.

Here are some photos of the day to enjoy.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF 6TH SEPTEMBER

President Paulette opened the meeting by welcoming members and introducing our guests from Toastmasters in Beerwah and the Chaplain at the Maleny State School.

Reminders on Upcoming Events

Maleny Rotary Golf Day: Roly provided an update on the Golf Day to be held on Friday 8th. Everything was now in place; great support received from the Maleny business community for the event with sponsorship and prizes, but the number of players is down from the previous year. Thanks to everyone who has volunteered to help on the day.

Australian Rotary Mental Health Walk: Scheduled for Sunday 10th September with prizes for the best dressed on the day. Proceeds will go Australian Rotary Mental Health Research.

Australia Zoo Parking: School holidays start on 16th September and parking is required over the following two weeks. The Club will be notified of our time slots.

Maleny Garden Club Parking: Their Spring Fair will be held on 7th October from 9am-4pm at the Showgrounds. Chris B will be looking for volunteers shortly.

Ulysses Bike Club will be holding a meet in Maleny in about 6 weeks time. We have been asked to cater with a BBQ lunch for about 150 people. Rick V will be looking for help to decide on a menu and plan the meal.

World Peace Day was to be held on 23rd September but has been put back to October.

Youth Program: Fran T advised the Interact Club at the Maleny High School has been extremely active. In August they held a walk to support the Fred Hollows Foundation which raised $1,600. They will be nominating someone to go the Rotary Science Week and the Rotary Transition Workshop from High School to University.

Sergeant at Arms: As is his usual wont, Chris managed to fine everyone in the room but took pity on our guests.

Our Duty Officer for the meeting Bernice McL introduced our guests from Toastmasters Beerwah, Ian, Katrina, and Franny. Ian has been in Toastmasters for 30 years, but Katrina and Franny are new to the club with only one years’ experience.  Ian Pinker joined Toastmasters after being introduced by a neighbour who kept at him on many occasions. He eventually went along to a meeting, enjoyed the experience and has been a member for over 30 years. He was a District Governor in 2014, with a district that covered Queensland, PNG and the South Pacific Islands.

At meetings, members learn and practice skills that can be applied to day-to-day life in work and personal situations, and gain confidence in public speaking and writing skills. He told us that he remains active in Toastmasters because of his enjoyment in mentoring young people starting their careers and the people you meet both in Australia and overseas. Young people can join Toastmasters at 18 years of age.

Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organisation that builds confidence and teaches public speaking skills through a worldwide network of clubs that meet online and in person. Founded in 1924, the organization is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado with approximately 270,000 members in more than 14,200 clubs in 148 countries.

Katrina Adrill joined Toastmasters to improve her skills to make presentations and answer impromptu questions in the workplace. She told us that a meeting usually starts with a warm-up where a topic is picked, and members must make an impromptu response of about 45 seconds. There are also tabletop talks where a member talks for 2 minutes on a topic and there are also longer prepared talks. She then asked us to participate in a warm-up by setting the scene of an aircraft making an unscheduled landing in an isolated region; and asked Ian to respond who in turn passed the floor on to Franny; Scott; Greg; Murray; Jim; Chris; and finally, Paulette who is a member of Toastmasters Beerwah.

Roly N gave the vote of thanks.

FUTURE MEETINGS AND EVENTS
04Oct Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Dinner Meeting with Guest Speakers Chris and Kristy Paterson of Bamboo Projects

11Oct Board Meeting

18Oct  Business Meeting postponed to 25 October

25Oct  Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Business Meeting

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES FOR SEPTEMBER
4th John and Bernice McLennan  18th Andy and Maria Schouteten  28th Keith and Gloria Rogers

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT

WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES

SHOULD HAVE GONE TO SPEC SAVERS!!

Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 6th September 2023

 THE RANGE VOL 65 No 5

THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Dinner Meeting with Guest Speakers Ian Pinker and Katrina Udrell from the Glasshouse Country Toastmasters Club. 

APOLOGIES

Apologies please to Bernice by noon on Tuesday.

DUTY ROSTER
                         06Sep              20Sep              04Oct
Duty Officer      Berenice McL   Ric T                Peter McQ
ADO                  Roly N             Fran T              Craig S
Registration       John McL        Phillip S            Laurelle O
Fellowship         John W           James McC       Malcolm B

WOOLWORTH SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
16th Sep 0830 - 1100  Peter McQ  Roly N  Chris B

               1100 - 1330  Andy S  Ric T  Bruce K

14th Oct  0830 - 1100  Lionel T  Sherryl G  Des C

                1100 - 1330  John & Bernice McL  Keith R 

MINUTES OF MEETING OF 16TH AUGUST

President Paulette opened the meeting by welcoming DG Paul Roger on his Official Visit with AG Bernie Wilson, members and Partners Sissel and Helen.  DG Paul had a successful meeting with the Club Board prior to the meeting and was impressed with the Club’s activities and goals. 

The President reminded us of upcoming events;

30 Aug  Club visit to have lunch with our recuperating member Alan at Sandstone Point; 

10 Sep  Walk in support of Australian Rotary Health’s mental health campaign  

7 Oct    She also sought a volunteer to coordinate  Maleny Garden Club parking

18 Oct  RV Club welcome dinner on at the Showgrounds

The Club is also looking for a volunteer to manage our Kiva account now that CL has relinquished this role. 

 Lionel T announced that the 2024 calendars are now on sale at the usual outlets and on Roly's behalf reported that arrangements for the Golf Day are progressing well with very good sponsorship, but we still need more players.

President Paulette introduced DG Paul who commenced his presentation by praising the Club for achieving above its weight in a very competitive environment.  He then explained his personal thoughts on Rotary International – a global organisation of some 44,000 Clubs and 554 Districts with an ideal of Service above Self – a global family with a common bond.  It is what we do that attracts members to our Clubs as we see in Ukraine where membership has increased by over 50%.  Unfortunately, our District lost 5 Clubs last year but many of those Club’s members joined other Clubs and fewer larger Clubs are much better.  Rotary is adapting with many new Clubs being “cause based Clubs” like the newest Club in our District, Bris Pride with 22 members.  

DG Paul then touched on his District Goals starting with “togetherness” – we can do more and be more effective if Clubs work together and the AGs would be coordinating this.  Tackling the scourge of domestic violence is a high priority and purple shirts are available to wear at events and on “purple Fridays” like the End Polio campaign – there will be a walk on 1 December.  Thirdly, raising awareness of mental health issues – it is ok to talk and share.  The annual District Conference will be at Sea World on 8-10 March 2024 and will focus on Unlocking Our Potential.  Although not broken, Rotary needs a freshen up and he referred to the Japanese art of kintsugi where the end result is better than the original.  Finally, he mentioned that his Partners project is ShelterBox and thanked us for our support of this project. 

In answer to a question from MG, DG Paul updated us on the Regionalisation Pilot.  Apparently our second ballot only achieved 15% in favour – a huge drop from the 52% in favour at the first ballot – and there has been no enquiry into why this should be so.  Our District’s view is that the proposed model is flawed, there has not been enough consultation, younger potential members want outcomes, and this is not being addressed.  Many Districts that voted in favour are not happy and at least one is considering withdrawing from the Pilot. 

President Paulette thanked DG Paul and closed the meeting.        

FUTURE MEETINGS AND EVENTS
08Sep Golf Day at Maleny Golf Club

10Sep  Walk in support of Australian Rotary Health’s mental health campaign

13Sep  Board Meeting

20 Sep Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Business Meeting

04Oct Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Dinner Meeting with Guest Speakers Chris and Kristy Paterson of Bamboo Projects

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES FOR SEPTEMBER
4th John and Bernice McLennan  18th Andy and Maria Schouteten  28th Keith and Gloria Rogers

BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER
29th Mia Schouteten

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
POSSIBLE ADVICE FOR GOLF DAY PARTICIPANTS

Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 2nd August 2023

 "THE RANGE" VOL 65 No. 3                                                                        

THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Dinner Meeting with Guest Speaker Chris Brooker on Vietnam Veterans Day.

APOLOGIES

Apologies please to Bernice by noon on Tuesday..

DUTY ROSTER
                           2Aug           23Aug             6Sep
Duty Officer      Jim A             Keith R           Berenice McL
ADO                  Michael G    Neil A              Roly N
Registration       Laurelle O    Ric V              John McL
Fellowship         Chris B         Peter McQ     John W                   

WOOLWORTH SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
5th Aug   0830 - 1100  Fran T   Bernice and John McL

               1100 - 1330  Phillip S   Greg W   Lionel T

16th Sep 0830 - 1100  Peter McQ  Roly N  Chris B

               1100 - 1330  Andy S  Lionel T  Bruce K

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
On Sunday 16 July at the Koala Fodder Plantation in Springsure Drive, Mapleton 500 eucalyptus seedlings were planted by volunteers - see pictures below. This project was sponsored by the Sunshine Coast Council after initial promotion by the Rotary Clubs of Nambour, Woombye and Maleny. 

The Council had prepared the site and then supplied the seedlings and protectors.  Volunteers completed the work in one hour - people power!  

                                                                                                                     

                                                                        Job done!

October is Mental Health Month. At our meeting of 4th October I have arranged for Kirsty and Chris from Bamboo Projects to talk about what they do. Bamboo Projects won the top sustainability business at the Sunshine Coast Council Australia Day Awards this year.  Bamboo Projects is a registered mental health and disability support charity, offering a variety of supports, including social and community participation. They engage with those at risk of marginalisation to participate in cleaning up the waterways. This provides connection to community and culture, as well as removing marine debris from our waterways.

Their website is https://www.facebook.com/Bambooprojects/

MINUTES OF MEETING OF 19TH JULY
President Paulette opened this Business Meeting with a new head table arrangement. Club feedback was that it may be desirable to move the long table to the other side of the room when we have guest speakers using the video/audio screen. This will spare several of members having to shift their chairs.
- Official Opening of Koala Fodder Plantation
President P reported that Greg W and she had attended the official opening of the plantation and tree planting event - see report above.
- Maleny Rangers Soccer Club Car Parking  29 July
President P reminded members that the club has agreed to provide assistance with car parking for the Maleny Rangers soccer match at the Showgrounds on 29 July.  Following members are confirmed to assist:  Roly N, Bruce K, Scott W, Lionel T, Laurelle O, Jim A and Chris B.
- Rotary Charity Golf Day Friday 8 September
Roly N advised that the organisation of the event is proceeding very well with sponsorships for the various holes plus holes in 1 /eagles. A few more raffle prizes would be helpful. The first participants have already paid their fees. Advertising has been placed in the Rotary Gist, local papers and electronic newsletters. Beneficiaries are Orange Sky and Shelterbox.
- Membership Dues
Treasurer Jim  reminded members that half yearly fees ($140.00) are now due. He has already received payments from 3 members.
- Club Calendar 
Lionel T reported that the Calendar is about to go to print. He was waiting on sponsorships for 2 spaces. But otherwise, well received by our community with 98 photos submitted for the calendar competition.
- Inaugural Xmas in July camping trip to Yarraman
About 20 members are attending.In the absence of Director Craig S, Lionel T and Greg W handed out the Rotary Xmas in July 2023 Road Trip Challenge to members making the trip – 8 Items and the Questionaire for perusal and completion – 45 questions. It is recommended to be aware of the questions and actions required well before departure. For members who are going to Yarraman but could not make our last meeting, give Craig S a call or pop into his office to collect the documents.
- Grants
We have received an application for funding from the Maleny Street Gardeners Alliance.
- Youth
Fran T confirmed that P Paulette, PPs Sherryl and Greg W plus herself would be acting as guides/assistants for the RYDA event on 20 July. Year 10s from MSHS and the Flexi School would be attending.
- Chaplaincy
Fran T will also be attending the MSHS Chaplaincy Breakfast on 3 August and will take the opportunity to hand over our Club donation of $500.
- Environment
Neil A introduced the members on his sub committee; he is planning a letter to every Rotary Club in our District seeking financial support of $10 per club per meeting throughout the year to assist with the cost of undertaking Platypus DNA sampling and research throughout Qld rivers. There was also discussion about the use of our Platypus logo and Platypus bags.
- International
Greg W advised that Craig S is looking for other members to join his committee with plans to promote events and educate our community regarding Lift the Lid for Mental Health, Shelterbox and Polio Eradication.
- Craig S is also planning a lunch with Allan Wilson at Sandstone Point.
- Rotary Bowelscan
Rotary District 9620 Bowelscan project has been extended this year to 31 August.

Fine Session
Our Sergeant Chris B had the bucket rattling with change for another very entertaining fine session.

Member Profile
We had the pleasure of hearing a very interesting and informative talk from one of our newest members, Bruce Kelly, and how a fortuitous visit to the local Watson family in Maleny led Bruce and his good wife Sissel to retire and live in Maleny. After initially working as a pilot in Canada, he made a career change to a people focussed position as a Corporate logistics manager. This lead to positions in senior management with large corporations throughout the world.
Thank you Bruce for your inspiring contribution to the evening.

FUTURE MEETINGS AND EVENTS
16 Aug  Board Meeting  

23 Aug Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for DG Visit - Partners' Night 

06Sep Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Dinner Meeting with Guest Speaker TBA

08Sep Golf Day at Maleny Golf Club

20 Sep Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Business Meeting

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES FOR AUGUST
29th Bill and Marlene Hankinson  Mike Edwards and Angela Griffin

BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST
17th Malcolm Baker  20th Jocelyn Brooker  21st Craig Sim

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
ARE THE OPTIMISTS RIGHT?

Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 19th July 2023

"THE RANGE" VOL 65 No. 2                                                                         

THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Business Meeting.

APOLOGIES

Apologies please to Bernice by noon on Tuesday..

DUTY ROSTER
                         19Jul            2Aug           16Aug
Duty Officer      Ric T            Jim A            Keith R
ADO                 Greg W         Michael G    Neil A
Registration      Lionel T        Laurelle O    Ric V
Fellowship        Bill H            Chris B         Peter McQ                   

WOOLWORTH SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
5th Aug   0830 - 1100  Fran T   Bernice and John McL

               1100 - 1330  Phillip S   Greg W   Ric T

16th Sep 0830 - 1100  Peter McQ  Roly N  Chris B

               1100 - 1330  Andy S  Lionel T  Bruce K

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
- First meeting of new board
It felt so different not having a couple of our regular faces attending board meetings with Bernice and Sherryl absent. For as long as I’ve been on the board Bernice has always been the secretary. As much as I’ll miss not seeing her and the wonderful work she’s done, I’m pleased for her as after over a decade on the board, she can finally take a break. Together with John, they’ve got so many holidays booked to enjoy. We had our new secretary, Michael Gregory, on board and he did a terrific job. We even finished the meeting in just over an hour this month!

- Committees
You may find yourself getting a call about joining a couple of our committees. The Membership committee and the Environment committee are looking for one or two more people to join each. If you would like to join either or even both of these committees, get in touch with Neil re the Environment one or Rick V or Craig re the Membership one.

- Everyone’s contact details are on the updated list that Bernice sent out a couple of weeks ago.

-Interesting Guest Speakers
Who would you like to hear as a guest speaker at our first meeting of each month? If you think you’ve got what it takes to organize a speaker a month for 10 months of the year, I’d like to hear from you. Michael has been finding us our speakers for ten years now and he’s earned a well deserved rest. So, it’s time for someone else to step up and do it. If you think you’d like to give it a go for a while, give me a call. I know some of our members have volunteered suggestions and Michael had found others from third parties or mentions in local media.
Talking about speakers, one of our more recent new members, Bruce Kelly, is going to be regaling us with some tories about his past at our next meeting on 19 July. 

- Welcome back
Greg Williams is back from his trip to Italy and is now sans moustache! Get ready to hear from him about his Italian adventures at our Business Meeting on 23 August. Ciao!

MINUTES OF MEETING OF 5TH JULY

President Paulette opened the meeting by welcoming our guests Scott Wassman (who was to be inducted) and his wife, Helen, and also partners Elaine Atkinson, Kerry Nieper and Judy Tilley, plus our guest speaker, Louise Webber, who is from the eRotary Club of Nurses and Midwives.

Rick Vickers then performed Scott's Induction. Scott was originally from Hawaii; he also had an electrical business in Brisbane, but both he and his wife now work for Queensland Health in Roma. Scott was also President of the Hamilton Rotary Club in Brisbane some years ago. Scott and his wife were welcomed by acclamation. Lionel Tilley will be Scott’s mentor.

Paulette then called forward Elaine A and Kerry N, and invited Mike G to speak.  Mike spoke of the Rotary Foundation’s array of projects that save and invigorate the lives of people around the world, and enhance international friendship and understanding, as today we recognise the lives of two beautiful ladies who demonstrate a shared purpose with the objectives of the Rotary Foundation to build world understanding and peace. We thank Elaine and Kerry for demonstrating in their lives and vocations, a commitment to helping persons in need here and around the world. They were then presented with the emblems of a Paul Harris Fellow – the Certificate and Lapel Pin, for their tangible and significant assistance to others, and to those in need.  We congratulate them both.

Paulette then asked for expressions of interest for the position of Membership/Marketing Director, and also someone to take over producing the Club Program, which would also involve finding one speaker each month.  She reminded us that planting day for the Koala Fodder was on Sunday 16th July.  There are 500 saplings to be planted , with the Council having dug the holes.  The MOU has now been signed.  

Roly N gave a brief update on the Golf Day.  We have 6 registrations so far.

Lionel T advised that the Calendar was going to the printer the following day.  We are using the same Graphic Artist we have used for the last 3 years.  98 photos were submitted.  The Calendar should be available by the end of the second week in August, and selling should commence by the end of August.  A huge ‘thank you’ to Lionel. 

Rick V advised that the Rotary Community Grants will open on the 15th July, and remain open for a period of 2 months.  $2,000 is available for each approved application.  The money is to be spent by the 10th December.

Chris B then conducted his fine session.  No one is safe, and there is no escape.  It is always a fun time.

Sherryl G introduced our Guest Speaker, Louise Webber, from the Global Rotary Club of Nurses and Midwives.  Louise is from Peregian on the Sunshine Coast, and her passion is skin/wound care.  She is a Wound Specialist and runs her own business. She has been a nurse for 30 years.  Due to computer/technical difficulties, Louise could not show us her presentations.  No problem, she talked us through her experiences.  The Global Rotary Nurses and Midwives Club was chartered in 2020 and Louise was asked to join.  They are a young Club and still finding their feet.  Most of the members are based in SE Queensland.  Their current President is based in Tanzania.  You must be a practising Nurse or Midwife to be a member.  Retired Nurses and Student Nurses are not eligible.  Fees are structured.  There are 3 tiers.  Nurses from Australia and developed countries pay a higher fee, whilst some members sponsor Nurses from other countries.  Members include Academics, Professors of Nursing, RN’S, Nurses/Midwives, including some who have worked with Medecins Sans Frontieres and the Mercy Ship, and those who have their own independent business.  They meet once a month internationally, and have a Guest speaker each month.  The logistics are interesting.  The Leadership team also meets once a month.  They also have a close association with the International College of Nurses.  One of the things that Louise noticed at our meeting on Wednesday night was the camaraderie between us, and she loved that.  She commented that they are not there yet, being such a young club, but it is challenging and fun.  They have 42 members from all over the world  -  Australia (WA, NSW and QLD), Mexico, Tanzania, Liberia, UK, Canada, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Rwanda, Malawi and Sierra Leone.  They are in the same District as we are, 9620.  One of their projects is to support Student Turkish Nurses who have lost their families, their homes and their University in the earthquake, and so cannot continue their studies.  They are hoping to raise $15,000.  A fundraiser is being held on the Sunshine Coast, a two day Conference, featuring Specialists on Wound Care, Diabetes, Mental Health, Aged Care and Clinicians.  They have 27 registrations for this. Their strengths are their clinical strengths and education.  They are also working on an International cookbook, with recipes from all over the world, which will sell as an ebook on line.  They support Solar Cases to the tune of $5,000 a year, as they do with Shelter Box.  The funds for Shelter Box are raised through Educational days, run by Louise and another nurse.  A raffle is usually included.  CPD (Continuing Professional Development) days are also run on a Cruise Ship.  These too, will include either a raffle or a Trivia Night. Shelter Boxes have been sent to the Philippines, PNG, and flood areas in N.S.W, as well as Turkey.    Another exciting innovation is the Three C’s Café.  This idea came from the UK. Training was provided for those responsible for running the Café.  They meet once a month, on line, and it is open to Nurses and Midwives all over the world.  It is a Forum for support for Nurses across the word, and a great way to share experiences.  People register via the website for the Three C’s Café, and a link is sent to them.  Networking with Nurses internationally brings home just how lucky we are in this country.  It is quite a diverse Club, but fascinating learning about other cultures.  The Club is always open to new ideas, and Louise especially likes the Calendar idea.  They want people who are passionate about Rotary, and want and need to bring their skills together……….find like-minded people, and explore what they can do.  There were several questions from the floor, and at the end, Fran T gave a vote of thanks.

 

 FUTURE MEETINGS AND EVENTS
02Aug  Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for Dinner Meeting with Guest Speaker Chris Brooker on Vietnam Veterans Day.

09Aug  Board Meeting

23Aug Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for DG Visit - Partners' Night

BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY
11th Jacinta Townsend  19th Janelle Anderson  26th Barry Tickle

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
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Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 19th October 2022

 WEDNESDAY 19TH OCTOBER 2022

THIS WEEK'S MEETING

Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a  Business Meeting.

APOLOGIES
Apologies please to Bernice before noon on Tuesday.

DUTY ROSTER
                          19th Oct      2nd Nov      16th Nov
Duty Officer       Jeff C           Phillip S      Michael G
Assist DO          Greg W        Jim A          Sherryl G
Registration       Craig S        Laurelle O  Bernice McL
Fellowship         John W        Murray A    Des C

WOOLWORTH SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
29 Oct     0730 - 1030  James McC   Brian A   Fran T  

               1030 - 1330   Andy S   Lionel T   Keith R

26 Nov   0730 - 1030  Phillip S   Sherryl G   Des C   

               1030 - 1330  Roly N   Chris B   Rick V

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Bernice, John, Greg, Sherryl and myself visited the relatively new Moreton Bay campus of the University of the Sunshine Coast at the end of September. Members from about 6-7 Sunshine Coast Rotary clubs attended on the day. Based in Petrie, a two minute walk from the train station on the site of the Petrie paper mill, it’s a prime location to get students from a broad area. Also, there aren’t any university campuses nearby. People either have to travel to inner city Brisbane or to the Sunshine Coast.

They have already exceeded their anticipated numbers and are pushing forward with Stage 2 earlier than planned and Stage 3 is already in the design process. 

I guess, as with many educational establishments these days, there are a lot of collaborative and interactive areas. The lecture theatres of years ago don’t exist anymore with smaller workshop like areas for smaller tutorials which are far more popular. There is one large auditorium which can be used for special events and is also able to be hired out to other organizations or companies.

Some interesting stats given to us were that 49% of students are the first in their household to attend university and 51% are over 20 years old (and much greater than 20). A very interesting visit.

What’s coming up on our calendar for the rest of the year?

On Sunday 16 October, Maleny Bowls Club are having an open day with an Octoberfest theme. It will go from 10am to 3pm and people can come along and have a go at bowling from 10am to 12pm and then socialise after that with food being catered for by Lions. There will be sausages, including German ones, and drinks at the bar with German beer available as well.

Rotary has been invited to run a raffle and we thought it would be a good idea to be seen and support a local club as well. So prizes have been gathered, and we will sell raffle tickets from 10am to 1.30pm when the winning tickets will then be drawn. If the Club makes a couple of hundred dollars, that will be good and will go straight into our coffers. I’ve sent a separate email as we need a couple more people to volunteer for a couple of hours to help out at this event.

Next on Friday 28 October our inaugural Golf Day will take place. We’re working on this being a successful event and I think we still probably need a couple of more people to volunteer to help out at this event. Roly has sent out an email with the relevant information so contact him if you can assist. 

Then on Sunday 13 November, we’re having a ‘Lift the Lid’ walk to raise awareness of mental health issues. It will be from 8am to 10am and isn’t a long walk. From the showgrounds to the Beersheba museum on the Precinct and back again. We’ll give you some more details at our next meeting and in emails.

Wednesday 30 November will be a vocational night and Craig is trying to organize a fun event which will most likely involve food and drink. Always a good combination!

So a bit coming up before Christmas and of course we’ll have our traditional Christmas dinner meeting on 21 December. And this year Roly and Kerry have kindly offered to hold it at their home. So more details to follow about that.

One last thing I’d like to mention. Since Covid curtailed some of our more lucrative fund raising events such as the Woodies Expo and we had a year without the Maleny Show, our income has fallen compared with earlier years. So, that’s why the Woolies Sausage Sizzles, the Australia Zoo carparking and anything else helps to boost our funds to allow the Club to continue to support worthwhile causes like World Polio, Shelterbox, Rotary Health etc. In some instances, we’ve had to reduce the amounts we had given in the past as it simply was not viable.

Those events and the others we support help us to be able to donate to these great causes, normally including the local community grants which unfortunately did not happen this year. However, we need people to put their hands up and volunteer so it doesn’t get left to the same people doing it all the time. So please read the emails Bernice sends out requesting assistance as there’s nothing worse for her than deafening silence.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF 21ST SEPTEMBER

Past President Greg, standing in for President Paulette who was not well, opened the meeting by welcoming members and our Guest Speakers Clare Christiansen and John Green. After a false start on the Loyal Toast, the meeting got under way.

Bernice gave an update on our members who were experiencing health problems – Malcolm B, Alan W, Bill H, Lionel T, Fran T, Laurelle O and Chris B, who had been sighted in town earlier in the day. She endorsed the best wishes from those present for a speedy recovery to them all.

Sherryl G gave an update on her meeting with Andrew Wallace on child exploitation.

 Mike G announced the disappointment that, due to insufficient votes, our District had failed to approve the new Regionalisation Pilot Project. Ours was the only District polled that did not approve the proposal. It is now up to RI to determine what the next steps will be. 

Jeff C asked for vacancies to be filled at kiosk for calendar sales on 15 October and Roly gave an update on the Charity Golf Day due on 28 October.

Neal A announced that his platypus walking tours had been written up in the latest Lonely Planet guide for Queensland - many congratulations Neal.

Roly, with the Sergeant's hat on, managed to extract fines from nearly all with dubious facts about the accused and astute observations from spies (Jim) on unsuspecting members (Renee).

Ric T introduced our guest speakers from Orange Sky, volunteers Clare Christiansen and John Green. They told us that Orange Sky had been founded by two young men, Lucas and Nick, wanting to give some practical help to the homeless and disadvantaged, managed to set up a van as a mobile laundry by fitting it with washer/dryers. This was so appreciated that additional vans were added as funds were donated. For their efforts they were named 2016 Young Australians of the Year. 

Our speakers explained that the benefit is more than just doing laundry, its about connecting with people. It’s the socialising, the care factor and giving some hope. Symbolically each visit site has the laundry van and six orange chairs to sit, connect, discuss and understand the plight of those attending.

A simple amount of $49 will pay for a shift of 12 wash loads. Orange Sky is a registered charity and all donations go to the running of the vans and supplying the laundry service free of charge to anyone who attends. The volunteers are non-judgemental about who has their laundry done.

We noted that Orange Sky is one of the charities our Golf Day is supporting, so John and Clare promised some promotional material to raise awareness of their activities.

Rick V thanked John and Clare for their informative presentation and the insights into many aspects of those less fortunate than ourselves. Both were presented with a calendar and the world renowned shopping bag. Renee snapped the photo for the next bulletin.

Ex President Greg wished all a safe journey home and reminded us to wear a silly hat (or not so silly) to the next meeting. Meeting finished a bit late but well worth it.

FUTURE MEETINGS AND EVENTS

16 Oct  Rotary raffle at Maleny Bowls Club Octoberfest

28 Oct  Maleny Rotary Golf Day at Maleny Golf Club

02 Nov Maleny Hotel at 6.30 for 7.00pm for a Dinner Meeting with Guest Speaker TBA

09 Nov Board Meeting

16 Nov  Maleny Hotel at 6.30 for 7.00pm for a Business Meeting

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY FOR OCTOBER

26th Rick and Cilla Vickers

BIRTHDAYS FOR OCTOBER
12th Gloria Rogers  14th Keith Rogers  16th Kerry Neiper  28th Bernice McLennan  30th Andy Schouteten  31st Gillian Allen

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
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