Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 25 October 2023

THE RANGE Vol 65 No 8

Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Business Meeting including End Polio Now - wear something RED.

APOLOGIES

Apologies please to Bernice by noon on Tuesday.

DUTY ROSTER

                             25 Oct            01 Nov     22Nov

Duty Officer          Renee H        Jim A        Neal A 

ADO                     James McC   Lionel T   Greg W

Registration          Greg W          Brian A     Fran T 

Fellowship             Bill H              Des C      John W

WOOLWORTH SAUSAGE SIZZLE

11 Nov  0800 - 1100  James McC   Fran T   Jim A

              1100 - 1330  Andy S   Phillip S   Greg W

09 Dec  0800 - 1100  Lionel T   Bruce K   Peter McQ

              1100 - 1330  Roly N   Ric V   Scott W

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

We’ve been busy again this month!

Maleny Garden Club Spring Fair parking

Our parking prowess was called upon again and the following helped out in the morning up to lunchtime and a couple into early afternoon. Thanks to: Chris, Jim, Roly, Scott, Bruce, Lionel, Jeff, Rick V, Lenah. 

Ulysses RV Club BBQ Dinner

We’ve discovered something else we do well and that is catering! It was a resounding success on Wednesday night catering for 127 people. We provided cheese and biscuits when they arrived (Maleny Cheese donated so much cheese for this, it was fantastic - it must have been Scott’s smile when he went out to see them).

Then we cooked a plethora of different meats on the BBQ and there were three salads and bread rolls to accompany them. It was followed with a dessert of fruit salad and apple slice with custard and ice cream. We had rave comments about the quality and quantity of the meal with the Ulysses RV organiser saying he hoped we made some money for ourselves on the night. We certainly did and I’m sure Jim will be able to tell us soon how much we made from the event.

Our helpers were absolutely fantastic as we each found our niche and we all had a good feed as well. A massive thanks to the following for their invaluable assistance: Bernice and John, Elaine and Jim, Helen and Scott, Fran, James, Neil, Roly, Rick V and Greg.

They held a raffle which raised $800 and all the proceeds of that are going to the MESF fund!

I was hoping to have some photos from the night of us in the kitchen however they haven’t come through in time. Here is one though of the vast crowd we fed!

Upcoming Meetings

Wednesday October 25 - End Polio Now

Remember to wear something RED to the meeting and red outer clothing is preferred.  

Greg will be running this meeting as I’ll be busy in Victoria tasting whisky and wine.

Wednesday November 1

This is a partners’ night so do bring your better half along and let Bernice know please so she can give numbers to the hotel. As mentioned before, Cougar Lutze, is coming to talk with us about what he’s been up to and his plans going forward which include returning to Tanzania.

Wednesday November 22

This is our AGM. Neil AKA The Platypus Whisperer will be our guest speaker and he’ll fill us in about his recent platypus conference at the Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria.

Wednesday December 6

Looks like we will have the owner of a local gin distillery come and have a yarn with us and this will include gin tastings. This evening might go a bit overtime with the tastings.

Wednesday December 13 or December 20

Something Christmasy! Let me know which date is going to be best for everyone!

COMMUNITY GRANTS

The winners of the Community Grants received their cheques at the hotel before our last meeting.

From left to right the organisations were Range Croquet, TS CENTAUR, President Paulette,  Zonta, Hinterland Music, Maleny Chaplaincy, Maleny Cultural & Historical Society.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF 4TH OCTOBER

President Paulette opened the meeting by welcoming members and guests Chris Paterson from Bamboo Projects, Harvey Bryce and Marvin de Mendonca of Savitrek. Special welcomes to Lenah, Renee and Malcolm who have been unwell.

Bernice congratulated and thanked Jack Wilcox who had compiled a list of all members of our Club together with their years of service.  A copy will be distributed to all members.

Chris B organised his parking roster for the Garden Club Expo on Saturday before carrying out his customary efficient assault on members' cash resources.  

Our Guest Speaker Chris Paterson said that Bamboo Projects was about mateship and support for people with mental health and disability problems.  It is a registered charity with no administration fees, run by his wife and himself as volunteers. They are a registered NDIS provider and organise a cleaning up waterways programme for those at risk.  Chris spoke of the problems of his early life and how he and his wife set up their charity to provide assistance to those in need, as he had been.  He showed a video describing  a typical day out cleaning up rubbish from the banks of a local waterway with his registered assistants. 

Craig S gave the vote of thanks to loud applause.

FUTURE MEETINGS AND EVENTS

01Nov  Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Dinner Meeting with Guest Speaker Cougar Lutze - Partners Night

08Nov  Board Meeting

22Nov  Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Annual General Meeting

29Nov  Possible Vocational  Evening

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

WEDDINGS FOR OCTOBER

26th  Ric and Cilla

BIRTHDAYS FOR OCTOBER

2nd Helen Wassman  12th Gloria Rogers  14th Keith Rogers  16th Kerry Neiper  28th Bernice McLennan  31st Gillian Allen

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT

A JAUNDICED VIEW OF OUR WORLD

Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 4th October 2023

THE RANGE VOL 65 No 7 
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Dinner Meeting with Guest Speakers Chris and Kristy Paterson of Bamboo Projects.

APOLOGIES
Apologies please to Bernice by noon on Tuesday.

DUTY ROSTER
                          04Oct              25Oct          01Nov
Duty Officer      Peter McQ       Renee H      Jim A
ADO                 Craig S            Sherryl G     Michael G
Registration      Laurelle O       Greg W        Brian A
Fellowship        Malcolm B       Bill H           Des C

WOOLWORTH SAUSAGE SIZZLE
14 Oct    0830 - 1100  Rick V   Sherryl G   Des C

               1100 - 1330  John & Bernice McL   ANO

11 Nov 0830 - 1100  James McC   Jim A   Fran T

               1100 - 1330  Andy S   Phillip S    Greg W

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
 What’s this with so many Rotary members getting bugs/viruses of all descriptions of late? Worst affected has been Renee who got swine flu and had to close her barber shop for about 10 days!! Even though they’re back open this week, Renee is still not 100% and has a really raspy voice. So please support her business as much as possible.

Greg, Neil and myself have all had some kind of illness in the last week too. All on the mend now though! We are referring to it as the ‘Rotary Bug’!

As you all know, Ric Townsend had a major cardiac operation last Thursday after being transferred from SCU Hospital to Prince Charles in Brisbane. He’s bright in spirit although very weak physically still. Most likely, he’ll be in hospital until early next week and Ja and Ric will stay in Brisbane a couple of nights, just in case he should have any sort of relapse. Fingers crossed he doesn’t! I’m sure he’d love to chat with anyone of you want to give him a call. 

Future meetings
Wednesday October 4 
Our guest speakers for this meeting are husband and wife couple Chris and Kristy Paterson from Bamboo Projects. They’re about providing mateship and support. www.bambooprojects.org 
Wednesday October 25 - End Polio Now 
The Rotary International Day to recognise this highly successful project is on 24th October. Being the day after, I thought it’d be a great idea to recognise End Polio Now with everyone wearing something red on the night. I did hear one member say he might come along in his red pyjamas! If you’ve got a red ‘End Polio Now’ tshirt, certainly wear that or anything red you may have.  Also, let’s hope we can hear from Greg Williams about his adventures in Italia, which were scheduled for September.
Wednesday November 1
A former student at Maleny State High School, who went on to study architecture, and then after feeling confined by the four walls of an office, headed to Tanzania to physically build homes, Cougar Lutz, is coming to talk with us about what he’s been up to and his plans going forward which include returning to Tanzania.
Wednesday November 22
A guest speaker from within our club.
Wednesday December 6
Yet to confirm however looking to have the owner of a local gin distillery come and have a yarn with us and there could even be some gin tastings.
Wednesday December 20
Something Christmassy!

MINUTES OF MEETING OF 6TH SEPTEMBER
Rick Vickers opened the meeting in the absence of Paulette, who was unwell.  Actually numbers were down due to Influenza.  Ric Townsend was sporting a new hair cut, which did not escape the notice of Rick V.  I do believe he mentioned something about a lawnmower.   We were also reminded about the Ulysses RV Dinner on 18th October.  We are catering for approximately 130 people at the Show Pavilion, with a BBQ and dessert.  The Zoo parking is well underway, but a replacement is needed for Greg W for Thursday morning.

Chris B spoke about the parking for the Garden Expo on Saturday 7th October, from 9.00am to 4.00p.m. There will be two shifts, 9-12 and 12 to a little bit later.  However, a couple of men will be required around 6.30/7.00a.m. to help get things underway.  Chris will send out the roster next week.

Chris then spoke about the ‘Community Kitchen’ which is held at the RSL on a Wednesday night.  This has been running for 3 weeks now.  On the first night there were 17 people in attendance, the second week ther Pe were nil, and 7 people attended the third week.  

Lionel T informed us the Calendars are on sale.  The cost to members is $5-00, and $6-00 to the public. The Printers who did the Calendar were having a promotion, and we were given 100 free pens, with Rotary marked on them. Bernice suggested that we put one in each bag we present to our guest speakers.

Rick V sadly informed us that Gail Denver is in palliative care in Maleny Hospital. This began when she was a teenager, and this is the third time, each time having been a different type of Cancer.  We certainly keep her and her family in our thoughts and our prayers.

Rick also informed us that 6 out of the 8 applicants for Community Grants were successful……..Naval Cadets, Maleny State School Chaplaincy,  Zonta, Croquet Club,  Historical Society and Hinterland Music.  The money is being returned to local organisations.. Some received more money than they requested to enable them to shop locally. These recipients of Community Grants will be invited to the Maleny Hotel for a presentation at 5.45p.m. on Wednesday 4th October, prior to the commencement of our normal meeting.  A photo will also be taken at this time.  The recipients will be welcome to stay for our dinner and meeting should they wish, but this will be at their expense.

Further to this Rick advised that $500 was donated to ‘Lift the Lid’ for mental health, and $500 to Pain Resolution (this was the cause behind the bike ride that Tim Bagshaw undertook).  The Peace Pole ceremony at the River School will take place on either the first or second Friday in October. 

Jim gave a report on the Golf Day on behalf of Roly.  It was a beautiful day, weather wise, and a successful day all round.  $7,000 was raised.  There were 53 players, but numbers were down on last year.  The Maleny Hotel was incredibly generous, and we received $1,000 from Telstra, through Craig + 4 golf bags.  There were many other supporters/sponsors.  Thank you to all who helped out in the lead-up, and on the day.

Fran gave a brief report on Youth. Apart from four Year 10 students attending the SANTOS Science Experience in January 2024, there is also one Year 11 student attending the NYSF in January. She, with some expert help, will be doing Solar Buddies next term at Conondale State School, and a BBQ and free dress day and a Disco for Years 7/8 at Maleny State High  School.  Fran caught up recently with Cougar Lutze, a former Interact member, who recently spent 11 weeks in Tanzania helping to build a school.

We were advised that approximately 20 people attended the Lift the Lid walk.  One of the young ladies from Toastmasters (a recent guest speaker at our meeting) also attended along with her little one.  It was quite fun and well worth doing.  Sherryl won a bottle of wine.

Sherryl brought in the DV ‘Safe Phone’ box for old working phones.  Already 215 phones have been donated from this area for Speak Up Now.  She also reported on the recent Kite Workshop held at Kenilworth State School.  This was excellent with 16 students from Years 3-6.  It was very windy. The secret is – ‘walk, don’t run in the wind’.  The kites went very high, some ending up in trees.  Others took 10 minutes to wind back in again.  Sherryl now has the next exciting event to look forward to – the kite experience with Chaplain Chris from Maleny State School and 60 students.  Sadly they will not be able to fly them, as you need a 2 hour window to make, decorate and fly them, and the time allocated by the school is not sufficient to allow for take-off.

Ric T spoke briefly about Marvin from SAVITREK at Witta.  He is doing something for the Men’s Shed, and Ric suggested that we may enjoy a tour of the business.  They are making strides in safety and printing industries.  It is exciting new technology, and following the tour we could have dinner in town.  Ric will check it out and talk to Craig. This could certainly make for an interesting vocational night.

As expected, Chris B conducted a very lively fine session, and his story-telling prowess was definitely working well.

Finally, to end, we all had an early night. 

FUTURE MEETINGS AND EVENTS

11 Oct   Board Meeting

18 Oct  Dinner for Ulysses RV Club at Showgrounds

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

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES FOR OCTOBER
26th Rick and Cilla

BIRTHDAYS FOR OCTOBER
2nd Helen Wassman  12th Gloria Rogers  14th Keith Rogers  16th Kerry Neiper  28th Bernice McLennan 31st Gillian Allen

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
COMPUTING THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

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 5th July 2023

 "THE RANGE" VOL 65 No. 1                          

THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Dinner Meeting with Guest Speaker Louise Webber on New Style Rotary Clubs.

APOLOGIES

Apologies please to Michael G by noon on Tuesday..

DUTY ROSTER
                         5Jul              19Jul                2Aug
Duty Officer      Sherryl G      Ric T               Jim A
ADO                 Fran T           Greg W           Michael G
Registration     James McC   Lionel T           Laurelle O
Fellowship       John McL       Bill H               Chris B                   

WOOLWORTH SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
 8th Jul    0830 - 1100  James McC   Jim A   Des C

               1100 - 1330  John & Berenice McL  Neil A

5th Aug   0830 - 1100  Fran T   Bernice and John McL

               1100 - 1330  Phillip S   Greg W   Ric T

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
- Changeover and Induction of New Members
It was wonderful last night to see some of our Rotary members who we haven’t seen in a while for one or another reasons. Malcolm and Nancy Baker plus Andy and Mia Schouteten were there together with Jack Wilcox and past member Bob Hall. I think everyone enjoyed the food and it was certainly noisy in the room with lots of conversations happening.

We finally inducted Lenah Komarenko, who has been sick; she was so nervous and elated at the same time - welcome Lenah. At this week’s meeting, we’ll be inducting another new member Scott Wassman, who was introduced by Lionel.

- Muscle on the Mountain Parking Sunday July 2.
Chris Brooker is asking for people to put their hands up for parking the spectators’ cars this Sunday morning from 6am to 12pm. He needs a lot of people to volunteer as it’s going to be a big event, with proceeds going to Prostate Cancer and to supporting our local community. He’s even offering a ‘fine free’ meeting next Wednesday night for all volunteers!

- Koala Fodder Plantation, Mapleton
Planting day is coming up soon on Sunday July 16 with the planting of the 500 specifically chosen eucalyptus tube stock. The ground will be prepared and the holes dug already.  It starts at 9.00am with a formal opening by the Sunshine Coast Council and then the work begins. It’s happening at Spring Pastures Drive, Mapleton. There will be refreshments for the volunteers.

There will be people from various clubs and organizations to help out. Because of this, they are asking volunteers to register so they can keep track of the numbers. Nambour Rotary Club is responsible for running the event.

Here’s the link, so click on it and come along on the day to help feed sick and orphaned koalas - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/koala-fodder-plantation-day-tickets-652591517797,

MINUTES OF MEETING OF 7TH JUNE
President Paulette opened the meeting by welcoming members and a guest, former Rotarian Scott Wassman, who has recently moved to Maleny. She congratulated Rick Vickers on receiving the Sunshine Coast Volunteer of the Year award that morning.  She also confirmed that the Change Over Dinner would be held at the Hotel on 28 June in our normal meeting room. The two course meal cost would be $38 a head with alternate drops.

Roly N thanked all the team of members, partners, Interactors and others who had assisted in the Food Stall and at the gate in what appears to have been a record breaking Show. There were huge sales of food with the supplies purchased for both days being sold on the Friday. He said that he hoped to receive similar support for the Club's Golf Day on 30 September.

Ric T reported that the offsite  parking arrangements for the Show raised $3,500 for the Mens Shed, Historical Society and the Car Club.

Sherryl said that the International Convention in Melbourne had been very well organised and she had been impressed, particularly with the use of the Theme "IMAGINE". The other attendees from the Club said how much they had enjoyed it.

After a financial assault from our Sergeant, our volunteer Guest Speaker was our own Rick Vickers, wearing one of his many hats. He is a nominee on the committee which is to report on the Sunshine Coast Council proposal to establish an ecological park in the hinterland on 65 hectares of land,  adjacent to Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve.  

The project provides an opportunity to expand our accessible green spaces by creating a unique destination for the whole community, inspired by the beautiful natural environment of the Sunshine Coast. An ecological park is a type of park that will support nature-based recreation, education, and research, whilst protecting, celebrating, and restoring the sites inherent environmental, natural, and cultural heritage values. The ecological park is a long term project aiming to restore natural ecosystems over many years and decades, allowing the community to be part of the restorative process. The vision for the ecological park is to create a place of cherished nature and ecological wonder for generations to discover and enjoy.

After a lively question and answer session, Keith  gave Rick a well deserved vote of thanks.

FUTURE MEETINGS AND EVENTS
12Jul Board Meeting.

19Jul Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Business Meeting

21Jul RYDA training, Caloundra

02Aug Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for Dinner Meeting with Guest Speaker Chris Brooker on VV 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

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
"The older I get, the more clearly I remember things that never happened." - Mark Twain