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
HOW NOT TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE

Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 17th June 2020

"THE RANGE"  Vol. 61 No.24
WEDNESDAY 17TH JUNE 2020

THIS WEEK'S MEETING
A Zoom meeting has been arranged starting at 5pm.  Log in details have been circulated separately.

APOLOGIES
Apologies please to Bernice as soon as possible.

SCRIBE FOR THIS MEETING
Michael Gregory

SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
None scheduled at present.

PRESIDENT'S NOTES

Vale Clem Renouf, an Inspiring Rotarian:

 Sir Clement William Bailey Renouf, AM was an accountant and former President of Rotary International 1978-79. In this latter role he contributed significantly to the planned eradication of poliomyelitis worldwide. He was born in Ingham in 1921. He joined the Nambour Rotary Club in 1950 and remained a member. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 1979, was knighted in 1988 "for outstanding service to the community" and awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001. In 1988, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative was launched, using the resources of all four organisations -World Health Organisation, UNICEF, the Centre for Disease Control in Atlanta, national governments and other donors. At that time, wild polo virus was endemic in more than 125 countries. Now it's only left in two. Clem dreamed of living to see a polio-free world. We haven’t quite got there but we are very close. While he was titled and had received many awards, to those who met him he was simply ‘Clem’, a remarkable man. We will have a small tribute to him at our club Zoom meeting this week.

We have been successful in receiving recent approval for Rotary Foundation District Grants for two club projects. One is for a Solar Buddy light project, championed by Chris Brooker. We hope to partner with the Maleny High Interact Club in this project to assemble as many as 40 solar lights to distribute to a school in PNG or the Solomon Islands. If you are good at following instructions and assembling things from kits, please volunteer your time to Chris to help with this hands-on project.

The second grant is for a Domestic and Family Violence Project we are working on with the Zonta Club of the Blackall Range and the Quota Club of Maleny. The grant funding is specifically for DV emergency information signs for men’s amenities. The Zonta Club has already produced and sited signs in women’s amenities on the Range. This combined services project has a very active Facebook page with daily postings of current DV information, as well as resources. For example, there is a resource for Hairdressers who find a client needs DV help. There is also a Bystanders Resource to assist family members or friends who want to help in a DV situation.

The Facebook page is named: Combined Service Clubs of Maleny and the Blackall Range.

Alarmingly domestic and family violence incidents spiked during the COVID-19 lockdown period as revealed in a recent Monash University Report published in The Age this week:

·        Monash University surveyed 166 practitioners about family violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.

·        59 per cent said the frequency of violence against women had increased.

·        Half said the severity of violence increased as well.

·        42 per cent said more victims were coming forward for the first time.

·        Perpetrators are using the pandemic to inflict new forms of violence and control.

The United Nations Population Fund has predicted that for every three months lockdowns continue, an additional 15 million cases of domestic violence will occur worldwide.

I am pleased to report that another 25 bottles of hand sanitiser have been delivered to the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre (MNC) specifically for the ‘Women’s House’.  The remainder of the sanitisers will be delivered to the Maleny Flexi-school in the next week. This was a very handy little project funded by a Rotary Foundation District grant.

This will be my last Bulletin report as President in the RI year of “Rotary Connects the World”. We have had an extraordinary year in many ways. We could never have anticipated in July 2019 what events would unfold over the next 12 months. We have had to adapt to a ‘new normal’ over the last couple of months or so. I hope you have enjoyed our Zoom meeting programs. Thank you to Paulette for hosting these meetings. Restrictions are easing and I hope soon we can meet again face to face. Thank you all, for your support over the last 12 months.  I have great confidence that we are headed for an exciting year ahead with Greg Williams at the helm as President, with the RI theme of “Rotary Opens Opportunities”.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF 3RD JUNE
President Sheryl opened the Zoom meeting with a welcome to all Rotarians and to our special guests Barry, Micah and Eric. All together 21 people attended. Apologies were received from Melinda and Andy.

Rotary R100: A short video was shown celebrating 100 years of Rotary in Australia and New Zealand 1921-2021, sponsored by Caboolture Rotary Club.  Maleny Rotary has been challenged to decide on a project to support a century of Rotary Down Under
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Maleny High School Chaplaincy: Micah Jones the current Chappy tuned in a little late because of the demands of a challenging day at the high school. He welcomed the opportunity to talk to us about what is happening at the high school. The health restrictions imposed on all schools because of Covid-19 have created a unique situation, both when the school was closed and now with the return of all students. Teacher have been anxious about the closure and the return of students, while students have been concerned with their future and re-establishing relationships with their friends after lock down. The school chappy is now a support to students/teachers/parents and families. Micah outlined his future projects to mentor students and develop leadership.

Maleny Neighbourhood Centre: Barry Smith gave us an update on the MNC Women’s House Project which provides temporary accommodation for women and children in desperate situations. He thanked Maleny Rotary for the ongoing support of the project which is wholly funded by the community with no government funding. Since opening, 14 women and 12 children have been provided with temporary accommodation. A report on the project has been sent to the club.


2021 Calendar: Lionel indicated that preparations for the 2021 calendar were going well; advertisers have been locked in and the photo competition will close on 12 June. If anyone has a photo for the competition, Lionel would be please to see it entered.

Rotary Foundation: Eric Wood, District Chair of the Rotary Foundation, was given the honour by President Sherryl of presenting a Paul Harris Fellow to a member who has always put up his hand when there is a job to be done.

Congratulation Lionel Tilley from all club members on being award a Paul Harris Fellow with sapphire.

Eric gave an update on the strain being placed on the Rotary Foundation because of the global needs for Covid-19 projects. He also gave an outline of the changes in the way the Foundation will operate with Global Grants and the need for clubs to become familiar with the new system.

Club History: Chris Brooker gave a history of the Club’s involvement with the Mary Cairncross Park starting in 1959 until the current day.

Other Items:
•    Change over on 28th June at the MDSR Building, more details soon.
•    Pride in Workmanship Award starting up soon.
•    Building the back wall on the Rotary stall at the showgrounds on 17 June, contact Mal.
Meeting Closed at 6.30pm

FUTURE MEETINGS
28th June  Changeover

1st July  Zoom Club Meeting at 5pm.

8th July Board Meeting

15th July Zoom Club Meeting at 5pm.

FUTURE EVENTS
20-26 June Rotary International Virtual Convention

BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE
1st Mike Edwards 

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES FOR JUNE
1st Chris and Judi Ross-Smith  16th Alan and Mary Wilson

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT

WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING STILL WITH US, HOW IS THIS FOR
INNOVATIVE DESIGN?

ADVICE SHOULD FACE MASKS BECOME COMPULSORY

Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 19th February 2020

"THE RANGE"  Vol. 61 No.15
WEDNESDAY 19TH FEBRUARY 2020

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

APOLOGIES AND MEALS
Apologies please to Bernice before noon on Tuesday.

DUTY ROSTERS              
                        19 Feb           4th Mar           11th Mar
Duty Officer     Roly N           Lionel T           Alan W          
Assist DO        Laurelle O     Jim A               Angela G   
Registration     Malcolm B     Bernice McL    John McL
Fellowship       Alan W          Phillip S           John W
   
SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
22nd February
Greg W (Leader)  Brian A  Chris R-S

7th March
Jim A (Leader)  Lionel T  Keith R

21st March
Chris B (Leader)  Paulette S  Andy S

PRESIDENT'S NOTES
With the past very wet week, for some of us who have lived in Maleny awhile, it seems like Maleny of the past: foggy mornings, the grass (and weeds) growing faster than we can mow, sleeping to the sound of steady rain on the roof, and ‘the mould’ invasion is just around the corner.

I have had the privilege to be President of the Club twice before this - each time almost ten years apart. I kept a scrapbook of those years, and recently I checked out the bulletins (paper copies only then) and “The Range News” headlines of those years and it makes interesting reading.

We had a rain deluge in February 1999 - 403.6mm of rain in 24 hours and the Obi rose up to the level of the bridge. Thankfully the rain of the past week cannot be compared to that! Rotary-wise we welcomed Gillian Baker back from her year on exchange in Sao Paulo, Brazil. We had a vocational visit to the new Erowal facilities led by Lloyd Larney. 44 members, partners and visitors attended that visit. We had our annual Vocational Awards night and recognised with Pride of Workmanship Awards the IGA, Maleny Butchery, and Maleny Hot Bread- all businesses who had significantly supported our fortnightly sausage sizzles and BBQs.

Then in February 2009, Range residents and businesses rallied around, and conducted a mass fundraising weekend for the Victorian Bushfire Disaster. The service clubs in town joined forces with a bucket brigade to collect donations- overall $7379.60 was collected over a few hours on one weekend. Thankfully the disastrous recent bushfire season in Australia didn’t result in such significant loss of life as in that single event in 2009, however losses in many areas - personal, in infrastructure, business, the environment, and wildlife have been enormous. The amazing job of the Volunteer Rural Fire Brigades around the country has been applauded. Maybe we could have a vocational visit to our local brigade to learn a bit more about their members, their facilities, and how we can prepare our properties for the next fire season.

Enough of reminiscing. We have a busy few months ahead, and it is important for all members to be involved as much as they can. With this in mind, this week at the business meeting, I will pass around the revised committee listing. It is important that all members are involved in one or more sub-committees. Being involved and active in club activities makes membership of Rotary so much more enjoyable and rewarding.

We are again being involved in the Clean up Australia Day on Sunday 1 March- 7.30-9.30 – that should be fun. Brouhaha Brewery have invited us to be part of their new initiative to run community raffles at their Brewery/Restaurant. This is just in the planning stage. We hope that when it gets up and running that club members will support this engagement to raise valuable funds for our projects. More current projects will be discussed at the Business meeting next week. See you all there.

 As a post script I attach an extract from the bulletin of RC of Surfers Paradise.

 

MINUTES OF MEETING OF 5TH FEBRUARY
President Sherryl opened the meeting by welcoming Peter Brown,RC of Caboolture, Jill Morris, members and partner Leon plus our Guest Speaker Lucy Haslam.

Peter Brown outlined plans for his Club to raise funds by entering a 30 year old Commodore in the Variety Bash using the theme of 100 years of Rotary. He hoped that RCs would pay for signage on the vehicle - at the end of the meeting the Club donated $300.

Upcoming activities:
7th Feb    Fund raising concert for bushfire victims at RSL.

8th Feb    Interact Conference at St Columban's.

1st Mar    Clean Up the Obi day.

13-15th Mar  District Conference.

The Sergeant had a ripper time with his unconventional take (in more than one sense) on members' activities - and their pockets.

After an introduction by PP Alan, President Sherryl presented a PHF to CL.  This was met with a standing ovation from those present.

Roly N introduced our Guest Speaker Lucy Haslam to talk about medical cannabis.  Lucy was a nurse whose husband had been a senior police officer.  They lived in NSW and had 3 sons.  In January 2010 their youngest son Dan was in his teens and diagnosed with Stage 4 bowel cancer.

This involved multiple surgeries and fortnightly chemo sessions for 4 years. He suffered such a bad reaction from chemo that he had periods of violent vomiting both before and after treatment.

Lucy could find no way to lessen this trauma until an elderly business man, who had suffered from the same complaint, suggested the use of cannabis.  This was doubly problematic because of its illegality and her husband's occupation.  However the positive effects on her son were instantaneous.

This made her research the use of this plant.  They switched to using cannabis oil which her son distilled; this process removed the hallucinagenic component.  The positive effect on Dan was so great that Lucy started a campaign to get medicinal cannabis legalised at a time when all governments in Australia were opposed.

With assistance from Alan Jones and Mike Baird amongst others , slow progress was made but, despite some gains, Lucy's overall aim is still to be fulfilled.  She described a number of her frustrations with the body politic and her crusade continues.

Keith R thanked Lucy for her very moving story and hoped, on behalf of those present, that she will be ultimately successful.

The meeting closed at 9:00pm.

FUTURE MEETINGS & EVENTS
26th February
No meeting.

4th March
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for Guest Speakers Sue Krucker & Jo Rickards on Maleny Flexi School.

11th March
Board Meeting at the Masonic Lodge.

18th March
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for Business Meeting.

BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY
18th Jeff Cornfoot  28th Marlene Hankinson

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT

LET'S HEAR IT FOR OLD MEN

An elderly man in Queensland owned a large property for several years. He had a dam in one of the lower paddocks where he had planted mango and avocado trees.

The dam had been fixed up for swimming when it was built and he also had some picnic tables placed there in the shade of the fruit trees.

One evening the old farmer decided to go down to the dam to look it over, as he hadn't been there for a while.

He grabbed a 10 litre bucket to bring back some fruit. As he neared the dam, he heard voices shouting and laughing.

As he came closer he saw it was 4 young women skinny-dipping in his dam. He made the women aware of his presence and they all went to the deep end.

One of the women shouted to him, 'We're not coming out until you leave.'

The old man frowned, 'I didn't come down here to watch you ladies swim naked or make you get out of the dam naked.'

Holding the bucket up he said, 'I'm here to feed the crocodile.'

Moral : Old men may walk slowly, but they can still think fast.