Volume 58, No. 25 5 January 2017 Meets Thursdays 6pm for 6.30pm at the Foundry Hotel

High St, Golden Square.

“Rotary Serving Humanity”

President’s Report.

Once again after much hype that is all part to the lead up to Christmas and New Year it is now

confined to history. Where the year went one might ask and as the saying goes time does fly when

you are having fun? We are now confronted with another year of which will undoubtedly bring

moments of joy for some and unfortunately for many in our community quite a deal of stress and

sadness. As Rotarians there will be no shortage of needy issues put before us to consider.

We commence our year with the Annual outdoor buffet dinner at our place at 121 Allies Road.

Hopefully if the weather forecast is accurate the evening of Thursday January 12 looks like being a

good one. Not too hot! Aim is to eat around 7 pm so we might say 6.30pm for 7pm. However if

anyone was to come early and visit the yabby dam you are most welcome. I will throw the nets in

during the afternoon to ensure a positive result for anyone wanting a few crustaceans. With

calculating attendance numbers I am going to work to the following formula. In the case of

members -unless you let me know that you are not attending I will count you in as coming. If you

are bringing your partner or any other additional guests please let me know. If you can get this

information to me by mid -day Wednesday would greatly assist but still not too late by Thursday

lunchtime to still give me some late numbers. Cost will be $25 as per normal and the profit we clear

goes to boosting our Administration account. Remember it is BYO drinks, although water and

tea/coffee will be provided. Also good idea to have your own drinks on ice as fridge space can get a

bit tight with desserts, salads etc. If we do this about three times per year (self cater) it enables us

to build up the account and at the same time giving members something back of some value for

their financial contribution. Alternatively, it is fining people each week and running raffles with

rather meaningless prizes.

The following week on Thursday January 19 we are back at the Foundry Complex and our guest

speaker will be Jamie Roberts. Jamie is a friend of Clive and Jennie Hughes who runs his own

business making short promotional movies and longer documentaries. He will have quite a bit of

interesting local film clips included as part of his oration so this should be a great way to get our

year off and running. Jamie has just completed a promotional clip for our proposed IFCR world

festival planned for Melbourne in January 2020. Our organising committee use this at the cricket

festival coming up in Christchurch in 2 weeks. It was pleasing that Jamie was able to produce this

for us here in Bendigo instead of using a Melbourne based company as my Melbourne colleagues

would have done.

We then front up to Australia Day which falls on our next meeting night. As well as our barbeque

commitments at Lake Weeroona we are also contributing to the 9800 districts promotional activity.

Our display will be centred round the Science and Engineering Challenge, hopefully with some real

live students from Bendigo South East College demonstrating to the public what this is all about.

bendigosouthrotary.org.au http://www.twitter.com/RotaryBendigoS

Rotary Club of Bendigo South

Signpost

January is Vocations month and given what we have planned over the next three weeks some of our

own skills from our past and present vocations will be called upon. As usual this month will quickly

pass and then we are on the fast path heading to Easter. Looking forward to my run home towards

the end of the Rotary year and working with you all in completing another busy six months.

Tony Plant

Club President.

Club Program JANUARY 2017 - VOCATIONAL

Thurs Jan 12 First meeting for 2017 – social evening at Tony

Plant’s place

Allies Rd, Myers Flat

Thurs Jan 19 Dinner Meeting – Jamie Roberts, media &

documentary filmer

Foundry

Thurs Jan 26 No meeting – Aust Day BBQ

CLUB DUTY ROSTER

Date 12 Jan 19 Jan 26 Jan

Topic Resume Meetings Tony’s place

Making documentary films

NO MEETING Aust Day

Guest Speaker Nil Jamie Roberts N/A

Chair Nil N/A

Cashiers

Ros Chenery N/A

Regalia/Fellowship Nil N/A

All Rotarians on duty must arrive before 6pm on the night. If you are unable to complete your duty please arrange a substitute.

Attendance Officer: Zoe Pocock 0409 514 996 zhpocock@yahoo.com.au

Rotarians enjoying our Christmas

Dinner Party at the Bendigo Club

last week.

Our Musician of the Year award

winner, Deanna Jerman,

entertained us with songs she

had prepared for the music

competitions.

Time for the raffle draw…10

lovely prizes in all.

Toshi & friends went

ferreting over Christmas.

Did you catch anything

Toshi?

Roundup from our Cluster Clubs….. The Rotary Showcase Programme 2016-17 – A New Initiative As Presidents will now be aware DG Neville John has initiated a Rotary Showcase Program for the District during this 2016-17 Year. Its aims are:-

1. To exhibit the wide breadth of Rotary District 9800 contributions to the local community and internationally.

2. To select the most appropriate venues and/or events within the district where Rotary activity can be showcased to achieve optimum understanding and recognition.

3. To fully utilise the operation of the Rotary Showcases to recruit new members to District 9800 clubs.

On that basis your District Rotary Showcase Committee has selected 3 excellent venues and dates to provide maximum exposure:

Bendigo – Around Lake Weeroona on Australia Day, Thursday 26th January, 2017. Melbourne – In the Atrium alongside Fed Square on Saturday 25th February, 2017. Echuca – At the Steam Rally on Saturday 10th June and Sunday 11th June, 2017.

In Bendigo we will have marquees around the Lake Weeroona boardwalk. District aims to borrow marquees from Clubs. District will provide covered trestle tables and Corflute signage, the latter to provide visual uniformity. There will be some requirement to group exhibitors.

Anniversaries & Birthdays - January

Happy Birthday to…. Induction Anniversaries

6 Emily Mudge 6 Anne Peace

4 David Lea 15 Ron Devereaux 18 Rod Spitty 19 Ian Ellis 20 Ken Briggs

And the winner is Mo

Showler from Echuca.

Here are Tony, sponsor

Kevin Barker, Mo &

Marg Showler & Bernie.

WHO’S WHO?

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT: John Germ (USA)

RI DISTRICT 9800 GOVERNOR: Neville John

ASSISTANT GOVERNORS (GOLDFIELDS CLUSTER):

Gary McClure (Goldfields South) & Greg Noonan (Goldfields North)

PRESIDENT: Tony Plant

SECRETARY: Ruth O’Connell

TREASURER: Greg Noonan

CLUB PROTECTION OFFICER: Geoff McKinna

MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT/ P.R: Rod Spitty

COMMUNITY SERVICE: Gary Pinner

CLUB SERVICE, SIGNPOST: Ros Chenery

ROTARY FOUNDATION: Merlyn Quaife

YOUTH SERVICES: Glenn Madden

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE: Lindsay Jolley

CLUB COMMUNICATIONS: Matthew Scott

THE OBJECT OF ROTARY The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster

the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise

and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

FIRST.

The development of acquaintance as an

opportunity for service;

SECOND.

High ethical standards in business and

professions; the recognition of the worthiness of

all useful occupations; and the dignifying of

each Rotarian’s occupation as an

opportunity to serve society;

THIRD.

The application of the ideal of service in each

Rotarian’s personal, business, and community

life;

FOURTH.

The advancement of international

understanding, goodwill, and peace through a

world fellowship of business and professional

persons united in the ideal of service.

THE ROTARY CLUB OF BENDIGO SOUTH ATTENDANCE OFFICER

ZOE POCOCK zhpocock@yahoo.com.au TELEPHONE- 0409 514 996

THE FOUR WAY TEST

1. Is it the TRUTH?

2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER

FRIENDSHIPS?

4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned

5. ?

ATTENDANCE & MAKE UP

OPPORTUNITIES DISTRICT 9800 GOLDFIELDS CLUSTER ROTARY

CLUB MEETINGS

KANGAROO FLAT: Monday 6pm, Rotary Gateway

Park

BENDIGO: Tuesday 12:45pm, Bendigo Club

BENDIGO STRATHDALE: Tuesday 6:15pm, Nancy

Long Dining Room, La Trobe Uni.

BENDIGO NEXT GENERATION: Wednesday

6:30pm, Shamrock Hotel

ECHUCA MOAMA: Tuesday 6pm, Border Inn,

Moama

BENDIGO SANDHURST: Wednesday 7.30am, BRIT

Restaurant or breakfast at Café alternate weeks.

EAGLEHAWK: Wednesday 6pm, Mechanics Institute

ROCHESTER: Thursday 6pm, The Court House

building, Moore Street (Opp. G. Nelson Motors).