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Rotary District 9800

ROTARY CLUB OF GISBORNE

Bulletin 2010-2011 • Edition 09 – 31st August, 2010

Proudly sponsored by

Gisborne & District

Community Bank®

The Rotary Club of Gisborne meets Tuesdays - 6.45 for 7.15 pm at Macedon Family Hotel, Smith St., Macedon

President – Philip Kudnig

Ph. 5428 3842 • Email: [email protected]

Secretary - PP Peter Lamping Ph: 5428 3351 • Mob: 0418 510 312 • Email: [email protected]

Treasurer - PP Elaine Gregory Ph: 5428 1001 • Fax: 5428 1501 • Email: [email protected]

AUGUST is Membership

MONTH

THIS WEEK Guest Speaker Steve Nicol will talk to us about the Water for Rivers project, and we have much pleasure in welcoming him to our Club.

ROTARY EXCHANGE PROGRAM A special visitor with us tonight is Danielle Cronyn from Kyabram, who we sponsored as our Rotary Youth Exchange Student to Sweden earlier this year; Danielle will tell us about her time there.

NEXT WEEK: The Club will not have its usual meeting next week - Tuesday 7 September.

Instead, members and friends will meet at the Melton Bowling Centre, 378-384 High Street, Melton, at 7 pm ($17pp for 2 games); followed by dinner at the nearby Chinese Restaurant at 8.30 pm.

Further information from PP Jacek B.

THIS WEEK

Steve Nicol – Water

for Rivers

Last week the Club had the pleasure of welcoming President

Suzanne from Kyneton; seen here with President Philip.

The Rotary Club Of Gisborne • Bulletin 2010-2011 • Edition 09 – 31st August, 2010 •

THE ROTARY CLUB OF GISBORNE INC

Chartered 17th May 1977 Reg. A0031618X

RI Club No 18323

Club Address ; PO Box 292. Gisborne. 3437. Email: [email protected]

Website: www.gisbornerotary.org.au President Philip Kudnig. Immediate Past President PP Michael Wiedermann Vice President PP Martin Taurins President Elect Robert Botwood Secretary PP Peter Lamping Treasurer PP Elaine Gregory Directors: Club Service PP Michael Wiedermann Community Service Kay Jones

Diary Dates Tues. 7th September

Bowling @ Melton Mon. 13th September

At RC Kyneton – Membership & Marketing Tues. 14th September

No meeting Tues. 21st September

D.G. Iven Mackay – Official Visit Tues. 28th September

Special Night TBA Tues. 5th October

Vocational Night @ Tabcorp

Bulletin Editor

PP Elaine Gregory

Articles and Photos to be submitted for publication by Friday of each week please.

Mail: PO Box 189, Gisborne 3437.

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (03) 5428 1001

Fax: (03) 5428 1501

Bulletin designed, for Rotary, by Robert Botwood

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 03 9740 4198

Mobile: 0417 164 565

AUGUST IS MEMBERSHIP MONTH

“Rotary members are the life-blood of our organisation. If we do not have members, how can we hope to achieve all that we need to achieve? How can we help all those who are depending on our help?”

…..DG Iven Mackay.

International Service PP Pat Bialobrzeski Vocational Service PP Andrew Hall Membership/Marketing PP Barry Wills Other Key Roles: New Generations Robert Botwood Foundation Chair PP Vanda Mullen Public Officer PP Elaine Gregory Family of Rotary PP Vanda Mullen Cycle Challenge PP Jacek Bialobrzeski Attendance PP Peter Lamping

mailto:[email protected]


DG‟S MESSAGE „Marilyn and I are in our 3rd week of official DG club visits and we are enjoying the very special privilege of visiting every one of our 70 clubs. It‟s refreshing to say that all clubs are different, all have their own history, own customs and own way of doing things. This is a good thing.‟

BENDIGO BANK AND U: With the Mortgage Saver Account you can offset the balance of your home loan with either a partial or full offset facility - saving you interest on your loan repayments. This means the home you live in could be the home you own a lot sooner.

SAVING THE PLANET Turn off lights/appliances at the switch

when not in use.’

ROTARY SPEAK 3-H –

Health / Hunger / Humanity - Foundation

program.

FOODBANK

Community Service Director, Kay, tells us there is a slight change with donations for the Foodbank this week (for the September delivery). On Thursday of this week, Kay will be transporting the items to Kyneton, i.e. earlier than usual. Please ensure items are left at the Peach Illusion shop by Wednesday ((tomorrow) or at Kay’s home address; or, of course, money donations for food to be purchased can be given to Kay at tonight’s meeting. Thank you.

ROTARY FRIENDSHIP VISIT

PP Pat B is co-ordinating the visit to our Club of Rotarians from the U.K. -- from 27 – 29 October inclusive, as follows:

Wed. 27th – Club meeting at Macedon Hotel (not Tues)

Thur. 28th – Picnic @ Hanging Rock with club members

Fri. 29th – Day with Club host families; then Spit Roast for Visitors and our club at the home of Pat & Jack Bialobrzeski.


ROTARY M.S. COMMITTEE At the Club‟s Board Meeting last week Vice President, PP Martin Taurins, advised that there will be some internal changes to the operation of this Committee over coming months. However, the Board asserted is continuing support of the committee, and the activities and opportunities it provides for furthering Multiple Sclerosis Awareness in our community and Rotary generally, approving its title to be The Rotary Club of Gisborne MS Awareness Committee.

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LEAVE OF ABSENCE Currently, member/s on Leave of Absence:- PPCaroline Lee - to 30 Sep.; Marg & Pierre M to 21 Sep.; Steve B to 9 Nov.

TO DO THIS WEEK Invite a friend to a Rotary meeting.

COMIC RELIEF Accident Report Form:’The pedestrian had no idea which way to run, so I ran over him.’

WORDS TO THINK ABOUT No opportunity is ever lost; the other person takes the ones you miss! ...Anon.

WORDS TO THINK ABOUT ‘Goldfish have short memories - so be like them, and get over it!’

NEW INSOMNIA RESEARCH Former Rotary Siemens Science scholar, Fiona Beer, is looking for Rotarian participants for a trial into regular exercise and sleep. To be eligible for the study they need to be over 55 years, with insomnia, and willing to participate in a 12-week exercise program, at no cost to them. Contact Fiona on 9496 5440, or email to [email protected] or to [email protected].



Charter Members:

Rodney Harrison PHF

Alan Hobbs PHF

The Fred Barnett Rotary Award:

2005: PP Elaine Gregory PHF

2006: Barry Wills

2007: Peter Reade PHF

2008: Michael Wiedermann

2009: Kay Jones

2010: PP Pat Bialobrzeski PHF

Paul Harris Fellows:

1982: Fred Barnett

1987: Glenn Fouse

1989: Alan Hobbs

1993: Val Barnett

1995: Margaret Hobbs

1996: Peter Lamping

1998: Fritz Boegel

Peter Reade

1999: Frances Wearne

Olive Gibson

2000: Rodney Harrison

Diane Boegel

2002: Haidi Katala

Peter Wearne

2003: Martin Taurins

2004: Pat Bialobrzeski

Jacek Bialobrzeski

2005: Elaine Gregory

Vanda Mullen

2007: Diana Taurins

2008: Andrew Hall

Barry Wills

Barry Mullen (D9800)

2009: Barbara Fletcher

2010: Peter Lamping - Sapphire Pin

Graeme Millar

Grace:

For food, fellowship and the opportunity to serve, We give thanks.

Previous Presidents:

1977/78: Fred Barnett

1978/79: Don Langley

1979/80: Gerry Bethell

1980/81: Fritz Boegel

1981/82: Glenn Fouse

1982/83: Ken Maxfield

1983/84: David Ell

1984/85: Reg Ellis

1985/86: Ian Chippendale

1986/87: Stuart Douglas

1987/88: Rob Payne

1988/89: Peter Hollibone

1989/90: Alan Hobbs

1990/91: Peter Lamping

1991/92: Reg Ellis

1992/93: Martin Taurins

1993/94: Alan Wilcox

1994/95: Fritz Boegel

1995/96: Carl Schiller

1996/97: Kevin Johnston

1997/98: Vanda Mullen

1998/99: Jacek Bialobrzeski

1999/00: John Scott

2000/01: Elaine Gregory

2001/02: Barbara Fletcher

2002/03: Pat Bialobrzeski

2003/04: Keith Hallett

2004/05: Martin Taurins

2005/06: Andrew Hall

2006/07: Caroline Lee

2007/08: Pat Bialobrzeski

2008/09: Barry Wills

2009/10: Michael Wiedermann

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL 2010-2011 - R.I. PRESIDENT: RAY KLINGINSMITH

DISTRICT 9800 - DISTRICT GOVERNOR: IVEN MACKAY

CALDER CLUSTER – ASSISTANT GOVERNOR: JOHN CHADDERTON

DISTRICT 9800 - CALDER CLUSTER: Rotary Clubs of Castlemaine, Daylesford, Gisborne, Kyneton, Woodend

Cashier

Raffle/Regalia

Fellowship/

Emergency

CLUB DUTY ROSTER

September October

Michael R & Barry W Phil Y & Jacek B

Kevin Mortimer Rodney Harrison

Michael Wiedermann John Scott


BIRTHDAYS: 5th Sept. – Kay Jones, Phil Yarwood FAMILY ANNIVERSARIES: None for this week ROTARY ANNIVERSARIES: None for this week


Rotary International President Ray Klinginsmith

with PP Barry Wills.

REMINDER RE TUES. 14 SEPTEMBER There will be no meeting at Macedon on this date; we will meet on MONDAY 13 SEP at Kyneton, where we will have an interclub visit with the Rotary Club there -- at the Kyneton Bowling Club, Mollison St., Kyneton, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.

Coming off the freeway into High Street, at the T-intersection with Mollison Street, turn left and park where available. The Club is just behind the bluestone hall there on Mollison Street.

Conference in Canberra on 21-22 August 2010 ( As reported by PP Barry Wills )

The photo is a bit dark; taken with my mobile phone.

The following are my takeaways from the conference --

The theme was Change:

President Ray comes from cattle country and his Cowboy Logic was simple: “If you keep on doin what your doin your gonna keep gettin what you got”.

Change is driven by Clubs not RI or District.

Need to ask what is it we‟re doing in clubs that could be done better? What do we need to change?

If you bring goodwill together, out of that will come service.

Therefore we need to make our clubs attractive.

Retention is a major issue; members in the front door and out the back.

Question everything we do:

What is the image on entry to the club?

Are we inclusive to all our members?

Are our meetings interesting?

Are our rituals relevant to our audience?

Is our terminology meaningful to our audience?

Focus on engagement rather than attendance?

Are we flexible enough?

No sacred cows! Need to align with others for leverage. Need more National voice / co-ordination.

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