Vol 68 No.38 Wed.13th April ’16

Weekly Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Port Macquarie Inc. Club No.17940 Chartered May 22, 1948 Website:http://rotaryclubportmacquarie.org/

President: Phil Perry Secretary: Terry Crossley P. O. Box 136, Port Macquarie… NSW… 2444

CLUB MEETINGS, EACH WEDNESDAY @ Port Panthers, 5-30pm for 6pm start. Apologies or bookings to Frank Beukers… Email frank@pmr.org.au or text to 0411 468 682

President - Phil Perry; President-elect - Gil Padarin-Innes; Vice-President - Bill Nixon; Secretary - Terry Crossley; Treasurer - Frank Beukers; Directors - Club - Keith Innes, Vocational - Vern Allen, Community - Gil Padarin-Innes, International - Gai Nixon, Youth - Diana Gammon.

Membership - Ted Giblin. Past District Governors - Roger Dulhunty 1969-70, Ivan Meldrum 1975-76, Laurie Barber 2006-07.

Diary dates

April 15-17 - District 9650

Conference in Taree.

April 23 - Social lunch @

Gladstone

May 21- Laurieton

Rotary’s 50th Anniversary

June 29 - Our Club

Changeover

Shane Hughes SES Volunteer The 2016 Rotary

Emergency Services Volunteer of the Year.

Shane Hughes was chosen as the winner from a field of three outstanding volunteers. He has been a member of

the SES (State Emergency Services) for 35 years & has an outstanding record of volunteer service with the SES. He is a Trainer & Assessor, has earned numer-ous safety certificates & in 2013 was

awarded the SES Commissioner’s Certificate of Appreciation. In 2009

Shane was diagnosed with a rare life threatening illness & was told by his specialist he would be dead by last

Christmas. Despite this he has battled on &

not let it hinder his SES work. Janice Downs received a Certificate of

Commendation. She has been a huge family supporter, is a mentor to a child in need, assists the soup kitchen & writes poetry & encourages young people to be creative.

Wendy Young nominated by Marine Rescue also has an outstanding volunteer record

spanning 23 years. She has worked the radio, been treasurer & Vice President & co-

ordinates the Port Macquarie Support Group which has over 600 members.

Thanks to Debbie Loveday (Hastings Data Loggers), John Oxley (Accountant) & Dr Ted Giblin (Flynn’s Beach Medical centre) for do-

nations for dinner & lunches to the awardees.

Wheel Port The

Tonights’ International

Toast was presented by Vern Allen to the Rotary Club of Kyoto, Japan.

Book Sort next Wed 20th

@ 8-30am. Come if you can… Pres Phil.

Club Social April 23rd @

Gladstone. Let Sam know if coming & what your menu choice is.

Rotary Bowel Scan -

May 1-8...contact Debbie Loveday for a slot on the roster.

Anzac Day April 25 -

Pres Phil will be laying a wreath on behalf of our club at the newly located cenotaph.

Thanks Vern Allen for a

great Emergency Services Award night. Top Rotary.

Shane Hughes 3rd from the right, our 2016 winner. Pictured l/r -Janice Downs (Community Nominee), Vocational Director Vern Allen, Wendy Young (Nominee Marine Rescue),

President Phil Perry, Shane, last years co-winner Michael Ward (SES) & MP Leslie Williams.

Michael Ward Guest Speaker

Following a few encourag-ing words from our local MP Leslie Williams,

Michael who was last years co-winner spoke on the work of the SES & other volunteer groups working together when disaster

strikes. Michael suffered a serious head injury when

knocked from a tree in a storm & flown to Sydney via helicopter. His co-SES volunteers

saved his life. Michael is one of 60 SES volunteers. In the last 6 months P/M has the

highest % of incidents in NSW.

Club program Date Program Speaker Program chair Welcomer 3 on Me Inter. Toast Sergeant

April 27

May 4

HA HA HA !

A Blonde Joke - Saw this one of f/b.

A blonde is walking onto a tennis court. The sign says “Tennis shoes

only!” So she is walking onto play tennis

naked with just her tennis shoes on! Because this is a family bulletin, I

can’t show you the picture !!!!

BIRTHDAYS April 2016

14/04 - Ray Mullins

18/04 - Mary Oxley

28/04 - Sheila

Openshaw

29/04 - Debbie

Loveday

ANNIVERSARIES April 2016

15/04 - Julie & Kenn

Brown

19/04 - John & Mary

Oxley

If you are unable to fulfil your role, please swap with someone & advise

Sam Our Citizen of the Year

Speaking at the Glasshouse during

Senior Citizens Week at the Creative Aging

Festival. Picture from the Port

News 11/4/16 Sheila (Sam)

Openshaw speaking at THE BIG CHAT.

Maternal &

Child Health

MNC Now

??????

Jason Ellem

Neil Porter

Lyn Bowen

Diana

Gammon

Graham Bell

Lyn Bowen

Neil Porter

Bob Cleland

??????

Ted Giblin

Doug Heagney

Notice… our April 20 meeting will be transferred to Tuesday 19th April joining Port West Rotary for a great ANZAC night.

Our Club’s next social is on Saturday 23rd April, 12noon @ the Gladstone Old Bank Café. Cost $25 p/p.. See Sam for RSVPs

Memory Walk! Graeme Bell was seen sitting at the Dementia Memory

WALK. Guess he forgot he was supposed

to walk!!!! Thanks to all who acted as volun-

teers & walked to raise funds for

this worthy cause.

Speaker - John “Jethro” Thompson OAM. Vietnam Veteran seriously injured by a jump-

ing jack mine, now a triple amputee. Great motivational speaker. Cost $23 p/p.

RSVP to Treas. Frank Beukers TODAY. 6pm for 6-30pm @ Panthers.

You must be booked-in. No club meeting on Wednesday 20th

Next Tuesday - Anzac meeting with Westport

Club @ Panthers Our Wednesday club meeting cancelled

Rotary Bowel Scan Week at Port Central—May 1st—8th. See Debbie for Roster

Youth Science Meeting last week

Dr Roger Gammon with School Principal Loraine Haddon >>

Wonder if the Principal asked Roger this question - “Did you let a bomb off in the classroom

when you were at school?”

German GSE Team at Sunrise Rotary Club on

April 22nd 7am to 8-30am

Meetings at Waters Edge Boutique Hotel, 1 Buller Street.

RSVPs by April 20th to Lyndon Bartholomew -

lyndon.bartholomew@pmacg.com.au Cooked Breakfast $24 p/p.