Neville and Jenny Blomeley

President

Vol 31 Edition 29

1st

May 2019

The Rotary Club of Brisbane Centenary Inc. meets on Wednesday at 6:30am for 6:45am at: Solitude Solutions,

5 Wills Court, Mt Ommaney.

P O Box 214 Mt

Ommaney Q 4074

This week’s Meeting

Const. Ben Harm Mt Ommaney Police Community update

8th May Lisa Baillie 4074 Community & Beyond Community Social Networking

17th May Club Assembly

Neville’s Narrative

The Board for 2018-19

President Neville Blomeley

Past President The Quadocracy

Treasurer Gerry Gebert

Secretary Nick Curry

Effective Services Di Scotte

PR Brad Butcher

Membership Graham Osterfield

Foundation John Woodward

Club Administration Craig Carson

Bulletin Editor Nick Curry

13—315March 2020

Chinchilla

The Rotary Club

of

Brisbane Centenary

Rotary International

Convention

1—5 June 2019

Neville

I hope you all have a great Easter and enjoy some wonderful family time. By the time you read this I will be in France but I wanted to get ahead with my reports to keep Nick happy. I was looking through My Rotary and found this interesting material.

Rotary has partnered with the Institute for Economics and Peace, an independent think tank and leader in the study of peace and conflict, to help address the root causes of conflict and create conditions that foster peace.

The institute has identified eight factors that lead to Positive Peace:

Low levels of corruption; Acceptance of rights of others; Free flow of information; Strong business environment; High levels of human capital; Equitable distribution of resources; Good relations with neighbours and Well-functioning government

One of the initiatives of this partnership has been the development of Positive Peace workshops: Rotary and the Institute are creating a global curriculum that Rotary clubs and districts can use to train emerging leaders in the pillars of Positive Peace. As part of the curriculum development, two pilot workshops are taking place in Mexico and Colombia during the 2018-19 Rotary year: e.g. in Mexico in 2019: Despite high crime rates in recent years, Mexico’s potential for peace is one of the highest in the world. During the 2019 pilot workshop in Mexico, Rotary and Rotaract members will work with emerging leaders and experts in the country to build regional coalitions that support Positive Peace and Rotary’s efforts for peacebuilding in the country. So some incredible work happening.

Take care and I will be in touch

Raffle: Won by John Woodward

Secretary: The RI website and directory entry and also the District Directory entry have both been updated.

Satellite Club: Belinda (P/E) has seen the dealer about their printer but nothing appears to be wrong ...suspicion is that the software to print the arms may be faulty.

Fun Run:

94 currently registered cf 99 this time last year. Social media seems to be going well.

Gerry Gebert is organizing the registration team. He has emailed all of last year’s team but would like new people as well. We will be using I-pads for the first time instead of the paper check sheets.

BeefBank:

A donated buffalo has just been received.

All five prison farms are on board to donate cattle.

Also received a cow from a previous donor in Roma. Free cattle makes a tremendous difference to our average cost of meals (50 cents instead of $1.60.)

Craig Carson: Roster for the Bunnings BBQ being set up

Citation: Terry Killen advised that he is advanced in organizing our Citation this year. Members should check My Rotary and ensure their birth dates are entered.

From the desk of the President: Craig noted:

• We are no longer contributing to PBF. If members want to take up individual insurance, the email has been circulated.

• The last meeting of the month is a social at Jindalee Hotel next Friday (26th April).

Sonni Kaiser: Great to see her back at the club but we may have to wait a while for her next visit from Germany as she will be leaving school in July to depart for Baden-Baden in the Black Forest, south in Germany to start work as an events coordinator with a local restaurant.

Sonni also told me that her mother got re-married a couple of years ago to her long term partner. Both have business which they want to sell and then, they will also move down to that general area where they already own a house.

One other snippet that Terry Killen (current host) is probably not aware of before he lets Sonni drive his car is that her mother reluctantly allowed Sonni to let her drive the Porsche Cayenne. Sonni admitted that she got to 202kms/hour. Her mother was apparently more concerned about the wear and tear on the car than the speed!

That was the week that was or TW3

Christine Starr—Blue Lighthouse relocations

A former accountant from Perth, Christine found that working part-time as an accountant was a somewhat overcrowded occupation - so started her own business.

Blue Lighthouse Relocations came about after five! grandparents all needed help in moving and downsizing. Christine saw that other elderly people who needed assistance but had no children; or children that were time poor or absent; could be offered a practical alternative and assistance. Now the business has expanded to assist people into retirement relocations, downsizing, deceased estates and even divorces. Christine will also declutter an existent home to enable the owner to remain more safely or conveniently. Christine also works with vendor advocates, estate agents and aged care homes.

Unlike other competitors, Christine actually offers a complete door to door package—as opposed to a consultancy or advice package. This means that she draws a floor plan to work out what and where furniture will fit into the new home, discusses what other pictures and bits and pieces will move (and what will not) and all other relevant issues about the move. It also means that she fully insured for all aspects of the move.

She also organizes packers to pack and to relocate everything and tries to do it all in the single day. Photographs are taken so that (for instance) the bedside table is set up as it was in the old home. Pictures are hung where possible and so forth. This is partly because of safety, e.g. stray boxes lying around to trip over.

All this alleviates stress for the owner and also stops

arguments with the children! Anything that is left is disposed of in some way or other. Often, it goes to ADRA, an Adventist Church group who provide household stuff to those in need - often domestic vioilence or homeless people. The Salvos and Vinnies will often not take stuff because their purpose now is not to donate but to sell and they are looking for near new goods. Sometimes goods go to dealers rather than be thrown out. But prices for second-hand furniture are virtually nil.

Christine also noted that are a large number of predators and hoped that the Royal Commission into the Aged would flush out some of the sharper practices such as kick backs, referral fees and undisclosed commissions.

The real reason Sonni came back

was to sample Bev’s muffins again!

Today (a while ago)!

1707 The Act of Union joining the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain takes effect.

1753 Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.

1759 Josiah Wedgwood founds the Wedgwood pottery company in Great Britain.

1786 In Vienna, Austria, Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro is performed for the first time.

1840 The Penny Black, the first official adhesive postage stamp, is issued in the United Kingdom.

1869 The Folies Bergère opens in Paris.

1930 The dwarf planet Pluto is officially named.

1931 The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York .

1946 Start of three-year Pilbara strike of Indigenous Australians.

1956 The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.

1983 The Sydney Entertainment Centre is opened.

BEEFBANK NEWS Paul Carey from "Rose Street Premium Meats", the butchers who dressed our 2 head of cattle from Tim & Trena Burns from "Roma", Ross Frazer from "Frazer Transport" who transports the meat , Andrew Rodgers from BeefBank and David Littleproud (Minister for Agriculture) all happened to be at the butchers together for a photo shoot to be used by "Roma Western Star" the Local Newspaper. David is also the member for Maronoa who has his office next door to the butcher, very convenient.

The 2019 Council on Legislation may not have made as many dramatic changes as the Council three years ago did, but it made several decisions that will shape the future of Rotary.

Among the most important, the Council elevated the status of Rotaract clubs, allowing them to join Rotary International the way that Rotary clubs do. The change is intended to increase the support that Rotaract clubs receive from RI and to enhance their ability to serve.

“We need to be an inspiration to our young partners, so they will continue doing the great service that they do,” said RI President Barry Rassin when he presented the measure. “This sends a strong message that they are truly our partners in service.”

In many ways, the Rotaract experience will not change. Rotary clubs will still charter and sponsor Rotaract clubs. Rotaract clubs will still have their own standard constitution and their own unique club experience. And members of a Rotaract club will not be called Rotarians. The measure simply expands the definition of membership in Rotary International to include both Rotary and Rotaract clubs.

Historical footnote: This is also the first time a sitting RI President has ever proposed an item to the Council.

Representatives authorized the Board to pursue changing RI’s charitable status to a section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. It will offer benefits that include tax reductions and vendor discounts that will reduce expenses.

Dues increase

As for dues, the Council approved a modest increase of $1 a year for each of three years, beginning in 2020-21. The previous Council set dues for 2019-20 at $34 per half year.

With the increase, the dues that clubs pay to RI per member will increase to $34.50 per half year in 2020-21, $35 per half

year in 2021-22, and $35.50 per half year in 2022-23. The dues will not be raised again until a future Council votes to change it.

The Council approved calling the general secretary a chief executive officer (CEO) in circles outside Rotary, to increase his stature in dealings with other intergovernmental organizations.

A seemingly small but intensely debated action will reduce the number of nonvoting members at future Councils, by removing past RI presidents and allowing only one RI Board director to attend but not vote.

But in some respects, the Council defined itself as much by what it did not do.

This year’s representatives resisted pressure to limit some of the flexibility that the 2016 Council granted clubs, rejecting several measures that would have placed restrictions on clubs. One unsuccessful measure would have required clubs to meet at least 40 times each year.

Many clubs have been using the innovative and flexible club formats to attract new members and meet their current members’ needs.

Representatives also rejected proposals to make it optional for members to subscribe to an official Rotary magazine and to reduce the size of the Council by half and have it meet every two years.

Small clubs and termination

It is always sad when a club ends. But sometimes it's necessary, argued proponents of 19-70. The measure, approved by the Council 302-205, would empower the Board, if asked by a district governor, to terminate a club that has fallen below six members. Supporters stressed their intent was to give governors leverage to prompt the club to address their situation, and would still only occur if a governor asked and the board approved. There are roughly 300 clubs with fewer than six members.

The 4-way Test

Of the things we think, say or do

1. Is it the TRUTH?

2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIEND-SHIPS?

4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

SMILE!

You know you're a redneck when...

You wonder how service stations keep their restrooms so clean? You consider your license plate personalized because your father made it.. Your lifetime goal is to own a fireworks stand. You have a complete set of salad bowls and they all say 'Cool Whip' on the side. The biggest city you've ever been to is WalMart. Your working TV sits on top of your non-working TV You've used your ironing board as a buffet table. A tornado hits your neighbourhood and does $100,000 worth of improvements. You've used a toilet brush to scratch your back. You missed your 5th grade graduation because you were on jury duty. You think fast food is hitting a deer at 65 mph

Did I read that Right? On a repair shop door: WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR - THE BELL DOESN'T WORK.) Proofreading is a dying art, wouldn't you say? Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter This one I caught in the

SGV Tribune the other day and called the Editorial Room and asked who wrote this. It took two or three readings before the editor realized that what he was reading was impossible!!! They put in a correction the next day. Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says Really? Ya' think? Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers

Now that's taking things a bit far! Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over What a guy! Miners Refuse to Work after Death No-good-for-nothing' lazy so-and-so's! Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant See if that works better than a fair trial! War Dims Hope for Peace I can see where it might have that effect! If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile Ya' think?!

Duty 1/05/2019 8/05/2019

Chair Graham Oster-

field Dianne Scotte

Duty Officer Gerry Gebert Dianne Scotte

Fellowship

Officer Nick Curry Gerry Gebert

Rotary talk Dianne Scotte

International

Toast Gerry Gebert

Trivia

An Ostrich's

eye is bigger than its brain. (I know some

people like that.)

Starfish don't have brains.

(I know some people like that, too.)

Banging your

head against a wall uses 150

calories an hour. (Who

volunteers for these tests?)