ROTARY CLUB OF TERRAC END BULLETIN 6th October 2012 No14 OF OUR YEAR 54

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ROTARY CLUB OF TERRAC END BULLETIN 6th October 2012 No14 OF OUR YEAR 54 President Dennis Quinn President Elect Brian White Past President Katrine Imrie Secretary John Gardner Treasurer Vallis Peet

Graeme Blick ADG Ash Dahya President Dennis Quinn Future Programme 10th October Firesides (also short address by Iola Haggarty, see article later in this bulletin.

1 ROTARY CLUB OF TERRAC END BULLETIN 6th October 2012 No14 OF OUR YEAR 54 President Dennis Quinn President Elect Brian White Past President Katrine Imrie Secretary John Gardner Treasurer Vallis Peet Club Administration Director Roger Munn Service Projects Director Gaewyn Grant Membership Convenor TBA Rotary Foundation Convenor Dennis Quinn Publicity and Promotions TBA 9940 District Governor Graeme Blick ADG Ash Dahya President Dennis Quinn Future Programme 10th October Firesides (also short address by Iola Haggarty, see article later in this bulletin.) 17th October DGs Visit As usual partners are particularly welcome Duty 10th October 17th October 24th October Host Lloyd Love Malcolm Busch Vallis Peet Sergeant Mike Cross Goff Ashwell Graeme Campbell Introduction Thanks/Parting Thought John Gardner Peter Collins Katrine Imrie Scribe Allan Gillingham Paul Gregg Bruce Markwell Important notice re this duty. See item below Raffle this week was won by Allan Gillingham with number 12. It is particularly pleasing that two of our scribes have won the raffle in the last two weeks, this of course is extra to the vast retainers we pay them for their duties. Sergeant Brian White ran a pick any one of three session based mainly on Rugby, particularly Manawatu, and on Golf (Ryder Cup) Unless yo were a walking Mastermind you were sure to be caught in at least two out of three questions so therefore his session raised $ Your Teenage Years Roster 10th October Graeme Campbell Thanks/Parting Thought Duty To make the task of introducing the guest speaker a more specific duty, it has been decided to make this a part of the duty list. As the duty of thanks and parting thought is not very onerous this task has now been added to the Thanks duty, which now becomes Introduction, Thanks and Parting Thought. It was felt that this was preferable to adding another separate duty as our aim over the last few years has been to reduce the number of duties. It is strongly recommended that the member on this duty joins the President and the Guest Speaker at the top table for dinner to enable you to formulate your introduction. (A very good example of this duty was performed at very short notice by Bob Stewart at this weeks meeting. Thanks Bob, if everyone follows your example we shall have no problems.) Fire Sides for October will be held on Wednesday 10th October. Gaewyns committee will hold their meeting at the home of Ann and Goff Ashwell, 12, Balcairn Place. Rogers committee will be held at the home of Katrine and Peter Imrie 29a Bryant Street, ( Note that although Katrine will not be at the normal meeting next week she will be at home to host the fireside.) In accordance with the wishes of the majority of members, Fires sides in future will revert to the first Wednesday of the month, but because of already arranged programme this will not happen until December this year. Whether there will be a speaker on those evenings is still open to debate. Watch this space

2 Bruce Markwell advises that interviews have taken place with 5 applicants for the Memorial Trust Fund and all have been selected. These people will be presented to the club at the normal meeting on Wednesday 7th November. Teen Age Years :- Gaewyn Grant My teenage years were very family orientated. Living in Hawera, Taranaki, I attended Hawera High School. I remember I had to ride a small bike to school for the first year. I was so embarrassed. Then my birthday came and Mum and Dad bought me a sports bike with front hand brakes and pedals that could go round and round. It was a much bigger bicycle too. I went everywhere on this bike. It was nothing for my girlfriends and I to bike to Ohope Beach for the day (say from here to Feilding). Up and down hills. Have a swim or two, do a spot of sunbathing and then Dad would come with his truck to pick us all up great adventures. As the eldest I took on a lot of responsibility for my 2 sisters and brother. My Mum was heavily involved with NZ Drama Federation but she did find time to be a leader at Bible Class. Bible Class was like a Youth Group, today. We did lots of adventures dances, sports, fixtures and camps to name a few. I enjoyed singing, piano and drama too. I wasn t a real sportsperson but was keen on tennis. At High School I ended up a House Captain much to my surprise. Being a House Captain back then usually meant you had to be rather sports orientated something which I was not. We had this Shield that the Houses challenged for each year and my House, Gold, hadn t won it for many years. Being my determined self, I realised that participation and presentation won lots of points in all areas Athletics, swimming, debating, speech making, drama, singing etc, so I made sure everyone participated in all areas. I even got my Mum and her friends to make sports uniforms for the girls who didn t have gear. You wouldn t believe what happened next we won the Shield! It was my proudest moment when I went up on stage with the boy House Captain at Prize Giving to receive it. Christmas holidays we spent at Oakura Beach (around the coast from New Plymouth). As a teenager it was heaven. Lots of folk girls and boys our own age - and lots of adventures. At the end of January each year my Mum and I would run the local dairy so the owner could have a holiday after he had run Dad s truck business while we were away. Everything had to be weighed and bagged and I even delivered bread etc each day to folk who couldn t get to the shop. All my High School years I had a part time job in a Drapery Store. That was fun and it gave me extra money to spend. I was a keen Girls Brigadier and eventually became a leader when I came to Palmerston North to Teacher s College. Well coming to Palmerston North to College was the end of being a teenager. I was now a young adult. What a shock. But I survived and carried on with responsibility as a Student Rep and then President in my second year. Boy; I learned lots. I even learned that Massey University over the river had a great supply of young men. Guess what, I eventually married one! Next week Iola Haggarty, wife of President Neil Haggarty of the Awapuni Rotary has been invited to talk on the project that their club is involved in. below is an extract from the message received from them :- Green Issues: To turn Waitoetoe park into an educational resource. It has a nice stand of native bush, which is being mapped and named by Massey University and Horizons is looking to the area to be an outdoor class room where regeneration of plant life after manmade structures have been abandoned may be studied Awapuni Rotary has had a long interest in this park helping with cleaning up the park after the 2004 floods and previous Awapuni Rotarians have been responsible for planting a huge area of the park over many years. A five year plan includes wet lands, access to the river, recreational areas for people with disabilities as well as flax harvesting areas for the flax weavers in our area, a family picnic spot and a barbecue area.

3 AS reported last week Roger has arranged for the club to attend the Coach House Museum in Feilding on 31st October. Numbers wishing to attend will be taken the previous week. Remember it is a bring your own drinks and glass as these are not supplied. Katrine advised that a good response has been received for the Fellowship Dinners on 7th November. Host and places will be advised in due course. Keep this date free. This Week s Guest Speakers Energy Efficient Housing Our guest speakers Matt Cassells and Jeremy Campbell from UCOL presented information about 6 Star housing. And didn t it cause some of us to think that we d missed out. A quick Google search turned up some interesting facts which suggest that perhaps NZ is well behind, say, Australia. What is a star rating? Just like household appliances have star-rating systems, the energy efficiency of a home can also have a nationally-rated star system. The more stars on a scale of one to ten, the more the natural comfort level of a home, and the less energy (and money) it will waste. The higher a home s star-rating, the lower the need for artificial heating or cooling, for more months of the year. So, how comfortable a home naturally is has a direct relationship to its electricity and gas usage, with more energy efficient homes resulting in lower energy bills, reduced greenhouse emissions and reductions in peak energy usage. It is cheaper to build a five-star house from scratch than to renovate a zero-star house to five star standard. Compliance with the 5 Star standard requires a 5 Star energy rating for the building plus water savings measures (such as dual flush toilets) and a choice between the installation of either a solar hot water service or a rainwater tank. A five star energy rating is required for Council approval. The five star standard is designed as a minimum, not a maximum. Six and seven star houses are already being designed and built. The 2006 Commonwealth Games village built in Melbourne was built to six stars. The energy efficiency ratings for homes go as far as ten stars. A ten star house needs no energy for heating and cooling. The energy saved in an energy efficient home is still partly dependent on the occupants behaviour however. A five star home with the heater left on all day will use more energy than a two star home where the residents only turn the heater on for two hours in the evening. How much will I save? The additional up front cost of building a 6-Star home is likely to be balanced by the savings from living in one. In Western Australia, the following are some of the savings estimated to apply to a typical 6-Star home in comparison to a similar typical 5 Star home. Read more: DISTRICT CONFERENCE 2013 Arrangements for the next District Conference which will be in Rotorua in April 2013 will be a joint event with district 9920 Early indications are that it will be a very well organised event and each club in these two districts has been allocated a member of the organising committee to liaise with a Champion from each club on all matters pertaining to the conference. The person appointed to our club is Allan Nichols from the Rotary club of Plimmerton. Our President Dennis is seeking a volunteer from our club to act as our Champion to handle all matters pertaining to the conference. If you would be willing to serve in this capacity please advise Dennis. Meanwhile as a supplement to this Bulletin I have attached two documents received from Allan so far for your information. Please give this matter your urgent attention and set aside the weekend of April 26th 2013 for a most enjoyable weekend. Parting Thought From Bob Stewart Your time is limited, so don t waste it living someone else s life...have the courage to follow your own heart and intuition. (Steve Jobs)

4 DISTRICT CONFERENCE 2013 COMBINED DISTRICTS 9920 & FAQ s Where & when is the conference The Rotorua Energy Events Centre, in the Government Gardens. Friday Sunday, April. Friday is for recreational activities and registration. The welcome and first keynote speakers are in the evening. The conference ends at midday on Sunday. Anzac Day is Thurs 25 th, so enjoy a long weekend in Rotorua. Why a joint conference RI is encouraging Districts and Clubs to do more together, and a conference is a great way to meet Rotarians from a different District and share ideas and socialising. What is the cost Early bird Conference fees for the full weekend are $275, if paid by Feb 12. There will also be options for day only registration. There are many accommodation options in Rotorua. We have been able to negotiate good rates at the two hotels closest to the Events Centre, the Millennium and Sudima hotels. These are both featured on the website. What is the theme and who are the speakers The conference theme is Pushing Boundaries, reflecting DGs Ron Seeto & Graeme Blick s desire to celebrate their Districts achievements to make Rotary relevant in today s changing world, and to make real change. The emphasis will be on Family and Youth, with speakers selected for their expertise, involvement and success in these areas. Check out the website for the speakers. What activities are organised outside of the conference On Friday there will be a number of planned activities to enjoy with your friends, including the PM s Golf Tournament, cycling, redwood forest walks, and trout fishing. Rotorua is full of many other tourist attractions. Saturday afternoon is also free for you to enjoy with your friends at your leisure.

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5 !!"#$%&"!'()*' +)$(&',$%&!$-&'-)(."!"(-"' ' The Rotary Joint District Conference promises to be the biggest and best. We ve combined D9920 (Auckland East & South plus Pacific Islands) with D9940 (Lower half of North Island) and arranged a relevant and stimulating programme with outstanding speakers. The Conference will be held at the Energy Events Centre in Rotorua on Friday to Sunday, April 26 28, Thursday the 25 th April is Anzac Day, so there s an opportunity to have a long weekend with your Rotary friends and participate in a programme that will excite, entertain and challenge. The conference theme is Pushing Boundaries, reflecting DGs Ron Seeto & Graeme Blick s desire to create an atmosphere in their Districts of action and achievement, to make Rotary more relevant in today s changing world, and to Make Change Real. Check out the website: This will give you all the information you need including the programme, speakers, registration fees, accommodation options, and enable you to register online now to take advantage of the early bird registration fee. Conference co-convenors: Warwick Leyland D9920 Bob Austin D9940!! %//'0123/4/20/'5/6789/'314':/9;8<7'=''555>419;4?0123@ABC>01>2D'

COFFS CITY CHATROOM 23 April 2018

COFFS CITY CHATROOM 23 April 2018 ABN 92 963 118 216 RI President Ian Riseley District Governor Bob Ryan Club President Bernard Spry Club Secretary Geoff Pollack Meeting Place C.ex, Vernon Street, Coffs Harbour Monday Lunchtime - 12.30-1.45