introduced the night meeting which was attended by only twenty four (24) members, quite disappointing!

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1 President: Boris M. Struk Editorial Logistics: Michael Mahoney Volume 79 Issue 9 - Tuesday 27 h August 2013 Club Forum Sergeant at Arms, Neil Henderson introduced the night meeting which was attended by only twenty four (24) members, quite disappointing! Each Committee Chair presented an overview of their respective activities: Vocational Committee Chair of the Vocational Committee Lisa Lowcock presented a brief overview of the committee s current activities: 1. Two candidates have been selected The Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment or RYPEN 2. Rotary Exchange Student Allis Liljia, from Sweden has had allocated most of her home visits. There are a few available still so talk to Lisa Lowcock if interested. 3. Two Vocational visits are planned: a. Murdoch Children's Institute b. Walter Eliza Institute

2 4. James Ha, the son of Rotarian Andrew when back from the UK will provided an overview to the club regarding his attendance at the International National Youth Science Forum. Community Committee Alistair Fraser, standing in for Chair Simon Cookson, presented an overview of the committee s current activities: 1.Caroline Chisholm a. The wool donated by RCE was well received. b. Park St facility sold. Suggested support from RCE may included assistance with temporary shelter at Shuter St. c. Launch of Shoe box appeal planned again 2. Essendon Fields Car Show - 16 March 2014 Roger Priestly organizing sub committee of 4 to 6 members. 3. Men's Shed with MVCC. Site identified is owned by MVCC located near the old nursery site in Mascoma Street, Strathmore. Community garden may also be incorporated. Bendigo Bank approached and will provide 2:1 matching funding. $60K grant applied for to DHHS. 4.- Relay for Life, Michael Pepi appointed the chair 5. Breathometers still ongoing 6. Graffiti Day being organized 7. Carols by Candlelight 8. Fundraiser barefoot bowls night being planned presently. International Committee Tim Anderson, standing in for Chair of the International Committee Stephen Roe, presented a brief overview of the committee s current activities: 1. Operation Cleft In partnership with the Rotary Club of Box Hill Central, the club is moving forward to support this wonderful project. The DAK Foundation has provided $ 5,300 to be supplemented by a District Grant for which Shirley Kukk has submitted an application. The total of $8,000 will be doubled with similar funding from the Rotary Club of Box Hill Central and the resulting $16,000 will fund 64 life changing operations.

3 2. Kenya Delegation A 19 strong delegation will depart mid September for a trip to Kenya. The DAK Foundation has supplied 120Kg of medical equipment which the delegation will be taking with them. The delegation will visit the hospital where the obstetric fistula operations are conducted and will meet with the Flying Doctors Society of Africa through which the fistula program is organized. The DAK Foundation has again provided significant support for this vital work and we are looking at the possibility of further funding through a Global Grant. The delegation will also enjoy private tours of the National Museums of Kenya, an elephant orphanage and a giraffe centre. Following the official program most delegates will take part in a safari in the Masai Mara National Reserve. 3. Myanmar Our annual delegation to Myanmar is scheduled for mid late April Although much needed reforms are now underway in Myanmar, the process is understandably slow and we therefore feel that our assistance will continue to benefit the people of Myanmar for many years to come. After a hiatus of many years, Rotary Clubs will once again be allowed to form in Myanmar and we hope to play a major role in chartering a new club there. 4. Bahay Tuluyan We have continued our support of Bahay Tuluyan in the Philippines with the submission of a Global grant application to allow the installation of a lift in the recently completed Makabata Guest House. This facility has the potential to generate significant income for Bahy Tuluyan, and seeing this organization move towards self sufficiency would be very gratifying for the Rotarians who have done so much for it over the years. The annual trivia night held in conjunction with Kangan Institute will be held on 25 th October, further details in Contact in the coming weeks. 5. LED Lamps One other project we are assessing is the provision of solar powered lamps to replace traditional kerosene lanterns in third world villages. The LED lamps bring the benefits of improved health through cleaner air, reduced injuries from kerosene burns, enhanced safety thought efficient night lighting and improved economic circumstances through reduced fuel costs. The Rotary Club of Melbourne has run a successful project in Vanuatu where $10,000 was loaned to villagers to purchase solar lamps. All funds plus $1000 interest was repaid over several years using the monies which would have been previously been spent on kerosene. These lamps could potentially be used in all countries where we have current projects.

4 6. Cathy Nicou will attend the District Foundation Seminar to be held in September. Attendance at this seminar is a prerequisite which will allow our club to continue to submit applications to District and Global Grants. Shirly Kukk has previously attended this seminar and it will be most advantageous to have a second member with a thorough understanding of the grants process. Club Services Chair of the Club Services Committee Barbara Wyatt presented a brief overview of the committee s current activities: 1. CONTACT editor required for September. Please contact Barbara if you can help. 2. Membership retention is a key focus of the committee, new members nights planned. 3. District conference attendance is also a focus with numbers needing to be arranged soon so accommodation can be booked. Fellowship Chair of the Fellowship Committee Neil Henderson presented the committee s current activities: This year the Fellowship Committee during to program one fellowship function per month. These functions will take on a variety of formats and will generally cater for around 20 people except for designated all of club functions. We kicked off the Rotary Dinner Raffle. 15 couples participated. Feedback is that we should try this again- possibly March next year. Stay tuned.

5 Functions planned to date are: September 22nd September The Graduate Play, preceded by an optional Yum Cha brunch. Cost is $92.50 per ticket October 6th October We have a private tour of Cameron Lodge gardens at Mt Macedon. Cost $10. Followed by optional luncheon at Mt Macedon and a further tour of the Sheldon s property at Macedon Park. November Wed 20th November. We will be defending the Bill Early Trophy. This will be a ten pin bowling night at Highpoint. Further details to come. December Sees our popular Christmas dinner evening on Tuesday 17 th December February On 1 st Feb we plan to have a social day at the Pepi s new home in Gordon. This function will be run in association with Relay for life. HOT OFF THE PRESS The club will be holding a Special Luncheon to commemorate the 25 th anniversary of Royce Abbey s year as International President. This will be done with District support and will take the form of a Sunday luncheon at Ultima Receptions in Keilor on Sunday 10 th November. Please note this date in your diaries now. Anticipated cost is $45 all inclusive and a high profile guest speaker has been engaged. Further details will follow once final arrangements are locked in. Other Issues: 1. Double raffle next week 2. $2 for raffle commencing next week 3. Cost to the club for lunch has increased to $30 per person. Raffle tickets will be at extra cost now. Forum Discussion Items 1. Raffle tickets whole directed to raffle. At present 50% allocated to visitors attendance. Ray Langren suggested cost spread from Administration account 2. Veronica raised issue with universal club calendar. 3. Tim Anderson discussed that the club adopt a responsible alcohol policy by ensuring a bus for functions $10 per head is available. 4. Veronica questioned $30 per meal? President Boris responded that if eliminate tea and coffee or 2nd coarse there is minimal cost reduction. Guarantee of numbers attending an issue! Other venues have issue of parking, availability, storage, impromptu meetings. Meeting closed at 8.30pm

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7 Members Hobbies Lino Airo- Farulla Today I will talk about an old scale which I made many years ago. I was intrigued by the old scales used to weigh gold, so one day I decided to make one myself. As usual, I started by reading old books and understanding the design principal and construction. The material I used was brass with which most of this type of scales are made of. I went to a second hand metal dealer and bought a brass plate with which to make my scale. Firstly I designed on paper the scale which I wanted to make; then traced the design on the brass plate which I had polished beforehand. As you can see in the photo, that is exactly what I intended to achieve. Also you will note in the next photo a few very small weights which I made from very thin brass plate and some made from brass screws. As far as the precision of the weight is concerned, I used a very expensive and accurate atomic scale which we used to have at work in the Technical Centre. I made the pivot points of the scale with quartz crystal which I faceted. This was done for durability. On the main photo at the two ends there are two small screws which I used for balancing andmagnets to stop too much oscillation.

8 Furniture Collection A group of us have been collecting furniture and other household goods for refugees that are being released from detention into our community. Other then the empty house that various charities help them find to rent they have nothing. If anyone has any items they would like to part with. We can help you find a new home for them with someone that will be very great full. The welcoming smiles and the appreciation is just beautiful. Please contact Cathy on Australia Did you know Thought you could learn all you need to know about Australia from your trusty travel guide?think again. Here are 15 strange, fun and amazing facts about the land Downunder they don t mention in the brochures. Use them in your Australian event marketing material, while travelling through the country or even when the dinner party conversation runs dry! 1. Australia's first police force was a band of 12 of the most well behaved convicts. 2. The 'dingo fence' in Australia is the longest fence in the world (5,530km) about twice as long as the Great Wall of China % of the Australian land mass is used by mines. More land is occupied by pubs. 4. In 1954, Bob Hawke was immortalised by the Guinness Book of Records for drinking 2.5 pints of beer in 11 seconds. Bob later became the Prime Minister of Australia. 5. The Australian Coat Of Arms has a kangaroo and an emu on it. The reason being, kangaroos and emus can t go backwards, they can only walk/hop forward. 6. Australians eat the animals on their Coat of Arms maybe because they can t run backwards as do 20 other nations. 7. The world s longest mail run is from Cairns to Cape York. In one day, Postman Barry flies 1,450km in nine hours with 10 stops. 8. Australia is the only continent on Earth occupied by one nation. 9. The country s largest cattle ranch is 34,000 square km. Bigger than Belgium and almost as big as Taiwan. 10. Australia s first ever political party meeting was held under a gum tree. 11. Koalas sleep for 18 hours meaning that over an average ten year lifespan, they are only awake for 2 ½ years. 12. When the English first saw a platypus they thought Australians were playing a joke on them by sewing a duck bill on a rat. 13. Amongst Australia s most prolific inventions are the half-car-half-truck utility vehicle, (known as a ute ), bionic ear, black box flight recorder, clothes line, notepad and stubby holder (used to keep beer cold). 14. Australians eat 260 million meat pies every year, around 12 per head. 15. Australian town and suburb names include Humpybong, Woolloomooloo, No Where Else, End Of The World, Mount Buggery and Ozenkadnook, which means very fat kangaroo in the local Aboriginal dialect.

9 The Rotary Club of Essendon invites you to an... AFRICAN DINNER to raise funds for the Club s project in Kenya: NewHOPE FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS Friday 30 August 7.30 p.m. Nyala, Level 1, 356 Brunswick St., Fitzroy TIME: Take the bus from Wings Away at 6.30 p.m. SHARP, or arrive at the restaurant at 7.15 p WHAT AM I EATING: A delightful menu degustation of African food unlike anything else! Yes, cutlery is supplied! WHAT IS THE COST? $65 for a feast! WHAT AM I DRINKING?: We have good wines for sale to drink at good prices provided by our members: Reds, Whites and Sparkles African beers ($7) & aerated waters from Nyala HOW DO I GET THERE? Parking is poor, so take the bus from Wings Away, 55 Rose Street, Essendon. Only $10 return! WHAT ELSE AM I DOING ON THE NIGHT? Lots of raffles giveaways and a silent auction. BOOKINGS: At meetings. Or call Connie on (0466) or leave a message on the answering machine at DONATIONS: We will be running a silent auction and raffle at the African Night, and we need items for both! Can you assist? You can bring them to any Club Meeting, or please leave a message for Tim on and he will collect.

10 FOR YOUR DIARY Friday 30/8/2013 African Night Nyala African Restaurant Level 1, 356 Brunswick Street Fitzroy pm for 7.30 p.m. Sunday 22/09/13 Melbourne's turn to be seduced. "The Graduate" is a moving coming of age story and a terrifically funny black comedy. "The Graduate" is set against a soundtrack of some of the most memorable songs of the sixties including Wouldn't It Be Nice - by The Beach Boys, Everybody's Talkin - by Harry Nilsson and, of course, The Sound Of Silence & Mrs Robinson - by Simon and Garfunkel.story and a terrifically funny black comedy. "The Graduate" is set against a soundtrack of some of the most memorable songs of the sixties including Wouldn't It Be Nice - by The Beach Boys, Everybody's Talkin - by Harry Nilsson and, of course, The Sound Of Silence & Mrs Robinson - by Simon and Garfunkel Jerry Hall will star as the legendary seductress, the sexy, sultry Mrs Robinson in a Melbourne exclusive season of "The Graduate" in Jerry has wowed audiences in this iconic piece of American culture in the West End, Toronto, Broadway, North America, Perth and now, it's go quick. Contact Neil Henderson to secure yours. Fellowship has a Group booking of 20 tickets for the preview show at 1.00pm Sunday 22nd September. A Reserve stalls seats at only $92.50 each - saving of $25 per ticket. Sunday 11.00am Visit to Cameron Gardens Mt. Macedon, a private garden. $10 per person. Followed by optional lunch at Mt.Macedon and a further tour of the Sheldon s property at Macedon Park. Friday 25/10/2013 Trivia Night with Kangan Institute. Venue & time TBA. Sunday 10/11/2013 Special Luncheon to commemorate the 25 th anniversary of Royce Abbey s year at Ultima Receptions. Friday 7/3/2014 to Sunday 9/03/2014 District Conference at Jupiter s Casino, Surfers Paradise. Anne Rogers will be putting together a package and members can choose air/accommodation or just accommodation. DG Ross would like to encourage first time attendees and there will be a discounted registration fee. More info to follow. Saturday 1/6/2014 to Tuesday 4/6/2014 International Convention, Sydney, Anne Rogers is setting up an accommodation package. Sunday 16/3/2014 Car Show Essendon Fields.

11 Help yourself and help the Club by banking with Strathmore Community Bank. For example, take out a home loan and the club will receive up to $500. Take out a 3 month fixed term deposit and the club will receive up to $50. For more details drop into the branch at 337 Napier St or call branch Manager Philip Stewart on