The Rotary Club of Deloraine Inc. Chartered 5 th March, 1957 Assembly: Bush Inn Hotel~~ Tuesday 6.15 for 6.30p.m. (Postal Address & Phone Number: P.O. Box 85, Deloraine 7304 / 6362 2325) WEEKLY BULLETIN District Governor Tony Colman Assistant Governor Zone 4 Michael Plunkett BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2017-2018 President... Gayle Plunkett Immediate Past President... Bill Muldoon President Elect & Club Service... Maree Matanle Secretary... Michael Horne Treasurer... Bev Ritchie Assist. Treasurer... Michael Plunkett Vocational Service... Steen Andersen Youth Service... Lois Catchlove Community Service... Paul Bowman International Service... Anne Forsyth Membership & PR... Annette Viney Tasmanian Craft Fair (2017)... Tim Biggs Tasmanian Craft Fair (2018)... Lesley Dare
Rotary Club of Deloraine Inc. Volume 62 No. 09 26 th September, 2017 THIS WEEK NEXT MEETING 3 rd October DG Visit Chairman: Paul Hartley Bill Muldoon Reserve Chairman : Bill Muldoon Michael Plunkett Toast: Rob van der Elst Merrilyn Young Sergeant: Roy Axelsen Peter Griffin Corporal: Anne Forsyth Michael Plunkett Heads & Tails: Lester Jones Ian Knight Meet & Greet: Bryan Pearce Wayne Richardson President s Table: Peter Griffin Andrew Johnston Ann Axelsen Annette viney Attendance: Merrilyn Young Programme: September Tuesday 26 th October Tuesday 3 rd Tuesday 10 th Evan Roley - VDL CEO Moon Lake DGs visit - Meeting at Rotary Pavilion Board Meeting only Bulletin Information Information for Weekly Bulletins is sought from ALL Rotarians. Information should be emailed or given to PP Ann Axelsen aaxelsen@tassie.net.au Information should be submitted by Sunday. APOLOGIES Rotarians are reminded that they are automatically booked in for a meal each week. If you are unable to attend, or are bringing guests, apologies etc. should be advised to: PP Ann Axelsen by 12.00 noon each Tuesday Phone 6362 3160 or 041 111 6480.
President s Message This week it is 'Greetings from Downtown Brisbane'. Toowong in actual fact. From a hotel at the bottom of the hill that our son, Connal, lives on. We have just enjoyed a wonderful weekend with family for our nephew's wedding. Beautiful bride, handsome groom, exceptionally well organised occasion and an amazing setting on a private property in the area called Doon Doon, NSW. Mt Warning in the distance and lots of forest and National Parks, albeit very dry. Paul Bowman has agreed to be President 'stand-in' this week as Maree will be having tests during the day and may not be able to come to Rotary. Thank you in advance Paul. Paul has also been very busy organising a meeting with Lions and Apex to explore the feasibility of a Zigzag Park which has been suggested by Graeme Davis. We met as a small group last Tuesday evening and both service Clubs are positive about working together to look at what would be required, the associated costs and logistics. Further information will be advised as it becomes available. Also last week, nine of us were able to attend the Group 4,5,6 Forum with 130 odd other Rotarians to hear a range of really good young speakers who covered topics from Windward Bound, to Camps Tasmania and Rotaract. The feature speaker for the evening was Matthew Verney discussing 'Family Violence' from the legal perspective. A subject that is not often talked about openly. Some facts about the frequency of family violence were extremely hard to stomach as it appears that way too frequently women and children, in the first instance, are affected by violence within the home. Being abused, hearing abuse and seeing abuse is a high statistic that must be addressed as a society. Every one of us needs to be observant and proactive. A 'get well' to Marc Smith also - hope you are back to your usual chipper self and able to come to Rotary. It is unfortunate that Michael and I are not there to hear this week's speaker from VDL as we were particularly looking forward to hearing all about the company and the latest ventures. Finally, a reminder about the visit from our District Governor Tony Colman next week. The meeting will be held at the Pavilion and is a partners night so please make sure you RSVP for the meeting with extra numbers. Let's make it an especially welcoming evening to make Tony and Liz's memory of Deloraine Rotary even better. A reminder to the Board members to also be there half an hour earlier to meet with the DG. Yours in Rotary Gayle
INNER WHEEL September Information The September Inner Wheel meting will be held Wednesday 27 th September, at the British Hotel - 6.00 for 6.30p.m. Rotarians and partners are invited to attend Inner Wheel meetings, please advise Robin Dixon. A reminder that Members are automatically booked in for Meetings, and should advise Robin Dixon of any apologies 0427 622 161. Group Forum It was a well attended night with interesting speaker contributions with the main topic being family violence. Many important issues and surprising statics were presented and made one think what is going on in our society! Questionnaire This Questionnaire/Survey was distributed via email (or hard copy) a few weeks ago. If Rotarians could please look at this and fill it in ASAP, this would greatly assist the Board with their planning. If you did not received a copy, then please ask for one. Completed copies can be given to either President Gayle or Secretary Michael.) Photos of the Deloraine Club table. We had 2 guests plus 9 locals at the table. Thank you to PP Steen and Rtn Stephanie for supply of photographs and blurb An old man was sitting on a park bench, looking very sad. I asked him: "What's the matter?" He said I have everything a man of my age could wish for, a lovely new bride in her 20's, new car, lovely home and good health. "Then why are you sad I asked?" He replied: "I can't remember where I live!"
Meeting of 26 th September Meeting will be held at Bush Inn Hotel, 6.15 for 6.30p.m. Guest Speaker at this meeting will be Evan Roley CEO of Moon Lake Moon Lake Investments Pty Ltd trading as VDL Farms formerly known as The Van Diemen s Land Company (VDL) has been committed to quality land, dairy, and stock management practices for over 180 years. Established in 1825, we are located in the picturesque northwest of Tasmania, and are one of Australia's oldest companies. Today VDL Farms own and operate 25 dairy farms, a Dairy Support Unit and a standalone Heifer Rearing Operation. Including replacements VDL currently runs approximately 30,000 dairy stock. Rotarians are encouraged to invite guests to this meeting. In particular this may be an ideal meeting to invite (young) farmers along. But remember that if you are inviting others to attend, you must advise PP Ann of numbers by midday on the Tuesday. Next Weeks s Meeting Tuesday 3 rd October DGs Visit The DG Tony and Liz Colman will be visiting our club on 3 rd October and this meeting will be held at the Rotary Function Centre. All Rotarians will be marked as attending and being accompanied by their partners, unless you advise PP Ann otherwise and this must be done by Friday 29 th September at the latest. The meal cost will be the usual $26 and you will need to BYO drinks. News from PDG John & PP Lesley Just visited the nature pools at Myvatn, Iceland. Temperature outside pool 8 o Temperature in pool 40 o. This pool is surrounded by the lava fields. The lifeguard wore a snow suit. It was great in the water but the dash to the change rooms was breath taking!!
WHAT S HAPPENING and WHEN?? (Please note details are subject to change) SEPTEMBER Tuesday 26 th Evan Roley CEO Moon Lake OCTOBER Tuesday 3 rd Tuesday 10 th DGs Official visit at Rotary Pavilion. Partners night No Dinner Meeting Board Meeting at Rotary Pavilion 5.15p.m. Craig Stringer Rotarians Against Malaria (RAM) Tuesday 17 th Tuesday 24 th TCF Briefing Thursday 26 th Wednesday 1 st November Working Bees to set up for TCF NOVEMBER Friday 3 rd to Monday 6 th Tasmanian Craft Fair Saturday 4 th TCF Awards Dinner Bookings online via Trybooking Monday 6 th Working Bees to dismantle TCF, followed by tea at Bush Inn Tuesday 7 th No Meeting, transferred to Monday 6 th November DECEMBER Saturday 9 th or Sunday 10 th 2018 MARCH Tuesday 27 th Christmas Function Details TBA Combined Meeting with Inner Wheel at Rotary Pavilion APRIL Friday 6 th to Sunday 8 th MAY Sunday 20 th District Conference - Grand Chancellor (Hobart) District Assembly
TCF 2017 information Friday 3 rd to Monday 6 th November The next TCF Committee Meeting will be held on Monday 2 nd October, 2017 at Rotary Pavilion 7.15p.m. TCF Awards Dinner Information The TCF Awards Night Dinner this year will be on Saturday 4 th November at the Community Complex. It will be similar to last year with a 2 course dinner and 2 glasses of wine for $30. Only exhibitors or Deloraine Rotarians and their partners may attend, as it is heavily subsidised. Exhibitors will shortly be notified of this with the booking opening on 1 st August. Last year was a sell-out. If you want to purchase a ticket either go to www.trybooking.com/300933 or google Trybooking to get to their website and search for TCF 2017 Awards Night Gate Roster Availability Attached is a Club list, please fill in when you are available to assist over the TCF weekend. Please return completed filled in times to PP Ann ASAP. Also, please check that your mobile is listed and correct. This list will start circulating at tonights Dinner Meeting. Please indicate if you are able to use EFT machine these will be situated at the Complex and Showgrounds. Please check with family members and friends to see if they are able to help out, and include them on the sheet.
District Information September Basic Education and Literacy Month September is Basic Education and Literacy Month. How will your club acknowledge this? Guest Speakers, Vocational Visits, publicise your programmes of visiting schools for reading programmes? "More than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate. That s 17 percent of the world s adult population." Rotary's goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy. We support education for all children and literacy for children and adults. Notice of motion to be presented at the District s AGM on the 19 th of November A notice of motion is put to the Annual General Meeting to insert into the Rules of District 9830 the membership of the Nominating Committee to select the District Governor-Nominee, the Council on Legislation and Council on Resolutions representative and alternate, and the Vice Governor. Moved PDG Gerard Blizzard Nominating Committee Seconded PDG James Wilcox The Nominating Committee for District Governor-Nominee; Vice Governor; and Council on Legislation and Council on Resolutions representative and alternate representative shall be District Governor (Chair) Immediate Past District Governor District Governor-Elect a Past President (who has served a full term in the five year period immediately prior to the close of nominations for the Nominating Committee) from each of the 0362, 0363, 0364 telephone districts. Should any of the District Governor, Immediate Past District Governor or District Governor-Elect be unavailable, the most recent Past District Governor(s) who is available shall fill the vacancy(ies) on the Nominating Committee.
Meander Valley Festival of Creative Ageing Tasmania s only creative ageing festival will again be held in the Meander Valley in October. Commencing on Monday 16 th Grenoch Galley Memories Exhibition, Wine and Cheese evening (6.00p.m.). The Meander Valley Festival of Creative Ageing aims to combat isolation and loneliness for older adults living in the community. Festival director and registered music therapist Alexandra Morse said Meander Valley was looking forward to hosting the event. There is now substantial evidence to show that engagement in arts activities such as dancing, singing, fine arts and literature has a powerful impact on enhancing quality of life, she said. *Activities+ improve mobility and motor control, greater self-esteem, high social engagement, improved mental well-being and a decrease on reliance on medication and supported personal care. More than 25 events, including sessions, workshops and exhibitions will be held during the festival. The festival welcomes a host of guest creative arts practitioners, including ceramic artist Gill Riches, botanical artist Deborah Wace, composer Jimmy Reece and art therapist Megan Booth. Mountain Stories will open the event with the Preservation Society to share history about the folklore of the highland district. Musical concerts, story time, puppet shows and delicious food events will all follow. Organisers say a free concert in the Marakoopa Caves will be a highlight. The festival has been a collaboration project between the district s community members, service providers and various stakeholders. Deloraine House, Deloraine Trade Training Centre, Deloraine LINC, Meander Valley Life and Deloraine and Districts Community Bank have all supported this year s festival. Meander Valley Life board member Christine Chillcot was happy about the festival s success. We recognise the significant positive effects creative arts can have on our residents at Kanangra and Grenoch and the connection the arts have in building a community of support for all elders living in the Meander Valley community, she said. The festival runs until Sunday 22 nd October. More details of events are available from Aged Care, Deloraine office.
PP Lois will be seeking assistance from Rotarians with regards to this function. Formatted and Printed by Type It Copy It, Deloraine