Bulletin for the meeting held at the Ocean Grove Hotel on May 17, 2005
Welcome: President TAG Kemp.
President Kemp opened the meeting with the royal toast and welcomed members, visiting Rotarians and guests. Congratulations to Rod Bush on three years in Rotary this week. Welcome to visiting Rotarian Colin Hardwick from Flemington and to Paul Gleeson, guest of Richard Grimmett.
Matt Gerber will arrive on June 9th and will visit the club on June 28th. Partners are welcome to attend. If you would like to host Matt please speak to John Fox.
Remember the Rotary Donations-in-kind project. The recent distribution backlog has been cleared. Donations of tools, encyclopaedia, dictionaries, and any other useful equipment can be made to the DIK distribution centre in North Geelong.
The Rotary District Convention will be held this Sunday in Stawell.
Reports:
Community Service, John Wynn: John has received a call from the City of Greater Geelong finally indicating that we can proceed with plans to clean up the walking track from the Thacker Street roundabout to the Nature Reserve. (The COGG initially refused permission due to insurance and/or safety restrictions and then undertook a major clean-up of the track some weeks ago, Ed.).
A working bee will take pace on the project to build a track from The Bluff to 13th Beach on May 28th.
Youth Service, David Tyrrell: David is looking for a committee member to take his place at the District Convention on Sunday. Club Service, Helen Trigg: The bus to the District Convention will leave the Ocean Grove Hotel car park at 5.45 am sharp on Sunday morning.
From the floor…
Wal Kelly - CPR NIGHT: The Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation and E.A.R night will be held on Wednesday 25th May 7.30pm at the Ocean Grove Tennis Club Rooms. Kim Eden from National First Aid will run the course.
The following members are booked in: Rod Birrell, Geof Brentnall, Anne Brown, Jan and Geoff Chandler, Bev and Richard Dwyer, John and Jan Fox, Tony Haines, Peter and Jo Hawthorne, Wall and Val Kelly, Trevor McArdle, Judy Mills, Bill and Queenie Penna, Helen Trigg, David Tyrrell, John Wynn, Martin Geerings.
Roster to host Signe for a meal or outing:
May 30 – McArdle, June 6 – Penna, June 13 – Osbourne, June 20 – Morphett, June 27 – Mountford,
Attendance report:
Total members: 38 Apologies: 19 Percentage: 73%
Visiting Rotarians: Colin Hardwick, Flemington.
Guests: Bob Davis
Make-ups: Helen Trigg, Henry Hudson x 2, Peter Hawthorne
Birthdays: Bill Penna, Joan Steains, Anne Geerings
Anniversaries: John and Prue Webb
Guest Speaker, Bob Davis: 1957 Best and Fairest for Geelong, 1958 All Australian Team Captain, Victorian Team Captain and Captain of Geelong, coach from 1960 – 1965, including night premiership in 1961 and premiership in 1963, Bobby Davis spoke colourfully of his life, beginning with the words “How lucky you can be to join in with a club, and have them look after you for the rest of your life”.
In 1933, Bob’s father, a barber, rode out to Clunes to set up shop and begin life in this small community. He soon made an impression in the town and was successful in many areas, including bookmaking. Bob was sent to boarding school in Ballarat following the death of his mother, where he literally stayed from 1939-46. St Patricks College had not lost a game in 51 years and in 1946 Bob playing for Ballarat College was confident of a win. His father backed him with 300 pounds and Ballarat lost by three points!
Bob decided to go and play for South Melbourne and went down for a run uninvited. He was promptly rejected after stating that he was there to ‘save South Melbourne’, not once but three times before he had a chance to prove himself. Later it was Bob’s turn to reject South Melbourne when he was spotted by the scouts at the Eastern oval.
In 1948 he was recruited to Geelong and traveled in a taxi to training and to games from Ballarat, stopping at the Elaine Hotel for a three course lunch on the way to the Saturday games! There were finals in 51, the flag in 52 and the team started to gather momentum, wining 26 matches in a row at one stage.
After an invitation to ‘talk about the footy’ on channel seven with Geoff Raymond, Bob began his career in the media, though he claims he has never had a ‘real’ job. He later returned to Geelong to coach the team in 1960.
May 24: Geoff Morphett Bob Osbourne Bill Penna
May 31: Lucian Roncon Cheryl Selkirk Anne Brown
June 7: Rod Stewart James Turnbull Bill Steains
June 14: David Tyrrell John Webb Fred Andrews
Note: Please advise the Editor by email or written note of changes or exemptions to these duties.
Coming up:
May 24 - Geoff Brentnall – on his travels PLUS Matthew Walker - RYLA
May 31 - Tour of the new Marine Discovery Centre - NOTE: 5.45 for 6.00pm START
NOTES: Apologies are required before 12.00 noon on MONDAY (Phone Hans Franken 5255 1344)
Please do not ring the Hotel with late apologies.
