BULLETIN of the ROTARY CLUB of OCEAN GROVE INC.
Winner of the Holmes Trophy for the best attendance by a Club at the 2006 District Conference
Volume 24 No. 43
Notice to all Board members that there is a meeting at John Calnin’s residence, tonight, Tuesday 2nd , for the particular purpose of determining the distribution of charity funds.
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Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, on Tuesday May 9th, 6.00 for 6.30.
Speaker Alan McConnell, AIS/AFL high performance coach. .Chairman Anne Brown Deputy Chief Cashier Alison George Assistant Cashier & Thanker Ken Wyatt
Greeter & Assistant Sergeant Peter Hawthorne
Birthdays & Anniversaries 10th May Rod & Carole Birrell
11th May Ann Magee, Geoff & Linda Morphett.
12th May Geoff & Jan Brentnall
13th May Jan Fox
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Tuesday 16th May at the hotel, 6.00 for 6.30
Speaker and Chairman Charles Dawborn Subject The Pride of Workmanship Awards Assistant Cashier & thanker James Turnbull Greeter & Assistant Sergeant David Tyrrell
Birthdays & Anniversaries 17th May Anne Brown
18th May Karen Kemp
20th May Prue Webb
22nd May Joan Steains
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Coming up- a really exciting and cultural event
JC, our social guru and entrepreneur, has announced the final event in this Rotary year’s social calendar.
It will take the form of a movie afternoon at the Leopold theatrette on Sunday 28th May at 3.00pm. The precise address will be advised in due course, just in case there is an A-bomb attack or earthquake in the meantime. The cost is $10 each and the theatrette is one of those intimate venues and the max. accommodation is 48, so early bookings are essential.
The film is ‘Sleeping Camels’ which, we are assured, is a much better film than the title indicates!
But that’s not all.
Afterwards, we adjourn to the Italian Club in Moolap for a meal and, [wait for it!] a dance! But if you are not up to ‘tripping the light fantastic’, the Triggs and the Birrells will give an exhibition!! Fresh from their recent triumphs in that TV extravaganza, ‘Dancing with the Planets’, these talented ‘hoofers’ would normally command a very large fee, but which, because of Rotary, has been waived.
You have two weeks to get your paid reservation to JC, no later than Tues. 16th May.
Last night’s meeting with the Mayor of COGG, Cr Peter McMullin.
Peter, resident of Barwon Heads and a former Rotarian, is also chairman of the Melbourne Comedy Festival. Your bulletin editor would like to have heard more about that.
Peter talked about the bridge, the potential Target store in OG, of traffic and parking problems, the Geelong by-pass, the Bellarine Aquatic Centre, soccer pitches in Shell Rd., the Bellarine Peninsular Strategic Plan, the Pt. Lonsdale ‘Stocklands’ project and the possible relocation of the Geelong Yacht Club. Peter proved to be a fluent speaker and a consummate politician.
We never got to have that walk-way barbeque!
I expect you have all forgotten that I suggested, back in January, that we should have a grand opening BBQ at the Barwon Heads Bluff walkway. It never happened, but I am still determined to attempt publicity in ‘Rotary Down Under’,
I intend, with John Wynn’s help, to write an appropriate article, accompanied by photographs, but I would like to include in the photos, as many members as can turn up for the photo-shoot, which I have decided will be at 5.00 PM on Sunday 14th May, on site.
I fully expect that numbers will be limited because of holidays, leave of absence, illness, fear of heights, work commitments, friends for dinner, going out for dinner,’ not wishing to have me foto took’ don’t know how to find it, can’t afford the petrol, bike tyres need pumping up, the wife won’t let me, hubby won’t let me, can’t be bothered, didn’t read the bulletin, never read the bulletin, and simply, forgot!
I did a dummy run on a sunny afternoon last week, but the only sign of life was two lovers and my dog, and none of them were Rotarians. The two plaques look great and are unvandalised. I hope a few of you will turn up on 14/5/06 at 1700 hours.
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Stop Press
• Bowel scan kits are available from your local chemist. Ken Wyatt has kindly offered to be the collector of kits for delivery to Geelong. $6 per kit.
• It is not too late to join the first aid course at the Fire Station on Wednesday nights at 7.30.
• Wal Kelly, with some help from his Rotary mates, has put together a 25 page submission with the aim of acquiring, free, at least one of the defibrillators used at the Commonwealth Games.
• Our hard-working Wal would appreciate any assistance you can provide at the Market Place shopping centre to help man our information shop. The usual hours for us are 10 to 12 and 12 to 2.
• Tony Haines has a supply of those really great value ‘Entertainment Books’ for the bargain price of $50 ………………………………………..
HELLO FROM SOUTHAMPTON [A verbatim extract from a 1st May e-mail from Keith Nixon]
“I have sent out a flyer by e-mail to RC Southampton Rotarians and will be hand-delivering the remaining to those who do not have Internet. I expect, by this Wednesday, I should have a good idea as to how many are interested in the first leg of the friendship exchange in Ocean Grove. So far, I have expressions of interest from 9 [4 couples and 1 single], including Judy and me. I have also had three couples who, while they are not able to travel, have expressed a keen interest in hosting Ocean Grove Rotarians, and partners, where applicable, the following summer[‘07].
The key to a visit to Australia will be the cost of the flight and I would like to get at least another three committed so that we can work out a group rate.
While we are aiming at January, we may opt for a few weeks later if it’s a cheaper go. Some others, including Judy and me, wish to have a stop over in New Zealand, Hawaii, Fiji, etc. I will leave it in the hands of my travel agent, once I have the final numbers on Wednesday.
I will send you a very brief profile of the folks who have expressed interest at that time. I hope there will be a number of Rotarians who would like to host some pretty nice folks from Canada! We, in turn, will put on the afterburners and, during our stay, provide information on a video of our neck of the woods to entice a number of Ocean Grovers [is that the term?] to return to Canada.
I hope this sounds like a plan, John, and I will keep you posted as things progress [with success, I hope]. Please advise if there is any hesitation on hehalf of your members.” End
Now then, you ‘Grovers’, please advise John Fox if you are interested in
A Visiting Southampton, and if so, B When, and C For how long
D. Regardless of the above, are you prepared to host our Canadian visitors in Jan. or Feb. 2007 ??
Three of our members have already expressed interest in going, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be in 2007. It is not like a Group Study Exchange. We don’t have to commit to a rigid plan at this stage. Foxy
