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
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Volume 25 No. 6
Notice for a Special Meeting at our shopfront at 10.30 am tomorrow, Wednesday August 9th.
This brief meeting will see World Champion Triathlete Emma Carney present us with a defibrillator from HBA. Representatives of HBA will be present as also will our District Governor Andrew Suggett. Members, their partners and family members are urged to support President Richard at this function.
Introducing DG Andrew Suggett.
Born and raised in Warrnambool, Andrew was educated at the Warrnambool High School, Warrnambool Institute of advanced Education and Deakin University.
Andrew has an accounting and financial background with employment in Accounting Practices, Banking, Manufacturing and Retailing businesses, and in more recent times, management of the Warrnambool Football Club and the Cobden Golf Club.
Andrew and Betty married in 1966, and have three children and five grandchildren.
After joining the Rotary Club of Warrnambool in 1980, Andrew was active within that club before becoming a Charter Member of the Rotary Club of Warrnambool Daybreak in 1998.
Involvement in many community organizations resulted in the Warrnambool City Council recognizing Andrew’s service to the community with the Australia Day Citizenship Award in 2002.
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Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Tuesday 15th August 2006, 6.00 for 6.30.
Speaker PP Trevor McArdle Subject Membership extension and retention.
Chairman Tony Haines Assistant Cashier & Thanker Wal Kelly
Greeter & Assistant Sergeant Bob Osbourne
Birthdays 15th Hans Franken
17th Norm Elliott
18th Moyra McArdle, Geoff Chandler
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Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Tuesday 22nd August 2006, 6.00 for 6.30.
Speaker Trevor Mueller Subject Fly fishing Chairman David Cooke
Assistant Cashier & Thanker Alison George Greeter & Assistant Sergeant Alex Magee
Birthdays & Anniversaries 22nd Judy and Rod Greer
24th David Tyrrell
25th Leigh Holloway
26th Margaret and Hamish Campbell
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Rotafact
By the time the world is certified polio-free, Rotary’s contribution to eradication efforts will exceed US$650M.
Childrens’ versions of the Bible Stories, episode 5 of 9. [My proof reader again observes that none qualify!]
The greatest writer of the Renaissance was William Shakespeare. He was born in the year 1564, supposedly on his birthday. He never made much money and is famous only because of his plays. He wrote tragedies, comedies and hysterectomies, all in Islamic pentameter. [Ed. Comment – “Blimey!]
Writing at the same time as Shakespeare was Miguel Cervantes. He wrote Donkey Hote. The next great author was John Milton. Milton wrote Paradise Lost. Since then no one ever found it.
Delegates from the original 13 states formed the Contented Congress.
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Club Announcements
• If you don’t settle your unpaid sub. without delay, Treasurer Coral will take such steps as will cause you the utmost damned astonishment!
• From about mid-day next Monday, 14th Aug., Tim Kemp and others may call on you to collect ‘donations-in-kind’. Smallish household goods, working small appliances, school and other childrens’ books, pots ‘n pans, cutlery etc. [no clothing and no junk] If you haven’t registered and want to, PHONE TIM.
• The pictures looked like some sort of adventure along the Kokoda track, but it was really a very successful working bee by 12 members, directed by Leigh Holloway at Hilda Avenue this afternoon’.
• Your physical services are also required at the Kingston Park market site this Saturday at 8.30 am with spades, [or shovels], brush cutters, rakes and gloves, etc.for a quicky.
• Bronny Pike,[Min. Health] was impressed with our defib. Project, and so must COGG, to the tune of $2563.34. Their cheque is no longer’in the mail’ And tomorrow, it’s HBA’s turn.
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The Bellarine Police Community Support Register
If tonight’s subject was Ann Nichol’s and Gary Coombes’ first ‘power point’ presentation on this new initiative, then I hope to be around when they get experienced! This is due to become one of the emergency services available locally for the benefit of the elderly on a 24 hours per day, 7 days per week basis.
Address, phone no., next-of-kin, location of spare house key, and other strictly confidential information will be available in an emergency. No registration cost, no minimum or maximum age limit, [ ponder this – there are 10,000+ over 65’s in the Bellarine district], and volunteers for a variety of duties will be sought, not just from Rotarians, but also from other groups, such as Probus.
As members of an incorporated organization, members of the support group may have to pay a joining fee and an annual sub’, probably $10 for each, but they will be needed for funding, marketing, art work for promotional activities, legal services, volunteers and co-ordinators. A great concept, worthy of our support.
This bulletin is late because I had to attend a Board Meeting. [ an unruly, argumentative mob!}
• To the nearest $100, we have uncommitted funds of about $2000 in admin. and $6000 in charities.
• Judy Greer has beaut Rotary caps for the bargain price of $15, and we are urged to wear them at Rotary functions. Like today’s working bee, and the ‘Rotarians at work’ sign should also have been displayed!
• There are membership development and youth projects to be announced soon by Trevor and Helen respectively.
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End Bit
A firefighter is working on his gear when he notices a little girl next door with a dinky little red wagon, mini ladders and a garden hose on top. She’s got a fire-fighter’s helmet, and the rig is being pulled by a dog with collar and a cat with testicles. “Lovely set-up, little girl, but why don’t you put a collar on the pussy cat?”
‘You’re probably right”, she said, “but then I wouldn’t have a siren”. Contributed by Wal Kelly.
