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 26
Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Tuesday 16th January 2007, 6.00 for 6.30.
Speaker Nobody special Subject Sex, politics & religion Chairman Who’s game?
Assistant Cashier Rod Birrell Assistant Sergeant Geoff Brentnell
Birthdays & Anniversaries 11th Richard Grimmett 13th Noel & Trish Emselle
14th Geoff & Jan Chandler 22nd Margaret Campbell
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Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Tuesday 23rd January 6.00 for 6.30
Speaker Same as last week Subject ditto Chairman Who needs a chairman?
Assistant Cashier Anne Brown Assistant Sergeant Peter Cullen
Birthdays & Anniversaries 24th John & Shirley Dodgshun 25th Heather Grimmett
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Monday’s meeting with Drysdale RC at the Curlewis Golf Club
A few of us, together with some Geelong East members, enjoyed the hospitality of our mother club in an excellent venue over an equally top class meal, for just $15, [surely a record low price].
The golf which preceeded the dinner was won by a foursome made up of two Drysdalarians, one EastGeegee and one Grover- none other than our very own Past Presidential bushranger Martin [Tiger] Geerings.
Martin’s team came in with a net best ball score of 70, [2 below par] and my sports editor’s belief is that none of them admit to a handicap of less than twenty!! Their competition result was a stableford score of 43 ¼ points, incomprehensible to a non-golfer and unbelievable to the rest of us. My dinner companion, Alex was, to say the least, incredulous.
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Tonight’s meeting
30 members [approx], 2 visiting Rotarians, 1 guest and 58 mingling kids.. Just as well we didn’t have a guest speaker, with our outdoor venue being mid-way between the dining room and the playground!
Reports were shouted by Tim Kemp- donations-in-kind, Judy Greer- market, Geoff Ford- car raffle,
Hans Franken- Ocean Grove Cellars, and John Fox- Canadian Capers. President Richard was the chairman and John Calnin was the extractor.
Geoff Ford still awaits the return of about 17 raffle books from members. This is now an urgent problem. He would very much appreciate assistance and assistants at the Portarlington Mussel Festival next Saturday. Sales have so far reached 300 books. That’s about $4800 for our charities account.
The most thoroughly deserved fine of the night was levied against Foxy whose job it has been to inform the Canadians about the itinerary. A host couple, [who will be nameless], got an e-mail from a Canadian couple, [equally nameless], enquiring “what’s the MCG?”
Alex Magee was the stand-in chief crayfish spinner last Sunday, and returned a profit of $400.
If you haven’t already booked for the conference and want to go – 2nd to 4th March, Foxy has the registration papers, and five copies of the official conference programme
Ken Wyatt, having relocated to Moama, has resigned.
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Extracts from the Melbourne ‘Argus’ of 19th November 1931
As a very novel idea, and excellent source of interesting copy for my bulletin, Jan’s birthday present takes a lot of beating.
The P & O liner Strathnaver, [at 22,500 tons, just about the biggest passenger ship to visit Australia] could take you to UK for $196 one way, or $344 return. [I have simply doubled the quoted price in pounds]. The passage was via Colombo, Egypt and Marseille- about six weeks. Tourist class was $78 one way or $140 return.
Or you could take a cruise on RMS Niagara from Sydney to Suva and return, [23 days, with 7 in Suva] for just $70 return first class.
Kellogg’s Corn Flakes was the strongly advertised breakfast for Melbournians and other readers, but, strangely, also for lunch!
Lifebuoy was the preferred soap. “Betty watched them enviously as they hurried away to Gwen’s tennis party……another lonely afternoon for her” Fair dinkum, I quote verbatim.
Ovaltine was recommended for kids cramming for exams. “Builds up brain, nerve and body”, and Colinated Cocoanut Oil Shampoo was the best for both men and women’s hair.
The engagement was announced of Miss Betty Fairbairn of ‘Banongil’ station, Skipton, to Mr Ross Grey Smith of South Yarra. They named a stand at the MCG after him.
Of course, the depression was still in full swing, and lunches were free at the Hotel Australia.
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Rotary clubs honored for teamwork with co-operative projects award
A partnership between the Rotary Club of Ginninderra, ACT and the YWCA of Myanmar, [formerly Burma] is providing disadvantaged children in remote areas of Myanmar with education, vocational training, recreation, and safe shelter during the school term. The programme helps protect students ages 10 to 15 in Yangon against sexual exploitation, child labour, and exposure to crime and substance abuse.
Because Rotary does not exist in Myanmar, collaborating with YWCA was crucial to the Ginninderra club’s outreach in the southeast Asian country.. Club members raised the funds to finance the project- $17,580, and YWCA volunteers provided the local knowledge and logistics to implement it.
This is one of nearly 130 initiatives that received Rotary International’s 2005-06 Best Co-operative Projects Award, which recognizes outstanding Rotary club service projects done in co-operation with other organizations and entities. The annual award encourages clubs to seek partnerships on local, national and international levels.
Ed comment; I thought I was fairly knowledgeable on matters Rotary, but I didn’t know there was a place in the ACT called Ginninderra, and could therefore not be expected to know it had a Rotary club. I had forgotten that Burma became Myanmar after independence, and I had never heard of the RI awards for ‘Best Co-operative Projects’. Just when you think you know Rotary, you find out you don’t!!
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Frustration is trying to find your glasses without your glasses
