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| DGE Helen Trigg |
Notice of Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove
18 The Terrace, Ocean Grove.
Tuesday, January 31st, 6.00pm for 6.30pm
SubjectSpeaker: Geoff Gill from the Geelong Aquatic Centre.
Topic - Extending the abilities of special needs children through
sporting and recreational activities.
Chairperson:
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: Peter Cullen.
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: John Flett.
Weekly Raffle: Wal Kelly.
Birthday and Anniversaries: 1/2 Peter Hawthorne, 3/2 Alex Magee.
Notice of Meeting for the Rotary Club Of Ocean Grove
18 The Terrace, Ocean Grove.
Tuesday, February 7th, 6.00pm for 6.30pm
Guest speaker: To be confirmed
Topic: TBA
Meeting of January 24th.
Totally irrelevant to tonight’s meeting, but interesting just the same...
On this day, Arthur Philip was entering Sydney Heads from Botany Bay (which was considered unsuitable for a settlement, - he had landed there on the 18th Jan, 1788). Eleven Ships, Seven hundred convicts and two hundred soldiers and a few ‘free settlers’ (80+) made up the First Fleet. They even had 6 rabbits! He landed and started the whole ‘settling’ or ‘invasion’ thing on the 26th!
So do we celebrate or sympathise?
The Meeting
Guests, Jan Flett, Helen Butteriss (President, Ocean Grove Business Ass.), Paul Gleeson, Ron Begg, Maureen Renton.
Notices and reminders
- Lonsdale Caravan Park Raffle ticket selling. On Aust Day. Meeting at 5.30 followed by a BBQ tea. If this bulletin is out in time then contact Gary Golding if you are available.
- Social. Marion Walton is getting together a group for the Merry Widow (she has further details) and also for Music in the park. The latter is each Sunday night in the Geelong Botanic Gardens. Marion is aiming for a group night on Sunday Feb 5th. (Great nights with a picnic and drink. Music isn’t bad either!)
- Bowls. Gerry is organising teams for social bowls at Lonsdale on each Monday in February. There are already several expressed interest. So get on board for a roll and a feed.
- Conference 2013. Gary has a theme and wording. Negotiating a colour with DGE Helen for what we will wear to the 2012 conference in Warrnambool.
- Conference 2012. Register on line NOW! There are also two rooms that have become available due to members being unable to attend. If you can now see your way clear to attend then contact Rod Greer asap, before he cancels the rooms next week.
- Ocean Grove Community Picnic. Richard Grimmett advised that the Ocean Grove Community Picnic, hosted by the Ocean Grove Community Enterprise (noting the presence of board member Helen Butteriss at the meeting), managed by Rotary, will be held on Sunday April 15th at Ocean Grove Park. Organising committee will be made up of members from each group. Trevor McArdle and Gordon King offered to help.
- Our DGE Helen has returned from her ‘education’ program in the USofA. She is full of the truth and wisdom that was shared with over 1200 DGE’s from around the world. Helen will give us a more detailed account in the near future.
- Presentation of ‘gate takings’ from the January market to OG Surf Life Saving Club of $740+
Guest Speaker
Chris Paterson, Ocean Grove Surf Club President
Exploits with the moving image.
Chris gave an excellent presentation in two parts.
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| Noel Emselle (right) presents the cheque to Chris Paterson |
- An update and a bit of history of the OG Surf Club. It started just after WW2, and except for a short recess it has been continuous since. It now boasts a membership of over 800 and 150 active lifesaving members. The Club also can boast a proud history of competition, winning numerous state titles and competing strongly nationally.
- The other part of Chris’ presentation was about his role as a program producer for television. This was fascinating and it is intriguing to get an insight into what goes into a ‘show’. 150 : 1 was a ratio of minutes of filming to minutes of actual show. Traveling the world to film and to canvas buyers and performers, etc was only part of an incredible juggling act involved in putting a show together. So now we all have to watch “The Great Race -Australia’ to see what talent we have in our own community. Chris is clearly a great organiser and someone we ought to be targeting for Rotary.
