October Theme: Youth
Notice of Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove
18 the Terrace, Ocean Grove
Tuesday, 7th October 2014, 6.00 for 6.30pm
This is a partner's night so please apologize if your partner is not attending
Speaker: District Governor, Geoff James
Chairman: John Paton
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: Rod Greer
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: Wal Kelly
Weekly Raffle: Norm Elliott
3 on Me: Eng Ho
Birthdays and Anniversaries: 12/10/2014 Patsy Bush, 5/10/2014 Fred and Wilma Andrews,
6/10/2014 Marion and Bill Walton
Notice of Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove
18 The Terrace, Ocean Grove
Tuesday, 14th October 2012, 6.00 for 6.30pm
Speaker: Vocational Service Event. Jeanette Roche. "What is new in the world of finance?"
Chairman: Hans Franken
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: Norm Elliott
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: Graeme Chamberlain
Weekly Raffle: Peter Hawthorne
Birthday and Anniversaries: 15/10 Pippa Paton, 19/10 Rod Birrell
Notice of Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove
18 The Terrace, Ocean Grove
Tuesday 21st October 2014, 6.00 for 6.30pm
Speaker: Junior Community Awards Night
Chairman: Ann Hodgkinson
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: Tony Haines
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: Rod Greer
Weekly Raffle: Graeme Chamberlain
Birthday and Anniversaries: 19/10 Rod Birrell
Lookout Reserve Maintenance Roster:
13/9/2014 – 13/10/2014: Jill Grigg, 11/10/2014 – 7/11/2014: Peter Cullen
Reports: 30th September 2014
Visitors: Visiting Rotarian, Helen Smith from Shepparton, and partner Maurice
Scott Campbell from Ocean Grove Primary School, attending a meeting as part of his Graham Barth project.
President's Report: Last week's meeting with Queenscliff and Drysdale Rotary Clubs went well. Concerns have been expressed regarding quality of the food. Although hamburgers are very trendy in Melbourne at the moment, may not be suitable for Rotary meetings. Let Board members know if you have any issues with food and it will be followed up.
Secretary's Report: Nominations for 2015-16 Board members are now open and close on 17th October, one month before AGM on the 18th November. Next week the DG Jeff James will visit and be guest speaker.
International: Quarterly payment to the Solmaid School in Bangladesh is due.
Two shelter boxes at $1,000 each have been purchased.
Community Development and Projects: Peter Cullen reported that1.1 tonnes of batteries have been sent to the recycling depot in Geelong.
Six volunteers are needed to help with parking for the Neighbourhood Centre Community Picnic on the 18th October. Please let Peter Cullen know if you can help.
Noel Emselle reported that at the meeting last week, it was decided that Queenscliff Club would take over the responsibility of fixing up the Rotunda in Queenscliff. Help was also requested to help get the G21 Point Lonsdale to Collendina trail organised.
Quotes had been received at $70 each for new entrance signs. Assistance to redesign the signs was required.
Weeding is needed at the Lookout Reserve. Renewals of signs at entry points of towns are being considered. A working bee for the removal of Bellarine Pea may be held when the weather improves.
Market Report: The first summer market is to be held this Sunday. Help to put out 11 signs in new locations was requested, and two volunteered. 65 sites have been booked and more are coming in. Donations will go to Relay for Life.
Football: Geoff Chandler won the Grand Final Round in more ways than one.
Social Report: John Calnin advised that a progressive lunch would be held on 26th October. Houses have been volunteered at the Waltons, Alison George, and the Greers. All participants will be asked to bring a plate, and will be advised further. There will be no further costs.
GUEST SPEAKER: Dale McIntyre, Life as a Shearer.
Dale was born at Leslie Manor in the soldier settlement area near Camperdown. As a child, he was always down at the shed and shore his first sheep aged 10. The shearer's culture is looking after yourself, which meant no smoking, no drinking and no gambling. It is one of the hardest jobs. He was a clean shearer but by no means the fastest. He did a lot of show shearing. He often did only 100 sheep a day, but at one time shore 200 sheep a day, 5 days in a row. He mainly worked around the Horsham area.
Dale moved to the Wangaratta area when he was 15 and did agricultural work. He later came home to Camperdown and finished year 12. He did not begin shearing until he was 18 and had matured. He then went to Canada and came back to Australia when he was 21 and worked as a shearer until 1985. He learned both blade and machine shearing from Henry Salter in Kerang. He used blades for show work. Dale has a large collection of hand pieces, which are now held, at the Hamilton museum or in storage.
Dale then became a Sunbeam Sales Representative. Cooper Engineering patented the first hand piece in 1854 in the USA. This company became Sunbeam and sold shearing and wool handling equipment and agricultural equipment. The firm was eventually sold to a N.Z. company and he was made redundant. He then returned to work at fencing and shearing.
Dale feels the saddest time in the industry was when the move from narrow to wide shears occurred. This caused general conflict among farmers and shearers, which was not necessary. The wide comb was 10% more efficient but shearers needed to learn how to change their style of shearing to use it.
Please note it is essential that apologies be recorded by 12noon on Mondays. Also the Club has to pay for members who have apologized and not turned up!
Phone number is 0457 315 900. Thank You.
Thank you to Ann Hodgkinson for producing this Bulletin
AG.
