August Theme: Membership & Extension Month
Lookout Reserve Maintenance Roster:
26/8/18 – 1/9/18 Janet Alexander, 2/9/18 – 8/9/18 Coral Barker, 9/9/18 – 15/9/18 Geoff Ford
Visitors: Jim Delaney, John King, Mike Higgins, and Kerry Doyle
President’s Report:
Graeme Chamberlain welcomed our visitors to the new members night. He gave a brief overview of the activities of the club and assured new members that there were plenty of opportunities for them to become involved. He also referred to a Board decision in November 2017, which stated that raffle tickets were to be $1 each or 6 for $5, and we would have to retain that practice unless, the Board changed it’s decision.
Later in the evening, Gordon King and Rod Greer provided new members with an overview of the activities of the Rotary Foundation.
Chair: John Calnin
Reports:
Marian Walton: reported that her group had spoken to several small towns about possibilities of offering drought relief activities for their communities. The hairdresser service voucher option had proven not viable. They would now talk to schools and maternal child health centres about sponsorship options. Any other ideas were welcome.
Peter Cullen on Footy Gates: Peter advised that there were still a few vacancies and the roster had been circulated. We are attending the gates at St. Alban’s Football Club grounds, Boundary Road. Take the Bellarine Highway towards Geelong, turn left into Boundary Road just before Eastern Cemetery, go past the Gordon TAFE campus and the football grounds are next on right hand side. Report first to the main gate and your duties will be allocated. First shift should report before 8 am.
Judy Greer, Youth Committee: reported that our student Nathan from St. Joseph’s whose application for the National Youth Science Forum we had supported had been accepted into the program.
John Calnin, Social: reported that the next event will be a visit to the Wayawa winery on the Bellarine Highway on Sunday, 23 September. Details and attendance will be provided in early September.
Martin Geerings: reported on a fire brigade briefing regarding the house fire, which had recently killed two people in Ocean Grove. There had been an increase in house fires on the Bellarine this winter. He said that it appeared both men had panicked and tried to take shelter within the house. The best option was to break a window and climb out. You should work out your best options and stick to that plan if a fire breaks out. Also ensure all smoke alarms are in working order.
Alex McGee: on Footy Tipping reported that the competition ends next week. The position is the same as last week with four people equal leaders closely followed by Alison George. Dick Clay won this week. Tipping will continue into the finals with the winner each week getting a bottle of wine.
Guest Speaker: Sue Cartwright, Community Engagement Officer, “My Health Record”
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| Sue Cartwright |
Sue works on behalf of the Western Victoria Primary Health Network, based in Geelong. She runs a public relations company, Communications Ltd. Sue passed around a survey for members to participate in if they choose to. Sue’s role is to inform the community in western Victoria about the project.
My Health Record is a secure, online summary of your health information, which began in 2012. It is moving from an ‘opt in’ to an ‘opt out’ system. Participants have until the 15 November 2018 to opt out. Access is through the mygov website or myhealthrecord.gov.au, help line 188 723 471 or forms are available at most Bellarine post offices. Each individual will personally control data in the record. If you do nothing, a record will be created at the end of 2018. You can opt out later if desired or opt in at a later date.
Privacy and security issues have been of concern. The conditions were amended so that under section 70, no record will be released to the police or any government agency including the ATO without a court order. Under section 17, if you cancel your record, it will be deleted. The default condition is to allow all providers that you use to have access. You can choose not to have some records included or not to allow some agencies to have access. You can use a PIN to control who has access and to be informed whenever your records are accessed, or new information added. If information on the record is inaccurate, you can ask that it be corrected. All providers have to register to use the system.
It provides a snapshot of your health situation at a point of time. Documents detailing the records what records are included were distributed to all members present at the meeting. It includes a summary of your health uploaded by your doctor, which can be used by other healthcare providers who you visit, hospital and test results, medications and referral letters. Medicare records, organ donations and immunisation can be included. You can also add any personal information that you feel would be useful for health providers to know. It allows health providers to access your information if you need services while away from home, reduces time in obtaining records, prevents duplication of tests and helps avoids errors such as adverse drug reactions.
Secondary use of the data will be allowed from 2020. Health care researchers will be granted access to depersonalised data for research, policy or planning purposes. You can choose whether your data is used. For older Australians, it has benefits in terms of convenience when travelling. Advanced Care Plans can be added. You can nominate an authorised representative to access your records and help maintain them according to your wishes. Registered aged care facilities will have access.
Ann Hodgkinson
