Theme: Economic and Community Development Month
Lookout Reserve Roster:
7/10/18 – 13/10/18 Peter Cullen, 14/10/18 – 20/10/18 Gary O’Donnell,
21/10/18 – 27/10/18 John Paton, 28/10/18 – 3/11/18 Dick Clay
Rotary Meeting 9th October 2018
President’s Report
11thOctober is the 35thanniversary of the charting of the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove. Next week is a joint meeting with the Lions’ Club. There will be a speaker from Lions. John Wynn, who is a charter member of the R.C.O.G., will also speak. Di Crawford, Assistant Governor, is organising a Movie night in Geelong for Polio Plus which will be held sometime between 1stand 7thNovember. The Movie will be Bohemian Rhapsody (the story of Queen) at a cost of $16 - $11 movie entry plus $5 donation. Please let Coog know if you want to go with numbers attending. The Lara Rotary Club will be visiting our meeting sometime in the next month.
Reports:
Pearl Macmillan, Secretary – An order form is being circulated for Rotary shirts ($30 plus $7.50 if you want the Ocean Grove Logo added) and Rotary caps ($15.50) plus $2.50 postage. She will inquire whether names can be added, and what that cost would be.
Marian Walton, Administration – The Board agreed to making a donation of $1,000 for drought relief to be sent to the Narromine Rotary Club to use, as they consider appropriate. Coog will be taking the cheque and present it to that Club next week. Additional donations are welcome.
Rod Greer, International – The ‘Slides for Sri Lanka’ project is moving through the bureaucratic processes with several Councils. They currently have about 12 playgrounds under consideration. A Shelter Box display will be set up at the next Market. Name badges need updating with the new International Rotary Logo. A new design is being developed. The preferred option appears to be to have first name in large print and a simplified design. These would cost $8.95 each. Alternative, more expensive, designs were less preferred.
Judy Greer, Youth – The Junior Community Leadership Awards are into their completion stage. A Presentation Night will be held on the 30thOctober where four students from each school will present to the Club, following award nights at each school. There are currently 58 active participants.
John Paton, Polio Plus – Several cases of Polio have been found in the New Guinea highlands. Thus, the project will need to continue for some years.
Noel Emselle, Community – A sign-up sheet is being circulated for participation in the Tangaroa Blue / OG Coast Care Main Beach clean up on 28thOctober. Please indicate if you can help with the clean up or the sausage sizzle. Meet at 10 am ate Rotunda near Field Street. Family members welcome. The Community Service committee in conjunction with the Men’s Shed are constructing two additional Picnic Tables for the Ocean Grove Nature Reserve. If you have skills or contacts that can help pour concrete slabs or erect steel supports that Rod Birrell will be making, please let Noel know. The preference is to use recycled timber, so if you know of a source let Noel know.
John Calnin, Art Show – Please return your raffle books as soon as possible if you have not already done so. The official opening night and prize presentations will be on Friday, 2ndNovember at 7.30. All members and partners are welcome. It will be in lieu of the Rotary meeting otherwise held on Tuesday 6thNovember (Melbourne Cup day). There have been 220 entries. ‘Joffa’ will be doing visual characterizations throughout the show. Please promote the show throughout the community. The Family Violence Prevention group will be meeting to organise a White Ribbon Day event and BBQ.
Adrian Schmidt, Market Report – Last Sunday’s market attracted 75 stallholders, and more is expected in the future. The BBQ raised $928.40; Fees $2,762; Gold coin collection for Loaves and Fishes, Uniting Church $1,450; Raffle $200; Coin toss $50 = Total $5,346.
Alex McGee, Footy Tipping Final Report – This was a difficult year for tipping with only three people getting 9 winners the whole year, with many weekly winners only getting 5 or 6. Congratulations to Graeme Chamberlain for being the overall winner. In all 53 bottles of wine and 1 box of chocolates were distributed with a surplus of $313 presented to the Club. Four people did not win anything throughout the years. They are presented with a consolation prize of an ‘all day sucker’ plus a bottle of wine, going to Judy Greer, Janet Alexander and two others. The remaining one bottle was presented on random selection to Janet Alexander.
Lynne Carlson, Vocational– A Parkinson’s fund-raising event will be held on 6thApril 2019 as a Dinner – Dance at 350 degrees restaurant, Queenscliff. The Committee Chair is Richard Grimmett. If you are interested in joining the committee, please let him know.
Guest Speaker: Bernard Kelly, Topic: Exciting, Dynamic Geelong
Bernard had a long career in investment and real estate. At the same time, he ran a series of side businesses, which included running online newspapers promoting supermarket sales, the not-for-profit sector and retirement activities. On retirement, he moved to Corio in Geelong and began researching the local area, culminating in his book Exciting, Dynamic Geelong. He believes Geelong has a low profile interstate. The book is sold to Geelong businesses to help in their promotions and marketing. Complementary copies of the book can be downloaded at www.birdwoodpublishing.com/shop
Chapter One, Zany Playgrounds for Adults, identifies a series of interesting, hidden places where you can take visitors. It gives about 27 ideas for activities. These include:
· The Spiritual home of the Brownlow Medal, the home of Charles Brownlow, who played for the predecessor club of the Geelong Cats;
· The You Yang’s at International Aviation Air show which provides exceptional viewing between 12 – 3 pm of exhibitors such as the large transport planes form Guam, Airforce fighter planes and helicopters doing circuits while waiting their turn to display;
· Cunningham Pier shows the remains of rail tracks and the rail marshalling yard for wool exports when Cunningham Street was the old rail route. There is also a large doorway in the Brougham Street Wool Museum wall through which the trains entered into their auction rooms. The railway reserve can be seen between the tall buildings across the road from the door towards the pier.
· Point Henry beach was the arrival point for old Geelong when a sandbar blocked the entry into Corio Bay. A channel has since been dug to allow big ships into Geelong. You can stand on the bar and watch the ships come through if you are brave enough.
· Hovel Creek near Geelong Grammar School, named for the explorer.
· Corio Villa. The Lands Commissioner ordered this, but he died before it arrived. The owner of the Geelong Advertiser bought it and eventually had it erected. It last sold for $5M.
· Fyansford Paper Mill complex, which used to employ 350 people. Its layout can be seen from the Highton Hills.
· Lime Kilns at Eastern Beach where three can still be seen at the beach north of the Conference Centre off Limeburner Road.
· Marg Campbell added the story of St. Alban’s Stud, which sent two mares to be mated with a stallion across the bay at Avalon Homestead (now a school). But they did not like the stallion over there, so they swam home across the bay to their local boy.
Many Thanks, Anne Hodgkinson
