Vol. 30 No.16

 

October 11th 2011

October Theme: Vocational Service

Vocational Service Committee: Tony Haines (C), Gerry Spencer, Geoff Chandler.

 

Notice of meeting for The Rotary Club of Ocean Grove

Club Grove, 18 The Terrace, Ocean Grove.

Tuesday October 18th 6.00 for 6.30 p.m.

Subject: Art Show and Megaswim​Speakers: Several.  

Chairperson:  Ian Downing

Assistant Cashier:  Bill Walton

Greeter and Assistant Sergeant:  Marion Walton

Weekly Raffle: Peter McLennan

Birthdays and Anniversaries:  13th Ingrid Cummins, 15thPippa Paton, 19th Rod Birrell, 23rd Bill Walton; 6thMichael & Barbara Cummins, 23 John and Pippa Paton.

 

Notice of meeting for The Rotary Club of Ocean Grove

Club Grove, 18 The Terrace, Ocean Grove.

Tuesday October 25th 6.00 for 6.30 p.m.

Subject: Junior Community Awards​Speakers:  Grade 6 Students OG Primary School

Chairperson:  Tony Haines.

Assistant Cashier and Thanker:  Ann Hodgkinson.

Greeter and Assistant Sergeant:  David Tyrrell.

Weekly Raffle: Richard Trigg.

Birthdays and Anniversaries:  Oct 25th Jo Hawthorne, 27rd Norm and Elaine Elliott, Nov 2nd John and Jan Fox,

 

Vale Annette Cullen.  As members would now be well aware, Annette passed away on Tuesday morning.  All the members and partners of the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove express their sincere sympathy to Peter and family at the passing of Annette.

Annette and Peter have been long term residents of the Bellarine and have raised their two children, Alison and Peter locally (also 4 grandchildren).  Annette taught for many years at Barwon Heads Primary and was a keen supporter and organiser of the local junior tennis.  Her support of Rotary activities was also much appreciated.  Annette will be missed by the Rotary Family.

 

The meeting of October 11th and sundry interesting bits and pieces.

Guests.

Jane Trewin.  (Guest Speaker).  The Grodon Institute.

Bree-arne Chamley.  Bree is a musician who will be providing live music for the MS Megaswim.  She suffers from MS herself.

Kevin Downey.  Bree's mentor.

 

Reports and Notices

· Alison George has moved back to Grace McKellar for intensive physio and hopes to be back in action in about 5 weeks.  There is a rumour that she will lead one of the swim teams after all her water therapy!

· Mike Cummins was a 'virgin chairperson' (and did such a good job that he will get a regular spot!

· Art Show.  More rosters were handed around.  This time for Hall duties, selling raffle tickets,  and for numbers and names  of those attending the opening.  

· Megaswim.  There is an invitation to partners of Rotarians to participate in any of the many tasks that would help run the Megaswim.  As for the Art Show this  event will require many volunteer hours to complete successfully.  Contact Trevor to register your interest.  To date we have 8 teams entered.  This is a good basis for the event. More details next week.

· Pulse Radio.  As part of the promotion for the swim Trevor will be on Pulse Radio from 8.30 next Monday.  So tune in!

· FROG's. The most recent breakfast went well with the guest speaker who had been a Physiotherapist with various Commonwealth Games Teams. It is pleasing that there is some interest being generated in assisting Rotary activities and possibly joining in the future.  So well done Noel!

· Car Raffle.  This will start after the Art Show.

· Market Brochures will be distributed to local businesses and to Tourist Information outlets.

· Footy Tipping.  Of the 19 participants only two failed to get a prize this season.  So Alex found some obscure justification for giving them each a bottle of wine.  The Club got $450 from the Competition to go to Foundation (I think?).

· Sergeant John,  Instead of the usual fines session we each contributed to the fines pool as a mark of respect for Annette and to give thanks for our own health.  

Board Meeting.

· Monies (up to $1000) not charged for the meal of Oct 4th go toward the entry cost for members and partners for the Art Show.

· Community Service. Welcome Signs for the Lookout Reserve wording is being worked on.

· Winter Market.  We will continue to run this in 2012 and review staffing requirements.  John Paton was thanked for running it this season.

· Vocational. Revised proposal for The Gordon scholarship was accepted. To be reviewed at the end of 2012.

 

Guest Speaker.

"Vocational Education and The Gordon Institute"  

Jane Trewin.  Skills Centre Manager and a former Apprentice of the Year.

Jane spoke on the National Skills Week and how it was promoted through the Gordon. As this was the first year of National Skills Week, The Gordon promoted it by doing aFamily Makeover.  A family was selected and The Gordon's skilled students went to work on the family.  Fitness, horticulture, beauty therapy, hair, Master Chef, Skills for LIfe, and floristry were all part of the Makeover.  (Better Homes and Gardens seems second rate by comparison!)

Details of the distinct nature of The Gordon were explained and it was an impressive list of courses, avenues for learning and potential outcomes that was presented.  Jane was proud to point out that The Gordon is the state's largest stand alone TAFE and has a history of 125 years.  It has a student body of 22,000 and a teaching staff of 650 full time equivalent teachers.  

In his vote of thanks Geoff Ford was able to add to the sense of history.  He had done his wool classing there while checking out the Home Economics department!

Thanks to Jane for a most informative presentation.

 

Nonsense

A handful of 7 year old children were asked what they thought of beer.

· 'I think beer must be good. My dad says the more beer he drinks the prettier my mum gets.'​

· 'Beer makes my dad sleepy and we get to watch what we want on television when he is asleep, so beer is nice.'​

· 'My Mum and Dad both like beer. My Mum gets funny when she drinks it and takes her top off at parties, but Dad doesn't think this is very funny.'​

· 'My Dad loves beer. The more he drinks, the better he dances. One time he danced right into the pool.'​

· 'I don't like beer very much. Every time Dad drinks it, he burns the sausages on the barbecue and they taste disgusting.'​

· 'I give Dad's beer to the dog and he goes to sleep.'​

 

Another couple of ponderisms.

· If electricity comes from electrons,  does morality come from morons?

· From Richard on behalf of his profession...'I know passing on the right is for the overtaker, and passing on the left is for the undertaker.'

 

Bulletin. The next three editions will come the pen of Martin Geerings.  I thank him on behalf of Alison and myself for 'volunteering' to do one of the Club's most sought after jobs!  Thanks Martin.  You will be justly rewarded.

Rod G.