Rotary Club of Diamond Creek Bulletin 22nd May 2013
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rotary club of diamond creek inc. bulletin 22nd May 2012 Page
2 2 n d M a y 2 0 1 2
IT'S HAT DAY
NIGHT
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RI President
Kalyan Benerjee Rotary Club of Vapi
Governor
David Anderson Rotary Club of Yea
AG
Pat Miller Rotary Club of Diamond Creek
Club Officers
President Alan Jones
Vice President PP Rod Mackenzie
President Elect Steve Crosling
Secretary & Attendance Eileen Gatt
Treasurer & Public Officer Greg Adams
Directors and Standing Committees
Club Administration PE Steve Crosling
Membership John Egan
Public Relations PP Bev Baker,
Service Projects PP Alan White
Rotary Foundation PP Linda Gidlund
Who ya gunna call !
President Alan Jones 0414861558
Secretary Eileen Gatt 0427712688
Treasurer Greg Adams 0419355842
Editor: Greg Adams
Art Director: Greg Adams
Advertising : Greg Adams
Bottle washer : Greg as well
Editorial: send to [email protected]
Caution: The Bulletin contains no calories, vitamins,
minerals or proteins. In fact, it is devoid of nutritional value.
Nevertheless, it is a supplement much sought after and
regularly devoured by the Rotarians of Diamond Creek.
rotary club of diamond creek inc.
Bulletin
V o l u m e 2 0 I s s u e 4 1
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Note: The views and opinions expressed in this newsletter
are not necessarily those of the Club or its members
District 9790
On the Cover
Its’ HAT DAY
night
Wear a hat to the meeting and make a
$5
donation to Rotary Health.
Prizes for: “Most Unique Hat” &
“The Hat that Closely Depicts Your
Personality”
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the program/up and coming calendar and
who’s doin what 22nd May 2012 Tuesday 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Rotarian behind the badge Greg Paull
Attend: Holliday Geoff, Chair: Sparkie Ern Beans: Greg, Door man: White Panda Art Work: Chear Squad Bev
Prize: Me
29th May 2012 Tuesday 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Club Ass
Attend: Senior Brian, Chair: Cpt Alan Beans: Greg, Door man: Xray Steve Art Work: Grandpa Phil Bev Prize:
Sharraine
2nd June 2012 Saturday 7.00 PM - 11.30 PM 20th Birthday bash
life's events
May 25 Ann and Ern—anniversary
May 25 Geoff Swan birthday
May 29 John Gatt joined this Club
Jun 1 Geoff Swan joined Rotary 18 years ago
Jun 2 Ern Wardell joined Rotary 19 years ago
Jun 2 Phil Marendaz birthday
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past presidents
Brian Bowen 1978-1979 Heidelberg North
Bob Eycken 1983-1984 Alperton UK
John McCrohan 1992-1993
Ron Gordon 1993-1994
Chris Doupe 1994-1995
Cliff Wearne 1995-1996
Ern Wardell 1996-1997
Rod Mackenzie 1997-1998
Steve Sampson 1998-1999
Robin Chapple 1999-2000
Peter Marriage 2000-2001
Rob Lloyd 2001-2002
Bev Baker 2002-2003
Joe Di Natale 2003-2004
Geoff Swan 2004-2005
John Gatt 2005-2006
John Arthur 2006-2007
Linda Gidlund 2007-2008
Alan White 2008-2009
Pat Millar
2009-2010
Clyde Hulme
2010-2011
As Rotarians, our foremost thoughts are usually to assist others, and frequently, Public Relations is the last thing on our minds. However, it is true that everything we do and say is showcasing our organisation. Good or bad, it will be remembered! Why is Public Relations so important? Good PR is imperative for our membership growth and the club’s survival. Without new members, we are unable to develop and progress as an organisation. It is also vital in our local community. For our club to advance and to help more people in the area, we need to have a positive image within that community. If we are seeking support from our local Council, then we need to ensure that they, too, view us as a capable and trustworthy organisation. Nillumbik Shire Council frequently requests our club to be involved in Council activities and projects, thus demonstrating their regard for the Rotary Club of Diamond Creek. On Saturday 2nd June, we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the club. What better time than this to embark on a public relations campaign? Throughout the month of June, we will be showcasing our club with a display at the Diamond Valley Library. Libraries are visited by a wide range of people with diverse interests and hopefully our display will generate further interest in us from some of them. We also plan to place an advertorial in the Diamond Valley Leader, again promoting the benefits of our club. We cannot be backward in coming forward to promote the wonderful things that we are doing in our community.
Even the birthday celebration itself is PR for the club as we have invited civic leaders and representatives from other community groups. One of our members even has a table of ten attending on the night as he sees this as a great way to showcase Rotary to them. Our greatest promotional activity in the local community is the Diamond Creek Rotary Town Fair – everyone knows that Rotary runs it and everyone knows what a great success it is. We don’t run the fair for the publicity it gives us, but it is the greatest advertisement that our club could have. Our club undertakes so many worthwhile community projects and it is the subliminal publicity from these that also reaches out to many in the local area. Many people hear about us through our projects such as the purchase of a defibrillator for the Diamond Creek Force Netball Club; assistance given to Diamond Creek Primary School to buy their shade sails; or the construction of the ramp house for the Riding for the Disabled group at Diamond Valley Special Development School. Just by wearing our Rotary shirts or working at a Rotary BBQ, we are noticed in the community. There is much competition out there for the same resources – whether it is manpower or money. We cannot afford to sit back and be the quiet achiever, we have to try to ensure that when anyone in the local area thinks of a good service organisation, the first one that comes to mind is the Rotary Club of Diamond Creek. Alan Jones
from the president
keeping up with the joneses!
“Everything you do or say is public relations.” – Anonymous
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as it happened last week
President Alan opened the meeting and
welcomed Visitors, Rotarians and
partners.
The Annual Greensborough Breakfast
will be held next Tuesday. See Rob Lloyd
if you would like to come.
There will be a Partner's night on June
12th. The ladies will run the meeting.
Kerry Jones saw the idea in the club’s
historical notes.
For the Club’s Twentieth anniversary
Celebrations 90 people have
responded for the 2nd June.
Steve Crosling reported on the incoming
board meeting. It was just a get
together working out meeting dates,
and the incoming Board members will
try to attend the board meeting in May.
The Diamond Valley Library is
showcasing voluntary organizations in
June. The Club needs material for this,
please see Bev Baker or Alan Jones if
you have some contribution for this
event
The Rotarian Behind the Badge speech
will be given next week by Greg Paull.
Next week wear a hat for the Mental
Health Hat day. Alan White has two
spaces a vacant for the Mental Health
Awareness Day.
There will be Defibrillator training on
Wednesday's 23rd May at 6.30pm to
7pm at the Netball stadium
The Club’s Changeover will be held on
the 26th June, and the District
Changeover will be held at the Kilmore
racetrack on the 1st July.
There will be a Volunteer night tomorrow
night run by the Nillumbik Shire and it is
an appreciation night. Those who wish to
attend are Pat Millar, Bev Baker, and
Alan Jones.
Bowel scan starts soon with Alan White
organizing it.
Jacqui Hodge introduced Jon Baly. He is
a science and math teacher at Eltham
High School who facilitates reciprocal
visits with Eltham High students to remote
communities in far northern Arnhem
Land. Students Lucy, Elysia, and Tess
presented. Lucy had been on two trips to
Donydji near Gove, in their school
holidays. Donydji is a disadvantaged
community with few teachers, one class
room, but an attitude of willingness to
learn and an open friendly community.
The visits have forged links between
vastly different people. The Eltham
students still continue to maintain their
friendships with the indigenous students
whom they met. It has been a life
changing experience for the Eltham
students and has changed their
perceived pathways through life.
Sharraine Ballao mentioned that a
Diamond Creek identity, Aninda
Robertson had passed away and that
her funeral would be held later this week.
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Our club ran a Mental Health First Aid workshop on Fri 18 May and
Sat 19 May at the Diamond Valley Baptist Church. Invitations to
participate had been sent to the Diamond Valley Baptist Church,
the Diamond Creek Men’s Shed, the Strathewen Community
Renewal Association, St. John’s Anglican Church, Diamond
Creek and St. Margaret’s Anglican Church, Eltham. There
were only 20 positions available for this course of 12 hours,
run over two consecutive days. There was a booking fee of
$30 per participant and we had to provide morning and
afternoon teas and lunches.
Our final number of 19 came from our own Rotary Club – 6,
Diamond Creek Men’s Shed – 4, Diamond Valley Baptist
Church – 3, Strathewen Community Renewal Association – 3
( we contacted Malcolm Hackett and had been able to move
two more from SCRA to the workshop being held by the
Rotary Club of Kinglake Ranges on 28/29 April to avoid a
waitlist) and St. Margaret’s Anglican Church, Eltham – 3.
The facilitator was Joe Zammit, a Mental Health Practitioner
and Trainer, from Norwood Association Inc. at St. Albans.
The course started at 8.30 am on the Friday
morning, with Joe having arrived half an
hour earlier to set up. Joe started by letting each
person introduce themselves and explaining
what they hoped to get out of the course.
It transpired that every person on the
course knew a relative or friend
with a mental health problem. The
group from Strathewen were aware
of many instances as a result of the 2009 bushfire.
The course covered medical conditions such as depression,
anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other psychoses
and substance abuse disorders.
The Mental Health First Aid Manual had been written by three
people from the University of Melbourne, Betty Kitchener OAM,
Professor Tony Jorm and Dr. Clare Kelly. It is a world first and this
course has now been taken up in 14 overseas countries, including U.S.A.,
England, Finland, Canada, Hongkong and Singapore.
Joe gave us many handouts as well as the manual, because the course
content was so comprehensive and detailed.
The general consensus was that the course was filling a void, creating an
awareness of signs and symptoms to look for in assessing and recognising
mental illnesses and then knowing where to find further treatment and
diagnoses.
This is a great program of Australian Rotary Health, put together with the
assistance of Mental Health First Aid and funded by the Commonwealth
Department of Health and Ageing. It relies very much on individual Rotary Clubs
organising venues and participation, but is such an important subject that I hope that
Australian Rotary Health is able to continue with it into the future.
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Phone 03 9438 3044
Fax: 03 9438 4070
Email: [email protected]
Advance Australia Fair
Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are young and free;
We've golden soil and wealth for toil,
Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in Nature's gifts
Of beauty rich and rare;
In history's page, let every stage
Advance Australia fair!
Rotary Grace
O Lord and giver of all good
We thank you for our daily food
May Rotary friends and Rotary ways,
help us to serve you all our days.
The Diamond Creek Rotary Town fair 2012 starts
in 131 days
Conference 2013 starts in 308 days