Matika, School Principal

from Nepal Duty Officers Noel Graham & Erroll Goulding

Tuesday March 5 2013

The Board of Murwillumbah Central Rotary Club meeting date—

at Jack Heffernan’s house Monday April 8 at 6.00pm.

Tonight’s Muster

Roast Lamb Presidents of Rotary

International Continuing the column below

featuring the Past Presidents of

Rotary International and a

quotation attributed to them.

The president of Rotary

International for the years

2004-2005 was Glenn E. Estess Sr.

Glenn E. Estess Sr.

Rotary Club of Shades Valley,

Alabama, USA

RI Theme: Celebrate Rotary

“True humanitarian service is about having the courage, the vision, and the practical knowledge to commit to projects that might at first seem like dreams.”— 2005 RI Convention

A weekly news update for members and guests of

Rotary Club of Murwillumbah Central Inc. Rotary International Club Number 17900 100% PHF Club (2011) 100% EREY Club (2011)

Meeting—6.00 for 6.30 pm EST or DST, At Murwillumbah Golf Club Mail to—PO Box 33 Murwillumbah NSW 2484

In the spirit!

Invitation to GSE team launch

Letter from George Kettle, appreciation for NYSF

Photos from Murwillumbah Swimarathon

108108 YEARSYEARS

Some information about Nepal

Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked

sovereign state located in South Asia.

Capital: Kathmandu

Dialing code: 977

National anthem: Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka

Official language: Nepali Language

Government: Republic, Federal republic, Federation

Population: 30,485,798 (2011)

Nepal is the world's 93rd largest country by land mass[7] and the 41st most

populous country. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by

the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by

the Republic of India.

The mountainous north has eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including

the highest point on Earth, Mount Everest, called Sagarmatha in Nepali.

It contains more than 240 peaks over 20,000 ft (6,096 m) above sea level. The

fertile and humid south is heavily urbanised.

Friends of Rotary Club of Murwillumbah CentralFriends of Rotary Club of Murwillumbah Central The businesses and individuals recognised here are special sponsors of our

club, by their contribution to the success of projects of the club or donations

towards charity objectives of the club. Soul Pattinson Pharmacy, Sunnyside Centre, Robert Nieh

Bakers Delight, Sunnyside Shopping Centre.

Budds Mitre 10, Wollumbin Street, Murwillumbah.

Northern Rivers Signs, Graham Dietrich, Dina Zambelli

Immortal Books, Murwillumbah Truck Centre.

D9640 District Governor—

Sandra Doumany

D9640 Assistant Governor—

Anne Egan

Club Office Bearers BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President—

Jack Heffernan

Vice President & Pres Elect—

David Vickers-Shand

Immediate Past President—

Noel Graham

Secretary —

Peter Sochacki

Treasurer—

Michael Grisedale

Membership Director—

David Vickers-Shand

Public Relations Director—

Denis Hallworth

Club Administration Director—

Denis Hallworth

Service Projects Director—

George Phillips

Rotary Foundation Director—

David Vickers-Shand

CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES

Club Program Chair—

Bryan Threlfall

Community Service Chair—

Judy Mason

International Service Chair—

Tony Hayes

Vocational Service Chair—

Richard Johnston

Youth Service Chair—

George Phillips

Social Activities Chair—

Ian Baker

Club Protection Officer—

Michael Grisedale

College of Presidents Chair—

Denis Hallworth

OTHER POSITIONS

Bike Ride 2011/12—

Michael Grisedale

Tony Worrad

Barry Lack

Noel Graham

Sergeants—

Noel Graham

John Stainlay

Heads & Tails—

Noel Graham

John Stainlay

District Office Bearers AN INVITATION:

What: D9640 GSE Team Launch to D3450 Hong Kong, Macau and

Mongolia

Where: Lismore Workers Club, Keen St, Lismore

When: Sunday 24th March 2013 – 11.00am for 12.00noon luncheon (NSW

EADST)

Cost: $15.00

RSVP: by Friday 8th March 2013, to Secretary Brian Wheatley, 02 6629

3404, 0429 129 573, wheatley209@bigpond.com

Team Leader Terry Brown – RC Lismore

Team Members:

Mitch Lowe – Tourism Co-ordinator – RC Lismore

Renee Mason - Librarian – RC Boonah

Rebecca Crisp- Pharmacist – RC Stanthorpe

Simone Millar - Bank Customer Service Officer – RC Tweed Heads South

This is an opportunity to meet our GSE team representing District 9640

and hear the team's first presentation.

From right Mitch Lowe, Simone Millar, Terry Brown, Rebecca Crisp and Renee Mason

Thought of the day

"Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate."

- Thomas Jones

THE OBJECT OF

ROTARY

To encourage and foster

the ideal of service as a

basis of worthy enterprise

and, in particular, to

encourage and foster

1 The development of

acquaintance as an

opportunity for service

2 High ethical standards

i n b u s i n e s s a n d

p r o f e s s i o n s ; t h e

recognition of worthiness

of all useful occupations;

and the dignifying by each

Rotarian of his occupation

as an opportunity to serve

society

3 The application of the

ideal of service by every

Rotarian to his personal,

business and community

life

4 The advancement of

i n t e r n a t i o n a l

understanding, goodwill

and peace through a world

fellowship of business and

professional men united in

the ideal of service

NOTES

of the things

we think, say or do.

1 Is it the TRUTH ?

2 Is it FAIR to all

concerned ?

3 Will it build GOODWILL

and BETTER

FRIENDSHIPS ?

4 Will it be BENEFICIAL to

all concerned ?

Dear Noel Graham,

I have not actually met you Mr Graham, due to the confusion

before the NYSF madness kicked off. However I have written a

report for you to enjoy. It's two pages, however I could've

continued for much longer. Thank you so very much for

sponsoring me, I appreciate it a great deal. The NYSF is a truly

eye opening experience that cannot continue without Rotary’s

support. I can ensure that your donations and support for my

career have been put to great use. I have come away inspired and

motivated to contribute to the global (and local) scientific

community. I hope that in the future you will continue to

support the next generation scientists. Murwillumbah is a small

town, true. But it does surprisingly well in many aspects

(including academia and sport) due to the people and

communities that live here. The work of Rotary is amazing, keep up the good work.

Many Thanks to yourself and the Murwillumbah Central members.

George Kettle

440 Kyogle Rd Murwillumbah,

PO Box 947 NSW, 2484 28/1/13

The NYSF was an incredible experience and

I would love to share it with everyone. My

name is George Kettle and I was chosen to

attend the Perth session at Curry Hall. This

barely does any justice to the people involved

and the experience itself. However I would

like everyone to have an idea. I can't make it

too long, otherwise it could get boring. So

I've summed it up. Two weeks in two pages.

The first I had heard about the NYSF was

from a close friend, Maddison Sherrah. She

came back from the experience with a wealth

of stories and a cheeky grin. I never really

saw myself in her shoes, but after a few

encouraging talks from my Chemistry

teacher, I decided to take the challenge. So I

applied with four others from my class, each

of us nominated by Murwillumbah Central

Rotary Club.

With their support I hopped into the car on

my way up to Bond University for a

selection day. I remember talking to a

Rotarian on my way up to the Science-

medical building. She said, "One bit of

advice. When you walk in that door, wear

your biggest smile and talk to every single

person you lay eyes on." I've never been an

incredibly confident person, but I soon

realised that everyone in the room was

exactly like me and this is the brilliance of

the National Youth Science Forum. It was so

easy to talk to each and every person.

The speech was no longer a challenge and the

interview was surprisingly relaxing. The

Rotarians that interviewed me were not there

to interrogate me as I was expecting, but soon

we were having a simple conversation.

Towards the end of the day I was informed

on my selection and went home anticipating

a package that was to be sent to me.

It seemed like a whole year had passed since

selection day and orientation.

So on the 14th of January I was finally in the

Brisbane airport, where Admiral Joe Orange

(quite a funny joke seeing as Joe was another

student) waited to direct all the students to

the terminal gate. Time seemed to pass very

quickly and soon enough we were greeted in

Perth by the overly enthusiastic Staffies.

At first, everyone was a little spooked by the

non-stop chanting, and no one wanted to

participate. "Do you feel a Breeze?" bounced

Staffie Laura, "Nope... there is no breeze on

this bus whatsoever." replied everyone. Oh

how this changed from the first day to the

last. Soon after arrival I met my buddy, Sam

Maclntyre from Scotland. His accent was one

from the Gods and could soothe many a girl

on the Forum. This was apparent from the

N Y S F

National Youth

Science Forum

first night as we settled into a routine

of ice cream before bed. A welcomed

treat to allow each days excitement to

sink in.

The two weeks were full to the brim

as Tom Grace (session B director)

tried to fit everything and anything

into our schedules. I simply cannot

talk about every scientific

presentation I observed, but I would

like to mention the standouts.

The presentation by Peter Quinn on

the Square Kilometre Array informed

the students of the newest greatest

radio telescopes, setting new

standards for the future of astronomy

and physics.

Lyn Beazley was another scientist that

talked to us in general, kindly

showing us multiple scientific studies

being conducted at the moment. She

was an example of passion and

excitement, showing keenness that I

had never seen before. From our first

meeting with her, everyone had

fallen in love with a grin that shone

from ear to ear.

However the man that I could talk

most highly of was Tom Hatton, the

group executive for energy at CSIRO.

His speech on the last night at Curtin

University was one I will always

remember. He spoke to us as adults

and encouraged us to pursue whatever

career we wished. The relevance of

the content was incredible; he

addressed nearly every question or

doubt I had ever thought. I just had to

have his speech, so I introduced

myself and asked. That night I went

to my room, read over it and fell

asleep smiling to myself.

I flew over to Perth hoping for some

guidance in my career decision.

Though writing this now, I only have

more to choose between. The NYSF

introduces you to so many different

occupations and disciplines of science

that you taste all the endless

possibilities.

At first I thought engineering was a

black and white choice for myself,

however this has now changed to

Mathematics and Physics. Being in

the Engineering group on the forum I

was able to witness various forms of

science across the preferences I am

currently thinking of.

Not only has NYSF widened

the choices of careers, but I feel

that it has really opened a

confidence I never knew I had.

In our groups we would carry

out impromptu speaking,

speeches and debates which

have improved my speaking

and communication skills two

fold.

I've held off until now, but I really

must mention the fun times.

Everyone thinks, "Science camp,

how could that be fun?" Don't be

fooled by the title. Science camp=

crazy times! So I and 143 others

learnt. It really is remarkable how

Geoff Burchfield and his team

collect hundreds of strangers and by

the second day they claim to be the

best of friends. And it's true. I know

for certain that I will keep in

contact with the people I have met.

Over the course of the two weeks

everyone grows so close,

culminating to the last day where

everyone pulls an all-nighter to

make the most of the time left. Until

early in the morning I was dancing,

laughing and writing goodbyes. I

knew everyone so well I could

almost have written their eulogies.

Then when it was time to board the

buses, we all wiped our tears away

and said goodbye.

My new buddies account for only

half the friendships made on my

journey. The experience was

incredible to say the least and was

due to the donations, support and

effort of a few wonderful people.

My parents first and foremost for

providing me with the support to

travel across the country. I must say

though, they were probably happy to

have a 2 week timeout. Mrs Narelle

Sherrah, my accelerated chemistry

teacher, for pushing me to put

myself out there. Not excluding the

other Mt St Patrick Staff for

encouraging and congratulating me.

The Murwillumbah Central rotary

club for sponsoring my trip and

Meredith Graham for sending out

the countless emails to prepare

district 9640 and myself.

Without Rotary and the thousands

of Rotarians that contributed to the

NYSF, each session would not be

feasible. I have so much respect for

the work that has gone in to raising

the money, thank-you so much!

Then there is Tom Grace, Geoff

Burchfield, Rotary Mum and Dad

and all of the brilliant Staffies. What

an amazing experience it has been,

you are all incredible people. The

effort spent to control 400 plus

nerds, is no mean feat. Let alone the

awesome people, science labs and

factories you have enabled access to.

I urge you to continue recruiting

NYSF students in the future. If their

memories are half as meaningful as

mine, they will continue on to

become great contributors to

science.

I thank you all for accepting and

growing my passion for science.

In asking Tom Hatton for his

speech, I would now like to share

some words which I think are

important for any aspiring and

current scientist.

"It has taken a huge investment

from your parents and the

community. To take you from here

to becoming a practicing scientist

will take much more investment.

But that comes with an obligation

to pay back to society through

service. But keep in the forefront of

your mind the great challenges your

world is facing.... Don't indulge

yourself by only working on things

that are easy or interesting only to

yourself. Work on things that

matter. Use your scientific

creativity and innovation in the

service of society. The future needs

you."

These were the words which proved

NYSF to be most inspirational. I

hope there is the chance for Tom

Hatton to speak to future NYSFers.

His speech has impacted my life and

I can assure the NYSF and all its

sponsors that their investment is

well spent. Thank you to everyone

for confirming my decision as an

aspiring scientist.

Action at the Pool, as

Carli Worrad, member

of Murwillumbah

Central team starts her

laps in lane 8.

Some of the 240 swimmers at

the Murwillumbah Swimarathon

on Saturday February 23.

The very successful event held

on Rotary’s 108th birthday,

raised $5000.00 for polio

eradication.

The local event was part of a

global event with 280 Rotary

Clubs participating worldwide.

The appearance of the Hospital team in theatre garb stunned other swimmers.

The latest results on the 3 main award categories as at March 1. 1. District Competition - Based on

the entries received - we can confirm

the final five districts which had the

most clubs participate-

District 9320 South Africa,

District 2980 India,

District 2450 Egypt,

District 9550 Australia

District 3170 India

we will now need to collate the

positions for each of the 3 categories

- number of swimmers, amount

raised and number of events , which

will take a few weeks until all the

money is gathered in -

2. Event with Most swimmers - The

current top 5 is

i) Rotary Clubs of Murwillumbah

D9640 Australia

ii) Rotary Club of Belgaum , D3170

India

iii) Rotary Clubs of East London

Sunrise D9320 South Africa

iv) Rotary Club of Limavady D1160

Ireland

v) Rotary Club of Cabarrus County

D7680 USA

So Great to see it split across 5

continents!! , and well done to the

new clubs Murwillumbah and

Cabarrus county for first time

events!

Now there are still some clubs yet to

confirm so positions could yet

change

3. The End Polio Now Bill Gates

signed Bottle challenge - to the event

that raises the most money for End

Polio Now

Here are the current top 10 - they

could all change - PLEASE keep

your figures coming in and I'll

update the standings over the next

few weeks

i) Rotary Club of Kwinana D9465

Australia

ii) Rotary Club of Perth Ontario

D7040 Canada

iii) Rotary Club of Hamilton D9600

Australia

iv) Rotary Clubs of Murwillumbah

D9640 Australia

v) Rotary Club of Los Olivos D5240

USA

vi) Rotary Club of Waynesboro

D7360 USA

vii) Rotary Club of Mareeba D9550

Australia

viii) Rotary Club of Rockingham

D9465 Australia

ix) Rotary Club of La Jolla Sunrise

D5340 USA

x) East Sutherland Rotary Club

D1010 Scotland

The Hospital team swabbed the triathletes and declared all failed the test. By the look

of the samples, it is surprising they were able to stand up, let alone compete.

Within hours of the news that

Tesco's 'all beef hamburgers'

contained 30%horse meat these

quips hit the internet.

I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse."

Anyone want a burger from Tesco?

Yay or neigh?

Not entirely sure how Tesco are

going to get over this hurdle.

Waitress in Tesco asked if I wanted

anything on my Burger. So I had a

£5 each way!

Had some burgers from Tesco for

my tea last night.... I still have a bit

between my teeth.

A woman has been taken into

hospital after eating horse meat

burgers from Tesco - Her condition

is said to be stable.

Tesco are now testing all their

vegetarian burgers for traces of

unicorn.

"I've just checked the Tesco burgers

in my freezer...AND THEY'RE

OFF".

Tesco now forced to deny presence

of zebra in burgers, as shoppers

confuse barcodes for serving

suggestions.

Said to the missus these Tesco

burgers given me terrible trots.

To beef or not to beef... That is

equestrian.

A cow walks into a bar. Barman says

'why the long face?' Cow says

'Illegal ingredients, coming over

here stealing our jobs!'

I hear the smaller version of those

Tesco burgers make great horse

d'oeuvres.

These Tesco burger jokes are going

on a bit.

Talk about flogging a dead..

agggghhh NO! NO NO NO!

A man suffered a serious heart

attack while shopping in a store.

The store clerks called 000 when

they saw him collapse to the

floor.

The paramedics rushed the man

to the nearest hospital where he

had emergency open heart bypass

surgery.

He awakened from the surgery to

find himself in the care of nuns at

the Catholic Hospital. A nun was

seated next to his bed holding a

clipboard loaded with several

forms, and a pen. She asked him

how he was going to pay for his

treatment.

"Do you have health insurance?"

she asked.

He replied in a raspy voice, "No

health insurance."

The nun asked, "Do you have

money in the bank?"

He replied, "No money in the

bank."

Do you have a relative who could

help you with the payments?"

asked the irritated nun.

He said, "I only have a spinster

sister, and she is a nun."

The nun became agitated and

announced loudly, "Nuns are not

spinsters! Nuns are married to

God."

The patient replied, "Perfect.

Send the bill to my brother-in-

law."

ROTARY GRACE

Oh Lord and giver of all good

We thank thee for our daily food

May Rotary friends and Rotary ways

Help us to serve thee all our days

NEXT WEEK’S MUSTER

Matika,

School Principal

from Nepal Duty Officers

Noel Graham & Erroll Goulding

Apologies and guests must be phoned or faxed to Noel Graham Farm Machinery by 2.00 pm on the day of the meeting or meal paid for. Phone 6672 2555 or fax 6672 2063.

Any late apologies or invitees (after 2.pm) must be phoned direct to Hot Wok Restaurant 6672 4041.

Rotary websites

Club www.murwillumbah-central-rotary.org.au This is the new web site. www.murwillumbah-central-rotary.org (old site) District—www.rotary9640.org Australia—www.rotary.org.au International—www.rotary.org

Meeting Make-up locations Murwillumbah Monday 6.00pm

Greenhills Reception Lounge Mt Warning AM Wednesday 6.45am

Imperial Hotel

South Tweed Monday 6.30pm South Tweed Sports Club

Tweed Coast Contact for details

Kingscliff Tuesday 6.15pm Cudgen Leagues Club

Coolangatta Tweed Thursday 6.00pm

Twin Towns Services Club Mullumbimby. Thursday

1st & 3rd—7am Sandbar Café, Brunswick Hd

2nd & 4th—7pm Brunswick Bowls Club

On-Line - Rotary Eclub Next Gen Qld Australia

www.rotaryeclubnextgen.org

Coming programs details

Mar 12—Yuzuke Sakabe, Chiropractor—aging with ease

also RYLA awardees

Mar 19—

Mar 26—Rotary Eclub, Chris Lloyd, AusE SafarE.

Apr 2—

Apr 8—GSE Dinner at Greenhills Lounge w/- M’bah Club

Apr 9—No Meeting, transferred to Apr 8

Apr 16—

Apr 23—

Apr 30—No meeting, transferred to May 1

May 1—Group 4 Cluster dinner, Andrew Csabi Guest Speaker.

May 7—

May 14—No meeting, transferred to May 18

May 18—75th Anniversary Dinner Mbah Club, Civic Centre

Duty Officers

Mar 12—Kevin Damsma & Ian Baker

Mar 19—David Vickers-Shand & Bryan Threlfall

Mar 26—John Stainlay & Peter Sochacki

Apr 2—Diedri & Bob Shepherd

Apr 9—Not required

Apr 16—George Phillips & Richard Johnston

Apr 23—Len & Judy Mason

Apr 30—Not required

May 7—Tony Hayes & Denis Hallworth

May 14—Not required

May 21—Noel Graham & Kevin Damsma

May 28—Ian Baker & David Vickers-Shand

Jun 4—Bryan Threlfall & John Stainlay

Jun 11—Peter Sochacki & George Phillips

Birthdays— March 5 David Vickers-Shand

March 10 John Norris

Anniversaries— None this week

The Club Song

We’ve come to introduce you to the Murwillumbah Central boys,

The way you know that we’re around is when you hear the noise,

There’s tenors, basses, inbetweens, and some just here for show,

But all the same we’ll sing to you, so boys just ‘Let ‘er go’.

When Governor Georgie, gave us our charter,

He kissed our Rotaryannes to make it right,

We’ve come to greet you, because we’re after,

All the fun and fellowship that’s going tonight.

So put it there!