Bulletin Volume 91 No 11 Tuesday September 10 2019

Rotary Clubs of Sale www.rotaryclubofsale.org.au

Rotary District 9820 Incorporated

Last Meeting: Chairperson: President Raj

Sergeant: Rod Exton

Visitors: Lisa Burgess and Geoff Harrap

Tuesday 10 September Club Night

Photos from our meeting courtesy of Neil Ross

Kerry in front of the club’s new banner designed to appeal to young people.

President’s Announcements

Jeanette makes announcements

Laurie talking about the visioning session

Sergeant Rod welcomed everyone to the

meeting, especially our visitors Lisa

Burgess (who will become a member

next meeting) and Geoff Harrap who

came with Andrew McD. Keith added

an extra toast to the opening formalities

“to the Australian Cricket Team!”

Sandra was invited to share about

“Inspire” see below, before Sergeant Rod

let it rip with a vast variety of fines that

ranged from Lyndon’s hair to Adrian’s

Tesla, all the more impressive as he was

dragged into the role at the late minute.

Michael P won the bottle of wine.

Jeanette had a copy of the Monday Tucker

roster in the middle of the table, looking for

more volunteers to fill the gaps. Also had

copies of the new Coastal Explorer

brochure which includes references to The

Rubeena (and some lovely photographs),

and information from Australian Rotary

Health. She will be sending out an email

on badges

Adrian volunteered to do the Bulletin in

Sandra’s absence.

Laurie J reminded everyone of the

visioning session on 22nd September 2-4pm

at Bond Street. Anticipated to have 5 or 6

activities over 2 hours to collect ideas,

thoughts and views which can be presented

back to the meeting on the following

Tuesday.

Andrew McD has been busy working on

Certificates of Currency and undertaking

risk assessments for Seed, Monday Tucker,

etc. He will be sending out some emails to

check about Working with Children checks.

Don Ripper talking about Rotary’s history and

ethos

Sandra sharing about the ‘Inspire’ event at The

Wedge

Sandra attended the ‘Inspire’ event last Friday that

was facilitated by students from Sale College. The

main guest speaker was Steven Bradbury, the

Olympic Gold Medal winning speed skater. He was

a very funny, but also was a great choice of someone

who could offer encouragement and inspiration to the

young people present. He won a gold medal at his

fourth Olympic Games in 2002 at Salt Lake City. He

had previously broken his neck (spending months in

a head and neck brace) and had his thigh rammed

through by another skater’s skate and had lost 4 litres

of blood and almost died (needing 111 stitches to repair).

Don R is off to New Zealand to

attend the zone conference which

will nominate the Region

Director.

He has been preparing materials

for coming Rotary Leadership

Institute training at Bairnsdale

(which has had second session

changed to 16th November). From

this material he reminded us that

from the earliest days of Rotary,

members have referred to each

other on a first-name basis.

Personal acquaintanceship and

friendship are cornerstones of

Rotary, it was natural that Rotary

clubs adopted the practice of

setting aside formal titles in

conversations among members.

Individuals who normally would

be addressed as Doctor, Professor,

Mister, the Honorable, Sir or Lord

are regularly called Joe, Bill,

Charley Jerry or Madge by other

Rotarians.

The characteristic Rotary club

name badge also fosters the first-

name custom and carries only the

given name or nickname, surname

and vocation.

Kerry had new sign at meeting.

(see photo at beginning of

Bulletin). She asked for members

to go to Payless Promotions (on

the right before the bridge on the

way out of Sale) ASAP to try on

and order their Rotary T shirts.

On a lighter note Alan has a new

steam whistle for The Rubeena.

He had been training hard since the age of sixteen, as his father who was an Australian Speed

Skating Champion, had kicked him out of bed at 6am every morning and made him go

running and train hard.

More photos below to go with last week’s report on progress with the Seed project.

Big thanks to RAL for the lend of their machinery. Sale Mixed Concrete supplied the

concrete and a big thanks to Harry, Johnsy, Corey and Ben for getting the job done.

By 2002 he was no longer the fastest skater in the

world so his coach advised him to not take risks but

rather keep out of trouble, and be ready to act when

others crashed out. That way he might just pick up

a bronze medal. As it was, all four of his

competitors in the final crashed out and he waltzed

over the line to win the gold medal. He said that he

was happy to take it for the twelve years of hard

work he had put in. His advice, have dreams

(otherwise you won’t get far), be prepared to work

hard for them (which includes planning and

discipline), and take good advice.

On the night Scout leader (and Paul Harris fellow)

Wendy Phelan was awarded a Community Award

for her inspiring example of leadership.

Several young people from Sale College and

Maffra College sang and played wonderful music,

and Holly Whitford (AFLW) and Jonathan Kendall

(ABC) also spoke. It was a great effort by the

students who organised the night, and a testament

to their teachers and college principal who

encouraged them.

Club members are reminded of following invitations:

• The Rotary Club of Yarram will be holding its annual Charity Fun Golf Day at the

award-winning Yarram Golf Club on Sunday 13 October. Four-Person Ambrose

(Men’s, Ladies or Mixed) Including Ladies Only Team Event 10 am for a 10:30 shotgun

start. Only $25 per head Includes 18 holes of golf, sausage sizzle, morning and

afternoon tea. If you can’t make a team of four, we will match you up with other players

We hope to see you there for the Golf Day and the charity auction – all proceeds to

Gippsland Rotary Centenary House.

Call 5182 5596 or 0428 851 375 to book or email ericjgreenaway@bigpond.com

Upcoming Meetings:

• 17th September - President’s Night

• Club planning event on Sunday 22nd September, 2-4pm, at Bond Street. Laurie

Jeremiah has distributed an article on Positive Disruption for pre reading. It can be

found at https://leadershipcenter.wharton.upenn.edu/news/unleashing-solution-positive-disruptor/

• 24th September – Speakers Medical Students – Isabelle Shelton and Nicholas

Woodland recipients of Gippsland Educational Trust Grants.

• 1st October - Speaker Sue Burnett retired Principal of Guthridge Primary School

Rotary Club of Sale Draft Sale Show Gate Roster 2019

Please let Keith know if there are any problems/changes needed.

FRIDAY 01 NOVEMBER 2019 SATURDAY 02 NOVEMBER 2019

Dawson St Gate Dawson St Gate

7am 11am Michael Page 7am 11am Michael Page

11 am 3pm John Cartledge 11 am 3.30 pm Andrew Bradley

3 pm 6 pm Kerry McMillan

Shae Wilson

6 pm 10 pm Trevor Watt

Andy Versloot

McGhee St Gate McGhee St Gate

7am 10 am Laurie Smyth 7am 10 am Don Ripper

10 am 2 pm Philip Davis 10 am 1 pm Gwen Miller

" " Elizabeth Davis " " Neil Ross

2 pm 5 pm Gwen Miller 1 pm 3.30 pm Rachel Strauss

“ “ Andrew McDonald " " David Strauss

5 pm 10 pm Leo O’Brien

" " Jeanette Henwood

“ “ David Strauss

Pedestrian Gate Pedestrian Gate

7 am 10 am Graeme Dyer

7 am 9 am Mike Smith

10 am 1 pm TBA 9 am 12 pm Mike Smith

" " TBA " " Jenni Thomas

1 pm 5 pm Adrian Rys 12 pm 3.30 pm Phil Davis

" " Neil Ross " " Danny O’Brien

5 pm 10 pm Rod Exton

" " Alan Lewis

" " Sandra Houghton

Cattle Gate Cattle Gate

7 am 10 am Ted Pickering 7 am 10 am Ted Pickering

10 am 1 pm Lyndon Webb

Carmel Webb

10 am 1 pm Nicole O’Connor

Lisa Burgess

1 pm 5 pm Lana Davies

John Castle

1 pm 3.30 pm Andrew McDonald

Catherine Vassiliou

5 pm 10 pm Daniel Smolenaars

TBA

In the absence of Straussy to give us a laugh this week, the editor offers a joke for

your amusement:

An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all that the "accident of evolution"

had created. "What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!" he said to

himself.

But then he heard a rustling in the bushes behind. As he turned to look, the atheist saw a 7-

foot grizzly bear charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over

his shoulder and saw that the bear was closing in on him. He tried to run even faster, so

scared that tears were coming to his eyes. He looked over his shoulder again and the bear

was even closer. His heart was pumping frantically as he tried to run even faster, but he

tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up and saw the bear right on

top of him raising his paw to kill him.

At that instant the atheist cried out, "Oh my God!"

Just then, time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. The river even stopped

moving. A bright light shone upon the man. A voice came out of the sky saying, "You denied

My existence all of these years, taught others I don't exist and even credited My creation to a

cosmic accident and now you expect Me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count

you as a believer?"

The ever so proud atheist looked into the light and said, "It would be rather hypocritical for

me to ask to be a Christian after all these years, but could you make the bear a Christian?"

"Very well," said the voice.

As the light went out, the river ran. The sounds of the forest continued and the bear put his

paw down. The bear then brought both paws together, bowed his head and said, "Lord, I

thank you for this food that I am about to receive."

Bulletin Editor Sandra Houghton is having a hip replacement

and is on leave from after next week’s Bulletin. For that Bulletin

please send your contributions, especially photographs, to

sandrah@vic.australis.com.au, after that date please send

contributions to Adrian at arys47@netspace.net.au

If Chair or Sergeant can’t make it, please let President Raj know before the meeting.

0477 049 591

Next Meeting- Tuesday 17 September President’s Night

Chair- President Raj, Sergeant-?

Greyhounds 6.00 for 6.15

Apologies to Jeanette Henwood

0412 506 460 Apologies and guest numbers are required by 12 noon on the day of the

meeting

Member First Name Partner

Bradley PHF PP Andrew Amrita

Callinan Gerard Jenny O’Neill

Cartledge PP PHF John Liana

Castle John Pam

Davies Lana Chris

Davis PE Philip Elizabeth

Dyer PP PHF OAM Graeme Alida

Exton PHF PP Rod Gillian

Henwood PP Jeanette

Houghton PHF Sandra

Jeremiah Laurie Helen

Langley PP PHF Noel Betty

Lewis PP PHF Alan

Miller PHF Keith Gwen

Mani PRESIDENT, PP Raj Tracey

Martin David Sandy

McDonald Andrew Leanne

McKimm PP Rob Kathy

McMillan Kerry Don

McNaughton Gregor Vicki

MacRaild OAM Don Meg

O’Brien Danny Vicki

O’Brien PP PHF Leo Debbie

O’Connor Nicole Patrick

Page PHF+1, PP, OAM Michael Jan

Petersen Cindy Steve

Pickering PP Ted Margaret

Rijs PP PHF Adrian Louise

Ripper PP PHF IPDG Don Jude

Ross PHF Neil Maree

Smith PHF Mike

Smolenaars PP PHF Daniel Norrisa Wheal

Smyth PP PHF Laurie Jill

Strauss PP Rachel David

Strauss PP David Rachel

Thomas Jenni

Tulloch PP PHF OAM David Judy

Vassiliou Catherine Wayne

Versloot PHF Andy Debbie

Watt PP Trevor Liz

Webb Carmel Lyndon

Webb PP PHF Lyndon Carmel

Wilson Shae Ben