Mt. WAVERLEY CLUB BULLETIN Volume 29, Number 28, 29 January 2014

IMMEDIATE PROGRAM VENUE SPEAKER / TOPIC CHAIRPERSON

This Meeting: Wednesday 29 January 6pm for 6.30pm start LOC Aust Day Key Note Speaker – Brig Neale Bavington

RFD ED Retd “The Spirit of Australia" Malcolm C

Next Meeting: Wednesday 5 February 6pm for 6.30pm start LOC The Longevity Revolution - Chia Taing Bill

IMPORTANT ADDRESSES & CLUB INFORMATION Club Postal Address: P.O. BOX 295 GLEN WAVERLEY 3150 Web Address: http://mountwaverleyrotary.org/ FACEBOOK ADDRESS: http://www.facebook.com/mountwaverleyrotary Bulletin Copy Deadline: 5.00 PM. Sunday to Glen Watkins. Other Important Addresses: 1. Oakleigh Market shifts are 6am-10.30am and 9.30am till 1pm. The address is Cnr Atherton Rd and Hanover Sts Oakleigh. 2. Mount Waverley Market shifts are 7-11.00 shift 1 (x 2 pax) then 11-2pm shift 2 (x 1 pax). The Address is Hamilton Place Shopping Centre, Stephenson’s Road Mount Waverley. 3. Leighoak Club (LOC) is located at 1555 Dandenong Road Oakleigh.

ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR MEETING ATTENDANCE EACH WEEK TO KEITH KENDRICK ON 0437940617. ADVICES OF LEAVE DATES WOULD ALSO BE APPRECIATED. OUR FOOD DONATION BIN FOR MONASH WAVERLEY COMMUNITY INFORMATION & SUPPORT (MWCIS) WILL COMMENCE AGAIN 22 JAN 2014. PLEASE BRING A SMALL DONATION OF NON PERISHABLE FOOD FOR THE DONATION BIN WHICH WILL BE LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE MEETING. CALENDAR OF UPCOMING CLUB/ROTARY EVENTS IS ON THE LAST PAGE OF THIS BULLETIN. ROTARIANS PLEASE CHECK FOR YOUR MARKET COMMITMENT ON THIS PAGE AND MARK YOUR DIARIES ACCORDINGLY.

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PRESIDENTS REPORT The second half of our Rotary year started with a very interesting presentation by Captain Dick Lowry from the Fastad Group. Dick outlined via his personal experiences , how much the merchant navy has changed in the last 50 years, from the earlier post war cargo vessels to today’s modern high capacity container ships. Dick , having being raised in a family with a strong traditional merchant navy background, worked his way from a deckhand to Master Mariner. His story was fascinating in the way that it described how much

technology has changed and the consequent impact on all facets of sea freight. This week we celebrate Australia day with the traditional address, this year from Retired Brigadier Neale Bavington. Please RSVP to Keith this Monday as I am expecting a full house for this important dinner meeting. Remember, this month only, it is a 6:00PM for 6:30PM start . Remember dinner is now $22.00. Please help Keith by having the correct money. We are starting a busy six months. The Good Friday Golf day planning is underway, as is MUNA 2014. As I mentioned some months ago, PE Rhonda and I are keen to involve new members in these projects to understudy the members who have run these events for several years. Pete Rees will be involved in MUNA 2014 and also the Good Friday Golf day with Lou Paola. Romi Joher was quick to volunteer to help with the Golf, but unfortunately had to leave our Club, so we are looking for a replacement to assist under the handover guidance of Ron Thorpe and Don Guest. Please let me know OOB Wednesday. Please don’t forget that our District GSE organisers are looking for home hosting help. Please let me know if you can help or if you want to know more about it. I will see you on Wednesday. Terry ___________________________________________________________________________ Request from Monash Rotaract Club for assistance. Can you help please? “Hi Terry, I am the current chairperson for the Australian Rotaract Games committee. In a few weeks (Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th February) the Monash Rotaract club in conjunction with Diamond Valley Rotaract club is hosting the Australian Rotaract Games in Melbourne. This is a fantastic weekend for rotaractors from around the country to come together for some fun, networking and to raise some money for charity. I'm putting out an 11th hour call for help as some of our volunteers have become unavailable and due to lower than projected numbers our budget is looking quite tight. I have attached some information about the games and possible ways the Rotary Club of Mount Waverley could help us out. They include: - volunteers on Sunday 9th, 9am-11am for a BBQ - volunteers during the weekend - sponsoring of a food item for the BBQ (approx. $50-80) - contributing a small financial donation ($100-200) - loan us a BBQ for use I will be following up with a phone call some time tomorrow (Friday 24/1) but feel free to call me before then if you have any questions on 0408 882 080. Best Regards Sarah Heathcote IPP Rotaract Club of Monash District Representative Rotaract Chairperson- Rotaract Games Melbourne 2014 Email: rotaractgames.australia@gmail.com Past District Rotaract Representative 2011-2013 Email: sarah.heathcote@monashrotaract.org.au

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CONGRATULATIONS & CELEBRATIONS 29 January – 4 February: No Birthdays this week. Happy Wedding Anniversary to Terry & Jan on 29th

PHOTO’S FROM LAST WEEK

Roger, Speaker Dick, Ros Philip and Rhonda

President Terry Guest Speaker Captain Dick Lowry

Two of Captain Dick Lowry’s ships that he has served on

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Presentation of Certificate to Captain Dick

MEMBERS ANNOUNCEMENTS I did a make-up at the Rotary Club of Boronia last week along with several other members of the Rotary Bike Ride team. The Guest Speaker was Jeremy Scott, a 32 year old New Zealander who has ridden his bike from London to Melbourne as part of a 50,000 km charity ride for the Heart Foundation. Jeremy was born with a hole in the heart and was a sickly child until he had a life changing heart transplant in New Zealand when he was 4 years old. He is now fulfilling his dream to raise $50,000 for the Heart Foundation. His presentation was most inspiring and photos of his journey were amazing. You can donate and also view his blog at www.quinsadventure.wordpress.com . Thanks Geoff Taylor - International Chair

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CALENDAR/PROGRAM for addresses - please refer page 1 of this bulletin LEGEND: black Club Market xxxx Club Meeting xxxx Rotary/Club Project Date Venue Time Event (or Topic) Chairperson 31 Jan Pinewood Coles 9.30am-10am MWCIS Coles Food Pickup Terry 2 Feb Oakleigh 6am-1pm Oakleigh Market Malcolm C/Lou 5 Feb LOC 6pm-8pm The Longevity Revolution- Bill Chia Taing 7 Feb Pinewood Coles 9.30am-10am MWCIS Coles Food Pickup Don 9 Feb Mount Waverley 7am-2pm Mount Waverley Market Rhonda/Beth/Kath 12 Feb LOC Bistro 6pm-8pm Social Dinner Meeting NA 14 Feb Pinewood Coles 9.30am-10am MWCIS Coles Food Pickup Philip 16 Feb Oakleigh 6am-1pm Oakleigh Market Philip/John L 19 Feb LOC 6pm-8pm Sue Mould – Bridge is Fascinating Roger 21 Feb Pinewood Coles 9.30am-10am MWCIS Coles Food Pickup Adrian 23 Feb Oakleigh 6am-1pm Oakleigh Market Jeff/Ron 26 Feb LOC 6.30-8.30pm Cambodian Orphanage Update Glen Rhonda & Philip McKenzie plus Ron & Gay Thorpe observations 28 Feb Pinewood Coles 9.30am-10am MWCIS Coles Food Pickup Terry 2 Mar Oakleigh 6am-1pm Oakleigh Market Glen/Lyn 5 Mar LOC 6pm-8pm Chinese History & Culture – Lou

Yan Zhang 7 Mar Pinewood Coles 9.30am-10am MWCIS Coles Food Pickup Janine 9 Mar Mount Waverley 7am-2pm Mount Waverley Market Michael/Beth/Pete 12 Mar Pat & Marilyns 6pm-8pm Social Dinner Meeting NA 14 Mar Pinewood Coles 9.30am-10am MWCIS Coles Food Pickup Ros 16 Mar Oakleigh 6am-1pm Oakleigh Market Geoff/Andrew 19 Mar LOC 6pm-8pm ROMAC-Graeme Chester Adrian 20-23 Mar District Conference in Bendigo 21 Mar Pinewood Coles 9.30am-10am MWCIS Coles Food Pickup Paul 23 Mar Oakleigh 6am-1pm Oakleigh Market Fiona/Rhonda 26 Mar LOC 6.30-8.30pm The Mongolian Blue Spot - Ros Mara Langley 28 Mar Pinewood Coles 9.30am-10am MWCIS Coles Food Pickup Phil 30 Mar Oakleigh 6am-1pm Oakleigh Market Pat/Michelle 2 April LOC 6pm-8pm I survived a heart attack in China Pat - Paul Power 4 April Pinewood Coles 9.30am-10am MWCIS Coles Food Pickup Don 6 April Oakleigh 6am-1pm Oakleigh Market Lou/Kath 9 April Zest? 6pm-8pm Social Dinner NA 11 April Pinewood Coles 9.30am-10am MWCIS Coles Food Pickup ? 13 April Mount Waverley 7am-2pm Mount Waverley Market Malcolm F/ Bill / Malcolm C 16 April LOC 6pm-8pm ? Jeff 20 April Oakleigh 6am-1pm Oakleigh Market Theo/John L 23 April LOC 6pm-8pm Anzac Day Commemoration - Geoff Major Sean Darbyshire 25 April Pinewood Coles 9.30am-10am MWCIS Coles Food Pickup Adrian 27 April Oakleigh 6am-1pm Oakleigh Market Gordon ?/Mara 30 April LOC 6.30-8.30pm ? 2 May Pinewood Coles 9.30am-10am MWCIS Coles Food Pickup ? 3&4 May MUNA Competition at State Parliament 4 May Oakleigh 6am-1pm Oakleigh Market Paul/Jeff