ROTARY DISTRICT 9800, R.I. & OTHER ROTARY LINKS Richmond Rotary website: http://www.rotaryrichmond.org.au

District 9800 Home Page: http://www.rotarydistrict9800.org.au

District E-Zine: http://www.rotarydistrict9800.org.au/Members/Networker

Rotary International: http://www.rotary.org

ROTARY CLUB OF RICHMONDThe Tiger Rag

Meeting 2080 30 November 2009

Speaker

ChairPDG - Judy Nettleton

Forthcoming:

Date

7 December

14 December

11 January

18 January

Speaker & Topic

Joint Meeting with RC Fitzroy- Venue: Wine Liquidation Centre 58 Queens Road Fitzroy North

Christmas Celebration- Salvation Army Band Ensemble- Visit from Santa

First Meeting of 2010 - BBQ in the park - Venue:BarklyGardens, Richmond (Mel Map 2H/B12)- 6:00 PM

Commander Rob Taylor, MFB- Bush Fire Season in the City

Chair

Hosted byRC Fitzroy

TBA

John Liddell

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BirthdaysthLulu Chan - 30

Wedding Anniversaries

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Induction Anniversaries

Barry Roberts - 1980

Chris DonRotary Foundation

[Rotary Club of Richmond - AGM]

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My Fellow Rotarians,

CAN YOU HELP?

Urgent help is required to pack 5,000 Christmas Hampers to be given to drought-stricken families by registered charities. Contact details are covered in this issue of The Tiger Rag. (See page 3)

This is an annual event & if anyone has a few spare hours your help would be greatly appreciated.

Bookings are essential for our annual Club Christmas Party being held on Monday, December 14th at the Amora Hotel Riverwalk, Richmond, 6.30pm for 7.00pm.

Your friends, colleagues, sponsors and acquaintances are all welcome to come along & join in the celebrations that evening. Jenny & Brian List, together with Sally O’Sullivan, will be happy to take your booking.

Please book early to avoid disappointment for this popular Club evening.

Next Monday evening we will be joining Fitzroy Rotary Club at the Wine Liquidation Centre, 58 Queens Parade, Fitzroy North, 6.00pm for 6.30pm. This is a joint meeting & I would really appreciate your involvement on the night as part of our Cluster ‘bonding’.

This promises to be a great night & terrific fellowship is assured from their President Peter Hille.

If you are celebrating a special occasion this week celebrate well -

The FUTURE OF ROTARY Is In YOUR HANDS Michael O’Sullivan President 2009-2010

NOVEMBER IS ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH - Rotary Foundation Programs are the monuments of the Foundation…

“The Rotary Foundation is not to build monuments of brick and stone. If we work upon marble, it will perish; if we work on brass, time will efface it….but if we work upon immortal minds, if we imbue them with the full meaning of the spirit of Rotary, we are engraving on those tablets something that will brighten all eternity." Rotary Foundation’s founder, Arch C Klumph.

The Educational, Humanitarian and PolioPlus Programs are the monuments of the Foundation and Rotarians should be proud to yell it from the roof tops! We will help eradicate polio, hunger and poverty. We will help the world find peace. By supporting the Rotary Foundation with an annual gift you help build these immortal monuments of Rotary.

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FURTHER UPDATE ON JOYCE – *ROMAC PATIENT

A previously critically ill patient, 12 year old Joyce, suffered from burns resulting from falling into an open fire and has been treated at Monash Medical Centre in Clayton. She is here in Melbourne with her mum Lucia, who is staying at a Ronald McDonalds House.

Great news - Joyce has now received the all clear to return home to Papua NG! Waiting for the lifts at Monash Medical Centre, she was dancing around and there was a sudden realisation that just a few months ago she was so incapacitated, and badly burnt, that we had to arrange an ambulance from the plane to the hospital. She was bed-ridden and was so badly burnt she could do nothing but lie on her stomach.

The first surgeon that saw her said, "I am amazed she is alive". One of the key carerers, Jo Seeley, said she had the same sudden flash of amazement as she saw Joyce running from tree to tree as she played hide and seek at a picnic organised by the Rotary Club of Monash. There are still scars to be managed and a brace to be worn at night, to check that the tendon in the leg that was operated on, stays straight. More later. Regards John [John Benger – Richmond Rotary’s ROMAC Chair] *ROMAC – Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children (Sub-Editor) http://www.romac.org.au/

ªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªURGENT MESSAGE FROM VICRELIEF FOODBANK & THE ROTARY CLUB OF FOOTSCRAY - CAN YOU HELP?

Urgent help is required to pack Christmas Hampers.

VicRelief Foodbank need to pack approximately 5000 Christmas Hampers in time for distribution across Victoria. The Christmas hampers consist of staple foods such as pasta, as well as some traditional Christmas foods such as ham, custard and Christmas cake.

Every year we create thousands of Christmas hampers for families who would struggle to provide a Christmas meal. A few weeks ago the Government asked us to create a few thousand additional hampers specifically for drought affected families - with such short notice, finding the dozens of volunteers needed to help us has been challenging.

We are in desperate need for volunteers - up to 25-30 people per day, 9am-4pm at 4/2 Somerville Road, Yarraville - on the following dates to help put together these hampers:

Monday 7th December Wednesday 9th December

Friday 11th December Monday 14th December

Tuesday 15th December Thursday 16th December

For more information or to register interest you can contact our volunteer coordinator Laura Buchanan on 9362 8300 or via her email: laurab@vrfb.com.au

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LAST WEEK’S GUEST SPEAKERS: REPRESENTING ARH – Rotarian Judy Nettleton & ARH Scholarship Awardee, Laura Hart By Annie Wysham, Sub-Editor

Gosh it does your heart good to sit & listen & be inspired by a well-spoken, well-prepared & well-informed young person such as Laura Hart. Laura, from the University of Melbourne, was recently awarded an ARH Mental Health – Ian Scott Scholarship, one of 9 ARH PhD scholarships to the value of $26,000 each. Her research topic: ‘Mental Health First Aid for Eating Disorders: development of first aid guidelines and an intervention for the public’.

PDG Judy Nettleton, Board Member and Director of ARH, introduced Laura (pictured), prefacing her introduction with some information about ARH. Australian Rotary Health, ARH, was previously known as the Australian Rotary Health Fund (ARHF). Though its major interest is funding and grants for research, the ARH Board has changed its focus recently to mental health and associated programs, such as Mental Health Forums; Indigenous Health Scholarships; Transport Industry Mental Health

Survey; Rural Health – Medical and Research Grants and Scholarships; Mental Health Program Evaluation and the Kids Matter Program. The recent fundraiser, The Great Australian Bike Ride, helped draw attention to the work of ARH, whilst rasing much-needed funds. Amongst other things, Judy thanked her Club, Richmond Rotary, for its support of her as an ARH Director and particularly for the Club’s support and efforts for the GABR events. ARH relies upon donations and bequests to continue supporting medical research in Australia. All donations over $2 are tax deductible.

Laura then began by talking about how Rotary has helped her to complete her research into eating disorders at the Orygen Youth Health Research Centre and why research investigating eating disorders is important in our community. She then presented a brief outline of her PhD research, which involved two distinct projects – (1) Development of Eating Disorder First Aid Guidelines; (2) Development and Evaluation of Eating Disorder First Aid Guidelines Training Program. She concluded by looking at how the projects stand up to the Rotary four-way test; plus how being a recipient of the Ian Scott Scholarship has helped her with this research.

So what are eating disorders? Laura explained that they are more than just a diet gone wrong and are not just ‘normal adolescent behaviour’. Eating disorders are in fact serious and potentially life threatening mental illnesses. The key feature of an eating disorder is a disturbance in eating or exercise behaviours that are caused by distorted thoughts about body weight or shape, or feelings of low self worth. The eating disturbances include binge eating, restrictive dieting or fasting, and purging. Exercise behaviours include repetitive or obsessive physical exercise that is aimed at reducing bodyweight. The disturbances in eating and exercising that occur in an eating disorder significantly interfere with a person’s life and are associated with shame, guilt, social isolation, and a range of serious psychological and physical health consequences. Laura said it is important to note that eating disorders can result in either weight loss or weight GAIN – there is a common misconception in the community that eating disorders only occur when a person is underweight. But there are 4 different diagnoses of EDs and in fact, only one diagnosis requires that a person be underweight – and that is the diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa.

PDG Judy Nettleton

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A MAKE-UP WITH THE RC SUBIACO, WA – By Annie Wysham, Sub-Editor

I did a make-up with the Rotary Club of Subiaco on Monday, 2nd November, while I was away in Perth, Western Australia. They were having a joint meeting with the Rotary Club of Dalkeith the night I attended, meeting at one of the Member’s local gourmet ‘burger restaurant! (Much, much better than Macca’s!) They even ran a Melbourne Cup sweep on the night.

The Rotary Club of Subiaco was founded on 28th June, 1949, which means they’ve just turned 60. They are in District 9450. They celebrated with a party at the Royal Perth Yacht Club, which was apparently a great success from all reports! They are a mixed Club of 28 members and their eldest member is an active 91! The vibrant, keen, President of The Rotary Club of Subiaco, is Tom Crawley who presented me with a Club banner to take back to RCR. (See pictured) I was delighted to finally present it to President Michael at our Club meeting of the 23rd November. (Pictured)

The entertaining guest speakers on the night were 2 young ladies who had not long returned from Texas as part of the District’s GSE Team. All Club members were so welcoming and very friendly and asked me to speak a little about our Club and its projects, which I proudly did. Blotted my copy-book though - RC Subiaco has the Subiaco Oval emblazoned on their banner and logo and they thought it was marvellous that Richmond Rotary is in the heart of ‘Tiger land’, home of AFL football and the Richmond Rotary Club! It was then that I ‘fessed up that I am a devout ANTI-footballer and stated that that the Anti-Football League was the original AFL! One good way to kill a conversation!

I managed to redeem myself because I had turned up with a prospective new member – a lady I met by chance at the Subiaco Farmers Market the previous Saturday, and we got chatting. She told me she was looking for new interests with a community focus. I invited her to join me at Rotary on the following Monday in Subiaco, which she did!

YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM MELBOURNE IF...

- If a friend gets a new boyfriend or girlfriend, your first question is, ''Who do they barrack for?''

- You brag Melbourne is the creative capital of Australia, but your walls are full of signed football jumpers.

- You felt betrayed when you discovered Melbourne was not the only place in the world with trams!

Laura stated that research shows that eating disorders are a problem that are on the rise and that the community is not very good at picking up on eating disorders and encouraging people to seek help. When a young person develops an eating disorder, the people in their social network are not knowledgeable enough about eating disorders to (a) recognise the symptoms (b) talk to the person about their problems and (c) know where to seek appropriate help for their problem. Early intervention = better outcomes. It’s not only good for the mental health and wellbeing of the person, it also leads to a reduced cost to society, as treatment is not as costly and there is less disability associated with the illness.

Go to: www.mhfa.com.au and www.australianrotaryhealth.org.au

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BARBARA BROUGHT A TIMOR VISITOR TO ROTARY – By Annie Wysham – Tiger Rag Sub-Editor

We had the pleasure of the company of Ms. Dunalva Coelho at our last Club meeting. (pictured) who told us a little about herself.

Dunalva is a Kindergarten Director from Timor and is staying with Barbara Woodberry, RCR’s International Chair, for 10 weeks while she completes an English course at Victoria University. (Vic Uni generously waived her fees.) Dunalva is Brazilian and has lived in East Timor for 9 years. She has responsibility for 3 kindergartens on an island 2 hours from Dili (by boat!). There is limited electicity and water and only 2 cars on the island! Dunlava uses a motor bike for transport.

With an infectious, beaming smile, she added, “Thank you to the Rotary Club for the Kindy boxes. The goods make such a difference to the children of Timor.”

Our pleasure Dunlava. Enjoy your Melbourne stay and please come again to Rotary!

Why Biggin Scott?&

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Supreme Service for ALL Property Transactions

28 Bridge Road Richmond 3121

Tel 9429 9177

MORE KINDY BOX ITEMS STILL NEEDED - CAN YOU HELP? From Barbara Woodberry, RCR International Chair

Another shipment will be going soon to Timor.

Your HELP is needed with the following items…

(Sub-Ed): What about checking your local Op. Shop for all the items listed-

§ Stuffed toys § A4 folders § Little toy cars § Tennis balls (What about checking your local tennis club) § Cloth shopping bags (A chance to have a clean-out of the extra bags) § Knitting wool § Wooden cotton reels (The local community patchwork/craft group for the knitting wool &

the used cotton reels?)

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YOU & YOURS ARE ALL INVITED TO THE ANNUAL

RICHMOND ROTARY CLUB CHRISTMAS DINNER

TO BE HELD ON

MONDAY, 14TH

DECEMBER, 2009

AMORA HOTEL, RIVERWALK, 649 BRIDGE ROAD, RICHMOND

6.30PM FOR 7.00PM

COST: $45.00 per head

Please wear a touch ‘o Christmas!

Christmas Carols with the Salvation Army Band ensemble

plus a visit from Santa!

IN THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS, PLEASE BRING ALONG

YOUR DONATIONS OF UNWRAPPED GIFTS OF TOYS & GAMES

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

RSVP: By Friday, 4th December, 2009

To President Michael O’Sullivan, PO Box 138, Richmond 3121

Name:_________________________________________________

Phone:_________________________________________________

Email;_________________________________________________

No attending:____________________________________________

Names:1)________________________2)______________________

3)________________________4)______________________

5)________________________6)______________________

7)________________________8)______________________

9)________________________10)_____________________

*Payment:______ X $45.00 per head TOTAL:_________________

Inclusive: 2 course dinner with wine on tables.

Additional wine @ bar prices

*Cheques made payable to the Rotary Club of Richmond Inc.

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Brian List (Paul Harris Fellow) Past President: 1981-1982 Rotary Club of Richmond 2009-2010 – Fellowship Chair (in conjunction with the Friends’ of RR); No 1 ‘Q & A’ participant at Club ‘question-time’!

__________________________________________________

What year and why did you join Richmond Rotary? I joined the Rotary Club of Richmond in November 1977 (when Geoff Picking was Club President)

My reason for joining was because my friend and Richmond Rotarian, Ray Leggo, offered to propose me for membership. He assured me that I would enjoy the fellowship of like-minded local professionals, business owners or senior managers. I had started my business, Brenniston Pty. Ltd. (First Aid and Safety Supplies) in Cubitt Street, Richmond in 1973. Joining the Rotary Club of Richmond promised to offer a whole new network of local contacts and I knew it was a worthwhile service organisation.

What keeps you committed to Rotary? The ongoing opportunity to be of use to the Club and be involved in the excellent galaxy of Rotary programs.

What was your first Rotary project? In 1978 managing the RYLA training camp at Scotch College. Our Club was committed to manage this for District 980 (now named D9800)

What’s been your favourite memory/experience of your Rotary years? I was asked by the late PDG Jack Nankervis to explain the 3H program to 1000+ delegates to our D980 District Conference in Adelaide. This was the latest initiative from Chicago Head Quarters. The 3H program was offered to all Rotary Districts to interpret in their own way. After considerable research through Federal and State Government and other charitable trusts I put together a 30 minute address. The audience’s reception, including a standing ovation, simply blew me away! [3H - Health, Hunger and Humanity Grants – Sub-Ed.]

What keeps you awake at night? Nothing.

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ph: 8416 1668

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ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARDS (RYLA) – An Invitation To Their Open Night and Dinner…

RYLA is a week long, residential, personal development program for young people aged 18-25, which focuses on self, leadership and community. RYLA participants can be ages 14-30, but most clubs and districts choose to focus on a narrower age range, such as 14-18 or 19-30.

This year the program is running from Saturday 28th of November to Friday 4th December at Wonga Park Conference Centre.

NEXT Wednesday, December 2nd, is the open night at Wonga Park, and the Rotary Club of Camberwell is organising a bus from Rochester Road, Canterbury.

RYLA is one of Rotary’s best local projects and on this night the Rylarians showcase themselves; plus they cook the dinner and serve it! The cost for the meal is $25; plus it’s recognized as a Make up night!

The Richmond Rotary Club’s chosen RYLA candidate who would welcome your attendance. is Laura Spelbrink, ex-College Captain of Melbourne Girls’ College, ex-RYPEN, ex-Ern Ainger and ex-Slade participant,

RYLA is held at 70 Holloway Rd in Wonga Park and is an easy drive up past Ringwood about 15minutes. Anyone wishing to attend this very special evening needs to contact Karen Nolan at bebenolan@hotmail.com ASAP as places are limited.

If you would like to go on the RC Camberwell bus, please contact Karen Nolan for details or their New Generations Chairperson bebenolan@hotmail.com ‘

Nia Holdenson is our Club’s New Generations Chair, encompassing the RYLA program.

ROTARY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE – FURTHER COURSE DATES

ARE YOU MANAGEMENT MATERIAL AND/OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A PART OF SESSIONS THAT COVER PUBLIC RELATIONS, PUBLIC SPEAKING, THE PROGRAMS OF ROTARY, INTERNATIONAL SERVICE

AND NEW GENERATIONS?

Then please note this Rotary Leadership Institute session date: PART 1: Courses available for December 6

(For parts 2 & 3 dates, enquiries to Vicki Teschke or John Wigley.)

Enrol now with Vicki Teschke at Vicki.t@tacobill.com.au OR Chairman John Wigley at: jawigley@bigpond.com

OBITUARY NOTICE REQUEST FROM OUR ALMONER -

Please insert an Obituary notice for Jean Marc's father in The Tiger Rag of Monday 30th November. His father had been very ill, which is why Jean Marc was called to France at short notice, mid-November. Sadly his father died last Thursday. Jean Marc will be away a little longer looking after his family.

Our sincere sympathies and condolences are extended to him at the loss of his much-loved father from all the Members and Friends of the Richmond Rotary Club.

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OUR SERGEANT-AT- ARMS – John Nairn; welcome back! By Annie Wysham – Sub-Ed.

The role of a Sergeant-At-Arms is to ‘help to maintain orderly & effective Rotary Club meetings & to work to prevent any occurrences that might detract from the dignity or prestige of the Club’.

Due to some ‘running repairs’ & testing needed to his Pacemaker, our designated Sergeant, John Nairn, has been on ‘sick leave’ from his duties - but was back at the lectern in fine form last meeting, thanks to an unforeseen incentive! Seems that his wife Judy arrived home from Rotary the previous Monday and promptly announced that… “We had the most wonderful Sergeant’s sessions tonight!” This pronouncement cheered (?) John

up no end, while spurring him on to an even faster recovery.

The stand-in Sergeant who had impressed with his performance was none other than Rob Mactier (pictured)! (Don’t think Rob’ll be asked by John to be a substitute in the future – his impressive performance has no doubt ended his rise within the ranks as official ‘Sergeant’s stand-in’! Sub-Ed.)

Risky business to stay away from the job! From here-on-in, our regular Sergeant will be keen to ‘make his pace’ with added zeal!

Check out Rotary District 9800's latest event listings at ‘News and Events’ & ‘Events Calendar’. Go to: http://www.rotarydistrict9800.org.au/Members/NetworkerOnlineArticles#Grapes

P R O V E R B S

Even God cann ot make two mo untains without a valley in between.

One who walks in another's tracks leav es no footprints.

Everyone h as a photographic memory, some just don't have film.

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored

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? NEED TO NOTE –

*November is Rotary Foundation Month ? Monday, 30th November – RC RICHMOND’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – to be held as part of the weekly Club meeting

*December is Family of Rotary Month ? Tuesday, 1st December, 6.30pm for 7.00pm. Dinner With Ray Martin – Journalist & TV Personality who will sign & speak about his autobiography, ‘Stories of My Life’. Royal Sth Yarra Lawn Tennis Club, Williams Rd Nth, Toorak. $60 PP. Includes pre-dinner drinks. Bookings: by 24/11/09 to Alan Freedman: alan.l.freedman@bigpond.com _ 0419 357 864

? Monday, 7th December – Attention all Club Members & Friends – Please give your support to attending the JOINT MEETING WITH RC FITZROY as part of our Heritage Group Cluster Rotary Family. Venue: The Wine Liquidation Centre, 58 Queens Parade, Fitzroy North VIC 3068 (03) 9486.Tastings available.(Bookings/apologies to Pres. Michael)

? Monday, 14thDecember – Christmas Dinner Meeting LAST CLUB MEETING OF THE YEAR! 6.30pm for 7.00p, Amora Hotel �̄%̄� �̄%̄� Christmas Carols with the Salvation Army Band ensemble, plus a visit from Santa! Cost: $45 per person

�̄%̄�Wear a touch of Xmas! �̄%̄� Please bring along your donations of unwrapped gifts of toys & games. Your friends, families, sponsors & supporters welcome! (Bookings essential: President Michael – see flyer & booking form)

2010 *January is Rotary Awareness Month ? Monday, 11th January, 2010 - FIRST CLUB MEETING OF THE YEAR! A BBQ, fellowship & a New Year catch up in the Barkly Gardens, Richmond, off Coppin Street (Mel Map: 2H/B12) - plus a game of Bocce! Time: 6.00pm. BYO: Food & drinks. Family & friends welcome – especially your grand children! (Contact: Pres. Michael)

*February is World Understanding Month ? Wednesday, 10th February – Early Birds Cocktail Party for Conference delegates at Lexus of Blackburn Showrooms. Early bird registration prizes drawn. (See D9800 ‘Networker’ – News & events for all details)

? February or March 2010 – (Date to be decided) Lunar New Year Dinner at the Dragon Boat Restaurant on the Yarra, Crowne Plaza Melbourne. 6.30opm for 7.00pm. Friends welcome. Entertainment & traditional Chinese Lion Dance (See Pres. Michael & PP Trevor)

*March is Rotary World Literacy Month ? Sunday 7th March is Clean Up Australia Day - Involves all Club Members & Friends. Richmond Rotary Club’s project: Burnley Oval & Gardens. Sign-in at Burnley Gardens, Richmond (Mel map 2H/9-10) for clean-up: 8.45am-9.00am, then BBQ – 11.00am onwards. Contact: Annie Wysham, 0419 100 287 or Phil Mylecharane, 0449 752 711

4th - 7th March, 2010 – ‘Where On Earth, but Perth’. Rotary District 9800 Conference.

FUTURE CLUB EVENTS/ACTIVITIES: ? Thurs 29 April, Week 3 Term 2 - MGC Mock Job Interview Day (Contact: Tim Baker) ? May, 2010 - RCR’s ‘Ainger Public Speaking Awards’ (Contact: Ben Hosking)

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YARRA PRIMARY SCHOOL’S KITCHEN GARDEN’S BEEN JUDGED! By Jude Sullivan, YPS Kitchen Garden Coordinator. Edited: Annie Wysham – Sub-Ed. At the end of October the Yarra Primary School was judged for the 32nd year of the *Schools’ Garden Awards 2009 – open to Government and Non-Government schools. The judges arrived at the school by helicopter! The helicopter landed on the basket ball court! Much to my amazement…lots of wind-swept hair, dust and noise...but it landed safely with no dramas! (I did have to prop up the artichoke plant the following day, but the broad beans were well supported)) The judges were impressed with the gardens and 4 students gave them a comprehensive tour of the grounds, along with a few bribes of fresh eggs, tussie-mussies and cards. Kev's grade 1's sang ‘Dig, dig, dig…’ to them on the kitchen verandah during a shower of rain. Very nice touch! We felt very positive about our presentation and will now hear the results at the big presentation at The Royal Botanic Gardens on Wednesday, December 2nd. Our entire school will be going along for a picnic on that occasion and Kevin has been asked to have his class sing 2 songs for the awards. We would love it if Members & Friends of Richmond Rotary, one of our valued sponsors/supporters, would also join us on the day at The Royal Botanic Gardens.

The Schools’ Garden Awards 2009 ceremony commences at 9.30am at The Royal Botanic Gardens, Southern Cross lawn (near the Visitors’ Centre & Café) Observatory precinct, Birdwood Avenue – opp. The Shrine. Entry to the Gardens is free of charge.

Your Richmond Rotary YPS Kitchen Garden representatives: Jo Cowling and Pam Heath. *For more information on the Schools’ Garden Awards: http://www.ngiv.com.au/VSGAdetail http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/public/commrel/events/schoolgarden/vsgabrochure.pdf

Yes, people like you and me! This Mother & Son were in unison at our last meeting! (Hasn't young Lewis grown!)

See web pages:Page 13 - Dobell Prize for Drawing - a Richmond Rotary connectionPage 14 - “In Conversation with Kristen Otto” - led by Paul Bateman [ Annie’s son]Page 15 - Dinner with Journalist & TV Personality, Ray Martin

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THE DOBELL PRIZE FOR DRAWING – A ROTARY CONNECTION TO THE 2009 WINNER By Annie Wysham – Tiger Rag Sub-Editor

Last week Rotarian Jenny Crofts excitedly reported that her family ‘…have all been on a high this last week as my aunt, Pam Hallandal, now 80 years old, won the Dobell Prize, Australia's leading art prize for drawing, for the second time with her work, ‘Tsunami’!’

The family had to get her to Sydney to receive the award, announced on Friday, 6th November - a challenge she took in her stride Jenny commented. As a child Pam had polio and accepting challenges is something she has done for most of her life, Jenny continued. Jenny also forwarded the

following information (http://misociety.com.au/pam-hallandal-wins-2009-dobell-prize-for-drawing):

The winning drawing is an apocalyptic vision inspired by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, a subject which has engaged Pam Hallandal in the years since. A swirling vortex of figures composed in a circle, this masterfully rendered drawing evokes the human drama of the cataclysmic tsunami in the oceans to Australia’s north. Pam Hallandal is a widely respected artist and teacher; this is the second time she has won the Dobell Prize. Hallandal won the prize in 1996, with Self portrait and judged the prize in

1999. Born in Melbourne in 1929, Hallandal studied sculpture at RMIT and at the Central School of Art, London. She subsequently taught drawing at the George Bell School and drawing, sculpture and ceramics at Prahran Senior Technical College, Melbourne, for over thirty years.

The Dobell Prize for Drawing is one of the most coveted art awards in Australia. Initiated by the trustees of the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, the Prize was first awarded in 1993. This year the trustees of Sir William Dobell Art Foundation decided to increase the prize money to $25,000 making The Dobell Prize Australia's most valuable prize for drawing.

The Dobell Prize attracted 649 entries this year. There were 46 finalists. The judge of the 2009 Dobell Prize was artist, Nick Mourtzakis. The Dobell Prize for Drawing has often been the subject of discussion and debate about the nature of drawing. What constitutes a drawing is however deliberately not outlined in the conditions of entry. That has been left for competing artists to define by their practice and for each individual judge, annually appointed by the trustees of the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, to determine in the process of looking at all the entries. This flexible, open-minded approach has ensured that the greatest variety of drawings is submitted each year.

A condition of the Dobell Prize for Drawing is that the Art Gallery of New South Wales automatically acquires prize-winning drawings. In all there are sixteen prize-winning drawings in the collection acquired as a result of the Dobell Prize, which now forms part of a growing collection of contemporary Australian drawings at the gallery.

Sincere congratulations to Pam Hallandal from all of us at the Richmond Rotary Club!

You can view Pam’s award-winning drawing, ‘Tsunami’ & other entrants’ work up until the 31st January 2010, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, The Domain, Sydney. Hours: 10.00am-5.00pm, 7 days a week. Source:www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/media/archives_2003/dobell

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The Rotary Club of Toorak Inc.

invites you to A Major Literary Event

Dinner with journalist and television personality

Ray Martinwho will sign and speak about his autobiography

‘Stories Of My Life - The Autobiography’’

Tuesday, 1 December 2009

6.30pm for 7.00pm

Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club

Williams Road North,Toorak Vic

BOOKING FORM

Post to : The Rotary Club of Toorak Inc. c/- Alan Freedman, PO Box 42, Toorak Vic 3142

I/We would like to attend the dinner with Ray Martin, on Tuesday 1 December 2009

I would like to book a table for 10 or 12 OR 1 would like to bring guests

I enclose a cheque for $ made payable to ‘The Rotary Club of Toorak Inc.’

Name : Phone # :

Address : Postcode :

Names of guests :

$60.00 per personPre-drinks providedAdditional drinks at bar pricesRSVP : 24/11/09

Enquiries : Alan Freedman0419 357 864alan.l.freedman@bigpond.comfax : 9509-7935

Ray Martin needs no introduction. As the face of the Midday Show, A Current Affair, 60 Minutes and Carols by Candlelight, he is instantly

recognisable. Indeed, after forty-five years on our television screens many people feel that they have come to know him. But not many people

know the real story behind Ray’s rise to stardom. His was an impoverished childhood; his world as far away from Hollywood and movie stars and

the bright lights as is possible to imagine. Before he had even got to high school, Ray had lived in thirteen different places, in three Australian

states, mostly in the bush. His father was a violent, drinking man who would lash out at his wife and children, ultimately forcing Ray’s mother to

uproot the family across to the other side of Australia to escape him. Far from being crushed by his difficult childhood, though, Ray drew

strength from his remarkable mother and sisters, and developed an irrepressible sense of humour. Here, now, in his own words, is the long-

awaited, warts-and-all autobiography of Ray Martin: his exceptional career, his happy marriage to Dianne, and his lasting love affair with the

people of Australia. Funny, thought-provoking and inspiring, this is the most compelling autobiography you will read this year. The man who has

interviewed everyone – from Lauren Bacall to Jennifer Lopez; from Robert Redford to Elton John; from train robber Ronnie Biggs to British

royalty, and even cricketing royalty Don Bradman – is finally telling his own story.