WOODTURNERS

OF THE GOULBURN VALLEY INC

A0003352K

VOLUME 30 – No. 12 JANUARY 2016 NEWSLETTER

LEN TAYLOR – PRESIDENT PHONE – 0458 777 901

CHRIS HARVEY – SECRETARY PHONE – 0407 320 102

CLUB PHONE – 0435940502 POSTAL ADDRESS

P.O. BOX 2071, SHEPPARTON, VIC. 3632 96 PACKHAM ST., SHEPPARTON

W.T.G.V .INC. COMMITTEE PRESIDENT – LEN TAYLOR

SECRETARY – CHRIS HARVEY TREASURER – VERN MARVEN

VICE PRESIDENT – PERRIE BULLOCK PUBLIC OFFICER - CHRIS HARVEY

WORKSHOP MANAGER – WILLIS MUNDY COMMITTEE MEMBERS

LINDSAY WHITFORT, HELEN TAYLOR, ATHEL CHAPMAN GREG THORNE, FRANK MATTHEWS

AUDITOR – JUSTIN HOCKING NEWSLETTER EDITOR – MAREE CHIN and NORMA HARRISON

ALMONER – LORRAINE NOONAN

President’s Page Hope you all welcomed in the New Year with good news and we find you safe and well. Everybody seems to want everything done by Christmas and suddenly realise that December is already here. I like many of the members had a rush on of jobs all to be done yesterday!

Congratulations to Alex Trotter, the Tom Tacey Award and Janet Barnes, the Encouragement Award for their achievements. All had a good time at the Christmas dinner as I heard no complaints. There are more news items than usual this month, so we will include photos and a full report on the Christmas Function in our next newsletter. We have already had good Raffle sales at I.G.A. and the Toolamba Lions Christmas Festival, and again as I write this, I.G.A is on again today and tomorrow. When you receive your Raffle Duty Roster and if you can’t make the time set, please arrange with another club member to do a swap. You will also find the Wood Show Duty Roster for members demonstrating. It should read 2016 not 2015 (time for a new wood show organiser). With the duties nominated please let me know if I have it wrong so we can reorganise your duty. Thanks to Perrie and members who assisted with the Dust Control update. Len

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Janet receiving the Les Baldwin Encouragement Award at the Christmas Function

Peter Tacey announcing the Tom Tacey award winner —Alex Trotter who was not present.

Due to time and space constraints, the Christ-mas report will be pub-lished in the February Newsletter

WOODTURNERS OF THE GOULBURN VALLEY INC. 3352K

GENERAL MEETING To be held at the Clubrooms, 96 Packham Street, Shepparton

18//01/16 at 7.30 p.m.

Apologies Correspondence

Treasurer’s Report Committee Business

General Business

Door & Raffle – Helen Taylor, Baden Howe Show & Tell Chairman – Noel Ryan

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MINUTES OF GENERAL MEETING OF WOODTURNERS OF THE GOULBURN VALLEY INC.

Held in the clubrooms, 96 Packham Street, Shepparton, 16/11/2015

OPENING: Meeting opened by President Len at 7.40 p.m. 37 members in attendance. APOLOGIES: 15 Moved: Norma Harrison Seconded: Geoff Baker MINUTES: Minutes of the previous meeting held 19/10/15 as circulated in the newsletter were accepted; Moved: Marilyn Behncke Seconded: Dick Syer. Carried. VISITORS: Frank Purcell, Peter Pettigrew, Coralie Corboy, (St Vincent De Paul). Wayne Harris & Marg Warwick (Family Care). Andrea McNabb (Community Fund). Ron Murley (Vision Aust). The visitors representing the local charities were welcomed to the meeting and responded by giving an insight to the use to which the donated toys are put to and the pleasure they bring to the children. Ron Murley representing Vision Aust. Was thanked for their contribution in assisting with the toy production. Approximately 600 toys were presented to the charity representatives. Lorraine Noonan informed the meeting that the Hospice Bereavement Support Group had also been involved making the bedding for the doll cradles. CORRESPONDENCE: Since the last general meeting 15 Newsletters have been received from various clubs and organisations. Promotional: Carbatec November Catalogue. Furnware Dorset spring specials General: General: 1. Berwick wood turners re Casey/Cardinia Grand Wood Art Exhibition 18th-20th March 2016. 2. Steve McCoy resigning as a member & $30 donation. 3. Woodshow acceptances from Helen Harris, Rob Dingey, & Screw it Screws. 4. Brendan Stemp declining wood show invite – no longer doing any wood shows. 5. River Links East Bank hire agreement. 7. Invite to the Eltham Woodshow. 8. Shepparton Villages Christmas Appeal. Out:1. Condolence letter to Eltham re Max Jensen. 2. Bendigo Bank requesting sponsorship. Accounts: Mooroopna Hardware $ 149 for belt sander. Maxam Printing – raffle tickets $440.00. SCOE – printing $25.27 Moved: Neil Armstrong that the correspondence as read be accepted. Seconded, Athel Chapman. Carried. TREASURERS REPORT Balance $7805.43 Receipts $1842.97 $9648.40 Less Expenditure $1253.84 Balance 31/10/2015 $8394.56 Moved: Peter Meddings, seconded, Rob Blamey that the Treasurer’s Report be accepted. Carried.

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BUS TRIP to Eltham Wood Show and Pop’s Shed 21st November, 2015

GENERAL BUSINESS:

1. Members were asked to ratify the committee recommendation to grant Bev Clark & David Kane honorary membership. All agreed. 2. We have agreed to a request from JH & Co. to make new bench top for their office. Vern is organising the project. 3. The committee has agreed to a request from members to purchase a buffer which will fit onto one of the grinders.4.In order to encourage new members we are investigating the possibility of a trial membership period. We are in the early stages of formulating a policy and enquiries are being made re the insurance implications. 5. A 24 seater bus has been booked for Pops Shed/Eltham trip leaving the Library Car park at 8am 21/11/15 at the cost of $20 per head. 6.Members attending the Toolamba Christmas Twilight festival 28/11/15 are, Chris, Len, Greg & Glenda Geoff & Annie Baker and Geoff Pinkerton. 7. The item to be made for the Christmas function competition is a turned bowl of any description up to 200mm diameter. 8. We have agreed to a request from Wanganui to assist 3 year 12 students with work experience in the woodwork area. They will be attending the club on Tuesdays to complete 30 pre arranged kits as part of this experience. They will be covered by the schools insurance. 9. We have been invited to demo at Bunnings on Thursday evening 10/12/15, 6pm – 8 pm any members willing to attend please put names on the white board.10. We have been invited to the official opening of the new Search & Rescue headquarters on Sunday 22/11/15 at 2 pm. Woodshow Report:1. Two local cricket bat makers have been invited to the Woodshow. 2. Letter to be sent to GV Weather master thanking them for the donation of the BBQ. 3. SPC Factory sales vouchers for the raffle have been organised, yet to hear from Mooroopna M10 and Fruit Growers Victoria have notified us that they are not longer undertaking sponsorships. 4. Miners couch mattress arranged. 5. We currently only have 72 members available for wood show duties which is well down on previous years. 6. Outside demonstrators unavailable include Gifkin, Brendan Stemp, Rob Murphy, & Mark Thompson. 7. Woodshow dinner to be held in the scout hall. 8. New council run billboards to be checked to ensure our signs still fit. 9. Len explained to the members that East Bank would cost $3425.00 this year and went through the advantages & disadvantages of various alternative venues which are being investigated. Len: Peter Tacey & Isobel Fairmaid to be invited to the Christmas function. Chris Percival has a piano which he has started to pull apart and is looking for ideas to display the workmanship which is of very high quality. Chris informed members that Max Gillard’s wife, Judith, had passed away. A new Volunteers grant has been announced and application to be submitted. Final numbers for the Christmas function required by 4/12/15, items required for the raffle. Vern displayed a sample of new safety signs to be placed in the work shop area. To date we have 81 paid up members and 25 Life/Honorary members. John Wright asked that a list of non paid up members be available to supervisors and that letters be sent to those who have not paid to explain that they are no longer able to use workshop facilities. Ray McDonald reported that Noel Brown is not well and that some of his wood work paraphernalia will be brought to the club for the monthly raffle.

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CHRISTMAS TOY PRESENTATION

WORKSHOP CLEAN UP DAY Saturday 19th December 2015 SAMPLE SAFETY SIGN

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WOODTURNERS OF THE GOULBURN VALLEY INC

APPRECIATES RECEIVING SPONSORSHIP FROM THE FOLLOWING : MOOROOPNA MITRE 10, FRUIT GROWERS VICTORIA, SPC/ARDMONA FACTORY SALES, MAXAM PRINTING,

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PLEASE SUPPORT THEM AS THEY SUPPORT US

TO OUR MEMBERS AND ANY OF THEIR FAMILY WHO ARE NOT WELL OR ARE IN HOSPITAL,

THE CLUB WISHES THEM A SPEEDY RECOVERY.

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W.T.G.V. NEWSLETTER ALERT FOR THE INFORMATION OF ALL WOOD WORKING CLUBS THAT RECEIVE OUR NEWSLETTER, OUR COMMITTEE HAS DECIDED THAT DUE TO THE EVER INCREASING COST OF POSTAGE, FROM FEBRUARY, 2016, OUR NEWWSLETTER WILL NO LONGER BE MAILED OUT BUT WILL ONLY BE AVALIABLE ONLINE. IT CAN BE ACCESSED VIA OUR WEBSITE, (www.woodturnersgv.com) OR IF YOUR CLUB WISHES TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE A COPY PLEASE NOTIFY OUR SECRETARY VIA E-MAIL (cdharvey6@gmail.com) OF THE EMAIL ADDRESS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE THE NEWSLETTER SENT TO.

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SHOW AND TELL NOVEMBER 2015

1. Vern Marven—Wood work project book purchased on recent trip to England. 2. Ray McDonald— Clock made from Bull Oak & finished with Bristol varnish 3. Norma Harrison—Pyrography . 4. Roy Ellison - Door knobs, toys etc.

RAFFLE:

1st prize – Helen Taylor - Clamp 2nd prize –Geoff Baker – Pen Case 3rdprize –Perrie Bullock – Pot puriri lid. 4th prize –Ray McDonald - Calculator 5th prize –Geoff Pinkerton – Tomato knife. 6th prize - Vern Marven - Stain. 7th prize –Nina Slade – Pen Blanks. 8th prize –Baden Howe – Pen Blanks. 9th prize –Chris Harvey – Castors. 10th prize – Marilyn Behncke – Safety glasses 11th prize – Noel Ryan – Pen Blanks 12th prize – Helene Meddings croll saw blades Meeting Closed at 9.30 pm.

SHEPPARTON SEARCH

AND RESCUE Len and Jan, Graham and Glenys, Jim & Norma and Helen Smith at-tended the opening of the Sheppar-ton Search and Rescue administra-tion and storage shed and new vehi-cle on Sunday 22nd November, 2015. There were representatives from various Government bodies, S.E.S, and a range of other organi-sations. The Table and Lectern made and donated by the Wood turners was acknowledged.

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TOOLAMBA LIONS CLUB CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL

Saturday the 28th November 8 of us woodies trekked across the causeway to the an-nual Toolamba lions club Christmas festival. After setting up, Geoff Pinky and myself started turning out rolling pins and Christmas trees for giveaways. these items proved to be very popular with all the Christmas trees and a lot of rollers as well as baseball bats and plastic bag handles. Chris and Len were busy doing raffle sales with Glenda while Geoff and Helen manned the sales table. Annie Baker certainly had her work cut out for her and she ended up burning 101 names onto bats, trees, rollers and bag handles. I had to love Geoff Bakers artwork on the trees too as it was mayhem at some stages. Len had a weird request from the ice-cream man and turned him a pine ice-cream much to the delight of the recipient please Len, next time say we all had a go at turning and we might all get free ice creams too. So, at the end of the night we packed up and came back to the clubrooms to unload and count our takings. The total figures are as follows toy sales $35 and raffle sales $73 so it was successful to be there after all Thanks to the members who attended the demo it was great fun with some great com-pany and quite a few giggles. Greggie

COMING EVENTS

General Meeting 18th January Display at Library—Feb. 3-24th—items required—out by Woodshow

Woodshow 12th/13th March at Eastbank

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WORKSHOP SUPERVISOR ROSTER Tues Thurs. Sat. 12/01 David 14/01 Willis 09/01 Don 19/01 Carl 21/01 Lindsay 16/01 Perrie 26/01 Willis 28/01 David 23/01 Rob B 02/02 Perrie 04/02 Carl 30/01 Don 09/02 Rob B 11/02 Willis 06/02 Lindsay 16/02 David 18/02 Lindsay 13/02 Don 23/02 Perrie 25/02 Rob B 20/02 Carl 27/02 Willis Wednesday p.m. Vern plus supervisors Thursdays p.m. Len plus supervisors