President's Report
Welcome members, partners and guests and thank you for attending.
- Colin Christie our speaker tonight speaking about amateur radio.
- Janice Appleton, and John Dale as guests to check us out.
The club has been accepted to participate in the Rotary Pacific Fit for Purpose programme. Sue has kindly volunteered to be our delegate to the Club Transformation Workshop.
Anne attended the Hills-Kellyville club meeting last Monday evening to hear Hannah’s Story as told by Michael Jeh. Anne will say more about this later.
Looking forward:
Reminders
From the 1894 Australian Household and General Information Handbook. A little lengthy but worth a read. The punctuation is as written.
Anne attended the Hills-Kellyville club meeting last Monday evening to hear Hannah’s Story as told by Michael Jeh. Anne will say more about this later.
Looking forward:
- Wednesday night is a Board Meeting at the Sharpe’s.
- West Pennant Hills Public School Spring Fair Aug 18. BBQ and Tool sale. Thank you to David for leading and the 24 who have volunteered.
- Saturday Aug 24 Bunnings Castle Hill BBQ.
- Trivia night is on September 21 Please start to put your tables together. The cost remains the same as last year at $25 per person. Full details are in the Bulletin and Keith is doing social medial promotion.
- The club has been invited to assist the Carlingford Club to run a Food, Wine & Music Festival on Oct 19th to raise funds for Domestic Violence initiatives.
Reminders
- Directors – please arrange a meeting of your committee as soon as possible.
- I will call a fundraising committee meeting on August 20.
- District Conference – Penrith 21-22 March. Early bird Registrations ($230 until Aug 31– full early bird = $250 until 31 Dec after than $280 - now open ourbetterworld2025.wordpress.com Accommodation packages for Friday night open at Pullman and nearby.
- Don’t forget you can see the Club Directory, “What’s On” and “Calendar” on your phone. If it is not working for you, let me know and it will be fixed for you.
- Don’t forget to let Sandra and Anne Sharpe (until end of August) know if you are travelling or are not attending meetings so you do not get rostered on for meeting duties. All members are eligible for the duty roster and are assigned a role by Sandra. Your role is posted in the Bulletin and the Bulletin email 6 weeks in advance.
- Next week is a Zoom meeting. Our guest speaker is to PDG Harold Sharp OAM to talk about ROMAC.
From the 1894 Australian Household and General Information Handbook. A little lengthy but worth a read. The punctuation is as written.
- Kerosene – Its Uses: Kerosine oil is one of the most useful oils we have, and not only as an oils it valuable but there are quite a hundred uses to which it can be put, one way and another. Of late is has come into almost general use. In the laundry every laundress now-s-days tells you she must have a drop of kerosene in her boiler, and no mistress will grudge it provided she knows it will improve the colour of her clothes. But like soda, washing powders, and many other so- called aids in the laundry, it is more often abused than properly used. And unless it is used in the proper way it utterly spoils the appearance of the clothes, rendering them yellow and impregnated with the smell of the oil. The correct and only way to use kerosine for washing is as follows: - shred the soap into the boiler (using no soda) and let it come to a boil then, and not till then, stir in two tablespoons of kerosene. Stir well then put in your clothes. If the oil is put in before the water boils it never mixes properly, makes the soap curdle and the clothes yellow and the smell cannot be rinsed out, but will cling to the clothes no matter how long they are left in the air, for this reason the mistress should see the kerosene put in the boiler. Too much put into the boiler will make the clothes yellow and harder to wash next time. It is an excellent thing for kitchen towels acting like magic on the most greasy and dirty. Many people have expressed surprise that kerosene should be used in washing , and that it should possess such wonderful cleaning properties. As a matter of fact it is not to be wondered at for this reason, the “American Washing Fluid” or “Magic Washing Fluid” I forget which it is called is a blueish fluid, much used by some laundresses and laundries made from the refuse after the kerosene has been extracted from the shale, it may undergo some slight preparation to disguise the smell but little more, so that kerosene is only a stronger agent than the blue washing fluid but all depends how it is used. Tis is only one use to which kerosene is put. Floors kitchen tables etc, etc, scrubbed with the washing suds in which it has been put, become beautifully white clean and free from all stains. In cleaning pots lids, the insides of boilers coppers etc it is invaluable. It is also used for healing cuts, wounds and burns; and vermin in the fowl house are said to fly from it.
Night Report
Opening: Sergeant David Turnbull opened the meeting
President’s Report
Colin welcomed members, partners and our guests for the night.
Colin advised the club that it has been accepted to participate in the Rotary Pacific Fit for Purpose programme.
Anne attended the Hills-Kellyville club meeting last Monday evening to hear Hannah’s Story as told by Michael Jeh. Anne will say more about this later.
Colin reminded members of the following upcoming events
The club has been invited to assist the Carlingford Club to run a Food, Wine & Music Festival on Oct 19th to raise funds for Domestic Violence initiatives.
Guest Speaker
The night’s guest speaker was Mr John Christie from the Australian Amateur Radio Society. Mr Christie was introduced by member Kaye Carter
Mr Christie, an avid Amateur radio operator since 1979, talked about how Amateur Radio has had a recent resurgence around d the world and how it is an independent and vital communication system when cell phone power is not available during natural disasters. It proves its worth as a vital communication link for all emergency services.
Following a very interesting presentation Kaye thanked John and he was presented with the t tree gift
Director’s Reports
Our monthly Gardening Day for the transitional Housing, is scheduled for 29 August. Anne encouraged members to participate.
Four members from our club will be meeting with Blacktown Rotary to exchange ideas about the use of “Teacher in the Box” Blacktown has had a lot of experience in this area
General Business
No other general business discussed
Sergeant at Arm’s
Heads & Tails won by: Elise Mele, but prize given to her host family the Sharpes
Raffle won by: Sandra White
President’s Report
Colin welcomed members, partners and our guests for the night.
- Colin Christie who will be speaking about amateur radio; and
- Janice Appleton, and John Dale as guests to check us out.
Colin advised the club that it has been accepted to participate in the Rotary Pacific Fit for Purpose programme.
Anne attended the Hills-Kellyville club meeting last Monday evening to hear Hannah’s Story as told by Michael Jeh. Anne will say more about this later.
Colin reminded members of the following upcoming events
- Wednesday night is a Board Meeting at the Sharpe’s.
- West Pennant Hills Public School Spring Fair Aug 18. BBQ and Tool sale. Thank you to David for leading and the 24 who have volunteered.
- Saturday Aug 24 Bunnings Castle Hill BBQ.
- Saturday Aug 24 is the first meeting of our Community Group. It will be 5 hours long and involve preparing a detailed picture of our club. Demographics, Cultural Diversity, Club activities/projects, Community Demographics and Neighbourliness, Other Community Groups operating in our area.
- Trivia night is on September 21 Please start to put your tables together. The cost remains the same as last year at $25 per person. Full details are in the Bulletin and Keith is doing social medial promotion.
The club has been invited to assist the Carlingford Club to run a Food, Wine & Music Festival on Oct 19th to raise funds for Domestic Violence initiatives.
Guest Speaker
The night’s guest speaker was Mr John Christie from the Australian Amateur Radio Society. Mr Christie was introduced by member Kaye Carter
Mr Christie, an avid Amateur radio operator since 1979, talked about how Amateur Radio has had a recent resurgence around d the world and how it is an independent and vital communication system when cell phone power is not available during natural disasters. It proves its worth as a vital communication link for all emergency services.
Following a very interesting presentation Kaye thanked John and he was presented with the t tree gift
Director’s Reports
- Community Service:
Our monthly Gardening Day for the transitional Housing, is scheduled for 29 August. Anne encouraged members to participate.
- Foundation:
- International:
Four members from our club will be meeting with Blacktown Rotary to exchange ideas about the use of “Teacher in the Box” Blacktown has had a lot of experience in this area
- Membership:
- Public Image:
- Keith advised the club that he has commenced advertising the Club’s Trivia night on 21 September
- Youth:
- Elise, our new exchange student, made a short presentation introducing herself and her family to the club.
- Club Services:
- Treasurer:
General Business
No other general business discussed
Sergeant at Arm’s
Heads & Tails won by: Elise Mele, but prize given to her host family the Sharpes
Raffle won by: Sandra White
