Presidents Report
What an amazing meeting we had on Monday evening with over 40 members, partners and guests in attendance. It was our annual Pride of Workmanship dinner organised capably by Vocational Director, Edwina. Pride of Workmanship (PoW) awards are an important part of the Club because they acknowledge the efforts and contributions of employees, businesses and organisations who consistently achieve high quality service and work performance. This year our awardees were: Marc Denison, Adam Horton and the Church Council of Cherrybrook Uniting Church, with the scheme’s founder, Mr David Firth, on hand to present the awards to these worthy recipients. You can read more about them in their award citations included in the Night Report. And a thank you to Edwina who did a great job on the night, as well as with the Vocational visit the week before.
In addition to the PoW focus, we also bestowed Honorary Membership to Margaret M. As the wife of Past President Colin M, Margaret knows the Club well; has been, and continues to be, an active and valued partner; remains a long-time Club supporter of Club initiatives and events; and to top it off, she’s a beautiful person to be around, adding a dry wit and lots of fun and enthusiasm to all Club activities. So well done Margaret, we know we’ll continue to see you engaged with the Club for many years to come.
In getting to this week, several Club activities have taken place recently that are worth mentioning:
So, my friends, that’s the Buzz for the Week. Next Monday is a Zoom meeting where we will focus on Youth initiatives, particularly Rotary Youth Exchange. Until then, stay safe and go well.
Janelle
In addition to the PoW focus, we also bestowed Honorary Membership to Margaret M. As the wife of Past President Colin M, Margaret knows the Club well; has been, and continues to be, an active and valued partner; remains a long-time Club supporter of Club initiatives and events; and to top it off, she’s a beautiful person to be around, adding a dry wit and lots of fun and enthusiasm to all Club activities. So well done Margaret, we know we’ll continue to see you engaged with the Club for many years to come.
In getting to this week, several Club activities have taken place recently that are worth mentioning:
- It was the Club’s 38th birthday last Monday 8 May – happy birthday!!;
- Vocational Visit to Bob W’s motor facility in Seven Hills on 8 May 2023 was highly educational and lots of fun;
- Neville represented our Club at the Rotary Club of Norwest Sunrise’s, Wine and Cheese night on 12 May 2023 to help raise funds for their international project – so thank you Neville;
- Galston Container Clean-up and Repairs at Goods Rescued and Rehomed on Saturday 13 May 2023 was a good example of community services in action.
- Contingent of 11 members and partners gearing up for International Convention in Melbourne, 28-31 May 2023;
- Bunnings BBQ and Cake stall at Bunnings Dural on Sunday 28 May 2023;
- Coonabarabran Equestrian event, 01-06 June 2023;
- Pennant Hills High School Carnival where our Club will be running the BBQ on behalf of the P&C, Saturday 24 June 2023;
- Change-Over Dinner Springfield House, Friday 30 June 2023.
So, my friends, that’s the Buzz for the Week. Next Monday is a Zoom meeting where we will focus on Youth initiatives, particularly Rotary Youth Exchange. Until then, stay safe and go well.
Janelle
Native Bees as alternative pollinators
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Native bees are a vital part of the Australian bush and are important pollinators of Australia’s unique flora.
Australia’s honey bee researchers acknowledge that despite best efforts, Australia is unlikely to remain free from Varroa. Growth in demand from crop industries after the establishment and spread of Varroa, and other exotic honey bee pests is likely to stimulate the growth of the native bee pollination sector. One of the major reasons for this expected demand is because it is believed that native bees will not be affected by exotic honey bee pests such as Varroa mite. There is already a small, but established, managed stingless bee industry in New South Wales and Queensland that provides commercial crop pollination services. The industry is based on the management of the social Australian native bees Tetragonula carbonaria, T. hockingsi and Austroplebeia australis. It mainly services the macadamia, lychee, watermelon, blueberry, mango and avocado industries. However, with further research, it may be shown that they are useful pollinators of other crops. For more information about crop pollination with native bees, and pollination services visit the Aussie Bee website. One of the major benefits of some native bees when compared to the European honey bee is the ability of some species to ‘buzz pollinate’ crops. Blue-banded bees (Amegilla spp.) are Australian native buzz pollinators that have been shown to effectively pollinate glasshouse tomatoes. This specialised process involves bees transferring vibrations through their body via rapid contraction of their indirect flight muscles, releasing pollen. Buzz pollination is critical for the production of some fruits. Further research may also demonstrate a usefulness of native buzz pollinating bees in other field-grown, or other glasshouse crops such as melons, pumpkins, capsicums, chillies and eggplants. |
Native cuckoo bee. Marc Newman, www.bowerbird.org.au
Foraging native blue banded bee (Amegilla sp.). Jenny Thynne, www.bowerbird.org.au
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The above article and photos are an extract from Native bees as alternative pollinators « Bee Aware The article continues on to discuss Solitary and Social Bees.
Night Report
Jim called David to do the toast for the night. David dedicated the toast to the Rotary International, Rotary Club members, partners and guests. Kate did the acknowledgement of country.
President Janelle welcomes everyone to Pride of Workmanship Night. This is always a great night in the Club calendar and one that members look forward to attending and participating in. She welcomes also:
She reported a quick update of the week that was, because a lot of activity has taken place including the upcoming event in the next2 weeks:
She acknowledged everyone for a job well done for the Club full of energy and enthusiasm and good deeds being done.
Director’s Report:
David - thanked all the Centurion donors for the Foundation. Also, he reminded that if they have not done so, to donate to the Foundation.
Colin – reported on the repair of the container that it was done, fixed the hole. He is looking for people to come in for help on Thursday or Friday for containers to be cleaned. He reminded the school carnival to happen on 24th June and email will be sent to seek assistance from volunteers. He will be planning for the community service event for next year.
Keith – polo shirts have arrived and are now ready and available.
Neville – reported on the outcome of Mother’s Day stalls. $5,900 gross taking and net proceeds of $4,600.00 Cake stall sales was not ready to be reported yet. He thanked everyone for helping the stall holders, RFS, the girls guide and the fellowship during the day.
Jim – reported on the upcoming Trivia night which is scheduled for the 26th of August. Also, he mentioned about the status of Bernard that there need to have roster among Club members for him to be able to attend Club functions for his driver’s licence is suspended for one year. There was no report on the recovery status of Cawas.
Edwina – acknowledged the assistance of Janelle for helping her organise the PoW award night.
Speaker of the night
Edwina introduces the speaker of the night – David Firth who is the founder of the PoW.
David Firth is the Father of PoW program, was formed 47 years ago. He reflected on the importance of the PoW acknowledging the exceptional achievements of people on what they do best. His speech was about a King to choose who among the nominated people to receive the most deserving recognition from him. They are the Philanthropies who shared his wealth, or the Doctor who worked selflessly to help other people, or the distinguished Judge? The last is the humble woman, a simple elderly woman who taught a lot of people to become professionals. This is the true essence of the PoW recognizing the exceptional work of an individual who did their very best. David’s speech was about the importance of the PoW and how it progressed throughout the years.
Presentation of PoW Awards
Like Rotary, so too does the Uniting Church in Australia have structures in place to ensure the functionality of its ongoing operations. These begin at the local, or congregational level, then go to the regional (Presbytery) and state (Synod) bodies to the national council (Assembly). So, in many ways the Church Council as the local expression of the Church is akin to our Board of Directors which is the local expression of our Club and its members.
We have had a great relationship with Cherrybrook Uniting Church for many years now and that has certainly been helped by the likes of Brian Furrer and Neville. The relationships started back in early 2016 when Rotary and the Church got together and dug out underneath the Church called the caged area. Without the support of the Church Council so many of our important fundraising and community service events would not be able to take place. The Church is where we hold the Giant Annual Book sale for example and the Garage Sale in recent years, and if you have ever ventured into the back storage cage, you’ll be aware of the treasure trove of equipment we storage there, like our BBQ equipment, signage, tables, stalls and book boxes to name a few.
But our relationship is more than just that. Our two groups share a commonality in looking out for and serving the needs of our local community. While Rotary is a -political and non-denominal, there are striking similarities between what we and the Church does in terms of our humanitarian efforts, outreach and community engagement.
In thinking about Rotary’s 4 Way Test:
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to All Concerned?
3. Will it Build GOODWILL and Better Friendships?
4. Will it Be BENEFICIAL to All Concerned?
I feel confident that these values are deeply engrained in the ethos, decision-making and work of the Church Council. The Church Council is a shining example of an organisation that embodies the Rotary philosophy of service above self. So, Paul please accept this award to represent the pride our Club has in working alongside the Uniting Church and the Church Council in particular – you are indeed friends of Rotary and friends to our Club.
Presentation of Honorary Member
Janelle – presented the Honorary Award to Margaret McGowan who at the same time won the raffle prize for the night. Margaret is the spouse of the Club’s honorary member Colin.
Sergeant Session – Keith won the other raffle prize while Sue Moore and Adam Horton won bottle of wine from the heads and tails game.
Closing remarks by President
President Janelle thanks all for attending and to David Firth for having the pleasure of being with us during the PoW award night. Big thank you to Edwina our Vocational Director who worked extremely hard to organise and coordinator the award night deserving a round of applause for her. Next Monday is a Zoom meeting where we will have a focus on Rotary Youth Exchange.
President Janelle welcomes everyone to Pride of Workmanship Night. This is always a great night in the Club calendar and one that members look forward to attending and participating in. She welcomes also:
- Our Guest Speaker, Mr David Firth who is the co-joint President of the Rotary Club of Pennant Hills and the founder of the POW awards scheme
- The PoW awardees – Marc Denison, Adam Horton, and Paul Bryan on behalf of Cherrybrook Uniting Church.
- The PoW awardee guests: Peter and Judy Denison and0 Nikki Horton.
- The visitors: Tina Keane who joined Edwina, Sandra White and Maiden Streeter.
- All the partners who joined this special meeting
- And all the Club members.
She reported a quick update of the week that was, because a lot of activity has taken place including the upcoming event in the next2 weeks:
- Mother’s Day Market 06/05/2023
- Club’s 38th birthday last Monday 8 May – special birthday chocolates coming with tea and coffee that are appropriate for this year
- Vocational Visit 08/05/2023
- Neville attending Rotary Club of Norwest Sunrise’s Wine and Cheese night on 12/05/2023 to help raise funds for their international project
- Galston Container Clean-up and Repairs at Goods Rescued and rehomed – 13/05/2023
- Week to follow – gearing up for International Convention in Melbourne (28-31/05/2023) and then weekend after the Coonabrabran Equestrian event (01-06/06/2023)
She acknowledged everyone for a job well done for the Club full of energy and enthusiasm and good deeds being done.
Director’s Report:
David - thanked all the Centurion donors for the Foundation. Also, he reminded that if they have not done so, to donate to the Foundation.
Colin – reported on the repair of the container that it was done, fixed the hole. He is looking for people to come in for help on Thursday or Friday for containers to be cleaned. He reminded the school carnival to happen on 24th June and email will be sent to seek assistance from volunteers. He will be planning for the community service event for next year.
Keith – polo shirts have arrived and are now ready and available.
Neville – reported on the outcome of Mother’s Day stalls. $5,900 gross taking and net proceeds of $4,600.00 Cake stall sales was not ready to be reported yet. He thanked everyone for helping the stall holders, RFS, the girls guide and the fellowship during the day.
Jim – reported on the upcoming Trivia night which is scheduled for the 26th of August. Also, he mentioned about the status of Bernard that there need to have roster among Club members for him to be able to attend Club functions for his driver’s licence is suspended for one year. There was no report on the recovery status of Cawas.
Edwina – acknowledged the assistance of Janelle for helping her organise the PoW award night.
Speaker of the night
Edwina introduces the speaker of the night – David Firth who is the founder of the PoW.
David Firth is the Father of PoW program, was formed 47 years ago. He reflected on the importance of the PoW acknowledging the exceptional achievements of people on what they do best. His speech was about a King to choose who among the nominated people to receive the most deserving recognition from him. They are the Philanthropies who shared his wealth, or the Doctor who worked selflessly to help other people, or the distinguished Judge? The last is the humble woman, a simple elderly woman who taught a lot of people to become professionals. This is the true essence of the PoW recognizing the exceptional work of an individual who did their very best. David’s speech was about the importance of the PoW and how it progressed throughout the years.
Presentation of PoW Awards
- Bob W did the citation for Marc Denison who together with his father Peter told the story of Marc to become an auto car mechanic. Marc has the passion on being a car mechanic since he was born because according to his father, he was born with spanner with him. He applied for being an auto mechanic apprentice with Bob and thankfully accepted him. Bob being an apprentice himself in the 1960’s, mentioned that Marc can be become a full pledge auto mechanic upon completion of his apprenticeship. Marc thanked the Club for recognition he received.
- Tony C did the citation for Adam Horton. Adam being a residential builder was recognised for being an honest and dedicated residential property builder who gained acknowledgement of his exceptional work accomplishment through the delivery of his contract projects with happy and satisfied clients. Adam thanked the Club for the recognition he received.
- Janelle did the citation for Paul Bryan who represents Cherrybrook Uniting Church as follows: It gives her great pleasure to support the Church Council, Cherrybrook Uniting Church for our Club’s PoW award 2023.
Like Rotary, so too does the Uniting Church in Australia have structures in place to ensure the functionality of its ongoing operations. These begin at the local, or congregational level, then go to the regional (Presbytery) and state (Synod) bodies to the national council (Assembly). So, in many ways the Church Council as the local expression of the Church is akin to our Board of Directors which is the local expression of our Club and its members.
We have had a great relationship with Cherrybrook Uniting Church for many years now and that has certainly been helped by the likes of Brian Furrer and Neville. The relationships started back in early 2016 when Rotary and the Church got together and dug out underneath the Church called the caged area. Without the support of the Church Council so many of our important fundraising and community service events would not be able to take place. The Church is where we hold the Giant Annual Book sale for example and the Garage Sale in recent years, and if you have ever ventured into the back storage cage, you’ll be aware of the treasure trove of equipment we storage there, like our BBQ equipment, signage, tables, stalls and book boxes to name a few.
But our relationship is more than just that. Our two groups share a commonality in looking out for and serving the needs of our local community. While Rotary is a -political and non-denominal, there are striking similarities between what we and the Church does in terms of our humanitarian efforts, outreach and community engagement.
In thinking about Rotary’s 4 Way Test:
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to All Concerned?
3. Will it Build GOODWILL and Better Friendships?
4. Will it Be BENEFICIAL to All Concerned?
I feel confident that these values are deeply engrained in the ethos, decision-making and work of the Church Council. The Church Council is a shining example of an organisation that embodies the Rotary philosophy of service above self. So, Paul please accept this award to represent the pride our Club has in working alongside the Uniting Church and the Church Council in particular – you are indeed friends of Rotary and friends to our Club.
Presentation of Honorary Member
Janelle – presented the Honorary Award to Margaret McGowan who at the same time won the raffle prize for the night. Margaret is the spouse of the Club’s honorary member Colin.
Sergeant Session – Keith won the other raffle prize while Sue Moore and Adam Horton won bottle of wine from the heads and tails game.
Closing remarks by President
President Janelle thanks all for attending and to David Firth for having the pleasure of being with us during the PoW award night. Big thank you to Edwina our Vocational Director who worked extremely hard to organise and coordinator the award night deserving a round of applause for her. Next Monday is a Zoom meeting where we will have a focus on Rotary Youth Exchange.
Humour
Contradictions... contributed by Cawas
*English is FULL of contradictions*
Here are some funny ones
*1) Found Missing*
*2) Open Secret*
*3) Small Crowd*
*4) Act Naturally*
*5) Clearly Misunderstood*
*6) Fully Empty*
*7) Pretty Ugly*
* 8) Seriously Funny*
*9) Only Choice*
*10) Original Copies*
*11) Exact Estimate*
*12) Tragic Comedy*
*13) Foolish Wisdom*
*14) Liquid Gas*
*And The newest Mother of all is*
*15) "Social Distancing"*
😂😄😂
Here are some funny ones
*1) Found Missing*
*2) Open Secret*
*3) Small Crowd*
*4) Act Naturally*
*5) Clearly Misunderstood*
*6) Fully Empty*
*7) Pretty Ugly*
* 8) Seriously Funny*
*9) Only Choice*
*10) Original Copies*
*11) Exact Estimate*
*12) Tragic Comedy*
*13) Foolish Wisdom*
*14) Liquid Gas*
*And The newest Mother of all is*
*15) "Social Distancing"*
😂😄😂
On Safari... contributed by Jim
Good Answer... contributed by Jim
The Australian Tax Office actually commented on this one,
emphasising the importance of accuracy in tax returns.
The ATO has returned the Tax Return of a man in Townsville
after he apparently answered one of the questions in a way
that did not meet their requirements !
In response to the question,
"Do you have anyone dependent on you?"
The man wrote,
"A wife and 2 children ,
2.1 million illegal immigrants,
1.1 million crackheads,
4.4 million unemployable scroungers,
80,000 criminals in over 85 prisons
plus 450 idiots in Parliament,
thousands of 'retired politicians' ,
thousands of bureaucrats......
and an entire group that call themselves 'Senators' "
The ATO stated that the response he gave was "unacceptable."
The man responded by asking ATO,
"Why........who did I leave out??? ”
emphasising the importance of accuracy in tax returns.
The ATO has returned the Tax Return of a man in Townsville
after he apparently answered one of the questions in a way
that did not meet their requirements !
In response to the question,
"Do you have anyone dependent on you?"
The man wrote,
"A wife and 2 children ,
2.1 million illegal immigrants,
1.1 million crackheads,
4.4 million unemployable scroungers,
80,000 criminals in over 85 prisons
plus 450 idiots in Parliament,
thousands of 'retired politicians' ,
thousands of bureaucrats......
and an entire group that call themselves 'Senators' "
The ATO stated that the response he gave was "unacceptable."
The man responded by asking ATO,
"Why........who did I leave out??? ”
Dennis the Menace ... contributed by Cawas
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