Photo: Cherrybrook metro station by John Cowper
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Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Multi Zone Meeting |
Monday 6th April, 2020 |
Vin and Nancy Cosgrove will present on a selection of experiences from the Vietnam War
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Richmond resident Vincent Cosgrove is a Vietnam veteran, was an educator in western Sydney schools, and is the developer of the Vietnam Veterans education program and is now the recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division.
Beginning his degree at Armidale Teachers College, Mr Cosgrove was soon told he was going to complete a two-year long National Service stint in the Vietnam War. Eight months of his service was spent completing intense training in parts of NSW and QLD. He went on to spend the compulsory 365 days in the thick of the war as an infantry soldier. Returning to his teaching career, Mr Cosgrove taught for 36 years, 13 of which were spent as the principal of Whalan High School as well as various stints at other local schools. ‘‘My time as a teacher and a principal was both a challenging and rewarding experience,’’ he said. Mr Cosgrove and his wife Nancy now spend their retirement running the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia’s education program, which they developed together and now deliver at schools across the country. ‘‘It’s rewarding to be able to tell the students about the Vietnam War with a depth that teachers don’t necessarily have,’’ Mr Cosgrove said. ‘‘In the 10 or so years we have been doing these two-hour talks, we have done about 530 of them to around 50,000 Year 10 students.’’ ‘‘My wife has been a close support to me through everything and I was lucky enough to meet a woman who was ready and willing to support me in my endeavours for the past 45 years,’’ Mr Cosgrove said. |
2020 Anzac Dinner |
Mon 20 April 2020 |
Once again we have the opportunity to support our local Lions Club with their annual Anzac Dinner, which traditionally provided a good insight into the meaning of ANZAC.
It also provides the opportunity to meet another like-minded local community group, including other local Lion and Rotary club members.
We have been assured their Dinner Meeting Committee has worked hard to achieve improved arrangements at the Sports Club (venue) who are offering a better deal.
The dinner fee has been shaved to $44 and the quality of the meal improved.
We will circulate an Attendance List at upcoming meetings, please refer to Max Henderson with any enquiries.
It also provides the opportunity to meet another like-minded local community group, including other local Lion and Rotary club members.
We have been assured their Dinner Meeting Committee has worked hard to achieve improved arrangements at the Sports Club (venue) who are offering a better deal.
The dinner fee has been shaved to $44 and the quality of the meal improved.
We will circulate an Attendance List at upcoming meetings, please refer to Max Henderson with any enquiries.
2020 Change Over Dinner |
Sat 20th June 2020
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Assistance for Bushfire Victims and Firefighters
The Rotary Club of West Pennant Hills and Cherrybrook have discussed a number of options to assist our Bushfire victims and Firefighters. The NSW and VIC Governments are indicating they do not want any more physical donations of goods as they are overwhelmed and are recommending donating cash.
If you would like to donate, attached is the link to the RAWCS (Rotary Australia World Community Service) page where you can donate through Rotary and as always, what you give is what will be delivered. No overheads.
https://rawcs.org.au/
If you would like to donate through other organisations, then the Sydney Morning Herald had an article on Sunday 5th Jan, with a number of reputable organisations.
https://www.smh.com.au/…/here-s-how-you-can-help-australia-…
As always, thank you for your support, Happy New Year and give generously.
If you would like to donate, attached is the link to the RAWCS (Rotary Australia World Community Service) page where you can donate through Rotary and as always, what you give is what will be delivered. No overheads.
https://rawcs.org.au/
If you would like to donate through other organisations, then the Sydney Morning Herald had an article on Sunday 5th Jan, with a number of reputable organisations.
https://www.smh.com.au/…/here-s-how-you-can-help-australia-…
As always, thank you for your support, Happy New Year and give generously.
Events of Interest by other Clubs
OPERA IN THE ARBORETUM - ROTARY CLUB OF WOY WOY - 28 Mar
Rotary Zone 8 Public Image Newsletter - January 2020
Rotary Club of Brisbane Water - Titanic Dinner - 18 Apr
The BOBO - Bobin Head Cycle Classic - 29 Mar
Halfway Around the World in 36 days
Coonabarabran is hosting:
"The Dark Sky Awakens Festival - 8-10 May 2020
A Celebration of everything Star Wars"
If interested please contact Max Henderson, looks like we could make this a great weekend away. Once we have numbers we can look at accommodation options etc.
Dark Sky Awakens Festival The Science Of Starwars - Coonabarabran - 8 to 10 May
Have a look at the Program for the Weekend
"The Dark Sky Awakens Festival - 8-10 May 2020
A Celebration of everything Star Wars"
If interested please contact Max Henderson, looks like we could make this a great weekend away. Once we have numbers we can look at accommodation options etc.
Dark Sky Awakens Festival The Science Of Starwars - Coonabarabran - 8 to 10 May
Have a look at the Program for the Weekend
Recent Club Activities:
Duty Roster
If you are unable to be at the meeting please contact the person doing your role the following week/s, arrange a swap and advise Douglas, so he can amend his records.
Also, to avoid being rostered on, please notify Douglas of any upcoming known absences (eg holidays) from meetings in the next twelve months.
Also, to avoid being rostered on, please notify Douglas of any upcoming known absences (eg holidays) from meetings in the next twelve months.
What it takes to be a Rotarian
There are members of the community who may have some misunderstandings about what it takes to be a Rotarian.
We are always looking for new members and, in fact, it is new people joining that keeps us alive as a Service club. From time to time I hear people say things that make me think they don't consider joining or even visiting Rotary for all the wrong reasons.
This article is about the things you don't need to join Rotary, and the things you do, just in case you are not sure. The other thing you should know is that we are a very friendly bunch of men and women and we have a lot of fun, as well as achieving some pretty good things in the community.
We are always looking for new members and, in fact, it is new people joining that keeps us alive as a Service club. From time to time I hear people say things that make me think they don't consider joining or even visiting Rotary for all the wrong reasons.
This article is about the things you don't need to join Rotary, and the things you do, just in case you are not sure. The other thing you should know is that we are a very friendly bunch of men and women and we have a lot of fun, as well as achieving some pretty good things in the community.
Don't need:
Must have:
If you would like to come along as a guest to see what it is all about just call either:- President Keith (0478 599 155) or Tony (Membership) (0412 812 624) Club Details: Rotary Club of West Pennant Hills and Cherrybrook meets every Monday for Dinner at Springfield House Arrive 6:30pm Start 7:00pm End 9:00pm 245 New Line Rd Dural NSW 2128 Australia |
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Centurion Program and Centurion Membership application
Significant Club Fundraising Events during the year
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The Book Sale March 2019
As the result of a lot of hard work the MarchBook Sale was a great success, especially from the organisers Andrew Little, Max Henderson, Neville Hansen and Rosemary Clarke. Funds raised exceeded $19,000. Well done.
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2019 Trivia Night
The Club held a very successful trivia night on Saturday 17 August 2019 at the Cherrybrook Community Centre, raising near $6,600 all of which will go to assist drought relief. Click this link to read more. |
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The Garage Sale 2019
We have just had our best and most successful Garage Sale on the weekend of 12 & 13 October raising a gross - north of $35k.
Excellent Project Management and a large number of dedicated volunteers, some putting in hours of effort, in the weeks before the weekend contributed to this result. |
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Barbecues
The club runs fund raising barbecues throughout the year, mainly at Bunnings (both Dural and Thornleigh) Here are Barry, Tony, Nick and David hard at work. at Thornleigh.. |
Meetings |
Monday 6:30pm for 7:00pm - Springfield House - 245 New Line Road, Dural 2158 |
Apologies |
If you are unable to attend or are bringing a guest (even if they are your partner) you must notify Julie.
Email [email protected] before 1pm on the Friday before the meeting. Please no communication via phone (either verbal or SMS) |
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If you are expected and do not show you will be required to pay for the meal.
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President's Report 2 Mar 2020
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Several members and partners attended Heritage Park for a quiet evening and BBQ. Robert C and Lynne H were like little children exploring the new play equipment, especially the Flying Fox and Carousel.
For those attending conference there is a meeting this Friday Night at the Sharpe’s. There is also a meeting of several nearby Rotary Clubs, in West Pennant Hills (Tue 11th Mar) to discuss and hopefully finalise a plan for a Rotaract Club in our vicinity. Rotary Rocks Keith |
Night Photos
This Week's Humour / Interesting Facts
LET'S START WITH THE HISTORY OF THIS BRIDGE! READ ALL THE WAY TO THE END - IT IS BOTH ALARMING AND VERY IMPORTANT
China has opened the record-breaking 4,000 ft. long bridge. Aizhai Bridge in Hunan province is 336 m (1,102 ft.) high and has a 1,176 m (3,858 ft.) span. It connects two traffic tunnels in the mountains, cutting the time needed to traverse the canyon from 30 minutes to 1 minute.
Construction took five years. Work finished at the end of last year, making it the world's longest and highest suspension bridge.
Note that the person below is 1,102 feet above the ground and is sweeping the dirt off this twenty first century Engineering marvel with a broom that was designed centuries ago and has no safety line.
A brave worker put the final touches on the Anzhaite Bridge .
Blasting and coating this steel superstructure in a couple of decades will be an interesting project.
Pedestrians walk along it on a special walkway under the road.
The bridge, which connects to two tunnels, was built to ease traffic.
Motorists can enjoy views of the Dehang Canyon.
People and traffic during the Opening Ceremony. Vehicles motor along a two-way, four-lane motorway.
Chinese Supremacy!
This article, though aimed at a U.S. audience, gives a scary insight into China's growing economic power. A few little-known realities are:
In future China will employ millions of American workers and dominate thousands of small communities all over the United States.
Chinese acquisition of U.S. Businesses set a new all-time record last year, and it is on pace to shatter that record this year.
The Smithfield Foods acquisition is an example. Smithfield Foods is the largest pork producer and processor in the world. It has facilities in 26 U.S. States and it employs tens of thousands of Americans. It directly owns 460 farms and has contracts with approximately 2,100 others. But now a Chinese company has bought it for $ 4.7 billion, and that means that the Chinese will now be the most important employer in dozens of rural communities all over America.
Thanks in part to our massively bloated trade deficit with China, the Chinese have trillions of dollars to spend. They are only just starting to exercise their economic muscle. It is important to keep in mind that there is often not much of a difference between "the Chinese government" and "Chinese corporations".
In 2011, 43 per cent of all profits in China were produced by companies where the Chinese government had a controlling interest.
Last year a Chinese company spent $2.6 billion to purchase AMC entertainment - one of the largest movie theatre chains in the United States. Now this Chinese company controls more movie ticket sales than anyone else in the world.
But China is not just relying on acquisitions to expand its economic power. "Economic beachheads" are being established all over America. For example, Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc. recently broke ground on a $100 million plant in Thomasville, Alabama. Many of the residents of Thomasville, Alabama will be glad to have jobs, but it will also become yet another community that will now be heavily dependent on communist China. Guess where else Chinese companies are putting down roots? Detroit.
Chinese-owned companies are investing in American businesses and new vehicle technology, selling everything from seat belts to shock absorbers in retail stores and hiring experienced engineers and designers in an effort to soak up the talent and expertise of domestic automakers and their suppliers. If you recently purchased an "American-made" vehicle, there is a really good chance that it has a number of Chinese parts.
Industry analysts are hard-pressed to put a number on the Chinese suppliers operating in the United States. China seems particularly interested in acquiring energy resources in the United States.
For example, China is actually mining for coal in the mountains of Tennessee. Guizhou Gouchuang Energy Holdings Group spent $616 million dollars to acquire Triple H Coal Co. in Jacksboro, Tennessee. At the time, that acquisition really didn't make much news, but now a group of conservatives in Tennessee is trying to stop the Chinese from blowing up their mountains and taking their coal.
Pretty soon China may want to build entire cities in the United States just like they have been doing in other countries. Right now China is actually building a city larger than Manhattan just outside Minsk, the capital of Belarus.
Are you starting to get the picture? China is on the rise. If you doubt this, just read the following:
# When you total up all imports and exports, China is now the number one trading nation on the entire planet.
# Overall, the U.S. has run a trade deficit with China over the past decade that comes to more than 2.3 trillion dollars.
# China has more foreign currency reserves than anyone else on the planet.
# China now has the largest new car market in the entire world.
# China now produces more than twice as many automobiles as the United States does.
# China is prolific builder of railway systems, railway infrastucture and supplier of railway motive power and rolling stock to numerous emerging nations in the African and South American continents.
# After being bailed out by U.S. taxpayers, General M is involved in 11 joint ventures with Chinese companies.
# China is the number one gold producer in the world.
# The uniforms for the U.S. Olympic team were made in China.
# 85% of all artificial Christmas trees the world over are made in China.
# The new World Trade Center tower in New York is going to include glass imported from China.
# China now consumes more energy than the United States does.
# China is now in aggregate the leading manufacturer of goods in the entire world.
# China uses more cement than the rest of the world combined.
# China is now the number one producer of wind and solar power on the entire globe.
# China produces 3 times as much coal and 11 times as much steel as the United States does.
# China produces more than 90 percent of the global supply of rare earth elements.
# China is now the number one supplier of components that are critical to the operation of any national defense system.
# In published scientific research articles China is expected to become number one in the world very shortly.
Colin B
China has opened the record-breaking 4,000 ft. long bridge. Aizhai Bridge in Hunan province is 336 m (1,102 ft.) high and has a 1,176 m (3,858 ft.) span. It connects two traffic tunnels in the mountains, cutting the time needed to traverse the canyon from 30 minutes to 1 minute.
Construction took five years. Work finished at the end of last year, making it the world's longest and highest suspension bridge.
Note that the person below is 1,102 feet above the ground and is sweeping the dirt off this twenty first century Engineering marvel with a broom that was designed centuries ago and has no safety line.
A brave worker put the final touches on the Anzhaite Bridge .
Blasting and coating this steel superstructure in a couple of decades will be an interesting project.
Pedestrians walk along it on a special walkway under the road.
The bridge, which connects to two tunnels, was built to ease traffic.
Motorists can enjoy views of the Dehang Canyon.
People and traffic during the Opening Ceremony. Vehicles motor along a two-way, four-lane motorway.
Chinese Supremacy!
This article, though aimed at a U.S. audience, gives a scary insight into China's growing economic power. A few little-known realities are:
In future China will employ millions of American workers and dominate thousands of small communities all over the United States.
Chinese acquisition of U.S. Businesses set a new all-time record last year, and it is on pace to shatter that record this year.
The Smithfield Foods acquisition is an example. Smithfield Foods is the largest pork producer and processor in the world. It has facilities in 26 U.S. States and it employs tens of thousands of Americans. It directly owns 460 farms and has contracts with approximately 2,100 others. But now a Chinese company has bought it for $ 4.7 billion, and that means that the Chinese will now be the most important employer in dozens of rural communities all over America.
Thanks in part to our massively bloated trade deficit with China, the Chinese have trillions of dollars to spend. They are only just starting to exercise their economic muscle. It is important to keep in mind that there is often not much of a difference between "the Chinese government" and "Chinese corporations".
In 2011, 43 per cent of all profits in China were produced by companies where the Chinese government had a controlling interest.
Last year a Chinese company spent $2.6 billion to purchase AMC entertainment - one of the largest movie theatre chains in the United States. Now this Chinese company controls more movie ticket sales than anyone else in the world.
But China is not just relying on acquisitions to expand its economic power. "Economic beachheads" are being established all over America. For example, Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc. recently broke ground on a $100 million plant in Thomasville, Alabama. Many of the residents of Thomasville, Alabama will be glad to have jobs, but it will also become yet another community that will now be heavily dependent on communist China. Guess where else Chinese companies are putting down roots? Detroit.
Chinese-owned companies are investing in American businesses and new vehicle technology, selling everything from seat belts to shock absorbers in retail stores and hiring experienced engineers and designers in an effort to soak up the talent and expertise of domestic automakers and their suppliers. If you recently purchased an "American-made" vehicle, there is a really good chance that it has a number of Chinese parts.
Industry analysts are hard-pressed to put a number on the Chinese suppliers operating in the United States. China seems particularly interested in acquiring energy resources in the United States.
For example, China is actually mining for coal in the mountains of Tennessee. Guizhou Gouchuang Energy Holdings Group spent $616 million dollars to acquire Triple H Coal Co. in Jacksboro, Tennessee. At the time, that acquisition really didn't make much news, but now a group of conservatives in Tennessee is trying to stop the Chinese from blowing up their mountains and taking their coal.
Pretty soon China may want to build entire cities in the United States just like they have been doing in other countries. Right now China is actually building a city larger than Manhattan just outside Minsk, the capital of Belarus.
Are you starting to get the picture? China is on the rise. If you doubt this, just read the following:
# When you total up all imports and exports, China is now the number one trading nation on the entire planet.
# Overall, the U.S. has run a trade deficit with China over the past decade that comes to more than 2.3 trillion dollars.
# China has more foreign currency reserves than anyone else on the planet.
# China now has the largest new car market in the entire world.
# China now produces more than twice as many automobiles as the United States does.
# China is prolific builder of railway systems, railway infrastucture and supplier of railway motive power and rolling stock to numerous emerging nations in the African and South American continents.
# After being bailed out by U.S. taxpayers, General M is involved in 11 joint ventures with Chinese companies.
# China is the number one gold producer in the world.
# The uniforms for the U.S. Olympic team were made in China.
# 85% of all artificial Christmas trees the world over are made in China.
# The new World Trade Center tower in New York is going to include glass imported from China.
# China now consumes more energy than the United States does.
# China is now in aggregate the leading manufacturer of goods in the entire world.
# China uses more cement than the rest of the world combined.
# China is now the number one producer of wind and solar power on the entire globe.
# China produces 3 times as much coal and 11 times as much steel as the United States does.
# China produces more than 90 percent of the global supply of rare earth elements.
# China is now the number one supplier of components that are critical to the operation of any national defense system.
# In published scientific research articles China is expected to become number one in the world very shortly.
Colin B
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