Club Bulletin 12 Nov 2018

The Next Meetings

Multi Club Meeting
at RC of Epping

Seven clubs are meeting together – partners are welcome.
Justin Kang (Member of Epping Club and a partner at Dentons) will moderate an approximately 30 to 40 minute Question and Answer discussion with Greg Smith (past member of NSW LA) and Julian Leeser (Federal member for Berowra). Topic is “Are our institutions such as our democratic parliamentary system, police, judicial, religious, education and media as strong and respected as 50 years ago?”. After this each Club President or their representative will ask a question of either Julian or Greg.
The cost is $35 per person which includes a $5 drink. It is a 6 for 6.30 pm start. Each President will speak for 2 to 3 minutes on a successful project, a process that works, or whatever they choose, but maximum of 3 minutes. Dinner at 7.00 pm. The meeting will finish at 8.30 pm. The Epping Rotary Club needs to know how many are attending by Oct 22nd and we need to collect our money by Nov 12th. Please pay at our front desk at our next meeting or direct into our general account

Monday 12th November

End of Year Lunch

Sunday 18th November

Partners and Children welcome

No Meeting after
End of Year Lunch

Monday 19th November

Kris Kringle Meeting

Monday 17th December

St Gabriel’s School visit
– Outdoor Learning Area

Wednesday 21st November

Hi Fellow Members,
We have been invited to St Gabriels School for a Morning Tea at 10.30AM on Wednesday 21st November. The first stage of the outdoor Learning Area is now complete, and St Gabriels are keen to show us what has been achieved. As you know, we funded and built an equipment Shed and via Tom Westcott, we contributed shade sails for the courtyard area.
The agenda is as follows.
·         10.30am : Arrive and School Tour
·         11.00am : Meet the students and see the playground
·         11.15am : Morning tea
·         11.30am : Depart
Can you please let me know by 5th November if you would like to attend, so I can confirm numbers?
Tony Coote

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 Keith, so he can amend his records.
Also, to avoid being rostered on, please notify Keith of any upcoming known absences (eg holidays) from meetings in the next twelve months.

Inside This Issue

President's Report

Night Report

Humour

Club Calendar

Upcoming Events

18th November End of Year Lunch - Muirfield Golf Club

21st November Tour of St Gabriel's School

30th November Ronald McDonald House - meal from the heart

6th December Anglicare BBQ

Tarzan

Friday 23rd November
Hornsby RSL

$32.00-Senior or $37.00-Adult (Show only)
Dinner Option (Bistro) 6.00pm
Show 7.30pm

We have the opportunity to see the NSW premiere of Tarzan the Musical presented by Sydney Youth Musical Theatre at Hornsby RSL Club on Friday 23 November at 7:30pm. Tarzan features heart-pumping music by rock legend, Phil Collins.

Washed up on the shores of West Africa, an infant boy is taken in and raised by gorillas who name him Tarzan. Apart from striving for acceptance from his ape father, Tarzan's life is mostly monkey business until a human expedition treks into his tribe's territory, and he encounters creatures like himself for the first time.

Tarzan struggles to navigate a jungle, thick with emotion, as he discovers his animal upbringing clashing with his human instincts.

If you wish to attend on Friday 23rd November please email Max, make your payment ($32.00-Senior or $37.00-Adult) into the club’s General Account and identify your payment with your Surname and "Tarzan".

- To secure seats contact Max Henderson. -

Bidjigal Walk - Tuesday 13th November

We have been invited to join our Probus Friends in the West Pennant Hills & District Probus Club for this combined activity to be led by Brian Powyer:

Time: 9.45am for 10.00am start
Meet: Heidi Place West Pennant Hills – Entrance to Bidjigal Reserve
Duration: Approx. 2 hours,
Level of fitness: Reasonable, difficult if support (walkers) is needed
Path: Relatively flat, some undulations, very accessible, bush styled track
Lunch: To be discussed – perhaps outside Reserve
Wear: sturdy shoes, hat, layered clothing, sunscreen
Bring: Bottle of water,
Parking 1: In carpark/street at bottom end of Heidi Place
Includes Aboriginal caves and waterfall (may not be flowing)

The walk is on a fire trail and rough bush tracks with some steeper sections. Features of the walk include overhangs and an Aboriginal shelter as well as the waterfall (hopefully there will be a water flow). Walkers should wear closed shoes and a hat, sunscreen and to bring water with them.

Bidjigal Reserve has much to offer those on the walk. It features towering eucalypt forest, weathered sandstone cliffs, creeks cascading over rocks and sheltered rainforest gullies, Bidjigal Reserve is an island of natural habitat with 370 native plant species, over 140 native animals, myriads of birds, spectacular varieties of native orchids and a diverse show of fungi makes a walk through Bidjigal Reserve an interesting, relaxing and educational experience.

The Reserve has been described A place of rugged natural beauty, full of hidden treasures; a time capsule of ancient eco systems, aboriginal shelters and colonial history.

The walk is on a fire trail and rough bush tracks with some steeper sections. Features of the walk include overhangs and an Aboriginal shelter as well as the waterfall (hopefully there will be a water flow). Walkers should wear closed shoes and a hat, sunscreen and to bring water with them.

Bidjigal Reserve has much to offer those on the walk. It features towering eucalypt forest, weathered sandstone cliffs, creeks cascading over rocks and sheltered rainforest gullies, Bidjigal Reserve is an island of natural habitat with 370 native plant species, over 140 native animals, myriads of birds, spectacular varieties of native orchids and a diverse show of fungi makes a walk through Bidjigal Reserve an interesting, relaxing and educational experience.

The Reserve has been described A place of rugged natural beauty, full of hidden treasures; a time capsule of ancient eco systems, aboriginal shelters and colonial history.
Our guide will be Jennifer Farrer.

If you would like to participate please advise Max via email to enable him to compile an attendance list.

November is Rotary Foundation Month

The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world.

EXPLORE OUR CAUSES

Promoting Peace

Providing Clean Water

Saving Mothers & Children

Supporting Education

Growing Local Economies

Fighting Disease

Wanted - New Members

If you know of someone who would benefit from Rotary, or, from whom Rotary would benefit if they were a member, then contact Tony C.

Click here for a PDF copy of the form to the right, and send or give it to Tony C.

Significant Club Fundraising Events during the year

The Book Sale March 2018

As the result of a lot of hard work the April Book Sale was a great success, especially from the organisers Andrew Little Max Henderson, Neville Hansen and Clive Denmark. Funds raised were circa $15,000. Well done.

2018 Trivia Night

The Club held a very successful trivia night on Saturday 25 August 2018 at the Cherrybrook Community Centre, raising near $6,250 towards the charities we support.

The Garage Sale

We have just had our best and most successful Garage Sale on the weekend of 7&8 October raising a record 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.

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 Carol.
Phone 8850 6515 or email carol.russell@ybr.com.au before 3pm on the Friday before the meeting.

If you are expected and do not show you will be required to pay for the meal.

President's Report 5th November 2018

President Colin welcomed 28 members and guests tonight. Guests: Ann Turner and Senthill Kumal Palaniswamy. Partners present were Roma, Lyn, Margaret, Bev and Jill. It was pleasing to see all the ladies dressed for the occasion and a few of the men.

Thank you to Kerry for preparing and running tonight’s sweep and David for being a marvellous MC.
Thank you to Neville, Col McGowan and Andrew who turned up last Saturday morning to help President Colin move the pallets to under the Guide Hall and the chairs out of the general container to the Church.

Thank you to Anne, Jill, Bernard, David, Keith, Bob, Steve, Max, Margaret, Rosemary and Janelle who have volunteered to help with the Anna’s Cows Raffle this week at Cherrybrook Shopping Centre. More help is still needed so if anyone else is available next week from Wednesday to Saturday 10 am to 3 pm please let me know.

Five clubs including ours are meeting together next Monday. It is disappointing that only 12 are attending what is our normal Monday meeting, just a different venue and combined with other clubs.

Black Caviar reading "50 Shades of Grey"

Members and partners present were asked which Presidents Lunch option was preferred. Geranium Cottage ($35 each for Sunday Jan 6 had similar support as Billy the Greek ($43 each for Sunday Jan 13. There was no support for a BBQ at the Presidents place on Sunday Jan 13.
President Colin will have further discussion with Billy the Greek before making a decision. Given the current level of interest the booking will be made for the minimum possible so book early with Carol to assure yourself of a seat.
We now have the required 30 for the end-of-year lunch at Muirfield Golf Club so it will go ahead.
Don’t forget December 3rd is AGM night so please send your nominations for the Club Board and President Elect to Tony Makin as soon as possible. We will also hold a club assembly on the same night. This will an opportunity to have you input on some pending changes with the way the weekly meetings are held. The proposed changes are the result of the club survey held by Tony Coote earlier in the year.
Until next week when the meeting will be held at the Epping RSL have fun, enjoy your Melbourne Cup winnings and be an inspiration to others.

President Colin

Night Report 5th November

As our illustrious Sergeant Rosemary was away, former Sergeant Ric stepped in to manage the rowdy Melbourne Cup revellers.
Grace was said by Carol, Toast was given by David.

President Col’s Report: Refer President’s report in bulletin.

Director’s Reports:
Tony Coote: Mentioned 2 upcoming events:

13th Nov the Bidjigal Walk
21st Nov a Morning Tea at St Gabriel’s school in Castle Hill

Riccardo asked about interest and prospective numbers for a deep-sea fishing boat charter, either leading up to the end of the year or perhaps a time set in Feb or March 2019. The boat holds up to 30 people and is expected to cost around $1,200 for a full day’s hire.

David Turnbull was our MC for the Gala Melbourne Cup evening. He handed each member and guest a Melbourne Cup trivia answer sheet, with 10 very hard questions. After a lot of fun with both questions from David and eventual answers that we worked through, the great and mighty John Tchetchenian came through the pack and took out the 2018 Trivia prize. It was a hard-fought race, but he won it by a nose and luckily there was no Photo Finish required.

Our MC, then asked all the ladies participating in the ‘female best dressed competition’ to step forward. It was judged by President Colin that the winner was Ann Turner.
David then asked all the young colts to step forward to be judged for the ‘male best dressed competition’. Again, our President was given the honour of announcing that Bob Davison was the winner. However, after Bob returned back to the stables, there was a protest about weight for age but the course officials soon dismissed the protest.

The raffle was won by Roma Chandra.
There was no winner in the Head and Tails. The NSW Liquor and Gaming will be investigating as to how 30+ people could not sync their hands with their heads or tails to warrant an eventual winner. The prize will jackpot to next week.

Sergeant Ric gave out a few fines.

The meeting closed at 8.45pm.

John Tchetchenian
Night Reporter

Night Photos

Peter Stanton's Proposed International Project

"The International presentations Peter Stanton presented over last two meetings are attached for your perusal.
1. Australian Council for International Development, interviews President and Chief Executive Officer of NTA East Indonesia Aid, Dr Colin Barlow.
We learn from the perspective of one of our smaller members how they embrace sustainable development broadly with their partners and the communities within West Timor and Flores.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=h2_136w_ZUI&feature=share

2. Rotary Small Grants project- a Rotary Belconnen (and Lane Cove) and NTA association partnership.”
Click the link below to download the presentation: