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This
week’s meeting Wednesday 16 July 2008
http://www.rotaryboxhillcentral.org.au
President Greg’s Report: The Week in Review by President Greg This week might well be called the
gap week. Our first
“normal” meeting is behind us and the first Following is an extract from the
equivalent Bulletin from last year: …Membership & PR Director Steve Bell provided further details of
the “Marketing Rotary” meeting set for next Wednesday morning.
This So have a think about this, seek input from your partner and family
– by all means bring them with you on Wednesday – and come
prepared to contribute to this important session. This is your chance to
have your say! In the meantime, look out for some material from Steve to
help you with this. A bit of dé·jà vu. Not a lot has changed since this
time. Our challenge is to ensure that
the drift is stopped. What should be changed? What are YOU doing to attract
new members? Yours in Rotary, Greg
Report from Last week’s meeting:
Chairperson Ken Rice welcomes
guest speaker Paul Murphy.
Paul Murphy, Community Relations Manager, Westfield
Doncaster Development, impressed us
with this exceptional $600m Shopping Centre development Report on Last Week’s Meeting by
Roving Reporter Ken Clark: Our Guest
Speaker today was Paul Murphy, Community Relations Manager, Westfield Doncaster. Paul spoke on the major
transformation taking place at Westfield Doncaster, previously known as
Doncaster Shoppingtown. Around
$600 million is being spent to transform the centre into a leading retail and
lifestyle destination. On completion, floor space will have been doubled, and
new major tenants David Jones and Big W will be represented. The centre will be approximately two thirds
the size of Chadstone. The number of retailers will double to approximately
400 stores. Car spaces will increase from 3480 to 5400. By
contrast, Paul advised that the original complex built in 1969 cost $12
million, with major upgrades occurring in 1981, 1992, and 1995. The current
works program commenced in September 2006 when the cinemas were demolished,
but major demolition commenced in January 2007. At its peak, 8 tower cranes
have been working on the site. The new
works have consumed 75,000 cubic metres of concrete and produced 60,000
tonnes of materials for recycling. The new building has significant
environmental features. The 14 palm trees which faced The new
building utilises the outstanding views available from the Stage 1
of the project opened in April 2008 with the supermarkets, fresh food outlets
and 60 first time retailers opening. Stage 2 opened last month comprising the
food court with seating for over 900. The grand opening of the completed
centre is scheduled for October 2008. A range
of new services are being introduced at Westfield Doncaster. Westfield Butler, is a service which will do your shopping, deliver
it to home or office, and organise functions, etc. The Gizmo offers a service
to provide advice, installation, upgrades and backup for electronic devices
(mainly computers) purchased through retailers in the centre. Valet parking
will also be available on completion of the centre. These services are
targeting “time poor” shoppers, who are prepared to pay for these
time saving services. Visit the
website www.westfield.com/newdoncaster
for further information. Sergeant Session: The new Sergeant for the 07 08 year is long time Rotary
member (28 Years) and founding member of our Club, Ralston Wood. Ralston was quick to hand out fines for all
kind of misdemeanours with the money going towards the fund raising efforts
of the club. Ralston received his best applause when he told the following
joke. An
attractive blonde from With that, she stripped from the neck down, rolled
the dice and yelled, "Come on, baby, Mama needs new clothes!" As the dice came to a stop, she
jumped up and down and squealed
"YES, YES, I WON, I WON!" She hugged each of the dealers
and then picked up her winnings and her clothes and quickly departed. The
dealers stared at each other dumb-founded. Finally, one of them asked, "What did she
roll?" The other answered, "I don't know - I thought you were
watching. Moral of the Story:
New
Sergeant Ralston Wood softening up the members Future Meetings: 23 July Helen
Killmier, Manager Business Development, Interact Subject “Community
Engagement: Local and International Perspectives”. 30 July Alison Gregory and
Brian Martin. Subject Alison will be a
'Member behind the Badge' presentation and Brian will speak about getting over the administrative
hurdles in setting up Operation Cleft as a foundation. Attendance Report for Last Week’s
Meeting by Geoff Limmer: Listed
below are Apologies for and Make-ups advised at the above meeting.
Remember that to be counted towards attendance, Makeups
may be made 14 days prior to, or following, a missed meeting date. Please
advise me if I have missed a makeup for you. Notice of
Apology prior to a meeting should be made to Geoff Limmer,
email rotary@airportbus.com.au or Tel:
0419 329 218 Likewise if
you are bringing a guest, similar notice would be appreciated beforehand if
at all possible. Listed
below are Apologies for and Make-ups advised at the above meeting.
Remember that to be counted towards attendance, Makeups
may be made 14 days prior to, or following, a missed meeting date. Please
advise me if I have missed a makeup for you. Notice of
Apology prior to a meeting should be made to Geoff Limmer,
email rotary@airportbus.com.au or Tel:
0419 329 218 Likewise if you are bringing
a guest, similar notice would be appreciated beforehand if at all possible.
Important Dates:
Desk Duties/Greeting Roster 2008:
Roving Reporters Roster:
Football Tipping:
Eastern Emergency Relief Roster:
Celebrations
Rotary Grace: Rotary Grace: Good
fellowship And the
opportunity to serve through Rotary We give
thanks. Letters to the Editor: Hi Bruce Well done
on your very first Club Bulletin. May it be the first of many –
well, about 50 at least! Thanks for including me in the distribution
list. Libby Rice Dear
Bruce, How are
you? Thank you for always including me on these newsletters. It is always
interesting to see what you are up to!
Take care and give everyone my best regards! Torunn Tronsvang From I hope it has been entertaining
during your reign as the Sergeant last Wednesday. Any fines for me? Well done
to Tony for his term as the president and congratulations to Greg for his
appointment as the new Club's president. Well, good to hear that
the mighty Bombers have won their last three games. Hope they maintain the
record in the next couple of games before the finals.
New baby Cristina (Christie)
Gerry. Members Input Corner Report From Geoff
Limmer has forwarded this preliminary report on his attendance in company
with Ken Rice as at Saturday evening. Over 400
delegates have registered to attend this Conference which is attended by RI President DK Lee. The
Conference MC (Greg Ross of the RC North Balwyn) started proceedings at 6.30pm on Friday 11 July. Speakers
included: ·
Rotary International President Dong Kurn (DK) Lee who called on Members for Action in Recruiting
New Members and ensuring Membership Retention. ·
Rotary International Director John Lawrence who spoke on a New Model
for Rotary. Past RI Director Ron Beaublen who spoke on Worldwide Trends and Shifts in
Membership. ·
Hugh Evans of the Oaktree Foundation who
spoke on Australian Society and where will we be in 15 years. ·
Cary Pedicinc CEO
Volunteering Australia who spoke on Volunteering in the 21st
Century. ·
Peter Ruehl of the Australian Financial
Review who spoke on Rotary’s Image and the Big Branding Issue. ·
Natalie Forrest Prime TV Presenter in Canberra and News Editor for
Prime TV News who spoke on Marketing our Brand and Raising Rotary’s
Profile. ·
The Hon Jenny Macklin MP – former Rotary Youth Exchange Student
who spoke on Broadening Horizons. ·
The Hon Sir William Deane AC KBE Hon Rotarian Former Governor General,
Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar who spoke on Rotary Perception and
Profile. During
Saturday the Conference Delegates broke up into Working Groups which
permitted the participants to discuss and share on various matters pertaining
to bringing Rotary into the 21st Century and in particular to
ensuring that Rotary can be vibrant and attractive to a new generation of
members that will join in the next decade. The
material raised in the Working Groups was fascinating and demonstrated the
broad nature and scope of people’s personal preference from all parts
of our large continent. Certainly
what works for us in Box Hill Central is mostly likely to be of little
consequence to Rotary Club of Box Hill Central Name Known All Across Geoff
Limmer has reported that at the 2020 Conference in When
asked who it was they said that “they couldn’t remember”.
When asked “ did he look like Leigh Mathews”
they either replied “yes or no”, at that point he could tell them
it was Brian Martin or A good story on
effective communication and coaching: According
to a news report, a certain private school in Every
night the maintenance man would remove them and the next day the girls would
put them back. Finally the principal decided that something had to be
done. District 9810 website - for all the news in our Rotary district Rotary eClub
one -
Rotary eClub One For contributions and improvement
ideas please email the editor, bmcewen@optusnet.com.au |
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