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Guest Speaker:
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John Rosenberg
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Topic:
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North
to Alaska - photos and talk about a recent trip to Alaska
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Speakers Aide:
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Lin
Martin
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Desk Duties:
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Craig
Hoath, Malcolm Chiverton, Vici Funnell
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Roving Reporter:
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Ken
Clark
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President Greg’s
Report: The Week (Jan 13th) in Review
Happy
New Year. Welcome back from holidays to those that got them (mine are still
to come).
Our
first meeting with Doncaster Sunrise was thoroughly pleasurable and
informative. Eleven members attended to bolster Doncaster’s
similarly holiday depleted numbers.
For
those that missed the notification, or who haven’t yet acted, it may not be
too late to book to see the advance screening for Valkyrie at 7pm at Century
Walk, Glen Waverley. The screening is for Rotarians and friends, but a
booking through John Glenn is essential johnval@bigpond.net.au.
Another
event to which we can invite friends is the Estate Planning dinner being
coordinated by RC of Mitcham. A brochure with RCBHC contact details has been
circulated by Lindsay a few days ago.
To
those that got off the hook for both the December and January Eastern
Emergency Relief roster (they’re in holiday mode too) don’t relax ‘cos Geoff
knows who you are and will be releasing a new roster for the balance of our
Rotary year shortly!
See
you in a couple of days.
President
Greg
No report from last week’s combined club meeting (Dec 13th)
Attendance Report for
Last Week’s Meeting (Dec 10th) by Geoff Limmer:
Listed below are Apologies for and Make-ups advised for the
September 3rd meeting. Remember that to be counted towards attendance,
Make-ups may be made 14 days prior to, or following, a missed meeting date.
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.
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Apologies: (17)
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Kerry Barrett, Lesley Bell, Maurice Benington, Rob Collier, Paul
Evans, Andrew Forgas, Alison Gregory, Michelle Hart, Owen Jenkin, Michael
Kirk, Lindsay Mackay, Lin Martin, Bruce McEwen, Brian McPhail, Ian Port,
Garry Randall, Kath Ronan.
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Leave of Absence:
(4)
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Murray Baird, Trevor
Dalziel, Peter Enlund, John Maddock.
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Absence: (3)
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Tony De Fazio, Craig Hoath, Jim Killeen,
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Present: 11/35
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Visiting
Rotarians:
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Nil
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Visitors:
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Nil
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Make-ups (4)
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Operation
Cleft 16/12/08: Brian
Martin, Lesley Bell, Ken Clark,
Geoff Limmer
Farmers
Market 17/12/08: Michael
Kirk, Malcolm Chiverton
Farmers
Market 11/1/09: Malcolm
Chiverton, Tony Stokes
Golf
Meeting 6/1/09: Tony
Stokes
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Date
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Speaker
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Subject
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Speakers Aide
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28
January
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Michael
Kirk, RCBHC Member
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Remembering
Ernest
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Craig
Hoath
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4
February
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Heather
LeRoy, Smith Family
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Work
of The Smith Family
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TBA
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11
February
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TBA
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18
February
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Erin Scolia, Oaktree
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Oaktree and its implications for Rotary Clubs
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Maurice Bennington
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25
February
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Assistant Governor Brian Tyedin, Rotary
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The Foundation and the Centurion Club
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Garry Randall
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4 March
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Gonny Rundell, Wantirna Rotary
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The Australian Bike Ride
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Tony
Stokes
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December
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Family of Rotary Month
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January
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Rotary Awareness Month
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February
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World Understanding Month
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Sat 21/2
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Eastern
Emergency Relief Roster
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9.00am
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1/10 Thornton
Cres Mitcham
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Fri 27/2
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AG’s
& Presidents Meeting
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Mulgrave
Country Club
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Sat 28/2
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GSE
D4890 (Argentina)
Arrive
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Birthdays:
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4 January
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Lesley Bell
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4 January
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Michelle Hart
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5 January
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Niki Pidd
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12 January
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Sue Martin
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31 January
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Elena DeFazio
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Anniversaries:
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7 January
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Bernie & Eva Millane
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31 January
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Andrew & Mitzi Forgas
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Rotary
Inductions:
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30 January 2008
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Alison Gregory
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Members Input Corner:
From Geoff Limmer
Chairman District 9810
ROMAC Committee
ROMAC Update –
January 2009:
As
most of you might have noticed, there has not been a lot of action with
regard to ROMAC Patients this past few months.
I
thought it timely as District 9810 Chairman of ROMAC to keep you informed
of what has been happening, why this has happened and more importantly what
is being done to address the situation.
In
2008, throughout Australia,
the availability of Paediatric Intensive Care Units (ICU facilities) in
Public Hospitals has virtually disappeared for International Patients.
In
respect to our area (Melbourne)
the Royal Children’s Hospital is the only PICU facility.
There
is a law that no Australian child will suffer as a result of an
international patient being treated, and because of the backlog of
Australian patients there have been few international patients
accepted for some time.
I am sure you have seen media reports on the hospital backlogs for
cases like hearts.
ROMAC
Office Bearers have had two meetings with the CEO of the Royal Children’s
Hospital in Melbourne
regarding this, and there is support for our case, but little that can be
done in the short term.
Similar
stories apply in other states especially NSW.
Because
the ROMAC Charter is to treat children with life threatening or serious
life impacting problems, a high percentage of our patients require PICU.
Sadly in the present climate we are unable to bring these types of patients
to Australia
for treatment due to the current shortage of PICU Beds.
Our
Region has already moved to bring forward patients not requiring PICU. This
action requires ROMAC to establish arrangements with other Hospitals, as
well as Surgeons who have the appropriate skills and access rights to work
in these Hospitals.
All
this takes time and much negotiation on the part of all parties.
It
is disappointing that this situation has occurred, however you can be
assured that there is a team of very committed Rotarians out there doing
their best to secure the necessary treatment arrangements.
If
you would like any further information about this matter, please don’t
hesitate to contact me.
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From Secretary Lindsay
Mackay/ President Greg Cooper re an Important Estate Planning Dinner to be
held on February 26th.
Not to be missed!
From Secretary Lindsay
Mackay
Polio Plus
Fundraiser.
Fellow Rotarians, Families and Friends,
We have been offered an exciting Nationwide
fundraising opportunity for the Rotary
Foundation’s US$100 million Challenge.
20th Century Fox are launching the film
“Valkyrie” nationally on January
22 and they have agreed to offer Rotary exclusive pre-release charity
screenings of the film across Australia. Each District can
hold a pre-screening.
The Film is set in Germany during WW11, please
find the following link to the film trailer:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/mgm/valkyrie/
Notice to us has been most limited, so we need to
move fast.
Our Screening details are as follows:
Wednesday 21st January, 7.00pm
Village Cinemas, Century
City Walk, 285 Springvale Road,
Glen Waverley.
Cost $20.00 per ticket
Secure tickets by contacting John Glenn:
johnval@bigpond.net.au or 9551 4383 by Wednesday 14th
January.
Tickets will be collected and paid for from
allocated Rotarians at the cinema, not from the box office.
We realise this is not ideal timing but felt we
could muster numbers at late notice to assist the Polio cause.
Friends
in Rotary, John Glenn, District 9810, Polio Eradication Committee
Letters to the Editor:
Thanks
for the kind Christmas and New Year Greetings received. Ed
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Desk Duties/Greeting
Roster 2009:
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Jan
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Craig Hoath, Malcolm Chiverton,
Vici Funnell
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Feb
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Ian Port, Kath Ronan, Lin Martin
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Mar
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Ralston
Wood, Andrew Forgas, Kerry
Barrett
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Apr
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Maurice
Benington, Trevor Dalziel
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May
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Michelle
Hart, Vici Funnell, Lesley Bell
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Jun
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Garry Randall, Rob Collier, Michael Kirk
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Jul
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Don Sweeney,
Bernie Millane, Tony Stokes
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21 Jan
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Ken Clark
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28 Jan
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Tony Stokes
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4 Feb
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Bernie Millane
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11 Feb
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Michael Kirk
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18 Feb
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Don Sweeney
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25 Feb
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Brian Martin
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Whitehorse Farmers Market Roster:
2009
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15 Feb
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Shift 1.
7.30am – 10.00am
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Peter Enlund, Craig Hoath
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Shift 2. 10.00am – 12.15am
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Bernie
Millane, Kerry Barrett
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15 Mar
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Shift 1.
7.30am – 10.00am
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Kerry Barrett, Owen Jenkin
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Shift 2. 10.00am – 12.15am
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Malcolm Chiverton, Murray
Baird
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Eastern Emergency Relief
Roster:
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In the event that
you are unable to make the allocated date, please let Geoff Limmer know.
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21
Feb
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Tony Stokes, Michelle
Hart, Bernie Millane, Bruce McEwen, Rotaractor)
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21
Mar
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Michael Kirk, Ian Port,
Garry Randall, Lindsay Mackay,
Rotaractor
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Thought for the Week:
District
9810 website
- for all the news in our Rotary district
Rotary eClub one - Rotary eClub One
Calendar of Events - check it out
regularly as it is UPDATED on a regular basis
Board of Directors - President Greg Cooper, Club Directors 2008/09 and their
Committees
Club Service List - All the other
Club duties
For contributions
and improvement ideas please email the editor, bmcewen@optusnet.com.au
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