The Market has now re-opened. The Club has returned to meetings in person and run them in conjunction with Zoom. Arrangements may vary each week. Please confirm venue below or via the website here.
There will be NO normal Club Meeting this week due to District Conference this week.
Edition 161
Monday, 18th March 2024
Message from our District Governor
I am hi-jacking Ron's ramblings this week to just address my own Club members about Conference.
A number of us are just a little busy this week, for obvious reasons. I want to thank all those members who are helping bring it together. I know it's been a bit stressful and we're not there yet.
Please remember we're all trying to our best, and it might not be what you think is perfect. But I can assure it is coming together and I am confident our Conference will be a success.
Let's concentrate on the positives and just get on with the job.
I would like to make special mention of the fact that our soon to be inducted member Kevin Egan is coming to Conference with his wife June. I'm sure everyone will make them feel welcome and by the end of the weekend they will feel like they've been part of our Club forever.
For those of you not aware, Dee Mason, John's daughter is one of our two MC's. Just one of the many highlights of our Conference.
I'm sure our attendance at this Conference will be a record for our Club and I want to thank all those members and partners who are making the journey to Warrnambool.
SEE YOU IN WARRNAMBOOL
Yours in Rotary ‘Create Hope in The World.’
DG Ian
Roster for the next 2 weeks
Meeting Chairman refer here for help
Note Market start time is 6.15am
Click on See all Rosters at right for future weeks. Members click here to see your own roster.
Meetings
NO MEETING THIS WEEK
Meeting March 27th, 2024
Chairperson Weeks, Faye
Cashier Kane, Terry
Cashier Lucas, Margaret
Regalia Langridge, Samantha
Market March 24th, 2024
Market Leader Ferguson, Paul
Assistant Gledhill, Geoff
Assistant Gartly, Geoff
Assistant Carruthers, Kellie
Market March 31st , 2024
Market Leader Perry, Grant
Assistant Soster, Karin
Assistant - Mahajan, Vish
This week's speaker / event
A bit of fellowship this week. We will also be hearing from Club Directors / Committees with updates.
Note that this will be the last meeting before Conference.
NO MEETING NEXT WEEK
Please forward any events you want promoted to the Editor.
Our club’s legal eagle, Tony Ryan, was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Jo performed the invocation and toast to Rotary and Australia. Karin joined the meeting via Zoom. President Ron was an apology having flown the coop to see the sights of Norfolk Island.
Peter, one of our Market Chairs ‘extraordinaire’, was our Chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Faye performed Invocation and the Toast to Rotary and Australia. Charles and Karin joined the meeting via Zoom.
NEWS FROM OUR SISTER/TWIN CLUBROTARY CLUB OF SAVUSAVU
URATA LOOKOUT CAFÉ In 2023, the Rotary Club of Savusavu in partnership with the mataqali Urata, whose land it is on, opened a lookout cafe above Urata Village. This project was all about economic empowerment of a rural community: up-skilling the local community, giving them a stake in tourism, environmental rehabilitation, establishing a highly attractive tourist stop on the Labasa - Savusavu road.
Larry Green was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro, and called upon Alan Kempton to perform invocation and the Toast to Rotary and Australia. Charles, Neville and Karin joined the meeting via Zoom. Visitors included Kevin Siergesma, and Kevin Egan.
Team members:Tim Moran, Glenda, Neville and Tim with Barb from Moorabbin
Other helpers and visitors: Ron, Larry Charles, Sarah, Warren and pets Cars in queue: 3. Night parkers : 0 Pedestrian count 1319 Market Report:What a great weekend for a market. Pleasant sunny day with low wind and not too hot.
Leader, Tim Moran
Note from the Editor re Images and Events
A point regarding the submission of images for the Bulletin and Website: Members are reminded that images have to meet a minimum size requirement, as has been specified for some time in the section at the bottom of this Bulletin. 820 pixels is the minimum size required with larger being better as this allows for cropping. The submission of images via MMS is NOT preferred as they are too small and of inferior quality. Email or Whatsapp is preferred.
Would any member like to take responsibility for the updating of the Club's Event Calendar? I have created a page of instructions here so it is very easy to take over.
Thank you, Ian Ballantine
I remind members that you are responsible for the information contained in the Club's database. This includes, birthdays, phone numbers, addresses etc etc. Even your own photo. You maintain this via this link.
Ian Ballantine
A reminder to members to keep checking the calendar of upcoming events for evening and perhaps, one day, daytime events.
Thank you for being a subscriber to our Weekly Club Bulletin. I try to have it published each week by Tuesday morning.
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Ian Ballantine, Editor.
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