• The ladies mental health forum, has been moved till term 2 next year. With school holidays and exams, we couldn't get it organised.
• Silo Tour - we are looking at a date in March to reschedule the weekend away. Possibly 24, 25 & 26 March 2023
• Presidential Citation - we received a Citation from Rotary, recognising the achievements of the club in 2021/2022
• The Board agreed to continue to support the funding of the school breakfast program at Wyndham Park Primary, to the value of $2,000. This pretty much covers the cost of cheese for 12 months for the toasties, which the school can't get for free from Foodbank.
• The Board agreed to fund a program put forward by new member Nusrat Islam, to fund 10 local ladies who run small businesses, to attend the Women Entrepreneurs Conference in Sydney.

• Grew up in Sheparton
• Went to school at Notre Dame College and Assumption College Kilmore
• Very good junior footballer in Shepparton
• A number of AFL clubs came to Shepparton to watch him play, and a number indicated he would be drafted.
• He wasn't drafted and joined Werribee for 2008 & 2009
• He was drafted in 2010 by Freemantle, and in his first game got more disposals than any first year player since Champion Date began keeping records.
• Broke his leg in 2011, and missed 12 months of football.
• Played 126 games and kicked 81 goals, before being delisted in 2016.
• Joined Gold Ciast in 2017 and played 15 games before being delisted.
• Has been Werribee Coach in 2021 & 2022

Alphabet Racing

If the results of Races 1 and 2 are any indication, this year's Alphabet Cup promises to be a crackerjack contest. As they left the gates it was like the charge of the light brigade. Only three horses decided to stay. Demon Ann, Garfield the Cat and last year's winner Mr Sandlant stood back and waited for their turn to come. They know it's a long race so they're looking to conserve their energy until later on.

Rockin' Robyn takes the early lead but, with the letters S and T, the mighty mare was expected to be further in front. Breathing down her neck are three horses who are running side by side as they head up the straight for the first time. The consistent Barbie Q is showing good early form. Beside her is the untried 10-year old, Bend De Knees, who is strutting along as if he's the bees knees. But will he freeze? Running three wide is Tosser Ross who has done absolutely nothing in his previous attempts at this race but, with the Z and A letters, he has given us an indication that's he's not really a tosser after all.

Following closely behind is The Egg Man who scrambled his way to be in the leading group. Let's hope he hasn't fried his chances.

Then comes Light Fingers Fava. He had the letter I at Caulfield and, with a record 7 points, the inspiring stallion had ignited his opportunity for an inglorious victory. 

Sitting in mid-field and looking in good shape are the new band of fine fillies Who Dat Nusrat, Kathryn the Great and Dizzie Lizzie. Their jockeys are settling them into the race nicely. We should expect them to shine later on in the race.

Rockin' Robyn and Light Fingers Fava share the $20 weekly prize at Caulfield while Tosser Ross collects the full $20 at Randwick.

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OTHER BUSINESS

Covid Protocols from the Coronavirus Website

Influenza & Covid are both contagious respiratory illnesses. They both have similar symptoms, and you cannot tell the difference between the two by looking at the symptoms alone.

For the safety of all Rotary members, if you or a family member are sick or unwell, or have been in contact with somebody who has Covid, please follow extreme caution, and stay away from Rotary until your illness passes, or you have met Covid isolation protocols.

Covid is incredibly contagious, so lets err on the side of caution.

Guest Speakers

Everyone knows someone with an interesting story to tell. Please pass their details on to Jess so we can follow them up to speak to us in person or on Zoom at a later date.

BREAKFAST CLUB

We are in the school holiday break, so no Breakfast club until Tuesday 04.10.2022

Tuse 4/10 - Michael Redding & Nusrat Islam

Wed 5/10 - Ross Smith & Graham Roper

Thurs 6/10 - Kim & Glenys Deneys

Tues 11/10 - Theresa Gatto & Terry Argent

Wed 12/10 - Ann Smith & Alison Tavener

Thurs 13/10 - Trish & Nils Vejby

Our next BBQ is Thurs 22/9.

The Prime Minister has declared the day a public holiday, so we are anticipating a big day, similar to a Saturday. Accordingly we are going to roster 4 on each shift, instead of 3.

The Bingo Roster is:

Sept 26 - Ross Smith & Jim Randall

Oct 3 - Colin Muir & Michael Redding

Oct 10 - Enzo Maddalon & Phil Purdy

Oct 17 - Pater Sandlant & Andi Barnfield

Last week 19/9 - 96 players and a profit of $1,000.

FIT4USE STORE

Speak to Graham Roper if you can volunteer or be on standby for when people are unavailable.

International Convention

The Rotary International World Convention, will be held in Melbourne in May 2023. It is being organised by a committee formed from the Aust Rotary Districts.

Click this link to view the flyer.

The committee is also asking for interested Rotarians to register for the opportunity to home host several overseas guests for dinner during the convention. There is also an option for Rotary clubs to host a larger group of guests.

Click here to view the home hosting flyer.