Club Bulletin 17 - 20.10.2020 (Oct 21, 2020)

Werribee - 1915

Tuesdays at 6:45 PM

Italian Sports Club

601 Heaths Rd
Werribee, VIC 3030
Australia

Join us every Tuesday at 6:30PM via Zoom. In person meetings are currently cancelled.

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President’s Message

My grateful thanks to Vice President Colin Muir for chairing this week’s meeting.

Special thanks to Ian Hovey, who has been led the way in our Covid normal environment, running our Zoom meetings, Alphabet Racing etc.

The latest news on the Prez is:

He is in the Royal Melbourne Hospital, where he recently underwent a "quintuple bypass". This is the most intricate heart bypass surgery, as it involves all of the five arteries feeding the heart.

Michael has been in intensive care, but is expected to be moved to a ward on Tuesday 20th or Wednesday 21st. He is expected to remain in hospital for another 4-5 days, then he will move to Kensington with his daughter for his 4 or 5 week recovery.

With best wishes for the week ahead,

Michael

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This Week on Zoom

This week on Zoom we had a presentation on Lift The Lid, by past District Governor Greg Ross. Lift The Lid is a project of Australian Rotary Health.

Greg Ross is a member and past president of North Balwyn Rotary. He was District 9800 Governor in 1991/1992. Greg is in his final year as Chair of Australian Rotary Health, a position he has held since 2013. Greg is a professional actor, best known for his role as Senior Detective Tony Benjamin, in the television series Cop Shop, in the late 1970's.

Australian Rotary Health (formerly Australian Rotary Health Research Fund) commenced 39 years ago, and is a program of the Australian Rotary Districts. It currently has an investment fund of $14 million, and its investment returns and new donations are used to fund its projects.

In the early 2000's, the organisation directed its efforts towards mental health. One million Australians experience some form of mental health. Of the 1 million, 50% will have experienced issues prior to turning 14, and 80% by the time they reached 25.

Australian Rotary Health provides funding into four focus areas.

Mental Health Research - Mental Health Research Grants, Ian Scott Phd Scholarships, and Postdoctoral Fellowships
General Health Research - Funding partner Phd scholarships, Research Companion Phd Scholarships and Postdoctoral Fellowships.
Indigenous Health Scholarships
Rural & Medical Nursing Scholarships.

To contribute to the Lift The Lid Campaign (Fully tax deductible)

BSB 633000

Account number 155820681

Description "Surname - Lid"

There are some very good podcasts from physisians & researchers on the website : www.australianrotaryhealth.org.au

Peter Ross was the Hat Winner, and will receive a bottle of wine from Ian Hovey's cellar.

A 2012 bottle
Worth $5 (clearly past its use by date)
With the Hovey barcode on the bottle neck

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Birthdays & Anniversaries

No birthdays or anniversaries this week.

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Western Emergency Relief Network (WERN)

We thank Rob & Lynn Fava for a donation of a washing machine & a television. Also to Peter Sandlant for the donation of a mattress and a suitcase of bed blankets.

WERN does a weekly pickup from 4 or 5 hostels in and around the Melbourne CBD. Werribee Rotary have been asked to assist with pickups. Ross Smith will be doing a tour on Monday 26th to see what is involved.

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Alphabet Racing - after week 5

After yesterday's Geelong Cup day, there have been some good moves from mid-field which has put pressure on the front runners.

Graham the Groper took full advantage of the 'S' horses and won the $15 weekly prize with 7 points. He now moves nicely into 5th position alongside the slow but steady Frothy Joffa. We saw another great show from Jumbo Jimbo who has been running 3 wide and now nestles into second place, just a length behind the leaders Hovecat and Barbarella.

Tosser Ross also gained good ground. He got an easy run along the rails and passes a group of horses who were caught napping.

The Club is in trouble at the end of the field and now has sole possession of last place after Pristine Christine decided to get going. With the letter 'M' in the next race, she now has to go on with it.

Equal First – Barbarella & Hoveycat 19 points

Second – Jumbo Jimbo 18 points

Third – Vas O’Leen 16 points

The Club is last with one point, and has "Z" next week

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Next Week - 27.10.2020 at 6.45pm

Next week Cecile Hollen Melbourne Metro Tunnel Project

Next week’s guest speaker will be Cecilie Hollen who is the Information Advisor with the Melbourne Metro Tunnel Project. She will provide us a good insight into the design of the new underground train network and the current status of the project.

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Other Business

Interact Club

The Interact Club are back at school and the club members are in the process of choosing their board members for the next year.

The club has completed 5 blankets, with help from Micki Hovey, Glenys Deneys & the teachers.

Guest Speakers

Everyone knows someone with an interesting story to tell. Pass them onto Ian Hovey so we can follow them up to speak to us on Zoom at a later date.

Constitution & By-Laws

Secretary Kim Deneys is trying to finalise the changes to the Club Constitution & By-Laws, that is required to ensure that the clubs documents are consistent with the RI laws. The vote requires 75% of members to vote in favor of the changes.

Kim has emailed club members who have not returned their voting form. Kathryn Williams & Phil Purdy voted in favor at the meeting. We are still one vote short for a quorum, and Sec Kim will contact members directly.

AGM

The club AGM will be held on 17.11.2020

Environmental Committee

The District 9800 Sustainability Newsletter can be viewed here.

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Announcement By the Chairman

The Chairman is making another announcement on Sunday 25th, which is expected to allow the commencement of dining outdoors, and something indoors.

Are we getting closer to being able to hold a Rotary Meeting?

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Member Birthdays

Enzo Maddalon

October 9

Philip Purdy

October 9

Ian Knight OAM

October 15

Lyn Fava

November 14

Wendy Roper

November 25

Spouse Birthdays

Genny Knight

October 11

Lyn Fava

November 14

Wendy Roper

November 25

Glenyce Deneys

November 26

Anniversaries

Lou Dowling

Lynne Dowling

October 11

John Micallef

Mim Micallef

October 31

Adrian Burt

Emma Burt

November 3

James Randall

Anne Randall

November 26

Join Date

Graham Roper

October 1, 2007

13 years

Rob Fava

October 18, 2011

9 years

Jeff Garfield

November 1, 1978

42 years

Peter Ross OAM

November 1, 1977

43 years

Carlo Vimercati

November 14, 2017

3 years

Anthony Pante

November 25, 2014

6 years

District 9800

Networker Weekly Newsletter

Including article on Werribee Rotary & article on I Knight

Issue 16- click to view

Werribee Rotary Bingo

No commencement date advised as yet.

President

Michael Redding

President Elect

Graham Roper

Vice President

Colin Muir

Immediate Past President

Brian Ahmed

Secretary

Kim Deneys

Treasurer

Wendy Roper

Club Service

Michael Redding

Community Service

Kathryn Williams

International Service

Rob Fava

Vocational Services

James Randall

Youth Service

Anthony Pante

Rotary Foundation

Jeff Garfield

Bulletin

Ross Smith

Membership

Peter Ross OAM

OnTo Conference

Michael Redding

Public Relations

Ian Hovey

Public Officer

Kim Deneys

Past District Governor

Ian Knight OAM

Past District Governor

Colin Muir

Oct 27, 2020

Nicole Cuiava

Status of the new Melbourne Metro Tunnel

Nicole will update us on the progress of the multi-billion dollar underground metro rail project currently being constructed in Melbourne.

Nov 10, 2020

Dick Whitaker

From Gods to Gigabytes

Nov 17, 2020

Julian Mather

A Man of Many Talents

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