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This weeks guest speakers were Tim Weir & Sarah O'Shanessy  from Interact Australia.

Interact Australia is a Not for Profit, Disability Youth Services Provider. It is part of the Into Work Australia group, with an office in Werribee. They have been operating for 30 years, commencing in 1991.

Their goal is to "Empower people to achieve full potential".

The business is an NDIS provider and is fully funded by the federal government. They are never short of business, as it is estimated that 1 in 5 people in Australia have a disability of some sort. This is a staggering 2.1m people aged between 15 and 64.

Interact assist the disability clients and business to climb of the mountains of paperwork and red tape that needs to be addressed to employ a person with a disability.

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Footy Tipping - after 6 Rounds

Not a bad round of football, culminating in The Pies demolition of the Bombers on Anzac Day.

We are nearly a quarter of the way through the system, and Footscray, Richmond & Essendon need a couple of quick wins each, or the finals will disappear in the distance.

It must have been a pretty easy round, with 6 tippers getting 8 - Poppy, Tiger, Ross C, Marg Wade, Ann S & Ross S. Another 8 or 9 got 7.

Lucky Phil & Pres Graham shared the $10.

After 6 rounds the leaderboard is:

39 points - Poppy Daddy & Tiger.

38 points - Ross Conley.

37 points - Marg Wade, Ann Smith, Ricky James, FloreatPica35,  .

 

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OTHER BUSINESS

WERN

WERN reopened on Tuesday 26th April, and clients will return to make their own selections on Tuesday 3rd May..

We have a club vocational visit booked for WERN on Tuesday 24th May. Friends & visitors are welcome

Guest Speakers

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

 

BREAKFAST CLUB

Breakfast club commences again on Tuesday 26th April.

• Tues 3/5 - Peter & Liz Ross
• Wed 4/5 - Ann Smith & Alison Tavener
• Thurs 5/5 - Trish & Nils Vejby
• Tues 10/5 - John Cambell & Terry Argent
• Wed 11/5 - Norm & Margaret Johnson
• Thurs 12/5 - Kathryn Williams & Jane Larkin

The next Bunnings BBQ will be on Thursday 19.05.2022.

Chief organiser Andi Barnfield will be calling for volunteers soon.

There are 3 shifts: 9:30-11:30, 11:30-1:30 and 1:30-3:30. 

BINGO

The Bingo Roster is:

Mon 2/5 - Robyn Ballan & Enzo Maddalon

Mon 9/5 - Jim Randall & Peter Ross

Mon 16/5 - Tony Todaro & Kim Deneys

Mon 23/5 - Andi Barnfield & Mary Macaulary

 

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.