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EVENTS CALENDAR 2

RELAY FOR LIFE NEXT GEN

GALA DINNER

& CLUB ROSTER 3

FISHING COMPETITION 4 & 5

MR ECHIDNA & PHOTOS 6,7 & 8

DIRECTORY 9

Welcome to this weeks edition of the SignPost

Well what a terrific dinner meeting - Past Presidents Night commenting 110 years of Rotary

International, there were 30 Past Presidents attending, and some 40 current members and

partners. What a roll up. Thank you to Committee Members Greg Noonan, Ian Ellis and

Matthew Scott for their contributions, also thank you to speakers Ken, Matthew and Laurie for

their presentations.

Three observations struck as important to share in this Bulletin.

- The amount of history in the room both present and past member and memorabilia was

incredible.

- The evening provided an opportunity for present and past members to catch up with each

other. The night was targeted as a social occasion.

- The meeting provided the opportunity for the Club to develop and present their skills on how

to organise and conduct a major event and celebrate success.

Also the cake and the entertainment was pretty good too. Thank you members and partners for

participating in the dinner meeting - 74 people attended and thank you to Julie Mason DG

Elect for attending, and Anne for organising the raffle. With raffle and fine monies the Club

will be making a $500 donation to the Junortoun Fire Brigade, towards the purchase of a fire

truck, as part of CFA week. We had the mix of Rotary 110th Birthday, Past Presidents Night

and Targeted Fund Raising.

Thank you to Sue for her efforts at the Sign Post, we are just about there, with respect to

transition from Matthew to Sue. Can members who want input in the SignPost get their

prepared information to Sue no later than the Saturday after the meeting. Also if there are

members not getting the signpost can you advise both Sue and Matthew and this will be

corrected.

This meeting our youth Exchange Students Tarleya and Gute will be making a presentation to

the Club which, will be very interesting.. Make them most welcome.

Also it’s Cricket Season, with the Rotary Cricket Week about to commence in the near future.

Thank you to those members who are supporting the conduct of the week through the various

events as well as the Multicultural evening the next day.

See you next Thursday

Light Up Rotary.

Rod Spitty

President – Bendigo South Rotary Club.

VOL. 56 NO. 32

THURSDAY 5th

MARCH 2015

MEETS THURSDAYS

6pm for 6:30pm

@ THE FOUNDRY HOTEL

“Connect to the Community”

bendigosouthrotary.org.au

ROTARY CLUB OF BENDIGO SOUTH -

Calendar of Events

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WHEN? WHAT? WHERE?

(Details & Contact Info)

March World Literacy Month

Thursday 5th

Youth Exchange Students Talk

Tarleya and Gute

Foundry Hotel Complex

Thursday 12th

Senator Michael Ronaldson (Minister

for Veteran’s Affairs and Minister

Assisting the Prime Minister for

Centenary of ANZAC)

Foundry Hotel Complex

Thursday 12th-

14th

D9800 Rotary Conference Hobart, TASMANIA

Thursday 19th

IFCR Cricket BBQ

(Rotary Cricketing Event)

** Farewell Cricketers and guests on

20th March.

Friday 20th Farewell Dinner for ICF Rotarians and

visitors

Foundry Hotel Complex

Saturday 21st Multicultural Dinner Dance TBA

Sunday 22nd

BBQ

Multi-Cultural BBQ

Thursday 26th

Students –

ANZAC, RYLA, NYSF

Foundry Hotel Complex

April Magazine Month

Thursday 2nd

Easter Breakfast “Hash Tag” at Strathfield

& then walk around Kennington

Reservoir – message by Chaplain

Thursday 9th

Bendigo Advertiser Ed.

Rod Chase – Board Meeting

Foundry Hotel Complex

Wednesday 15th

Relay for Life Gala Dinner - 6pm for

6.30pm -Next Generation

*See attached flyer

Platinum Room

Foundry Hotel Complex

Thursday 16th

New Members talks Foundry Hotel Complex

Thursday 23rd

ANZAC Remembrance speakers-

President Rod, Steven Lee & Tom

Glazebrook

Foundry Hotel Complex

Thursday 30th

Prue Mansfield – City of Bendigo Foundry Hotel Complex

Rotary Club of Bendigo South March 2015 Roster Theme for month – World Literacy

Dates 5th

12th 19th 26th

Topic Youth Exchange

Students

Anzac Centenary International

Cricket Fellowship

BBQ

RYLA / NYSF

students

Guest speaker

Tarleya McCalman

Gus Peixoto

Senator

Michael Ronaldson

Liam Oberin

Sarah Collins

Chair Person

Ros Chenery

Matthew Scott

Tony Plant

Cashiers

Jim Boyer

Ruth O’Connell

Sue Hawking

Jim Boyer

Trevor Hawking

Regalia/badges

Cora Fuentes-Mahnic

Anne Peace

Fellowship

Sergeant

Lindsay Jackson

Wendy Learmont

ALL ROTARIAN’S ON DUTY MUST ARRIVE BEFORE 6PM ON THE NIGHT

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO COMPLETE YOUR DUTY PLEASE ARRANGE A SUBSTITUTE

LAKE EPPALOCK FISHING CLASSIC NEWS

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“This week we have our

Youth Exchange students talk, can’t wait

to hear more about them, and where they

are from. Maybe I could go home it their case”.

Andrew, Cora & Matthew

Our founder Bill Ashman – cutting the Birthday cake at the Foundry Hotel

On Thursday 26th

February

at The Foundry

At the Bendigo Marketplace

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LEFT: The International Projects display/ market,

ABOVE: Steven, Max and Geoff cook up a storm on the BBQ.

Past President’s of our Rotary Club @ Foundry Hotel

On Thursday 26th February

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Happy Anniversary to the following Members

Ron Devereaux 15th

January

Ian Ellis 19th

January

Ken Briggs 20th

January

CONGRATULATIONS:

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WHO’S WHO? ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT- Gary C.K. Huang

RI DISTRICT 9800 GOVERNOR- Murray Verso

ASSISTANT GOVERNORS (GOLDFIELDS CLUSTER)-

Grant Hocking (Goldfields South) & Greg Noonan (Goldfields North)

PRESIDENT- Rod Spitty

PRESIDENT ELECT (Club Protection Officer)- Tony Plant

HON. SECRETARY - Mark G. Mott

HON. TREASURER- Greg Noonan

MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT/ P.R- Bernie Young

COMMUNITY SERVICE- Ian Ellis

ROTARY FOUNDATION & FELLOWSHIP- Helene Brown

VOCATION- Gary Pinner

YOUTH SERVICES- Ros Chenery

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE- Lindsay Jackson

PROGRAM COORDINATOR- Anne Peace & Helene Brown

DIRECTOR OF CLUB COMMUNICATIONS &

MINUTES SECRETARY-

Matthew Scott - mattgscott@telstra.com

ATTENDANCE &

MAKE UP

OPPORTUNITIES DISTRICT 9800 GOLDFIELDS CLUSTER

ROTARY CLUB MEETINGS

KANGAROO FLAT- Monday 6pm, Rotary

Gateway Park

BENDIGO- Tuesday 12:45pm, Bendigo Club

BENDIGO STRATHDALE- Tuesday 6:15pm,

Nancy Long Dining Room, La Trobe Uni.

BENDIGO NEXT GENERATION- Wednesday

6:30pm, The Exchange (Beneath Bendigo Bank)

ECHUCA MOAMA- Tuesday 6pm, Border Inn

Moama

BENDIGO SANDHURST- Wednesday 7am,

BRIT Restaurant

EAGLEHAWK- Wednesday 6pm, Mechanics

Institute

ROCHESTER- Thursday 6pm, The Wine

Tavern, Moore Street.

THE OBJECT OF ROTARY The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the

ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and,

in particular, to encourage and foster:

FIRST.

The development of acquaintance as an

opportunity for service;

SECOND.

High ethical standards in business and

professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all

useful occupations; and the dignifying of each

Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve

society;

THIRD.

The application of the ideal of service in each

Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;

FOURTH.

The advancement of international understanding,

goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of

business and professional

persons united in the ideal of service.

THE FOUR WAY TEST

1. Is it the TRUTH?

2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER

FRIENDSHIPS?

4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

THE ROTARY CLUB OF BENDIGO SOUTH

ATTENDANCE OFFICER

ROS CHENERY -

ros.chenery@visionaustralia.org

TELEPHONE- 0407 802 801 Or 5445 5721

ROTARY CLUB OF BENDIGO SOUTH INFORMATION

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