District Governor

9465

2015/16

Melodie Kevan

Team 2015-16

President

Max Bird Secretary

Brian McCallum Treasurer

Bob Cooper

Attendance this week

Total Members 26

Exempt

Apologies 4

Make-up 5

Attended 13

Honorary Member

LOA 2

Guests 1

Visitors

Partners

76 %

Facts & Figures

Raffle

Heads & Tails

Sam C

Birthdays:

Judy H 15th

Errol Mc 16th

Anniversary:

Ian & Gail 21st 48yrs

Club Anniversary:

If you had any we hope

you had a good day

Meets Monday

6 for 6.30pm

At Rotary Hall

Brownell Crescent, Medina

Visitors always welcome

President Max

The Rotary Club of Kwinana Inc. District 9465 Western Australia Chartered: 22 April 1971

Coming Events October 2015 Economic & Community Development Month

October:

Wed 21st Board Meeting

Mon 26th

Restaurant Meeting, Requatic Centre/ Hydro Pool

Dinner at the Admiral

Sat 31st h Kwinana Festival

November:

Sun 1st District Membership Forum at Tompkins on Swan

Mon 2nd

Club Meeting Club Forum

Sat 7th

Kwinana City Markets

Sun 8th

Wellard Village Markets

Mon 9th

Club Meeting AGM and Club Elections

Sat 14th

Group 4 Joint Meeting at Darius Wells Centre

Wed 18th

Board Meeting

Fri 20th

Kalgoorlie Club Visit

Sat 21st Kwinana City Markets

Mon 23rd

No meeting

Mon 30th

Club Meeting Grants Application Procedures

Attendance Officer: Greg Williams 9419 5834

Apologies by Saturday pm please

Quiet meeting tonight, attendance way down with 2 members in Timor, another 5

involved in City of Kwinana business we only had 13 members present.

Welcome along to Matt Farrelly again, a guest of PP Mike Nella. Matt resides in

Parmelia and teaches English at Belmont City College.

President Max and his team have completed their task of providing water for

villagers in East Timor, they are due to return to Australia Tuesday 20th

October

Max reports that he is very happy with the teams progress.

Congratulations to Wendy Cooper, Sheila Mills, Peter Feasey and Dennis Wood

on being elected to serve on the City of Kwinana Council. The final results were

very close for the fourth spot.

PP Genevieve entertained us tonight with a Rotary Quiz of 20 questions,

members who answered a question correctly were rewarded with a lolly.

All good lighthearted fun for everyone.

Next week is our Vocational visit to the Hydro-Pool at the Kwinana Requatic

Centre, be there at 7pm followed by dinner at the Admiral.

No 15 19th Oct. 2015

Bulletin

Rotary International President

K.R. (Ravi) Ravindran

Rotary Club of Colombo

Club President 2015/16 Max Bird

President’s Pen

Club Meeting 19

th October 2015

PP Mike Nella presided over and welcomed everyone to our meeting tonight.

President Report.

1. PP Michael is doing a great job while I ’am away thanks mate, you’re doing that well I

don’t think I will come back.

2. The recent council elections show the calibre of the members of the Kwinana Rotary Club,

we now have three elected councillor’s to the city of Kwinana, that’s going to start the bull

dust on face book about the Rotary Club running the council, or worst still council running

Rotary.

3. Congratulations to Wendy Cooper been re-elected for a second term and Sheila Mills

Joining Bob Thompsons on council well done to both Wendy & Sheila.

Take my advice — I'm not using it.

Talk is cheap. Until you hire a lawyer.

Sure, I'd love to help you out ... now, which way did you come in?

PP Genevieve Carr

displays her

Rotary Quiz papers

with VP Mike Nella

Secretary: PP Brian McCallum

Inward Correspondence:

Wellard & District Probus Club. Letter.

Bendigo Bank. Statement A/C 1545109416.

Bendigo Bank. Term Deposit Review Confirmation. A/C 151799277.

Bendigo Bank. Term Deposit Review Confirmation. A/C 151798527.

Rotary in WA Membership Forum. “Rethinking Membership”

District 9465. Conference Newsletter October 2015 #2.

Calista Primary School. Graduation Ceremony.

Outward Correspondence: Nil

Would members please note that any correspondence received or posted by yourself, please ensure a copy is forwarded to your Secretary.

Treasurer: PDG Bob Cooper

Lee Davis is looking after all things financial while Bob is away

Bills paid, money in the bank

Make sure when you provide me with your banking details for a

payment etc. that the details are correct!!

Treat each day as your last; one day you will be right.

.

Rockingham / Kwinana Rotaract Club need to know if you are interested in going to the movies.

Skip Movie for a Cause – Spectre 007 – Saturday 14th

November 2015

Proceeds to Supporting Kids in Poverty

Contact Alex for more information via email, Facebook or on 0427 253 911

InnerWheel are holding a very informal Melbourne Cup Lunch at Rotary Hall on Tuesday 3rd

Nov.

Rotarian and Rotaract Members and partners are welcome.

Lunch will be finger food provided by those attending (Bring-a-plate) No admission charge.

Time: 11 am BYO drinks.

Usual sweep etc.

19th October 2015

The international Committee has carried out the following.

Visited another village Naha’e with all the same problems, very much like Buibela community of 21 family’s with

very little, no water, power or anything else.

There is a spring above the village at 942 metres in elevation and 1200 metres from the School at 868 metres

elevation relevantly easy to do, however we had a meeting with the community and told them of our

requirements they need to ask us formally to help, be prepared to work for the project, be prepared to maintain

the asset, and to maintain it, and write a simple agreement signed by all the land owners from the spring to the

school that this is what they all want.

Returned to Buibela for a late lunch and a thank you ceremony, all very touching and rewarding, also received our tais as a thank you from them. Arriving at back at Baguia at about 1800 hours

Ted, Manna Leo, Bob & myself then visited two village’s Bubuha this village has no power as yet, however they

believe it will get to them in the next 12 months as the route is been surveyed now.

Also at Larisula consisting of the sub villages of Uro, Bai-aha, Uatatefo, lau-hare & Bibidae with approx. 629

people.

The government is now spending just under $6 million to upgrade the irrigation system need to ensure whether

they are also supplying water to the village.

Ted and Mick with Mario connected the Padre’s bore at Laga to the high school tanks. The bore is pumping 25 litres per minute into the 2 x 5,500 litre school tanks, with just under 40 metres in elevation, a very good result credit to all, and now a job that has been on the books for 3 years is now completed. The Suco from Saelari came down to see us, appears all appears in order now with the agreement and all the

people are now signed onto the agreement.

The Xefe and his wife also came down from Buibela for a festival and where extremely happy their tank, it took

about 24 hours to fill and has been overflowing ever since.

Went to Saelari to inspect the site again as neither Ted nor Mick has seen the site since Mr Antonio from Paya’s

Sisters was there and played around with the power line and the pump.

After much questioning it was established that the extra power wire was run to the pump to enabling three

phase to be used, however only single phase was connected to the meter box and one of the phases was a rogue

phase, two of the phase were giving around the 240 volts mark however the one was down to 169 volts.

The villagers have arranged with the East Timor Electricity Department (EDTL) for surplus power poles and

heavier cable, the cable EDTL will supply is suitable for three phase or single phase @ 240 volts and 16 amps.

Once the villagers renew the power line with the new poles and wire to the EDTL standards and it is approved by

the EDTL, and the power source has been connected each end by EDTL with hopefully a three phase metre at the

pump end, as we have been stuck with a three phase pump. We can then and not before come back to install the

pump in either three phase or single phase

At this stage all is going very well Max Bird

There were too many pictures to display here, find the full report including pictures on our website.

President 2015/16 Max Bird

Rotary Club of Kwinana: Club President

Kwinana Rotary Club International Manager

Project Manager for RAWCS 21-2011-12 project

Club Projects Director

PP Ian Critchley

PP Bob Thompson

Foundation Dir.

PP Genevieve Carr

Vocational

PDG John Iriks

Community

Project Director’s Report. The next Wellard Village Markets will be held on Sunday 8th November 2015 Members will soon be requested to attend local Primary School Graduation Ceremonies to present prizes donated by our club. Kwinana Festival coming up on Saturday 31st October 2015 at Rhodes Park, Calista. We will be running our usual Chocolate Wheel, our food van will be in attendance also. Lolly Run 2015 planning well underway, similar budget to last year. More volunteers feasibly with trailers required to service new areas. October 26th Vocational visit to Requatic Centre, dinner after at the Admiral, 8pm, Genevieve will organise with Admiral to pre-order meals to cut waiting time, menu has been emailed to members to order their meals. Admiral is hosting an outdoor concert, Feb. 2016 and wish to use our traffic management authority, PP Ian is liaising with Admiral manager. RYLA applications close at the end of October. Andy Valk applications will open soon. HandiCamp coming up in January 2016, participants are needed especially carers/buddies. Lorraine Lucas and PP Mike Nella pick up leftover bread products from Bakers Delight Baldivis and distribute to many community organisations around Kwinana including Gilmore College Breakfast Club, Lorraine and Mike with to sincerely thank Bakers Delight for their very generous support. City Square Markets The City Markets were not be held in October because of ground works in the area. John Wellard Centre will be celebrating its second birthday on Saturday 24th October, 12pm -2pm. We will provide a ‘Sausage Sizzle’ City of Kwinana are paying and we will be serving 250 sausage sizzles on the day.

Visit your club webpage. http://www.clubrunner.ca/Portal/Home.aspx?accountid=8106

or type Kwinana Rotary Club into ‘Google’

Pres. Max Bird

International

Lorraine Lucas

Youth

PP John Brennan

Membership

PP James Sharkey

Public Relations Dir.

Fine Session

Sergeant: PP Stephen Castelli

John B: Welcome back John.

Wendy C: Congratulations to you and Sheila Mills on your election to the COK.

Sam and Matt: Seen leaving the hall just as the meeting was about to start????

Eric B: Caught talking to Matt as the meeting was about to begin.

Genevieve C: Just made it as the meeting was about to start.

Lorraine L: The International Convention is not in Bunbury next year!!

Bevan P: Answered a few questions but somehow had a pile of lollies in front.

Sam C: Had ‘hungry boards’ on his cheese plate.

Brian Mc: Last question asked by Genevieve was began with ‘Who am I’

Brian quick of the mark shouted out “Genevieve Carr’ No Brian wait for the rest of the

question!!

Polio this week 14th October 2015

In Lao People's Democratic Republic a circulating

vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1) outbreak has

been confirmed, with one case, an eight year old boy who

had onset of paralysis on 7 September.

Outbreaks of cVDPVs can arise in areas of low population

immunity, emphasizing the importance of strong

vaccination coverage.

Thirty five million children were reached with polio

vaccines during the September campaigns in Pakistan.

Nearly 3 million children who were previously missed

were vaccinated during the catch up days following this

campaign. ‘Continuous community-protected vaccination’

(community based vaccinators who carry out

immunization activities on an ongoing basis) and health

camps are helping to reach children in the most difficult to

reach areas.

This Week in History

1616 Dutch sea-captain Dirk Hartog becomes the first European to set foot on Australia’s West Coast and leaves his inscription at Cape Inscription, WA.

1872 The first overseas telegraph messages are received in Adelaide via the newly constructed Overland Telegraph Line. 1879 Thomas Edison demonstrates the first commercially viable electric light bulb. 1945 The United Nations is founded. 1965 Canberra’s first traffic lights begin operation. 1966 144 people including 114 children killed when a coal slag hill buries a school in Wales UK. 1973 The Sydney Opera House is formally opened by Queen Elizabeth. 1987 The Dow Jones falls 22.6% the biggest one day fall in history. 2003 Supersonic Airliner Concorde makes its last commercial flight.

How is it one careless match can start a bush fire, but it takes a

whole box to start a campfire?

Poet Lesley Adams

A poem by Lesley Adams

from her book.

Irreverent Verses

Letting the cat out of the bag is a whole lot easier than putting it back in.

Guest Speaker: PP Genevieve Carr

Rotary Quiz.

Vocational Quiz October 2015

1. What is the 2015-2016 Rotary theme?

2. Where will the 2016 Rotary International Convention be held?

3. Who will be the District Governor for Rotary District 9465 for the year 2016-2017?

4. What do DG Melodie Kevan and PDG Marilyn Barton have in common?

5. What are you if you are known as “RIPE”?

6. What does the acronym RAWCS stand for?

7. Paul Harris is known as the founder of Rotary; the first Rotary meeting was held in downtown

Chicago, in Room 711 of the Unity Building. Name Harris’s three business acquaintances who

attended to form this first Rotary Club.

8. What was the first public service project undertaken by these gentlemen?

9. When was the concept of the Rotary Foundation first proposed?

10. For an individual to be recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow, how much money must be donated

to the Rotary Foundation

11. When will the Rotary Club of Kwinana celebrate their 50th

anniversary?

12. Name the villages in Timor where President Max and his team have been working

13. What is the name of the Rockingham/Kwinana Rotaract project in Indonesia that is being

overseen by our PP Michael Nell

14. Who was the most recent community member to be named a Paul Harris Fellow by our club

15. Why were the City Square Markets unable to be held during October

16. Our most recent member to be a DG was Bob Cooper in 2012-2013. What was the Rotary

theme for that year?

17. Who was our most recent member to be presented with a Paul Harris Sapphire Pin?

18. Name the club partner who volunteers every Thursday and Friday at the Gilmore College

Breakfast Club.

19. What group within Rotary District 9465 does the Rotary Club of Kwinana belong to?

20. Who am I???

Answers next page

Vocational Quiz Answers October 2015

1. Be a gift to the world

2. Seoul, South Korea

3. Linda McLerie (Rotary Club of Hannans Kalgoorlie)

4. Husbands have served as DG

5. Rotary International President Elect

6. Rotary Australia World Community Service

7. Gustave E. Loehr (mining engineer and freemason), Silvester Schiele (coal merchant),

Hiram E. Shorey (tailor)

8. Construction of public toilets in Chicago

9. 1917

10. $US1000

11. 22 April 2021

12. Baguia, Buibilia

13. Hope for Kids

14. John Cadman

15. Ground works in the area

16. Peace through Service

17. Bob Thompson

18. Marge Williams

19. Group 4, along with Cockburn, Fremantle, Rossmoyne and Willeton

20. I am a veterinary surgeon by profession.

I joined the Rotary Club of Cannington in 1985.

Since joining Rotary, I have served as Club President, AG, DG, Projects Director and District

Foundation Chair.

I am an Officer of the Malaysian Order of Defender of the Realm.

In recent times I have worked closely with President Max Bird with his grant applications for

the Timor project.

My wife Mahes and I have two sons and four grandchildren.

I am ... Pushpa Pushpalingham

Meeting 12th

October was Hat Day, we also had Linda Liddelow, Chaplain at Gilmore College.

Lorraine Lucas presented certificates to the three young people from Gilmore College, Nicole Patterson,

Braydon Kelly and Jordon Harris who recently attended RYPEN.

Meeting 12th

October was Hat Day, below are a sample of the of the hats on display that evening.

These pictures weren’t in last week’s bulletin because of file size constraints

Makeup opportunities

Rockingham: Monday 6pm for 6.30 Ocean Clipper Inn

Palm beach: Wednesday 6pm for 6.30 Ocean Clipper Inn

Cockburn Thursday 7.15am for 7.30 Cockburn Seniors Centre

Fremantle Wednesday 6pm for 6.30 Villa Roma 12 High Street Fremantle

Byford & Districts Monday 6.15pm for 6.45 Byford Tavern, South W Hwy

Rotary Club of Kwinana Inc Contributions welcome: eblogg@bigpond.com

A young Naval Officer was in a terrible car accident, but due to the heroics of the hospital staff

the only permanent injury was the loss of one ear.

Since he wasn’t physically impaired he remained in the military and eventually became an

Admiral. However, during his career he was always sensitive about his appearance.

One day the Admiral was interviewing two Navy Master Chiefs and a Marine Gunnery Sergeant

for his personal staff.

The first Master Chief was a Surface Navy type and it was a great interview. At the end of the

interview the Admiral asked him, “Do you notice anything different about me?” The Master

Chief answered, “Why yes. I couldn’t help but notice you are missing your starboard ear, so I

don’t know whether this impacts your hearing on that side.”

The Admiral got very angry at this lack of tact and threw him out of his office.

The next candidate, an Aviation Master Chief, when asked this same question, answered, “Well

yes, you seem to be short one ear.” The Admiral threw him out also.

The third interview was with the Marine Gunnery Sergeant . He was articulate, extremely sharp,

and seemed to know more than the two Master Chiefs put together.

The Admiral wanted this guy, but went ahead with the same question.

“Do you notice anything different about me?” To his surprise the Gunnery Sergeant said, “Yes.

You wear contact lenses.”

The Admiral was impressed and thought to himself, what an incredibly tactful Marine.

“And how do you know that?” the Admiral asked. The Gunny replied, “Well sir, it’s pretty hard

to wear glasses with only one ear.”

A man in Scotland calls his son in London the day before Christmas Eve and says

“I hate to ruin your day but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; forty-

five years of misery is enough.”

'Dad, what are you talking about?' the son screams. “We can't stand the sight of each

other any longer” the father says. “We're sick of each other and I'm sick of talking about

this, so you call your sister in Leeds and tell her.”

Franticly, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone.

“Like hell they're getting divorced!” she shouts, “I'll take care of this!”

She calls Scotland immediately, and screams at her father

“You are NOT getting divorced. Don't do a single thing until I get there.

I'm calling my brother back, and we'll both be there tomorrow.

Until then, don't do a thing, DO YOU HEAR ME?” and hangs up.

The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife. 'Sorted!

They're coming for Christmas - and they're paying their own way.'