District Governor

9465

2018/19

Robin Yates

Coming Events May 2019 Youth Services Month

June 2019 Mon 3rd No meeting Public holiday.

Mon 10th Club Meeting

Thu 13th Combined Board Meeting @ Rotary Hall

Mon 17th Club Meeting

Mon 24th Club Meeting

Attendance Officer:

Greg Williams 0435 083 069

Apologies by Saturday pm please

Team 2018-19

President

Stephen Castelli

Secretary

Brian McCallum

Treasurer

Bob Cooper

Attendance this week

Total Members 26

Apologies 3

Make-up 5

Attended 19

Honorary Member

LOA 1

Guests

Visitors

Partners

88.5 %

Facts & Figures

Raffle

Lee D & Bill R

Heads & Tails

Mike N

Birthdays:

Diane B. 11th

Gladys B. 12th

Anniversary:

Club Anniversary: John Wallhead 1st

Wendy Cooper. 9th

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

With the current Rotary Year drawing to a close we start to reflect on our

years achievements, some inevitable disappointments, but at the end of the

day we are all volunteers with members contributing on a level that suits their

level of capability and or enthusiasm.

We acknowledge with great respect those members that contribute with

‘above and beyond’ energy that leaves a lot us for dead.

Unfortunately we are about to loose one of those people that undeniably falls

into that category, I am referring to Rtn PHF Michael Metcalf, Michael was

originally sponsored by PP Max Bird and joined our club in September 2013.

Michael established Long Term Self Storage located in Medina into a very

successful business. From the outset Michael was always going to be a ‘do-er’

he quickly established himself into the person the club asked if anything was to

fixed, made or organised. Michael has excelled at anything he has taken on.

He has recently completed the sale of his business and intends to move on with

partner Lee to to a small acre property in our South West.

While we are all very sorry to see Michael and Lee move away we send with

them our fondest regards and very best wishes in pursuit of their retirement

dreams. Michael wishes to continue his community work wherever he and Lee

settle, some Rotary Club or Community Organisation is about to inherit a gem.

Bulletin

Rotary International President 2018/19

Barry Rassin

Rotary Club of East Nassau

President Stephen

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

No 41 10th June 2019.

Stephen Castelli

President’s Pen

10th June 2019 President Report

• Combined Board Meeting on Thurs 13/06. Get agenda items to Secr. Brian asap. Meeting starts @ 6pm.

• Congratulations to Mayor Carol Adams OAM

• Thanks to Wendy and Cyril for stepping in at last minute to help with bread project

• Club Changeover – Sun 07/07 Golden Pond. More details from Wendy

• Is it time to switch to soup – resounding YES, Greg will advise caterers.

Congratulations PP John Wallhead who on the 1st June has accrued

34 years’ service to our Rotary Club. John joined in 1985.

Served as President 1991/92 awarded a PHF recognition 2005.

Noted that PE Wendy Cooper joined Kwinana Rotary Club 11 years ago

June 9th 2008 PHF recognition 2014.

Our President 2019/20. Congratulations Wendy.

Bill Rowe recently pictured having a ‘kip’

during a club ‘clean-up’ afternoon at Gentle

Road.

President 2019/20 PE Wendy Cooper

1. I’m pleased to acknowledge the work that Mike Nella and the team have

put into sprucing up Gentle Rd. It is all go from here.

2. Looking forward to a combined Board Meeting this Thursday.

3. Changeover invitations are out and I’m looking at my computer each day

awaiting your email to say you are joining the other 7 people that have

responded already.

Rotary Club of Kwinana Changeover Sunday 7th July 10am – 1pm Golden Ponds Mundijong Rd Inter-club visit Plans are afoot to have a member’s own inter-club meeting with Rotary Club of Palm Beach. Tentative date changed to as below. Further info later. Monday 26th August The Well Tavern Chiswick Parade Wellard. District Governor’s Visit Updated information with change of date. 28TH Oct 2019 In coming Board Meeting 5pm Club Meeting and Partner’s Invited 6pm-6:30 pm

PP Brian McCallum

Inward Correspondence.

Outward Correspondence.

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

PDG Bob Cooper

Bills paid, money in the bank.

The club Profit & Loss Statements are available for members to view on

ClubRunner. See Club Documents.

Members are requested to ensure they contact PP Greg Williams by Sunday am

with any apology for the next meeting. We are having to pay for meals ordered

for you and not used because of non-attendance.

Retirement is the time in your life when time is no longer money

Make the mistakes of yesterday

Your lessons for today.

Don’t ask others to do what you are not willing to do yourself.

You don’t get more by demand,

you get more by performance.

PP Bob Thompson

Vocational

PP. Max Bird

International

PP Genevieve Carr

Youth

PP Ian Critchley

Foundation Dir.

Rtn. Michael Metcalf

Community

PP Edd Samut

Membership Dir. PP James Sharkey

Public Relations Dir.

Club Projects Director

PDG John Iriks

Project Director’s Report.

Andy Valk house, my sincere thanks to everyone who has

helped in the task of updating the Valk residence, great job.

Finishing touches being applied, ready for a new tenant.

Golf Day in the Organisation phase, assessing corporate interest, must

get donations firmed, watch this space.

Gentle Road premises enjoyed a ‘clean-up’ thank to all concerned.

Stock items piling up at an alarming rate.

Public Relations:

We continue to receive exposure on Rotary Out West.

Please continue to advise James of any stories or activities within our

club which may be submitted to the local media.

Membership:

Ed following up a couple of prospects.

Community:

Michael informed us tonight that he completed the sale of his

business, has a settlement date, should be done in a 4 or 5 weeks.

Vocational:

Bob T is arranging a Vocational Visit to CBH Kwinana Terminal,

probably August 19.

Letters sent to all Kwinana Schools eligible to take part in the 4 Way

Test Speech Comp, awaiting responses.

International: See below

Youth: Youth Exchange, we have a outgoing contender keen to take part,

we would then need to host an in-bound student, are we prepared

to commit ?

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• Visit your club webpage.

http://www.clubrunner.ca/Portal/Home.aspx?accountid=8106

or type Kwinana Rotary Club into ‘Search’

Fine Session: Sgt. Norm Mulcahy

Stand-in Cyril Bennett.

Mike N & Bob C: Bob put a radio into Mikes truck, now has flat battery, coincidence??

Bob C: Managed to crack open his skull, when he fell backwards while playing

tennis. Must be a very dangerous game?

Mike N: Recently had a memory lapse.?

Stephen C: Took on the sergeant’s roll and rang the bell.

Bill R: Given the tag: ‘Shifty Bill’ when $10 missing from the raffle tin.

Dockers: Pay up because Fremantle weren’t expected to beat Collingwood.

Rugby supporters not going to Optus Stadium for the State of Origin game fined, Chris O has

his tickets already.

Cyril B: Been a truck driver for umpteen years yet couldn’t start the little Isuzu.

Ed S: Been a motor mechanic for more than umpteen years, he couldn’t start the

Isuzu either.

No Badge: About five were caught out.

Nothing teaches children character better than generosity

Polio This Week: 5th June 2019

This week the world’s largest conference on gender equality and the

health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women is happening in

Vancouver, Canada. Women are truly delivering a polio-free world.

The GPEI proudly recognizes women’s valuable contributions in the

fight against polio

In Papua New Guinea, a GPEI Outbreak Response Assessment

reviewed the impact of current outbreak response and concluded that

overall strong response had been implemented.

Commending national and subnational public health authorities and

health workers on their efforts, the Assessment team underscored the

need on now filling any residual subnational surveillance and

immunity gaps.

On 4 June, The Lancet published the results of the first in-human,

Phase 1 clinical trial for nOPV2 – a key first step toward

determining the potential for a novel type-2 oral polio vaccine that

would provide the same level of protection against type-2 poliovirus

as OPV without the same risk of reverting into cVDPV2 in under-

immunized populations.

These initial results are promising, and suggest the vaccine is safe

and immunogenic in adults; further clinical trial results will be

important to evaluate nOPV as a potential tool to sustain a world

free from all types of polioviruses.

The GPEI Semi-Annual Status Report covering the reporting period

July-December 2018 is available online, reporting against the major

objectives of the Polio Endgame Plan 2013-2018. The GPEI will

continue to publish its Semi-Annual Status Reports, to track

progress against the newly-launched Polio Endgame Strategy 2019-

2023.

Summary of new viruses this week:

Afghanistan – one new wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case;

Pakistan – two new WPV1 cases and 16 WPV1-positive

environmental samples;

Niger – one cVDPV2 case; and, Nigeria – one cVDPV2-positive

environmental sample.

International Report. Max Bird

9th June 2019

The international Committee (RPTLE) is carrying out the following.

DANZ held are still discussing the Quelicai project and deciding if they will pick it up as a standalone

project, or partner with RPTLE

1. A Rotary shop front meeting for Timor-Leste was held in Perth with the DG’s of district 9550

and 9455, It was decided that District 9550 should be leading this

2. Will be the Guest Speaker for the Rotary Club of Rockingham 17th June

3. Also, the guest speaker for the Rotary Club of Booragoon on the 18th June

4. Annual International report has been submitted to the Club Project Director

5. All the preparations for out Fact-Finding Trip to Timor-Leste on the 22nd July are well under

way,

• All materials have been ordered,

• Villagers are doing their preparation work,

• Accommodation booked

• Car hire arranged

• Waiting on final numbers to book the air fares

I will be leaving for Darwin on the 22nd June with the Caravan

6. GG 1639026 & GG 1640204 final reports have been submitted to foundation and we now wait

for their approvals to come thru

GG 1872605 progress report will be submitted shortly as it is 70% completed.

Max Bird

As PP Max Bird is now working with Disaster Aid Australia, and soon to

be their Western Australian Representative, I feel it appropriate to

include their latest News Letter into this week’s Bulletin.

Anyone interested in finding out more about Disaster Aid Australia

please talk to Max.

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Happy Birthday Balay Mindanaw

Our long term partner the Balay Mindanaw Peace Foundation celebrates

its 23rd Birthday in May.

Operating from its base in Cagayan de Oro, on the Philippine island of

Mindanao, they have installed, and continue to monitor, 58 of Disaster Aid’

provided Skyhydrants across the Philippines.

At their meeting of 5th May the Board of Disaster Aid Australia have

agreed to supply a further 10 Skyhydrants to Balay Mindanaw this year,

together with a grant for the purchase of tanks, pipes and fittings for the

installations.

Rotary Club Of Somerset

Disaster Aid Australia are always happy to help other organisations

such as the Rotary Club of Somerset,Tasmania provide water to their

projects.

Rotary Club of Somerset support a school in Kampot, Cambodia and

installing a SkyHydrant to supply Safe Drinking Water was a high

priority.

We were able to supply them with a SkyHydrant and advice that

enabled them to complete the installation.

The SkyHydrant will mean the School can now provide 10,000 litres of

water a day to the pupils.

Acknowledgement of SkyHydrant Inventor

Rhett Butler has been recognised by Sydney University with an

Alumni Award for Service to Humanity.

To date over 6,000 SkyHydrants have been installed to provide safe

drinking water for communities and schools.

With the low cost, light weight, simple operation, and effective removal of

contamination; the units have become an important part of Disaster

Aid Australia’s ‘Smart Aid‘ and ‘Safe Water for Every Child‘ initiatives.

Each SkyHydrant is capable of providing safe water for more than 500

people which means that millions of people around the world are being

protected by Rhett’s invention.

SkyHydrant installation in Cambodia by the

Rotary Club of Somerset.

DAA Patron Prof Rhett Butler

Disclaimer: Disaster Aid is unable to accept location and time specific donations

Will you please help support the work of Disaster Aid?

It is a Rotary Club project that really is … making a difference

DONATIONS CAN BE MADE ONLINE at www.disasteraidaustralia.org.au

For more information, including DONATIONS (tax deductible),

please contact us at:

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admin@disasteraidaustralia.org.au

1300 881 913

PO Box 790 Endeavour Hills VIC 3802

If you are unable to make a donation online, please use the below coupon and post it to the above address.

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Makeup opportunities

Rockingham Monday 6pm for 6.30 Rockingham RSL Club

Palm beach Wednesday 6pm for 6.30 Ocean Clipper Inn

Baldivis 1st & 3rd Mon 6.30pm for 7.00 Peel Manor House

Cockburn Thursday 7.15am for 7.30 Cockburn Seniors Centre

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

Rotary Club of Kwinana Inc

Contributions welcome: eblogg@bigpond.com

Three Rotary Club members, all a little hard of hearing, were standing by the bowling green in the park.

One remarked to the other

"Windy isn't it?"

"No" the second man replied, "its Thursday". The third man nodded in agreement:

"So am I. Let’s have a cup of tea"

A doctor, lawyer, and a Rotarian in charge of fundraising all die and arrive at the Pearly Gates about the

same time. St. Peter tells them they may each have one thing to take with them to Heaven.

The doctor is first, and asks for $1 million. This is given and proceeds to enter Heaven. The lawyer, not

to be outdone, asks for $2 million. "Very well," say St. Peter and opens the gate to Heaven for the

lawyer.

Finally it is time for the Rotarian, who had just finished a fundraising project for The Rotary Foundation.

St. Peter asks him what he would like to take to Heaven. The fundraiser moves up very close to St. Peter,

and in a soft voice asks, "It it's not too much trouble, could I just have the names of those two people who

were ahead of me in line?"

After a morning fishing, a Rotarian left for a District meeting in the afternoon and his wife decided to

motor out into the lake, drop anchor and read her book.

A Game Warden pulls up alongside the woman in his boat. "'Good morning, Ma'am. What are you

doing?"

"Reading a book" she replies.

"You're in a Restricted Fishing Area" he informs her.

"I'm sorry, officer, but I'm not fishing, I'm reading".

"Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment. I'll have to take you

in and write you up."

"If you do that, I'll have to charge you with Sexual assault" says the woman.

"But I haven't even touched you," says the game warden.

"That's true, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment."

"Have a nice day ma'am" the warden said, and he left.