Volume 59, No. 9 31 August 2017

Meets Thursdays at 6pm for 6.30pm at the Foundry Hotel High Street Golden Square.

Rotary – Making a Difference

President’s update Club meeting 31 August Prospective RC Next Generation Rotarian (and former WA Rotarian) Tom Campbell joined us again, and was privileged to be invited to join the discussion with some of our more experienced Rotarians at the ‘back table’. We hope to see Tom rejoin the Rotary ranks soon. Club photographer and videographer Clive took charge of recording and live streaming our meeting this week. Clive trialled some new techniques as part of the roll out and bedding down of one of our new meeting flexibility innovations. Thanks Clive. We were pleased to hear about the great publicity for the Silvie Palladino and the Victoria Welsh Choir Concert in the September GB magazine, which lands in the letterbox of most homes in Bendigo. For the second week in a row, our scheduled guest speaker was a late scratching, so Youth Exchange student Victor Saelens again stepped up to the plate and gave a pictorial update of his adventures in Bendigo to date. Thanks Victor, great to see that you are cramming lots of activities into your stay with us. Tony reported to members on program events in the club calendar through to Christmas. Tony and Anne in particular are working hard behind the scenes to deliver our exciting weekly program. Check out the new calendar of important future dates for your diary that Anne has put together, appearing in the Signpost for the first time this week. I tabled a copy of the Ironbark Gully concept plan that the City of Greater Bendigo has approved for public consultation. There will be several opportunities for the community to get information and provide feedback, including a ‘walk through’ along the creek on Saturday 16 September from 10am to 12 noon. Gary and I will monitor progress with the plan approval process, and we will identify further opportunities for the club to participate in this important community initiative.

bendigosouthrotary.org.au http://www.twitter.com/RotaryBendigoS

Rotary Club of Bendigo South

Signpost

I provided an update on the deliberations of our working group developing our club response to the introduction of the Child Safe Standards under the Victorian Child Wellbeing and Safety Act. The working group comprises Protection Officer Geoff McKinna, Youth Exchange Counsellor Peter Simmons, Youth Services Director Glenn Madden, Youth Services Deputy Director and YMCA CEO Jane Robson, and me. The working group will report to the Board at the September Board meeting. I expect that the Board will maintain our strong commitment to delivering Rotary and related youth programs, and that we will therefore aim to have all club members appropriately authorised to ‘engage in child related work’. If you don’t have your Working with Children Check card or equivalent, the sooner you get the ball rolling the better. WWCC is easy to get, and is free if it is solely for voluntary activities. Lindsay reported on the proposed D9800 Rotary Friendship Exchange with District 1020 in central and southern Scotland in 2018. Bendigo is proposed as one of the Australian hosting cities. There was a solid level of interest from members in participating in either inbound or outbound activities, or both. This week Foundry vouchers went to tall poppies Tony Plant and Anne Peace who both work tirelessly behind the scenes on a range of club service activities and events. Thanks Tony and Anne for making the club hum. Other news The funeral for Past President, PHF and Honorary Member Bill Hoare was held last Friday. Honorary Member Laurie O’Farrell spoke on behalf of Rotary, and a club banner was brought forward among the various items representing Bill’s life and interests. There was a touch of nostalgic humour reflecting Bill’s keen interest in model railways at the conclusion, when the pall bearers carried Bill’s coffin from the church to the sound of a steam engine departing the station. Bill was well known and respected for his service within our club, and more broadly in Rotary and the community. See the tribute from Bill Ashman in this edition. Coming up

District Governor Peter Frueh joins us next week, and will meet with the Board prior to the meeting. There will also be a Board meeting at 8pm.

The annual Camp Getaway partnership working bee and social weekend with RC Keilor East will be held on 8, 9 and 10 September, commencing with dinner at the Axedale Tavern on the Friday evening. John Bergbauer is managing attendance.

The D9800 New Member Seminar comes to the country on 29 October at Golden Square Primary School. Put it in your calendar – it as a great way to enhance your Rotary experience.

And don’t forget to check the meeting roster, and sort out a substitute with Zoe if you can’t make your rostered duty.

Cheers Bernie Young

De-Clutter your office or the dining room table. Anne Peace will be happy to receive any copies of Rotary Down Under, Promotional material for the multitude of Rotary projects and/or past copies of SignPost or Networker if you print them out. Thank you – Anne.

Camp Getaway Weekend Come out to Camp Getaway on the weekend of the 8, 9 & 10 of September. Please let John Bergbauer know if you can volunteer on one or all of the days and if you will be attending the dinner at the Axedale Tavern on the Friday night.

Rotary Friendship Exchange (RFE) visit to D1020 in South/Central Scotland: June -August 2018 Jeanette Lynch, District RFE Coordinator has arranged an RFE exchange with D1020 in South/Central Scotland. There will be an outgoing team from our District in June - August 2018. The incoming team will be here in our District for 2 weeks in April, 2018. RFE exchange trips (usually of 2 weeks) are great experiences. You get to make new friends and see a country through the local’s eyes. At the same time you get to see other facets of Rotary and get to realise that there are many similarities and differences. You also come to realise that what you might think to be the norm is not necessarily so in other countries. Team size can range from 6 to 12 people. If you are interested in being part of the outgoing team, please contact Jeanette (Tel: 03-9390 5400 / Mob: 0419 568 639 / jeanette.michael@bigpond.com). Jeanette is a member of the Rotary Club of Keilor. After Wednesday 6 September, Jeanette will be off overseas and you would need to use email to contact her. To get a place in the team you need to act early. See the attached notice from Jeanette Lynch on the RFE trip to Scotland."

25th Rotary Foundation Paul Harris Breakfast The 2017 annual Paul Harris Breakfast is to be held at RACV City Club Melbourne on Tuesday 21st November 2017. In 1992 we gathered at the very first District Foundation celebratory breakfast that was addressed by past RI President, the late Royce Abbey with a Paul Harris Fellow Recognition presented on behalf of District to Sir Zelman Cohen. This year is an opportunity to celebrate the 25th anniversary of this District supported event and reflect on the wonderful achievements by the Foundation of Rotary. Guest speaker for the event is Daniel Flynn of the social enterprise ‘Thank you’. Recognised as one of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs under the age of 30, we are guaranteed of a most enjoyable and inspirational morning as Daniel shares with us his blueprint for turning ideas into reality. Please see attached flyer.

Training Opportunities Members please note the Training Dates coming up. These sessions are conducted by the District 9800 Training Team and are highly recommended. Rotary education is an ongoing process not dependent on how long you have been a member. Rotary Leadership Institute - Parts 3 & 4 - Sunday, October 8 New Members Seminar - Sunday, October 29 Future Club Leaders Seminar - February 25th, 2018 The location is at the Golden Square Primary School, Laurel Street, Golden Square. Attendance will be taken closer to the date but please consider your attendance and future commitment to the club and Rotary.

Goldfields Clusters Hat Day Party

Victoria Welsh Choir Concert

Ulumbarra Theatre and the Rotary Club of Bendigo South present The Victoria Welsh Choir on Sunday September 10 at Ulumbarra Theatre. The event is a fundraiser to support the provision of additional theatre facilities, as well as providing bursaries for talented local musical artists. The Victoria Welsh choir is well known by Bendigo concert goers and, with their beautiful singing in four part male harmony, and their entertaining and humorous concert presentations, is always a favorite event. For this concert, the choir will be joined by principal guest artist Silvie Paladino as well as Bendigo Senior Secondary College Musician of the Year award winners for the past 2 years, Aidan Purdy and Deanna Jerman. Silvie Paladino is one of Australia’s most versatile and talented musical theatre entertainers. She has had leading roles in many Australian productions, as well as performing at notable events in Europe and America. She is also well known as a regular in Nine Networks “Carols by Candlelight”. Aidan Purdy is a classical tuba player currently pursuing further musical training in Adelaide. Deanna Jerman is a vocalist currently pursuing further musical training in Melbourne. Tickets are now available at the Capital Theatre booking office, by phone on 54346100 or on line at www.gotix.com.au.

Foundation Dinner

Rotary Club of Maryborough Upcoming events Wings and Wheels Event The Maryborough Rotary Club is catering at the Wings and Wheels Event across the weekend of 23 – 24 September. During the weekend they are also hosting a Rock and Roll Dance in the Maryborough Town Hall with the Fender Benders. The dance starts at 7.30pm on 23 September. The event is $25 per person and is BYO drinks and supper. Please contact Jackie for further details on 54614264. Blue Pyrenees Magic Bike Ride - 29 September Join us for a great day of cycling through the undulating foothills of the Pyrenees Ranges. This is a boutique cycling event with a relaxed, non-competitive atmosphere. For full details and to secure your entry visit www.EventBrite.com.au and search “Blue Pyrenees Magic Ride.

Rotary District 9800 Conference

Friday 16 March 2018 to Sunday 18 March Peter Frueh, District 9800 Governor, and his wife Anne invite you to join them at Warrnambool for the 2018 District conference hosted by the Rotary Club of Balwyn. Early bird bookings are now open. Please click on the following link for further information and booking details. www.rotaryconference.org.au

Ron gets his 50 year letter from RC Warracknabeal for being in Rotary for

half a century.

Tony gives Victor a Richmond Tigers scarf.

Red Ribbon Rebellion commemoration/

reenactment for school children run by the Bendigo

Historical Society.

John, Paul and Tony conducting practice

interviews with year ten students at East Loddon.

VALE BILL HOARE - ROTARY CLUB of BENDIGO SOUTH It is with great sadness that we report the death of past member and current Honorary member Bill Hoare. Bill passed away on 26th August, 2017 at the age of 90 years, after many years of ill health. He was a member of our Club for 32 years from 10th April, 1980 until 30th June, 2012. Bill was President in 1984 - 1985 then served as Secretary for 4 years and Treasurer for 3 years. He was a Club Service, International Service and Vocational

Service chairman at different times and also bulletin editor for 2 years. He was awarded a Max Ellis Award in 1987 and the honour of a Paul Harris Fellowship in 1988. He was a former

member of the Rotary Club of Castlemaine for 23 years. His first classification was Television Broadcasting when working with Channel 8 then Finance Auditing when working with Bendigo Bank as an Internal Auditor. In 1992 he became Treasurer of Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children (ROMAC) in which capacity he served for many years. In 1999 - 2000 he received the Tattersalls Award for Enterprise and Achievement for his ongoing work with ROMAC. When Bill became President of our Club he said that he hoped to see the Club grow a little stronger, a little wiser and to achieve some of the goals recently set for 1984/1985. “I’m sure that with each member’s help we can “Discover a New World of Service” with the Rotary Club of Bendigo South. Can I ask your help that we may achieve it together?” During his year as President $15,000 was raised for community projects including $7,500 for the Salvation Army Bendigo Crisis Accommodation, 7 new members were inducted, finishing the year with 72 members, a notable guest speaker was the then leader of the opposition in the Victorian Parliament, Jeff Kennett, 100 trees were planted at Quarry Hill Reserve, we helped clean up debris at Maryborough after bush fires, a celebratory 25th Anniversary dinner was held and three members went to Tonga to reconstruct a cyclone damaged school. Incoming exchange student was Younas Leoo from Sweden, returning exchange student was Nicole Clements from Sweden and Cathy Allen went to Norway. A Rotary Exchange Group visited us from New Mexico, a Student Leadership Seminar was conducted with 65 students from 9 schools, as well as the usual Student Interview Program. The Ride Along was again conducted resulting in $4,600 to each Rotary Club. Also during Bill’s year the one millionth member was inducted into Rotary worldwide. The benefits of the Four Way Test were discussed at one of the weekly meetings and the formation of the first Probus Club in Bendigo occurred. Later on Bill became the first President of the Probus Club of Golden Square. Bill’s major passion and hobby was model railroading. He had a very large room at his home with a magnificent model railroad layout. In fact he constructed his own model locomotive engine. He organised our Club to man doors and be cashiers at annual Model Railroad Exhibitions in Bendigo. $909.88 was raised by this effort in 1984. Sadly Bill’s dear wife Erma predeceased him by about 18 months on 1st February, 2016. In 2014 our Club had awarded Erma a Paul Harris Fellowship for her dedicated work in Inner Wheel and the community. Bill was the embodiment of Rotary’s motto “Service Above Self’. To all of his surviving family we offer our sincere and deep sympathy.

Bill Hoare receives presidential collar from PP George Dawson 1984.

CLUB DUTY ROSTER AUGUST MEMBERSHIP / SEPTEMBER LITERACY

Date 7 September 14 September 21 September 28 September

Topic DG Visit and Board meeting

No Meeting Literacy Project 'Imagination

Library'

Pre-Football Grand final event.

Share with Bendigo Thunder

Guest Speaker

N/A John Jones RC Eaglehawk

TBA

Chair Bernie Young N/A Jim Rinaldi Gary Pinner

Cashiers George Ellis Trevor Hawking

N/A George Ellis Zoe Pocock

Glen Madden

Meet and Greet

Sue Hawking Gary Pinner

N/A Geoff McKinna Ken Briggs

Paul Gibbons Peter Simmons

Technology Clive Hughes Matthew Scott

Tony Plant

N/A Clive Hughes Matthew Scott

Tony Plant

Clive Hughes Matthew Scott

Tony Plant

All Rotarians on duty must arrive before 6pm on the night. If you are unable to complete your duty please arrange a substitute.

Attendance Officer: Zoe Pocock 0409 514 996 zhpocock@yahoo.com.au

CLUB PROGRAM AUGUST - MEMBERSHIP/ SEPTEMBER LITERACY

7 September DG Visit and Board meeting Foundry Hotel

8 September Dinner at Axedale Tavern-Camp Getaway Weekend combined working bee-KEILOR EAST

Axedale Tavern

10 September Victoria Welsh Choir Concert Ulumburra Theatre

14 September No Meeting

21 September Literacy Project Foundry Hotel

28 September Pre-Football Grand final event.

Foundry Hotel

People Away Returning

Rod Spitty 30 September

Graham Neivandt 12 October

Max Ellis October

Lindsay Jolley 19 October

Greg Noonan 19 October

Ros Chenery

Rotary Club of Bendigo South- Future Dates of Major Events Date Event Location Contact

Sun September 10 Victorian Welsh Choir Concert.

Ulumbarra Theatre Bookings. 54346100 Capital Theatre Office

Sept.8,9 & 10 Shared Working Bee Weekend-Keilor East

Camp Getaway John Bergbauer 0418399393

Sun October 8 Part 2/3 Rotary Leadership

Golden Square Primary School

vicki@teschke.id.au

Thurs October 12 Hat Day Party Holy Rosary Hall White Hills

Jennie Hughes

Sun October 22 Celtic Music Recital End TRACHOMA

50 Williams Rd, Myers Flat

Elizabeth Bell

Thurs November 9 End Polio Movie Hoyts Cinema Pam Luxford –Bendigo Strath

November 17,18/19 Swap meet event Bendigo Showgrounds

Ken Briggs/Maureen Plant

Thurs November 30 Foundation Dinner Kangaroo Flat Sports Club

Merlyn Quaife

Thurs Dec 14 Christmas Meeting Mechanics Institute School Street. California Gully

TBA

2018

Thurs Jan 11 Return to Rotary 121 Allies Road Tony Plant

Fri January 26 Australia Day Catering

Lake Weeroona George Ellis

Sat Feb 24 DIK Open Day West Footscray TBC

March 16-18 District Conference Warrnambool Tony Plant

May ? Science Engineering Challenge

Girton Grammar Rod Spitty

Sunday May 20 District Assembly Melton Rod Spitty

Birthdays - August

13 Max Ellis 15 Tony Plant 31 Lindsay Jolley

WHO’S WHO?

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT: Ian Riseley

RI DISTRICT 9800 GOVERNOR: Peter Frueh

ASS’T GOVERNOR (Goldfields South): Cliff Downey

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CLUB PRESIDENT: Bernie Young

SECRETARY: Elizabeth Bell

TREASURER: Greg Noonan

YOUTH SERVICES DIRECTOR: Glenn Madden

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE DIRECTOR: Lindsay Jolley

COMMUNITY SERVICE DIRECTOR: Gary Pinner

MEMBERSHIP /P.R. DIRECTOR: Tony Plant

CLUB SERVICE DIRECTOR: Rod Spitty

CLUB PROTECTION OFFICER: Geoff McKinna

ROTARY FOUNDATION CHAIR: Merlyn Quaife

CLUB COMMUNICATIONS: Matthew Scott

NEWSLETTER Zoe Pocock

VOCATIONS CHAIR Wendy Tagliabue

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 ROTARY CLUB OF BENDIGO SOUTH ATTENDANCE OFFICER

ZOE POCOCK zhpocock@yahoo.com.au TELEPHONE- 0409 514 996

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

5. ?

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, Shamrock Hotel

ECHUCA MOAMA: Tuesday 6pm, Border Inn,

Moama

BENDIGO SANDHURST: Wednesday 7.30am, BRIT

Restaurant or breakfast at Café alternate weeks.

EAGLEHAWK: Wednesday 6pm, Mechanics Institute

ROCHESTER: Thursday 6pm, The Court House

building, Moore Street (Opp. G. Nelson Motors).