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ROTARY CLUB OF BEAUMARIS WEEKLY BULLETIN

Number 18, 26th October

2015

Next Meetings
THURSDAY 29TH OCTOBER
Last Thursday was the strategic game of Croquet at
Speaker: Ron Iddles
Royal Melbourne, and in a
Topic: The Police Association
touch of the Davids I have
searched Wikipedia and
Chair: Peter Flude
found that:
AV: Greg Every
Croquet was played under
Cash Desk: Antony Nixon & Linda
the name of paille-maille or
pall mall, derived ultimately
Doutch Host: John Manks
from Latin words for "ball
THURSDAY 5TH NOVEMBER
and mallet".
The current world rankings show England in top
Speaker: Dr Denis Dragovic
place for association croquet, followed by Australia
Topic: Islamic State
and New Zealand sharing second place,
And that:
Chair: John Manks
Roquet: (Second syllable rhymes with "play".)
AV: David Lea
means When the strikers ball hits a ball that s/he
Cash Desk: Fred Hofmann & Max
is entitled to then take a croquet shot with. At the
start of a turn, the striker is entitled to roquet all the
Darby
other three balls once. Once the striker's ball goes
Host: Greg Every.
through its target hoop, it is again entitled to roquet
the other balls once. I was unclear whether Roquet
THURSDAY 12TH NOVEMBER
was part of our meal however now I have extra
Fellowship Night at Beaumaris
knowledge.
Theatre
Oh yes, we saw some roquet although I think we
also saw some of the ruthless play for which CroClub members and friends are off to
quet is renowned.
see some episodes of Fawlty TowTeams took out prizes generously donated by Di
and David from their crystal cabinet, and there was
ers, staged by this wonderful local
a special prize for Wolf the most annoying player
theatre group.
which was richly deserved.

Presidents Report

Our thanks go to David for organizing an extremely

memorable fellowship event, in a wonderful venue.
Thanks David and Di.
I write this on Saturday morning the 24/10, so that I
have space enough and time to think of what to
write. I will next be going to the Cheltenham Community Centre Open Day which we have supported,
another of the excellent small initiatives which
means that our reach and support in the Community is extensive. Kerrie and Heather worked for
weeks on the preserves, I have to send Wolf early

Unless stated otherwise venue is

Victoria Golf Club 6.30 for 7.00

Contents
1 Presidents Report
2 Notices
3 Fellowship Night at RM
5 How to help MITS
6 In door Ride to end Polio
7 Club Structure / Picture of the day

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to the fete so that I can be sure that we can buy

some, Im sure theyll be gone in minutes.
Tomorrow its the Beaumaris Primary Fete on
the 25/10, and on the same day the International Service Seminar.
Thanks to all our members who have contributed this weekend.
Just two reminders :Chris DArcy has reminded
us that places are available for a Food Handlers course on 21/11/15, please contact Chris
if you are interested, and we have an interesting speaker next week, Ron Iddles is currently
secretary of the Police Association in Victoria.
Before that he was a senior detective with the
homicide squad with an unsurpassed record in
solving cases and getting convictions. Undoubtedly Ron will have much to say that you
will not hear anywhere else. This is a Partners
Night.
Thats all for this column.

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This year it is essentially a fellowship event

only and so the cost has come down from last
year to $25 per head. Cash or bank transfer is
acceptable, but either is required to confirm
your booking. As before it will be cabaret style
seating, with patrons bringing their own nibbles,
drinks and glasses.
Malcolm Sawle

Message from Adrian Culshaw

Hi folks, Those of you who have a fond spot for
the 70's may be interested to know MLOC
(Phoenix theatre in Elwood) have a production
of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' running 6th - 20th
November, with the added interest that Penny
is making her stage debut as part of the en-

Be a gift to the world, and enjoy every day, for

we know not what tomorrow brings.

Yours in Rotary
Trish
Beaumaris Theatre Night

semble! Tickets now available via http://

www.mloc.org.au/ . Regards, Adrian

Thursday 12 November 2015

As advised at recent meetings and also by
email, our annual visit to the Beaumaris Theatre Company is on Thursday 12 November,
doors open 7:30 for a start of 8:00pm, to see a
performance of Fawlty Towers.
The good news is that the bookings have already started to flood in. The bad news is that
anyone who wants to come along but has not
yet booked, should email Malcolm Sawle
(mpsawle@gmail.com) ASAP as there is a possibility that we may have to put up the House
Full signs.

Note; As part of our arrangement with Hocking Stuart discounts

on agents fees are available to RCOB members.

Hocking Stuart Sandringham

62-64 Station Street
Telephone: 03 9521 9800
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Fellowship Night at Royal Melbourne

Croquet in the coldDress Formal late Colonial

The Dinner

Presidential
Address

The awarding
of Prizes

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The Winning Croquet

Teams
Hello everyone
The annual Masters is soon
with us again, this time at
Huntingdale, on 19-22 November, which is the week after
our Farmers Market.
Although the Market has been
going really well, there is some doubt about
whether the site will be available to us on an
ongoing basis, as the Education Dept intends to
close the school after this year, and demolish
the buildings. What happens after that, and
whether we will still have access is up in the air.
Therefore we do not want to abandon any of
our other fundraising activities, and the Masters
parking has always been a solid fundraiser for
us.
This year, Huntingdale Rotary is looking for us
to provide 3 people on Wednesday, 10 per day
Thursday through Sunday for parking, and 4
people Thursday through Sunday for ticketing. If
we can achieve this, we will earn over $5000 for
the Club.
Please check your calendars, talk to your
spouses/partners or anyone else crazy
enough to want to volunteer, and give me an
indication as soon as you can on availability
for this important activity.

Two of The BOG Awards

(Best on ground)

For those newer Members of our Club, the Masters Golf parking/ticketing involves four days of
very early mornings, standing in heat, wind,
rain, wind, dust, and sometimes all of the above
on the same day, managing the public carparks
or scanning the entry tickets. The day usually
ends around 4pm but can be later. If it is quiet
and you are lucky, you may even get to see
some golf. We usually manage to make it a fun
time, if somewhat gruelling, and it has become
a traditional annual fundraising activity for our
club.
I look forward to an overwhelming response.
James Glenwright

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How Rotary Clubs could help MITS

A number of suggested areas

Arrivals Packages $450

Coats for Kids $400

On Country Camping $250

Orientation to Melbourne and Port Phillip
Bay $100

Student support $5000 a term

Boats/In Kind Opportunities
Each proposal offers the clubs of Rotary District 9810 an opportunity to make a significant
contribution to Indigenous education and empowerment in marginalised Australia.
Some examples of these:
Arrival Packages
Some students will arrive at MITS without adequate shoes and clothing for the weather conditions in Melbourne. We would like to provide
them with:
a wash bag containing:
toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, hair
brush, comb, face washer and towel
and a sports bag containing:
- 10 pairs of socks and underwear
- 3 t-shirts
- 2 pairs of shorts
- 1 pair of tracksuit pants
- 1 jumper
- 1 pair of sneakers

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On Country Camping
Our students will love to be on country, connected to the land. City living will be a big adjustment, which we will support through many
different approaches. However, it will be essential to ensure our students are able to get out of
the city, onto the land around Victoria for simple weekends away.
We would like to purchase 25 sleeping bags
and swags for use by our students and staff for
sleeping under the stars while on country excursions. These would be maintained at MITS
for use in future years.
The sleeping bags need to be rated to -2C and
must pack down very small.
Allowance: $250 per sleeping bag and $300
per swag

There are many other ways to support their students.

Do you have a boat that you could skipper for a
Port Phillip Bay fishing trip with our students?
Do you have a property in the snow fields or
near the national parks that you could lend to
us for a weekend?

Allowance: $450 per student per year

Coats for Kids
Many of our students will arrive from the Northern Territory. The depths of cold weather in
winter in Melbourne will be completely foreign
to them. Warm winter coats and other clothing
will be essential to their wellbeing.

Do you have a business that might be interesting for our students to visit?
Are you a keen walker or scout leader who
could help guide one of our camping trips?

We would like to provide a winter warmer package at the start of Term 2, or earlier if weather
conditions require it. The winter warmer package would include:
1 winter coat
1 fleece jumper
2 pairs of track suit pants
Allowance: $400 per student per year

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CLUB STRUCTURE 2015 1016

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UPDATED 19/10/2015
CLUB SERVICE

President

Trish Smyth

Director

Malcom Sawle

PE, VP

Malcolm Sawle

Auditor

Tony Phillips

Secretary

Roy Seager

Program

Greg Every

Treasurer

James Glenwright

Meeting Attendance

Malcolm Sawle

Foundation
Branding / PR / Membership

Mike Hede

Communications

David Lea

Megan Glenwright

Fellowship

Richard Jones

International
New Generations

John Beaty
Kerrie Geard

Photographers
Almoners

Max Darby, Greg Every

Charmaine Jansz & Geoff
Stringer

Community

Chris D'Arcy

Chair /Host /Cashiers /AV

Roster

Fundraising

Heather Chisholm

Youth Protection Officer

Malcolm Parks

On to Conference
TEAM MEMBERS

Ken Mirams

International

Community

Youth

Fundraising

Fred Hofmann

Geoff Abbott

David Rushworth

Harry Wolfe

John Sime

Tim Dark

Richard Jones

Heather Chisholm

David Langworthy

Mary Sealy

Tony McKenna *

Roger Frewen

Geoff Stockdale

Richard Shermon

Chris Martin

Geoff Stringer

Ross Phillips

Tony Phillips

Vivienne Zoppolato

David Hone

Malcolm Parks

Lynda Doutch

Lois Lindsay

Charmaine Jansz

John Manks

Max Darby

Royal Melbourne Golf

Antony Nixon

Concourse Festival
Richard Shermon

Ken Mirams
Chris Werner

Jim O'Brien
Adrian Culshaw

Mike Hede
Peter Flude^

Kerrie Geard

Branding / PR / Memb.

David Hone#

Jim OBrien

Lynda Doutch

Robert McArthur*

Masters Golf Parking

David Lea

James Glenwright

Martin Fothergill
^ Farmers Market

MUNA / NYSF
Heather Chisolm^

Adrian Culshaw (LOA)

# Indigenous Project

* District

On 26 /10/1881, the Earp

brothers and Doc Holiday
face off against the Clanton-McLaury gang in a
legendary shootout at the
OK Corral in Tombstone,
Arizona.
Sheriff John Behan of Cochise
County, who witnessed the
shootout, charged the Earps
and Holliday with murder. A
month later, however, a Tombstone judge found the men not
guilty, ruling that they were
fully justified in committing
these homicides. The famous
shootout has been immortalized in many movies.

Image from 'Gunfight at the OK Corral': Kirk Douglas, Burt

Lancaster, John Hudson, DeForest Kelley
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