David's message from 2 weeks ago - 'cos there wasn't a bulletin last week.
Again another great speaker for the club, whilst the topic was challenging it is important as a society to be aware of this issues and be part of a cultural shift towards zero tolerance of violence and sexual violence of any kind. Thank you to Helen and Brian for sharing their knowledge on this topic and how we can be part of the way forward through knowledge and this zero tolerance approach.
For the next 2 weeks we have a couple of great nights including the Minya winery and Bowls night. Both these events are sure to be fun nights and a great way to enjoy the good weather of the season (I hope)……
Please don’t forget the club meeting on February 11th working towards the back end of the Rotary year(s) programs and events
This week's message
What a great night we had for our Australia Day celebrations, a terrific meal great entertainment. My only regret being Di Pearce didn’t get to see a real Australian talk. Thank you to all involved with the event and special thanks to Colin who drove the event.
Another highlight for me was the presence of past members demonstrating one of the great aspects of our club and heritage. I hope we get to see more of friends over the coming years.
Finally I would really like to welcome Judy Dahlke to our fold. We welcome Judy to the club and wish her every success, the spark that new members gives the club can never be underestimated. Welcome Judy
This week's meeting is at the Cement Bowls Club - good food, good fun and good fellowship guaranteed - especially if we win !!!!
For the uninitiated, it's our Annual Bowls night against RC Belmont - so we're looking for a "secret weapon". Do any of our recent "acquisitions" qualify ??
Bring along your soft shoues, a good bowling arm and sharp eyesight and be prepared for a great time.
If you haven't told Malcolm about your attendance and whether you're bowling or not, please do so IMMEDIATELY.
There are eleven weeks to go until the globally synchronized switch from the trivalent to bivalent oral polio vaccine, an important milestone in achieving a polio-free world.
The WHO Executive Board is meeting this week, reviewing the report on polio eradication.
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Simone Dalton as the new Regional Drought Coordinator. Simone started last week and is working with stakeholders to support the implementation of drought initiatives in the Victorian Government's $27 million Drought Support Package.
Simone will be engaging with key stakeholders including the Commonwealth drought coordinators, local councils, State Government departments, water corporations, catchment management authorities, local health services, the Victorian Farmers Federation and the Rural Financial Counselling Service.
For the last seven years Simone has been Regional Media and Communications Advisor, DEDJTR, Horsham. In 2014 Simone won the inaugural Wheat Research Foundation Award for Excellence as well as the Grampians Regional Collaboration Award. Please make her welcome in her new role.
Simone will continue to work from our Horsham office and can be contacted on (03) 5362 0762; mobile 0408 349 532; simone.dalton@ecodev.vic.gov.au
Seeking community input to drought funding
The Victorian Government believes that the communities affected by drought are best placed to inform how the $10 million Drought Response Fund should be allocated. Community input to the fund is being captured in a number of ways:
A) Public participation in an on-line forum at www.oursay.org/vicdrought has been strong with 39 ideas posted to date receiving 2,386 votes and 101 comments. The on-line forum remains open until 31 January.
B) People wanting to provide comment anonymously can go to www.surveymonkey.com/r/vicdrought
C) A hard copy survey attached to this email can be filled in, scanned and emailed to drought.support@ecodev.vic.gov.au or folded and posted using the reply paid address on the reverse of the form.
Mike Gooey
Executive Director | Primary Industries Policy Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources
Level 26, 1 Spring Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
T: 03 8392 7184 | M: 0407 841 159 mike.gooey@ecodev.vic.gov.au agriculture.vic.gov.au
A celebration of The Rotary Foundation centennial in 2016-17 will officially kick off in May at the Rotary Convention in Korea. Incoming leaders are already planning to lead their districts in the celebration. They received encouragement from Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair Ray Klinginsmith during Rotary’s annual training event in San Diego.
Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction. - Anne Frank
It is good to dream, but it is better to dream and work. Faith is mighty, but action with faith is mightier. - Thomas Robert Gaines
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. - John Wooden
A Pommy bloke calls at Australia House in London to get a visa to visit family in Australia.
Bloke behind the counter asks, "Do you have a criminal record?”
Pommy bloke sighs and asks, "Is that STILL a requirement?"
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One day a truckload of fertilizer went by this farm where a young boy lived.
The boy stopped the truck and asked the driver, "What are you going to use this fertilizer for?"
The man said, "For my strawberries."
The boy replied, "Well, at my place we put sugar and cream on our strawberries."
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I had noticed that my 60-year-old father seemed to be losing his hearing, so I mentioned it to my mother.
"Things haven't changed that much," she said. "The only difference is, before he didn't listen to me. Now, he can't."
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While I was working in the men's section of a department store, a woman asked me to help her choose a white dress shirt for her husband.
When I asked about his size, the woman looked stumped at first, then her face brightened. She held up her hands, forming a circle with her forefingers and thumbs.
"I don't know his size," she said, "but my hands fit perfectly around his neck."
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