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On the Cover
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Bulletin Vol ume 20 I ssue29 28t hFebru ary 2012 RI President Kalyan Benerjee Rotary Club of Vapi Governor David Anderson Rotary Club of Yea AG Pat Miller Rotary Club of Diamond Creek Club Officers President Vice President President Elect Secretary & Attendance Treasurer & Public Officer
Alan Jones PP Clyde Hulme Steve Crosling Eileen Gatt Greg Adams
Directors and Standing Committees Club Administration PE Steve Crosling Membership John Egan Public Relations PP Bev Baker, Service Projects PP Alan White Rotary Foundation PP Linda Gidlund
Who ya gunna call ! President Alan Jones Secretary Eileen Gatt Treasurer Greg Adams
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Caution: The Bulletin contains no calories, vitamins, minerals or proteins. In fact, it is devoid of nutritional value. Nevertheless, it is a supplement much sought after and regularly devoured by the Rotarians of Diamond Creek. Note: The views and opinions expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the Club or its members
Federation Square
Lights Up to “End Polio Now” 25th, 26th and 27th February 2012 Melbourneʼs Federation Square with its wide piazza and striking architecture is one of Australiaʼs most iconic buildings. This February 25th it will join other iconic buildings around the world to be illuminated to celebrate Rotaryʼs signature “End Polio Now” campaign.
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the program/up and coming calendar and who’s doin what 28th February 2012 Tuesday
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Club Ass
Attend Traveller Geoff, Chair Captain Alan Beans Greg, Door man Sparki Ern, Art Work White House Alan Prize Cheer Squad Bev.
6th March 2012 Tuesday
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Jacqui Hodge’s Daughter, Madeleine
Attend Digger Sharraine, Chair 1st Mate Jacqui, Beans Greg, Door man Renault Brian Art Work Prize on the busses John.
Life events
Mar 2 Pat Millar joined Rotary 12 years ago. Mar 5 Eileen Gatt—Birthday. Mar12 Robby Lloyd –Birthday
Blast from the past - the year 2008-2009 RI President : Dong Kurn Lee President: Alan White
Rotarians and friends, I have followed Past President Linda Gidlund in the continued implementation of the Club Leadership Plan. The continuity of office bearers is one of the obvious benefits of the CLP. We no longer have to reinvent the wheel each year. Directors and Chairmen can see the development and completion of their projects through our long term planning. Our club has been exceptionally active in all avenues of service this year. I had been told that the second half of the year would be just a coast to the finish line,… but the horrific bushfires on Black Saturday made us busier than ever. Many Rotarians in our club volunteered at Whittlesea, Wallan and Diamond Creek in the early days. We established our own Bush Fire Fund for use in Nillumbik Shire and the adjacent townships as well as contributing to the District Bushfire Fund. We helped the Diamond Creek Traders in their efforts at the Dive In Movie night. We joined with the other clubs in Zone 1 to have a Bushfire Benefit in Alistair Knox Park at Eltham and to provide a sausage sizzle for the Ulysses Club at Whittlesea. The administration of the RCDC Bush Fire Fund, under chair of PDG Rob Lloyd, will be ongoing, at least, for the next few years. We will distribute over $60,000.00. While we have been able to make several urgent payments to date, there is still much to be done as the townships are rebuilt and the communities re-established.
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from the president keeping up with the joneses! “Behold the turtle. He only makes progress when he s cks his neck out.” – James Bryant Conant, former president of Harvard
It is significant that in the lead up to our 20th Birthday, that we start to think about the future of our club and poten al growth and expansion in areas close by. If the Rotary Club of Diamond Creek is to grow and develop, all of us will need to be like the turtle and “s ck our necks out” at some me. Growth and Development will lead us in so many new direc ons. But we will not achieve anything without our current members contribu ng to this growth. As I have said so many mes this year, Rotary is about so much more than just weekly mee ngs. Growth and Development of our club will bring us new members. Already in this Rotary year, we have inducted four new members and we have two more awai ng induc on. Given that we have had others show interest in our club, we may be able to induct two or three more before the end of the Rotary year. Addi onal members bring us so much: ‐ enthusiasm, fresh ideas, eagerness, new networks, different skills and more. But developing membership is not just about more members, it is also about expanding and extending the skills of our exis ng members. We can do this, again, by being like the turtle, and s cking our necks out. Just because you have been a Rotarian for a number of years, does not mean that you can’t learn more, or if you do have considerable knowledge and skills, impart them to others. By increasing our skills and knowledge, we can take on more projects and assist a greater number of people in both our local and the interna onal community. Development can mean change too. Looking at new ideas, and opening our minds to different concepts will also enhance our club. To do this, some mes we need to step outside our comfort zones and do more, par cipate in addi onal ways
and contribute beyond what we ever thought possible. We need to broaden our horizons – and look outside Diamond Creek. I am sure that the popula on of Diamond Creek are well aware that there is a Rotary Club here thanks to the fabulous Town Fair. But what about the neighbouring areas of Plenty, St Helena, Yarrambat, Wa le Glen and others? Surely we can tap into these areas for expansion in order to spread the Rotary word. Thanks to Ern, we are about to sponsor a new Probus Club in Doreen. Is that an area where we can tap into future Rotarians? Looking at their demographics suggest that it could be. Just as there could well be other poten al Rotarians in other close by areas that I have men oned. Some of our Club members mentored the recently formed Rotary Club of Kinglake Ranges. If we were to acquire a number of new members from any of these areas it would be a perfect me to start a new club. Many of our members would be able to advise and support this new club. So let us think about the future of our club and how we can grow and develop in the forthcoming years. And if the only way to make progress is to be like the turtle, then let us all s ck our necks out! Alan Jones
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past presidents Brian Bowen 1978-1979 Heidelberg North Bob Eycken 1983-1984 Alperton UK John McCrohan 1992-1993 Ron Gordon 1993-1994 Chris Doupe 1994-1995 Cliff Wearne 1995-1996 Ern Wardell 1996-1997 Rod Mackenzie 1997-1998 Steve Sampson 1998-1999 Robin Chapple 1999-2000 Peter Marriage 2000-2001 Rob Lloyd 2001-2002 Bev Baker 2002-2003 Joe Di Natale 2003-2004 Geoff Swan 2004-2005 John Gatt 2005-2006 John Arthur 2006-2007 Linda Gidlund 2007-2008 Alan White 2008-2009 Pat Millar 2009-2010 Clyde Hulme 2010-2011
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what happened last week
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President Alan Jones opened the meeting and PP Pat Millar in her role as Assistant Governor relayed a message from District Governor David Anderson who is pleased with the reception he received at his official visit and also with the club’s projects. Pat also spoke about the attainment of the $200 Million challenge by Rotary five months prior to the timeline, the District Conference in Moonee Valley and our Changeover to which the DG is invited.
Alan Jones distributed certificates for the Food Handler’s Course undertaken by the club members recently. PP and DGE John Gatt spoke about his Ballarat conference presentation due to take place on the Sunday morning of David Anderson’s conference. He also mentioned that he and Eileen will again be asking the club for sponsorship for the Ride/ swim to Conference. Speaker Dianne Coop outlined her life’s story and gave members her ideas for success in life. End of meeting
PP Rod Mackenzie gave a brief overview of the Town Fair meeting saying that the theme of the next Fair would be “Life in the Green Wedge.”
The Town Fair committee is in the process of applying for sponsorship from the Bendigo Bank. President Alan informed the members that there is an agreement drawn up between our club and the Nepalese club of Patan Durbar and that the board would look at projects to do in that area at the next board meeting.
Speaker Dianne Coop
Alan mentioned that he would send out more information on the activities for the 23rd February, “Rotary Day”. Alan also mentioned that Marissa Ballao would be attending RYPEN this year Many of the requirements for the Changemaker award have been met , and the rest would be achieved by the set date. Alan advised that PE Steve Crosling is organizing his team. Ern Wardell spoke about organizing a new Probus club in Doreen. They have assisting them, John Mc Crohan ,Ron Gordon, and Alan White, with Eltham PP John Lewis being the Chair for Probus in the district. There are three possible venues in the area.
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Welcome to our Club Beatriz (Bea)
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The Diamond Creek Rotary Town fair 2012 starts in
193 days
Rotary Grace
Advance Australia Fair
Australians all let us rejoice, For we are young and free; O Lord and giver of all good We've golden soil and wealth for toil, We thank you for our daily food Our home is girt by sea; Our land abounds in Nature's gifts May Rotary friends and Rotary ways, Of beauty rich and rare; help us to serve you all our days. In history's page, let every stage Advance Australia fair! In joyful strains then let us sing, rotary club of diamond creek"Advance inc. bulletin 28th February 2012 Australia fair!"
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