District Governor

9465

2016-2017

Linda McLerie

Team 2016-2017

President

Max Bird Secretary

Brian McCallum Treasurer

Bob Cooper

Attendance this week

Total Members 31

Apologies 6

Make-up 7

Attended 16

Honorary Member 1

LOA 2

Guests

Visitors

Partners

73.3%

Facts & Figures

Raffle Cheryl, James

Heads & Tails Mike Nella

Birthdays None this week

Anniversary None this week

If you had any we hope

you had a good day

Meets Monday

6 for 6.30pm

At Rotary Hall

Brownell Crescent, Medina

President Max

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

Coming Events

June – Rotary Fellowship Month

Mon 26 June Club Meeting

July Sat 1 July District Changeover @ Mandurah Quay Resort

Mon 3 July Club Meeting

Sat 8 July Club Changeover @ Darius Wells Centre

Sun 9 July Village Markets at Wellard

Mon 10 July No Club Meeting

Attendance Officer: Greg Williams 9419 5834

Apologies by Saturday pm please

Greetings to all,

We have now had our last club meeting for 2016-2017. Although our Club Changeover

isn’t until Saturday 8 July it is worth making acknowledgements this week on account of

the upcoming change of leadership within Rotary as of 1 July.

DG Linda McLerie has done an outstanding job as District Governor over the past

year. What has been truly admirable has been the fact that she has done her utmost to

attend as many major events held by different clubs around District 9465 as possible,

despite the distance factor. Given that her home is based in Kalgoorlie, it has meant an

enormous amount of travel and time away from home. Linda’s husband Greg also

deserves huge congratulations for his support to Linda, and for being prepared to

maintain the family home and, as Linda explained, “keep working so that we can live!”.

The theme for this Rotary year was Rotary Serving Humanity. As a club we have

addressed this theme through a range of club projects such as the Timor project, Rotary

Swimarathon, the Kwinana Adventure Park, the Rotaract project in Indonesia, the bread

run, School Breakfast Club, and support to other local charities.

Speaking of the Kwinana Adventure Park, what a buzz to receive not one but three

major awards! This recognition can only be a good thing for Kwinana. Once again,

huge congratulations to PDG John Iriks and his team for being such a strong driving

force behind this project. Wonderful to have seen their vision become a reality which

will reap great benefits for our community.

No 43 26 June 2017 DeDDecDecembe20162016 2016

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Rotary International President 2016-2017

John F Germ

Rotary Club of Chattanooga

Club President 2016 – 2017 Max Bird

President’s Pen

President’s Report

1. Welcome to Kay Worsley, our Guest Speaker. Also, welcome again to Chris Fox (Greg

Williams’ grandson-in-law).

2. Was a guest of the Kwinana Lions Club on Saturday 24th July for their changeover and had a

great time.

3. Wellard Markets: Chris and John will be looking for helpers on Sunday 9th

July.

4. Combined Board Meeting 21st June: the budget for 2017-18 was approved, and the new Board

members were made welcome.

5. District 9465 Dinner and Dance Changeover 1st July: please let the organisers know if you’re

going.

6. Rotary Club of Kwinana Changeover is set for the 8th

July; it looks like being a great night out.

International

The International Committee is carrying out the following:

Finalising the plans and arranging quotes for equipment & materials for the following projects starting in

August 2017:

1. Maternity hospital at Baguia that currently has no potable water.

2. Supplying potable water to the village of Gari Uai, which has a population of approximately 4,000.

The village was extremely last dry season, with 12 weeks without potable water.

I will be the guest speaker at Rotary Club of Mandurah 26th

June

Max Bird

Secretary: PP Brian McCallum

Inward Correspondence:

Invoice from Rotary Down Under merchandise

Outward Correspondence:

None this week

A reminder to everyone to forward their RSVPs to Club changeover as soon as possible!!!

Treasurer: PDG Bob Cooper

We now have a budget for next year!

One comment: Our club has gone from strength to strength this year; would

remind all members of the cost of non-attendance at meetings. If you are

unable to attend a meeting, please give adequate notice to Attendance Officer

Greg Williams.

Club Service: PP Mike Nella

Bread Roster: reminder to all members to check the schedule. Thanks to those members (and partners!) who are helping with the bread run. With winter being upon us, we are likely to

have more vacancies due to people being away. The roster has been prepared up to

December; please check the roster and indicate if available or away at any given time.

Would encourage anyone else not previously involved to participate if possible.

Club Changeover Night will be held on Saturday 8 July 2017 at the Darius Wells Centre (Ken Jackman Room); cost to be $40 per head. Thanks to all those members and partners

who have put in their RSVPs. We will have the pleasure of Mayor Carol Adams and MP

Roger Cook attending Changeover.

Have official reports for the Indonesia project – one covering last year’s trip and one for this

year’s trip. Fundraising garage sales will be commencing again, with the first one scheduled

for this coming weekend. Any contributions would be greatly appreciated.

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Farewell and Congratulations to

2016 – 2017 RI President John Germ

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John F. Germ

President 2016-17

Rotary Club of Chattanooga

Tennessee, USA

John F. Germ is board chair and chief executive officer of Campbell and Associates Inc., consulting

engineers. He joined the firm as an engineer in 1965 after four years in the U.S. Air Force. He serves on the

boards of several organizations, including the board and executive committee of the Public Education

Foundation, Orange Grove Center Inc., and as board chair of Blood Assurance Inc. He also is founder and

treasurer of the Chattanooga State Technical Community College Foundation and president of the

Tennessee Jaycee Foundation.

He was Tennessee Young Man of the Year in 1970; Engineer of the Year, 1986; Volunteer Fundraiser of

the Year, 1992; and Tennessee Community Organizations Volunteer of the Year, 2009. He is a recipient of

the Boy Scouts Silver Beaver Award and the Arthritis Foundation Circle of Hope Award. In 2013, the White

House recognized him as a Champion of Change.

Germ joined Rotary in 1976 and has served Rotary as vice president, director, Foundation trustee and vice

chair, aide to the Foundation trustee chair, chair of Rotary’s US$200 Million Challenge, RI Board Executive

Committee member, RI president’s aide, Council on Legislation representative and chair, membership zone

coordinator, chair of numerous committees, area coordinator, RI training leader, and district governor.

Germ has received RI’s Service Above Self Award and The Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious

Service and Distinguished Service Award. He and his wife, Judy, are Benefactors and members of the Arch

Klumph Society of The Rotary Foundation. They have four children and six grandchildren.

- www.rotary.org

PDG John Iriks PP Ian Critchley PP Edd Samut

Club Projects Director Foundation Membership

Club Projects Director

PDG John Iriks

PP In Crithley

Foundation Dir.

PP Genevieve Carr

Vocational

Michael Metcalf

Community

Project Director’s Report

Community

Next Village Markets at Wellard will be held on Sunday 9 July. We

will need help with set-up and pack-up.

The Kwinana Adventure Park won three major awards at the 2017

Parks and Leisure Australia WA Awards of Excellence. These

awards were the WA Park of the Year, Playspace of the Year, and

Community Program of the Year. As a member of the local council

Wendy Cooper had the pleasure of accepting the awards on behalf

of the City of Kwinana. During her acceptance speech she made a

strong point of stating that the Rotary Club of Kwinana had initiated

the Kwinana Adventure Park project.

Vocational

Would request all members with WWC cards to provide Genevieve

with details so that she can send updated information to the District

Protection Officer.

Youth

No report

Membership

Annual report is currently being prepared.

Edd is currently away on holidays until early September.

Keep looking for new members!

Foundation

No report

Public Relations

We currently have 440 “Likes” on our Facebook page!

Our very own Bevan Piper featured strongly in Rotary Out West

with his Ambassador of Peace medal.

Visit your club webpage.

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

or type Kwinana Rotary Club into “Google”

Pres. Max Bird

International

Lorraine Lucas

Youth

PP James Sharkey

Public Relations

Fine Session

For the second week in a row, Acting Sergeant Steve did the honours at club meeting. Some notable

fines included:

Steve: Left his glasses at home, and had to borrow Greg’s glasses to read his list of fines!!!

Ian: What did you say about the Dutch?

Bob Cooper: Wearing the wrong glasses

Matt White: Made a politically incorrect joke. (Personally I don’t like to tell political jokes – I’ve

seen too many of them get elected!!!)

Mike N: Making use of a masseuse!

Brian and Bob T: Kept talking despite the sergeant’s bell!!!

Lee Davis: Has a sporty new two-door car!

Mike N: Was getting frantic because he was missing his phone, then his pocket started vibrating!!!

No guessing where the phone was.

Lee Davis: Forgot to collect cutlery for her meal.

Sam C: Late arrival

Brian Mc: Previously known as “Slim Jim McCallum”!

Gavin and Brian T: Only members with a name plate.

Health officials are taking steps to immunize children and

prevent further spread of vaccine-derived polio in

Syria. http://endpol.io/2sWDGOo

Personality of the Week Brian McCallum

Name: Brian Alexander McCallum

Place of Birth: Newcastle, NSW

Favourite food: Seafood

Favourite movie/TV program: Movie: The Shawshank Redemption TV: Antiques Roadshow

Hobbies: Tracing my family tree on Ancestry

Who you admire: My Dad for setting me on the right path in life

Best present ever received: My sons, grandchildren, and great-grand-daughter

What you dislike most in life: People that are so full of their own importance

Most exciting/memorable day of life: Meeting Colleen

What you know now that you wish you knew at 16: You only get one chance in life, make the best of

it.

Brian and Colleen – a great partnership!

Guest Speaker

Kay Worsley

Guest speaker for this week was local naturopath, Kay Worsley. After gaining her qualifications in

naturopathy seven years ago, Kay worked in several different practices before establishing her own

practice in Medina eighteen months ago.

Naturopaths deal with a range of medical complaints, and focus strongly on health and wellness. They

don’t dispense drugs, but instead use herbs and supplements in conjunction with managing lifestyle and

diet. For example, when looking at liver complaints, a naturopath will look at what is causing issues

such as itches and digestive problems. Kay often see clients with a combination of health issues which

have built up over time. The age of her clients ranges from 18 – 75 years.

Services provided by Kay include:

Quadscan

Saliva hormone testing

Hair mineral analysis

Food allergy/sensitivity

Comprehensive digestive stool test

Liver function profile

Cardiovascular risk assessment

Australian bush flower essences.

The first consultation with a naturopath lasts for an hour. Iridology is undertaken, which entails

looking in patients’ eyes. After taking a photo of the eyes, a naturopath will look at the fibre structure,

which gives an indication of what body organs need support.

Another feature of Kay’s services is body composite testing. This is a means of tracking fluid levels in

the body; as people improve in health fluid levels will increase.

Kay runs a diabetes support group between 11am-12pm on the first Thursday of the month at the Frank

Konechny Centre in Parmelia.

Towards the end of her presentation, Kay made a point of saying that the best time to see a naturopath

is when you are well – this will help you to stay well!

Naturopathic services are recognised by private health insurers. However, supplements are not

claimable.

Further information about Kay’s practice is available at www.kwinananaturopath.com.au.

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Farewell DG Linda McLerie

Our deepest thanks and appreciation to 2016-2017 District Governor Linda McLerie. We will always remember

her strong support to us, and the fact that she made the effort to attend many of our significant events, such as the

Classic Car Show and the Rotary Swimarathon. She will also be remembered for her love of the colour purple!

Wishing Linda and her husband Greg all the very best for the future.

What a journey it has been!

Makeup opportunities

Rockingham: Monday 6pm for 6.30 Ocean Clipper Inn

Palm Beach: Wednesday 6pm for 6.30 Ocean Clipper Inn

Cockburn Thursday 7.15am for 7.30 Cockburn Seniors Centre

Fremantle Wednesday 6pm for 6.30 Villa Roma 12 High Street Fremantle

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

Rotary Club of Kwinana Inc Contributions welcome: gendam@bigpond.net.au