Issue 44 June 2, 2021 Issue 03 Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Warren Benjamin President, Mackay West

Rotary Grace

PRESIDENT ’S MESSAGE:

Jim Ford is not dislike other teachers I know, who can look

around a room, and recognize people they have taught or

come in contact within their teaching career. Sitting beside Jim

last week, it was surprising just how many of our members he

knew.

Jim gave us a rundown on how the old heritage listed Sugar

Research Building, is being transformed into the new

Catherine McAuley College. There are certainly some

challenges, working around what can and can’t go with the

heritage regulations. I was surprised just how many Catholic

private schools are in Mackay. Jim indicated there are 10

Kindies, 31 Primary Schools and 8 colleges, that is a lot of kids.

I was aware Mercy college and St Pats were to amalgamate

but was surprised the naming of that combined college was

such an arduous task.

We had Kevin Walters as a guest again last week, could be a

prospective member. Rotaractors Nick Butler, Rahval Phillip

and Josie Dahtler also were guests. It is great to see the

younger generation getting along and enjoying what they are

doing in Rotary. Nick has generously put his name down to

help with manning the show gates for us.

Next week is Table Tennis at the Table Tennis Association

shed,76 Bridge Road, South Mackay. 6:00 pm start and $25

per head, and don’t forget to bring your partners. No, it’s not

fancy dress. Don’t forget the Marina Run on Sunday June 6, if

you have not already done so, contact Todd Shannon if you

would like to help on the day. It’s usually only about an hour or

two. Todd will send out a roster soon.

The following week, 9 June, is State of Origin, and If it does

manage to be played in Townsville, there could be a mass

exodus from Mackay. For those us left (the President can’t

leave the Ship), the usual meeting will be 5:15 for 5:30 start, to

enable us to catch the game on TV.

Rotary Opens Opportunities

President Warren

Holger Knaack President, Rotary International

“We break the bread of

brotherhood.

We thank thee Lord for all

things good.

May we, more blessed than

we deserve.

Live less for self and more to

serve.”

Issue 03 Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Governor Adele Hughes

Issue 44 June 2, 2021

THIS WEEK

DIARY DATES JUNE 2021

WED Table Tennis

Partner’s Night 02

JUNE

Table Tennis

Partner’s Night 19

JUNE

Mackay North Handover

Chairman:

09 JUNE

Show Gates Briefing 23 JUNE

Rotoractors Presentation

THIS

WEEK

NEXT

WEEK

Registration:

Bill Cleary

Jeff Sturdy

Special Duties:

Colin Meng

John Palmer

Registration:

Des Sievers

Eddie Woodwell

Special Duties:

Ross Walker

Todd Shannon

15 JUNE

16 JUNE

17 JUNE

Manning, Show Gates

Manning, Show Gates

(Meeting Cancelled)

Manning, Show Gates

26 JUNE

27 JUNE

30 JUNE

Mackay Northern Beaches

handover

State of Origin

Mackay West Handover

Harrup Park

ANNOUNCEMENT WEDDING

ANNIVERSARIES

Jun 2—Steve & Lorraine Taylor

Jun 10—Sue & Todd Shannon

Jun 15—John & Pauline Lacey

Jun 27— Garn & Beryl Woodman

BIRTHDAYS Jun 6—David Dunkley

Jun 13—Geoff Morgan

Jun 22—Ross Walker

Jun 27—Peter Sheedy

Jun 28– Judith Brown

ROTARY

ANNIVERSARIES

FOR JUNE

59 yrs—Don Wall

44 yrs—Col Meng

30 yrs—Ross Comben

18 yrs—Geoff Morgan

3 yrs—Peter McFarlane

1 yr—Chris Attard

GOING TO MISS A MEETING? Advise Dale Stebbeings by 2PM on Monday

Email: [email protected]

Or consider a make up at a local club or online

MON 6:30 PM

7:00 PM

Airlie Beach

Pioneer Valley

Check: rotaryairliebeach.com

Duke of Edinburgh Hotel

Walkerston

TUE 6:15 PM

6:30 PM

7:15 PM

Mackay

Proserpine

Walkerston

Ocean International Hotel

Metropole Hotel Proserpine

Duke of Edinburgh Hotel

WED 6:15 PM

6:30 PM

Mackay West

Mackay Northern

Beaches

Shamrock Hotel

Northern Beaches Bowls Club

Rural View

THU 6:15 PM

6:30 PM

Mackay North

Sarina

Goosies Sporting Club N. Mackay

Sarina Motor Inn

FRI 7:00 AM

12:30 PM

Mackay Sunrise

Port of Mackay

Ocean International Hotel Mackay

Ocean International Hotel Mackay

Any

Day

Any time Online at Rotary E-Club of Brindabella

www.rotarynews.info/club4390

Meets each Wednesday 6:00 for 6:15 PM at The Shamrock Hotel, Mackay, 165 Nebo Road, Mackay

LAST WEEK’S MEETING

College Principal, Mr Jim Ford told the story of how the iconic West Mackay Sugar Research Building was morphing into the Catherine McAuley Catholic Secondary College.

The project will be delivered in 4 stages as enroll-ment demand is realized.

Projected enrollment for 2022 will be 76 students in year 7, building up to a full cohort of 739 students in years 7 to 12 by 2017.

Effective repurposing of historically significant buildings will provide practical, functional teaching and ancillary spaces while preserving the site history. Many of the fine features will be retained.

This is great news for West Mackay and our historic Karl Langer designed Sugar Research Building which was added to the Queensland Heritage Register in 2008.

Guests at the meeting were Kevin Walters and Rotaract members Rahval Phillip, Josie Dahtler and Nick Butler, photo below, left, with Col Meng and John Palmer.

Below right: Jim Ford and Secretary Dale appear to be discussing something beyond President Warren’s comprehension.


Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Saturday 29th May,

2021, 8.00 am – 3.00pm.

The Club was allocated a Bunnings Sausage Sizzle as a

fundraising day for the Club. The day was organised by

Bruce Howlett and Todd Shannon and well supported by

the following members; Dale Stebbeings, Michael Curtin,

Peter Thomas, Warren Benjamin, Ross Walker, Trevor

Townsend, David Dunkley and Jeff Sturdy. Funds raised

$865.45. 518 sausages and 153 drinks were sold.

Community Service hours 47hours.

LOOKING BACK AND INTO

THE FUTURE

Right: Michael & Warren on the Show Gates in 2009.

Below: Mackay Marina Run, Sunday June 6, that is next Sunday.

Todd needs helpers for water points and general marshaling. More

information this week. This is a top project for the community and

the City. The Run raises funds for the Leukemia Foundation.



Rotary International Information

OBJECT OF ROTARY In some areas of the world weekly Rotary club meetings begin with all members standing and reciting the Object of Rotary This statement, which comes from the Constitution of Rotary, is frequently seen on a wall plaque in Ro-tarians' offices or place of business. The Object of Rotary is "to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise." The state-ment then lists four areas by which this "ideal of service" is fostered: "through the development of acquaintance as the opportunity for service; the promotion of high ethical standards in business and professions; through ser-vice in one's personal, business and community life; and the advancement of international understanding, good-will and peace." The Object of Rotary has not always been expressed in this manner. The original Constitution of 1906 had three objects: promotion of business interests, promotion of good fellowship and the advancement of the best interests of the community By 1910 Rotary had five Objects as increased emphasis was given to expanding Rotary. By 1915 there were six Objects. In 1918 the Objects were rewritten again and reduced to four. Four years later they had again grown to six and were revised again in 1927. Finally, at the 1935 Mexico City Convention the six Objects were restated and reduced to four. The last major change came in 1951, when the "Objects" were streamlined and changed to a single "Object" which is manifested in four separate ways. The "ideal of service" is the key phrase in the Object of Rotary. This ideal is an attitude of being a thoughtful and helpful person in all of one's endeavours. That's what the Object truly means. ROTARY MOTTOES The first motto of Rotary International, “He Profits Most Who Serves Best," was approved at the second Rotary Convention, held in Portland, Oregon, in August 1911. The phrase was first stated by a Chicago Rotarian, Art Sheldon, who made a speech in 1910 which included the remark, "He profits most who serves his fellows best." At about the same time, Ben Collins, president of the Rotary Club of Minneapolis, Minnesota, commented that the proper way to organize a Rotary club was through the principle his club had adopted-"Service, Not Self." These two slogans, slightly modified, were formally approved to be the official mottoes of Rotary at the 1950 Con-vention in Detroit- "He Profits Most Who Serves Best" and "Service Above Self." The 1989 Council on Legislation established "Service Above Self" as the principal motto of Rotary, since it best explains the philosophy of unselfish volunteer service. 7 - FIRST NAMES OR NICKNAMES From the earliest days of Rotary, members have referred to each other on a first-name basis. Since personal ac-quaintanceship and friendship are cornerstones of Rotary, it was natural that many clubs adopted the practice of setting aside formal titles in conversations among members. Individuals who normally would be addressed as Doctor, Professor, Mister, the Honourable or Sir are regularly called Joe, Bill, Charley or Jerry by other Rotarians. The characteristic Rotary club name badge fosters the first-name custom. In a few areas, such as Europe, club members use a more formal style in addressing fellow members.


THE ROTARY CLUB OF MACKAY WEST STRUCTURE 2020-21

PRESIDENT Warren Benjamin SECRETARY Dale Stebbeings TREASURER John Deguara

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESI-DENT Michael Curtin PRESIDENT NOMINEE Dale Stebbeings

DISTRICT GOVERNOR Adele Hughes (District) ASSISTANT DISTRICT GOV-ERNOR Bente McDonald (District) CLUB MENTOR Mark Lean (District)

D9570 RAM CHAIR Bruce Howlett RI CHAIR Grant Craig EXECUTIVE SECRETARY John Lacey

SARGEANTS AT ARMS Ross Comben Todd Shannon Jim Brown Trevor Townsend

Club Administration Running the Club Director: Ross Walker

Membership Strengthening Member-ship Director: Garry Dobbie

Public Image Promoting Rotary & our Club Director: Eddie Woodwell

Service Projects Connecting with the Com-munity Director: Ian Cruickshank

Rotary Foundation Advance our under-standing of RI Director: Grant Craig

CLUB PROGRAMMES Interesting and Fun Geoff Sturdy© Bill Cleary Peter Sheedy INSURANCE Trevor Townsend SAFETY Des Sievers RISK MANAGEMENT Des Sievers YOUTH PROTECTION OFFICER Geoff Morgan SOCIAL EVENTS Maintain get togethers Kev Casey Warren Benjamin

ATTRACTION Monitor Membership Leads Bruce Howlett© Kev Casey NEW MEMBER ORIENTA-TION Keep members Happy Col Meng (Mentor) Warren Benjamin (Training) ENGAGEMENT Maintain Healthy Club Michael Curtin© John Lacey DIVERSITY Be a vibrant Club Jim Brown© Vic Mason DUTY ROSTER Oversee Club Protocol Eric Barry© Jim Brown HONORARY MEMBERS Brenden Gunning John McKay Don Wall MBE

MEDIA RELATIONS Promote our Club through Bulletin & Club Promotion Vic Mason© John Lacey Kev Casey Peter Sheedy MAINTAIN INFORMATION Update MY Rotary Re-porting Attendance Grant Craig© History John Lacey© Vic Mason Garn Woodman Club Records Dale Stebbeings TECHNOLOGY Develop Cloud Data Stor-age Eddie Woodwell© Todd Shannon

COMMUNITY Identify Opportunities Steve Taylor© Bruce Howlett Chris Attard VOCATIONAL Learn about our community Des Sievers© Alan Keogh John Palmer Trevor Townsend YOUTH SERVICES Develop our Youth by Sponsoring NYSF, RYLA, RYDA and YPEN: Garry Dobbie© Peter McFarlane Maintain Interact: Geoff Morgan© Doug Neville FUNDRASING BBQ Bruce Howlett Ian Ritchie XMAS FAIR Colin Meng© Bruce Howlett Vic Mason Ross Walker Chris Attard Ian Ritchie SWAP MEET Peter Thomas© John Palmer Todd Shannon Jeff sturdy Steve Taylor Ian Ritchie

GRANTS Promote Foundation Grants Dale Stebbeings© Warren Benjamin INTERNATIONAL Promote RI Activities & connect with overseas Club Peter Thomas© Gran Woodman Ross Comben 3 MINUTE TALKS Introduce Rotary Pro-jects Garn Woodman DISASTER AID Promote Donations to Rotary Projects Grant Craig © Colin Meng ROTARY HEALTH Promote RH Activities Brian Dean© Dave Dunkley

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