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DISTRICT 9675
AROUND AND ABOUT “Around the district and about Rotary”
“The Adventures of Bazza” DG Barry Antees
Where the path is well trodden it is always far easier to walk and
have time to admire the view and beauty of the surrounds. I would
like to thank Garry Browne and his team for clearing the way for not
only the 2014-2015 team, but all those who follow. Whether it be an
inaugural year for a business or a marriage it can be difficult but,
make it an inaugural year for a volunteer based organization, now this
is difficult, so Garry, thank you!
We have all be part of the Sydney Convention and it has brought a
number of rewards as Rotarians.
A broader awareness of the internationality of Rotary.
The diversity of an organization with community as a basis to de-
velop new and exciting projects.
Development of knowledge of the organization.
We have already seen enquiry from the public as a result of the pub-
licity surrounding the convention, but it is up to us as Rotarians to
build on the good work of the organisers of this event.
Plans are well advanced for the delivery of the “night of one thousand
dinners” complete with instructions in August. I am asking every mem-
ber of Rotary and Rotaract to invite into their homes or places of
business a minimum of ten people to inform them about the great
work of our Rotary Foundation. As a result, we have an opportunity to
increase awareness for the benefits of membership and to raise
funds for the Foundation.
We are continuing with the District Governor’s visits in cluster groups
with invited guests from local government and business so as to open
the path for Rotary to be once again a catalyst for creating an oppor-
tunity for these organisations to become part of Rotary in a new and
exciting way.
Continuing OUR Goals!
The Corporate Golden Microscope and Corporate Paul Harris Fellow
will continue into this year, and with the introduction of a path to
achieve this will grow and develop in the future so we can raise funds
for our two great Foundations, Australian Rotary Health and the
Rotary Foundation. Continued over page>
JULY 2014 Volume 1, Issue 1
I want to share with you the
wisdom of
"The Power of One"
One song can spark a moment, One whisper can wake the
dream, One tree can start a forest, One bird can herald spring,
One smile can start a friendship, One hug can lift the soul,
One word starts each prayer, One hope will raise our spirits, One touch can show you care, One voice can speak with wis-
dom, One heart can know what's true, One life can make a difference.
That difference can be you,
as You Light Up Rotary!
Other programs!
In April 2015 Rotary members, family and friends will take part in the
inaugural Rotary National Blood drive, where every Rotarian and Rota-
ractors from across Australia will assist the Red Cross by donating
blood and encourage others to do likewise. So we will be appointing
special vampires to co-ordinate our clubs to make this an annual large
event within our communities.
Again in April 2015 we will sending a Rotary Friendship exchange team
to Istanbul to attend an International Peace Seminar.
Training for Leaders!
Training will play a large part in this coming year and at the Sydney
Convention we were accepted as a District into the Rotary Leadership
Institute and we will commence module training of the international
recognized training program.
We will be sending an emergency services Vocational Training Team to
Singapore this year to teach and to learn from their counterparts in
Singapore.
District Conference
Between November 14th-16th The Multi District Conference will be
staged at the Canberra National Convention Centre with the theme:
“Our youth, Our future”, where we will be inspired and entertained.
Opening the Conference will Dr Brendon Nelson, Director of the Aus-
tralian War Memorial, marking the 100th years of the Gallipoli cam-
paign. All clubs will be able to exhibit their projects in the Rotary
Expo hall, allowing an opportunity to exchange ideas and thoughts with
clubs from our District and also with clubs from District 9710
On reflection:
I can remember watching a 20/20 game of cricket, where both sides
gave it their all. The winning side won by two runs. You could see the
excitement in the eyes of the winning players where each and every
one of them was thinking. Yes my batting that helped win this game, or
another was thinking-Yes it was my brilliant fielding that helped win
the game, and so it would go on and on with each player…….
But imagine the thoughts of the players from the losing team, each
and every one of them would be thinking if only I had have done “this
or that”.
Those moments of a lost opportunity only because at the time you nev-
er pushed yourself hard enough to be the winner.
For all Rotarians, I promise every moment as your District Governor I
want to finish this year without a moment’s thought of a lost oppor-
tunity and I implore each and every one of you to do likewise.
(Induction speech from District Changeover 29th June 2014)
More from the Adventures of Bazza!
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Assistant Governors
Richard Booth
Stephen Britten
Peter Cashmere
Sue Clark
Cheryl Deguara
Jan Gartrell
Helen Jagger
Pip Lovely
Michael Mekhitarian
Warwick Parnell Simon Rez
Bill Robb
Introducing the 2014-2014
District 9675 team:
District Treasurer: Bill Salter
District Secretary: David Bamford
Governor’s Aide: Joy Gillett
Foundation Chair: Glenn Wran
International Chair: Andrew Caul-
field
Vocational Chair: Dot Hennessy
New Generations Chair: Janice Hall
Membership Chair: Liz Mackintosh
Community Chair: Sue Haywood
Newsletter Editor: Pennie Holley
Conference Chair: Kate McKenzie
District Webmaster: Drew Sturgiss
District Rotaract Rep: Lisa Kim
ANZAC 2015 Centenary ANZAC DAY 2015
Turkey Peace
Conference!
Rotarians! Please see below, the web address promoting the Turkey Peace Conference that our Turkish colleagues spoke to us on while we were in San Diego. Any Rotarians planning to attend please register your ex-pression of interest via the "contact" page. http://gallipoli100.net/ Thank you Tony Monley
Rotary International Governor 2014-15,
Rotary District 9810, Victoria, Australia PO Box 1050 Templestowe, VIC, Australia 3
The IMAGINATION LIBRARY
The Imagination Library was
founded by Dolly Parton who grew
up with parents who could not read
and write well and is all about inspi-
ration and imagination. It was de-
veloped in 1995 by Dolly for her
native Sevier County, Tennessee.
Dolly wanted every preschool child
to have his/her own collection of
books.
After much thought, Dolly decided
to offer her Imagination Library
for replication in any community
that would financially support it.
Each month, from the day the child
is born until his/her fifth birthday,
a carefully selected book arrives
at the mailbox.
Kids across the country have
shared the excitement of running
to the mailbox to retrieve their
book.
More often than not, the child
wants the book read to them now-
not later, not tonight and not to-
morrow. Right now!
In District 9675, Sue Clark is lead-
ing the way with this project in the
Illawarra.
145 children are now registered to
receive books from the Imagination
Library.
For more information about
the programme and how you
can start up in your area,
please contact Sue Clark at
Rotary Club of Corrimal
Mobile: 0402818075
This space is
waiting for
your article!
What are your
waiting for?
Send it to the
editor at
The whole district is
waiting for your news.
What is you club doing
this year?
District 9685
I am a local resident in District 9675 and I would like to introduce The Surgery
Ship, a documentary which follows the dramatic story of Rotary partner Mercy
Ships and their work on a hospital ship in Africa to you and your club members.
The Surgery Ship follows a team of volunteer medics who offer lifesaving, trans-
formative surgery to people who have no other help. Many Rotary members past
and present have served on the ship.
The film is a moving and fascinating story which foregrounds the service given by volunteers. It broadcast recently on SBS to great reviews and has been nominat-ed for a prestigious Australian Directors Guild award. You can view film trailer at: www.thesurgeryship.com As Rotary and Mercy Ships are partners, we would like to offer you the oppor-
tunity to screen the film via our ‘Host a Screening’ program. Hosting a Screening
is a great way to raise awareness and can also be used for fundraising for your
group. It's also a very entertaining night! It can be done for any group size in any
venue you choose.
More information can be found on our website:
http://www.thesurgeryship.com/see-the-film/host-a-screening/
If you have any questions or would like further information please contact me.
Best wishes,
Madeleine Hetherton
Producer/Director E: [email protected] l
M: +61 408 622203 I www.mediastockade.com
Rotarians and friends, Support the Australian Rotary Health Annual Race Day for Re-search (at Hawkesbury) in October. In that way we can proudly display that the event belongs to the Rotary Family for Public Relations. Please see our Golf for Research branding that displays the basis 'new' branding guidelines that we use if a District is involved. The RI Voice and Visual Identity Signature System organising princi-ples specify the wheel placed after the identifier.
Would it be possible to have a deci-sion that District 9675 supports the Australian Rotary Health Race Day in October and we could brand the event accordingly as District 9675 & 9685 Event supporting Australian Rotary Health? For more info- Clubs can contact: Terry Davies Corporate Manager Australian Rotary Health 2nd Floor 43 Hunter Street, Parramatta NSW 2150 PH: 02 8833 8338 F: 02 9635 5042
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MERCY SHIP SCREENING
MEDIA STOCKADE
Find us on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/thesurgeryship
Supporting Australian
Rotary Health
Why Support Medical Research?
Medical Research is acknowledgment
of modern society's commitment to
improved quality of life for future
generations.
Such research seeks to cure or pre-
vent ill health through an understand-
ing of basic disease process and the
risk factors that lead to disease.
Most of the advances of modern medi-
cine have improved or saved countless
lives.
http://www.australianrotaryhealth.org.au/
Information-About/Supporting-ARH/
Supporting-the-Fund.aspx
Have you read this months issue of Rotary Down Under?
Our new RI President Gary Huang seems delightful don’t you think?
What a great way to begin our Rotary year with the wisdom of Confu-
cius and the wealth of knowledge Gary and his whole family bring to
Rotary.
Mark Wallace’s editorial was interesting too! I don’t know how many
times I’ve made new years resolutions only to find that less than a
week later I have forgotten them. Thanks Mark for giving me moti-
vation to bring more to my Rotary Club.
Brendan Porter wrote about the great work ROMAC are doing and did
you see the article on the International Skype meeting at the Rotary
Club of Hawthorn in Victoria? What a great way to keep in touch
with our Rotary family and have a meeting around the catch up!
Certificates of Currency for Public Liability Insurance This year Certificates of Currency will be provided by the District Insurance Officer Don Hutton and his email address is [email protected].
Also, please note the following important dates. 1st August 2014 (Friday) - 6.30 for 7.00pm Combined Presidents' meeting including the District Leadership Team and Council of Governors at the Liv-erpool Catholic Club. Please advise your attendance by Friday 25th July by emailing David Bamford on [email protected] 15th August 2014 (Friday) Clubs to lodge with the District Secretary (for the Annual General Meeting) their Club Elector details, any new Resolutions, any proposed changes to the current Regulations and Constitution and their Group nominee for the DG Nominating Committee for 2017 - 2018.
31st October 2014 (Friday) - 6.30 for 7.00pm Combined Presidents' meeting and Annual General Meeting including the District Leadership Team and Council of Governors at the Liverpool Catholic Club. 6th February 2015 (Friday) - 6.30 for 7.00pm Combined Presidents' meeting including the District Leadership Team and Council of Governors at the Liverpool Catholic Club. 29th May 2015 (Friday) - 6.30 for 7.00pm Combined Presidents' meeting including the District Leadership Team and Council of Governors at the Liverpool Catholic Club.
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Rotary Down Under—July Issue
From our District Secretary – David Bamford
David R Bamford District 9675 Secretary (P) 02 9863 4580 (M) 0418 418 722 (E): [email protected]
Well I cant wait for the August Issue! Don’t forget you can spread the joy of your magazine by
leaving it in doctors surgeries or your local library! Till next time—Pennie
Remember our promise to all
children;
it may only be a plane ride away.
There is a simple answer as to why
we need to understand what polio is
and why we are committed to its
eradication; we will lose everything
we have worked for over so many
years and more than 10 million chil-
dren under the age of five could be
paralysed in the next 40 years – po-
lio would again be endemic and we
would have lost the opportunity of a
lifetime.
Although the global total new case
figures do not look good; 2012 was
223, in 2013 it was 416 and YTD for
2014 is 112, every day we are mak-
ing positive progress.
Top Islamic scholars recently met in Islamabad and have issued a decree, declaring the use of polio vaccine as fully permissible under Sharia to protect an individual from the crip-pling disease. They also vouched for the efficacy of the vaccine, saying it did not contain any harmful or ha-ram ingredients. This is really very positive.
June has seen massive displacement
of population from North Waziri-
stan, Pakistan, and the escalation of
fighting in Iraq: both developments
that test the polio programme’s pre-
paredness, flexibility and use of in-
novative approaches and partner-
ships. As thousands of people move
out of North Waziristan, the pro-
gramme has seized the opportunity
and has been working with local
governments to identify displaced
populations and reach them with
the polio vaccine
at either permanent transit points,
camps or once they reach host com-
munities. In Iraq, plans have been
adapted to access and immunize
displaced populations in new loca-
tions.
On 7-8 June, a door-to-door polio
vaccination campaign reached more
than 42,000 children in the Bara
area of the Federally Administered
Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan. This
was the first time in five years that a
comprehensive campaign has been
conducted in Bara, an area previ-
ously inaccessible due to insecurity.
The campaign – led by the FATA
Secretariat and conducted by volun-
teers – was made possible by new
financial support from the United
Arab Emirates.
The cost is approximately $US1 bil-
lion per year to continue our fight
and after we see no new cases we
will still need to support eradication
for a full three years to ensure that
the world is polio free. We still need
to concentrate on fundraising, advo-
cacy and hard work on the ground.
Eradicating this dreadful disease is
long hard work but when we have
finished, we will have achieved
something wonderful and lasting. If
you would like me to visit your clubs
not only to give updates but to ex-
plain the history to new members
and reinvigorate our efforts,
please ask.
KEITH ROFFEY Polio eradication sub-Committee Chair Rotary International District 9675 p: 02 9772 2061│ m: 0419 046 688 │ e: [email protected] Unicef Unicef distributes polio vaccines through
National Immunization Days and other
campaigns and helps countries develop 6
POLIO’S ENDGAME – UPDATE, JUNE 2014
The Rotary
Foundation’s Goals
1. Eradicate polio, our top
priority
2. Build a sense of owner-
ship of our Foundation
among Rotarians through
their contributions to the
Annual Programs Fund, the
Permanent Fund, and our
Rotary Peace Centres
3. Continue our progress
on the Future Vision plan
and align our service pro-
jects with the six areas of
focus:
Peace and conflict pre-
vention/ resolution.
Disease prevention and
treatment.
Water and sanitation.
Maternal and child
health.
Basic education and lit-
eracy
Economic and commu-
nity development. All Donations are tax deductable in
Australia via The Australian Rotary
Foundation Trust (TARFT).
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For your information! YOUTH/ NEW GENERATIONS 2014-2015
DR JANICE HALL 0402 40 18 50 [email protected]
ROTARACT- A dynamic group of empowered young people aged 18-30 who
want to make a positive difference in the community and the world.
Meet twice a month in various venues.
Lisa Kim
0432 767 125
INTERACT - A club for young people in secondary school who want to
join together to tackle relevant issues in their community. Meet regularly
in school time.
Kerrie Guillaume
0402 795 756
MUNA - Model United Nations Assembly – Discussion and debate on Unit-
ed Nations Resolutions to foster good will, international peace and re-
spect of diversity in the minds of youth.
Held in May.
Robert Feil
040 2503 950
NYSF - National Youth Science Forum
Participants learn how to make informed decisions about courses and careers in the
sciences and gain a professional skill set to help them realise their potential. Held in
January.
Ryhs Gray
0418 424 029
RYDA - Rotary Youth Driving Awareness - Provides first quality road
safety information to help ensure that when young people commence driv-
ing they have the best road safety education possible. Held regularly at
various venues.
Tony Le Bretton
0412 416 727
U Turn the Wheel - Driver Awareness: One day course to pro-
vide top quality safety information - held on campus in secondary schools
throughout the year.
Martin Tabone
0418 262 810
RYLA/ RYLA ACADEMY RYLA (RYPEN) provides young people aged
14 to 16 years with the opportunity to develop their leadership potential
alongside their peers in a supportive environment. Held in May.
RYLA ACADEMY Rotary Youth Leadership Award. Candidates are 19 – 25
years – Held at Stanwell Tops Conference Centre. In 2015, RYLA Acade-
my will be held from the 10th to the 17th January.
Richard Booth
0429 469 299
ROYA - Recognition of Youth Awards July 2014 Nominations
Close for ROYA Candidates
August 2014 - Judging Day for ROYA
September 2014 - ROYA Awards Presentation Evening
Vimla Hayman
0405 776 343
RYE - Rotary Youth Exchange
RYE students spend one year living in another country, usually with three
or four host families and given an opportunity to experience the cultures
and accomplishments of people in other countries. The year is usually Jan-
uary to December for Outbound and July to June for Inbound.
Ian Gilkes
0411 696 272
Sydney Science & Engineering Challenge
Macquarie University on July 16, 17 & 18 and at UWS Kingswood on 24 &
25 July.
Gavin Ralston
The Rotary Clubs of NSW 2014 NSW Police Officer of the Year Awards Dear Presidents, Firstly let me wish you a truly successful year with your projects over the next twelve months. By now I am sure everything is running smoothly and you are wondering what all the stress was about. I am sure you all know about the NSW Police awards now in their fifth successful year and I thank your Club and District for all the past support. I will keep this brief as I know how valuable your time is. This year’s event will be held on Friday 7th November at Shangri La Hotel, Sydney. We expect about 500 guests to attend and hope your club will have some representatives there to support a local officer should there be a finalist from your area. You will find booking link below. Police Officers who win a local Rotary award in 2014 are automatically eligible for the State Award. All nominations (including local Rotary winners) then go to a judging panel made up of long serving Rotarians from a cross section of the Districts from which the finalists for the evening will be chosen. Each category will have three finalists and you will be notified of who the finalists are four weeks before the event. If I could ask the following of you it will go a long way to once again making this a highlight on the NSW Police calendar.
I would ask that you nominate someone in your club to promote this event in your area. Websites, Newsletters and club meetings.
If you already have your own local Police Officer of the Year award make sure you contact the Local Area Com-mander and have them submit the nomination as it can only be done through the Police intranet. They have already been contacted by the Commissioner’s office on how that is done.
You may only have one winner of the local award but the Commander should be encouraged to make nomina-tions in some of the other five categories.
Can you notify me directly of your local winner so I can double check we receive the nomination from the LAC. If you do not currently run a local Police Officer of the Year award I encourage you give some thought to
starting one and join the many others we have running in NSW The Customer Service Award nominations are open to all Rotarians and the General Public. The on-line link to
this can be found below. Please encourage your members to make some nominations.
For a promotional flyer and details of award categories contact me—details below.
The Customer Service Nomination link is: http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/services/customer_service_awards
The Booking Link is: www.sydneyrotary.com and click on The Events tab.
I thank you for your time and support and should you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.
Yours in Rotary,
John Given PP RC of Sydney Chairman Rotary Clubs of NSW Police Officer of the Year Awards
Tel: 02 9597 1766 Mob: 0414 188 711
The awards provide state-wide community recognition to sworn and unsworn officers for excellence in police service.
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31 Constitution Ave,
Canberra ACT 2601
Some interesting things
happened in July in years
past:-
July is named after Julius
Caesar who was born in the
month on July 12. The Dec-
laration of Independence
was signed on the fourth of
July, 1776 while the Bastille
was stormed on July 1789.
The Battle of Gettysburg
was fought between July 1
and 3, 1863 resulting in a
Union victory.
Louis Pasteur tested an
anti-rabies vaccine on July
6 while Hawaii was an-
nexed in 1898. The Battle
of Britain began on July 10.
The first atomic bomb is
detonated in New Mexico
on July 16. The great fire of
Rome occurred on July 18
as did the Spanish Civil
War. Neil Armstong was the
first man on the moon on
July 21 while Mussolini fell
on July 29, 1943.
If you have interesting facts
send them to me, I’ll try and
put them in the A&A.
Pennie.
The Conference fee will be $140 and the two optional dinners will be $105 .
All new Rotarians from 1st November 2013 will not be charged the conference fee, a
special coupon number will be made available to them when booking online.
This special offer is also available to Rotaractors again they will be given a coupon
number for their use when booking online.
District 9675
Southern & Western Sydney, CBD
Sydney, Macarthur and Illawarra, NSW
Newsletter Editor: Pennie Holley at [email protected]
District Governor Barry Antees (M) 04113 880 267 (E) [email protected]
District Secretary: David Bamford (P) 02 9863 4580 (M) 0418 418 722 (E):
Webmaster: Drew Sturgiss [email protected]
FaceBook: www.facebook.com/RotaryDistrict9675
District website: www.rotarydistrict9675.org.au Rotary International: www.rotary.org
Rotary Down Under, your regional magazine: www.rotarydownunder.org.au
Contact details:
The National Convention Centre is Canberra’s largest, purpose-built functions,
meetings and events venue. Unrivalled in facilities, size and scope, the convention
centre provides a collection of more than 13 spaces over two floors.
The Centre hosts world-class sporting events, concerts, trade fairs and meetings in
a convenient and stylish location. In 2005 the Centre underwent a $30 million
capital upgrade.
Sound great? Where do we sign?
http://www.rotaryd9710.org.au/district/2014-district-conference.html
Combined Districts 9710 & 9675 Conference
“Our Youth our Future” November 14—16
The National Convention Centre Canberra, convention centre located in Civic in Canberra,
