ROTARY
Web address: coomarotary.org.au
Email [email protected]
Meeting statistics: Attendance: 24/35 Visiting Rotarian: Tony Trumble (Belconnen) Guests: Daud Mahomed, Penny Vos, Laurie Brett (Mark JN), Roger Wheatley (Jan), Matilda Rose, Tammy Lawler, Tim Lawler, Rachael McCormick, Georgina Howard, Paul LeMesurier, Claire Allen, Greg Lee, Cameron Donnet, Sarah (Club) Apologies: Brenda, Ash, Brad, Jeannette, John Cl Leave: Katrin, Joe, Meg, Tom
Next meeting: Jo Powell, Local
Land Services, speaking about weeds and their control
August dates: Birthdays: Richard H 10/8, Ash 11/8, Rob 14/8, Dave B 15/8 Date joined Rotary: David H and Dugald 12/8, Mark C and Hass 19/8 Proposed district mergers: a vote was taken by show of hands, the general agreement being to approve the merger with District 9700. Please advise Darrell of apologies for the coming
meeting, also if you are bringing a guest.
Ph 6452 1159 or 0407 411 422. Members who
fail to do so will incur a dinner cost.
Women in Rotary badges available from Hass.
Cost $5
Elaine S would really appreciate some help in
acquiring some prizes for the duck race. Tickets
for the ducks have to be sold as well. Please
speak with Elaine if you can help.
A reminder from Bombala club: their next
markets will be held on 23 September.
Dugald reminded everyone about the
membership drive to be held in November,
names to be submitted by the end of
September.
Rotary Club of Cooma Inc
August Theme:
Membership and Extension
16 August 2017
Speakers – Matilda Rose
ANU Med Students
Kevin: On 16 September from 10am,
Yallambee Lodge is going to run a memory
walk for Alzheimers Australia: 1km, 3km,
5km walk. Marshals may be needed for the
approximately 2 hours. There will be a
barbecue after the walk.
The MCCR production, ‘Calendar Girls’, will be staged on 8 and 9 September. Tickets are still available on line until 1 September.
THOUGHT OF THE WEEK : (from last week with apologies to Des) You never have to learn less: you have to learn more.
GUEST: Matilda Rose, a 15 year old student
from MHS, won the secondary section of the
Narooma Regional Final of ANBC and best
local talent award in the ANBC last year in
Cooma. She recently attended the Country
Music Academy in Tamworth, $500 towards
expenses being provided by the Cooma
Rotary Club. The Academy was run over 8
days and featured tuition in songwriting and
performance. Matilda Rose sang two of her
own compositions plus ‘Ring of Fire’. She
also donated two of her CDs which were
auctioned and raised $50 for Foundation.
THE OBJECT OF ROTARY is to encourage
and foster the ideal of service as a basis of
worthy enterprise and, in particular, to
encourage and foster :
FIRSTLY, the development of
acquaintance as an opportunity for
service.
SECONDLY, high ethical standards in
business and professions, the recognition
of the worthiness of all useful
occupations, and the dignifying of each
Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to
serve Society.
THIRDLY, the application of the ideal of
service in each Rotarian’s personal,
business, and community life.
FOURTHLY, the advancement of
international understanding, goodwill and
peace through a world fellowship of
business and professional persons united
in the ideal of service.
AUGUST SEPTEMBER
ATTENDANCE David B Jeannette
Richard H Tony
FELLOWSHIP Sue Jan
Peter Neil
PROPERTY Mark C Wolfgang
John K Dugald
3 MINUTER 6/9 Dave B
13/9 Marco
20/9 Geoff
23/8 Jan 27/9 Elaine M
30/8 David H
INTRO 6/9 John Cl
13/9 Katrin
20/9 Hass
23/8 Neil 27/9 Ash
30/8 Allan S
THANKS 6/9 Mark JN
13/9 Tony
20/9 Brenda
23/8 Mark C 27/9 Wolfgang
30/8 John Cl
THOUGHT 6/9 Alan D
13/9 Jan
20/9 Claire
23/8 Helen 27/9 Graham
30/8 Elaine M
MARKETS Carlo, Alyson John K, Alyson
Neil (van) Brad (van)
Darrell (bbq) Wolfgang (bbq)
Jan, Elaine S Katrin, Brian J
John Ch Tony
COFFEE VAN Mark JN, Brian L Mark JN, Brian L
Trainee Trainee
GUEST SPEAKERS: ANU Med Students Six of the students who are in the rural stream at the ANU Medicine course came to the club dinner. They all have an undergraduate degree, mostly in the field of Medical and Health Science. All of the students expressed their thanks for the hospitality and described the visit to the area as an opportunity for learning. Having visited Cooma and Bombala Hospitals, they can appreciate the wide range of illnesses that can occur in small country towns. They are all in their second year of Medicine and next year will have a rural placement.
Claire Allen from Canberra teaches yoga and has a great interest in music.
Cameron Donnet is from the small town of Yarragon in the Gippsland area and is enjoying being back in a rural community.
Greg Lee comes from the small town of Kettering in Tasmania, a small town with no doctor at present. His first degree was in Science.
Georgina Howard was born and raised in Canberra but is familiar with the local area as her family owns a house at Old Adaminaby. Her first degree was in Psychology.
Paul LeMesurier, from Albury, studied Medical and Health Sciences at Wollongong. One of these days he hopes to get back to a place that has a real beach.
Rachael McCormick is a New Zealander and did her undergraduate stuedies at the University of Auckland.