Volume 50 Bulletin 4. 24th July 2014
Important: Apologies/Guests to PP Russell by Mid-day Thursday.
Russell’s email is: suttoncourt@bigpond.com.au
As meals ordered must be paid for, please notify of the non-attendance of yourselves or partners.
Meeting Venue: Rochester Wine Bar
Next Meeting 31st July
ADG Greg will be visiting the Club. Could all Board members please be present at 6.00pm in order
to meet with Greg prior to the meeting.
Following the traditional opening, Pres. Noel welcomed Rotarians Russell Anderson, Graeme Nelson,
Bryan Griffiths, Stewart McDonald and Noel Schier and Rotary Partners Pam McDonald and Robyn Lucas.
Leave of Absence: PP Heather and Rtn. Joe.
An apology was received from PP Ray.
Directors’ Reports:
Club Service:
The next Meals on Wheels roster will commence on Monday 11th August.
Don’t forget the celebration evening for all donation recipients of the 2014 Steam Rally is to be held on
Tuesday 5th August, Percy St. Echuca at 7.00pm.
Community Service: The Bus has been booked for at least 12 days from now until the end of September.
PP Graeme has held a productive meeting with representatives from “Breathometer”.
Rochester SC and one of the Kyabram schools have courses booked at ROADEC during August and
September.
FARSE: Planning for this year’s event that is now only weeks away, is progressing satisfactorily.
Court House: Rubbish has now been cleaned from the site and the garden shed has been moved from the
Police House.
Sharon Herne has been supplied with measurements necessary for her to continue work on the garden area.
Youth Service: Applications have now closed for next year’s NYSF.
PP Noel Schier is to contact Rochester Secondary College and will meet with Coordinator Bill Barkla
who has been most supportive of the Club’s activities and who has recommended suitable students for
various programmes. Noel will pass on information regarding RYPEN, Adventures in Citizenship,
MUNA and Public Speaking.
President’s Report:
Bendigo members of the GSE Team that has recently returned from Germany will be Guest Speakers at
RC Eaglehawk on Wednesday, 30th July
The 50th Anniversary Book is now in the hands of the Printers who will prepare the cover and additional
photo pages. A proof copy should be ready by mid August.
Don’t forget that we will be holding BBQs at Bunnings on September 7th and October 5th.
Reminder from Treasurer Russell: Half yearly subs are now due.
Check out the website www.rochesterrotary.org.au The calendar of Club events is available is now
listed on the site. Bulletins are also posted to the site.
News from Ainaro:
PP Heather has completed her first week of teaching in Ainaro, catching up on aspects of English
grammar that have not been taught formally in Australian schools for probably the past 50 years.
There have been a few changes in Ainaro since Heather’s time there in 2012 notably a lot of new
buildings and many Government buildings that have been relocated and replaced. Unfortunately little
work has been done on the roads and the main road from Dili to Ainaro is even worse than it was two
years ago.
Last weekend Heather and Carmel walked to Nugafu, passing Ainaro’s water supply and the aquafa.
Their journey took them through dense rain forest with lush green trees and ferns growing in the valley.