A selection of the feedback received from members:

The website is one I would be proud to show any prospective members and, just as important, it keeps us members up to date.

I am unable to understand how you have found the time to do this, however the re-sults are fantastic.

Places the Lodge in a very positive light. Let’s hope we can now build on to this great start.

We are all aware that our web site is a win-dow of the Lodge ,and you have dressed our window beautifully. Many underestimate how often our website is accessed daily by prospective members and members of the Scout Movement.

Having a fabulous front window is a great

start to recruiting new members, retaining

present members and advertising what our

Lodge is about.

Our Baden Powell Website has FINALLY been upgraded and updated. As of Sunday, 7th November all links are again working, and the photo gallery has been updated to show pictures of the To-tem Pole at Gembrook, presented during Darren's year as Master. Please feel free to forward Peter Trenery any information for inclusion on the web-site. The Lodge Social Programme is there for Craig's complete year in the chair, as are the details of our next meeting and the February meeting. The address below will enable you to be taken straight there. www.badenpowelllodge.com

These few words hide the volume of preparation and time devoted by Peter to getting this website back into operation. That old axiom … Ask a busy man … must have been coined with Peter in mind. Peter, congratulations and well done. Thank you from all of us at BP 488.

From our Worshipful Master

TWO WOLVES 2

BADEN POWELL LODGE ROVER SERVICE AWARD

2

ROGUES GALLERY 3

KNOW YOUR MEMBERS 3

FREEMASONRY IS TO BE ENJOYED

4

Inside this issue:

Special points of interest: • SUCCESSFUL ROVER

DINNER—GOOD

FELLOWSHIP, GOOD

PUBLICITY—MORE IF

WE WANT IT

• OUR OFFICERS STRIV-

ING TO SERVE BETTER

• A NIGHT OF MEMO-

RIES FOR ERIC

• CGP MEMBERS ARE

INCREDIBLY TALENTED

• FREEMASONRY IS NOT

ONLY RITUAL

November 2010 Volume 1, Issue 2

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Craig Shankland Our new Master … and a new father.

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Renewed Baden Powell Website

Thank you to all the brethren for their part in the many presentations last meeting, the night did become a very informative and eventful night with the presentation of Freemasonry in different constitutions, the presentation of the 65 year bar to WBro Eric Davey and a graduation certifi-cate to WBro Sid Smidt for his Masonic studies. Congratulations to our Master- Elect, Bro David Kamer, after an eventful weekend he was able to attend Lodge for the acceptance. Summer is approaching along with the festive season to bring in a new year. However there is much to do before all that, our Masonic calendar still has two events.

This meeting we will be raising Bro Chris Parr to the 3rd degree, becoming a new Master Mason. Enjoy your special night Chris, we are all looking forward to the night. Our Christmas social event is on Sunday 5th December, Puffing Billy ride and BBQ lunch. Please contact our social sec. Bro Adrian Kamer JW for your bookings and further details. Best wishes to all the members and their families in the approach to the Festive Sea-son: A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all from Lesya, Alice, Alexander and me. Regards Craig Shankland

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John and Lesley Glover attended the Annual Rover Dinner to present the Baden Powell Lodge Rover Service Award replica to the Branch Rover Council.

Nearly 200 attended, 130 of them Rovers.

John, who does a fair amount of training with the Rovers, was surprised to see one of his former Queen’s Scouts when he was a DC receive her BP Award and two former trainees receive their Rover Wood Badges.

The best surprise came when John described the relationship between BP Lodge and the Rovers. He described Freema-sonry as Scouting for men with an emphasis on Service, the ideal of Rovers, prior to his presentation. The MC and another Rover then came and spoke with him, explaining that they were new Freemasons as well as active Rovers.

The best way for our Lodge to maintain links with Rovers and to advertise Freemasonry would be for the Lodge to make up a table at the Annual Dinner, suggests John.

Baden Powell Lodge Rover Service Award

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a bat-tle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all. "One is Evil - It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.

"The other is Good - It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kind-ness, benevolence, empathy, generos-ity, truth, compassion and faith." The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?" The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

Two Wolves

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Know Your Members—Bob Evans

plumbing teacher, Department of Immigra-tion and Citizenship as a migrant assessor, assisting eldest son Richard in plumbing business (currently 30 new homes under construction from Dromana to Seaford) and Company director with daughter, Catherine in retail confectionary business.(Check out shop in Como Pa-rade. Mentone for Christmas gifts – Bay-side Sweets p/l). Qualifications Diploma of Technical Teaching, Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, Vocational, Education and Training mi-grant assessor, Onsite construction Workplace assessor, licensed plumber and qualified plumbing teacher.

Personal Bob is 62, married to Linda (primary teacher). Three children – Richard 27 runs his own plumbing company on the Mornington Peninsula, Catherine 21, runs her own confectionary business in Mentone and Jeremy, mechanical engi-neering student at RMIT university. WM of BP lodge in 1982, served in every office on the floor, past member of Hawthorn Mark and Chapter, former scout leader and rover leader in Bay-side District. Spartan marathon runner (a minimum of 10 Melbourne full mara-thons and still running). Experience 40 years licensed plumber, 36 years plumbing teacher. Currently working part time at Chisholm TAFE as a

WBro Bo Evans, PM - one of the Past Masters’ representatives on the CGP - a true artificer in metal.

Rover Dinner presentation by John Glover Eric Davey receives his 65 Year Bar from Darren

Sid Smidt - Masonic scholar, receives his Certificate Some of Eric’s proposals for Freemasonry

Secretary:

John Glover

33 Hamilton Drive

Ringwood North 3134

Phone: 03 9876 2429

Mobile: 0416 180 820 Email:

jglover@bigpond.net.au

Have you checked out the Freemasons Victoria websit e recently? It’s worth a look. Go to www.freemasonsvic.net.au

Better still, go to www.badenpowelllodge.com.

Good, better, best; We will not rest Until our good is better, And our better best!

Uniting Masonic Principles and the Scout Law in thought, word and deed.

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Freemasonry is to be enjoyed ...

A 2009 study found that the

average Australian walks about 900 miles a year.

Another study found that the average Australian drinks 22

gallons of beer a year.

That means the average Australian gets about 41 miles per gallon.

Bloody good value that!

EXCELLENCE When love and skill work together,

Expect a masterpiece. John Ruskin

This means our Lodge should be fantastic … what part is missing?