In Gear R O T A R Y C L U B O F B E A U M A R I S W E E K L Y B U L L E T I N Number 38, 7 April 2014

Next Meeting

THURSDAY 10 APRIL

SPEAKER: DAVID CAMPBELL.

TOPIC: AUSTRALIAN RHYMING VERSE IS ALIVE AND

WELL

CHAIR: MIKE HEDE

AV: GREG EVERY

CASH DESK: ROGER FREWEN & DAVID RUSHWORTH

HOST: SUSAN DE BOLFO

THURSDAY 17 APRIL

BAR MEETING @ RSL DUE TO EASTER WEEKEND

THURSDAY 24 APRIL

SPEAKER: CR LAURIE EVANS

TOPIC: ON BEING THE MAYOR

CHAIR: DAVID LANGWORTHY

AV: ROSS PHILLIPS

CASH DESK: ROGER FREWEN & DAVID RUSHWORTH

HOST: CHRIS D’ARCY

2013—2014

Serving the Community since 1985

Presidents Report

It was good to see honorary member Brian Kimpton on Thurs-day night. Brian was joined by our other guests Shirley Frewen, Sue McArthur, Jean Stringer and Jean’s daughter Karen Bignell.

Susan Hayden, who visited for the first time after expressing an interest in joining thoroughly enjoyed the evening and the talk by Leading Senior Constable Gary J Oram from the Safer Communities – Proactive Policing Unit based at Moorabbin.

Heather is seeking volunteers for this year’s Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA) being held on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th May. Correspondence from MUNA Chairman Joe Somers during the week indicated that there will be 40 or 41 teams attending this year however the committee has not been able to obtain a reduction in the weekend surcharge being applied by the event management company that pro-vides the services at Parliament House which will leave the district with a deficit.

Although we are not sponsoring a team this year, we have agreed, through Youth Service Director Rob, to donate the $500 allocated for sponsoring a team towards reducing this deficit. As has been said on numerous occasions, this is a must see event for members, so if you have the time please make an effort to visit the Legislative Assembly Chamber of the Victorian Parliament during the MUNA weekend.

It is pleasing to see that our involvement with local community groups is increasing. Chris D’Arcy and I attended the recent AGM for the Sandy Beach Centre which was also attended by Bayside Mayor Laurie Evans and Murray Thompson.

Chris has also had a meeting with the manager of the Chel-tenham Community Centre (CCC) to explore other ways we may be able to assist. Chris mentioned the need for volun-teers to assist during the April School holidays where they already have 300 bookings and have a particular need for “senior” volunteers (with “Working with Children” checks). If you can assist please contact Chris.

The Centre conducts a range of diverse activities during the school holidays for primary aged children to provide a safe, friendly place for children to socialise in their community and have fun on their school holidays. The program also sup-ports parents who work part-time, have a single child who they’d like to interact with other children in the school holidays and those who would like to offer their children activities they wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford, the CCC program is able

Contents

1 Presidents Report 2 Notices 3 This Weeks Speaker 4 Jewellery Workshop / Sale 5 RC of Brighton North Q & A in May 6 Bayside Mayoral Charity Golf Day 7 Club Structure / Picture of Week

SERGEANT’S HOMEWORK TOPIC;

UKRAINIAN NATIONALISM

Unless stated otherwise venue is Victoria Golf Club 6.30 for 7.00

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to provide excursions as a group, for example the movies or mini golf that cost less for their children through the CCC. Chris has also indicated that he will accept an invitation to the Centre AGM on Monday May 5 and the Centre have also advised that they are in need of community members to join their Board. Unfortunately the team of Tony Phillips, James Glen-wright, Greg Every and myself were unable to replicate the recent success at Conference and were soundly beaten at the Rotary Club of Mordialloc’s Interplast Golf Day on Friday at Woodlands although James and Greg did win a raffle prize.

“Plodding physicists agree That matter equals energy; Energy is sweet delight,

Says Blake, and puts the matter right”

So says our guest of Thursday next, A poet of repute,

Over 600 poems this man has writ, And it’s said he’s quite a wit.

See you there,

Robert

Hocking Stuart Sandringham 62-64 Station Street

Telephone: 03 9521 9800

Note; As part of our arrangement with Hocking Stuart discounts on agents fees are available to RCOB members.

2014 Bayside Mayoral Charity Golf Day Sponsorship Package

We are still looking for more sponsors for the above. You can find the Sponsorship Package details on

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Jewellery Refresher Workshop Sandringham Hospital Sale

Saturday 26 April

Wednesday 30 April

See Notice on Page 4

Patterson River Golf Club Many of you have asked when can we play Patterson River Golf Club again? The Pro-Shop advised the after-noon of Easter Sunday ( 20th April ) is a quiet time. For those of you who are interested we are planning 9 holes @ $25 per golfer with a 2pm hit off time. That would get us back to the Clubhouse around 4:30pm – Snack food and drinks will be available at your cost, the Clubhouse closes at 6pm. Please note the Bistro is open from 12 noon if you would like to lunch beforehand. Non-golfers are obviously wel-come to socialise with us. Please RSVP to Jill at jkimpton@iinet.net.au by next Sunday ( 13th April ) so we can book tee times. Warmest regards, Brian & Jill

Q& A in May

The RC of Brighton North

will be having a

Fund Raiser

On Saturday 10 May

See Flyer on

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This Week’s Speaker; Garry Oram Topic; Safer Communities Gary J ORAM, Leading Senior Constable is part of the SAFER COMMUNITIES - PROACTIVE POLICING UNIT based out of the Moorabbin Police Station serving the Bayside area. Gary started as a Night Shift Guard in 1978 and is now the Neighbourhood Coordinator for Bayside. The Proactive Policing Unit has one Supervisor, three Crime Prevention Officers and three Youth Resource Officers. Most positions are held by females. The YROs work with local youth and seek to divert them fro the Court system. They have a 95% success rate. The CPOs undertake audits of commercial premises, speak to schools and community groups and work with Neighbourhood Watch. Gary noted the increasing use of technology such as CCTV and facial recognition software to proactively pre-vent troublemakers access areas such as Southland and Frankston. Once a banning notice is put on an adoles-cent they cannot access these areas even with a parent and the technology ensures that local security quickly picks them up. Th YROs know the names of most of the youths who are likely to be in trouble and between them and Facebook it does not take long for them to be appre-hended when they step out of line! The following is a summary of the points Gary made;

If you are concerned about your safety or a suspicious event or person do not hesitate to ring 000. But follow these steps; 1) Stay calm and listen to the person on the other

end of the phone 2) Answer their questions simply and quickly 3) The first question will be “what State are you

in? as the call centre is in NSW 4) The next will be about what Service you want;

Police / Ambulance / Fire 5) When you answer Police you will be diverted back

to Victoria. 6) Quickly let them know the problem / location so

that a vehicle can be dispatched promptly. When out on Public Transport always stay near other people, keep your possessions close to you and, if pos-sible stay near a CCTV camera. When out walking avoid isolated areas on your own, en-sure you have high visibility clothing and preferably avoid evenings. At home you should have a Safety Plan so you know

what to do if something goes wrong. Know your neigh-bours and a network of who you would call in an emer-gency (as well as 000). Make sure that your house number is clear so that Emer-gency Services can find it readily when needed. Also ensure that unnecessary foliage is cutback to prevent hiding places for any would be miscreant. A low fence allows natural surveillance in and out of the premises. The front entrance should have a solid door with a peep hole and a steel security door with a one way mesh. Care should be taken that the peep hole is correctly fitted and at the right height for the occupants. Keep sheds and garages locked and tools and ladders secured. Modern day criminals do not carry their imple-ments with them but look to pick them up on the premis-es. Put window locks on all windows. Have smoke alarms fitted and ensure that you change over the batteries reg-ularly. Ask the local fire brigade to help if you cannot do it yourself. Fit burglar alarms and outside sensor lights. Alarms can be local, back to base or to smartphone or tablet. If someone comes to the door; 1) Always ask who it is 2) Keep security doors locked 3) Ask for identification 4) Be careful who you let in 5) Don’t let them know you’re home alone For single women on their own it is careful to avoid given this fact away if a stranger comes to your door. Use a ruse to indicate the presence of other people in the house. Use “we” not “I”. Always ask for identification and LOOK PROPERLY at the photo. Tests have revealed that people can pass of the most ridiculously false identification badges because people do not look closely at them. If you want to discuss any issue with Gary he can be contacted on; Ph:- 9556 6147 M:- 0414 181 313 Fax:- 9556 6580 email:- gary.oram@police.vic.gov.au

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Girl's World Photograph by Gina Waga, National Geo-graphic Your Shot "I captured this moment of my daughter's reck-less abandon in a suburban playground in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia," "I chose an even-ing during a specific time of year, when the sunset would be enhanced by the smoke from the local canefires, creat-ing the stun-ning, merging colours."

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2014 Bayside Mayoral Charity Golf Day Sponsorship Package

Attached for your information is part of the pdf file for the

above. Click on this link if you want to see the full package.

http://beaumarisrotary.com/bayside-mayoral-charity-golf-day-at-royal-melbourne/

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Shag Green Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geo-graphic The fantastically wet climate of south-western New Zealand—average rainfall of more than 6 metres a year—allows tree limbs like these in Fiord land Na-tional Park to grow shaggy with moss, li-chen, liverwort, and oth-er clinging greenery.

CLUB STRUCTURE 2013 - 2014 UPDATED 18/03/2014

CLUB SERVICE

President Bob McArthur Director Ken Mirams

PE, VP Ken Mirams Auditor Tony Phillips

Secretary Roy Seager Program Greg Every

Treasurer Malcolm Sawle Mee�ng A�endance Ken Mirams

Founda�on Mar�n Fothergill Communica�ons David Lea

Membership & Marke�ng Trish Smyth Fellowship Judi Hall

Interna�onal Fred Hofmann Sergeant David Hone

Youth Service Rob Fenton Photographer Greg Every, John Beaty

Community Chris D'Arcy Almoner Antony Nixon

Fundraising Adrian Culshaw Hosts & Cashiers Roster

On to Conference John Manks Youth Protec�on Officer Malcolm Parks

New Visions David Greenall

TEAM MEMBERS

Interna�onal Community Youth Service Fundraising

Harry Wolfe Geoff Abbo/ Kerrie Geard John Beaty

David Langworthy Richard Shermon Chris Mar�n Heather Chisholm

Geoff Stockdale Geoff Stringer Mary Sealy Roger Frewen

Ross Phillips Tony Phillips Megan Glenwright

Malcolm Parks David Greenall Golf Mike Hede

Tony McKenna Jim O'Brien David Rushworth

Roy Seager Charmaine Jansz

James Glenwright Antony Nixon

Susan De Bolfo

Membership and Marke�ng

Peter Flude

Richard Jones