Volume 58, No. 24 15 December 2016 Meets Thursdays 6pm for 6.30pm at the Foundry Hotel

High St, Golden Square.

“Rotary Serving Humanity”

President’s Report.

On Thursday December 15 we held our club’s annual Christmas Dinner Celebration at the Bendigo

Club in Park Street, Strathdale. The evening was well attended by members and their partners.

Guest speaker was Pastor David Lovell from the Bendigo Baptist Church who also serves as the

chaplain at the South Bendigo Football Club. Our Music Scholarship winner, Deanna Jerman from

The Bendigo Senior Secondary College who is the school’s musician of the year, was also our

special guest. Deanna provided the entertainment for the night with a bracket of 4 very different

songs and then closing our night with a lovely rendition of Have Yourself a Very Merry Christmas.

The evening had been very well planned by Anne, Jennie and Ros and we all enjoyed the fruits of

their labours.

Some of us have been busy attending local school awards nights in the past two weeks. It has been

very pleasing to meet with some past winners and see how they have gone from strength to

strength. Examples are, firstly Kate Salvador, who won the George Symons Award at South East

College in 2015 who now in year 11 at BSSC took out 6 academic awards and one major sporting

award. Secondly Darcie Andrea, two years ago took out the Jim Osborne Scholarship at Crusoe

College. This year in year 12 at BSSC Darcie not only delivered the Student Council report but was

recognized with a Student Citizenship Award. Also at East Loddon, our winner of the Bill Ashman

Award in 2014 in Lisa Mitchell who also performed the role of MC at our scholarship night was the

Dux of the school in year 12.

The winners of the 2016 scholarships are-

Tom Glazebrook Award, Girton Grammar-Aguel Arok

George Symons Award, Bendigo South East College- Sophie Keating

Jim Osborne Award, Crusoe College- Phoebe Jane

Bill Ashman Award, East Loddon P-12- joint winners-Ella Hocking & Jo Cartwright

Ern O’Shea Award , Catholic College –TBA 2017

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Musician of the Year, Bendigo Senior Secondary College - Deanna Jerman

Recently we accepted the task offered by our district to organize a visit to Bendigo by the

vocational study group coming to us from the Phillipines. Lindsay Jolley, Cora and Bob Edgar from

the Rotary Club of Bendigo came together during the past week to set things in train. Lindsay also

asked for members who would be willing to home host during the visit so if you are interested in

helping out please make contact with Lindsay.

Toshi will remain with his current host family, Brendan and Robyn Williams, until around Jan 10.

He will then move to Geoff and Irene Mc Kinna’s for the remainder of the summer holidays. If you

are doing any interesting day trips please consider inviting him along.

As we draw near to the Christmas Day celebrations I am recalling the message from Pastor David

Lovell delivered at our Christmas Dinner night. David mentioned on several occasions how we all

need hope in our lives. On reflection, I thought about what a very negative attitude we can have

when we talk about some individuals being hopeless or certain situations being hopeless. As

Rotarians one would hope that we can try to always approach certain individuals who are down on

their luck or certain scenario’s that seem to have little chance of a good outcome with positivity and

perhaps engender some hope.

I wish you all a very joyful festive season and hope to see you all again when we resume on January

12 at our place in 121 Allies Road to commence another year that will provide lots of positive

outcomes for some who are not as fortunate as we are.

Tony Plant

Club President.

Club Program JANUARY 2017 - VOCATIONAL

Thurs Jan 12 First meeting for 2017 – social evening at Tony

Plant’s place

Allies Rd, Myers Flat

Thurs Jan 19 Dinner Meeting – Jamie Roberts, media &

documentary filmer

Foundry

Thurs Jan 26 No meeting – Aust Day BBQ

CLUB DUTY ROSTER

Date 12 Jan 19 Jan 26 Jan

Topic Resume Meetings Tony’s place

Making documentary films

NO MEETING Aust Day

Guest Speaker Nil Jamie Roberts N/A

Chair Nil N/A

Cashiers

Ros Chenery N/A

Regalia/Fellowship Nil N/A

All Rotarians on duty must arrive before 6pm on the night. If you are unable to complete your duty please arrange a substitute.

Attendance Officer: Zoe Pocock 0409 514 996 zhpocock@yahoo.com.au

Our Musician of the Year award

winner, Deanna Jerman,

entertained us with songs she

had prepared for the

competitions.

Time for the raffle draw…10

lovely prizes in all.

Rotarians enjoying our Christmas

Dinner Party at the Bendigo Club

last week.

Roundup from our Cluster Clubs….. The Rotary Showcase Programme 2016-17 – A New Initiative As Presidents will now be aware DG Neville John has initiated a Rotary Showcase Program for the District during this 2016-17 Year. Its aims are:-

1. To exhibit the wide breadth of Rotary District 9800 contributions to the local community and internationally.

2. To select the most appropriate venues and/or events within the district where Rotary activity can be showcased to achieve optimum understanding and recognition.

3. To fully utilise the operation of the Rotary Showcases to recruit new members to District 9800 clubs.

On that basis your District Rotary Showcase Committee has selected 3 excellent venues and dates to provide maximum exposure:

Bendigo – Around Lake Weeroona on Australia Day, Thursday 26th January, 2017. Melbourne – In the Atrium alongside Fed Square on Saturday 25th February, 2017. Echuca – At the Steam Rally on Saturday 10th June and Sunday 11th June, 2017.

In Bendigo we will have marquees around the Lake Weeroona boardwalk. District aims to borrow marquees from Clubs. District will provide covered trestle tables and Corflute signage, the latter to provide visual uniformity. There will be some requirement to group exhibitors.

Anniversaries & Birthdays - January

Happy Birthday to…. Induction Anniversaries

6 Emily Mudge 6 Anne Peace

4 David Lea 15 Ron Devereaux 18 Rod Spitty 19 Ian Ellis 20 Ken Briggs

WHO’S WHO?

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT: John Germ (USA)

RI DISTRICT 9800 GOVERNOR: Neville John

ASSISTANT GOVERNORS (GOLDFIELDS CLUSTER):

Gary McClure (Goldfields South) & Greg Noonan (Goldfields North)

PRESIDENT: Tony Plant

SECRETARY: Ruth O’Connell

TREASURER: Greg Noonan

CLUB PROTECTION OFFICER: Geoff McKinna

MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT/ P.R: Rod Spitty

COMMUNITY SERVICE: Gary Pinner

CLUB SERVICE, SIGNPOST: Ros Chenery

ROTARY FOUNDATION: Merlyn Quaife

YOUTH SERVICES: Glenn Madden

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE: Lindsay Jolley

CLUB COMMUNICATIONS: Matthew Scott

THE OBJECT OF ROTARY 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:

FIRST.

The development of acquaintance as an

opportunity for service;

SECOND.

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;

THIRD.

The application of the ideal of service in each

Rotarian’s personal, business, and community

life;

FOURTH.

The advancement of international

understanding, goodwill, and peace through a

world fellowship of business and professional

persons united in the ideal of service.

THE ROTARY CLUB OF BENDIGO SOUTH ATTENDANCE OFFICER

ZOE POCOCK zhpocock@yahoo.com.au TELEPHONE- 0409 514 996

THE FOUR WAY TEST

1. Is it the TRUTH?

2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER

FRIENDSHIPS?

4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned

5. ?

ATTENDANCE & MAKE UP

OPPORTUNITIES DISTRICT 9800 GOLDFIELDS CLUSTER ROTARY

CLUB MEETINGS

KANGAROO FLAT: Monday 6pm, Rotary Gateway

Park

BENDIGO: Tuesday 12:45pm, Bendigo Club

BENDIGO STRATHDALE: Tuesday 6:15pm, Nancy

Long Dining Room, La Trobe Uni.

BENDIGO NEXT GENERATION: Wednesday

6:30pm, Shamrock Hotel

ECHUCA MOAMA: Tuesday 6pm, Border Inn,

Moama

BENDIGO SANDHURST: Wednesday 7.30am, BRIT

Restaurant or breakfast at Café alternate weeks.

EAGLEHAWK: Wednesday 6pm, Mechanics Institute

ROCHESTER: Thursday 6pm, The Court House

building, Moore Street (Opp. G. Nelson Motors).