ROTARY

Web address: coomarotary.org.au

Email bulletin@coomarotary.org.au

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.