Club Bulletin 3 December 2019 (Dec 05, 2019)

Welcome to The Rotary Club of Northbridge

We meet Tuesdays at 6:00 PM

Northbridge Golf Club

Sailors Bay Road,
Northbridge, NSW 2063
Australia

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Please send apologies to Helen Gulson before 10:30am each Monday at helen.gulson@ozemail.com.au

Dec 10, 2019

David Gordon

Clever Ideas & Changing Lives

Dec 17, 2019

Ian Law

Supplementing our Water Supplies with Recycled Water - Meeting at Wild Sage Restaurant, Cammeray

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RCN End of Year Celebration
Gulson Residence
Dec 07, 2019 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Soar & Roar Charity Car Rally

Dec 08, 2019

Board Meeting

Dec 19, 2019 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Club Recess (No Meetings)

Dec 24, 2019 – Jan 14, 2020

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October - Community Development Month

Member Birthdays

Jon Gidney

December 9

Helen Gulson

December 19

Malcolm Lye

December 23

Spouse Birthdays

Faye McIntosh

December 11

Penny

December 11

Anniversaries

John Garrett

Fran Garrett

December 19

Join Date

Don Landers

December 5, 1983

36 years

Peter Hodgson

December 5, 1983

36 years

Peter Fehon

December 12, 2017

2 years

Masa Ohtani

December 19, 1995

24 years

Kim Wilkins

December 20, 2011

8 years

Club Meeting News

Welcome

President Peter welcomed everyone including guest Glenda Bone and guest speaker Dr Rati Howley.

Toast

Bob Edwards gave a toast to the Rotary Club of Northbridge, WA. The club was chartered in 1984 and still today its membership includes five charter members. The club has a strongly Italian flavor reflecting the cultural diversity of the Northbridge area. It spearheaded the cause of prostate cancer awareness in WA at a time when little publicity was given to the disease. It currently supports several community organisations and the annual Rotary Italian Car Day is a focal point for fundraising. In a first for the club, its 2016/17 club president was one of its former Rotary Youth Exchange students.

Annual General Meeting

Liz Grey conducted the club’s annual general meeting. The previous minutes and treasurer’s reports were accepted and the club’s executive positions were duly filled.

Announcements

Luke Keighery gave a report on the club’s international activities. $1000 was donated to Interplast for their 2020 trip to Timor L’Este. $1600 in medical supplies will also be sent to nurses in Timor and to train nurses in rural areas. Luke thanked Derek Matz for sourcing equipment and supplies including a computer, and the club’s previous projector is being donated.

Luke also reported on the successful trip he and Barry Anderson made to Ermera to coordinate the commencement of the new pipeline project. The budget has been locked down and the hygiene and maintenance training sorted in a cost effective manner. Construction is to commence next week.

Garth Carter reported on the mock interviews which took place at WGHS on 29 November. Approx 160 girls were interviewed and the school was happy with the results. The girls were mature and very impressive. Garth thanked all those members who took part in interviewing the girls.

Price of Workmanship is tentatively booked for 10 March. Could all members please consider people to nominate for an award.

Kim Wilkins reported that the bookstall held last Sunday raised $700 with an additional $300 for the bushfire bucket appeal. He thanked everyone who volunteered on the day.

Fay Petrou reminded members of the club Christmas party to be held next Saturday at Helen Gulson’s home – 6.30 pm start.

Fay also reminded everyone that the club meeting on 17 December would be held at Wild Sage at Cammeray.

Ranald Stewart spoke about the Rotary Conference to be held in Wollongong in March. Please let him know if you will be attending the conference.

Peter Antaw - Taldumunde

Our club has specifically funded a young person in the care of Taldumunde to complete his compulsory Year 12 woodwork assignment. Liz de Rome from Taldumunde has reported that the young craftsman has proudly completed his project, a computer/DJ desk, and is appreciative of the fact that he did not have the added stress of having to find the funds to purchase the necessary materials to complete his HSC project.

Peter Grinter

Another action packed evening with many reports by our club members in relation to the various projects we have on the go.

We had a very interesting presentation by Osteopath Dr Rati Howley, and many members were speaking to her after the meeting. Dr Howley forgot to bring her business cards with her and therefore asked that I publish her contact details, which are as follows:

Dr Rati Howley

Phone: 0400 841 553

Email: rati.osteo@gmail.com

Everything is shaping up for a very enjoyable Christmas Party at Helen's home, and I would urge as many of you as possible to attend.

The Club has paid $15,000 being the majority of the funds collected at the recent Bucket Appeal at the Plaza, to the Rotary Club of Nambucca Heads to be distributed amongst the most deserving members of their community. Details will be provided to us once these individuals have been identified.

Peter Grinter

Guest Speaker - Dr Rati Howley

Fay Petrou introduced guest speaker Dr Rati Howley, an Osteopath who practices in Neutral Bay. Dr Howley graduated from UWS in Osteopathic Medicine. Osteopathy is a system of complementary medicine which involves the treatment of medical disorders through hands-on manipulation and massage of the skeleton and musculature. Osteopathy was founded by Andrew Still in the US in the latter part of the 19th century and was the first of the complementary treatments such as physiotherapy and chiropractic therapy.

Dr Howley talked about the theory behind the various types of osteopathy and described the various ways people can be treated. She said that with some types of joint issues osteopathic treatment in the first instance can cure a problem without the use of drugs and can prevent the necessity for surgery. In other cases when osteopathic treatment does not help, surgery can be the only option.

Rati concluded her talk by getting everyone up and showing us the simple movements we should all do each morning to counteract joint stiffness and prevent injury.

Andrew Rennie thanked Dr Howley for her fascinating talk, and for giving us an insight into the theories of osteopathy.

DID YOU KNOW

In the Rotary year 2005-2006 under the presidency of Freya Luick the Club joined forces with the Rotary Club of North Sydney in the running of the Middle Harbour Sailability program at the Middle Harbour Yacht Club at The Spit, Mosman. This organisation is a branch of Sailability NSW which in turn is part of the worldwide Sailability program. This program is designed to allow disabled persons to experience the thrill of sailing. The participants learn to sail with an experienced volunteer in specially designed Hansa Dinghies which can accommodate wheelchair bound people who are lowered into the dinghies. Very early in the Club’s association with Sailability funds were provided to purchase one of the dinghies. It was to be named in honour of the Club’s Charter President, Frank Perriman but there was some cause for embarrassment on the official handing over of the dinghy as it was then discovered that the name of the craft had been painted on as ‘Frank PerrYman’ instead of the correct spelling of his surname. The Club has continued to support Sailability over the years with cash donations but more importantly with the service of Club members volunteering to participate in the program on each of the 2 sailing days each month, and particularly Sally O’Neill in the administration of the program.

YOU CAN READ MORE IN THE CLUB HISTORY https://tinyurl.com/rcnclubhistory

And for a little levity….

Girl’s versus Boy’s Diary.....

A Girl’s diary - Monday 17 November 2003

Saw John in the evening and he was acting really strangely. I went shopping in the afternoon with the girls and I did turn up a bit late so I thought it might be that.

The bar was really crowded and loud so I suggested we go somewhere quieter to talk. He was still very subdued and distracted so I suggested we go somewhere nice to eat. All through dinner he just didn't seem himself; he hardly laughed, and didn't seem to be paying any attention to me or to what I was saying. I just knew that something was wrong.

He dropped me back home. I wondered if he was going to come in; he hesitated, but followed. I asked him again if there was something the matter but he just half shook his head and turned the television on. After about 10 minutes of silence, I said I was going upstairs to bed. I put my arms around him and told him that I loved him deeply. He just gave a sigh, and a sad sort of smile. He didn't follow me up, but later he did, and I was surprised when we made love. He still seemed distant and a bit cold, and I started to think that he was going to leave me, and that he had found someone else. I cried myself to sleep....

The Boy’s diary - Monday 17 November 2003

Wallabies lost to New Zealand.

Had sex though.

If anyone has any jokes or funny stories, feel free to send them to me for the humour section of the Bulletin! Email them to helen.gulson@ozemail.com.au

Rotary Treats 744 School Kids to a Day at the Zoo

Posted by Karin Eurell on Nov 24, 2019

The Rotary Clubs of Northbridge (Sydney) and Wellington (NSW) have embarked on a joint project to support the families of drought-affected communities in Western NSW. There are 744 primary school kids from the Wellington District and they are all being treated to a day at the Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo including a BBQ lunch.

The project is being run over a 7-week period. Rotarians from Northbridge are driving there to connect with their fellow Rotarians in Wellington and to jointly run the BBQ. Northbridge President, Peter Antaw, said that of the families: “The children are suffering as well, most of them don’t understand the financial and extreme pressures that their parents are going through.” The families are anxious about their future but there is also much determination to keep their communities alive.

Australia is experiencing one of its most severe droughts on record, with areas in NSW facing the prospect of running out of water by mid-2020.

The Burrendong dam is now at 4.5% capacity and dwindling rapidly.

The crisis is severely impacting the Wellington area and so special treats like a visit to the zoo is just not possible for many locals and their families.

3000 muesli bars, supplied free by Nestles, as well as 744 sausage sandwiches and a cold drink will be given to the children of the district which includes regional small towns such as Geurie, Mumbil, Stuart Town and Euchareena.

The joint project was launched on 11^th September and Channel 7 Prime TV attended the Zoo to film the event. ABC Morning Radio interviewed the Presidents. The kids thoroughly enjoyed their day with most of them citing the Cheetahs and Meer Cats as their favorites.

Ben Shields (Mayor of Dubbo Regional) and Daryl Thompson (Headmaster of Wellington Primary) also attended the launch. They both congratulated the Rotary Clubs for identifying children as the hidden victims of the drought. President Greg Hart of Wellington Rotary also thanked Northbridge Rotary and the Rotary Australia Benevolent Society for their very generous contributions to the project, and for driving up from Sydney to help at the BBQ’s. Without Northbridge, Wellington would not have taken on this project.

Rotary Ladies

Posted by Karin Eurell on Aug 04, 2019

1). Is it the TRUTH?

2). Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3). Will it build GOODWILL & BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

4). Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?