Bill has returned from Darwin and will resume editing the Bulletin. Please send any input to next week’s Bulletin to him (andrews79@iinet.net.au) by Sunday, 26 July.
Stephen
From the meeting on 9 July
Students at Mawson Primary School thanking our Club for our contribution to new soccer goals. This photo arrived too late to be included in last week’s Bulletin.
Last week’s meeting
Last week’s meeting was a social function at the National Museum of Australia for the Antarctica Virtual Reality experience.
Next meeting
Our next meeting will be held at the Royal Canberra Golf Club on Thursday, 23 July. Maddie Russell from Queanbeyan High School will speak about Child Health.
If you have not already done so, please respond to Eric’s invitation by 11 am on Tuesday, 21 July.
Duty Roster
Date:
Chair:
Guest speaker:
Member to propose Toast to Rotary, thank guest speaker, and write up for Bulletin:
23 July
John
Maddie Russell from Queanbeyan High School will speak about Child Health
Ross
30 July
John
District Governor Rob Shaw will visit our Club.
Stephen
6 August
Astrida
Rod Nicholas on “The Role of the Justice of the Peace”.
Russell
13 August
Astrida
Mary from GOG on the GOG Journey and Kids programs.
Bill
If you cannot perform your allocated duty, please arrange a replacement and advise the Acting President for that meeting (listed above). Please advise the Bulletin Editor of any planned absences to avoid being rostered on while away.
Visit Hay to present scholarships to Indigenous students
Hay War Memorial High School
10 December
UN Human Rights Day with Zonta Canberra remembering victims of domestic violence.
Peace Bell
Travelling Rotarian Report
I had to look twice to see if this emu was alive. It was. I’ve since worked out that it’s a male emu sitting on eggs.
The artesian bore baths at Lightning Ridge – an excellent antidote to Canberra’s winter cold!
Finally, a visit to the Peace Bell in Cowra on the way home.
I’ve spent a few days away from Canberra’s cold, visiting Wellington (NSW, not NZ) and Lightning Ridge, breaking my return journey in Cowra. I did some good walking around Wellington, and soaked in the artesian bore baths in Lightning Ridge.
I’m pleased to report the Rotary Club of Lightning Ridge seems to be active – I saw signs advertising its meetings outside the Post Office and the Tourist Information Centre. My visit didn’t coincide with a meeting time. Stephen
Fred Smith concert: Unforgotten: Songs of Australians at war: 15 August
Join acclaimed Australian musician and friend of our Club, Fred Smith OAM, on Saturday, 15 August, for a reflective evening of music and storytelling, honouring service and sacrifice. Drawing on his experiences in Bougainville and Afghanistan, Fred brings to life the human stories of conflict, connection and memory through the power of live performance.
I found this on Facebook and checked if it had any official status before including it in the Bulletin. It does, with one caveat: it’s incomplete, with a fifth point being added to the Code in 2019, namely:
5. Help maintain a harassment-free environment in Rotary meetings, events, and activities, report any suspected harassment, and help ensure non-retaliation to those individuals that report harassment.
It always pays to check something you see online!
Stephen
Please send items for inclusion in the next News Notes to Bill Andrews (andrews79@iinet.net.au) bySunday,26 July.
