RCCBG News Notes (Nov. 18, 2024)

From the President

Hello Club Members

MERGER DISCUSSIONS

We now have our two joint meetings, and I think they were successful in getting to know each other. We had 14 Sunrise Club members attend the Royal Canberra Golf Club last Thursday. A number of Sunrise Members said they would prefer a lunch time meeting and they enjoyed the lunch.

One issue is that the two main projects that Sunrise undertakes are the MUNA weekend and Dream Cricket. Peter has approached the main organisers of these events and they have committed to joining our Club in the event of a merger.

I have now sent out to Board Members a copy of a Merger Possibilities Statement that we can comment on and get back to the Sunrise Club with our views.

TOUR OF THE WESTON PARK BY STEPHEN UTICK

I went on a tour of Weston Park with Stephen Utick and several other Rotary Members which covered the large Camelia, Azalea and Rhododendron Garden plus a walk through the large areas planted to exotic tress by Charles Weston in the 1930’s. A highlight was the Californian Redwood tree which is 60 metres high and one of the world’s largest trees when grown in the right environment which Canberra is not.

Stephen was considering a Rotary Club clean-up of the garden in the future. There is a coffee shop is in the garden and those involved could have a coffee or a meal there.

The Park would be great for picnics especially on a hot summers day so something to think about in the coming summer months especially around Xmas.

NTA TRIVIA NIGHT, IRISH CLUB WESTON, 27^TH NOVEMBER

I will be going to the Nusa Tenggara Association (NTA) trivia night at the Canberra Irish Club in Weston on 27 November and would welcome the company of other members.

This is an important fundraiser for the NTA and tickets can be booked online: https://www.trybooking.com/CUVQV or you can call Phil on 0406 930 835 to make a booking. There’s more detail on the event later in this News Notes.

Yours in Rotary

Russell Dew

Next meeting: at the Royal Canberra Golf Club

Our next Club meeting will be held on Thursday, 21 November 2024, at the Royal Canberra Golf Club. We’re going to hear from a Probus Club member, Merv Fowler, who will speak about Matthew Flinders in Mauritius.

To see the program of future meetings, visit: Rotary activities Spreadsheet.

Duty Roster

Date	21 November	28 November	5 December	12 December
Door	Ross and Eric	Ross and Eric	Ross and Eric	Christmas party
Open meeting; introduce President; and Toast to Rotary	George Wilson	AGM	Bill Andrews	Christmas party
Thank speaker and write up for Bulletin	Stephen McMillan	AGM	Michael Rabey	Christmas party

If you are not able to perform your allocated duty, please arrange a replacement and advise President Russell (cc Bulletin Editor Stephen). Please advise Stephen of any planned absences to avoid being rostered on while away.

A Chorus of Women at Parliament House, 26 November

A Chorus of Women was pleased to accept an invitation to take part in the Australian Parliament House Christmas Choir Program 2024 because much of our original music goes to the heart of what Christmas means to us.

In this half-hour program, we will sing up our hopes and longings for peace on Earth today, and peace with the Earth for the sake of humanity and all of nature.

A centrepiece of the program is a choral setting by Glenda Cloughley of words from remarkable letters that women of Britain and Germany exchanged at Christmas 1914 via publication in the international suffragist journal Jus Suffragi (as direct communication across enemy lines was not allowed). The piece opens with poignant words of Australian peace activist and suffragist, Vida Goldstein (after whom the Victorian electorate of Goldstein is named), also shared via Jus Suffragi at that time, which include these words that still apply today: ‘2000 years of the gospel of truth and men have again rushed to war’

When we sang in Parliament House in March 2023 for our 20^th anniversary, parliamentarians commented that it is good for the Parliament to be reminded of the higher laws of humanity and duty of care for future generations and Earth.

At this challenging moment in history, it would mean a lot to us if as many of our friends and supporters can come to the Marble Foyer for this event to create a crowd that magnifies our impact in a very busy last sitting week of Parliament.

Program information is available at: https://www.chorusofwomen.org/Christmas-2024.

Janet Salisbury for A Chorus of Women

NTA’s 2024 Trivia Extravaganza, 27 November 2024

Therese and Andrew are back again and promise to keep us on our toes for another great night of Trivia – Wednesday 27 November!!! This has proven to be a fantastic evening with the extra bonus that proceeds support our efforts with poor farming communities in eastern Indonesia.

Join friends and supporters of the NTA for a fabulous evening
Just $20 per person. Bring a table of 8-10, a friend or simply come along and join a table!
Great raffle and trivia prizes are included.

Book online at https://www.trybooking.com/CUVQV
Call Phil on 0406 930 835; or
Email enquiries@nta.org.au

Canberra Rotary Peace Bell Ringing, 10 December 2024

7am Lennox Gardens, Yarralumla.

Zonta Says NO to Violence, YES to respectful relationships.

Each year the Zonta Club of Canberra Breakfast participates in the UN “16 days of activism” in honour of the lives lost to domestic violence and to highlight our community need for change and respectful relationships

In seeking to uphold the United Nations Goal No5 to `Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls’, we will continue our actions by:

highlighting our concerns through social media,
lighting of the Parliamentary triangle buildings in orange for December 10^th,
participating in the ACT Rotary consultative forum,
providing information about the impact of domestic violence, and
ringing the Peace Bell to honour those who have lost their lives in this calendar year.

We invite you to share with us and the Rotary Club of Burley Griffin in the ringing of the Peace Bell. The Bell will be struck once for each life lost, once for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, once for the children, once for the New Zealand women, and once for the men who have lost their lives through domestic violence. The Rhythm Syndicate Choir will bring their voices to the event.

While the event is free, we ask you to book through Humanitix (https://events.humanitix.com/nara-peace-bell-ringing/tickets?hxchl=hex-qrc&hxref=evt) as numbers are limited. We encourage you to gather from 6.30am for a 7am start and the event will close by 8.30.

Yours sincerely,

Kay Fredericks, Advocacy Chair ZCCB

Rotary moment: is this our future?

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