Monday 16th January 2023
WELCOME ROTARIANS and FRIENDS
to the WEEKLY NEWS NOTES
FROM the DESK of the PRESIDENT
Andrea Conti
We will reconvene on the 2nd of February for a successful and Covid free year???
For those who want to have a snack and a yack on Thursday this week you can meet at 12.30 at the Snapper Café at the Yacht Club.
OTHER ROTARY at WORK and COMMUNITY NOTES
Duty Roster
The next meeting will be on the 2nd of February at the Commonwealth Club
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Last Weeks Meeting was our Xmas Party at the Snapper Café on the Lake and you can also meet on Thursday this week at the Snapper Café at 12.30.
ROTARY AT WORK AND COMMUNITY NOTES
Invitation to the International Day of Commemoration of the Victims of the Holocaust
The United Nations Information Centre for Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific in partnership with Rotary Club of Canberra Burley Griffin, ACT Jewish Community and United Nations Association of Australia ACT cordially invites you to join us on the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the Victims of the Holocaust as per the details below:
Date: Friday, 27 January 2023
Time: 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
Venue: Canberra Rotary Peace Bell, Nara Peace Park, Lennox Gardens, Flynn Drive, Yarralumla ACT
Please see attached the invitation.
Kindly RSVP by Tuesday, 24th January 2023 by registering on the link below:
All attendees are encouraged to bring your photo ID.
Yours in Rotary
Michael Rabey
Rotary Club of Canberra Burley Griffin
PS: This is a first for our Club with this group of partners, It would be terrific if as many members as possible could attend also with partners if possible. cheers Michael
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for meeting details, please go to the website.
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SAVE THE DATE FOR A FUN TRIVIA NIGHT PROVIDED BY THE WODEN DAYBREAK CLUB
Please find attached a ‘Save the Date’ flyer for the Rotary Club of Woden Daybreak’s Trivia night on Friday 31 March from 7pm at the Weston Creek Labor Club at Stirling.
More details about the Trivia Night and how to buy tickets in the coming weeks.
Regards
Gary Davis
Co-President (2022-23), President (2021-22)
Rotary Club of Woden Daybreak
Phone: 0410 028 629
FRIDAY 31 MARCH 2023
- SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR NEXT TRIVIA NIGHT
- WESTON CREEK LABOR CLUB IN STIRLING FROM 7PM ON FRIDAY 31 MARCH.
- A FUN NIGHT OF TRIVIA, A SILENT AUCTION, SPELLING BEE, RAFFLE AND FUN GAMES
MORE DETAILS IN THE COMING WEEKS
Draft Minutes for December 2022 Annual General Meeting for Rotary International District 9705 Inc
AGENDA items were voted on by Electronic/Postal Ballot
Returning Officer – PDG Ian Tooke – Public Officer
The Annual General Meeting of the Ordinary Members – the Rotary Clubs of Rotary International District 9705 Inc – was held by electronic and postal ballot from 18 November to 16 December 2022. At the close of the ballot at midnight on Friday 16 December a quorum of 46 voting members had not been achieved, so an adjournment was called with new closing date for the ballot being 23 December 2022. At this later time a quorum of 46 votes were in the hands of the Returning Officer delegated the responsibility for collating the ballots.
Clubs Voting: 44 by email and 2 by Post
Aurora Gungahlin, Batemans Bay, Bathurst Daybreak, Batlow, Blayney, Bombala, Boorowa, Bowral-Mittagong, Brindabella E-Club, Bungendore, Canberra, Canberra Sunrise,
Canberra Weston Creek, Coolamon, Cooma, Cootamundra, Cowra, E-Club Serving Humanity, Forbes, Goulburn, Griffith, Gungahlin, Jerrabomberra Rotary, Lake Cargelligo, Leeton,
Leeton Central, Molong, Moss Vale, Murrumbidgee Canberra, Murrumburrah-Harden, Oberon, Orange, Orange Daybreak, Orange North, Queanbeyan, South Wagga Wagga, Temora, Tuggeranong, Tumbarumba, Tumut, Wagga Wagga, Wagga Wagga Sunrise, Woden Daybreak, Wollundry Wagga Wagga, Yass, Young
Clubs not recording a vote: Belconnen, Grenfell, Hall, Merimbula The voting from the members is as recorded here:
1. Acceptance of the Minutes of the AGM held 20 February 2022 by Zoom. (as circulated)
YES - 45 / NO - 1 CARRIED
2. Acceptance of the District Governor’s Report on the status of the District. (as circulated)
YES - 45 / NO - 1 CARRIED
3. Acceptance of the Audited Financial Statement for the 2021/22 Rotary Year. (as circulated)
YES - 46 / NO - Nil CARRIED
4. Acceptance of the Auditor’s Report for the 2021/22 Rotary Year. (as circulated)
YES - 46 / NO - Nil CARRIED
5. Acceptance of Board’s recommendations for changes to the Bylaws
Bylaw Clause 1 – Definitions.
Constitutional documents: RI Constitution and Bylaws and Rotary Code of Policies, including RI Code of Conduct each as amended from time to time;
4.1 A District Finance and Audit Committee shall be appointed by the Board each year and shall include:
All agenda items are considered accepted by the majority of members voting. PDG Ian Tooke