We are close to home in District 9705, staying at Pambula Beach, as we head north up the NSW Coast. The Rotary Club of Pambula looks like it has been active over many years with almost every area around the town having had some sort of Rotary Club support.
The project that caught our eye was one completed in the 1991-92 Rotary year - a cycleway from Pambula Beach into the town of Pambula. The motto that year awas “Look Beyond Yourself” and what a wonderful project it was and is - still being heavily used by walkers and cyclists. It’s a mere 3km into the town from the beach and lots of locals and holiday makers made the trip by bike on or foot to enjoy a coffee and cake.
This path connects with another 6km cycleway into Merimbula for the more active.
The Club also provided a shelter shed at the Panboola Wetlands, where the weekly 5km parkrun event is held - a unique course that uses the old Pambula Racecourse track.
Good on you Pambula Rotary Club for projects that keep on giving to the community even after 30 years.
Next meeting
Our next meeting be on 6 April at the Commonwealth Club at 12.15 for 12.30 pm. We will have a Club Forum on Membership, facilitated by Judy Ford of the Rotary Club of Yass.
Duty Roster
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Date
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6 April
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13 April
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20 April
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27 April
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Door
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Ross Brown
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Ross Brown
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Ross Brown
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Ross Brown
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Open meeting and introduce President
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Graeme Howieson
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Astrida Upitis
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Bill Andrews
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Russell Dew
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Toast to Rotary at Work
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Russell Dew
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Judy Raymond
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Eric Carmody
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Sally Goodspeed
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Thank speaker and write up for Bulletin
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Michael Rabey
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George Wilson
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Liz Scrivener
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Warrick Howieson
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If you are not able to perform your allocated duty, please arrange a replacement and advise this week’s acting President, Michael Rabey. Please advise Stephen of any planned absences to avoid being rostered on while away.
Don’t miss this!
Here’s your opportunity to hear stories about the monuments within Lennox Gardens. Who was Robert Walker and how did he die? How many Australians fought in the Spanish Civil War? What is the story behind the little Latham Snipe sitting on the roof of the Pagoda in Nara Peace Park? Why are there always two lions guarding Chinese Gardens? Where were Corroborees held in Canberra and why did Aboriginal people travel to Canberra? Get answers to these questions and so much more by joining our tours. Tours dates 15th April 12, 1 and 2PM, 22nd April Booking click here:
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Michael Rabey
NTA FUND RAISING DINNER
All proceeds help tackle poverty and malnutrition in the poor farming communities of Eastern Indonesia.
Friday 28 April 2023
6.30 – 9.00pm
Canberra Southern Cross Club
Corinna Street, Woden
Indonesian Meal
Beef Rendang
Gulai Ayam
Coconut Rice
Gado gado
+ sweets
$80 per person
(Ask about a table for 10).
Guest Speaker: Sydney Rotarian Peter Stanton will present on:
'A personal snapshot of NTA communities and activities using images from donor trips’.
There will be entertainment, a raffle, silent auction and more.
Tickets are on sale until 20 April, from www.trybooking.com/CGRWN
JOKES
Barking dog
A blonde and her husband are lying in bed listening to the next-door neighbour’s dog. It has been in the backyard barking for hours and hours.
The blonde jumps up out of bed and says, "I've had enough of this". She goes downstairs. The blonde finally comes back to bed and her husband says, "The dog is still barking, what have you been doing?"
The blonde says, "I put the dog in our backyard... let's see how THEY like it!
Two Blondes with Hammers
Lisa and Judy were doing some carpenter work on a Habitat for Humanity House. Lisa was nailing down house siding, would reach into her nail pouch, pull out a nail and either toss it over her shoulder or nail it in.
Judy, figuring this was worth looking into, asked, 'Why are you throwing those nails away?'
Lisa explained, 'When I pull a nail out of my pouch, about half of them have the head on the wrong end and I throw them away.' Judy got completely upset and yelled, 'You moron! Those nails aren't defective! They're for the other side of the house!'
Drive-in movie
Did you hear about the two blondes who froze to death in a drive-in movie? They had gone to see 'Closed for the Winter.'
Dents
A blonde was driving home after a game and got caught in a really bad hailstorm. Her car was covered with dents, so the next day she took it to a repair shop. The shop owner saw that she was a blonde, so he decided to have some fun. He told her to go home and blow into the tail pipe really hard, and all the dents would pop out. So, the blonde went home, got down on her hands and knees and started blowing into the tailpipe. Nothing happened.
So she blew a little harder, and still nothing happened so her blonde roommate saw her and asked, 'What are you doing?'
The first blonde told her how the repairman had instructed her to blow into the tail pipe in order to get all the dents to pop out.
The roommate rolled her eyes and said, 'Uh, like hello! You need to roll up the windows first.'
How to use a Thermos
A blonde was shopping at Target and came across a shiny silver Thermos. She was quite fascinated by it, so she picked it up and took it to the clerk to ask what it was. The clerk said, 'Why, that's a thermos.... It keeps hot things hot, and cold things cold.' 'Wow, said the blonde, 'that's amazing.... I'm going to buy it!'
She bought the thermos and took it to work the next day.
Her boss saw it on her desk. 'What's that?' he asked.
'Why, that's a thermos.... It keeps hot things hot and cold things cold,' she replied. Her boss inquired, 'What do you have in it?'
The blond replied, "Two ice pops and some coffee."
And last but not least
A blonde goes into work one morning crying her eyes out.
Her boss asked sympathetically, 'What's the matter?'
The blonde replies, 'Early this morning I got a phone call saying that My mother had passed away.'
The boss, feeling sorry for her, says, 'Why don't you go home for the day? Take the day off to relax and rest.'
'Thanks, but I'd be better off here. I need to keep my mind off it and I have the best chance of doing that here.'
The boss agrees and allows the blonde to work as usual.
A couple of hours pass and the boss decides to check on the blonde.
He looks out from his office and sees the blonde crying hysterically. 'What's so bad now? Are you gonna be okay?' he asks.
'No!' exclaims the blonde. 'I just received a horrible call from my sister. Her mother died, also!'
Eric Carmody
