WELCOME

 

2023-24 RI President Gordon R. McInally speaks during the closing general session. Rotary International Convention. 31 May 2023. Melbourne, Australia.

2023108      8 October 2023

Our club belongs to Rotary District 9660 Area 6
We are a Rotary Club made up of Rotarians from all over Australia. We meet on-line to coordinate service projects and enjoy fellowship with like-minded Rotarians in our local, national and International communities. We are acting as a lighthouse Club by continuing to meet on line regularly.
Our meetings are held using  ZOOM.

We meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month and face to face as required. 

We are commencing our new Rotary year, and so we are strategically getting ready to plan  for a year of friendship, fun and fruitful service as we work towards serving to change lives as part of District 9660.

From President Steve,

President Report 12 October 23

Hi everyone,
What’s been happening!

  • Thank you, Barry, for stepping in to Chair the last meeting; much appreciated. After a bit of time at home on the Gold Coast, as at time of writing my report I am back in Tamworth getting set to start supervising the Farrer boys HSC then back home Wed 18 Oct.
  • If you know anyone who would be suitable to attend RYPEN or RYLA let us know.
  • Ken has been assisting completing an application for a District grant to assist the Tamworth multicultural group and we will let you know as soon as the district applications have been assessed.
  • I haven’t heard yet whether we have been successful with our grant application for a Tamworth Mental Health project through the West Club group; will let you know when I hear.
  • Justin has been working with our Auditors to complete 22/23 financial Reports and I have this week signed off on those so well prepared for the upcoming AGM.
  • As you know we have a new member, Tim Inman; welcome onboard and we look forward to your contribution to the Club and Rotary when your time permits. Just need to finalise your induction with Membership Director Dorothy.

Dates to remember:
10 Oct 23 Mental Health Day
24 Oct 23 World Polio Day
24 & 25 Nov 23 Showcase Dubbo
25-29 May 24 RI Convention Singapore
Club Meetings 26/10, 9/11, 23/11
Board Meetings 16/11
Club AGM 7/12

That’s all from me for this week; see you at our meeting online Thursday and don’t forget to vote 14 Oct 23.
Steve
President

Diego’s September Report

This month of September was very funny, basically my first full month in Australia and I’m still having a good time.

Around the first day of the month, at school, I went with my classmates to a driving expo, where we saw the consequences and all the things involved in crashing in a car accident, starting with a play with real but static cars, which told the story of how a girl was involved in a crash after driving under the influence of alcohol, killing one of her friends in the process and in the end being sentenced. The play was quite short, but deep in the message it wanted to show us all, then we had a few presentations about the effects of crashes on the body, an outdoor presentation of braking and at the end the video of a girl who survived a crash, the truth is that it really made me reflect a lot and made me understand how strict driving is here in Australia.

Another thing about the school was that for 2 weeks we were in exam season, and for the reason that I am an exchange student I didn’t have to do any for the moment, so when the others were doing their exams, I stayed in a kind of auditorium with other students to chat or just hang out, then, during the last week of school I had a mud rally of about 10 km, in which I had to run, jump, dive in the river and in the mud and all next to my classmates, the truth is I had a lot of fun since several came dressed as superheroes since that was the theme.

On the other hand, I had a second camp with the other exchange students, in a place called Foster, where we had meetings with the outbunds from Australia and I had the opportunity to give advice and talk directly with 2 guys who will go to Mexico next year, even though their spanish was not the best, they showed me their enthusiasm and excitement to visit my own country, this camp was incredible as I saw my friends again and we went to the beach the last day, where we could see dolphins and besides, I repeated the same thing of waking up early to see the sunrise.

The last days of the month, I went to watch a few soccer games with Vitor, a student from Brazil who lives in my city where I got to know more about his family, and his friends who came to support his brother while he was playing and that his brother, Tom, won the championship of the season.

In conclusion, I really like the idea of being here, going out with my friends all of a sudden and keep meeting people, I feel that my English is improving a lot and I definitely don’t have any problem with the Australian accent.

Zoom link 12.10.2023

Topic: E Club meeting
Time: Thursday Oct 12, 2023 at 07:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86915143221?pwd=c3JRTGwrS0U0VzhVWkhhRFlHVzBPQT09

Meeting ID: 869 1514 3221
Passcode: 9650

Rous Rotakids in action

By Lyn Duncan

Rous RotaKids show their Colours!

On Saturday 30 July Rous Public School came together once more around a huge Bonfire / Fireworks display. The activity was organised by Rous Public School P & C , and it certainly was welcomed back into the school calendar following three (3) years of delay, due to rain and / or COVID-19 restrictions.

Apart from the Duck Race; BBQ; Mini Pancakes; Craft stalls and delicious Hot Potatoes stalls, Rous RotaKids decided to establish a quiet corner for little ones that became over-tired during the night’s activities.

The RotaKids organised a sheltered, rugged area, for the children to read and / or colour in those fabulous stencils that were later displayed in the school foyer…. RotaKids were rostered time periods to be on duty in the “Kids Colouring Corner” during the Bonfire Night under the watchful eye of Mrs Kelsall and Rous RotaKid President, Ruth Byrnes.

Kids sure had fun and mums were able to enjoy a quiet cuppa….great work Rous RotaKids!

Technology Training

By Di Hall

DacDB database training

 

Website for Clubs

Does your club have a website but wishes to transfer it to a Website which is compatible with DacDb? This is possible!!
DacDb is offering a free trial for one month when you can play and set up your website, even importing information from your existing website. After that time, DacDb is offering a free website subscription for one year. At the end of a year full payment is required. There are several levels of websites available at a variety of costs. If you would like more information you are welcome to attend the following workshop. See DACdb-Story for more details

Rotary district 9660 does not receive any commission for promoting DacDb. District 9660 selected it as the preferred database and the technology team is prepared to help you access its features to make your Rotary communication easier.

 

NYSF  update

Regionalisation of Rotary

DG Neville Parsons

The Regionalisation Pilot that is available for our Zone is a unique opportunity for clubs to design, trial and if successful implement a better governance structure that will enhance the growth and success of Rotary on our Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands region.

Further information in relation to this Regionalisation Pilot Project is available here:
Creating tomorrow | Rotary (creatingtomorrowrotary.org)

Frequently Asked Questions on this Regionalisation Pilot are located here:
FAQ — Creating tomorrow | Rotary (creatingtomorrowrotary.org)

I encourage all members to review the Article attached as well as the information on the website https:// creatingtomorrowrotary.org/ to be informed prior to your Club exercising its vote on the matter in September 2022.
Should you have any questions, then please contact one of our two District Regionalisation Representatives, PDG David Mayne or PDG David Roach. You can also raise any questions with me.
I thank you for taking the time to read the attached article and to become informed in relation to the Zone 8 Regionalisation Pilot.
Finally, I thank you for your service through Rotary / Rotaract and continue our focus on doing good in our community and beyond as we, in 2022-2023, continue to “Imagine Rotary”.

Guest speaker suggestions are always welcomed. Thanks to those members who have already come up with ideas – keep them coming for Steve’s 2nd year as President.

And by the way here is the Board for the 2023-24 year for everyone’s knowledge and edification.

  • President 2023 – 24 Steve Beaton
  • President Elect 2023-24 John Oxley
  • Secretary 2023 -24 Tanika Douglas
  • Treasurer 2023-24 Justin Baiocchi
  • Public Officer 2023-24 Dorothy Barwick
  • Membership 2023-24 Dorothy Barwick
  • Community Service 2023-24 John Barwick
  • Executive Secretary 2023-24 Di Hall
  • Vocational Service 2023-24 Di Hall
  • Foundation & Rotary International 2023-24 Peter Kenny
  • Vice President 2023-24 Barry Hacker
  • Youth Officer 2023-24 Lyn Duncan
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 2023-24 PP Ken Hall

4. a) A youth and environment focus;  Any environmental needs we could focus on this year?

b) Looking at how our membership is progressing;
c) Club strengths & weaknesses;
d)Community Challenges & opportunities including;
5. Interact club at Oxley High;
6. RYPEN;
7. RYLA – how do awardees progress into Rotary with some help from DG David;
8. Rous Rotakids – cost approx $1000.

 

Rotary logo

We had some great surprises at the District Conference. The Club jointly won the Youth Trophy with Port Macquarie club so we will be holding the shield for some of the year. I will have the shield at the meeting this Thursday and will have a picture on the website.  (https://e9650rotaryclub.com.au/)
Dorothy Barwick has also received her PHF with five sapphires and this will also be on display on the website.
And Tahlia Barwick, our candidate in the Public Speaking spoke magnificently and won the final – our congratulations to Tahlia. There were four finalists and Tahlia in winning received a $1500 voucher towards a piece of technology of her own choice. She has been back in contact and has set aside the money to buy herself a new computer for her final Year 12 year and then onto University.

Learning Topics allow Learning Center users to share new ideas and useful resources, including links, documents, presentations, and more with fellow members. In this case, it’s a one-stop shop for anything related to membership and public image for the Centenary year.

In the new Learning Topic called ‘Australia & New Zealand’s Centenary’ you’ll find tools for a successful campaign including PR Guides, membership tools, People of Action videos and more.

You can view the Learning Topic here. It will be regularly updated so stay tuned.

The newest Club in the District