1. T h e O f f ici a l
B u l l e t i n o f t h e
PO Box 168, Nedlands, Western t a r y 6909 l u District 9455
R o Australia, C b o f ABN: 99 602 195 617
Meeting Wed. 21st Canberra Group Study News from our Film Night Koro
September Asia Pacific Regional Exchange Team Ambassadorial Scholarship Fund
No regular meeting Rotaract Conference – Pride of Scholar Young Cook
5th October. Philippines Workmanship Award Invitation to ‘Rotary Microscopes
Nomination Form for Paul Harris Fellows Pres. Kalyan Banerjee Success Conference Update on Members
President 2011-12 Contributions to the Elect Sakuji Tanaka Upcoming
Aboriginal Health Rotary Foundation Next Social Function Fundraisers seeking
Symposium your support
Meeting 21st students were Meeting 28th started the Rotaract
September presented with a September Club of Subiaco in
Three students from Certificate of Our speaker will be 1970/71. His wife Julia
MLC competed in the Participation. Garry Baverstock AM, Hayes was a member
Four Way Speaking an Eco Architect who and Past President of
Contest at the meeting Other guests and will tell members about the RC of Claremont-
on Wednesday visitors to the Club ‘Climatic, Economic Cottesloe. Julia
evening. They were were Head of Yr 10 and Sustainability attended the Charter
Tiffany Chua, Jia Ying Teacher Suzy Payne, Challenges for this Night of the RCFB and
Kho and Sophie Gordon Hay, Elham Century’ and the both Garry and Julia
Wooldridge. Teimouri, Maryam importance of the built came along to the
All girls did a great job Hamzavi and Paula environment. Club’s first Christmas
presenting three McBain. Lovely to Garry has a long term function and on
challenging have all of you at the association with Rotary hearing about our
subjects. Jai Ying meeting. having been a microscopes, donated
spoke on ‘Stereotypes Rotaractor in his youth, $100 to the project.
and encouraged us to
remove No regular meeting
judgements’. Tiffany’s 5th October.
subject was ‘Prejudices Would all members
and judging a book by please remember that
its cover’, whilst the regular meeting of
Sophie’s subject was the Club will be
‘Conforming or transferred to the End
standing up for what Polio Breakfast meeting
you believe in’. on Wednesday
Whilst the three morning, 5th October
students where at the Perth
extremely close, Convention &
Tiffany Chua was Exhibition Centre
judged the winner and 7.00am –
received a $50 book 9.00am. Bookings to be
voucher. All three 4 Way Speaking Contestants from MLC –Jai Ying Kho,
being one of four who made on line
Tiffany Chua and Sophie Wooldridge and Bryant
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2. http://www.subiaco.rot It will be held in the countries throughout Freshwater Bay has
aract.org.au/endpolio Conference Centre, St Asia. benefited from.
Please DO NOT come John of God Hospital PRID Ken has been
to the Cafe at Bethesda Subiaco, commencing asked by Rotary Personal
Hospital on at 8.30am and finishing International to attend Contributions to the
Wednesday evening about noon. the four day Rotary Foundation
5.45pm 5th October. Please RSVP to Pres. Conference in Subic All members are
Bryant or Des Bradley Bay and to address the reminded that a
Nomination Form for (9284 5156). Rotaractors on Polio. personal contribution is
President 2011-12 The young folk show required this year from
A reminder to Meeting with their commitment to each and every
members to please seek Politicians in Canberra Rotaract with strong member for the Club to
out and nominate a On Monday, 19th attendance at the qualify for a
member for President February, Ken and Di Regional Presidential Citation.
of the Club for next attended a meeting at Conferences. Next A simple way of
year, 2011-12 Parliament House, week there will be achieving this is to take
Nomination forms Canberra where Aust more than 1,000 in a money box on a
have been emailed to of the Year Simon attendance in Subic regular basis and fill it
all McKeon spoke on Polio Bay. with your loose
members. Completed and Ken addressed the change.
forms are to be in the involvement of Rotary Two New Paul Harris
hands of the Secretary in the eradication of Fellows Group Study
by 6th October. this disease over the A sincere ‘Thank You’ Exchange Team to D.
past 30 years. to our member Paddy 6910 Georgia
Aboriginal Health The meeting was Ramanathan for his Congratulations to the
Symposium focused on the and Zerina’s support following GSE Team
A further reminder that politicians and gaining for the Rotary selected to go to
a Symposium on their support for the Foundation with Georgia in May/ June
Aboriginal Health has request for funds from contributions from of 2012
being organised by the the Aust. Government both of them to create Team Leader: PP Ray
Order of St John in the final push to two Paul Harris Swincicky, RC Mt
Knights Hospitaller eradicate polio. Fellows. The funds Lawley
(WA Commandery of In attendance were the contributed by Paddy Team members: Tania
Consul Generals from and Zerina have been Hawkins – RC Midland
Nigeria and Pakistan, divided equally Sarrah Farrell – RC
two of the four Polio between the Rotary Broome
endemic countries, Foundation General David Gulland – RC
both spoke off the cuff Fund and Polio Plus. Freshwater Bay
of the need to get the Paul Harris pins and Katharine McKenzie –
job completed and how certificates will be RC Scarborough
it is achievable. presented to both Reserve: Bernadetta
Paddy and Zerina at Masbayi – RC
Asia Pacific Regional the Club meeting on Heirrison
Rotaract Conference – 12th October.
Philippines Money from the RF Pride of Workmanship
AG Simone has General Fund goes to Award
attended a number of funding Ambassadorial Please submit written
Adjudicator: Frank Butler the Asia Pacific Scholars, Group Study proposals to Dir.
Regional Rotaract Exchanges, Matching Wilma McBain if you
St George) on Conferences which are Grants, District have a person or
Saturday, 1st October, held in various Simplified Grants – all business you consider
2011. of which the RC of worthy of recognition
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3. with a ‘Pride of Venue and other China, mainly due to the tackle its future in this
Workmanship Award. period of global
October is Vocational uncertainty. I met a
Service month. variety of people at the
conference, including
A Challenge from RI Christian Murck, the
Pres. Kalyan Banerjee President of the American
“We are the doers of Chamber of Commerce in
our communities, the China; Geoff Raby, the
leaders, the ones who recently retired
are most involved, who Ambassador of Australia
see the problems and to China; and Ge
have the means to find Zhirong, Counsellor of
the solutions, I am the State Council of
asking you to reach China and Former Vice
within and unleash Minister of General
your inner power and Wilma Mc Bain with her daughter Paula McBain Administration of
then use it to embrace details to be single party system and Quality Supervision,
everything and announced. lack of an independent Inspection and
everyone around you”. judiciary. Quarantine in the PRC.
News from our One of the Australian
Words from RI Pres. Ambassadorial Yesterday, I attended a embassy employees also
Elect Sakuji Tanaka Scholar Justin Hewett summit commemorating suggested that I do an
“Rotarians share a I have just completed my the 10th anniversary of internship there over the
responsibility to make third week of the semester China's accession to the 2012 Chinese summer,
Rotary clubs stronger at the law school. It's World Trade which may be worth
by attracting quality been a really interesting Organisation. Only the considering in the future.
members and ensuring experience. I have been international post-
that every club meeting amazed at how open the graduate law students of The Rotary Beijing club
is productive and professors are in their Tsinghua University has allocated Graham
meaningful.” He also criticism of the Chinese were invited. It was Brown as my contact
called upon clubs to law system. Despite the interesting to hear a person, who is an
make an action plan to reforms that have taken variety of views regarding Australia lawyer working
bring in younger in China. I previously had
members. contact with him during
“We need to stop my last trip to China
talking about during January. I'm glad
this, Instead, why to have him as my
don’t we just do it!”. appointment and I am
hoping I can glean some
Next Social Function wisdom off him.
A reminder to
members, partners and On a lighter note, the
‘Friends’ of the RCFB student life at Tsinghua
that a mix and mingle University has been great
Cocktail function will and it has been very easy
be held on Sunday, to make friends. The
23rd October, 2011 Maryam Hamzavi and Elham Teimouri hardest thing so far has
from 4.30-6.30pm been balancing the social
Please put the date in place in the last 30 years, how China has fared over side with my other
your diary. they still claim that there the last ten year period, as commitments. There is
is not a rule of law in well as how China should plenty of sport on
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4. campus, but the most Thursday, 20th
prominent by far is October, at 6.30pm at
Basketball. It provides a Luna Leederville
great avenue to meeting $20 per ticket (includes
Chinese students. Today pre-movie nibbles)
me and some friends woke Bookings: Contact
up at 4 am to ride our Mignon at
bikes to Tiananmen mignon@me.com
Square and witness the
raising of the Chinese Volunteer to organise
flag, though a Quiz Night for the
unfortunately my pedal RCFB
broke off my bike before With the resignation of
we even left the Donna Bicknell, the
university grounds! Parliament House Canberra, PRID Ken Collins, Australian Fundraising
of the Year Simon McKeon, Manager, TRF Bruce Allen Committee is looking
I trust that everything pamphlet for Andrea Hayward, a for volunteers to
has been going well in prospective members member of our Club up organise a Quiz Night
Perth. I was pleased to see giving details of until taking a job in for the RCFB.
the Eagles win their final contacts and telephone Canberra mid last year, Please contact Jenny
against Carlton tonight numbers? Does it have met up with Ken and Gill if you are prepared
from the comfort of an great pictures to attract Di in Canberra on to put together or assist
expat sports bar =). people? Monday. with a Quiz Night.
Regards Do you have Rotary Andrea sends her good
Justin Business cards for ALL wishes to all members. Young Cook
club members? Competition
Invitation to ‘Rotary Does your club have Upcoming Fundraisers Still have fingers
Success Conference special ‘Rotary gifts’ to seeking your support crossed for starters for
21-22nd July, 2012’ give out with the club’s Quiz Night McCusker this. Suggested by Rob
To be held at the name and details on? Alzheimer’s Research Pearce that the Club
Hellenic Club, Woden, Is your club using RI Foundation look to combine with
Canberra 21-22nd material to spread the Friday, 21st October Healthways next year
July,2012. word on Rotary? 7.30pm as they have a
Cost will be $100 per Is your club shirt easy Claremont Football competition in place
person – includes lunch to be seen and Club, Claremont Oval, which is almost
and dinner Sat evening, recognised? Davies Rd. identical to the one put
morning and afternoon Do you have a great Cost $15.00 per person together by Jenny.
tea Sat and morning tea banner to display when Bring nibbles and A number of schools
Sunday. in the public eye? purchase drinks have indicated they
More information in Will your club run a Bookings: 9347 4200 have promoted the
due course Rotary display at your E: competition. With
local shopping centre admin@alzheimers.com school holidays about
The SCOOP giving out information .au to commence, it might
September and selling your club? be just the time for
From PDG Ian Murray Contact PDG Ian for Film Night Koro young people to
9276 7977 0414 927 679 assistance with Media Scholarship Fund register to become
iwmurray@iprimus.co and PR ideas for your Film “Midnight in involved.
m.au club. Paris” starring Owen Jenny Gill’s article has
Spread the Word of Wilson and Rachel been published in this
Rotary Greetings from McAdams week’s issue of the Post
Does your Club have a Andrea Hayward Newspaper so that too
first class hand-out
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5. may encourage Freshwater Bay and Update on Members Hughes is heading to
participation. North Cottesloe. (and incoming the UK and will next be
members) at our meeting late
Microscopes Good wishes to our Good to have Rob October
Two more local schools Candidates in the Peace back from his Br. James and Debbie
received 30 units each upcoming election recent travels. are Nepal bound,
on Friday, 23rd Best wishes to Toni, Looking forward to returning for the
September, Quintilian Bronwen and Max as Margaret Stuart’s meeting 19th October.
and Swanbourne they pound the return next week from ‘Friend of the RCFB’
Primary Schools. pavements in their bid her holiday. Lyn Packer has been all
Rob Pearce will make to be re-elected to the Nice to see you back at over the place,
an approach to the City of Nedlands at the the meeting Jill. however, her roots are
Laboratory to have upcoming elections. Graeme Prior was firmly entrenched in
more slides of skin The City of Nedlands stuck in Albany, Asia and she is
produced. The last would benefit from causing him to miss the returning there to live
batch were eagerly each of your meeting this week . in the coming weeks.
sought after and went contributions. Carina Marshall is in
to schools in Narrogin, the USA and Anna
Roster for Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay for Month of Sep / Oct 2011
Date Program Duty Attendance Introduction Vote of Thanks
Date Program Duty Attendance Introduction Vote of Thanks
28th September Garry Rex Evans Jill Henderson Max Hipkins Toni James
Baverstock
5th October End Polio Breakfast Perth Convention Centre 7.00-9.00am
12th October Carina Hoang Bill Hassell Margaret Stuart Gillian Yudelman Clifford Yudelman
19th October Peter Wright Rob Pearce Alistair Brown Jim Gould Carina Marshall
26th October DG Liz Westoby Paddy Warren Milner Ken Collins Wilma McBain
Ramanathan
NB: ‘Duty’ responsibility is to set up venue and to pack away venue after meeting.
Board Rotary 2011-12 Rex Evans –Club Service Hamish Mackie – New
Director Generations Director Bill Hassell – Vice
revans@powerplus.net.au hamish.mackie@optusnet.c President
Bryant Stokes – President om.au hassell@arach.net.au
bstokes@bigpond.net.au Wilma McBain -
Community/ Vocational Jim Gould – Membership Club Details
Di Collins – Secretary Service Director Director
collinsd@bigpond.net.au williemac241@hotmail.com james@bizsuccession.com.a The Rotary Club of
Ken Collins – International u Freshwater Bay, Inc.
Toni James – Treasurer Service Director PO Box 168,
tonipjames@hotmail.com collinsk@bigpond.net.au Jenny Gill – Fundraising Nedlands,
Director Western Australia, 6909
jennypgill@gmail.com
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