Rotary Club of Parramatta City Newsletter for Monday 14 November 2011

1. Rotary Club of Parramatta City
COMMUNITY NETWORKER
ROTARY CLUB OF PARRAMATTA CITY
PRESIDENT MESSAGE SAFE WATER
SAVE LIVES
I am looking forward to our guest speaker Steve Maronese this (SWSL)
Monday. Fraud and its deception are evolving in today‟s technology
and it is a criminal area where we in business must be aware of the
“Science of deception”. So be early and welcome Steve to our club.
Look at our calendar of events and you will see that we have a
great list of events coming up Safe Water Save Lives originated in
District 981. John Van Der Haar of the
If you are up to it we have the Rotary Club of Ringwood, Vic.,
Foundation Lunch at Waterview returning from a trip to the island of
Flores, was concerned by the plight of
Restaurant, Homebush on the local people who spent six months
of the year faced with desperate water
Tuesday 29th November. The shortages while for the other half of
Rotary International President the year there was abundant rainfall.
John was able to make use of his
Elect Sakuji Tanaka, Rotary Club knowledge of swimming pool
construction to design a transportable
of Saitama, Japan. Sakuji and reusable framework which with a
little training, allowed villagers to
Tanaka, a member of the Rotary construct a concrete water-tank in one
Club of Yashio, Saitama, Japan day, using mainly material available
locally.
Also we have made the As one half of the people of the world
do not have ready access to safe
lunchtime meeting with John drinking water, water-related diseases
Hewko an open lunch, already may claim as many as 25 million lives
a year, there is a huge need to
we have a people from Katoomba booked in for this event. Book early be met.
SWSL, as an activity of RAWCS, has
for yourself and your guests so we can cater for the CEO of Rotary expanded its approach to the
provision of water and now
International.
encompasses the provision of water
Our Treasurer Keith Henning advises the net profit from the Trivia catchment, reticulation and the
construction of a variety
night was $2,470. Great night and all the proceeds are going to of tanks.
Clubs are encouraged to provide
Australian Rotary Health. Imagine what we can do for Hat Day next members for SWSL training teams
year, so lets get the old beans working on a special event for this, and financial support for the water
projects.
check with Joy she has a list of great ideas. Of recent years these projects have
been considered under the Project
February 23rd is fast approaching and we will celebrate 107 years of Volunteers program.
Rotary, go to http://www.rotarydownunder.com.au/RDU/home-page- Contact:
District RAWCS Chairman
articles/100%20ways%20to%20celebrate%20a%20Rotary%20Day%20%28
1%29.pdf and get a few ideas and pass them onto Prashanth to
program.
For members who have taken to Salvation Christmas hampers bags
to fill up can they be returned by Monday 5th December.
Barry Antees

2. Rotary Club of Parramatta City
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
November
14 Steven Maronese-“Insurance Fraud and the Science of Detecting Deception”
21 Geoff Lee, State Member for Parramatta
28 John Hewko- Rotary International General Secretary & CEO
29 Foundation Lunch- Waterfront Homebush
December
5 Sgt Brett Evans, Police Officer of the year- Parramatta City surveillance and protection
7 Australian Rotary Health Christmas Dinner
12 AGM
19 Club Christmas Lunch for members, partners & friends of Rotary
January
14-21 RYLA Camp-Blue Gum Lodge
February
23 Rotary Anniversary
March
2 ARH- Golf Day at Riverside
3 Multi-District PETS- Campbelltown
5 Pride of Workmanship Evening
23-25 District Conference- Penrith
April
29 District Assembly
30 Police Officer of the Year
May
6-9 International Convention-Bangkok
MEMBERS MATTERS
Kevin Wylie has returned from holidays, check out his tan.
Ask Mark Hancock what you can do at Alice Springs when planes don‟t fly.
Prashanth‟s looking pretty mean at the moment with moustache ( I think he is a truckie), but of course he is
raising funds for Prostate Cancer goto http://www.movember.com/m/575480 and hopefully he will shave it
off in December.

3. Rotary Club of Parramatta City
OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE
NORTHCOTT-SHINE
Dear Members of Rotary Club of Parramatta City
Northcott Disability Services‟ purpose is to „build an inclusive society where people can live the life
they choose‟. Northcott‟s Community Participation Program empowers individuals who use the
service to do just this.
As part of the program‟s focus on providing a person centred approach to service delivery, the
clients who use this Parramatta day program have requested to host an event that showcases their
talents and abilities.
On Thursday 15 December, clients from this program will host their first exhibition event.
The Shine Showcase is an event that will focus on highlighting the abilities of Northcott‟s clients,
and will feature a variety of art, photography displays, individual and group performances including
singing, and fun and engaging videos, all of which will be performed by the clients. Not only will they
be the stars of the Shine Showcase, they are also the organisers who both initiated and planned
the entire event with limited help from Northcott staff, showing their commitment to being active
independent members of the community.
The inaugural Showcase will include two events, with the official launch occurring on Thursday 15
December from 6:30pm at Northcott‟s central office in North Parramatta. The night is set to be a
gala event for the clients, who are only calling for a gold coin donation for the event.
Raffles will also be held during the evening to raise funds for their program, with prizes including
artwork from one of the talented clients named Richie who has in the past year rapidly grown as an
artist. He is currently at work on a very intricate portrait of himself that he has been occupied with
for two weeks so far, and is sure to be a stand out on the night.
The clients from Northcott‟s Parramatta Community Participation Program would be honoured
if you would attend as a VIP guest to celebrate a year of their hard work, dedication and
achievements. They would be thrilled to know that our community leaders acknowledge their
impressive abilities and recognise the importance of growing and nurturing of local talent.
Please contact Asha Pomery on 02 9890 0918 or asha.pomery@northcott.com.au to confirm your
attendance.
From all of us at Northcott, we look forward to seeing you on this momentous night to watch
the „Many Talents, Many Stars‟ SHINE!
Kind regards,
John Preston
Area Manager, Cumberland Prospect

4. Rotary Club of Parramatta City
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5. Rotary Club of Parramatta City
GUEST SPEAKER-STEVE
MARONESE
Executive Manager – Investigations,
CommInsure
Steve is an expert insurance fraud risk
analyst with over 27 years investigative
experience.
Steve spent 12 years in the New South
Wales Police Service, resigning as a
Detective Senior Constable specialising in
major fraud investigations, as a member of
the Insurance Unit at the Fraud Squad.
Steve resigned from the Police Force in
1995 and joined the insurance industry as a
fraud risk expert.
Since 1995 Steve has managed highly specialised investigative teams with AMP,
GIO, Suncorp, NRMA and CommInsure responsible for the detection, investigation and
mitigating the risk of insurance fraud.
He is qualified in Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction, Arson Cause and Origin
and is a member of the Insurance Council of Australia Fraud Task Force Group and the
Australian Institute of Professional Investigators.
DAVID’S PEARLS
Giving/ Abundance
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping
himself.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Don't be reluctant to give of yourself generously, it's the mark of caring and compassion and personal greatness.
-- Brian Tracy
The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.
-- Homer
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
-- Norman MacEwan

6. Rotary Club of Parramatta City
FACEBOOK
We have now available for the club a new facebook page the shortcut is
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rotary-Club-of-Parramatta-City/108769975845097
Please visit, make comments, open discussions and for your initial visit please hit the “like button”. The
reason is the more members who like the page, we receive additional features. The Facebook page is not a
substitute for our website, but more of an additional way to reach our audience.
PIANO MUSIC TO LODGE EARS
11th November 2011 08:29:01 AM
Tickling the ivories: Pat Niese plays the new piano next to Percy Baxter Lodges resident James Dunn while
Brian Burch and Gayle Dougherty look on.
A GENEROUS donation is helping residents of a North Geelong aged care facility make beautiful music again.
Barwon Health’s Percy Baxter Lodges has taken delivery of a piano after matching the donations of Rotary Club of Bayside
Geelong and Brian Burch Pianos.
The money paid for a new Australian-made Alex Steinbach piano to entertain the Baxter Lodges residents.
Facility manager Gayle Dougherty said the donation was a welcome addition, with the lodges’ previous piano past its use-by date.
“The residents are impressed,” she said.
“Church services and concerts are so much better. It sounds beautiful and more residents are spontaneously playing the piano
because it’s an Alex Steinbach.”
The residents hosted a concert last Friday to celebrate the new piano, with Geelong Grammar students and volunteer musicians
also lending their talents.