Rotary Club of Bendigo South. Volume 60, No June 2018 Meets Thursdays at 6pm for 6.30pm at the Foundry Hotel High Street Golden Square.

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1 Rotary Club of Bendigo South Signpost Volume 60, No June 2018 Meets Thursdays at 6pm for 6.30pm at the Foundry Hotel High Street Golden Square. Rotary Making a Difference bendigosouthrotary.org.au President s report Club meeting 7 June Members thoroughly enjoyed the get to know you presentation by new member Kylee McCalman, chaired by Gary Pinner. Kylee took us through a pictorial history of Bendigo commencing with the establishment of Keck s nursery by her forebear Herbert Keck in the late 1800s. Not only innovative in his extensive nursery businesses, he represented the community for many years as a Councillor and Shire President and was an active supporter of the YMCA and Scouts. Kylee also told us about her husband Greg s great uncle, Eaglehawk identity Albert Roy. Kylee and Greg carry the same community focused genes, being active supporters of charitable causes, including hosting two youth exchange students following daughter Tarleya s Rotary youth exchange experience in Poland. I have a lot of respect for younger members like Kylee who can fit community service with Rotary into their busy lives as parents and full-time workers building their careers. It is probably an appropriate time to remind all members that the only expectation the club has of you is that you contribute to Rotary within your own capacity, acknowledging that we all have work, family, age, health or other priorities that come first. We heard an update on RC Rochester President Bryan Griffiths who is in hospital in Bendigo after surgery, and we wish him well in his recovery. We also heard that Zoe is having a great experience in South America see her message to members in this Signpost. June Board report We welcomed Lindsay Jackson as Acting International Service Director, and incoming Board members Ian Ellis and Tom Campbell, to the joint changeover June Board meeting. Issues addressed included: Couples memberships challenges and options. A process for evaluating and responding as promptly as possible to feedback from the member survey. Catering feedback will receive special attention in consultation with our Foundry Hotel hosts due to the wide diversity of views received. It will be hard to please everyone. An invitation from Steven Lee to assist with the Bendigo Legacy Junior Public Speaking Awards. Key goals for 2018/19. A proposal to assist with the Bendigo component of the biennial Garden DesignFest program managed by the Rotary Clubs of Kew, Brighton North, and Central Melbourne. Options to assist south western Victorian areas affected by fire during the D9800 District Conference. Adoption of the Annual Report.

2 Other news I am pleased to confirm that Strategem Investment Services has again agreed to provide sponsorship to the club for our Annual Report. We are grateful for their support, and I have attached their flyer for your information. Strategem can be traced back to Bill Ashman s earlier business practice, and I thank Strategem practitioner Andrew Palmer for his assistance. I would encourage members to read the Klingsmith Challenge article in the June RDU magazine. It reiterates the reasons why Rotary must continue to innovate and reinvent itself if it is to stay relevant and viable. It recognises that change is not easy, and provides some guidance to ensure that members are not alienated along the way. As always, I and the Board welcome your feedback. This week our guest speaker is Tashara Roberts, Indigenous Engagement and Capacity Building Officer at Bendigo TAFE, who will talk about her role supporting Indigenous students. See you then. Cheers Update from our South American correspondent Hi Rod. Nice to hear from you. I m doing great thanks. How is everything back home? At the moment I am in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. I started working at the sloth institute last week and will be here for the next month. It s a tropical paradise here. I m living on the coast and working with sloths!!!!! Basically I track 2 and 3 toed sloths collecting behavioural data, prepare food for and watch hand raised (now wild) sloths and take habitat measurements. Despite being so slow sloths are incredibly hard to find!! Prior to arriving here I was in Ecuador at an animal refuge caring for monkeys, macaws, coatis and turtles and was also lucky enough to spend two weeks on the amazing Galápagos Islands. Other highlights of the trip have been Machu Picchu, the salt flats in Bolivia and the Amazon. Hope you are surviving the cold weather. Please say hi to everyone for me. Zoe Strengthen Your Clubs Workshops The District Support Team is conducting three facilitated workshops in August 2018, involving Warwick Cavell (Facilitator), Kerry Kornhauser OAM (Public Image/Communications), Yvonne Flynn (Club Service) and PDG Neville John (Membership Director). These handson interactive workshops will include: Leading change in your Club Identifying the elements of a strong, vibrant club Project identification and selection Member and Community engagement Promoting your club projects and activities Your One-Page plan on membership recruitment and retention 12 August 2018 Rotary Gateway Function Centre, 26 High St, Kangaroo Flat 3555

3 19 August 2018 Baden Powell College, 81 Baden Powell Drive, Tarneit August 2018 Montague Street Continuing Education Centre, 100 Montague St, South Melbourne 3205 All sessions are 8.30 am for 9 am start and finish at 1.00 pm with a light lunch. RSVP by 6th August, detailing session you will attend and any dietary requirements to: Marjorie Gerlinger, marbern@bigpond.net.au, Vibrant Clubs provide opportunities for its members and other community stakeholders to engage in a range of interesting humanitarian projects that promote what Rotary does to make a difference to the lives of others. Neville John District Director Membership PHOTO GALLERY Guest speaker and newer Member Kylee McCalman told us the Kylee McCalman story, starting with forebear Herbert Keck and his nursery in the 1880s.

4 Ken Briggs gave an update on the social day at Castlemaine last Sunday. CLUB PROGRAM June 2018 theme: Rotary Fellowships Thurs 7 June Kylee McCalman new member talk. Board meeting. Foundry Thurs 14 June Tashara Roberts, TAFE Indigenous Engagement Officer Foundry Thurs 21 June Victor Saelens farewell YE presentation Foundry Thurs 28 June Club changeover dinner Shamrock Hotel CLUB DUTY ROSTER Date Thurs 7 June Thurs 14 June Thurs 21 June Thurs 28 June Topic Member talk TAFE Indigenous Final YE student Changeover dinner programs presentation Guest Kylee McCalman Tashara Roberts Victor Saelens Speaker Chair Gary Pinner Trevor Hawking Peter Simmons Tom Campbell Cashiers Trevor Hawking Maureen Plant Merlyn Quaife Clive Hughes Tom Campbell Trevor Phillips Room set up Rod Spitty Welcome Graham Neivandt Geoff McKinna Rod and Bernie Technology Tony Plant Elizabeth Bell Photography Clive Hughes Clive Hughes Clive Hughes UPCOMING EVENTS Date Event Location Contact Thursday 28 June Changeover Dinner Shamrock Hotel Rod Spitty Wednesday 20 July Science & Eng Challenge Girton Grammar Rod Spitty Sunday 12 August Strengthen Clubs workshop Gateway Park Kang Flat Rod Spitty

5 THE OBJECT OF ROTARY The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster: FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian s occupation as an opportunity to serve society; THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian s personal, business, and community life; FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service. CLUSTER CLUB MEETING TIMES DISTRICT 9800 GOLDFIELDS CLUSTER ROTARY CLUBS RC KANGAROO FLAT: Monday 6pm, Rotary Gateway Park RC BENDIGO: Tuesday 12:45pm, Bendigo Club, Park Street, Kennington. RC BENDIGO STRATHDALE: Tuesday 6:15pm, Bendigo Club, Park Street, Kennington. RC ECHUCA MOAMA: Tuesday 6pm, The Mercure, High Street, Echuca. RC BENDIGO SANDHURST: Wednesday 7.30am, Bridge Hotel, Water Street. RC EAGLEHAWK: Wednesday 6pm, Mechanics Institute RC ROCHESTER: Thursday 6pm, The Court House building, Moore Street (Opp. G. Nelson Motors). WHO S WHO? ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT: Ian Riseley RI DISTRICT 9800 GOVERNOR: Peter Frueh ASS T GOVERNOR (Goldfields South): Cliff Downey CLUB PRESIDENT: SECRETARY: Elizabeth Bell TREASURER: Greg Noonan YOUTH SERVICES DIRECTOR: Glenn Madden INTERNATIONAL SERVICE DIRECTOR: Lindsay Jolley COMMUNITY SERVICE DIRECTOR: Gary Pinner MEMBERSHIP /P.R. DIRECTOR: Tony Plant CLUB SERVICE DIRECTOR: Rod Spitty CLUB PROTECTION OFFICER: Geoff McKinna ROTARY FOUNDATION CHAIR: Merlyn Quaife CLUB COMMUNICATIONS: Matthew Scott NEWSLETTER EDITOR VOCATIONS CHAIR Wendy Tagliabue Attendance Officer: Rod Spitty rspitty@gmail.com THE FOUR WAY TEST 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned