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Next Meetings

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 2

CLUB AGM PRIOR TO NORMAL MEETING

SPEAKER: BRYCE GARDINER

TOPIC: BEAUMARIS SPORTS CLUB UPDATE

CHAIR: JOHN BEATY

AV: KEN MIRAMS

CASH: DESK MEGAN GLENWRIGHT & KEN MIRAMS

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 9

SPEAKER: TOM MULVANEY

TOPIC: FAMILY LIFE

CHAIR: KERRIE GEARD

AV: BRIDGET HAGE

CASH DESK: ANTONY NIXON & TONY PHILLIPS

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16

SPEAKER: CATHERINE KIRBY

TOPIC: KIDS LIKE US

CHAIR: VIVIENNE ZOPPOLATO

AV: DAVID HONE

CASH DESK: JIM O'BRIEN & ROY DOWNES

2017—2018

Serving the Community since 1985

Presidents Report Our Progressive Dinner Fellowship event was a great success. Forty six members, partners and friends enjoyed a great selec-tion of food and wines at four different venues. Thanks to eve-rybody for their efforts and making the evening so enjoyable.

I have just got back from helping out on the Sandringham Ro-tary stand at the Sandringham Village Festival. If you have not been to the Festival, the centre of the village is blocked off and filled with stalls from community organisations, societies, chari-ties, local vendors and of course events and rides for children. The RFDS simulator and climbing wall seemed to be particu-larly popular. The mix would be a good model for the Con-course Festival.

On Tuesday 24th October I attended Sandringham Rotary’s meeting to hear “Rotarian Action Group Against Slavery” rep-resentatives speaking. If members would like to know more about the issue of Modern Slavery let me or Lynda know, and we will arrange for a RAGAS speaker in the new year.

A final reminder that Hampton and Sandringham Rotary Clubs are hosting a pre-release of “Murder on The Orient Express” on Wednesday 8th November at the Palace Dendy Cinema, Church St Brighton. The cost is $25 a head including a glass of red or white wine with proceeds from the evening going to End Polio Now. We will be having our meeting at VGC on Thursday 9th November as normal.

We have Shia Smart the District Governor Elect Nominee (DG in David Hone’s year as President) visiting us on Thursday and Lorraine Nicholas our AG visiting on 9th November. Don’t for-get we have DG Malcolm Chiverton and his wife Karen visiting on 30th November.

On Tuesday 5th December, we are having a joint meeting with Hampton Rotary at Milanos at Brighton Beach. Our speaker will be Niki Efstratiou from Bayside Council who will share the results of the Council’s Youth Resilience Survey 2017. I hope that some members from Sandringham will also join us.

We will be back at VGC on Thursday 14th December for our Christmas Dinner, and yes it will feature a Kris Kringle. This will be the final meeting for 2017. We will start 2018 with a Nine and Dine on Wednesday 17th January at Woodlands Golf Club; details to follow.

Contents

1 Presidents Report 2 Notices 3/6 Fellowship Report 7 On to Conference Update 8 End Polio Now Film Night 9 Club Structure / Photo of Week

Unless stated otherwise venue is Victoria Golf Club 6.30 for 7.00

We are back at VGC this Thursday for our AGM, followed by Bryce Gardiner talking about the development of the Beaumaris Sports Club. Those of you who have helped out at the Day on Oak Street event will know something about the club’s development.

Finally, Beaumaris Rotary Club Anniversaries this week:

Robert McArthur: - 3 November 2005

Clem Quick: - 29th October 2015 (but Rotarian for 47years)

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237 Bay Road, Cheltenham VIC 3192

03 8535 7980

Yours in Rotary Chris

prizes were distributed here. Our final destination was to the home of Jim and Judy O’Brien in Beaumaris for a massive range of desserts, coffee & tea, port and stickies. Major prize of Estée Lauder Perfume and makeup was won by Sue McArthur.

Watching members walk home in the dark with their flash-ing wine glasses was quite a sight. I would like to thank all four families for opening their homes and supplying such an amazing four course meal. Rotarians are known for their generosity, but this was a pretty big ask to wine, dine and have 46 people in their home.

The success of our Rotary Club is due to the generosity of members and partners like these who are happy to step up to occasions like this.

Many thanks to all who attended this fellowship event. Especially new prospective members, Ken and Val McLennan, Rick van Dyk and Rochelle Park. Also, Mar-garet, friend of Bob, Sue and Roy.

Cheers. Megan

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Fellowship News

Last Thursday 26th October, 46 Beaumaris Rotarians and friends enjoyed dinner and drinks at four surprise venues safely delivered by bus diver Devesh to each of these locations.

Our first stop was for French sparkling and amazing ap-petisers at the home of Chris and Heather D’Arcy in San-dringham. Fellowship and chatter did not stop during our one hour visit there. Major prize at this event, Ice bucket on stand with champagne and 6 glasses was won by Clem and June Quick.

Our second stop was at The Soup Kitchen of Ken and Shirley Mirams in Sandringham. Three delicious styles of soups with toast fingers plus wines. Wines in flashing LED wine glasses made for a colourful effect while once again the conversations did not stop. Major prize at this home was won by Peter Flude.

Third stop for our main meal was at the home of Malcolm and Louise Sawle in Beaumaris. Amazing pulled pork and coleslaw and once again liquid refreshments. Six

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We have lots of excellent photos of the night available on our Beaumaris Rotary private photo ar-chive. The ones chosen here are just some of the group shots so the Editor does not risk offending anyone by including (or excluding) any particular photo. Contact the Editor if you cannot remember

how to access these photos.

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On-to-Conference Update

Louise and I visited Bendigo last week to check out the loca-tion and accommodation for the District Conference next March.

We stayed one night ay a motel where we had made a provisional booking as it was close to the venue and came with a very high Trip Advisor rating. However, we were very disappointed as it turned out to be a very plain motel with no group facilities and quite expensive ($180 per night). After looking for better alternatives we found the Schaller Studio – a 100plus room hotel built in the grounds of the Bendigo Hospital and slightly closer to the conference venue. The rooms, though small, are fully equipped with cutlery, crockery, a microwave and a cof-fee-making machine. But more interestingly the hotel is an “Art Hotel” and has a multitude of original artworks throughout the hotel rooms and lobby. Also, it has an all-day café and evening bar with a happy hour from 5 to 7pm. We have negotiated a group rate of $130 a stand-ard room ($150 twin) with a discounted rate of $10 for a continental buffet breakfast in the coffee bar.

As of last Thursday night, 20 members and partners have said they will be coming to conference with another 9 as maybes. However, I have still to hear from the 15 mem-bers not present at the meeting. I will be making a provi-

sional booking in the coming week and would appreciate your advice of your intention to attend or not the confer-ence. (At this stage it is not a financial commitment but a statement of intent).

Whilst in Bendigo we checked out venues for the Friday night club dinner and have located a pub, close to the hotel, that comes with a good reputation which we can vouch for having eaten there. The dining area can ac-commodate a group of 30plus comfortably and the chef was most welcoming and very willing to offer a fixed price group menu – drinks at bar prices.

We also checked out local golf courses should we get enough interest for a pre-conference golf day on the Thursday preceding conference. Of these Belvoir Park is the most favoured as Thursday is not a competition day and therefore suitable for social golfers. Please let me know if you are interested in playing (even if you are not attending the conference).

Finally, congratulations to Lois who has already regis-tered for conference. I would encourage you all to follow her lead. And remember that there is now some flexibility in the pricing arrangements. Please let me know when you have registered.

Malcolm Sawle On-to-Conference Coordinator

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MONASTERY IN THE

MIST

Near the town of Kalam-

baka, Greece, six East-ern Orthodox monaster-ies are built on top of a

series of tall rock for-mations called the Me-teora. Pictured here is

the Roussanou Monas-tery, which was founded sometime in the mid-16th century. Today, a

small group of nuns resides there.

Photograph by Veselin Atanasov, National

Geographic Your Shot

President. Chris D’Arcy

President Elect. Heather Chisholm

Hon Secretary. James Glenwright

Hon Treasurer. Richard Jones

Projects Director. Roy Seager

Immediate PP. Malcolm Sawle

Independent Director. Vivienne Zoppolato

International. John Sime (Chair)

Fred Hofmann John Manks

Ken Mirams Ross Philips

Robert McArthur Clem Quick

Youth. Chris Martin (Chair)

Jan Cooper Lois Lindsay

Tony McKenna David Rushworth Vivienne Zoppolato Bridget Hage

Event Management.

Jim O’Brien Martin Fothergill

Robert McArthur Geoff Stringer

Antony Nixon

District Service.

Youth Services. Tony McKenna

Membership. Trish Smyth

Assistant Governor. Ken Mirams

Club Service & Administration.

Attendance & Dining. Heather Chisholm

Foundation. John Manks

Program. Lynda Doutch

Membership. Adrian Culshaw

Fellowship. Megan Glenwright

Auditor. Tony Phillips

Club Protection Officer. Ken Mirams

Communications. David Lea

Social Media. Kerry, Lynda & Trish

Archivist. John Beaty

Almoners. Lois Lindsay, Charmaine Jansz

Marketing & PR Peter Flude

Club Photographer. Max Darby

Community. Chris Werner (Chair)

Mary Cunnington Max Darby

Martin Fothergill Kerry Geard

David Langworthy Tony Phillips

Mary Sealey John Beaty

Richard Shermon Roy Downes

Market Management.

Vivienne Zoppolato (co-ordinator)

Heather Chisolm Ken Mirams

Greg Every Peter Flude

Indigenous.

David Hone (Chair)

Heather D’Arcy (Trachoma)

RCOB Club Structure 2017 - 2018

RCOB Board.