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Presidents Report

Where does Rebeccah Bartlett find the time to do all she hasplanned while at the same time work and study?

Rebeccah has applied to become a Rotary World Peace Fellow withher application being decided in November. Peace and conflictresolution is a major thrust of Rotary and having a Peace Fellowsponsored and mentored by this club is a real honour.

One of the unique features of Rotarys Ambassadorial Scholarships

program is the role of the sponsor mentor. In our case, Peter Fludeand Megan Glenwright will act as an information resource and men-tor, a task that in Rebeccahs case will be very easy.

Apart from Bachelor of Arts (Honours), a Masters of Nursing and aGraduate Diploma of Midwifery, Rebeccah has been a speaker atWomen Deliver Conference, Washington DC, a Guest Lecturer at theUniversity of Newcastle Global Health Course and a Speaker at theLimmud Oz Festival of Jewish Learning in Sydney as well as an ac-tive participant at numerous conferences around the world.

The role of Peter,Megan and otherclub members asrequired will be to

provide good ori-entation includingintroducing Rebec-cah to Rotary, dis-cussing Rotarysideals and estab-lishing ambassa-dorial goals, help-ing her gatherinformation abouther home communi-ty, region andcountry for use in presentations in the host country and provide Re-beccah with Club banners to present to host Rotarians (good news isthat Roy just had a new batch printed). It was good to see and hearRebeccah (and her mum Beth) on Thursday and we can look forwardto seeing more of her when she is not travelling to such exotic loca-tions as Narrabri and Alaska.

Congratulations to Kerrie and Greg for an extremely well preparedand presented application on behalf of the Concourse Traders Asso-ciation to the Bayside Council for funding for the Concourse Festival.

In Fred Hofmanns absence, Geoff Stockdale is reviewing three re-quests for financial support.

Rotary Club of Noble Park, through President Ramaprasad Vemula,is raising funds to assist people in North India, particularly in thetowns of Kedarinath and Badrinath following the devastating floodsrecently. There are over 100,000 people affected, 6,000 peoplekilled and so much damage to infrastructure that rebuilding will takeat least one year. Noble Park is working with DG Manmohan Singh,RI District 3080.

Contents1 Presidents Report2 Notices3 New Rotary Image and Website

4/5 This Weeks Speakers6 2014 Conference7 Understanding Mental Illness Workshop8 Club Structure / Picture of Week

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Rotary Club of Croydon is sponsoring the ROYALL (RotaryOverseas Youth Achievement through Learning and Linkages)Project. The Object of which is to positively impact on the youthof the Oceania Countries through the medium of media, sportand health which is

To assist the UNITED YOUTH MEDIA (UYM) formerly knownas The Reporters Academy, extend their education pro-

gram into Oceania by introducing the program to the 1000student delegates to the Pacific Youth and Sports Confer-ence (PYASC) to be held in New Caledonia in the firstweek of December this year.To assist United Youth Media distribute their internet baseddistance learning program to the youth of Oceania during2014. The aim of this part of the project being to find andsupport potential Oceania members of future media teams.

The Rotary Club of Healesville is looking for sponsors for all orpart of a milking cow in calf or a goat. The donation helpspurchase cows or goats including a starter package for directdonation to underprivileged villagers and the orphanage locat-ed in the Compound. These milking cows and goats are trans-

forming lives - feeding children and improving the health andlives of both children and villagers in Kariakomo, Kenya.

Martin Fothergill had a meeting with Mark Owens at BaysideCouncil regarding our involvement with a major tourism projectwith Bayside Council.

Martin advises that their need for a project is still a very highpriority within the Bayside Tourism Strategy for 2013 whichMark confirmed is also in the Bayside Council overall plan.Over the last few months or so the tourism committee has met afew times and they have put together a few ideas which in-clude a cycling race, photographic competition and Fashion By

The Bay. These and other options are being considered by ourFundraising and Community committees.

Noticed in Braeside on Fridaymorning; a very large truck withsignage Rotary is this close toeradicating Polio.

Judi Hall has arranged nextweeks fellowship night on Thurs-

day at Nellos, a very traditional old style Italian restaurant.The venue is BYO (wine only) and cost of $30 per head will

cover corkage.The following week is aPartners Night with theguest speaker being JanetHailes Michelmore fromthe Jean Hailes Founda-tion.

It is also the launch of theirWomens Health Week

See you there, Robert

Once in a Rotary lifetime op-portunity! Visit an RI conven-tion just down the road.

For more details visit;

http://rotary2014.com.au/

Draw will take place on 3 September 2013. Win-ning ticket numbers will be published on this websiteon Sunday 8 September.

http://www.peopleschoicecu.com.au/

communitylottery/319/lottery-application.aspx

D9810 Conference Bendigo 2014

Registrations are now open for the District Confer-ence. Please visit the conference website:

http://2014conference.9810rotary.org.au/

For more information see page 6 in this In Gear.

RC of Dingley; Understanding MentalIllness Workshop

6:45 for 7:00 pm, 11 September 2013

See flyer on page 7 of this In Gear

Hocking Stuart Sandringham62-64 Station Street

Note; As part of our arrangement with HockingStuart discounts on agents fees are available to


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The New Rotary Image and Website

At 11.00 pm last night (8.00 am Chicago time) thenew Rotary website came on line. At least I assumeit did as I did not log on for the event and it was op-erating this morning. You can view it at;

http://www.rotary.org/

If you want to find out about the thinking behind thedesign of the new website you can go to the RotaryDigital blog at;

http://digital.rotary.org/2013/08/25/1-day-to-launch-

the-power-of-ideas/

Interestingly this blog uses WordPress and the sametheme as the RCOB website. However, being a blogit looks very different.

The new website launches the new Rotary imagewhich is contained in the new Identity Guidelines.

The major change is the replacement of the rotarywheel with a new masterbrand signature below.The wheel on its own is now referred to as the markof excellence.

This is what the Identity Guidelines have to sayabout the new logo:

our logo has recently evolved to include our word-

mark, which is the word rotary, and our emblem,the rotary wheel.

The word rotary always appears before our em-blem in all of our signatures. This official logo is ourmasterbrand signature, which should be used wher-ever possible. our mark of excellence should not ap-pear alone, but can be used in proximity to the mas-terbrand signature and should be scaled up to makegreater impact.

It is crucial to maintain the consistency of our signa-

tures. Positioning and proportional relationships ofall components within the signature are fixed andshould never be altered.

The features of the above paragraph are evident inthe images on this page

One notable absence from the website is the Presi-dents annual theme. It does not appear to be men-tioned in the Identity Guidelines nor is it available inthe newdownloadable graphics packages. This

downplaying of this graphic is part of de-clutteringthe Rotary image and message.

At a first look the site is a vast improvement on theearlier version and it was very easy to navigate.

I will be updating our website to the new IdentityGuidelines over the next week or so and will attacha copy for members. However, I would urge you togo to the website and have a look yourself.

David Lea, Club Communications


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This Weeks Speakers; Rebeccah BartlettTopic; Rotary World Peace Fellowship

Rebeccah is RegisteredNurse-Midwife with

years of experienceworking in the areas ofSexual Health, FamilyPlanning, Womens andMaternal Health careas clinician, researcherand policy maker. Shehas a passion for work-ing in developing coun-tries and post conflictrehabilitation. Follow-ing her Honours thesison reproductive healthin Displaced Personscamps, she completedpost graduate degreesin both nursing andmidwifery in order tobe able to offer morepractical assistance to the communities she hopes toengage with throughout a career as an humanitarianaid worker.

Since 2007 Rebeccah has volunteered overseas, ini-tially as a researcher and advocate for WomensHealth, Gender Based Violence and Human Rights inWashington DC, focusing on the Great Lakes regionin Africa. In 2010, Rebeccah spent a summer in theremote Eastern Highlands region of Papua NewGuinea as the nurse in a Maternal Health Mappingproject for University of Sydney. In late 2013/early2014, Rebeccah will be working in far north Queens-land, volunteering in the Philippines Iloilo region andundertaking some remote, Indigenous health work in

North West Alaska. She is currently completing postgraduate studies in Forensic Healthcare as well as aCertificate IV Training and Assessment to assist her inbuilding in-country capacity whilst overseas.

Rebeccah has applied for a Rotary World PeaceFellowship and is being mentored by the RCOB. Theslides from her talk are summarised below.

Rotary Centers for International Studies in Peaceand Conflict Resolution 110 Fellows World Wide each year Tuition and Fees, Room and Board, Round-Trip

transport, Internship/field study expenses Leaders promoting national and international

cooperation, peace, and the successful resolu-tion of conflict throughout their lives, in theircareers, and through service activities.

Fellows can earn either a masters degree ininternational relations, public administration,sustainable development, peace studies, con-

flict resolution, or a related field, or a profes-sional development certificate in peace andconflict resolution.

World Peace Fellow Candidacy Process1 . Recommendation to Club2. Application Forms3. References4. Interview5. Mentoring by local club members6. Approval by Rotary International and select

ed university7. Undertake RWPF Fellowship the followingyear

Who Am I?Primary Health Rights AdvocateSpecial Interest in Post Conflict PopulationsRegistered Nurse-MidwifeB. Arts in History/Anthropology

Honours Thesis -Displaced Person Rehabilitation inPost WWII EuropePost Graduate Certificates

-Immunisation-Forensic Healthcare (completing)-Certificate IV in Training and Assessment(completing)

Special Interests include-Gender Based Violence-Modern day slavery (child labour/soldiership)-Maternal Health-Indigenous Health-Infectious Disease/Tropical Medicine

-Water and Sanitation-In-Country Capacity Building-Monitoring and Assessment-Engineering, technology & social media in DR/HA-Microfinance- Extensively travelled

SmallHaus (BirthingHome/Room)

Paigatasa, PNG,January 2010,


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Rotary Ambassadorial ScholarshipWhat this Ambassadorial Scholarship means to m?

Why do I want to be a part of Rotary International?

Service above Self

Peace and conflict prevention/resolutionDisease prevention and treatmentWater and sanitationMaternal and child healthBasic education and literacyEconomic and community development

All these Rotary aims align with my personal goals.

More Importantly ...What will I do with Rotary once I have graduated

Holistic, comprehensive, evidence-based communitycare

What do I want to be Mentored in?Capacity DevelopmentMicrofinance opportunitiesImmunisation/ID programmingWaSHImproving access to technology (medical, security,legal etc)Conflict prevention...But until then...

October 2013- Iloilo, PhilippinesNovember 2013- January 2014, Rural/IndigenousHealth, Narrabri, NSWJanuary 2014- May 2014, Inuit and Alaskan NativeHealth, USAJune 2014- French language training, Montpellier,FranceJuly 2014- Disaster Relief Training, IsraelAugust 2014 World Peace Fellowship CommencesOR continue on with Rotarian community service

(overseas and within Australia)+ Certificate IV in Training and Assessment+ Post Graduate Certificate in Forensic Healthcare

PEACE FELLOWSHIPS (From Rotary.org)

Are you looking to make a significant impact on the world

by promoting tolerance and cooperation? Each year, Ro-tary funds some of the worlds most dedicated andbrightest professionals to study at our Rotary Peace Cen-ters. These fellows are committed to the advancement ofpeace, and often go on to serve as leaders in nationalgovernments, NGOs, the military, law enforcement, andinternational organizations such as the United Nations andWorld Bank.

WHAT ARE ROTARY PEACE FELLOWSHIPS?Each year, Rotary selects individuals from around theworld to receive fully funded academic fellowships at

one of our peace centers. These fellowships cover tuitionand fees, room and board, round-trip transportation, andall internship/field study expenses. Two types of peacefellowships are available.

MASTER'S DEGREE

We offer masters degree fellowships at premier univer-sities in fields related to peace and conflict resolution andprevention. Programs last 1524 months and require apractical internship of 23 months during the academicbreak. Each year we award up to 50 masters fellowshipsfrom these institutions:

Duke University and University of North Carolina atChapel Hill, USInternational Christian University, JapanUniversity of Bradford, UKUniversity of Queensland, AustraliaUppsala University, Sweden

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE

For those with more extensive experience in peace-related fields, we offer a 3-month program in peace and

conflict resolution at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok,Thailand. This program incorporates 23 weeks of fieldstudy. We award up to 50 certificates each year


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D9810 Conference Bendigo 2014

Registrations are now open for the District Confer-ence. Please visit the conference website:

http://2014conference.9810rotary.org.au/

For information about the conference and to registeron-line. Manual registration forms are available fromTony McKenna if you dont have access to a comput-er.

The Conference Committee has worked hard to keepthe costs of the conference down whilst providing youwith an exciting experience. Register before 22 No-vember 2013 to qualify for the Early Bird prizedrawn at the conference. Final registration date for

the conference is 28 February 2014.

CostsRotarians, Partners and other Delegates - $295Current Youth Exchange Students/Rotaractors - $150Golf Day Registration (optional) - $50Lawn Bowls Registration (optional) - $45Paul Harris Fellows / First Time Attendees CocktailParty (optional) - $25


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Rain of Meteors

Photograph by ChrisWilliams,

A flurry of Perseid

shooting stars rain downon Rattlesnake Lake inNorth Bend, Washing-ton, in the early morningof August 13

Falling stars of the an-nual Perseid meteorshower are mostly sand-grain-size debris shedby the passing comet

Swift-Tuttle.

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