COMMITTEES
CLUB SERVICE:
Director Bill Muldoon
Public Officer—Tony Wadley
Apologies
Ann Axelsen
6362 3160
041 111 6480
Attendance
John Tabor
Anne Forsyth
Bulletin
Ann Axelsen
Tim Biggs
Peter Talbot
Club Night Set Up
Wayne Richardson
Steen Andersen
Paul Hartley
Heads & Tails
Bill Muldoon
Lester Jones
Club History
Michael Bennett
Roy Axelsen
Sergeants
Gayle Plunkett
Mike Yard
Lois Beckwith
Programme
Paul Bowman
Tony Wadley
Isabelle Vescovo
Photographers
Marc Smith
Ann Axelsen
Family of Rotary
Bev Ritchie
Fellowship
Lois Beckwith
Club Property
Tim Biggs
Rotary Information
Annette Viney
Rotary Pavilion
Michael Plunkett
Bill Muldoon
Ian Knight
Gayle Plunkett
Isabelle Vescovo
THE ROTARY CLUB OF DELORAINE
INC.
Chartered 5th March, 1957
Assembly: Bush Inn Hotel ~~ Tuesday 6.15 for 6.30p.m.
(Postal Address:
P.O. Box 85, Deloraine Tas 7304)
WEEKLY BULLETIN
& ANNUAL REPORTS 2014/15
Pavilion Caretaker:
Ann Axelsen (041 111 6480)
VOCATIONAL SERVICE
Director:
Peter Griffin
Paul Bowman
Anne Forsyth
John Robertson
Steen Andersen
Michael Bennett
Tim Biggs
John Dare
Michael Horne
Ian Knight
Ian Huett
Aamir Mahmood
YOUTH SERVICE
Director:
Chris Riley
Pamela Tankard
Andrew Johnston
Michael Plunkett
Mike Yard
Bev Ritchie
Neil Kelly
Pat Woods
Annette Viney (MUNA)
Learn to Swim
Gayle Gerrard
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Director:
Cindy Watkins
Lester Jones
Bill Muldoon
Robert Thomas
Geoff Woods
Steen Andersen
Ros Albiston
Roy Axelsen
Gerard Gelston
John Loone
Peter McKenzie
Bryan Pearce
Ross Scott
Kevin Huett
Malcolm Taylor
Wildwood
Lester Jones
Marc Smith
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
Director :
Lois Beckwith
Lesley Dare
Isabelle Vescovo
Paul Hartley
Gayle Plunkett
Wayne Richardson
John Tablor
John Christie
Maree Matanle
Rotary Foundation
Rob van der Elst
Shelter Box
Peter Talbot
MEMBERSHIP & PR
Director:
Marc Smith
Tony Wadley
Ann Axelsen
Mike Muller
TASMANIAN CRAFT FAIR
Director:
Maree Matanle
John Christie
Ann Axelsen
Isabelle Vescovo
Annette Viney
Cindy Watkins
Ian Knight
Peter Griffin
Bev Ritchie
Andrew Johnston
Michael Horne
Rotary Pratt Foundation
John Lord
John Dare
Tim Biggs
Robert Crowden,
Craig Brown
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2014-2015
President .........................................
Immediate Past President ........
President Elect & Club Service ..
Secretary ..................................
Treasurer .................................
Vocational Service ....................
Youth Service ...........................
Community Service ..................
International Service ................
Membership & PR .....................
Tasmanian Craft Fair ................
Michael Horne
Isabelle Vescovo
Rob van der Elst
Roy Axelsen
Bev Ritchie
Peter Griffin
Ann Axelsen
Cindy Watkins
Lesley Dare
Tim Biggs
Maree Matanle
ROTARY CLUB OF DELORAINE INC.
VOLUME 59
NO. 47
3rd JULY 2015
THIS WEEK
NEXT MEETING
Club Changeover
Friday 3rd July
TUESDAY 7th JULY
Annette Viney
Rob van der Elst
Toast:
Sergeant:
Corporal:
Heads & Tails:
Meet & Greet:
President’s Table:
DG John Dare
Gayle Plunkett
Tim Biggs
Michael Plunkett
Gayle Plunkett
Mike Yard
Bill Muldoon
Roy Axelsen
Andrew Johnston
Paul Hartley
Attendance:
Lois Beckwith
Chairman:
“Reserve Chairman”:
Maree Matanle
John Tabor
Programme:
June
Tuesday 30th
Meeting transferred to Friday 3rd July—Changeover
July
Friday 3rd
Tuesday 7th
Club Changeover at Rotary Pavilion
Major Committee Meetings
Bulletin Information
Information for Weekly Bulletins is sought from ALL Rotarians. Information
should be given to one of the Committee Members (PPs Tim Biggs
or Peter Talbot), or emailed to PP Ann Axelsen on
[email protected] Information should be submitted by
Sunday.
APOLOGIES
Rotarians are reminded that they are automatically booked in for a
meal each week. If you are unable to attend, or are bringing
guests, apologies etc. should be advised to:
PP Ann Axelsen by 12.00 noon each Tuesday.
Phone 6362 3160 or 041 111 6480.
“BE A GIFT TO THE WORLD”
Our time on this earth is finite, and it‘s always shorter than we think. How do
we want to spend it? Will we give of ourselves to others, so that the world will be
richer because we passed through it? Or will we spend our days, as the famous
Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore wrote, in stringing and unstringing our
instruments, while the song we came to sing remains unsung?
The glory of Rotary is that it helps us find a way to sing that song. It guides us
on a path to living richer, more meaningful lives, by encouraging us to focus our
attention on the things that matter — and helping each of us find our own way to be
a gift to the world.
If we ask ourselves what characteristics we value most in our friends, most of us
would answer similarly: integrity, trustworthiness, caring, compatibility. Our
friends are not necessarily the people who are most like us but the ones who
complement us, who bring out the best in us. That, to me, is precisely what we can
find in Rotary.
Rotary is a way to bring out the best part of ourselves, and let it guide our lives.
Too often, we spend our days in pursuit of the goals that should matter least. We
focus our attention on our own achievements and our own gain; we devote endless
energy to the accumulation of material things. Yet at the end of our lives, no one
will remember us for the cars we drove, the clothes we wore, the titles we carried, or
the offices we sat in. We will not be admired for the efforts we poured into making
our own lives richer or our own status higher. In the end, our worth will be
measured not by how much we acquired, but by how much we gave away.
Will we avert our eyes from suffering, or will we alleviate it? Will we speak
words of compassion, or will we act on them? Will we be content only to take from
the world — or will we give to it?
In the 2015-16 Rotary year, our theme will be Be a Gift to the World.
Every one of us has something to give — whoever we are, whatever our place in
life. We can give our talent, our knowledge, our abilities, and our effort; we can
give our dedication and our devotion.
Through Rotary, we can take these gifts and make a genuine difference in the
lives of others and in our world.
It is said that we are born with our fists clenched, but we die with our hands
open, and that our talents are the gift that God gave us. What we make of our
talents is our gift back to God.
Equally we come into this world grasping at everything, but when we leave it, we
leave all material things behind as well. Through Rotary, we can leave behind
something real and lasting.
Our time is now. It will never come again. Be a Gift to the World.
K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran
President, Rotary International, 2015-16
THE ROTARY CLUB OF DELORAINE
WHAT’S HAPPENING and WHEN??
Chartered 5th March, 1957
Assembly: Bush Inn Hotel ~~ Tuesday 6.15 for 6.30p.m.
(Postal Address:
(Please note details are subject to change)
INC.
P.O. Box 85, Deloraine Tas 7304)
WEEKLY BULLETIN
JUNE
Tuesday 30th
JULY
Friday 3rd
Tuesday 7th
No Meeting — Transferred to Friday 3rd July Changeover
Wednesday 15th
Tuesday 21st
Tuesday 28th
Club Changeover @ Rotary Pavilion (6.00 for 6.30pm)
First meeting for President Rob
Major Committee Meetings to discuss future programmes
Hannah Atkins—DSE Team Member to Turkey
Board Meeting
TCF Meeting
Club Assembly
District Governor‘s Visit
AUGUST
Tuesday 4th
Tuesday 18th
Tuesday 25th
Diana Butler - ―Care for Africa‖
PP Annette Viney - Nepal Eye Camp
Sheila Stevenson - ―Haemochromatosis‖
SEPTEMBER
Tuesday 22nd
Laura Richardson— ―Meander Valley Economic Action Group‖
Tuesday 14th
INNER WHEEL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2015-2016
President .................................. Rob van der Elst
Immediate Past President ........ Michael Horne
President Elect & Club Service .. Bill Muldoon
Secretary .................................. Michael Plunkett
Treasurer ................................. Bev Ritchie
Vocational Service .................... Peter Griffin
Youth Service ........................... Chris Riley
Community Service .................. Cindy Watkins
International Service ................ Lois Beckwith
Membership & PR ..................... Marc Smith
Tasmanian Craft Fair ................ Maree Matanle
JULY MEETING INFORMATION
The July Inner Wheel meeting will be held Wednesday 22nd July.
Meeting will be held at the British Hotel, 6.00 for 6.30p.m. This
meeting will be the Changeover and all Rotarians are invited to attend.
Incoming Inner Wheel President is Bev Ritchie.
Please advise Robin Dixon of your attendance or apology.
Phone 0427 622 161
FAMILY OF ROTARY
The next TCF Meeting will be held
Wednesday 15th July
7.00p.m. at Rotary Pavilion
Birthday:
Rtn Gerard Gelston 25th June
PP Michael Bennett 26th June
Rtn Lester Jones
5th July
Induction Anniversary:
PP John Bennett
1st July
The 3 C’s of life:
CHOICES, CHANCES,
CHANGES.
You must make a
choice to take a
chance or your life
will never change.
Haemochromatosis
Haemochromatosis (iron overload)
awareness week will be held from 10th 17th August, 2015
An Art Exhibition will be held in the
Deloraine Hospital Gallery, with the
official opening on 14th August.
Sheila Stevenson will address our Club
with regards to Haemochromatosis on 25th
August.
An English professor
wrote the words:
“A woman without her
man is nothing” on the
chalkboard and asked his
students to punctuate it
correctly.
All the MALES in the class
wrote:
“A woman, without her
man, is nothing.”
All the FEMALES in the
class wrote:
“A woman: without her,
man is nothing.”
(punctuation is powerful!)
Early this year a sub-committee of John Christie, Cindy Watkins,
Andrew and Stephanie Johnston, Katie Wightman (one of last
year‘s judges) and myself was set up to consider establishing a new
award which we would like to call ―The Spirit of Tasmania Award‖.
The prize is worth $5,000 and is open to resident Tasmanians and
honours makers, small business owners and creative entrepreneurs
in the fields of crafts, designs and style. The sub-committee was
headed by John Christie who put many hours into establishing the
criteria for the award and he deserves our heartfelt thanks for
producing a fantastic award. Bob Catchpole, fine-tuned everything
and we have now submitted our application for sponsorship to
Spirit of Tasmania. Their sponsorship committee will meet later
this month and we are very hopeful the award will get up in time for
the 2015 TCF. The details of the Spirit of Tasmania Award are
attached.
Most of the hessian has been given away but we still have more
we would like to get rid of and if no one comes forward soon, I shall
dispose of it at the tip. We have also sold a lot of the old blue tables
but there are more yet we need to get rid of. We have been
advertising on gum-tree through which most of our tables have
been sold.
Discussions have been taking place with the Showground
committee to discuss what will happen in 2016 when our current
rental arrangement with them runs out. The talks have been very
positive and we will have a further meeting with them in June
where it is hoped and expected
that we will be able to finalise
arrangements for the next 5
years or more.
Talks have begun on the
establishment of a new website
which will be more mobile and
social media friendly and which
we would like to have in place by
January 2016. We envisage that
this will go out to tender in the
next two months.
A subcommittee is being set up to
prepare for this change.
Maree Matanle
Tasmanian Craft Fair Director
 The committee took on the responsibility of keeping the
website up-to-date and answering any enquiries which came
through this medium. It is recommended that going
forward the committee continues this role.
 To connect with the younger members of the community,
one of the committee members, Lois Beckwith, initiated a
public forum where a well-known Beyond Blue
representative could talk about dealing with depression.
What resulted was co-operation between the Rotary Club,
Beyond Blue, the Deloraine Football Club and the Deloraine
District Hospital to discuss this important issue with a large
number of local young men. A very successful night ensued.
Hopefully in the future the committee can initiate similar
events which raise the club‘s profile as one concerned with
its community.
THE ROTARY CLUB OF DELORAINE
INC.
Chartered 5th March, 1957
Assembly: Bush Inn Hotel ~~ Tuesday 6.15 for 6.30p.m.
(Postal Address:
P.O. Box 85, Deloraine Tas 7304)
ANNUAL REPORTS
In concluding, I would like to thank all the committee members
and other club members who assisted me during the year.
Tim Biggs
PR & Membership Director
TCF REPORT
This year the TCF committee has paid $90,000 to Rotary, being
the profit from the 2014 Craft Fair.
Early in the year expressions of interest were called for within
the Rotary Club of Deloraine for the position of Director-Elect for
the Craft Fair and two applications were received. From these two,
Tim Biggs was selected to be the Director for 2016, taking over the
role on 1st January, 2016.
Applications for stallholders for 2015 closed on 1st April, but we
are still receiving late requests which are going on to a wait list for
the time being. A sub-committee of Tim Biggs, Cindy Watkins, Ann
Axelsen and myself, has gone through the new applications for this
year and shortly confirmation letters will go out to the successful
applicants. Numbers at this stage look to be similar to last year.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2014-2015
President .........................................
Immediate Past President ........
President Elect & Club Service ..
Secretary ..................................
Treasurer .................................
Vocational Service ....................
Youth Service ...........................
Community Service ..................
International Service ................
Membership & PR .....................
Tasmanian Craft Fair ................
Michael Horne
Isabelle Vescovo
Rob van der Elst
Roy Axelsen
Bev Ritchie
Peter Griffin
Ann Axelsen
Cindy Watkins
Lesley Dare
Tim Biggs
Maree Matanle
PRESIDENTS’ REPORT
Soon after I was inducted last year, a Past President asked me ―How is it all going?‖ My reply was that I was astonished at how
much was happening and how many Rotary activities there are on
the go at any one time. This is a very active Club!
However, my job as President has been made smooth by a very
supportive and effective Board and by the people who have stepped
up to tasks when I have called for volunteers. Each Board member
has reported the details of their portfolio in their Annual Reports,
but I would like to place on record my thanks to this dedicated and
hard-working group of people: Roy Axelsen, Bev Ritchie, Rob van der Elst, Peter
Griffin, Ann Axelsen, Cindy Watkins, Lesley Dare,
Tim Biggs, Maree Matanle and Isabelle Vescovo.
contributions to the Club and who have had multiple
demanding roles over a period of time. Honorary Members
do not have to meet any attendance requirements nor pay
membership fees, but can wear a special Rotary badge.
It was pleasing to welcome five members into Friends of Rotary
and two into the Honorary Membership category.
However, only one person joined the club as an official Rotarian.
More can be done by current club members to invite and encourage
new members.
Public Relations
Considerable effort was put into making the community more
aware of the Club and its activities. These included:
 A monthly ad was placed in the Meander Valley Gazette to
catch the eye of any Rotarians moving into the district. This
was also a means to support the Gazette as a valuable
community ―noticeboard‖ and to give press releases from
the club a favourable outcome.
 Stories were provided (and published) in the Gazette almost
every month covering Rotary activities such as Learn-toSwim, RYDA, Wildwood and Youth Exchange
Secretary Roy is standing down at this changeover, so I would
like to particularly record the Club‘s thanks for his many years of
service in this position. Roy has an outstanding knowledge of
Rotary procedures and traditions and he has been unfailingly
helpful to me during the last year.
Thank you Roy for a job well done, and enjoy the break!
In addition to these Board members, there are several others I
would like to thank for their help during the year.
As well as serving as Youth Service Director, Ann Axelsen also
publishes the Club Bulletin. Each week it is out on time and it is full
of accurate and interesting information, pictures and some humour.
Thank you Ann for an outstanding job.
 A stall was set up at
Woolworth‘s supermarket on 6
occasions to promote Rotary
generally and some of our
activities in particular. After
members of the general public
asked what we were collecting
for at the first outing, a
donation box was set up and
over $500 was collected over
the year in this way. It demonstrated how positively Rotary
is seen by the general public.
 The committee‘s budget was used to improve the club‘s
visual appearance by providing shirts and hats to members
and purchasing new banners to be used at public events
A goodwill mission from our District visited India in October and
included Marc and Jan Smith and John and myself. This was a
wonderful experience to see another country and enjoy the
friendship of fellow Rotarians.
Ross Scott has arranged an excellent group of speakers and
activities for the year. This is a ‗behind the scenes‘ job, but it has
been run very smoothly and has given us a most interesting
programme.
We gave a donation of $1,000 to Polio Plus to help end polio and
$1,000 to Australian Rotary Health.
Similarly, thanks to Steen Andersen and Wayne
Richardson for ensuring that the PA system and all the bits and
pieces we need for our meetings are out in place and then packed
away again each week.
We also assisted the Rotary club of Westbury with $1,000 to
cover the cost of the freight for a 40ft container to the Philippines
which will contain hospital beds and sundry equipment such as
walking frames, school desks, chairs and school books.
I would like to thank my committee for their support during the
year and look forward to assisting our new director, Lois Beckwith
with any help she may need.
Lesley Dare
International Service Director
PR & MEMBERSHIP REPORT
Membership
A number of policy changes were made to the Club‘s
membership policy, including:
Although Isabelle Vescovo has been sidelined by health issues
for much of the year, I want to place on record our appreciation for
the work she has done with upgrading the Rotary Pavilion.
This building is a major asset for our Club and during this Rotary
year, I have encouraged the development of a long-term plan for its
management. Our sincere thanks to Ian Knight for all of your
work over the years and to Michael Plunkett for stepping up to
chair the Pavilion Committee. We now have a formal development
plan in place and I hope this continues to serve us well into the
future.
As I said at the beginning, a lot has happened during the year,
but some of the highlights for me have been:  the outstanding 2014 Craft Fair, despite the very ordinary
weather;
 Starting a new category called Friends of Rotary. Members
of this category do not have to meet any attendance
requirements nor pay membership dues. It is seen as a
―stepping stone‖ for potential members to get to know the
club.
 the introduction of Friends of Rotary;
 The Rule of 85 for long-standing members was refined so
that it is no longer to apply indefinitely, but more for
extended absence due to ill-health.
 the improvements to the Rotary Pavilion and the preparation
of the development plan for this asset;
 The Honorary Membership category is now to be used to
recognise past Rotarians and current Rotarians who find it
difficult to attend the required number of meetings due to
declining health with a long-term condition. The award is
to be conferred on persons who have made extraordinary
 the awarding of Paul Harris Fellowships to Jenny Dornauf
and Judith Chamberlain;
 the combined dinner with the Inner Wheel Club;
 the induction of Anne Forsyth as our newest member; and
 the success of the 2015 Model United Nations Assembly.
Thank you again to Annette Viney for your dedication to
this project, undertaken in addition to holding the position of
Assistant Governor.
The Rotary International theme for 2014-15 was - Light Up
Rotary - and I am confident that we have done this in the
Deloraine Club. I wish incoming President Rob van der Elst and
his new Board all the best for the year ahead. In addition, we wish
District Governor John Dare all the best for 2015-16, including
hosting the District Conference in Deloraine in April 2016.
Michael Horne
President 2014/2015
SECRETARY’S REPORT
During the 2014-15 Rotary the following changes to membership
occurred:New Members:
Anne Forsyth (classification - Vocational Rehabilitation)
Paul Harris Fellow Recognitions:
Jenny Dornauf
Judith
Chamberlain
Resignations:
Peter Willis
Gayle Gerrard (due to ill health)
Honorary Members:
It is expected that two past Rotarians will become Honorary
Rotarians in July 2015.
Roy Axelsen
Secretary
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE REPORT
This year the world has experienced a number of devastating
occurrences. These included the cyclone in Vanuatu and the
Earthquake in Nepal.
In both cases our committee has
endeavoured to help those in need.
During the year we have been planning to help build a water
harvesting structure in Vanuatu. This project developed into a
much larger project which included the water harvesting and
sanitation structure, plus a small boat building facility and a solar
powered refrigeration unit. The global grant was lodged in early
May and this project will now extend into the next Rotary year with
funds being quarantined to cover this project.
We are still planning on sending a small team to help with the
building project, plus a rural health nurse/expert to train the village
trainers in good sanitation procedures. Fortunately the island of
Santo where the project is envisioned did not suffer too much
damage from the cyclone.
We also held an information day outside Woolworths at the end
of March on International projects that Rotary have been involved
in and donations received from the public where matched by the
club and sent to the RAWCS project raising money for Vanuatu.
On hearing of the earthquake in Nepal, the committee decided to
donate $2,000 to Shelterbox for the purchase of two boxes for
Nepal.
Earlier in the year we had applied for a matching grant of
$2,000 towards the Eye Clinic in Nepal and Annette Viney joined
the team in Nepal to witness this camp in February.
The club gave $5,000 to the Rotary Foundation.
The club home hosted a
Friendship Exchange team
from Sweden in February and
a team from Tasmania,
including A ndr ew and
Stephanie Johnston, visited
Sweden in April.
COMMUNITY SERVICE REPORT
This was my first year with the Club as a Director of a
Committee. I have found the experience to be rewarding and
enjoyable. We have had the pleasure of helping many groups and
individuals throughout the year. These include the following Australian Rotary Health Fund, Amber Hammond, Beyond Blue,
Deloraine House, Giant Steps with a new bus, Swags for the
homeless, Rotaract Sandy Bay, The Webber Family, Winter Fire and
The Wild Wood.
The big one for me was the Liffey Falls Toilet rebuild. The money
donated by our Club for this project was used to partly purchase the
modular toilet block. If we had not offered to help with funding, the
government would not have come to the party at all to rebuild. Our
input made it possible for the Parks Department to push the project
through. This work is still in progress, but we now have all the
money needed to finish the project. I am hoping that the Club will
be able to help with some of the landscaping when they get to that
stage. The new toilets will provide a much needed service at this
very popular local attraction, plus stop human waste getting into the
water system.
Money was also given for the swimming pool at the Deloraine
Primary School, but this was a project carried over from a previous
year.
It is a very rewarding experience to be part of being able to help
people and organisations with financial assistance in our
community.
Thank you to all the members on the Community Services
Committee for your guidance and input.
Cindy Watkins
Community Service Director
TREASURER’S REPORT
Treasurer‘s Report for the year 2015 is as follows. It is as up-to-date
as it can be. Figures are not quite complete, but will be at the end of June
when the Auditor will check the accounts and give a report later in the
year.
The year began with:Term Deposit (Special Projects)
Term Deposit
Term Deposit
Cash Management
Working Account
Wild Wood
$
$
$
$
$
$
85,873.00
21,462.00
15,634.00
92,845.00
1,862.00
259.00
The Club received $90,000 from the Craft Fair.
The allocation of funds are approximately as follows:Community Service
$ 12,544.31
Liffey Falls / Toilets (CS)
$ 7,000.00
International Service
$ 5,392.25
Rotary Foundation
$ 5,375.00
Vocational Service
$ 9,559.54
Youth Service
$ 14,393.54
PR & Membership
$ 2,438.03
Other incidentals:Shelterbox
$ 2,000.00
Long Ride for Life
$ 2,590.00
Rotary Pavilion
Kitchen
$ 65,755.46
Building
$ 15,153.00
Fines
$
576.00
Heads & Tails
$
634.00
Giant Steps (Bus)
$ 10,000.00
Our accounts at the end of the year are:Term Deposit (Special Projects)
Term Deposit (IS Vanuata Project)
Term Deposit
Term Deposit (New Board)
Term Deposit
Cash Management
Working Account
Wild Wood
Bev Ritchie
Treasurer
$ 22,665.10
$ 12,122.17
$ 16,003.46
$ 30,000.00
$ 30,000.00
$ 47,909.30
$ 8,156.13
$
259.00
CLUB SERVICE REPORT
Thanks to all the Rotarians in Club Service who have worked in
their various capacities to ensure the smooth running of our club
this year.
Thank you to the Presidents of the General Assembly, Peter
Griffin, John Dare and John Christie on a “job well done”
and Dawn Valance, for her assistance to the President of the
Assembly. I thank my daughter Emma for the resolutions. I
also thank Ann Axelsen and John Dare for their contribution
on the projector.
We are currently following up possible improvements to disabled
access at the Bush Inn and hopefully some fine tuning to the rear
entrance will be made during the coming year.
Our caterers, Inner Wheel and Deloraine Primary School
Parents & Friends, once again provided us with their usual
high standard meals.
The Rotary Pavilion Committee,
headed by Michael Plunkett, is
continuing its work on developing a
business plan for this facility. Once a
reasonably clear picture of the market is
established, further work will be done to
address the various renovation options
and their costs for evaluation by the
Club.
The 48 students representing 24 nations were well
researched on the resolutions. After a nervous start some
very good debates ensued representing their countries views
with confidence. I believe the delegates bonded quickly and
it assisted in the spirit of the debates. All 18 resolutions were
completed.
Our thanks to Ian Knight, who initially headed this committee,
for his tireless efforts related to future developments of the Pavilion.
Rob van der Elst
Club Service Director
VOCATIONAL SERVICE REPORT
Barista Course
The year began with the Club sponsoring a creative new project
that saw two Barista Courses run in Deloraine. Many thanks to Tim
Biggs for piloting this innovation, which should assist local
businesses in the Tourism and Hospitality sector to reward
customers from near and far with a memorable gourmet experience.
TASTA Awards ($4,000)
The Vocational Student of the year is Alison Rogers. Alison is
Executive Advisor at Pulse Business Services where she oversees the
sales, marketing and business advisory divisions.
The students thoroughly enjoyed the
experience, with the interaction of students
forming lasting friendships and they were a
credit to their school with exemplary
behaviour.
Winners of the Model United Nations
Assembly 2015:
Dakoda Titmus and Dylan SeckoldBamford
representing
China
from
Scottsdale High School. Who will now
participate at the National Model United
Nations in Canberra in August.
National Costume:
Phoebe Michelle Rouse and Alec Rawlings representing
Spain from Marist Regional College.
Thank you to all Rotarians and partners for your assistance with
MUNA and all Youth Service projects throughout the year.
To President Michael, thank you for your leadership and support
of Club projects throughout the year.
Ann Axelsen
Youth Service Director
donation of $10,000 towards the purchase of a larger bus, which
would assist staff with transport to and from school, and various
outing. We were able to hand over the cheque during May, and
Giant Steps have our logo on the bus.
Alison is a Board Member of Whitelion Inc, a national not-forprofit organisation committed to mentoring, educating and finding
employment solutions for young people who have become
disconnected.
Two of our major events during the year were ―Learn-to-Swim‖
and ―Model United Nations Assembly‖.
Alison represented Tasmania at the National Training Awards in
Adelaide in November.
PP Gayle Gerrard continues to co-ordinate the ―Learn-to-Swim‖
and for this I thank her. Kali Bierns with her mother (or a friend)
have been our instructors now for a number of years, and they carry
out this task extremely well.
Tertiary Scholarship ($3,000)
We continue to advertise the Learn-to-Swim as extensively as
possible, sending information to Schools for inclusion in their
Newsletters, advertising posters in shop windows and word-ofmouth.
Skye is currently undertaking a combined
Commerce/Law Degree at Bond University
on the Gold Coast.
Each year the number attending is between 70 – 80. Those
attending are aged from 5-14 years. Many of the local children tend
to commence the programme at beginner level and continue until
they have completed the advanced level and are high school age.
Participants are presented with a certificate at the conclusion of the
programme.
At the conclusion of the ―Learn-to-Swim‖ programme an article
and photographs appeared in the Examiner, again promoting
Rotary and what we do in the community.
Thank you to all who assisted in anyway with the annual ―Learn-toSwim‖.
Thank you to PP Annette for your organisation and running of
our 267th Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA). Part of PP
Annette‘s report of MUNA stated:
I acknowledge the hours, expense and effort put into MUNA
by myself and all Deloraine Rotarians, Inner Wheel,
Deloraine Primary School. I thank you for your assistance
in many ways over the weekend, hosting, helping with
setting up, clean-up or the general running of the weekend.
This Scholarship is for a student
beginning their first year of Tertiary Study.
The 2015 recipient is Skye Ranicar.
Skye visited the Club during May, and has
assisted at past Craft Fairs.
Vocational Trip to Turkey ($2,300)
This year District 9830 partnered Rotary in Turkey in an
exchange of teams of young professionals. Our outgoing team
comprised people with expertise in Engineering, Architecture and
Archaeology visiting Turkey for three weeks in April. Hannah
Atkins our Club‘s nomination, was a member of the team.
Hannah has a long association with Rotary having attended
RYPEN and RYLA and being a Rotaract members. Hannah was the
recipient of the 2007 Tertiary Scholarship.
Vocational Visit
The Club was hosted on a Vocational visit by Rotarians Cindy &
Chris at “Elemental Artspace” early in February 2015. Rotarians
enjoyed finger-food and drink, followed by the opening of an Art
Exhibition by Bill Flowers—the “Snake Artist”
Peter Griffin
Vocational Service Director
YOUTH SERVICE REPORT
Once again, Youth Service have had another busy Rotary year. It
began with the planning at the beginning of the year - what
projects to be involved in, what and who to support, to organise and
be part of Rotary programmes. During this past year we continued
with Monthly Committee meetings and regular reports were given
at our Dinner Meetings, and included in our weekly Bulletin.
When donations were given to individuals or groups, we tried to
invite them along to our meetings as a guest speaker. This gave us
all first-hand information of what they were trying to do and to
achieve and to help promote Rotary and how we assist in the
community.
There were a number of Rotary organised programmes that we
were able to take part in, and to organise representatives to attend.
Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA) was again held at
Symons Plains in October of 2014. An opportunity to support year
10 students and to give them the basics with regards to the driving,
what to watch out for, what can happen if rules and regulations are
not obeyed, and much more. This is a worthwhile Rotary project,
and my thanks to Rotarians who offered to attend and help out with
this project, especially as it is usually held just prior to the TCF and
we are all busy.
We once again supported students to attend the Science
Experience during January.
Three
students attended – Oliver, Hayley and
Merlin. They attended a Dinner Meeting
in May and spoke to the Club about their
time at the Science Experience - what
they gained from it, how it helped them to
decide their future directions, and all in all
what a great experience it was to mix with others at this kind of
gathering.
We did not have any representatives attend the National Youth
Science Forum (NYSF) held in Canberra, January of each year, the
Rotary Youth Progamme of Enrichment (RYPEN) held at Camp
Clayton in May.
Suggested names were sought for the Rotary Youth Leadership
Award (RYLA), but due to the fact that we did not receive the
application forms, and they had more than enough participants, we
did not send anyone. Hopefully this can be rectified in the coming
year, and that the application and information will be received in
plenty of time.
Our Youth Exchangee, Lillie Walker, returned home in January
after spending 12 months in Belgium. Lillie attended a Club
meeting in June and spoke to the Club regarding her time as an
Exchangee. From all accounts she enjoyed the experience and
gained much from her 12 months as an Exchangee – a great
ambassador for Rotary and our Club.
Within our community we continued to support many of the
local events that we have supported over many years. These
included the Youth Drama Festival, Junior Basketball, the Deloraine
Show Society. These events also provided a good opportunity to
promote Rotary and our involvement in the community.
As we have in the past, we made a donation to all our local
schools, for their end of year awards. Rotarians attended the end-of
-year assemblies, and presented awards to the local students. Again
promoting Rotary within our district. To all who attended these
assemblies -- Thank you.
This year it was an initiative of the Membership and PR
Committee to have ―Information Stalls‖ outside the Supermarket on
a regular basis. Early in December Youth Service ‗manned‘ one of
these stalls. Our main aim for the day was to promote Youth related
activities and in particular the Learn-to-Swim programme held each
year. Although we were not raising funds on this day, we did put a
donation box out for Giant Steps – where we raised $125.00. The
Club matched this and we were able to present them with a cheque
for $250.00.
Our involvement with Giant
Steps this year involved the
sponsoring of a student for one
term, also along with Community
Service
we
co-sponsored
a