Rotary Club of
Port Macquarie West Inc.
Westport Bowling Club, Buller Street,
Port Macquarie
Tuesdays 6.00pm for 6.30pm
Rotary Report from the 31st March & Notices for the 7th April 2015
Volume 46 No. 36
Chartered 26th April 1971 by the Rotary Club of Port Macquarie Website: www.rotarypmwest.org.au PO Box 330, Port Macquarie NSW 2444 Apologies for meetings please call Barry Bird (02) 65826633 Presidents Thoughts
Another very long talk this week reminded me that I meant to remind members who are introducing guest speakers that they have only 20 minutes for their talk. While both the last two speakers were very interesting they went over the same thing several times and too twice the time we usually allow. If we have a very interesting topic and questions go for a while that is OK as it means members are interested. However if the speaker is 50% over time there is no time for questions. The Sargent brought up the question of dress at meetings again this week. We do not enforce coat & tie at West Port except on special nights. However casual dress does not include shorts & a Tee shirt. Members should dress as they would if going out to a good restaurant with a partner or good friend. It’s not hard to wear a shirt with a collar even on the hottest days, and we look like the professional group we purport to be. Remember the public see us coming and going and they are the ones we will be looking to raise money from each year. President: Peter Gray President Elect: Keiren Freeman, Vice President: John Channon, Secretary: Stephen Maxwell, Treasurer: Peter Kenny Rotary Foundation and International: David Gleeson, Membership: Trevor Gilson Vocational: Darrel Moore, Community Service: Rick Eller, Club Administration: Barry Bird, Youth Director: Helen Gleeson, Past President: John Harlow Visitors
Guest Speaker – Tony Dawson From the Podium
Transportation assistance program – all seems to be running well. District Assembly – 3rd May – Coincides with Ironman. Anzac Day Tribute night – Please email Barry Hacker, names of any guests attending. Book now for our weekend away in South West Rocks. When you do book in, can you please advise Alan Naylor. Calendar
APRIL 7th April 14th April 18th – 19th April 21st April 28th April MAY 3rd May 5th May 12th May 19th May 26th May 29th – 30th May JUNE 2nd June 9th June 16th June 20th June 23rd June 27th June 30th June JULY 1st July 7TH July MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH MONTH George Mills – RAM – Malaria Board Meeting Gary Blacker – Probus and Rotary – Intro: Barry Bird President Elect Training Session – Tamworth Anzac Night – Greg Laird RSL Sub Branch President – Intro Barry Hacker – Partners Night Kerry McFariane – The New Palliative Care Unit at Wauchope Hospital YOUTH SERVICE MONTH District Assembly – Port Macquarie Marilyn Chambers – Update on Kenya – Partners Night Michael DeGroote Board Meeting Neil Yates – Sea Rescue Darren Gray – Healthy Brain South West Rocks – Tourist Caravan Park – Weekend Away ROTARY FELLOWSHIP MONTH PMCQ West Rotary Club Change Over Rod Nugent – Special Olympics Combined Board Meeting Catherine Doran -‐ Organ and Tissue Donation – Intro: Anne Meister. Partners Night Sunrise Changeover Transfer Meeting for Wauchope Change Over District Changeover at Inverell Betty Allman AUSTRALIAN ROTARY HEALTH Port Macquarie Change over RYLA Attendee Presentations: Nisha Cross, Amy Deegenaars, Jessica Genders and Ellie Pitkin – PARTNERS NIGHT Working with Children Check
Please note that all Working with Children Check’s should be submitted to Steve Maxwell by the 31st of March. If you are unsure if your check is still required, please confirm with Steve directly. Guest Speaker – Tony Dawson – History on the School of Arts
School of Arts was originally identified as the transfer of useful knowledge. Increase education to increase productivity. Anything that required practical skill was able to be learnt at the School of Arts. Burbeck College in London ran the first course at Edinborough University and his first course attracted 500 participants. The first School of the Arts in Australia started in Tasmania in 1827. Sydney 1833 started their first School which was a Mechanics Institute. Richard Burke was the Governor and Patron of the School. 1890 there were over 2000 sprinkled over Australia. The government offered a subsidy for both buildings and running costs at the time, so people were encouraged to start a school and share their knowledge. 1840, PMCQ tried to start a School of the Arts with a focus on a Literary Association. With the Economic depression, it didn’t take off the ground. 1856 again PMCQ had another crack at it and started it as a School of Arts. It was successful for 5-‐6 years running lectures and debates. 1982 it really took off. It started in the same month as the PMCQ News. In the first edition, it was mentioned that the School of Arts was proposed. This was started by the Anglican Minister, George Litfield, Angus McKinnon (School Headmaster), and a few other leaders of the community. Later they were granted a piece of land to build a premises which is where the Glasshouse now sits. This comprised a hall and library. Sydney Library would often send up books for the PMCQ Library. Edmund Barton also led a political gathering in the complex leading up to Federation. During the First World War, many concerts where held there to raise morale and money for our local troops overseas. 1918 – the School of the Arts was burnt down. It was the 6th fire within the local area that year. They lost everything. It was apparently an arson attack but no one was ever charged. They later rebuilt in 1920 on the same premises which was only a 2 room building. This was a library and a reading room. 1951 the premises was transferred to the Hastings County Council and was able to obtain government grants to assist with the adoption of a formal library as the existing library was on a loan basis from Sydney Library where books would be rotated on a monthly basis. Coffee Club Details
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1 Thursday 2nd Thursday 3rd Thursday 4th Thursday 5th Thursday The Corner (cnr Clarence and Munster Street) The Rainforest Café (Sea Acres) Café 8 (Port Home Zone – Harvey Norman) Bitter Sweet Café (Watonga St Shops) Rivermark Café (261 Hastings River Dr) 10:15am 10:15am 10:15am 10:15am 10:15am ANZAC Tribute Night
Tuesday 21st April 2015
Commemorating 100 Years of ANZAC
We will be conducting an ANZAC Tribute evening and would like as many members as possible
to invite a friend(s) to this special event.
However, numbers will be limited due to the size of our meeting room. Cost for the evening will be $20 per person.
Payments to the Treasurer by 7th April.
Please notify PDG Barry Hacker by Tuesday 7th April of the names of any guests,
who will be accompanying you. This should include your wife/husband.
Fellowship from 5.45pm – Dinner at 6.30pm
Guest speaker on the evening – President of the Port Macquarie RSL Sub-Branch, Mr Greg Laird
Dress for Men – Jacket and Tie and Service Medals (If Applicable)
Duty Roster
DATE Speaker/s Subject Meet, Greet and Welcome Minute On Me Introduce and Thank Speaker/s Set up and Clean up 7th April Board Meeting George Mills 14th April Gary Blacker RAM Rotarians Against Malaria David Gleeson David Comish N/A Michael DeGroot Probus and Rotary ANZAC Tribute Night Brian Hutchinson Darrel Moore N/A Barry Bird Trevor and Joan Gilson Ray Laws Lesley Cleaver Brian Hutchinson Last Word:
What do you call two crows on a branch?
Attempted murder
21st April Partners Night Greg Laird PMCQ RSL Sub Branch President N/A Barry Hacker