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Vol. 100 No. 3
5th April, 2023

Upcoming Events
Club Meeting
The Brisbane Club
Apr 17, 2023
12:15 PM – 1:45 PM
 
New Member Workshop
Jonathan Harris' Home
Apr 23, 2023
10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
 
Club Board Meeting
The Brisbane Club
Apr 24, 2023
12:15 PM – 1:45 PM
 
Club Board Meeting
Fridays, Riverside Centre
May 08, 2023
12:15 PM – 1:45 PM
 
Club Meeting - New Venue!
Fridays, Riverside Centre
May 08, 2023
12:15 PM – 1:45 PM
 
Club 100th Anniversary Meeting
Fridays, Riverside Centre
May 22, 2023
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
 
The Next Century Gala
Howard Smith Wharves Function Room
May 24, 2023
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
 
Club Changeover Meeting
Fridays, Riverside Centre Grand Deck Meeting Room
Jul 10, 2023
12:15 PM – 2:00 PM
 
Brisbane Rotary Art Show
Central Plaza One (CP1) Foyer
Jul 17, 2023 – Jul 22, 2023
 
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Upcoming Speakers
Apr 17, 2023
The Taylor Range Observatory

Peter Anderson is a highly expereinced astronomer who built and maintains the Taylor Range Observatory, one of the few private observatories around the world that undertakes meaningful scientific research.

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Meeting Notes - 3rd April, 2023

MEETING NOTES

CHAIR: Angela Murphy opened the meeting at 12.45pm with 10 Club members present and welcomed our Guest Speaker.

GUEST SPEAKER: Matthew McEwan on Zoe’s Angels https://www.zoesangels.org/

APOLOGIES: Don O’Donoghue, Mark Williams, Phil Saxby, James Delahunty, Keith Watts, Lilith Mauloni

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of COUNTRY

TOAST to King and People of Australia,

followed by a Toast to Rotary International.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT President Bruce presented his report as follows -

BOARD MEETING MINUTES have already been circulated (thanks to our Secretary Paul Choy) and are summarised as below:
1. CLUB MEETINGS will move to Fridays Riverside commencing 8th May and thereafter;
2. CENTENARY PROJECT has been formally adopted;  https://qbi.brisbanerotary.org.au/
3. HONORARY MEMBERSHIP for Lt Col Graham Nimmo (husband of Governor) has been approved;
4. SISTER CLUB MEMBERS attending the Centenary Luncheon will be Guests of the Club;
5. MEMBERSHIP APPROVED for Jonathon Hunt-Mason;
6. DONATION of $970 to Mini Farm;
7. CONTAINERS for CHANGE account to be established in the name of RCoB;
8. BRISBANE CLUB fee increase approved;
9. INDUCTION OF LORD MAYOR, ADRIAN SCHRINNER at City Hall Mayoral Office, Wed 19th April, 1pm;
10. JOKER JACKPOT is $1065.
OTHER PRESIDENTIAL COMMENTS:
1. ROTARY CLUB OF BRISBANE CENTENARY MEETING Mon 22nd May 2023, 12:00 pm Fellowship for 12.45 Sit Down - 2:30 pm Venue is Friday’s Riverside, Riverside Centre, 123 Eagle Street, City. $60 for a two course luncheon in Waterline. For catering purposes, tickets need to be purchased prior to 15th May. https://events.humanitix.com/100thmeet
3. ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION 27-31 May, in Melbourne. Brisbane Club Meeting on the 29th May at RI Melbourne Convention https://convention.rotary.org/en/melbourne
4. INDUCTION OF HER EXCELLENCY the HON JEANETTE YOUNG GOVERNOR OF QLD and PROFESSOR GRAEME NIMMO RFD at Government House, 168 Fernberg Road, Paddington, Tuesday 27th June, 5pm
5. ART SHOW 17-22 July. Members will be requested to assist on a roster with this year’s Art Show in July.
6. GUEST SPEAKER CO-ORDINATOR is being sought  to assist the Sergeant Jonathon Harris.
 

SILENT ONLINE AND GALABID AUCTIONS

Angela Murphy has requested Club member assistance with SILENT ONLINE AND GALABID AUCTIONS— https://app.galabid.com/nextgala

Please have a browse of the wonderful online silent auction and buy now items to assist in fundraising for our gala charities -  bidding is open right now.  You will see prizes in almost every state of Australia and across the world! Please send links to anyone you know who might be interested in them.

More items plus raffle and donation buttons will be added in due course. https://app.galabid.com/nextgala

What we very much need are items, services, vouchers etc of our own to add to the Galabid site and to use for raffle and door prizes and of course, the live auction. Most of the items at the moment are on consignment from Galabid meaning we have to pay for them and we don’t make as much from them as items that we add ourselves. This is where we need club members to donate yourself and/or reach out to your networks to ask for contributions. Thank you to those who have already pledged to contribute.

Some Ideas: Vouchers (restaurant, hotel, yoga, services, etc), hampers, wine/spirit bottles, art, appliances, jewellery etc

Please contact Angela Murphy angela@happy.film 0421 186 189 to contribute.

Guest Speaker: Matthew McEwan from Zoe's Angels https:www.zoesangels.org/

Matthew spoke about his own health journey and dedication to helping Zoe’s Angels offer support to a varied and increasing amount of families that have children with Juvenile Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal conditions. He explained that prior to the global financial crisis in 2008 there was funding to support parents whose children had these conditions, however that went way with budget cuts which is when Zoe’s Angels with started.

One of the key things Zoe’s Angels do is offer camps which act as life workshops for children. He said that many parents are told by doctors that their lives are affectively over and their child’s condition as debilitating, only for that child to go to a Zoe’s Angels at sponsored camp and perhaps for the first time meet many other children with similar conditions, but most importantly learn life skills, and as he kept emphasising, confidence to actually participate in school and higher education and the workforce. He gave great examples of this happening. Matthew mentioned that they have ended up with more volunteer young adult leaders and then children because of the impact the camps have made on children, they want to come and give back when they’re older.

Matthew mentioned that with more funds they would be able to run a camp in northern Queensland with families that find it hard to travel. They also run weekends with parents of very young children to help them and equip them with tools for their child’s health journey ahead. Matthew and his colleagues and their supporters are very excited and grateful for the gala.

Sergeant

Jonathon Harris obviously had a lively fine session with our Club treasury benefitting by almost $40.

Raffle

Won by Phil Gresham with the Joker safe for another week.

National Anthem

Meeting Closed

 
Footnote
FOOTNOTE: This Bulletin has been produced with the most capable and self-volunteered assistance of Angela Murphy taking notes, Phil Gresham the photo and Mark Williams publishing, whilst the Bulletin Editor was in absentia [Dan’s Land]. Thanks to All for assistance offered without being requested.
 
 
Phil Saxby
Bulletin Editor
 
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President                       Bruce McNaught
Secretary                       Paul Choy
Treasurer                       Celia Grenning
President Elect               Phil Saxby
Imm. Past President      Mark Williams
Sergeant-at-arms           Jonathan Harris
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Syd Owen

District Governor

Tim Keeler AM

Rotary International President

Jennifer Jones