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F e a t u res R e g u l a rs
12 Flood, cyclone and fire update 4 Rotary at a glance
From Queensland, Victoria and WA
5 Messages from headquarters
17 You gave, we delivered
Disaster Aid Australia in Sudan 6 From where I sit
19 Instruments to soothe a trauma 7 News bulletin
The Australian Children’s Music Foundation

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23 John Hewko: The perfect fit 9 Editor’s mailbox
An interview with RI’s new General Secretary
38 This Rotary World
32 Rotary Raises the roof
Victorian clubs help out in Timor Leste 41 Notices
34 Rotarians honoured 42 Directory
The Australia Day and New Year’s Honours lists
42 Holiday accommodation
37 Greetings from Israel
Rotary World Peace Scholar Robbie Francis 43 Smiles

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Don Stephens (D9670), George Papallo (D9680),
Marilyn Mercer (D9690), Neal Fogarty (D9700), Bill
Seelis (D9710), David Brawn (D9750), Jessie Harman
(D9780), Alan Anderson (D9790), Iven Mackay (D9800),
David Alexander (D9810), David Piper (D9820), Ted
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(D9940), Margaret Reeve (D9970), Trish Boyle (D9980).
Rotary Down Under
– The Board of Directors
Past District Governor Des Lawson, (chairman), Past
District Governor Peter Sandercock (vice-chairman),
RI Director Stuart Heal, Past District Governors Don
Cox (treasurer), Jennifer Scott, John Kevan, Bob Aitken
(secretary).
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Past District Governor Fergus Cumming (chairman,
D9930), Rtn Felicity Anderson (D9910), Past Governors
Leanne Jaggs (9920), David Watt (D9940), Rex Morris
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Rotary is simply more complicated!
Ray Klinginsmith
President
Rotary International
When I first joined Rotary in 1961, I often
heard Rotary leaders say “Keep Rotary
Simple.” In fact, that phrase was part of the
RI theme in 1956-57! However, as Rotary
has grown in both the number of members
and the number of programs during
the last 50 years, simplicity has become
more difficult.
The revised RI Strategic Plan for 2010-13
is a refreshingly simple approach to keeping
Rotary strong and vibrant in the future. The
three priorities of the plan are clear and
brief statements calling us to (1) support
and strengthen our clubs, (2) focus and
increase our humanitarian service, and (3)
enhance our public image and awareness.
It is a true strategic plan because each of
the three priorities has a list of measurable
goals, and in turn, there is a scorecard to
track progress of all the goals. We are
realigning the RI budget to reflect the new
priorities, and we are trying to balance
the priorities in all RI activities. Even the
breakout sessions at the 2011 convention
in New Orleans will be balanced between
the three priorities. The new plan with the
Promotion of education through Future Vision
Carl-Wilhelm
Stenhammar
Chairman,
The Rotary Foundation
Education was the first area that The
Rotary Foundation was active in, long
before humanitarian programs were added
at the end of the 1960s and in the ’70s.
Education is crucial to be successful in life,
and Rotary can help.
Future Vision offers tremendous freedom
as far as scholarships are concerned. I
would argue that Future Vision improves
simply stated priorities will not be left to
merely gather dust on an office shelf!
Please note the interdependence of the
three priorities. We have recognised for
many years that Rotary cannot provide
exemplary service projects without strong
clubs and that clubs cannot recruit and
retain high-quality members without
significant service projects. The third
priority now recognises that in the modern
Bill and Melinda Gates, whose Foundation has shown Rotarians how effective partnerships
can be when tackling major projects, such as the eradication of polio.
world, Rotary needs the support of our
communities, of partner organisations,
and sometimes of governments, to conduct
larger service projects, which in turn build
stronger clubs.
Rotary is now on the world stage due
to PolioPlus. But we are still a grassroots
upon the current scholarships program
significantly. Future Vision allows scholars
to be funded either locally or abroad at
any level, for any length of time, either for
a degree or certificate program, or simply
for a period of study.
The current timeline for Ambassadorial
Scholarships is lengthy – 18 months.
Scholarships under Future Vision offer
maximum flexibility and a shortened
timeline. A District can keep an 18-month
timeline if it works for that particular
District, but it is no longer necessary.
Under global grants, clubs and Districts
may use their cash or District Designated
Messages From Headquarters
organisation, and our strength is dependent
on the health of our clubs. The three
priorities of the strategic plan remind us
that the success of Rotary is based on a
simple formula of strong clubs, significant
service projects, and a favourable public
image. Thanks to Paul Harris and other
Rotary pioneers, it is a simple formula that
produces extraordinary results – and a
better world!
Ray Klinginsmith
President
Rotary International ■
Fund to receive a World Fund match for
graduate-level students studying abroad
under one of the six areas of focus.
Districts can opt to fund the student for a
single year, or provide funding for an entire
degree program, up to four years in length.
The global grants budget minimum is
$US30,000, but awards can be higher than
that, thereby enabling talented individuals
to complete needed graduate-level degree
programs, which will make a difference in
the world.
So let us continue our efforts in education
when Building Communities – Bridging
Continents through Service Above Self. ■
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Heroes of our time
From where I sit
Bob Aitken
Year after year, the Rotary system turns
out leaders of impeccable quality – from
club Presidents to the President of Rotary
International. In their own unique way, these
people are all “Heroes of our time”.
RI President Elect Kalyan Banerjee
provides a classic example of the quiet,
unsung heroes that abound in Rotary.
He is a member of the Rotary Club of Vapi,
Gujarat, India, and served as a RI Director
from 1995-97. A Chemical Engineer, this
modest man and his business partner
launched their highly successful company,
United Phosphorus Ltd in 1959.
The company manufactures white
phosphorus in a competitive industry. Now
valued at $4 billion, the company returned
a profit of $1.2 billion last year. United
Phosphorus returns 10 per cent of profits
each year to charity!
President Elect Kalyan attributes such
business success largely to the focus on the
welfare of their most important resource –
staff! In 1972, the company founded a school
for the children of their workers. Kalyan was
the driver of the school bus for many years.
That company school now has 1800 students
and 130 staff.
To quote Kalyan Banerjee, “Happiness is a
profit of the business we are in. Lasting joy –
He profits most who serves best”.
*****
Past Governor Maurice Hill, OAM, is a
member of the Rotary Club of Devonport
North, Tas. He was Governor of District
9830 in 1997/98 and he and his wife, Roz,
provide the perfect example of a diligent,
hard-working Rotary family ‘‘partnership’’.
Always positive and full of enthusiasm
for any worthwhile Rotary project, Maurice
is also a model citizen and has served on
Devonport City Council for many years.
He and Roz have represented the President
of Rotary International many times, he
is a former Group Study team leader,
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and is chairman of the Australian Rotary
Foundation Trust.
An amazing and courageous person in
every way, he is Deputy Mayor of Devonport
and continues to serve on every front in the
face of a two-year battle with Colon Cancer.
Maurice was given two months to live
when first diagnosed in 2008 but he has
refused to accept that decision. A variety of
drugs and specialist treatment has provided
renewed hope on several occasions.
Now, two years on and $100,000 poorer,
Maurice and Roz are still fighting. His most
recent life line came before Christmas via
a treatment – Selective Internal Radiation
Therapy – at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney.
A scan in three months will tell how much
time and quality of life the new process has
bought him. The other huge tonic last year
was the premiership success of his beloved
Magpies – the Collingwood AFL team!
Meanwhile, it’s back on the job for
Maurice – serving his family (two children
and grandchildren), the City of Devonport,
and Rotary International.
“I don’t want sympathy, it’s the last thing in
the world I want. I want people to get their
colon checked,” he said.
Maurice is a hero of our time.
*****
Finally, a story of great sadness – and
inspiration – for the staff of Rotary Down
Under. One of our close staff friends and
ABOVE: PDG Alderman Maurice Hill, OAM
RIGHT: Jane Campbell, Editor, Probus – The Magazine
the long serving editor of Probus News, Jane
Campbell, lost her battle with cancer on
February 10.
Jane’s is a special story and we can all draw
great inspiration from her courage ...
Beautiful Jane was 42 years young, a loving
wife to Joel and a devoted mum to Jack (12)
and Brighton (8).
She joined the clerical staff of Rotary
Down Under 24 years ago – six months after
leaving Blaxland High School. She worked
hard and really wanted to be a journalist.
Jane found a suitable correspondence course
and I was delighted to help her work her
way through the various challenges of such
tertiary education.
She passed all examinations with flying
colours and commenced as Editor of
Probus – The Magazine that served the
Probus organisation in Australia around the
middle of 2000. Jane grew the magazine in
a professional manner and, in recent years,
it has been acclaimed as an outstanding
publication and praised by many Probus
members throughout the region.
About three years ago, our Jane discovered
a lump in her breast. She did all the right
things and was in remission for a short time.
However, in the worst possible scenario,
the cancer returned and Jane fought bravely
for the last 15 months. As recently as last
Christmas, she was still confident, cheerful
and positive – enjoying staff parties and
determined to get the next issue of Probus –
The Magazine out on time.
Jane was a hero of our time. We all loved
her and we will miss her. ■
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Cord Blood Bank gets President’s nod

The $6 million gift by Rotarians to the
people of Western Australia, the Rotary
WA Cord Blood Bank, has been given
the Presidential seal of approval with the
unveiling of a commemorative plaque by
RI President Ray Klinginsmith.
Klinginsmith, accompanied by RI
Director Stuart Heal, toured the partly built
facility while in Perth for the Rotary Zone 8
Institute meeting in December.
The cord blood bank will be housed in
a specially designed high-tech extension
to the Australian Red Cross Blood Service
building in central Perth. It’s expected to
begin collecting, storing and processing
donations of cord blood for transplants in AG Rob Anderson, PDG Harry Durey, President Peter Farquhar, AG Joyce Durey, District Chair Deb Farquhar, PDG Ken Hall
critically ill patients during 2011. and DGN Brian Beesley under instruction from DG Jo Wilkin for the D9650 Rock to Clock Foundation Walk.
During his visit, Klinginsmith handed
the Red Cross a $16,720 donation raised of the commemorative plaque by the state’s District Governor Jo Wilkin has invited
as a matching grant by the Rotary Club of three centennial year District Governors: all of the 56 clubs in the District to sponsor
Ascot in Perth and the Rotary Club of Bali John Iriks (D9460), Hugh Langridge one club member to walk from the Rock
Denpasar, Indonesia – an excellent example (D9470) and Axel Hande vitt-Haar to the Clock Tower in the middle of the
of The Rotary Foundation’s Humanitarian (D9450) and later presented Paul Harris town early one morning during the District
Grants Program. Fellow recognition to prominent Perth Conference next March.
The money is earmarked to purchase businessman Terry Budge, who was the It’s the Rock to Clock Foundation Walk,
specialised equipment to control and project’s fund-raising chair. and it has already generated a good deal
monitor cryogenic tanks in the cord blood of excitement.
storage units. Rock-to-Clock run One Rotarian, Assistant Governor Rob
The Rotary WA Cord Blood Bank project Just 12km from Coonabarabran, NSW, is a Anderson, of the Rotary Club of Coffs
was adopted by the state’s Rotary clubs as distinctive and large volcanic rock known Harbour, has already been promised $2700
their gift to the people of WA to mark locally as Timor Rock. It has become the by some of his fellow club members. His
Rotary’s centenary in 2005. centre of a novel fundraising idea in aid of challenge is to lose enough weight to
Klinginsmith was joined at the unveiling The Rotary Foundation in District 9650. complete the task.

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Who holds the record?
Australian Rotary Health is hoping to set a new world
record for the most number of people wearing a hat in one
location. While our official celebration will take place in
Sydney’s Martin Place on Friday 20th May why not
organise your own event in your home town?
You can register your Hat Day event online or by calling
1800 781 878. For more information please visit our
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Several District leaders are planning
to walk as well, even RI President Ray
Klinginsmith’s Conference representative
PDG Sandra McKersey, for whom the
event should be a piece of cake after she
and husband, Eddie, recently ran in the
New York marathon to raise money for the
PolioPlus campaign! ■
20 years of Sundays
The seeds for what has become New
Zealand’s largest outdoor market were sown
in a carpark in Christchurch 20 years ago.
Using a borrowed trailer, upon which
was placed discoveries from the garages of
fellow Rotarians, members hoped others
would join them in their endeavour –
one that would enable the Rotary Club
of Riccarton, NZ, to help people in the
community. “We were delighted to have
12 stalls in those early days,” says Ross
Binning, Chairman of the Riccarton Rotary
Sunday Market and member of the Rotary
Club of Riccarton.
Now owned by the Riccarton Rotary
Charitable Trust, the Riccarton Market
attracts up to 350 stalls and has generated
profits of $1,508,807, which have enabled
the Trust to grant $1,574,453 to a huge
range of community organisations and
individuals. Trust Chairman Rotarian
Warwick Ainger summarises grateful
beneficiaries including the Salvation Army,
St John Ambulance and Christchurch
City Mission, Coastguard Canterbury,
New Zealand Wheelchair Tennis and a
host of primary and secondary schools
and sporting groups throughout the
region, to name but a few. “Scholarships of
$156,870 towards higher education were
also established to celebrate the Club’s
Jubilee in 2003,” he adds, “along with a
$110,000 Rotary Centenary donation to
Cholmondeley Children’s Home in 2005.”
In 2007, $300,000 went to upgrading
the Riccarton Park site with walkways,
enter t ainment arena wit h st ag ing,
toilet block and utilities, and
www.riccartonmarket.co.nz was launched.
A number of stallholders operate home-
based or small manufacturing businesses.
The market is their retail outlet and
several have gone on to launch full-scale
businesses. Community groups also have
fundraising stalls and groups may apply for
a free site.
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After 20 years, the Riccarton Rotary Sunday Market is
part of the Christchurch way of life.
“We exist to raise money to help people
in need,” explains Ross Binning. “It’s
been 20 years of hard work, but worth it.”
The Riccarton Rotary Sunday Market is
open every Sunday from 9am to 2pm at
Riccarton Park. ■
Golf honour for Adelaide
The Rotary Club of Adelaide, SA, is to
be the sponsor and host Club for the
2014 International Golfing Fellowship of
Rotarians Championship.
In the past few years the event has
been held in Paris, Kitzbuhel-Austria,
Niagara Falls-Canada, Manilla-Philippines,
Antalya-Turkey and Gold Coast-Australia.
This year it will be held at Pinehurst,
North Carolina, USA and in 2012 Crans-
Montana, Switzerland.
At least 30 nationalities are represented
each year among the 300 to 350 participants.
The event will be held from May 17-24,
2014 with golf at the major courses in
Adelaide. The participants will then have
a week to travel to Sydney to attend the
Rotary International Convention.
This will be a wonderful opportunity for
Adelaide Rotarians to showcase our city
and country to fellow Rotarians from all
over the world.
The Rotary Club of Adelaide looks
forward to hosting the event and would
encourage as many South Australian
Rotarians to participate and make our
International friends feel welcome. ■

How Rotarians can help Christchurch
As this issue of Rotary Down Under went to
print New Zealand’s Canterbury province
was again struck by a massive earthquake,
registering 6.3 on the Richter scale, on
February 22, 2011.
Dozens of people were confirmed dead
on the day and many more remained
trapped, dead and alive, under the rubble of
collapsed buildings and flattened vehicles.
New Z ealand’s “Garden City” of
Christchurch and surrounding townships
remain devastated and many places
without water, sewerage and electricity.
A state of Civil Emergency was declared
and international search and rescue teams
joined defence force, police and emergency
services personnel to rescue as many as
quickly as possible.
... and the aftermath of September’s disaster
Thank you very much for your sympathy
and support displayed through messages,
prac t ic a l ac t ions, and donat ions
since the Canterbury Earthquake on
September 4, 2010.
The support so willingly given remains
our lifeline as we work to assist the many
people who have lost homes, had their
homes severely damaged, lost businesses
or are struggling to keep businesses going
when there is devastation nearby impeding
the progress and access.
It is a truly testing time for us all with the
continuing after-shocks, which we hope
are now lessening in frequency and power.
Our blessings have been our many
friends and neighbours, the timing of the
major earthquake which ensured there was
no loss of life and the beautiful sunny days
that have been a pattern since.
In material terms there has undoubtedly
been a great deal of damage. The bulk of
major city buildings and homes have stood
up very well.
It is the destruction of the infra-structure
– sewers, roads, bridges, water pipes, etc
and the liquefaction of land which will take
a long time to repair.
As you will be aware the response of
the government, both local and national,
has been encouragingly competent, swift
Within hours of the devastating
earthquake hitting Canterbury, Rotarians
had responded with money and service.
Some of the first offers of help came from
Japan and from the flood ravaged areas
of Queensland.
Within New Zealand Rotarians are
offering to host people traumatized by
personal tragedies, the destruction and
ongoing aftershocks so that they can get
away to rest before trying to rebuild their
shattered lives. That is being coordinated
within Rotary and through welfare agencies.
Margaret Reeves, District Governor for
Rotary in Canterbury, said the continuing
aftershocks were frightening and people
were naturally concerned for their loved
ones. She says 100% of money donated
and comprehensive. Certain areas of the
city have been very hard hit, others have
received little or no damage.
It has been so random, and the
randomness has been upsetting in itself.
The process of now moving through the
next stage of recovery has of necessity
been slower that many would have liked as
careful planning and innovative solutions
are required.
Offers of assistance from many caring
people outside the Earthquake Zone have
enabled families to take a break from
the reality of changed lives and provided
housing, clothing, warehousing and
personal effects. Each of these has been
gratefully received.
Your donations have contributed to
the Rotary New Zealand Canterbury
Earthquake Appeal which has established
a committee to ascertain the best way to
apportion the funds. Following extensive
investigation the Appeal Committee has
identified that early this year not only will
the pain of the reality of readjustment be
really biting, but that aspects now unseen
will emerge.
Some will relate to children starting at
new schools, parents travelling to new job
locations, and older people having enough
of stoically carrying on as they always have.
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through Rotary will be channelled into
the areas of greatest need now and over
coming months.
The Rotary family’s thoughts are with
Canterbury Rotarians, their families
and communities.
Please make donations to the Rotary New
Zealand Canterbury Earthquake Appeal via
• Rotary New Zealand World Community
Service www.rnzwcs.org where there is a
PayPal credit card facility
• or internet banking to Westpac 03 1702
0192208 02 (international donors will
require Swift Code WPACNZ2W)
• or by cheque made payable to RNZWCS
Limited posted to PO Box 20309,
Christchurch, New Zealand 8543
Updates at www.rotarysouthpacific.org ■
A proportion of the generous donations will
be reserved for relevant responses then.
Larger projects that meet community
needs, but may not be eligible for
other funding are also being considered,
e.g. the redevelopment of community
facilities that have been destroyed
or damaged.
The questioning that committee
members have been doing had raised
expectations and it was decided that
some response would be made prior
to Christmas.
Through recommendations made by
major church social service organisations,
along with the East Christchurch-based
Supergrans, gifts of Rotary Christmas
Puddings were made. Puddings were gifted
to these organisations who disbursed them
to the families they knew who had been
severely inconvenienced by the September
earthquake. They will know that Rotary
stands with them.
Throughout this time your generosity
has sustained and strengthened us all.
Please accept our very sincere appreciation
with best wishes for the New Year.
Margaret Reeve
Rotary Club of Riccarton, NZ
Governor, District 9970
Submitted January 2011 ■
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Refreshing leadership
How thoroughly refreshing it was to hear
RI Director Stuart Heal’s speech at the Zone
8 Institute in Perth (which is available for
download at rotarydownunder.com.au).
Having already heard Stuart in person
at the Australian Rotary Conference in
Canberra, I now feel more enthusiastic than
ever that Rotary might actually avoid the fate
of the dodo.
Any successful business continually
reassesses its practices, keeping what works
and ditching what doesn’t. That which
constitutes best practice now is rarely the
same as what it might have been decades ago.
I congratulate the higher levels of Rotary
leadership on recognising this and taking
action, but change must also be encouraged
and welcomed at club level, where invariably
many Rotarians are concerned but not
confident enough to speak up for fear of
disturbing the status quo. There are no
sacred cows in Rotary, just rooms full
of elephants.
Slowly but surely, Rotarians are
coming to the realisation that change in
our organisation is not just inevitable,
but critical.
O u r ob s e ss i on w it h atte nd anc e,
legislation, rituals and centur y-old
traditions, together with our “blokey” and
elitist culture has brought us to a tipping
point, where the actions we take right
now will determine where we are in 20 or
30 years.
No – we don’t need change for change
sake, but nor should we stagnate through
our inability to adapt to a changing world.
Mark Huddleston
Rotary Club of Edwardstown, SA ■
Pride of Workmanship
In a world of hustle and bustle, in a life of
grab what you can without gratitude, and in
a society of talking and never listening, it is
refreshing to stand still, and just experience
life’s little treasures.
Pride of Workmanship Awards has always
allowed me to do just that. It is a time-tested
Rotary event that allows us all to open our
hearts, and give thanks to those who give so
much, but rarely ever take much in return.
Each year for too many years to remember,
my club has honoured me to be part of these
annual awards as master of ceremonies and
co-worker.
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Each year I see a new stream of beautiful
people come through that allow us all to say
a simple thank you.
As I flick through the many years of
awardees that I look at on my desk, one
name of Peter stands out indelibly in
my mind.
My brain recoils at the memory of Peter
who was an introverted young man with
some disability.
In 2007 he came to the awards as a
recipient with all the excitement of a boy
in a lolly shop. When I called his name,
he shuffled forward like a man of many
years more than his age, but I could see the
gleam in his eyes as he came up to accept
his award. He hung his head with a sense
of humbleness, as his mother was aglow
with pride. Someone has seen the worth in
her son!
As I read out his workmanship detail
for all to hear; it went something like
this from his employer; “Peter came to
us as a shy quiet man on a community
employment scheme.
“In the two years he has been with us, he
has never missed a day’s work, never taken a
sick day, always comes to work half an hour
early, and is the last to leave. In that time his
personality has changed from an insecure
man with no sense of worth, to being the
workplace motivator; because he finds his
job so challenging and he has taken total
ownership of it”.
Peter’s job description is “Animal Cage
Cleaner” at our local council zoo!
Fellows! There are many stories like this.
Our job is to discover and uncover life’s
gems like Peter through the power of Pride
of Workmanship Awards.
May I close by saying, “Happiness in life is
not only finding it in our selves, but also in
others like Peter”.
Gerald Victor,
Rotary Club of Rockhampton, Qld ■
Another step on the way
Thank you for the article on Past District
Governors – it was so good to see the
reassurance to District Governors that the
year as Governor is just another step along
the way of Rotary service, and that the more
skills they gain, the more opportunities there
are to do greater and vital service.
At times, Governors and Past District
Governors are seen to be “jockeying” for a
good Rotary International role when there
are so many roles to play in so many areas.
As so many others have found, through
my year as Governor I came to respect and
admire the Rotarians in my District so much,
that I have continued to feel compelled
to put back in at District level, to remind
them that they continue to be important
to me personally, to their communities and
to Rotary.
They supported me outstandingly, and
they, in turn, deserve ongoing support. Past
District Governor Steve Yoshida, then from
Alaska but lately of Hawaii, once said to me:
“There are no bad jobs in Rotary – all jobs
are a privilege”.
On a more general note, well done on
the magazine – it gives me a sense of pride
as a Rotarian to be able to circulate such a
professional magazine to a wider audience
after I have read it.
Cathy Roth
Rotary Club of Geelong Central, Vic
Past Governor District 9780 ■
International RYLA
It is once again my duty to inform District
Governors of the International Rotary Youth
Leadership Award Seminar that will take
place in District 2440 from April 21-25 at
Mudanya, Bursa, Turkey.
Due to the fact that the application process
will take some time and the number of
attendees is limited to the space available at
Montania Hotel, I kindly ask you to remind
your Club Presidents once again of this one
of a kind event.
Applicants will be served as to ‘first come
first served’ basis as well as ‘the intent letter’
they write at their application forms.
You will find all necessary information on
this event at http://ryla.uludagrotary.org
I once again thank you in advance
for your cooperation and your efforts in
“Bridging Continents”.
Yesim Yoney
Rotary Club of Cesme, Turkey
Governor, District 2440 ■
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Toy Boys Santa’s helpers
Affectionately known as The Toy Boys,
these skilled artisans of the Rotary Club
of Charles Sturt, Grange, SA, work
together year round to produce beautifully
finished toys.
These toys are distributed just before
Christmas to deser ving children in
South Australia.
The Toy Boys are satisfying a need for
companionship and community service by
utilising their various skills in retirement.
Renewed pride can restore dignity and
self-worth.
At the end of each year, the Toy Boys
know that children receive delightful, safe
toys through welfare organisations and
special needs schools in addition to special
orders from an appreciative public.
The shed space has been graciously
provided, most raw materials are donated,
and government and local council grants
The Toy Boys of the Rotary
Club of Charles Sturt,
Grange, SA, with some of
their handiwork.
have enabled the purchase of additional
equipment, tools, and materials.
Founded in 1992 as a community
service project, the Toy Factory has
grown considerably over the years in both
capability and output.
Preschool children with significant
development delay and/or disability require
intricate and precision-made equipment,
which challenges them, yet provides
enjoyment. The Toy Boys continue to save
the Briar Special Early Learning Centre
thousands of dollars by solving technical
problems, then creating masterful pieces
of equipment, which has been a most
rewarding activity.
But the greatest satisfaction comes from
the knowledge that they have given hours of
joy to hundreds of needy children.
Col Williams
Rotary Club of Charles Sturt, Grange, SA ■
club projects
Ian rises to a new
Rotary challenge
Australia has a new Rotary Foundation
Trustee in Rotary International Past
Director Ian Riseley.
A member of the Rotary Club
of Sandringham, Vic, he served as
Governor of District 9810 in 1999/2000
and as RI Director in 2006/08. One
half of a dedicated Australian Rotary
family, Ian has lent staunch support to
his wife, Juliet, who is Governor Elect
for District 9810.
Ian has served at the highest level
since completing his term on the RI
Board. He has been a member of the RI
Finance Committee for three years and
is chairman this Rotary year – whilst
also assuming the role as Moderator of
the Rotary International Foundation
Coordinators Institute.
All of the above whilst continuing
to share the workload within his
demanding family accounting practice.
His many Rotary friends now rise
as one to congratulate Ian on the
announcement by the RI Board of
Directors in January that he has been
nominated and elected as a member
of The Rotary Foundation Trustees
from July 1, 2011, for four years.
The appointment underlines Ian’s
reputation amongst his peers and
Rotary leaders!
Bob Aitken
Managing Editor
Rotary Down Under ■
Past RI Director Ian Riseley, soon
to be a Rotary Foundation Trustee
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Flood, cyclone and fire update
Rotary forges road to recovery
It was a sobering start to 2011. As
Southeast Queensland and Victoria were
engulfed in water, Northern Queensland
battled the largest and strongest cyclone in
Queensland history, while bushfires raged
throughout Western Australia.
But, as is the Australian way, we pulled
together as a community, forming new
bonds of mateship and camaraderie. And,
of course, Rotary has been there all the way.
Queensland Floods
Three quarters of Queensland was declared
a disaster area following the floods that
ravaged the state during late December
2010 and early January 2011. Recovery
work is well underway with Rotary clubs
throughout the region offering assistance
where it is needed most.
District 9630
Rotary plans
coordinated
flood relief
Anne Brand
District Governor 9630
The Rotarians of District 9630 have setup
a centre to coordinate Rotary fundraising
and relief assistance in many of the most
severely flood affected areas of south-east
Queensland.
Covering an area from Brisbane Bayside
to Charleville, the group will be working
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closely with local Rotary coordinators in
many suburbs of Brisbane, the whole of
Ipswich, the Lockyer Valley, Toowoomba,
the Central and Western Downs, Warrego
and Maranoa districts.
District Flood Disaster Coordinator, PDG
Errol Wildman says that substantial offers
of assistance are pouring in from all areas
of Australia and from around the world.
Rotary clubs and Districts, individuals and
corporations are eager to help flood victims
through the network of 48 Rotary clubs in
this area.
“Support being received and offered by
Rotarians throughout our District, Australia
and internationally is exceptional,” said
Errol. “It is truly a humbling experience
being a member of this trusted community-
based organisation in times such as this.”
While not primarily a first response
relief organisation, many Rotarians are
currently involved in clean-ups, emergency
accommodation, supplies and meals for
displaced families and relief helpers.
Errol sees the most important role of
his group as long-term – assisting families,
individuals and community groups ‘slipping
through the cracks’ of insurance and
government support, and helping to replace
some of the many infrastructure facilities
so vital for the recovery of communities.
This recovery phase is seen as an ongoing
operation for many months.
Rotary’s South Queensland Flood Appeal
is actively seeking donations that will be
distributed through clubs on the ground
and in tune with local needs.
Visit www.rotaryfloodappealsq.org.au or
phone 0447 316 558 to register your offer
of financial and/or material assistance, safe
in the knowledge that every dollar received
will go directly to those in need with no
administration costs or charges.
District 9600
The Gap Gives
Back
Ted Latta
Rotary Club of Ashgrove/
The Gap
The Rotary Club of Ashgrove/The Gap
coordinated an Australia Day community
flood recovery barbecue at The Gap State
High School and raised $10,950 for flood
victims. ‘The Gap Gives Back’ BBQ gave
people of all ages the chance to come along
and make a donation and show the great
Aussie spirit that exists in our local area.
Rotarian John Giles, who organised the
event, thanked all who helped.
“The people of Queensland really came
to our aid when The Gap was devastated by
the 2008 storms, and this BBQ rallied people
from our area to help other communities
who are struggling with the flood disaster

that impacted towns and communities
across three quarters of Queensland.”
The $10,950 raised on the day was passed
to the Member for Ashgrove and Minister
for Climate Change and Sustainability, Kate
Jones, at a ceremony at The Gap Shopping
Centre on Saturday January 29.
District 9570
Support for all
big and small
Judith M. Henderson
District Governor 9570
In my entire Governor
training I do not recall anyone mentioning
shipping containers, pallets of linen or
transport and storage logistics. However,
I am now familiar with these terms and
I have probably sent and received more
emails and phone calls about these things
than about any other Rotary issue.
As floodwaters ravaged most of District
9570 the response from all over Australia
was fantastic. The problem was not in
responding to immediate needs, but how
to get the support into the affected areas.
Roads were flooded, rail lines were washed
away, Rockhampton was cut off from the
South and West for two weeks and the
airport was out for three weeks.
The District put out a call for funds that
has been well supported. An urgent need
for school essentials for children in the
flooded towns was identified and $20,000
went towards this project.
We are keeping an eye out for small
groups who fall through the cracks. For
example, the annual rodeo in the tiny town
of Alpha is the major fundraiser for groups
such as junior sport and the Jelly Beans
Day Care centre. As the showgrounds were
severely damaged and the rodeo cancelled,
we have been able to help these groups with
a cash contribution to replace their lost
income for the year.
Volunteers from far and wide, have been
matched to problem areas, of which there
are many, and we have now been able to
forward some excess goods to District 9550
to help out Cyclone Yasi victims.
Bank: Commonwealth Bank
Acc Name: RI District 9570
Swift Code: CTBAAU25
BSB: 064712
Account No: 10171562
Victorian and South
Australian Floods
District 9780
Fellowship for
our farmers
Jessie Harman
District Governor D9780
Floods have had a
significant impact in District 9780,
particularly in the major towns of
Carisbrook, Beaufort, Charlton, Kerang,
Dimboola, Swan Hill, Horsham and
Warracknabeal. Many smaller communities
and farming areas have also been affected.
While s ome communities are still
inundated, others are starting the slow
process of recovery.
Rotary has assisted in various ways. Local
clubs in the flood affected communities have
responded by sandbagging, catering at relief
centres, and cleaning up in the aftermath
of floods. Many have donated money to
community-managed flood appeals. Clubs
elsewhere in District 9780 have provided
offers of financial and volunteer assistance,
and other forms of support to enable flood
affected communities to return to normal
as quickly as possible.
The impact on farming in the region
will be drastic. Hay and agistment will
be needed for many months after waters
subside – at least until spring growth brings
pastures back into production.
District 9780 Rural Support Committee
has established a website: www.
ruralsupport.org to help match offers of
assistance with locally identified flood
recovery projects. Australian Rotary
clubs wishing to support flood affected
communities in D9780 should visit this
site for information about important flood
recovery projects.
District 9800
Troubled Waters
Iven Mackay
District Governor 9800
Rotarians in District
9800, along with fellow
Rotarians all around Australia, were shocked
by the devastation of the floods that occurred
throughout Queensland, NSW, WA and the
NT. But we soon found our own District in
troubled waters!
Flood, cyclone and fire update
The District Board met to plan a
coordinated response from our District,
with ongoing coordination to be handled by
an investigative Disaster Relief Committee.
The Disaster Relief Committee has
established two funds to direct financial
support to Rotary projects and charities
facilitating recovery from the floods:
Option A
Rotary District 9800 Australian Flood
Disaster Appeal (Direct Distribution Fund,
Non-Tax Deductible Donations)
• This fund is the preferred option. Make
donations through your bank or forward
cheques payable to:
Bank: Westpac
Acc Name: Rotary International District
9800 Inc. Australian Flood Disaster Appeal
Swift Code: WPACAU2SMEL
BSB: 033181
Account No: 377982
Option B
Lord Mayor’s Charitable Fund Rotary
District 9800 Flood Appeal
(LMCF Directed, Tax Deductible)
• Fund in partnership with the Lord
Mayor’s Charitable Foundation and
Rotary, which will provide funds
as determined by District 9800 to
charities registered as Deductible
Gift Recipients with the ATO. Make
donations through your bank or forward
your cheque payable to:
Bank: NAB
Acc Name: Lord Mayor’s Charitable Fund
Rotary D9800 Flood Appeal
Swift Code: NATAAU3303M
BSB: 083004
Account No: 589440307
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Flood, cyclone and fire update

Western Australian
Bushfires
The bushfires raging around Perth may be
contained and under control, but residents
still have a long road to recovery. Rotary
will be there for the long-haul.

District 9465
Dr Marilyn Barton
District Governor 9465
The bushfires have
destroyed 72 houses,
and this is across both
districts in WA. There was no time for most
residents to grab anything apart from a few
personal belongings, their pets (if possible),
and the clothes they were wearing.
The Rotary clubs of Armadale, Byford
and Districts, Gosnells, Kelmscott, and
Southern Districts within District 9465 are
all within a few kilometres of the fire zone
that engulfed the Hills areas of Roleystone
and its surrounding areas.
District 9465 has set up a Disaster
Response Committee for all disasters,
including this one, and it is headed by District
Community Committee chairperson David
Pankhurst from the Rotary Club of South
Perth-Burswood.
David can be contacted on 9367
8889, mobile 0430 126 051 or email
david264@ bigpond.com.
Donations can be sent to the Rotary
District 9465 Disaster Relief Committee at
PO Box 1099 Canning Bridge, Applecross
6153, or directly to one of the Rotary clubs
mentioned above. As the immediate needs
of those affected are generally catered for
by government and dedicated agencies, our
prime focus will be the long-term recovery
of those affected.
Cyclone Yasi
If you’re struggling to grasp the magnitude
of Tropical Cyclone Yasi, consider this:
it is so large it would almost cover the
United States, most of Asia and large parts
of Europe.
District 9550
Hard hit in Northern
Queensland
Allan Church
District Governor 9550
On Wednesday night,
February 2, Rotary District 9550 was hit by
the largest Cyclone in Australia’s history.
Communities affected by this devastation
included Mission Beach, Tully and Innisfail,
and smaller communities along the coast
including the seaside town of Cardwell, just
to the north of Ingham.
We have had significant damage and loss
of power and other important infrastructure
within the District. The cities of Cairns and
Townsville also suffered damage, but not of
the same magnitude as the others.
As usual, Rotarians in our communities
will come together to assist the
rebuilding process.
At the moment, 30 members of Cairns
Rotary Clubs have travelled to Tully to
assist in the clearing and cleaning in that
community. Members of Townsville Sunrise
club have supplied a BBQ Breakfast for over
400 power supply workers (which included
local Ergon members, and members from
Energex in Brisbane, and the Country
Authority from NSW), who are attempting
to restore power to the 70,000 homes still
without power in their area.
Donations may be made to the Cyclone
YASI Contributions Account.
Bank: Bendigo Bank
Acc Name: D9550 Disaster Fund
Swift Code: BENDAU3B
BSB: 633108
Account No: 128152717
*Please ensure that you put Cyclone YASI
and your Club on the reference line. ■

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‘You gave ... and we delivered’
By Ray Stewart
Rotary Club of Narre Warren, Vic.
Past Governor, District 9820
Dianne Holland, a member of the Rotary
Club of Echuca-Moama, Vic, said goodbye
to husband Chris and their five children
and headed for Sudan in early December.
A trained Disaster Aid Australia response
team member (known as DARTs), she met
up with fellow DART Peter Clouting from
Darwin for a couple of action-packed and
exhausting weeks in Southern Sudan.
After travelling for a week, their task, with
help from locals, was to erect 192 tents in
nine village sites in the remote, hot and dusty
Abyei area. The family survival packs with
UN-approved tents, complete with basic
necessities such as blankets, cooking pots
and eating utensils, provided family homes
for some of the 30,000 Sudanese refugees
returning to their homeland for the secession
election held last January. The refugees fled
Sudan because of the wars in which their
homes and possessions were destroyed.
Disaster Aid Australia General Manager,
Jenni Heenan was in regular contact with
Dianne and Peter, and was moved by
Dianne Holland’s reports. Here are some of
her words that sum up the experiences in
Sudan where, in many instances there was
limited food and water, no planned stops
for sleep, and heat that was almost too
much to bear.
“I immediately felt a great sense of pride
and self worth as I knew that thanks to the
generosity of our donors worldwide most,
if not all of these families would receive a
survival box – their urgent need for shelter
was covered by you, our wonderful donors!
“I watched attentively as the elderly
woman ran her hand over the survival box.
She had an ageless beauty, an expressive
and moving demeanour. After a short time
I realised she was vision impaired!
“It was a sensational end to a somewhat
difficult day: I know our donors would be
as proud of the job we have done as I am
of their amazing contribution . . . such a
wonderful gift to this gorgeous Sudanese
family. It is indeed an honour to assist
in providing a new beginning in their
homeland. Thank you, thank you. You gave
. . . and we delivered.”
Rotarian Dianne Holland with villagers in Sudan outside a Disaster Aid Australia tent.
After presenting a survival pack to a
grateful, proud, eloquent woman who
had lost her husband and father of her
six children in the struggle to achieve
self-determination, Dianne’s immediate
thoughts turned to her husband and
their own five children, and to the
generosity of the donors who gave her this
amazing opportunity.
“It was a privilege for Peter and me to
erect this courageous woman’s new home,”
Dianne said.
In one of the few emails Dianne was
able to get through to Jenni Heenan at
the Disaster Aid Australia office near
Melbourne, she said optimism and energy
abounded in Abyei, writing, “the personal
courage and fortitude of the Sudanese fills
me with uplifting thoughts and feelings”.
So, as most Australian mums were
busily preparing for Christmas festivities,
Rotarian mum Dianne Holland worked in
the Sudan, building villages to help those
in desperate humanitarian need, hoping
she could be home in time for Christmas.
She just made it; travelling via Nairobi and
then Doha in the Middle East, she arrived
in Echuca on Christmas Eve.
How b e st to su m up t h i s mo st
extraordinary, challenging, yet rewarding
mission for Disaster Aid Australia? Well,
disaster relief
Dianne said that while each day in the
Sudan was hard – dirty and dusty with
unrelenting heat that drained energy more
than she could describe – looking back, “the
program went very well and we achieved
our objectives. I think we did a good job
for Disaster Aid Australia and its donors –
to whom we owe full accountability. And,
we were constantly aware we were also
representing Rotary. It was a privilege to
work with the wonderful people in Abyei”.
Disaster Aid Australia, a project of the
Rotary Club of Endeavour Hills, Vic, has
had major deployments in recent months:
firstly in Pakistan where Australian DART
members, Past Presidents Eb Friedrich
and Hans Van Dyk, together with Keith
Robins, Peter Clouting, Andrew Gunn and
Peter Newton, worked for many weeks in
flood-ravaged areas and most recently, this
humanitarian mission in the Sudan.
Jenni Heenan said, “We are immensely
proud of our highly trained response team
members and their selfless commitments,
and most grateful to our donors who
recognise that the need for the aid we
provide is, quite simply, never ending.”
info@disasteraidaustralia.org.au
www.disasteraidaustralia.org.au
PDG Ray Stewart is a Consultant to
Disaster Aid Australia. ■
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 youth programs

Rotarians & Harvey World Travel
working together

Tours of Africa visiting the School of St Jude

20 Day Personally Escorted Africa Tours departing 27 August 2011
Experience everyday school life at the School of St Jude including classes, assemblies,
visiting other local schools and exploring local markets. Tours include return economy
airfares with Emirates, 4 nights in Zanzibar, sightseeing and most meals.
Tanzania Tour – from $8988.00* per person twin share (ex Sydney)
Discover a wild variety of African wildlife during game drives in the Serengeti National
Park, Lake Manyara National Park and Tarangire National Park.
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Discover a wild variety of African wildlife during early morning and/or afternoon game
drives in the Masai Mara Game Reserve, Lake Nakuru National Park and Shaba Game
Reserve.
* Prices on application for single supplement and flights ex Brisbane, Melbourne & Perth.

For more information including detailed itineraries, please visit our website (below) or phone us on 02 4032 7838.

Tour Indonesia with the Rotary Club of Morisset (NSW)

Tour Escorted by Murray Scoble (President Elect) - Departing April 2012
Tour Highlights include: Visit Jakarta, encounter Borneo's famous wildlife including orangutans, Proboscis monkeys and
much more. In Bogor you will tour local villages, visit a newly developed orphanage, Bogor botanical gardens, the
Indonesian presidential palace and more. In Yogyakarta you will visit the Prambanan temple complex, the Borobudur
Temple, Sultan Palace of Yogyakarta and much more. Enjoy free time to explore Bali.
Register your interesting now, as numbers will be limited. Phone the Group Travel department at Harvey World Travel
Toronto – 02 4032 7838. Non Rotarians most welcome.

Cruise on the Queen Mary 2 with the President of Cunard

Journey of lifetime departing 19 August 2011
Highlights include: Round the World economy class airfares flying Qantas, 3 nights accommodation in the legendary
Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York including breakfast, Dinner and a Broadway show, Gala welcome dinner, 7 night cruise
on the QM2 in a Balcony Stateroom (cat. B3) including all meals & entertainment, ‘Sail Away’ party as QM2 leaves New
York, Private dinner in the Todd English specialty restaurant, 3 nights accommodation in the Mayfair hotel in London
including breakfast. Now included (valued at $999pp) - 3 nights accommodation in a Scottish Castle including dinner, bed
& breakfast, Grandstand seats at the Braemar Games and complimentary golf at the castle.
From $11,999.00 per person.
$100.00 for each person booked on this departure will be donated to the Rotary club of your choice. Just mention
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Toronto NSW 2283
Phone: 02 4032 7838
groups.toronto@harveyworld.com.au
www.toronto.harveyworld.com.au

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Instruments to soothe a trauma
The generosity of Rotary members
keeps rock ’n’ rolling in to
support the Australian Children’s
Music Foundation. The ACMF
runs music programs throughout
Australia in disadvantaged,
remote and indigenous schools
and juvenile justice centres.
The Rotary Club of Sydney,
NSW, has sponsored the ACMF
music program in the NSW Youth
Drug and Alcohol program from
September 2009 to December
2010. Virtually all the young
people participating in YDAC
are highly disadvantaged and
have experienced dysfunctional
an d of t e n abu s ive f am i l y
lives, exposure to violence
and substance abuse from a
young age.
Hilary Hannam, previously
Children’s Magistrate in the NSW
Dudley Mercer, of District 9690, collecting instruments for Dudley’s Music Box in
Youth Drug and Alcohol Court,
said, “The ACMF program is
the best program that the Youth
Drug and Alcohol Court Program has
incorporated in the past 10 years.”
The ACMF has just received more than
$16,000 from District 9790 thanks to the
great work of District Governor Alan
Anderson and his wife, Dorothy. These
funds will help ACMF continue bringing
music programs to schools in the areas
devastated by the 2009 Victorian bushfires.
These programs bring music to children who
have faced severe trauma and are designed
to help them express difficult emotions as
OR
TH
ECT
YOU
DIR
Youth programs
would otherwise not be able to
pursue their love of music. These
include children affected by the
2009 Victorian bushfire, refugee
kids, young people who have gone
through the ACMF programs
in youth detention centres and
shown an aptitude and passion
for learning an instrument and
to children in situations of great
financial or family hardship.
The ACMF is run by Don
Spencer, OAM, who has had a
great career on the Australian
and international music scene.
Don established the Foundation
in response to the fact that only
25 per cent of Australian public
schools have funding for a
dedicated music teacher. It’s the
disadvantaged kids who miss out
and music has been found to be
one of the triggers to motivate
children to learn, improve their
support of the Australian Children’s Music Foundation.
self-esteem with new skills and
help them to express and deal
well as to develop teamwork, musical and with positive and negative emotions.
literacy skills. The Australian Children’s Music
Rotarians have looked deep into their Foundation will be a featured charity at two
hearts and closets and responded to the call Rotary conferences in March – the District
to donate instruments for disadvantaged 9690 conference in Bathurst and the District
children and youth for the ACMF. 9790 conference in Wangaratta, where the
Dudley Mercer, husband of District 9690 call is also out to Rotarians to donate their
Governor Marilyn Mercer, is coordinating pre-loved instruments.
“Dudley’s Music Box” at the March District For more information, contact the ACMF
conference. Rotarians are responding with on 02 9929 0008 or visit www.acmf.com.au.
new and pre-loved instruments that will be Jennie Jones
passed on to children and young people who Australian Children’s Music Foundation ■
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Rotaract

Tasmanian Rotaractor at Rotary UN Day

2010 was the Year of the Big Apple for
Tasmanian Rotaractor, Laura Richardson.
The 27 year old osteopath’s first experience
of New York was in April and May as a
member of the District 9830 (Tasmania)
GSE team on exchange with District 7230
(New York and Bermuda).
For the five weeks on exchange in New
York, Laura took in all she could about
osteopathy, Rotary, and the culture of the
United States and Bermuda. The opportunity
to interact and learn from professional, social
and Rotary contacts opened up a world of
opportunities for Laura.
The most significant opportunity was
extended by a Rotarian, Helen Reisler who
is the Alternative Rotary Representative to
the United Nations and is involved in the
organisation of the annual Rotary UN Day Rotaractors at the United Nations for Rotary UN Day: Tasmanian Laura Richardson (right) and Istvan Szaraz from
held each November in New York City. Budapest, Hungary
Helen invited Laura to speak at the Rotary
UN Day held on the 6th November 2010 speakers who spoke on the Youth Panel in underlying message behind Laura’s talk
With the support of District 9830, the the Rotary program and addressed around was that we all need to have a voice in the
Rotary Clubs of Ulverstone, Ulverstone West 600 Rotarians and UN officials. fight against commercial sex exploitation
and Burnie, and the Rotaract Club of Central Sp e a k i ng i n it i a l ly on he r h ome of children as choosing to remain silent is
Coast, Laura was able to accept the invitation district, Laura focussed her talk on accepting that children will continue to be
to represent Rotaract at the Rotary UN Day. one of the Rotaract Club of Central abused and exploited.
This year Rotary UN Day was attended by Coast’s international projects that she is The presentation was well received by the
approximately 1200 people from 41 nations. particularly passionate about, their support audience and the day was highly enjoyable.
The day was split into two programs: the of an Australian NGO Destiny Rescue and Laura strongly encourages Rotarians to
Rotaract/Interact program and the Rotary more broadly on child sex trafficking and attend Rotary UN day if the opportunity
program. Laura was one of two Rotaract human trafficking across the world. The arises in the future. ■

Supporting Detainees
Anna Hoyles
Rotaract Club of Burwood
September 19th, 2010 marked the fifth
consecutive year that the Rotaract Club
of Burwood has teamed up with the
Rotary Club of Burwood to raise money
for charity at the Burwood Festival.
The weather was perfect for both
cold and hot drinks, sold by Rotaractors
in their prominent red t-shirts. The
money raised went to support the
Australian League of Immigration
Volunteers (ALIV), an organisation
which provides programs at increasing
social and developmental opportunities
for children and families living in
community detention and immigration
detention centres, to decrease their social
and emotional isolation.
The Rotaractors were particularly
e nt hu s i a s t i c a b o ut h av i n g A L I V
volunteers and some of the young
people they support attend the Burwood
Festival to showcase some of their
amazing talents.
The children made incredible balloon
animals, which they gave out to other
children on the day.
The Rotaract Club of Burwood raised
over $420 for the Australian League
of Immigration Volunteers. While it is
fantastic to raise money for a worthwhile
cause, the day is also about fellowship for
all the Rotaractors.
“Being able to spend time with people
who you have gotten to know well and
who inspire you is a lot of fun,”said club
secretary Sadaya Marathe.
“While most people get involved in
Rotaract to have a positive impact on the
community, before you know it, you have
made a new group of friends.” ■

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 Rotaract

Back to School in Western Sydney

Melissa Radjenovic, Rotaract Club of Western Sydney Award Winning Young
To mark their first year of operation, the Rotaract Club of Western Sydney held a “Back to Professionals in Perth
School” trivia fundraiser to provide students at the Fowler Road School with sun protection While many young people in Perth
over their summer school holiday break. are busy with university, work, friends
Fowler Road School supports kindergarten to year 10 students struggling with mental and other social obligations, a select
health, behavioural and emotional disorders. It assists students across metropolitan Sydney group of young people are also busy
over short-term periods, aiming to return them to mainstream schools closer to their home. with something else: charity work, as
Raising over $1,000, the Rotaractors assembled and delivered 50 sun care packs containing members of the Rotaract Club of Perth.
children’s 30+ SPF sunscreen, a coloured zinc stick, a hat, water bottle, and sticky hand toy. Over the past year, Perth Rotaractors
It was fantastic to deliver the gifts personally and to see the teachers and students in their have participated in over 30 events,
school environment. The students were extremely grateful and very surprised when they attended the Asia Pacific Regional
saw the big Christmas bags heading their way. ■ Rotaract Conference, and raised
thousands of dollars for HOPE Uganda,
a charity that helps Ugandan women
Research into Rotaract was apparent that Rotaractors are most live successful lives. Some of the
Emily Wood, Rotaract Club of motivated to volunteer by the desire to help organisations they have volunteered for
South-West Brisbane others, the desire to learn new things and include the Make a Wish Foundation,
the desire to make new friends. the Australian Red Cross Soup Kitchen
Emily’s research also found that educating and The Great Bike Ride.
all members of the Rotary family – from Some of these young people are so
Rotarians and Interactors to RYLA, RYPEN dedicated to their work they received
and RYDA participants – is of paramount the following awards at a ceremony at
importance. The research showed that 60% the The Royal On The Waterfront in
of Rotaractors found out about Rotaract East Perth on December 1, 2010:
from a family member or friend who was Certificate of Excellence - for a
a Rotarian or Rotaractor. A further 23% high level of dedication to club and
District 9630 Rotaractor and 2009-10 found out about it from a Rotary club or district roles: Viviana Boyle, Melanie
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, Emily program. This means a whopping 83% of Chapman, Hui Lin Tan
Wood, recently completed research into recruitment is attributed to members of the Certificate of Appreciation - for
how public relations can help Rotaract Rotary family sharing the Rotaract message. consistent enthusiasm, support and
improve its brand recognition and “We as individuals are the most powerful involvement in projects at the club
recruitment success. An important element form of communication. We need to be and district levels: Piriye Altraide,
of her research was identifying what ambassadors for our clubs, our districts Stephen Bernard, Tristan Kolay,
motivates Rotaractors to volunteer. and the Rotaract program as a whole. If we Marilyn Krawitz, Daniel Mirabella,
“If you know what motivates people to can show every day that Rotaract gives us David Trumble
volunteer, you can tailor your recruitment the opportunity to help others, learn new Certificate of Recognition - for
c o m mu n i c at i o n t o a d d r e s s t h o s e skills and make new friends, we will be well organizing projects at the club level:
motivations,” says Emily. on our way to increasing Rotaract’s brand Nicholas Trim
533 Rotaractors from 79 countries recognition and recruitment success.” “I congratulate this year’s award
completed an online questionnaire For more information and results visit: winners,” said Tiang Cheng, President
about what motivates them. From this, it www.enhancingrotaract.wordpress.com ■ of the Rotaract Club of Perth. “They
are a group of highly capable and
committed young people and I enjoyed
Pakuranga Rotaract Fundraising for PolioPlus working with them this year.” ■
The Rotaract Club of Pakuranga with only 10 members has raised a staggering $6,440
towards Rotary’s PolioPlus challenge since July 2009. It was a pleasure for 9920
Immediate Past District Governor Leanne Jaggs to attend their special formal dinner
as the finale of their 1 ½ year fundraising for PolioPlus. They presented Leanne with an
enormous cheque and explained how they managed to raise such a significant amount
through a marathon run, sausage sizzle, and movie night by involving all of their
Rotaractors. It was a wonderful celebration of hard work well done.
It is incredible that a Rotaract club this size raised more than many Rotary clubs put
together, but the good news is that it’s not too late for Rotary clubs to match or better
Pakuranga Rotaract’s contribution to PolioPlus … ■

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Family of Rotary
Oh what a
feeling:Kokoda
By Linus Grant
Rotary Club of Longford, Tasmania
When James Dwyer turned 14 recently,
there weren’t the usual presents or even a
birthday cake.
Instead, the son of Longford (Tas)
Rotary club president elect Dennis Dwyer
was slogging his way along the Kokoda
Track with his father, handing out medical
supplies to villagers on the revered 96 km
wartime battleground.
“It was an amazing experience to walk in
the footsteps of our Diggers from so long
ago,” James said.
“Dad had told me so much about it, but to
actually be there and give the local people a
helping hand along the way was incredible.
It was a birthday I will never forget.”
The idea to give medical supplies to
villagers germinated when Dennis Dwyer
and fellow club Rotarians, secretary James
Wilcox and Dr Tim Flanagan, walked the
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Track two years ago.
It was Tim Flanagan’s
medical eye that spotted the
need for basics such as anti-
septic solutions, dressings
and bandages to stop day-to-
day infections turning into
permanent scars. So the trio James Dwyer (age 14) presents a knitted teddy bear to an orphaned child being
decided to do something cared for by his grandfather at Efogi 2 village on the Kokoda Track. The teddy
about it – come back with bear was knitted by Helen de Bruyn.
necessary supplies.
Early this year Dennis and James planned at each of our overnight stops,” Dennis
their return to PNG and Dennis offered Dwyer said. “They were really grateful, and
to take his son along as a birthday-of-a- surprised, that we had seen their needs and
lifetime present. Commitments prevented come back to help.”
Dr Tim from going. The group also took along footballs and
The Rotarians secured the donation soft toys made by Helen de Bruyn, wife of
of $3,000 of medical supplies from club member Peter de Bruyn, to give to
Launceston’s Chemist Warehouse and $600 village youngsters.
from their club to pay a PNG porter to “They are crazy about their sport up
carry the 20kg pack of supplies. there,” young James said. “The kids were
“We handed out the supplies to villagers rapt with the footballs.” ■

John Hewko: The perfect fit
John Hewko will soon take the
reins as Rotary International’s
General Secretary and he is
indeed the man for the job.
By Mark Wallace
Rotary Club of Crows Nest, NSW
Associate Editor, Rotary Down Under
Think about it.
Rotary is a business “employing” a staff of
1.2 million volunteers who work for no pay
in more than 200 countries, all operating
in different languages. The customers of
this business have, in the overwhelming
majority of cases, no ability to pay for the
services the business provides.
The leadership of this business changes
ever y year. So does ever y strata of
management right down through every
sub-division and branch.
It’s going to take a pretty special
businessman to keep that going, and in
John Hewko, Rotary International has
found that man.
Joh n t a ke s t h e re i ns a s R ot ar y
International’s General Secretary on July 1,
moving into the role previously occupied
by Ed Futa for more than 10 years.
When introduced to more than 500
District Governors Elect at the 2011
International Assembly in San Diego in
January, Hewko created an impression
that inspired confidence in the future
of t he world’s most accomplishe d
service organisation.
“It’s an exciting time to be joining the
organisation,” Hewko told Rotary Down
Under during a short break in commitments
on the final day of the Assembly.
“The goal of eradicating polio is close
at hand. Rotary International has just
launched a new Strategic Plan and The
Rotary Foundation is rolling out the Future
Vision Plan. Timing is everything and for
me the timing for joining the Rotary family
could not be better.”
Indeed, Rotary has been a part of his
family for a long time. His father has been
a Rotarian for more than 30 years and was
instrumental in the Charter of the Rotary
Club of Kiev, in the Ukraine, from where
New general secretary
his family migrated
in 1949.
Hewko, who
s er ved with the
George W. Bush
Administration
in the field of
International
Aid, headed up a
new government
agency to oversee
the distribution of
that aid.
L ater he was
a partner at
l aw f i r m B a ke r
& Mackenzie,
w it h of f i c e s a l l
over the world –
including Sydney
a n d Me l b o u r n e
– and where he
g ai ne d v a lu abl e
exp er ience
dealing with an Incoming General Secretary of Rotary International, John Hewko, addresses the world’s
organisation that District Governors Elect at the International Assembly in San Diego in January.
had more than 600 Photo: Mark Wallace
e q u it y p a r t n e r s
and where the language barrier was a daily law firms that equips him to exploit
hurdle. Hewko, not surprisingly, speaks p ar t n e r s h ip s b e t we e n R ot ar y an d
six languages. organisations such as the Bill and Melinda
“It certainly helped when dealing Gates Foundation, as has happened in the
with a large board of directors from so fight against polio.
many different ethnic backgrounds and “My top priority will be to make sure
cultures,” he said. that the Secretariat remains an effective
He has worked in the UK, Ecuador, Mexico, and useful resource for the clubs, so that
Argentina, Brazil, Russia, Ukraine and the they are able to grow and are better able to
Czech Republic. All of which sets him up carry out the mission of Rotary,” he said.
nicely for his new role running the 14-storey “We will partner more effectively to
headquarters of Rotary International in better leverage our resources and we will
Evanston, Illinois, and the 550 or so staff who make a meaningful contribution to the
work there along with the approximate 100 global debate on how best to address the
who work in Rotary International regional needs of the less fortunate.”
offices around the world. As his Baker & Mackenzie partners said
Indeed, it is his experience with the when he told them he was leaving: “It
US Government and major international seems like the perfect fit”. ■
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Australian rotary health

McGorr y finds ‘apartheid’ in Aust

In what was yet another spectacular event,
Rotarians attending last year’s Australian
Rotary Health annual Christmas Dinner
enjoyed an evening mingling with peers,
professionals and entertainers.
Held at the Epping Club in Sydney, 208
Rotarians and guests whiled away their
evening feasting on a three-course meal
and listening to some of Australia’s leading
researchers discuss their contributions in
medical research.
MC Mike Bailey provided yet another
sparkling performance, and diners received
a rare treat with Australian of the Year and
mental health expert Professor Patrick
McGorry providing a presentation on the
state of mental health in Australia.
In an enlightening address, Professor
McGorry explained the challenges mental
health services face, highlighting two vastly
different experiences a Perth woman had as
a cancer patient and a mental health patient.
Australian Rotary Health Chairman Noel Trevaskis, left,
“When the patient was diagnosed with
with Guest of Honour, Professor Patrick McGorry.
cancer, the doors swung open to fast-track
her treatment,” Professor McGorry said.
“She had a simple operation, woke up in
a hospital bed with a room full of flowers,
friends and family. She made a very good
recovery. But six months later she had a
recurrence of a psychotic illness and had
tremendous difficulty fighting her way
through the triage system to get access
to care. When she did get access to care it
was much more sobering, and there were
certainly fewer friends and family.
“It was the same woman, in the same
healthcare system, in the same city, in one
of the richest countries in the world. I
don’t know about you but that’s what I call
apartheid,” he said.
Joy Gillett, CEO of Australian Rotary
Health, thanked those who attended and
helped make the night a success.
“It was a wonderful evening and we are
grateful to the Rotary Clubs and Rotarians
who continue to support Australian Rotary
Health in making a difference to the lives of
all Australians,” she said. ■

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magazine month
Your Magazine, Your Resource
April is Rotary International’s Magazine Month, during which Rotarians and
Rotary Clubs are asked to make a special effort to recognise and promote
Rotary regional magazines – especially Rotary Down Under.
T h e O f f i c i a l Ma g a z i n e of R o t a r y
International, The Rotarian, has been
published continuously since 1911. Thus
the Rotary World Magazine Press, of
which your official regional magazine
Rotary Down Under is a part, is celebrating
100 years of service to Rotary this year.
Rotary clubs are invited to make a special
effort to feature Rotary magazines during
or near Magazine Month (April) each year.
Rotary Down Under is 46 years old this
month – a grand achievement! Bring your
club programs alive with this Magazine
Month suggestion list and organise a
special promotion within your club to
celebrate RDU’s 46th birthday!
An informed Rotarian is a better
Rotarian. Rotary World Magazine Press
publications are a crucial communications
link between Rotary International and
Rotarians in your District. The network
consists of 31 reg iona l magazines
published in 26 languages.
Rotary Down Under is the ONLY direct
link between you as a Rotarian and the RI
Board of Directors!
Rotary Down Under is the best resource
and educational tool available to you and
your Rotary club.
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Keeping in
touch
Once every two years,
Rotary clubs and Rotarians
throughout the South West
Pacific Region have the
opportunity to influence
the editorial policy of
R o t a r y D o w n Un d e r
by way of a Magazine
Month survey.
Clubs and individuals
have the opportunity to
indicate magazine likes
and dislikes and, if general
consensus is strong
e n ou g h , m an age m e nt
effects the required changes.
The most recent professional survey
was a reader survey conducted by McNair
Ingenuity in October, 2007, but clubs and
members may communicate with RDU
at any time. We conducted a total club
survey in April, 2006, which produced very
favourable reader responses and another is
planned for 2011.
Subscription compulsory
Subscription to an official Rotary regional
magazine is mandatory. It is a
condition of membership, agreed
by all Rotarians when they accept
membership. Rotar y Dow n
Under is completely self-funded.
We rely on your subscriptions
and receive no major funding
from Rotary International.
Partners
R ot ar y p ar t ne rs c an b ot h
subscribe to RDU. Some people
question the wisdom of receiving
two copies of the same magazine
in the one family but the second
copy has invaluable promotional
use when provided as a reading
resource to a library or utilised as
a gift for exchange students, civic
leaders or even guest speakers/visitors to a
Rotary club.
However, since the most recent Council
on Legislation in April last year, it was ruled
that partners living at the same address no
longer need to have two subscriptions.
On-line subscription
The Council also ruled that subscribers
to The Rotarian living in North America
could now take an on-line subscription to
that magazine.
We at Rotary Down Under fully expect
the next Council on Legislation to extend
that privilege to subscribers to all regional
magazines throughout the world that have
the capacity to subscribe to an on-line edition.
Rotary Down Under has been available
online for more than three years already,
but at this stage it is still mandatory for
our subscribers to subscribe to a hard copy
version in the mail.
Other on-line resources
Apart from the e-edition of Rotary Down
Under, Rotarians can use the Rotary
Down Under website to organise District
Conferences and other events, book and
and pay for tickets to those events, promote
their business through our Rotarians Doing
Business directory (see page 29). ■

How to Get Your Story Published
With a bit of hard work and good photography, you too could end up on
the cover of Rotary Down Under or Rotarian Life & Leisure!
By Colin Robinson
Rotary Club of St Johns, NZ
Rotary Down Under New Zealand Office
Every Rotary club project is a chance to
gain new members and support for the
success of all your club activities.
By telling the story of your club and its
service successes, you are, in effect, pre-
selling your future projects by showing you
are active in your community with well run,
successful projects.
Every time you write a good article
with a quality photo it can be widely
used in your club bulletin, District
newsletter, Rotary Down Under magazine,
your local newspaper, sponsor and
beneficiary newsletters, on your club’s
website, community noticeboards, in club
promotional material and blogs.
Getting published
Tip the scales in your favour, it is quality of
words written, not the quantity.
The specification for articles to Rotary
Down Under is similar to most print
media requirements:
• No more that 300 words in MS Word
format.
• Attach the text file and the photo file
separately to the same email – do
not embed a photo in an MS Word
document!
• Give us your two best pictures only. If
we want more, we’ll ask for them.
• Pictures must be at least 300 pixels per
inch and in jpeg format. If you set your
camera to its finest quality setting, the
file size should look after itself. If in
sending the image by email, your server
asks if you want to reduce the file to
make it easier to email, say NO!
• Include a caption for the photo in the
email and name all the people featured.
• Make sure you include a contact for
further information if required.
In Australia, send it to editorial@
rotarydownunder.com.au.
In New Zealand and Pacific Islands, send
to berylrobinson@rotarydownunder.co.nz
Some tips:
• Get compelling action photos – show
the sweat not the cheque presentation;
• Do not be afraid to pose photos for
best effect;
• The first sentence should establish the
topic and set the tone – tell the most
important facts – who, what, where,
magazine month
when, why;
• Include lots of quotes;
• Everyone holds fundraisers and some
programs are quite run-of-the-mill so
take care to point out what makes the
project unusual, unique or innovative;
• Consider how you would view the
article as a reader. Does it inspire you?
… give you new ideas?
Rotary Down Under has a practical
application in all aspects of Rotary and can
be easily used to support club and District
objectives – membership – public image –
member education and more.
It is a superb reference resource that on
a day-to-day basis will provide ideas and
inspiration for projects and events. Give
copies to all who have contact with your
club as many know little about Rotary
– then ask them to join if you think they
would make good members.
Go to www.rotarydownunder.com.au
or www.rdu.rotarysouthpacific.org for lots
more useful information or phone and ask
how we can help.
To read the magazine on-line go to www.
rotarydownunder.com.au and include that
link in all your promotional material. ■
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magazine month

AUS Rotary Down Under

District Chairs 2010-11

District Name Club

9455 PDG Ian Murray Mount Lawley

9465 PDG John Kevan Applecross

Rotary Down Under Group Representatives and District Chairs are available to talk to you 9500 Graham Fussen Tea Tree Gully

or your club at any time – and especially during Magazine Month. PDG Peter
9520 Holdfast Bay
Sandercock

9550 Katanya Lee Ross River

GROUP 1 GROUP 4 Rockhampton
9570 David Anderson
North
Districts 9910 – 9920 – 9930 – Districts: 9550 – 9570 – 9600 –
9600 Barry Clark Bribie Island
9940 – 9970 – 9980 9630 – 9640 – 9650
RI Director Stuart Heal PDG Des Lawson Stephen
9630 Jindalee
Lazarakis
87 Inniscort Street, Cromwell 9191, 731 Esplanade, Lota QLD 4179
PP David Surfers Paradise
Central Otago, New Zealand Phone: +61 7 3348 6607 / 0418 991 337 9640
Bonifant Central
Phone: +64 3 445 4094 / +64 27 432 1847 Fax: +61 7 3893 0416
9650 PDG Ken Hall Tamworth
Fax: +64 3 445 4594 Email: heals@xtra.co.nz Email: deslawson@ecn.net.au
Wallsend
9670 Pam Wellham
GROUP 2 GROUP 5 Maryland

9680 PP Mark Wallace Crows Nest

Districts: 99780 – 9790 – 9800 – 9810 – Districts: 9500 - 9520 PDG Jennifer Central Blue
9690
9820 – 9830 PDG Peter Sandercock Scott Mountains
PDG Don Cox 13 Allen Terrace, Glenelg East, SA 5045
9700 PDG John Egan
Wollundry-
5 Riverview Rd, Essendon, Vic 3040 Phone: + 61 8 8295 7734 / 0416 153 577 Wagga Wagga

Phone: +61 3 9337 4308 / 0407 094 220 Fax: + 61 8 8295 6331 PDG Bob
9710 Belconnen
Greeney
Fax: + 61 3 9337 9061 Email: ppsandy@bigpond.net.au
Email: don@coxpartners.com.au 9750 Ann Burleigh Sydney

9780 Rhonda Whitton Highton

GROUP 3 GROUP 6
9790 PP Ian Bushby Bundoora
Districts: 9670 – 9680 – 9690 – Districts: 9455 - 9465 North
9800 James Long
9700 – 9710 – 9750 PDG John Kevan Melbourne
PDG Jennifer Scott 9 Norton Ridge, Winthrop, WA 6150 9810 Jeff Steel Knox
PO Box 279, Wentworth Falls NSW 2782 Phone: + 61 8 9332 8808 / 0419 947 862
Phone: +61 2 4757 2974 / 0414 367 631 Fax: + 61 8 9332 8808 9820 PDG Ray Stewart Narre Warren

Fax: + 61 2 4757 1450 Email: john.kevan@naveko.com 9830 PP Rod Oliver Launceston

Email: scottadr@optusnet.com.au

NZ Rotary Down Under

HAVE YOU VISITED Promotion Committee 2010-11
THE ROTARY
District Name Club
DOWN UNDER
9910 Felicity Anderson Takapuna Inc
WEBSITE? PDG Leanne Manukau City
9920
Jaggs Sunrise Inc
www.rotarydownunder.com.au
PDG Fergus
9930 Rotorua
Cumming
For all club and other website hosting,
contact Del Jeal: 9940 PDG David Watt Karori

Phone: +61 2 4739 4987 9970 PDG Rex Morris Nelson Inc
Fax: +61 2 4739 8902
Email: deljeal@nepeanblue.com.au PDG Martyn
9980 Waimate
Jensen

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 magazine month

CARPENTER,
LAWYER,
MECHANIC,
ACCOUNTANT,
DOCTOR,
CHILD CARE....
Are you looking for specialist help?
Moving to a new town or city?
Do you need a reliable specialist for a Rotary project?

YES?
Go to www.rotarydownunder.com.au and click on
‘Rotarians Doing Business’.

With hundreds of current listings from throughout the region,

the new Rotary Down Under directory is growing every day.

To add your business or personal listing, email your club

secretary with the following details:

Business Type: Phone:

Business name: Mobile:
Contact name: Fax:
Rotary Club: Email:
website URL:

This information MUST come to us through

your club secretary
For more information, call Frances or Mark on
61 2 9633 4888
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 golden anniversary

On Saturday 20 August local, national

and international spectators will flock
to the shores of the dry Todd River to
watch the fun and mayhem of the
Assa Abloy Henley on Todd Regatta.

Why not create a Rotary challenge

between the clubs in your District?
Rotarians can register online @
www.henleyontodd.com.au
Click on ‘ROTARY REGISTRATION’
Come along and support
Rotary helping Rotary.

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Rotary Club of Stuart Alice Springs Inc.

Henley-On-Todd Regatta Sat 20 August, 2011

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Come Sail with Us
 golden anniversary

HENLEY-ON-TODD
2011 Assa Abloy Henley-On-Todd Regatta is celebrating its 50th year.
People in the outback town of Alice Springs,
Central Australia, are praying that it doesn’t
rain – at least not until the end of August.
The iconic ASSA ABLOY Henley-On-
Todd Regatta is the only boat race in the
world that is cancelled if there is water.
In custom-designed bottomless boats,
contestants, run, scramble and stumble
their way through river sand, in a variety of
traditionally inspired but novel events.
Back in 1962, some workmates at the
Alice Springs Bureau of Meteorology saw
an opportunity in the lack of rain and a
proposed boat race based on the famous
Henley-On-Thames in England. bottoms out and carry them!” Boat” race must enclose the four member
Rotarian Reg Smith devised the event at Reg Smith died in 2004 but his unique crew and “resemble a boat”. That’s it.
a time when the newly formed Rotary Club idea is now a major tourist icon and major Picture the scene; A 140 metre course
was scratching its head for a different project fundraiser for the three Rotary Clubs in on a dry, sandy river bed, lined by river red
to raise funds for charity. Alice Springs. gum trees and surrounded by the majestic
When asked by a mate whether the boats The Alice Springs event has also made MacDonnell Ranges. Come sail with us ...
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international service
Rotary raises the roof
The Rotary Club of Melbourne continues to assist Timor
Leste on its journey to long-term sustainability.
By Bob Glindemann
Rotary Club of Melbourne, Vic
Ten years after Independence, Timor Leste
remains the poorest nation in our Region.
But with democracy and stability in
place, the country is on the tough journey
to long-term sustainability
The Rotary Club of Melbourne, Vic,
has been there from the beginning and
continues with a number of projects today.
The underlying principles in a majority
of these projects have been long-term
infrastructure or skill building and meeting
an identified and agreed need.
Another feature has been the
establishment of partnerships with
other Rotary clubs, other NGO’s and
local organisations.
No project better demonstrates this than
32 Issue 526. March 2011
the establishment of East Timor Roofing.
Thousands of buildings were left in ruins
having been trashed by the Indonesians as
they left but many could be made habitable
with a roof and ETR was born. The Rotary
Clubs of Melbourne and Doncaster, Vic,
joined forces and with two pieces of rather
old but reconditioned equipment – one
to roll corrugated iron and the other steel
purlins, the first products were made. A
little later the Rotary Club of Lilydale, Vic,
made it a three-club partnership.
Today the project is well established.
It employs 20 East Timorese, all trained
in a variety of factory tasks and office
administration under the leadership of
factory manager Norm Bruce.
Norm had many years of building
experience in outback Australia before
volunteering for this task, which he has
done for more than nine years, with his
enthusiasm for the task undiminished.
Since it was established, this operation
has delivered more than 1000 water tanks
– previously unknown in the country; a
similar number of steel roof trusses – also
new to East Timor building methods and
roofing iron for all manner of buildings –
schools, orphanages, community centres,
health centres and lots of houses as well as
toolboxes, food silos and almost anything
that can be made by bending sheet metal.
All manufactured products are sold and
generate an operating surplus. All of this
stays in Timor Leste and is used for many
community projects from sponsoring the
football boots and uniforms for the local
soccer team to water tanks for worthy

More than 1000 water tanks like the one being made here
have been installed thanks to the East Timor Roofing.
recipients to funding the refurbishment of
the Baucau Community Sports Stadium.
The roofing operation provided the
impetus to establish a training program
in basic building skills. A grant from
the London-based Shell Foundation was
successful and enabled the establishment
of the Baucau campus of the Dili Institute
of Technology.
With financial assistance from the Rotary
Club of Adelaide, SA, and material from
ETR, the staff of ETR built four classrooms,
staff and administration rooms, kitchen
and toilets.
Since then more than 200 young East
Timorese have completed the course and
they are training 100 members of the Timor
Leste Defence Forces in the same building
skills so that they can undertake community
building projects in the Districts. Soldiers
in uniforms don’t always carry guns!
A project that delivers education and
financial skills and establishes sound
commercial operations is one funded by a
Rotary Foundation Matching Grant with
the Rotary Club of Dili, Timor Leste, that
funds a local micro credit provider, Tuba
Rai Metin. The initial grant of $US60,000
in July, 2008, has been turned over twice
and has funded 300 new businesses in
and around Baucau and a further grant of
$US75,000 has recently been sent and will
fund a similar number.
Not all the activity has taken place
in Timor Leste. A physical presence in
Canberra was seen as important as a
robust diplomatic presence is a crucial
part of Timor Leste establishing itself at
the International table. An Embassy in
Canberra declares Timor Leste’s sovereignty
and stakes its claim to self-determination
without interference from outside parties.
The Australian Government provided
the site in Canberra’s Embassy precinct and
in partnership with Leadership Victoria,
the Rotary Club of Melbourne raised the
funds to see the Embassy built and given to
the people of Timor Leste.
The project was not without its challenges
but with the support of some generous
foundations, the reality was delivered
with a purpose-built Chancellery formally
handed to the President of Timor Leste just
a few months ago.
Education for all who want it is an
important ingredient in the country’s
continuing growth but many students
cannot afford to complete their degrees.
Many of these students drop out of
University, so with the help of East Timor
Roofing, a bursary project was established
in partnership with The Alola Foundation
to provide financial support to top students.
The first presentations were made several
months ago to 39 students who will now be
able to complete their degrees. The theme of
Rotary’s support and activity in Timor Leste
has been sustainability and longevity – the
imparting of skills for long term benefit and
several projects deliver that in spades.
international service
OPPOSITE PAGE: Budding artists in a Timor Leste school
that Rotary built. ABOVE: Some of the staff of East Timor
Roofing with factory manager Norm Bruce.
The San Miguel College in Comoro, Dili
started in 2001 with 110 kindergarten kids,
now has 2300 children from kindergarten
to secondary college. It is the first school in
Timor Leste with a computer course on the
curriculum and attracts children from all
over the country
This really is the school that Rotary built
with contributions from the Rotary Clubs of
West Perth, WA, Lilydale, Vic, Turramurra,
NSW, Doncaster, Vic, Innisfail, Qld, Tully,
Qld, Fitzgerald Innisfail, Qld, Herbert
River, Qld, Mission Beach, Qld, Noosa, Qld,
and Melbourne. A major contributor was
East Timor Roofing and the District 9800
Donations In Kind with many shipments
of desks, chairs, educational aids, white
boards, computers and screens. District
9550 also provided financial support.
So many projects would simply not
have happened without the involvement
and dedication of Daryl Mills, a Rotarian
volunteer who has been the Rotar y
Liaison Officer for the past seven
years. We are indebted to Daryl for his
significant contribution.
Rotary Clubs and Rotarians have played
a major role in assisting the people of Timor
Leste get back on their feet with the wide
variety of projects and assistance. Many
challenges remain and there is little doubt
that this country and its people have won
the admiration of many Rotarians who will
continue to find, fund and deliver projects
in the year ahead. ■
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Australia day/New year honours
Rotarians honoured
Australian
Honours
Member in the General Division of the
Order of Australia (AM)
William Arthur Blucher, of the Rotary
Club of Norfolk Island, for service to
politics, particularly through the Legislative
Assembly of Norfolk Island, and to
the community.
Mr Andrew George (Andy) Bruyn, of
the Rotary Club of Darwin, NT, for service
to the community of the Northern Territory
through executive roles with a range of
cultural, tourism, education and charitable
organisations, and to the broadcast
media industry.
Mr Graham Andrew Fricker, of the
Rotary Club of Adelaide East, SA, for
service to the building and construction
industry through leadership roles with
the Australian Institute of Building, to
education, and to the community.
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Joy Gillett, OAM, and her staff from Australian
Rotary Health, celebrate her good news.
Mrs Christine Ann McDiven,
of the Rotary Club of Sydney,
NSW, For service to the Liberal
Party of Australia, and to the
community through women’s and
education organisations.
Mr David John Marshall, of the
Rotary Club of Canberra, ACT, for service
to the community of the Australian Capital
Territory, particularly through the promotion
of tourism, and in roles with a range of
business, charitable and health organisations.
Dr James Alastair Robertson, of the
Rotary Club of Footscray, Vic, for service to
dentistry, and to international humanitarian
aid through the delivery of dental health
programs in Asia.
Medal of the Order of Australia in the
General Division (OAM)
Mr Ian John Cameron, of the Rotary Club
of Midland, WA, for service to the viticulture
industry in Western Australia.
Mr David Alexander Christie, of the
Rotary Club of Turramurra, NSW, for
service to veterans and their families,
particularly through the Ashfield Sub-
Branch of the Returned and Services League
of Australia and the Australian Special Air
Service Association.
Mr John Francis Clark, of the Rotary
Club of Charters Towers, Qld, for
service to education in rural and remote
areas, particularly through on-line
learning initiatives.

Mr David John Clegg, deceased, of the
Rotary Club of Moss Vale and Bowral, NSW,
(Honorary member) for service to people
with a disability through the Wheelies with
Wings program, and to the community.
Mrs Patricia Keiff Cotton, of the Rotary
Club of Bendigo Sandhurst, Vic, for service
to the community.
Mr Ronald Fife Fallaw, deceased, of
the Rotary Club of Mornington, Vic,
for service to the community of the
Mornington Peninsula, to the arts, and to
local government.
Mr Henry John (Harry) Fay, of the
Rotary Club of Bingara, NSW, for service
to veterans and their families, and to the
community of Bingara.
Mr Norman James Gibbs, of the Rotary
Club of Waverley, Vic, for service to children
as an entertainer, and to the community.
Ms Patricia Joy Gillett, of the Rotary
Club of Parramatta City, NSW, for service
to the community, particularly through
Rotary International.
Mr Robert Sydne y Glindemann,
of the Rotary Club of Melbourne, Vic
(Previously of the Rotary Clubs of Sydney,
NSW, Frenchs Forest, NSW, Adelaide, SA,
Brisbane Metropolitan Qld, and Darwin,
NT) for service to the community through
Rotary International, and social welfare,
children’s and motor sport organisations.
Mr Malcolm Ronald Hughes, of the
Rotary Club of Thornlie, WA, for service
to veterans and their families through the
Western Australian State Section of the
Naval Association of Australia.
Dr Millicent Anne Hughes, of the
Rotary Club of Burnside, SA, for service to
the community through a range of women’s,
service, and sporting organisations.
Mr William James Humphreys, of the
Rotary Club of Kiama, NSW, for service
to veterans and their families through the
New South Wales Branch of the Returned
and Services League of Australia.
Mr Ronald Alexander Hunt, of the
Rotary Club of Tully, Qld, for service to
local government, and to the community
of Tully.
Past District Governor Dr Bernard
Ralston Huxtable, of the Rotary Club
of Orange North, NSW, for service to
medicine, and to the community of Orange
through a range of disability, service and
arts organisations.
Bob Glindemann, of the Rotary Club of Melbourne,
Vic, honoured for service to the community through
Rotary and social welfare, children’s and motor sport
organisations.
Mr John Kenneth King, of the Rotary
Club of Sydney Cove, NSW, for service to
the tourism industry through executive
roles with a range of marketing and
professional bodies.
Mr Stephen Niall King, of the Rotary
Club of Strathfield, NSW, for service to the
community of Strathfield.
Mr Ramon (Ray) Lawrence, of the
Rotary Club of Canning Vale, WA, for
service to martial arts.
Mrs Chloris Muriel Martin, of the
Rotary Club of George Town, Tas, for
service to the community of George
Town through historical, business and
service organisations.
Mr Terence Godfrey Matthews, of the
Rotary Club of Devonport, Tas, for service
to the community of Devonport.
Dr John Francis Oswald, of the Rotary
Club of Ballarat West, Vic, for service
to medicine as an anaesthetist, and to
the community.
Australia day/New year honours
Mr Bruce Parsons, of the Rotary Club of
Tuncurry Forster, NSW, for service to the
community of Forster-Tuncurry.
Dr John Andrew Pickering, of the
Rotary Club of Dimboola, Vic, for service to
medicine, particularly in rural and regional
areas, and to the Indigenous community.
Councillor William (Bill) Pickering,
of the Rotary Club of Georges River/
R i v e r w o o d , N S W, f o r s e r v i c e t o
local government, to youth, and to
the community.
Mr John Warwick Rawson, of the
Rotary Club of Sydney, NSW, for service
to the community, particularly through
philanthropic support for the Hope Street
Urban Compassion program.
Mr Anthony John Reade, of the Rotary
Club of Walkerville, SA, for service to
the community, particularly through Toc
H Australia, Rotary International and
local government.
Mr David Donald Reid, of the Rotary
Club of Bridgetown, WA, for service
to conservation and the environment,
particularly through natural resource
management roles.
Dr Ramaswamy Thangavelu, of the
Rotary Club of Crookwell, NSW, for service
to the community of Crookwell, and as a
medical practitioner.
Mr Raymond John Thorburn, of the
Rotary Club of Kiama, NSW, for service
to the community of Kiama, particularly
through the preservation of local history.
Mr Raymond Alan Welsford, of the
Rotary Club of Warrnambool, Vic, for
service to the community of Warrnambool
through a range of education, local
government and service organisations.
Mr Bruce Robert Wilson, of the Rotary
Club of Shepparton Central, Vic, for service
to local government, and to the community
of Shepparton.
Mr Maurice John (Maurie) Wilson, of
the Rotary Club of Bundaberg, Qld, for
service to the Scouting movement, and to
the community of Bundaberg.
Mrs June Young, of the Rotary Club
of Liverpool Greenway, NSW, for service
to the community through a range of
women’s, local government, business and
ex-service organisations.
Dr Anthony Michael Zahra, of the
Rotary Club of Marrickville, NSW, for
service to dentistry, and to the community.
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Australia day/New year honours

New Zealand affairs. Jenny is a member of the Greater

Honours
Knight Companion of the NZ Order of
Merit (KNZM):
Sir William Murray Gallagher, CNZM,
MBE, of the Rotary Club of Frankton,
Hamilton, NZ, for services to business, having
created a company that employs more than
1000 people from a “world headquarters”
in Hamilton.
Officers of the New Zealand Order Of
Merit (ONZM):
Past President Derek Andrew Anderson PHF,
of the Rotary Club of Riccarton, Christchurch,
NZ, for services to the community.
The Honourable Roger Morrison Sowry,
of the Rotary Club of Kapiti, Paraparaumu,
NZ, for services as a Member of Parliament.
Roger was Minister of Social Welfare in former
Prime Minister Jenny Shipley’s Government.
Member of the New Zealand Order of
Merit (MNZM):
Dr Lindsay John Brown, of the Rotary Club of
Dunedin, NZ, for services to the community.
Mr Jens Bukholt QSM and Mrs Karen
Margrethe Bukholt QSM, of the Rotary
Club of Wanganui, NZ, for services to
the community.
Professor John Manley Carter, of the
Rotary Club of Wellington South, NZ, for
services to medicine. John is Head of the Blood
and Cancer Centre at Wellington Hospital.
Queen’s Service Order (QSO)
Ms Jennifer Sylvia Brash, Honorary
Member of the Rotary Club of Porirua
Sundown, NZ, for services to local body
Wellington Regional Council representing
the Porirua-Tawa constituency, and was
formerly Mayor of Porirua.
The Honourable Winifred Alexandra
Laban (Luamanuvao Laban), Honorary
Member of the Rotary Club of Porirua
Sundown, NZ, for services as a Member
of Parliament. Associate Professor Winnie
Laban is Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Pasifika)
at Victoria University of Wellington (since
2010). She was the first New Zealand woman
with a Pacific Islands’ heritage to become a
Government Minister and was Minister
of Pacific Island Affairs and Associate
Foreign Minister in New Zealand’s last
Labour Government.
Past President and President Elect
Maureen Ellen Reynolds, of the Rotary
Club of Dannevirke, NZ, for services to local
body affairs.
Queen’s Service Medal (QSM)
Past President George Anthony Borthwick,
of the Rotary Club of Courtenay Place,
Wellington, NZ, for services to The Salvation
Army. George is currently serving on the
District 9940 Membership Committee and
is the 9940 Interact contact.
Past President Murray Kenneth
Marshall Hansen, of the Rotary Cub of
Kawerau, NZ, for services to the community.
Murray is the Eastern Bay of Plenty’s longest
serving Justice of the Peace (45 years) and an
Adviser with the Budget Advisory Service.
Mr Ivan Beaumont Mandahl, of the
Rotary Club of Feilding, NZ, for services
to the community. Ivan was Secretary-
Treasurer of the Lower North Island
Patriotic Council Welfare Committee for
32 years and a Foundation Member of the
Home Serviceman’s Association.
Past President John Frederick Pettit, of
the Rotary Club of Otahuhu, NZ, for services
to the community. John’s community
involvement included 40 years with the
intellectually disabled, six years on local
council (four years on Auckland Regional
Authority and two years on Auckland
Regional Council).
Mr Peter Ben Snow, of Upper Hutt, NZ,
formerly of the Rotary Club of Plimmerton,
NZ, for services to the community.
Order of St John
Honours List
Knights of Grace
Grant Eames, of the Rotary Club of
Waimate, NZ.
John Gallagher CNZM, President Elect of
the Rotary Club of Hamilton, NZ.
Commander
Keith Adams, of the Rotary Club of Stoke-
Tahunanui, NZ.
New Zealand Association of Scientists
Marsden Medal 2010
Past President Brian Robinson, PHF of
the Rotary Club of Dunedin East, NZ.
University of Otago Emeritus Professor
Robinson, who was formerly head of the
Otago Chemistry Department, has been “a
significant figure in New Zealand science”
for more than 40 years.
Ministerial Award
Sher yl Page, of the Rotar y Club of
Waitara, NZ, for 35 years of voluntary
work for Emergency Services in Taranaki,
New Zealand. ■

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Greetings from Israel
Rotary Down Under introduced readers to the Robbie Francis story in April, 2010.
Hers is a wonderful story of a young person overcoming all kinds of adversity
to become a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. The following is a most appropriate
contribution by Robbie. The letter was written at the end of last year, just a
month after her arrival in Israel.
Shabat Shalom!
I have just come to the end of
Shabat (Jewish weekend Friday/
Saturday). I have been here
precisely one month! I have had
the most amazing time. I feel like
I am at home.
The last time I wrote I think
I h a d ju st s e tt l e d i nto my
apartment, a three-bedroom flat
in the city centre of Tel Aviv. We
are three minutes walk to the
beach and three minutes walk to
the city centre.
So, I am officially a fully
fledged international student
of Tel Aviv University, I have
Robbie with her classmates on a rooftop overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem.
my student card, bus card and
medical insurance to prove it!
My first week at university was great.
We have a class of around 40 students from
over 20 different countries. We toured
campus and got to know each other. This
was made easier by the fact that a few of
us had got together the week before in a
local bar/cafe. After orientation we went
on a class trip to the North of Israel.
The journey began by driving through
Jezreel valley then to the West Bank
where we saw a city divided into the
Israeli quarter and Palestinian quarter.
Next we went to a Druze village on Mt
Carmel. Here we had the opportunity
to ask a Druze man any question we
wanted before having an amazing Israeli
meal at his house. The Druze people are
a religious Islamic sect who are known
to pledge their allegiance to whatever
country they are living in at the time. So
in the case of Israel, even though they are
often Arab Muslims, they are dedicated to
the Israeli Government. The proportion
of their young people who serve in the
Israeli army is 80-90 per cent compared
to Jewish young people which is 60-80
per cent.
Our next stop was Acre where we
learned about the history of the Ottoman
empire and the crusades. Then to a
kibbutz on the Jordan River for dinner.
We then drove to another kibbutz where
we stayed the night. It was also on the
Jordan River and very close to where
Syria/Lebanon/Israel meet.
Last week I started my classes. I take the
following papers: Cross cultural aspects of
conflict resolution; Negotiation; Political
asp ects of conf lict and res olution;
International law; Academic reading
and writing; History of the Middle East;
Socio-psychology of conflict.
Each of my professors are top in their
field. In fact almost all of them work full
time then travel to Tel Aviv just to teach
our class. For example our professor of
international law is travelling back and
forth between Israel and Holland as he has
just been hired as a consultant to a Dutch
businessman who has been arrested for
war crimes because he supplied cranes
which helped build the Israeli wall.
Another professor is an adviser to the
Israeli Prime Minister – the list goes on.
Rotary World Peace Scholars
This week was incredibly
hot – 41 degrees with 84 per
cent humidity. It is rare for the
temperatures to be so high when
it is meant to be winter!
Tomorrow I start Hebrew
classes and hopefully in the
next few weeks I will start
interning/volunteering with
an organisation which deals
with illegal immigrants (mainly
African) and human trafficking
(mainly Russian). I’ll let you
know how that goes. I think it will
generally involve prison visits and
advocacy for the illegal people of
this country who face deportation
and/or prison.
For those interested in Rotary,
with my university schedule I cannot attend
Rotary meetings but I attend all the special
events. Last week I had dinner with the
Israeli District Governor. Israel is one big
District and has 60+ clubs, so it was quite
a privilege.
He said he would like me to visit clubs all
around Israeli. Tomorrow night I will meet
with the District chair for the Ambassadorial
Scholarship to discuss this with him.
I will also present at the upcoming
conference in November, which I am
looking forward to.
The Rotary projects here are awesome.
My club is made up of Jews, Christians and
Muslims. They all have huge hearts and set
about to help the little people of this country
despite religion or race.
A great example of people putting aside
their differences and working together for
the greater good.
Okay, so I’ve pretty much written a book
in this email. I wish I could tell you more but
we would be here forever.
You can check out my photos of my trip
up North on: facebook.com/album.php?aid=28
5358&id=645130578&l=a12e019626 ■
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 This Rotary World

Mates on a Journey of Hope

By John Bishop
Rotary Club of Port Nicholson, NZ
What do you call two young men who ride
the length of New Zealand to raise funds for
PolioPlus? Paul Harris Fellows, that’s what!
In 53 days from late November to mid-
January, Ollie Macindoe and his German
friend, Xaver Hausner, completed an
incredible journey riding 3358km from
Cape Reinga in the north of the North
Island to Bluff, the southernmost settlement
in the South Island.
And it all started as a bit of a lark. Ollie
had met Xaver when Ollie was in Germany
a couple of years ago. Then Xaver came to
New Zealand as a Rotary Ambassadorial
Scholar to study international law at
Journey of Hope cyclists Xaver Hausner and Ollie Macindoe with 9940 District Governor Howard Tong
Victoria University. Ollie was there, too,
after receiving Paul Harris recognition.
studying maths and education.
The two best mates decided they
needed to mark their year together and the project. Club members met them,
Xaver’s completion of his studies in an rode with them, fed and housed them,
appropriate way. As they are both keen The two best arranged publicity, and helped to raise
cyclists they decided to ride the length of
New Zealand.
mates decided they money along the way. Sometimes this
was achieved through a club’s sergeant’s
Enter Francis Wevers, of the Rotary needed to mark their session, sometimes a street collection.
Club of Wellington and uncle of Ollie.
Could they raise the profile of Rotary
year together and The journey started on November 24
and ended on January 16. On January
in some way during their journey, they Xaver’s completion 26, the Mayor of Wellington, Celia
asked? You bet, said Francis, and from of his studies in an Wade Brown, also a keen cyclist and
honorary Rotarian, hosted a function at
that casual conversation the Journey of
Hope was born. appropriate way. the Wellington City Council Chambers
Francis got a support team together. where District 9940 Governor Howard
Sponsors were found to provide the bikes, Tong made Ollie and Xaver Paul Harris
uniforms and other equipment. Before Before their departure, the boys got on Fel lows to re cog nis e t heir ef for ts,
you could say social network, a website the phones and rang every Rotary club which raised $46,000 for the End Polio
was up and later the boys were blogging along their route. Now! campaign.
each day of their journey. The District Governors agreed to back For more details go to www.polio.org.nz. ■

Lower Blue’s Rotary family grows

Kelly Berriman, left, with husband Ben and baby
Genevieve, receive the baby quilt from Rotarian Sue Bell.
Lower Blue Mountains Rotarians welcomed
two special guests at their first meeting
back after the Christmas/New Year break.
Young Rotarian Ben Berriman brought
along the two ladies in his life – wife Kelly
and new arrival Genevieve.
As is normal practice, the club’s first
meeting in the New Year is a barbecue
meeting in Glenbrook Park on the edge of
NSW’s beautiful Blue Mountains.
The Lower Blue Mountains Club has a
very active sewing group and six members
combined resources to produce a lovely
baby quilt to the new arrival and her
happy parents.
President Del Jeal congratulated the
Berriman family and thanked the sewing
group for their thoughtful service. ■

38 Issue 526. March 2011

 This Rotary World

Don’s famous attitude

The annual Attitude Awards showcase
courage and perseverance, plus the
achievements of New Zealanders living
with disabilities.
Past President Don McKenzie, OBE, of
the Rotary Club of Waiheke Island, NZ,
was the second inductee into the Attitude
Hall of Fame on December 1.
This award is made to an individual
for a lifetime’s work and success in the
furtherance of the human and civil rights
of disabled people.
The Governor-General of New Zealand,
Sir Anand Satyanand, explained that Don
was born with limited sight and was seven
years old when he lost all sight.
He emphasised that Don never let his
disability hold him back. He excelled at
School for the Blind in Parnell, and in the
mainstream of Auckland Grammar School,
before winning a scholarship to study at the
North London School of Physiotherapy.
He then returned to Auckland to establish
his own practice in Manurewa, and was also
a proactive advocate for the blind.
In 1981 Don’s outstanding leadership
was recognised when he was inducted as Governor-General of New Zealand Sir Anand Satyanand, left, Attitude Hall of Fame Inductee Past President Don McKenzie,
an Officer of the British Empire (OBE) for and The Lion Foundation General Manager Grants Don Judkins
services to the blind and physiotherapy.
He has lived on Waiheke Island for “I have challenged unfairness and in 1983 (which became Alfriston). Don
11 years, and was recently elected to inequality, embraced wisdom in other received Paul Harris recognition from
the local Waiheke Board of the new people, and welcomed compassion,” the Rotary Club of Auckland in 1997. He
Auckland Council. he said. has been a member of the Rotary Club of
Don’s life exemplifies extraordinary “Where there’s a job I’ve done it, and Waiheke Island since 2003 and became
achievements and leadership. often failed, but learnt from that as well. President in 2008-2009.
In accepting the honour Don said he Let’s keep building a society that is caring, Don added “I hope the award represents
was “humbled and greatly honoured by inclusive and responsive.” the Rotary ideal of Service Above Self
the Attitude Hall of Fame award, and Don’s Rotary life started in 1971 when he because in today’s climate of mixed and
being part of the journey towards a more joined the Rotary Club of Papakura, then he confused values, bad things can happen
enlightened New Zealand”. transferred to the Rotary Club of Manurewa when good people do nothing.” ■

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the Breakfast – which is to be held in the
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on Sunday, May 22 – 6.45 for 7am.
Neville has secured the services of
Mr Pete Crear, CEO of World Council
of Credit Unions, as guest speaker on
“Microenterprise through savings and
education building communities”.
“It will be a great morning of Rotary
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 This Rotary World
Dr Nuli gives back
By Denise Curry,
Rotary Club of Turramurra, NSW
The Bo Children’s Hospital is a vision of
Sydney Paediatrician, Dr Nuli Lemoh, of the
Rotary Club of Turramurra, NSW.
Nuli came from a poor and illiterate family
in Sierra Leone, West Africa, where child
survival rates are very low. One in six die at
birth and the under five years mortality rate
is 194 out of 1000.
Grateful for the help he himself received
through scholarships from the Bo District
Council and Australian Government to
become a doctor, Nuli wanted to give
something back.
In 1998 he was inspired to build a
Children’s Hospital in Bo as a result of an
interview he heard on ABC radio when
assistance to the Nepalese people was
discussed. That inspirational vision has now
become a reality.
Land was purchased last February and a
delegation made up of Dr Nuli Lemoh and
Margaret Lemoh, from the Rotary Club
of Turramurra, President Professor Peter
40 Issue 526. March 2011
Jones and Rotarian Chris Potter from the
Rotary Club of Bournemouth, England,
visited the site and met members of the
Rotary Club of Bo.
A Memorandum of Understanding was
signed with President Francis Lavally on
behalf of the Rotary Club of Bo, Sierra
Leone and the Foundation Stone laid to
commemorate the start of the building.
Francis Lavally said, “History will be made
by Rotary for constructing the first children’s
hospital in the provinces of Sierra Leone.”
The hospital will include an outpatients’
clinic with diagnostic facilities, operating
theatre and a ward, initially with 20 beds,
but later with 60.
An important part of the Hospital will
be a health Education and Research Unit to
educate parents and children on nutrition
and disease prevention and research local
health issues.
Construction in three stages has begun.
Concrete floors have been laid and the walls
up to Stage three have been completed. The
roof will be next and the building should be
LEFT: Construction
of the Bo Children’s
Hospital has begun,
along with a well for
clean water.
BELOW: Dr Nuli
Lemoh, of the Rotary
Club of Turramurra,
NSW, with a child from
his home village of Bo,
Sierra Leone.
completed in April.
Planning has begun for Stage four, a major
ward which will add a further 40 beds, taking
it to 60 beds in total.
This will make the hospital fully
operational.
It should be stressed that this stage is very
important to the functioning of the hospital
and all indications are that the hospital will
be full within a few weeks of completion.
The project has become a model for
Rotarians working cooperatively on an
international basis, with clubs in Sydney,
Sierra Leone and England being involved.
We are seeking partners in other Rotary
clubs to ensure the ongoing running of
the Hospital.
Francis Levally, of the Rotary Club of Bo
in Sierra Leone, will be visiting Sydney in
April and will be doing a presentation on
the project.
For further information or to make a
donation go to www.bochildrenshospital.
org.au or contact Denise Curry, Secretary on
0417 288 440. ■

Paul Harris recognition
Nick Varnai (Sapphire pin) of the Rotary
Club of Campsie, NSW.
District Governor Elect Janette Jackson,
President John Retallick and Tom Hannah,
of the Rotary Club of Cessnock, NSW.
Past President Daryl Knight (Sapphire
pin), Past President Joe Cumbo and
Ian Goldsmith, of the Rotary Club of
Manningham, Vic.
William Hussey and Michael
Nightingale, of the Rotary Club of
Hamilton East, NZ.
John Scarrott, Doug Tanis and
Stewart Carson, of the Rotary Club of
Colac West, Vic.
Norm Bruce (Sapphire pin) of the Rotary
Club of Doncaster, Vic.
Ambassadorial Scholar Xaver Hausner
Called to Higher Service
PDG Neal Wickenton D9820
Neal’s service to Rotary has been far-
reaching, encompassing club, District and
international boundaries.
Neal was inducted into the Rotary Club
of Noble Park in March 1967. Little did
he know at that time Rotary was going to
totally consume him for the next 43 years.
After serving on the Board of Directors
for four years, he was elected President for
the 1972-73 year. It was during this year
he encouraged 15 new members to join
taking the club from 27 members to 42
members. He was also instrumental in the
formation of the Rotaract Club of Noble
Park in this year.
Neal’s passion for Rotary and its ideals
continued to grow and in 1974, was selected
to lead a Group Study Exchange team
to District 262 in Japan. This experience
spawned the current 35-year relationship
between the Rotary Club of Noble Park and
the Rotary Club of Kofu, Japan.
Neal was nominated as District Governor
nominee in 1976 and after attending the
Rotary International Assembly in Boca
Raton, Florida, he served as Governor of
District 982 in 1978-79.
He was instrumental in the formation
of District 981. He then served as District
982 and District 981 Rotary Foundation
Chairman for four years.
and Olllie Macindoe, presented by District
9940, NZ.
Ron French, Warren Savage and
David Wardell, of the Rotary Club of
Pakuranga, NZ.
Past President Reg Parker (Sapphire
pin), of the Rotary Club of Thames, NZ.
Honorary Rotarian Celia Wade-
Brown, of the Rotary Club of Wellington,
presented by the Rotary Club of
Wellington South, NZ.
Phil Gully, of the Rotary Club of
Whakatu, NZ.
Rosanne Barker and John Smith
(2nd Sapphire pins), Bruce London, Lee
Robinson and Ray Robinson (Sapphire
pins), Tony Long, Tony Orr and Honorary
Rotarian Peter Filmer, of the Rotary Club
Neal was recognised with a Rotary
International Foundation Citation for
meritorious service. Neal is also a multiple
Paul Harris Fellow.
He always considered his experience as a
Group Study Exchange team leader as the
highlight of his membership.
The Rotary Club of Noble Park has lost
a remarkable member who for many years
has been regarded as a father figure, mate,
friend, mentor and go-to person.
Nancy Joseph, a true friend of Rotary
who worked with hundreds of Rotary
volunteers on the District 9650 RAWCS
Tafea Tanna Projects in Vanuatu.
George Kneebush of the Rotary Club of
Brighton, Vic. George was a hard working
Rotarian involved in many community
projects and will be remembered for his
extensive work in the Youth
Exchange Program.
Johnny Kingdom of Hunter’s Hill, who
was universally known as Johnny ‘No Shirt’,
as he never wore anything on top but a blue
singlet, summer or winter. Johnny suffered
from polio as a child and in his adult
life, wore callipers and walked with great
difficulty with forearm crutches. A great
supporter of PolioPlus.
Gordon Wright, of the Rotary Club
of Strathmore, Vic, where he was a Past
President and a Paul Harris Fellow with two
Notices
of Prospect, NSW.
Past President Peter Lawrence, of the
Rotary Club of Mornington, Vic.
Past President Robert Unwin (Sapphire
pin) of the Rotary Club of The Entrance,
NSW.
Mick Payze, Ian Taylor and Warren
Shaw, of the Rotary Club of Morisset, NSW.
Hugh Douglas, of Weft Industries,
presented by District 9970, NZ.
Andrew Kim (Sapphire pin) and Peter
Mears, of the Rotary Club of Christchurch
South, NZ.
Eric Blogg (Sapphire pin), Matt White
and Gladys Blogg, of the Rotary Club of
Kwinana, WA.
Kanen Dicker, presented by the Rotary
Club of Wonthaggi, Vic. ■
Sapphire pins. Gordon served Rotary for 32
years with a 100 per cent attendance record
and he will be sorely missed.
Alfred Colin (Col) Johanson, of the
Rotary Club of Healesville, Vic, passed away
on January 20, 2011. Col was involved in a
number of community organisations over
the years. He was a Charter Member of the
Club in 1977, Club President in 1993-94
and a Paul Harris Fellow.
Ian (Johnno) Johnson, of the Rotary
Club of Strathalbyn, SA.
Max Pawsey, of the Rotary Club of
Cobram, Vic. Past President, Paul Harris
Fellow and former member of the Rotary
Clubs of Coburg and Berwick. Max
chaired several District 9800 committees
and worked tirelessly with his wife, Lorna,
in overseas aid programs in Papua New
Guinea, Bangladesh and Nepal. ■
Paul Harris Fellow recognition
acknowledges a contribution of
$US1000 by an individual or in
the name of an individual to the
humanitarian, educational or polio
eradication programs of The Rotary
Foundation. Recipients are not listed
here unless Rotary Down Under is
specifically advised. Send details of
the recipient’s name and club only to
editorial@rotarydownunder.com.au
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 The Shaggy Dog

A bird’s eye view!

A woman went to a pet shop
an d i m m e d i at e ly s p ott e d a l arge ,
beautiful parrot.
There was a sign on the cage that
said $50.
“Why so little,’’ she asked the pet
store owner.
The owner looked at her and said,
‘‘Look, I should tell you first that this bird
used to live in a house of Prostitution
and sometimes it says some pretty
vulgar stuff ”.
The woman thought about this, but
decided she had to have the bird anyway.
She took it home and hung the bird’s
cage up in her living room and waited for
it to say something.
The bird looked around the room, then Object of
at her, and said, ‘‘New house, new madam”.
The woman was a bit shocked at the
implication, but then thought, ‘‘that’s
Rotary
really not so bad’’.
The Object of Rotary is to
When her two teenage daughters
returned from school the bird saw and encourage and foster the
said, “New house, new madam, new girls”. ideal of service as a basis of
The girls and the woman were a bit worthy enterprise and, in
offended, but then began to laugh about particular, to encourage
the situation considering how and where and foster:
the parrot had been raised.
Moments later, the woman’s husband,
Frank came home from work.
The bird looked at him and said,
“Hi Frank”.
1 The development of
acquaintance as an
opportunity for service;
Rotary Club of Kempsey, NSW ■

2 High ethical standards

in business and
Illuminating mystery writers professions; the
recognition of the
How many mystery writers does it take to A fortune teller admits to a wife, “I worthiness of all useful
change a light bulb? can’t hide the truth from you. Prepare to occupations; and the
be a widow. Your husband will die very dignifying of each
Two: one to screw the bulb almost all the soon.” “I know,” says the woman, “ Will I
Rotarian’s occupation as
way in and the other to give it a surprising get away with it?”
twist at the end. Rotary Club of Bundoora, Vic ■ an opportunity to
serve society;

Jack and Gill plan to marry 3 The application of the

ideal of service in each
Rotarian’s personal,
Jack, age 92, and Gill, age 89, are all excited Jack: “What about vitamins, sleeping
about their decision to get married. They go pills, antidotes for Parkinson’s disease?”
business and
for a stroll to discuss the wedding, and on Pharmacist: “Absolutely.” community life;
the way they pass a chemist shop and Jack Jack: “Everything for heartburn and
suggests they go in.
Jack addresses the man behind the
counter: “Are you the owner?”
indigestion?”
Pharmacist: “We sure do . . .”
Jack: “You sell wheelchairs and walkers
4 The advancement
of international
understanding, goodwill
The pharmacist answers, “Yes.” and canes?”
Jack: “We’re about to get married. Do you Pharmacist: “All speeds and sizes.”
and peace through
sell heart medication?” Jack: “Adult incontinence pants?” a world fellowship
Pharmacist: “Of course we do.” Pharmacist: “Sure.” of business and
Ja c k : “How ab out m e d i c i n e for Jack: “Then we’d like to use this store for professional persons
circulation?” our wedding presents registry.” united in the ideal
Pharmacist: “All kinds.” Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour Daybreak,
of service.
Jack: “Medicine for rheumatism?” NSW
Pharmacist: “Definitely.”
Jack: “How about suppositories?”
Pharmacist: “You bet!” We got married for better or worse –
Jack: “Medicine for memory problems, He couldn’t do any better, I couldn’t do
arthritis, and Alzheimer’s?” any worse!
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