Bulletin 49 RCoBS (Jun 15, 2021)

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Bulletin Week 49 2020-2021

Week	23-Jun	30-Jun	7-Jul	14-Jul
Speaker	No Meeting	Deanne Fernie Resource recovery COGB	TBA	Very Reverend Elizabeth Dyke Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral Bendigo
Meeting Location	Change-over	Bendigo Tennis Centre	Bendigo Tennis Centre	Bendigo Tennis Centre
Chair		Barb Mitchell	Stan Hendy	Doug Lougoon
Welcome		Ian Beckerleg	Sathie Naidoo	Karen Boserio
Raffle		Geoff Michell	Bruce Fraser	Phil Harris

President Report

President Report June 16th

Greetings Rotarians and friends of Bendigo Sandhurst,

Well this will be the last Presidents report I write for the newsletter, as next week we have the Wednesday off and Changeover is on Friday June 25^th. If you have not booked with Ray or Toni then please do asap. tulip@netcon.net.au $45/hd for 2 courses and a welcome drink at the K’flat Sports Club. It’s a nice venue, Lizzie and I go there most weeks for dinner.

I will have lots more to say at changeover, but I have enjoyed the experience being President, despite the difficult year it has been. Great bunch of friendly people, keen to help others and we have fun doing it.

Wednesday we had a great turnout. 29 Rotarians at the BTC and 3 more online. And the speaker was the “bees knees” as my mother used to say. Chris Dawson is passionate and incredibly knowledgeable about the Beekeeping industry in Australia. See Jims writeup.

And the other highlight was inducting Karen Borserio as a new member. We have increased membership this year. Big thanks to Barb, Paul, Evylyn and Jim for making it happen.

Saturday we hope to make a dollar. Weather looks OK so get down to Bunnings Epsom and buy a snag. Kev has organized the roster and it’s all systems go.

Covid 19 has been a huge interruption to the country. Lots of people, especially small business and the people they employ, often casuals, have been impacted financially to a great extent. However not many people have actually had Covid. Certainly I don’t think anyone in the Club. In fact no-one I know well personally has had it. Or at least I didn’t find out about it. Now we are all getting jabs hopefully no one will.

But there have been cases about and you might know someone. A member of the Rotary Club of Eaglehawk and his wife caught it. It is shared in this very powerful video. You might have to Ctrl + Click or even download vimeo. It’s worth the trouble.

https://vimeo.com/557040252/3db21718f6?fbclid=IwAR37KozJJnGwRC63RODDIl-DuSB_tqsDKcG6RPL9koewZI4NaIg3BbF0SvQ

If you are still thinking about applying for a Working with Children card. Please do it. Thank you to the people who have responded.

We will be back at the Bendigo Tennis Club on Wednesday June 30^th with Robbie in charge.

KEEP THINKING ABOUT THIS. We have reintroduced the WHO IS AWAY register which will help us plan our meetings particularly during the winter when a lot of us look for warmer climes. If you know you will be away, then send Bruce an email brucefraser8@bigpond.com Like this. “Ted & Liz will be away 4 July to 28 August”. It will also make it easier for Bruce to set up rosters.

Dates for the Diary

Bunnings BBQ Saturday 19^th June. Plenty of volunteers, you will be allocated to a 4 hour shift.
Morning Tea with DG Saturday June 19.
Changeover. June 25^th Kangaroo Flat Sports Club
Working Bee to cleanup along the Creek. Bit wet this week but it will happen sometime.
Weekend at Barham July 9 – 11. Let Kev know if you are interested, then book.

Birthdays for June John Pacher on 27^th.

Have a great week cheers Ted.

A Quote:

And one last Joke:

After getting all of Pope John Paul's luggage loaded into the limo (and he doesn't travel light), the driver notices that the Pope is still standing on the curb. "Excuse me, Your Eminence," says the driver, "Would you please take your seat so we can leave?"

"Well, to tell you the truth," says the Pope, "they never let me drive at the Vatican, and I'd really like to drive today."

"I'm sorry but I cannot let you do that. I'd lose my job! And what if something should happen?" protests the driver, wishing he'd never gone to work that morning.

"There might be something extra in it for you," says the Pope.

Reluctantly, the driver gets in the back as the Pope climbs in behind the wheel. The driver quickly regrets his decision when, after exiting the airport, the Supreme Pontiff floors it, accelerating the limo to 105 mph.

"Please slow down, Your Holiness!!!" pleads the worried driver, but the Pope keeps the pedal to the metal until they hear sirens.

"Oh, dear God, I'm gonna lose my license," moans the driver.

The Pope pulls over and rolls down the window as the cop approaches, but the cop takes one look at him, goes back to his motorcycle, and gets on the radio. "I need to talk to the Chief," he says to the dispatcher.

The Chief gets on the radio and the cop tells him that he's stopped a limo going a hundred and five.

"So bust him," said the Chief.

"I don't think we want to do that, he's really important," said the cop. Chief exclaimed, "All the more reason!"

"No, I mean really important," said the cop. The Chief then asked, "Who ya got there, the Mayor?" Cop: "Bigger."

Chief: "Governor?" Cop: "Bigger."

"Well," said the Chief, "Who is it?" Cop: "I think it's God!"

Chief: "What makes you think it's God?" Cop: "He's got the Pope for a limo driver!"

Notices

Guest speaker

Chris Dawson

Bee Keeper

The guest speaker for the meeting was leading local beekeeper, Chris Dawson. The European bee is an introduced species and is the best pollinator and honey producer. Bees that are native to Australia don't produce the same quality of honey as the introduced species which "flew" out on the first fleet. Yes there was a hive on board. Chris is passionate about the traditional methods of managing the hive. He fears that many of the skills of his craft are being lost with the introduction of large commercial enterprises.

There is no doubt that the bee family is a wonderful example of a matriarchal society. The drones enjoy a life of leisure while the workers keep everything ticking over. There was a chorus from female members commenting that it's much the same with humanity! A hive can have anything up to 60 to 80 thousand worker bees and the queen can lay up to 3 thousand eggs a day.The female bees are wax making and create the honeycomb construction. The scout bees create new homes and gather nectar.

Contrary to popular belief the queen bee is not the ruler of the hive. Her primary function is to lay eggs that ensure the future of the community. Bees withdraw to the hive in winter and inevitably some perish in the cold. Aside from their importance as producers of honey, bees are the most important pollinators in the ecosystem and thus their future is critically important in an ever changing environment. Bees face a hostile future with changing seasonal patterns, increased use of chemicals and more widespread disease.

Chris has put to rest the origin of the manuku. He is adamant it was produced from the European bee and is native to Australia. Chris has been a beekeeper since the age of sixteen. He has many different locations for his hives which are constantly on the move. He prefers to make arrangements with private landowners to place his hives. Public forests can be problematic. We thank Chris for his very well researched presentation and we congratulate him on his contribution to and support of the Bendigo Apiarists Association.

DISTRICT CHANGE-OVER POSTPONED

STOP PRESS!!

We know you are all well aware of the ongoing situation in Melbourne with the Covid restrictions on numbers attending functions and would appreciate that this has made planning for the District Changeover a little challenging.

We want this function to be a celebration of the very different year we have just had and a chance to look forward to the next Rotary year with as many people as possible in attendance.

Hence the District Changeover has been moved to Saturday 10 July. Same details, same venue, same time.

Thank you to everyone who has already booked. If you are unable to attend on this new date please contact Jane Pennington (jane.pennington@rotary9800.org) to arrange a refund.

If you have not yet booked, please do so and come and celebrate with your Rotary colleagues. It will be “first in best dressed” for tickets as we are unsure what the restrictions will allow by then. The invitation is attached with booking details.

If you have questions please contact Jane.

We both look forward to welcoming you to this wonderful celebration.

Philip Dale

Philip Archer Dale Hoy

District Governor 2020-21 District Governor Elect 2020-21

Kevin has rebooked Barham for Friday 9th and Saturday 10th July See how we go this time.

You will need to ring to change your bookings.

Caravan sites and onsite cabins available.

Bookings 54532553 and say you are with RCOBS for the booking.

Jun 23, 2021

Meeting Cancelled

Jun 30, 2021

Deanne Fernie (Resource Recovery COGB)

Bendigo's Recycling Rules

Jul 14, 2021

Rev. Elizabeth Dyke

Refurbishment of St. Paul's Cathedral, Bendigo

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Notices

Last Chance to book for Rob's Change-Over......tickets selling fast......

See change of date

Jokes

1 - I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.

2 - Borrow money from pessimists -- they don't expect it back.

3 - Half the people you know are below average.

4 - 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.

5 - 82.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

6 - A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.

7 - A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

8 - If you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain.

9 - All those who believe in psycho kinesis, raise my hand.

10 - The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

11 - I almost had a psychic girlfriend, ..... But she left me before we met.

12 - OK, so what's the speed of dark?

13 - How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink?

14 - If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

15 - Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.

16 - When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

17 - Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy.

18 - Hard work pays off in the future; laziness pays off now.

19 - I intend to live forever ... So far, so good.

20 - If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?

21 - Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

22 - What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

23 - My mechanic told me, "I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder."

24 - Why do psychics have to ask you for your name

25 - If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

26 - A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.

27 - Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

28 - The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread.

29 - To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.

30 - The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.

31 - The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.

32 - The colder the x-ray table, the more of your body is required to be on it.

33 - Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film.

34 - If at first you don't succeed; skydiving is not for you.

35 - If your car could travel at the speed of light, would your headlights work?

Club meetings

BENDIGO	BENDIGO SOUTH	EAGLEHAWK	KANGAROO FLAT	INNER WHEEL BENDIGO
Tues 12.45 for 1 pm Bendigo Club	Thurs 6 for 6.30 pm Bendigo Tennis Club Rooms	Wed 6.15 for 6.30 pm Cal Gully Mechanics Institute	Monday 6 for 6.30 pm Rotary Gateway Park	2nd Monday 6 for 6.30pm each Month Uniting Church Foyer Neale St