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Those on raffle duty, it is only the selling of the tickets, the club has accepted to responsibility for the prizes. There will be a container of mixed prizes held in the store room of the tennis club.
 
 I SPOKE TOO SOON SEE YOU ON ZOOM FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS
The zoom link above has been issueed by the club laptop and is operating ok. If a password is called for it is (lowercase) 'rotary'
ROSTERS Read with care
Week
25-Aug
1-Sep
8-Sep
15-Sep
Speaker
Dale Hoy District Governor Visit
Peter Morris
Passing the Baton, small Business
TBA
TBA
Meeting Location
ZOOM
ZOOM
Bendigo Tennis Centre
Bendigo Tennis Centre
Chair
Stan Hendy
Maurice Woodburn
Doug Lougoon
Barb Mitchell
Welcome
 
 
Karen Borserio
John Harkin
Raffle
 
 
Ian Beckerleg
Phil Britton
 
President Notices
President’s Report 
 
Turmoil again due to Regional lockdown. This week’s meeting will be held Via ZOOM
 
At this stage our District Governor Dale Hoy will be addressing our also via Zoom during our normal meeting. Also Dale would appreciate that all Directors can stay back after meeting for further discussion
 
Following on from the week’s guest speaker. Members John and Ray mentioned that our club in the early days were involved with tree planting at the end of Bay street Golden Square, went for a walk to investigate and quite impressed with the outcome another hidden treasure of Bendigo. 
If our members would like to experience a planting event, Land Care will  partnering in the belated National Tree Day Planting at Gold Leaf Reserve, Huntly on 12 September 2021
 
Thanks to Stew for continuing support of Lightning Primary
 
From the Networker
See all on Wednesday
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BY ZOOM!!!

Guest Speakers
Guest Speaker
The guest speaker for the meeting was Ken Beasley. Ken is the President of the Northern Bendigo Landcare Group. He is also involved with Sustainability Bendigo and a project to develop a cycling track along Ironbark Gully between Eaglehawk Road and Nolan Street. Ken was born in Wycheproof and held a number of positions in various departments and in various locations of the Public Service. The Northern Bendigo Landcare Group is a not for profit organisation which takes care of the Bendigo Creek in the Huntly area. The group aims to build community through conservation.
 
The thirty five members of the group have a major focus on working with schools and young people. The group promotes the Whirrakee Wattle which is native to the Huntly area and which is in glorious bloom at the moment. The children in the schools are taught how to propagate plants which are then sold to provide some funds for the group. In addition to the work along the Bendigo Creek the group are involved in a roadside program in conjunction with Keep Australia Beautiful. The Midland Highway as far as the Bagshot Crossing is tidied on two occasions each year.
 
Other projects of the group include the culling of the India Myna, the installation of nesting boxes and beautification of the shopping area in Huntly. The transformation of the Bendigo Creek in this area has been very challenging. The difference the Landcare Group has made were in strong evidence in the before and after photos which Ken showed members. The management of rabbits and the monitoring of water quality are important components of the management of the Creek. It is pleasing to note the increased community usage of the area.
 
The Ironbark Gully project has attracted good levels of funding support from the Council. There is currently preliminary work with the Dja Dja Wurrung and the EPA being undertaken. The area is significantly degraded with high levels of soil contamination.The Bendigo Sustainability group holds an annual Festival to advocate for the local environment. A feature of the Festival is the opening to the public of houses in Bendigo with sustainable designs. Ken is a true champion for the local environment. We congratulate him on all that has been achieved and thank him for being our guest.
This is to proof last Wednesday we got out into the fresh air
Speakers
Aug 18, 2021
The Fathering Project
Aug 25, 2021
District Governor Visit
Sep 01, 2021
Passing the Baton- Trends in Small Business Ownership
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Notices
Hi Ted, please find attached a photo of Sonia (with another new student, Paulo) with her new laptop and the both of them undergoing
training in how to use them by the Alola team. It took longer to get the computers this year due to COVID and subsequent lockdowns.
They also cost quite a bit more due to pandemic-induced scarcity!
 
Please circulate the photos among your members with Sonia’s and our thanks.
 
Regards, Milton Long
 
Images

A guy is driving through the Queensland outback, near Longreach, when he sees a sign in front of a broken-down shanty-style house: ‘Talking Dog For Sale’. He stops, gets out of his car and rings the bell. The owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard.

The guy goes into the backyard and sees a nice looking labrador sitting there.

“You talk?” he asks.

“Yep,” the lab replies.

After the guy recovers from the shock of hearing a dog talk, he says, “So, what’s your story?”

The lab looks up and says, “Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so… I told ASIO.

“In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping.

“I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running, but the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn’t getting any younger so I decided to settle down.

“I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals.

“I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I’m just retired.”

The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog.

“Ten dollars,” the guy says.

“Ten dollars? This dog is amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?”

“Because he’s a bloody liar! He’s never been out of the yard.”
 
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
Boatshed Function
Room Lakeview Hotel
Macrae Street Bendigo
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 Steet