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Bulletin Week 23 2020-2021
Roster
Week
9-Dec
16-Dec
23-Dec
30-Dec
Speaker
Prison Network Organisation-Women in Prison
Scotland District 1220
No Meeting
Christmas Break
No Meeting
Christmas Break
Chair
Stan Hendy
Barb Mitchell
 
 
 
President Report 
   
President Report   Dec 2  
Greetings all,
Thanks to Stewart  Annun for a great presentation. I have written up the speaker report so check that out but I am sure Stewart will continue to be a
most valuable addition to our club.
Well done to Changeover/Xmas Committee. Plans now in place for Sunday 13th.
Apologies for sending out the wrong BSB to pay for the Changeover.
The correct account is       BSB 633 000 Acc 101 145 373
Really looking forward to this. Pottery is a good big space. We will be trying to Zoom it, so respond to my email so we can calculate how many
are coming and please pay to the correct Bank.
Thanks to those who have already replied. If you haven’t received an email from me please look in your junk file.
 
Market for Australia Day planning going well. Hope to open registrations next week.
 
Kyneton Rotary are looking for someone going to Melb to pick up two bikes and take to DIK. Call Sue on 0408 013 322 if you can help.
 
We have received a lovely letter from BCHS thanking us for helping the ethnic groups. I will send to Bruce to maybe add to the bulletin but it included
personal comments from some of the recipients along these lines:
I have been living in Bendigo for last 9 years and feel like it is my home town now, a home where it is people cares and support each other
regardless of their differences, I believe that tough time will pass and I hope that, I could give back one day by helping other people in need in
our community. Thank you and God Bless you’
‘Thank you so much for your very generous and kind help at this very tough time. I am on temporary protection visa and lost my job in April 2020
due to the current COVID-19 situations and since I have been living with no income.
 
Liz & I bought David G   book “Wisdom of Wellness” it has arrived, Liz has started reading, full of just plain good sense wisdoms.
I am sure we were sad to learn of the passing of Gordon McKern, a great Rotarian and great Bendigonian. Funeral Monday Dec 7th. I imagine on line.
Have a good week   cheers Ted
Rotary events coming up:
  • We have made a booking for the Changeover/Christmas function for 13 December at the Bendigo Pottery in Epsom.
  • Will be for two course lunch and include presentation of PHFs.  Cost $32 includes a welcome drink.
  • Volunteering to support Bendigo Foodshare  Dec 22, Jan 5. NOTE These are different days to those in previous bulletins
  • Australia Day Market. 26 Jan 2021. Please keep it free if you can we will need lots of help due to Covid restrictions.
  • Rotary in Harmony – Christmas Carols   Sunday 13th Dec 3 pm Free Event book : https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=662366&
  • An Evening with Sir Peter Cosgrove Dec 10th more info
I have been remiss in talking about who has had a birthday in November. No-one.
To my knowledge (we are missing a few) but there were no members that celebrated a birthday in the eleventh month.
December is different with Mark Weragoda on the 12th and “twins” Cathie Miller and Maurice Woodburn both on the 22nd.
 
But we did have anniversaries of joining Rotary in November.
John Harkin 25 years, Chris Purdon 1 year, Peter Rainey 14 years and Rob Rosaia 18 years. Congratulations.
In December Toni Carrington clocked up 26 years on the 1st, Patti Cotton 23 years on the 3rd, Danny O’Brien and Kevin Reade will both have been involved for 32 years on the 14th and Barb Mitchell 4 years on the 22nd.
 
Quote of the Week
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." -Helen Keller
Graph of the week
Joke of the week:
Notices
Guest Speaker
Stewart Annan.
Well what another great member presentation. We have had some great speakers that Jim has organized and I know there are more to come, but I have most enjoyed the ones from our own club.
Stewart Annan was born in Queensland in 1954 and lived on the Northern fringe of Brisbane in his childhood. He was a Boy Scout, did well at primary school, loved Rugby Union (he was a school boy State rep), didn’t do so well at High School (editors note, probably played too much rugby) but then pulled the proverbial out,  got into Uni and again did well to become a teacher.   
Stewart enjoyed teaching in rural Queensland and switched to Rugby League,  but decided to join the Navy, initially as a teacher after some Officer training, but then branched out to have an extraordinary career from 1981 to 1995 in all sorts of roles, in many overseas countries. These included developing Air Traffic Control systems and Anti Ship Attack Decoys rockets.
He resigned from the Defense Forces, worked on his golf handicap for a while, before taking up a role with Thompsons which was a forerunner of Thales, who are well know in Bendigo for the Bushmaster. Having graduated with a Masters in Logistics while in the Navy in the USA, his time at Thales saw him return to Air Traffic Control and he spent a lot of time overseas including the UK, France the Middle East, Asia and Africa.  
After 18 years as an employee with Thales he resigned but then went back as a private contractor particularly to deliver Air Traffic Control to the Philippines, a very difficult mission, unprofitable for the company  but successful for that country.
Stewart married Gail in 2019 and they shifted from Margate in Queensland to Bendigo to be near their six children, Gail’s in Bendigo and Stewarts in Melbourne. RCoBS is delighted they did.
Stewart is still working on his golf handicap and really enjoys trying to catch a fish.
 
 
Speakers
Dec 02, 2020
Member Presentation
Dec 09, 2020
Prison Network Organisation-Women in Prison
Dec 16, 2020
Update-Members of Froendship Tour
Jan 13, 2021
Rotary Trauma Recovery Project
Jan 20, 2021
Children's Author
Jan 27, 2021
Health and Wellbeing Officer-Bendigo RSL
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Notices
Christmas function/changeover? 
A booking has been made for Sunday the 13th December at the Bendigo Pottery. The fellowship team will have more on this subject in coming weeks as the 
Covid restrictions are eased.
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This weekend is the International Model United Nations Assembly, a Centenary Project of Rotary District 9800. Participants will be using Zoom whilst viewers can watch via https://www.facebook.com/RotaryEClubofMelbourne. There are sixteen teams of students including thee international teams, one from New Zealand and two from India. The event, organised by the District MUNA Committee and hosted by Rotary North Melbourne, commences at 1.00 pm on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th, concluding each day at 5.15 pm.

Jokes
Just to eat a frozen apple - hardcore
Bought a litre of Tipp-Ex yesterday. Hugh mistake.
I’ve started a business building yachts in my attic. Sails are going thru the roof
I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me.
I tried to catch some fog today but I mist.
I bought a dog from my local blacksmith. When I got home it made a bolt from the door
Last night I went to a comedy and philosophy convention. Laughed more than I thought.
Just watched a wildlife documentary on beavers. Best dam programme I’ve seen in a long time.
Jokes about German sausage are the Wurst
I was trying to explain puns to my kleptomaniac friend today but she kept taking things literally.
I stole a rabbit today. Then I had to make a run for it.
A woman told me she recognised me from the vegetarian club, but I’ve never met herbivore.
I told my friend she drew her eyebrows too high. She seemed surprised.
What does a clock do when it’s hungry? It goes back for seconds.
My wife told me I was a fool to build a car out of spaghetti. You should have seen the look on her face when I drove pasta.
Just watched a documentary on how ships are kept together. Riveting.
I used to have a problem where I couldn’t stop naming classic American sitcoms, but now I’m over it, Happy Days.
My wife’s working in a bowling alley. Ten pin? No, permanent.
I thought my wife was joking when she said she’d leave me if I didn’t stop singing - I’m a believer. Then I saw her face.
How do you approach an angry Welsh Cheese? - Caerphilly.
Jokes about opticians just get cornea and cornea.
A steak pun is a rare medium well done.
I was walking the dogs the other day when all of a sudden they vanished into thin air. Not sure where they went, but I’ve got some leads.
Did you know that owls can’t breed in the rain? It’s too wet to woo.
When my wife told me I had to stop impersonating a flamingo, I decided to put my foot down.
Dad: I’ve just been diagnosed with Tom Jones syndrome.
Mum: Is it common?
Dad: It’s not unusual.
Police just caught a man stealing 50 Helium balloons. They had to let him go.
I used to be addicted to the Hokey Pokey, but I turned myself around. And that’s what it’s all about.
I’m giving up spray deodorants at the end of the year. Roll on 2021.
If you want a job in the moisturiser industry, the best advice I can give is to apply daily
 
For those wondering, ′′ how did I do it?":

I Boiled 10litres of water, added 2 tablespoons of vinegar, 1 teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate, two cups of coke and half cup of lemon juice then stirred well . Waited 3 minutes, put the pan in the solution for 45 minutes, then added a quarter cup of chlorine bleach to the mixture. Then I brushed it with a firm toothbrush and put it back into the liquid for another 25 minutes. I took it out, rinsed it and it looked exactly the same, so I threw it away and went out and bought a new one.
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
Stirling Room, Foundry
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
 
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