Weekly Bulletin
Meets: Wednesdays at 7:00am for 7:30am 
PepperGreen Farm
40-44 Thunder St, North Bendigo 3550
 
Co-Presidents: Adrian Schoo
                          Ray Carrington
Secretary:        Paul Henderson
 
Email: secretary@rcobs.com.au
 
Postal: PO Box 1122 Bendigo 3552
 
RI President:              Stephanie A. Urchick
District Governor:      Michael Lapina
Assistant Governor:  Alison Bacon
 
Club No:  25446   Chartered:  2nd June 1988
Key Dates
 
8 Dec Christmas Lunch - Old Boundary Hotel 11.30 for 12 noon lunch. Contact Judy. 
 
6-11 April 2025 - 47th Annual Golf Tournament South Lakes Golf Club Goolwa SA. Bookings can be made at: Contact - Rob Motteram 0407 617 422
https://adelaiderotary.com.au/index.php/events/find-and-book-an-event/events/golf-tournament-2025
 
1 - 5 May 2025 Barham Weekend 
Phone 5453 2553 to book a site/cabin and say you are from Rotary.
 
 
This year, let us change the world by embracing The Magic of Rotary.(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssYfYjF67OU)
 
 
 
 
Welcome to Issue 22 (2024-25) of our weekly bulletin. Find out about our upcoming events, who our guest speakers are, what we covered during the last meeting and more!
 
Can't make our meeting in person please join us via Zoom:
 
 
4-Dec
11-Dec
18-Dec
25-Dec
Speaker
TBC
Club Forum
Olivia Tenace
Dementia Australia
No meeting
Meeting Location
Peppergreen Farm
Peppergreen Farm
Peppergreen Farm
 
Chair
Chris Purton
Brian Hinneberg
Doug Lougoon
 
Computer
Ray Carrington
Toni Carrington
Cathie Miller
 
Set-Up 6.45am & pack up
Paul Kirkpatrick
Doug Lougoon
Allie Lyall
 
Welcome & raffle
John Harkin
Stan Hendy
Colleen McCarthy
 
Co-President's report
 
The financial part of our AGM was adjourned due to the auditors not having submitted their report.
 
Together with the Rotary Club of Bendigo South we supported two students who went on the Sailing Challenge. Stew introduced the students who shared their positive experiences and showed many photos. The students were accompanied by their parents and spoke with enthusiasm about the challenge and what they learned from it. Thank you Stew for organising this presentation.
 
The Rotary Club of Bendigo has invited other clubs in our Rotary Community to attend a presentation at their luncheon on 21 January on robotic surgical equipment to be located at St John of God Hospital (see invitation).
 
Co-president Ray and Toni will be back from their trip to Tasmania and might share some of their highlights at the next meeting.
 
The next board meeting is on Tuesday 3 December at 5pm at the Schoos. As always, club members are welcome to attend via Zoom.
 
Looking forward to seeing you at our next meeting and at the Christmas luncheon on 8 December. Yes, time is flying. Only half a year to go before we have one or two new presidents taking over from us. Let’s be real about this and give it a thought for the benefit of the club and the community it serves.
 
*****
 
In very sad news this week, we learned of the death of Kevin Stevenson.  Universally known as Stevo, he was a much-loved and respected member of our club.  Kind, wise, friendly and generous, with a great sense of humour, are just some words one could use to describe Stevo.
 
Stevo was a charter member, and remained active in our club until just a few years ago, when he decided he would no longer be able to attend our meetings or activities due to his need to care for his wife, Joan.  The club then asked him to become an honorary member, which we know he appreciated greatly.
As far back as 2004, the club recognised him with a Paul Harris Fellowship, in recognition of his outstanding contribution in helping to improve the lives of people less fortunate in our community, elsewhere in Australia and overseas.
 
All Rotary clubs need members like Stevo, and we are very grateful for the large amount of time and work he was able to give to our activities and projects over many years. Our sincere condolences go out to Kevin’s family and many friends at this very sad time for them.
Kevin’s funeral will take place at St Therese’s church, Albion St, Kennington, next Friday, 6th December, at 2pm.
 
- Co-Presidents Ray and Adrian.
 
Charter member David Breaden also sent the following message:
 
Hi Linda, and many thanks for this sad message.  Though generally a quiet, acquiescing man, I can still hear his gravelly voice and that mobile face that smiled from ear to ear.  I knew Kevin before Rotary, but most grateful to Rotary for us to enjoy each other's company outside of professional obligations.  A genuine man, and a character.  I'm grateful to have enjoyed his company.  My sympathies to those near and dear he left behind.
 
- David Breaden 
 
Rotary Youth Sailing Challenge
 
 
 
 
 
 
ABOVE: Maliha takes the rudder of the ship.
 
 
ABOVE: The girls having fun!
 
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BENDIGO ROTARY CLUB 
INVITES MEMBERS OF ALL THE BENDIGO and REGIONAL ROTARY CLUBS
TO THE  INAUGURAL
SOCIAL SPECIAL SPEAKER’S LUNCH GET TOGETHER.
 
Date:  21/1/2025
Time: 12.30 for 1pm start
Venue:  Bendigo Club, Naismith Room,22 Park St Strathdale 3550
Members can order a light lunch for $20.00 pp. Drinks can be ordered from the Bar.
Parking is available on the grounds.
 
 
Speaker :    Associate Professor Janelle Brennan, Urological surgeon will be presenting on the capabilities and importance of the da Vinci X1 Robot.
 
 Dr Janelle Brennan is an Australian-based health professional. Janelle is trained as a urologist and has a practice located in Bendigo.
 
Dr. Brennan is one of the leading urologists in Bendigo. She offers high quality care, showcasing the latest innovations designed to deliver the best outcomes. She specialises in uro-oncology, bladder, prostate and renal conditions. She takes pride in timeliness, dignity and honesty. Janelle tries to treat her patients as she wants to be treated. She has a special interest in pelvic organ prolapse, stress incontinence and urethral stones. She also specialises in overactive urinary bladder and lower urinary tract symptoms.
 
Goldfields Urology first started in Bendigo in October 2010 when A/Prof Janelle Brennan moved to Bendigo.  The original location was 20 Drought Street Bendigo.  Our current property at 38 Myers Street Bendigo was purchased in 2011 and Goldfields Urology moved in March 2012 when renovations were completed. 
 
Janelle grew up in Ararat where she attended primary and secondary school and was accepted into Medicine at the University of Melbourne in 1992. She spent her first 3 years in residence at St. Mary’s College where she was the debating and sports captain. She graduated with honours from the University of Melbourne in 1997 and then went on to do further post-graduate surgical training at St. Vincent’s Public Hospital, Melbourne.
 
Janelle completed her training as a general surgeon in 2003. This was followed by two years of full time research at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne looking at the molecular biology of metastatic bladder cancer. She then commenced urology training in 2006 and became a qualified urological surgeon in February 2009. She completed a further fellowship year at North Shore Hospital, Auckland focusing on uro-oncology and female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery (FPMRS).
 
RSVP 16/1/2024 Dianne Petrie  E: Pinjarra@internode.on.net M: 0439 431 256
 
 
 
Thought for the week - thanks to co-President Adrian
 
 
 
 
 
Cluster club meetings
 
Bendigo
 
 
Tuesday 12.45pm for 1.00pm
The Bendigo Club, Strathdale
Bendigo South
Thursday 6.00pm for 6.15pm
Boatshed Function Room, Lakeview Hotel, Bendigo
Eaglehawk
Wednesday 6.15pm for 6.30pm
Mechanics Institute, California Gully
Kangaroo Flat
Monday 6.00pm for 6.30pm
Rotary Gateway Park, Kangaroo Flat
Inner Wheel Bendigo
2nd Tuesday, 11.15am – lunch after meeting
Mechanics Institute, School Street, Long Gully
Contact: Bernadette Storer 0407 051 722
Castlemaine
Wednesday 6.00pm for 6.30pm
The Cumberland Hotel, Castlemaine
Rochester
2nd and 4th Thursday 6.00pm for 6.30pm
Heritage Court House, Rochester
Echuca
Tuesday 6.30pm
Rotary Park Rooms, Echuca
 
 
 
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