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September
Wed Sep 6 - 8am. Industry visit LaTrobe University Bendigo (see details below)
Wed Sep 6 - 1 - 4pm catering for Bendigo Bank - 25th Anniversary of Community Bank (see Kevin)
Sat Sep 23 - Rotary Club of Echuca Moama 75th Anniversary celebration
October
Sun Oct 15 - Save the Date - RCoBS Mystery Tour (a fun driving adventure!)
2024 Barham Weekend - March 15 to 17. Phone 5453 2553 to book and say you are from Rotary
Week
30-Aug
6-Sep
13-Sep
20-Sep
Speaker
DG visit
Ron Payne
Industry visit
LaTrobe University
Bendigo
Hudson & Belinda Huddle
Hudson's Cricket
tba
Meeting Location
PepperGreen Farm
PepperGreen Farm
PepperGreen Farm
Chair
Co-Presidents
Ray & Adrian
*See details below
Barb Mitchell
Stan Hendy
Set-Up 6.45am
Geoff Michell
Rob Rosaia
Ned Upton
Welcome
Evelyn Lehmann
Jim Rolfe
Colleen McCarthy
Raffle
Graeme Lynas
Judy Miatke
Rob Rosaia
Members please double check the roster. We are a dynamic club and changes can occur!
Reminder: if you are rostered on and cannot make it, please find someone to cover your spot.
Industry Visit - LaTrobe University Health Sciences Faculty
Our next Industry visit will be to the Health Sciences Faculty of La Trobe University on Wednesday September 6th at 8AM. The Health Sciences Faculty can be accessed from Gate 7 which is immediately beyond the roundabout in Sharon Street (if travelling from Ellis Street). We will meet in the Nancy Long Dining Hall at 8AM for tea/coffee and a talk. The Nancy Long Dining Hall is on the right off Arts Drive which is at the end of the car park (at Gate 7).This building has citrus plants growing on mesh. Please enter at the back. A tour of the Health Sciences Faculty will follow the talk and members are welcome to stay for breakfast which La Trobe will very generously provide around 9AM.
Parking is available in the carpark at gate seven until 10AM or alternatively in Sharon Street or Hillview Street where there is unrestricted parking. Please feel free to contact Jim Rolfe (0407554263) if you have any queries.
Co-Presidents' report
Last Friday, the annual Science and Engineering Challenge was conducted at the Girton Grammar stadium.
About 180 Year 10 students participated, coming from 6 regional schools – Bendigo SE College, Braemar College, Catherine Macauley College, Creek Street Christian College, Girton Grammar and Weeroona College.
The purpose of the event is to promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) studies in schools, hopefully leading to careers in these very important areas. As usual, there were a number of intriguing problems
and tasks set for the various teams to solve within a set time frame.
This year, the event was won by Weeroona College, who now go on to compete in the national final later this year – well done to these students, who were up against some stiff opposition.
The event is sponsored by the University of Newcastle, which sets the tasks and provides the equipment used each year. Locally, the Rotary Club of Bendigo South has hosted this event for the past 17 years – a great commitment by
the club to support regional youth. Our club provided both financial and member support for the day, as did Rochester and Bendigo Rotary clubs. It’s always a very enjoyable day for participants, organizers and supervisors, and
we look forward to supporting this event well into the future.
*Photos below
INNER WHEEL BENDIGO 90th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
Last Saturday, 19th, 10 members and partners attended a very happy and prestigious event – the 90th birthday celebration of Inner Wheel Bendigo – the world’s 3rd oldest IW club, running continuously since August, 1933.
The event was held at the Lakeside Hotel, with attendees coming from all around Australia; even the current international president from Manchester, UK, was represented by the international treasurer, a resident of India!!
A highlight of the day was the presentation by our past president Judy Miatke, of a Paul Harris Fellowship to the current IW Bendigo president, Gwen Rankins, and club treasurer, Bernadette Storer. Both ladies were surprised and
deeply affected by being publicly honoured by our club. As outlined by Judy, they were both thoroughly deserving of PHF recognition due to many years of service to others less fortunate both here in Bendigo and elsewhere.
I must admit that prior to attending this event, I (Ray) did not know terribly much about the activities and projects of Inner Wheel Bendigo. I suspect that a good number of us may be the same, but I hope not.
On the day, I was staggered at the breadth of the clubs’ achievements and humanitarian deeds over its 90-year history. Rather than put my own interpretation forward, I have included a short letter to us from Debra Reade
briefly outlining some of the clubs’ good works. (See below) Thank you, Debra.
*Photos below
VISIT BY DG RON PAYNE
Next Wednesday, 30th, we will be welcoming DG Ron, his wife, Deb, and cluster ADG Alison Bacon to our meeting.
We look forward to this visit, and hearing of Ron’s aims for our district in the Rotary year ahead. It’s great to be able to welcome a local DG, and we hope he and Deb have a most enjoyable and fruitful year in this very important
leadership role.
Following our meeting, the board will convene with Ron, Deb and Alison to discuss such items as our strategic plan, membership growth ideas, our public image, Foundation support, succession planning and our major projects. If any
member wishes the board to raise something specific with Ron, please let either Adrian or Ray know beforehand.
Co-presidents Adrian and Ray.
*Also below are some photos from Sunday's Federation Picnic BBQ. Thanks to everyone who helped with this successful day. Don't miss next week's bulletin for a full report and more pictures.
History of Inner Wheel in Bendigo
This moving article has been provided to us by Debra Reade, who has written a book about Inner Wheel Bendigo, the 3rd oldest Inner Wheel club in the world, having just celebrated 90 years of service in Bendigo.
History of the Inner Wheel Club of Bendigo
A group of wives of Rotarians were called upon to assist their husbands at home hosting, providing meals, cakes, slices etc.
In 1931 this women’s group wanted more social time together so they formed a group and called themselves the Bendigo Rotary Anns. They continued to help Rotarians, but at the same time came together in fellowship. They
wanted to help in their community and so started helping the disabled, the Toddlers Home and the Aged and Infirm at Mirridong.
In 1933, the Ballarat Inner Wheel Club wrote to Bendigo Rotary Anns and invited them to a meeting in Ballarat.
The Executive from Bendigo Rotary Anns visited Ballarat and were so impressed with their organisation they returned to Bendigo and convinced members from the Rotary Anns to become an Inner Wheel Club. It was moved in July 1933 that Bendigo Rotary Anns change their name to Inner Wheel Club of Bendigo. As the constitution stipulated, 7 days’ notice was required; it was then agreed to vote on the matter at the next meeting in August.
So, the Inner Wheel Club of Bendigo was formed. The Club continued to promote true friendship and service within their community.
A few examples follow:
A young girl by the name of Nancy was brought to the attention of the Club. She was an epileptic and was living with her widowed mother. Their circumstances were very poor and so the Club supplied milk and groceries to the family. Nancy needed special shoes and these were repaired by the Club. Nancy also required dental work and the Club arranged through a Rotarian to have Nancy’s teeth seen to. It didn’t stop there, as the Club organised
through a Bendigo Rotarian for Nancy to travel to Melbourne to see a specialist. She had an operation and went on to improve considerably. Her mother was taken by Inner Wheel members to Melbourne to visit Nancy while she was an inpatient.
The Club also took on a young boy and knitted him clothes and provided shoes and other garments for him.
Mary, a young girl who was confined to bed was another of the Clubs protégé’s. Members from the Club visited her regularly and took her books and magazines to help her pass the time.
The Inner Wheel Club helped out during the war years with food packages to both England and local soldiers who had been posted overseas. The members also aided the Soldiers’ camp in Bendigo by providing flowers and oranges and ran a mending service for the troops.
The Toddlers Home, and the aged at the Infirmary were also amongst the local beneficiaries. Wood was supplied to the Blind Home during the winter months. Not to mention many families in distress were given food and clothing.
Things haven’t changed today. Some of the many current projects of Inner Wheel are help for Food Bank, and for women and children escaping domestic violence. New citizens to Australia are given a native plant as a welcome
gift at Citizenship ceremonies; IW Bendigo provides assistance for needy children to attend camps; and helps with catering for youth at Camp Getaway. The Inner Wheel Club of Bendigo is a big supporter of Cord Blood, a life-
saving Inner Wheel Australia initiative that has raised in excess of $3 million in funds to date.
All this is carried out through friendship and service.
Guest speaker - Ian Furze
Ian is the Executive Officer of the Prince of Wales Showgrounds.
Members were especially interested in what might happen, name-wsie, after the Coronation. It seems Prince William will assume the mantle of having the facility named in his honour.
Ian is from a dairy farming background and was the Manager of Target and involved in business before taking up his present role. The Show Society is making adjustments after the cancellation of the Commonwealth Games. The Showgrounds was to host the cycling and the table tennis. There is every indication however that there will still be some funding forthcoming from the State Government.
The Show Society has been in existence since 1859. The Showgrounds moved from the Tom Flood Centre to the present site in the 1960's. The Primary aim is to promote the importance of agriculture. However, with the significant development of the grounds, there is an ever increasing number of other events hosted at the venue. These include the weekly market with over two hundred stalls, the annual Swap Meet and Groovin the Moo each year in May. The Showgrounds have developed to the extent it is now recognised as the premier events and entertainment venue in regional Victoria.
Improvements to date include the new food court, an electrical upgrade and refurbishment of the toilets and pavilions. Ian outlined further plans for development and he expects to receive news of some government funding in the near future. It is hoped to develop two football grounds with lighting for Women's and Junior football. Facilities will be such that sporting activities will be able to be held simultaneously with other events. Other future improvements include refurbishment of the exhibition pavilions, break out rooms, an administration area and a sound shell.
The Showgrounds are located on crown land and the Show Society enjoys a good working relationship with the council and state government. Bendigo is fortunate to have such a forward thinking and innovative Show Society. As a result the facility has become a major focal point for the community all year around. With Ian's guidance there are in place ambitious plans for the future. Ian's presentation was a timely reminder to members of the wonderful legacy the present generation enjoys as a result of those involved in agriculture. We wish Ian well in his leadership of this dynamic enterprise and we thank him for being our guest.
- Jim Rolfe
Help wanted
Help wanted:
For arriving Karen refugees in Bendigo, Father, 20 yo son and 14 yo son.
White goods, including washing machine etc,
TV. Furniture, including beds, bedding linen
Any clothing suitable for them
Kitchen ware etc
I have a good fridge for them , however they are moving into an unfurnished rental and have no chattels and very little clothing. I can arrange for pick up as the goods will be required in 2 weeks.
