New Horizons is the official weekly bulletin for the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Perth.

1. PO Box 168, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6909 District 9455 ABN: 99 602 195 617
Last Week’s Ballajura Primary Young cooks Seniors and Rotary Annual
Meeting and. Ian Westoby Microscopes, Rob Blankets, Club Foundation Dr
Martha Forrest health update Pearce suggests, dues, Annual Ken Collins
Interactor and Ryda Rotary Address
Leesa Payne- Foundation Wednesday, 30th
Chiropractor Page 2,3 Address November
Page 1,2 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6
Meeting impact on her life. She water, getting some minute daily exercise
Wednesday, 3rd graphically painted a regular exercise and program to improve our
picture of the weekend, having a reasonable spinal health and the way
August diet. our body functions.
of the challenges and
The Club welcomed benefits and encouraged
Interactor Martha Forrest the Club to strongly
who attended the recent support the camp in
future years. Meeting 10th
Rotary Youth Program of Leesa informed
members that the August
Enrichment Camp
(RYPEN) at Point Walter Chiropractic industry,
Our members Clifford
and her mother Louise. along with other health
Also addressing the and Gillian Yudelman
Martha told us very professionals, is
meeting was will tell us a little about
eloquently of how the regulated, so all
Chiropractor Dr Leesa themselves and the Maiti
RYPEN Camp, although Chiropractors are
Payne. Leesa briefly Nepal organisation with
approached with qualified and
imparted a few pointers which they are
apprehension, turned out registered. She left us
on how to stay healthy by associated. The Maiti
to be a very positive with a brochure with a 3
drinking plenty of Nepal rescues young
girls who are
trafficked across the
border from Nepal
into India and it has
recently been listed as
a Rotary Australia
World Community
Service Project
(RAWCS)
Dr Leesa Payne
Martha Forrest addressing the Club
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2. Ian Westoby, spouse months have John Fleming, a teacher
of DG Liz Westoby dramatically turned the from Victoria, who,
school around with himself frustrated by the Principal David has
found by going back to
Very best wishes are sent
basic education,
to Ian Westoby who is in
teaching literacy
Fremantle Hospital,
phonically,
having suffered a severe
implementing
stroke last
discipline and the
Saturday. Initially the
wearing of a school
prognosis was very grim,
uniform, the results
however, when visited by
have been
Ken Collins on
remarkable. One
Wednesday, he was
hundred percent of
doing well, although
students at Ballajura PS
frustrated at not being
wear the uniform,
able to speak and
Teachers, Jane Schorer and Judy Hayden, Rtn. behaviour problems
communicate. It is hoped
Rhonda Roe and student Andrew have almost entirely
that Ian’s strong
disappeared so
determination will pull
teachers are now able
him though this already a 25% education standard
improvement in results to spend the entire lesson
extremely difficult throughout Australia,
teaching, instead of
period. single handedly has gone
wasting half the time
about working with
DG Liz is taking three disciplining disruptive
Governments (Qld, NSW
weeks out of her duties to Principal, David Wanstall students.
and SA) to bring about
be with Ian, so Official experienced frustration at
positive change in the
Visits will be the results students were
education system. John
rescheduled. achieving so sought
stated that our education All who attended the
something better for his
system has let our youth visit to Ballajura PS were
school. What he came up
down and that is the impressed with the
with was a curriculum
Visit to Ballajura major reason for the achievements, the
put together by himself
situation of drugs, crime teaching methods,
Primary School
the attitude of the
Along with Rtn Rhonda staff and overall
Roe (RC Mandurah) and performance of
PP Karen Barry (RC everyone in the
Ballajura- Malaga), school.
Hamish, Ken and Di
spent a very worthwhile
morning on Tuesday, 2nd John Fleming will
August at Ballajura be returning to
Primary School. Perth in December
and Dir. Hamish
will look at how
After a meeting at best to use the
Parliament House some opportunity of his
weeks back, the Principal visit for discussion
of Ballajura PS invited of how Rotary can
Students at Ballajura Primary School
Rotarians to visit his become involved
school to see firsthand with moving
how he and his staff’s and staff, influenced by etc. experienced by our forward the overall
work over the past 18 the work and results of youth today. picture of education.
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3. recent weeks. Chief of Chief Scientist. This generation can assist
Scientist Lyn Beazley project is doing more to with.
Young Cooks continues to promote the lift Rotary’s profile in the
project, the SGIO Science community than any
Jenny Gill reports that Teachers in Schools other in a very long time
despite a very busy week, With the downturn in
Project Officer Kirsten as well as bringing huge
everything has now been retail sales in Department
van Dorp has benefits to our primary
finalised, printing is done stores, a second
disseminated information school children.
and Jenny and her suggestion put forward
widely, culminating in a
dad (Mr Les Robinson by Rob was that it might
request for units from a
JP) will be filling be a forum to conduct
school in NSW, the
envelopes this weekend. The next shipment of ‘melanoma checks’ in
National Industry
The web-site will be live microscopes is due in somewhere such as
Relations Manager for
next week and then the around two weeks and David Jones. There are
Engineers Australia, Alex
envelopes will be posted fortunately, the number an abundance of medicos
Sparvell has requested
out to 320 schools. Jenny ordered is 5,000 so we in the Club who may be
information which she
will be forwarding a will not have the problem interested in volunteering
will send out in a month
‘media brief’ to the Post experienced with the last an hour or two to carry
or so with her next
newspaper after the shipment, with not out these checks. Rob is
communication. All
Board sign-off on it next enough units to meet the investigating the
these contacts have
week. As we have self- orders. possibility of this and
brought in a flood of
funded this project to get Director Wilma will
enquiries, all of which are Suggestions from
it off the ground for 2011, incorporate the potential
being married up with
however, we are still Rotary Clubs in an effort
Rob Pearce projects into her
looking for prizes from Committee’s Agenda.
to find sponsors to meet
any With many senior
the requests. MP Dr citizens being technically
organisation/company Janet Woollard requested
that would like to donate challenged, Rob made a
information on the RYDA
same. Anything that suggestion that perhaps
project along with a list the RCFB could facilitate
would suit either boys or of the schools who have Dir. Hamish Mackie has
girls under 15 years of for ‘seniors’ to receive
or are awaiting units. this all in hand for
age. instructions on how to
Tuesday, 16th August, at
use computers from the
Lathlain Oval, Roberts
younger generation,
Road, Lathlain from
Lyn Beazley informed Di perhaps it is something
9.00am to 4.00pm. Any
last week that the that the Interactors could
members able to
Microscope project is even assist with. Graeme
volunteer to help out on
the most significant Prior said that over 85’s
the day, even for a couple
thing she has been find it easier to learn to
of hours, please contact
involved with since use an I pad, which, once
Hamish. Hamish has
taking on the position again the younger
made a special request
for someone to come
along and help with
serving morning tea
and lunch, so from
10.00am to around
1.30pm he is in
particular need of extra
Microscopes in help. If you or
Schools someone you know
(even family) Hamish
Sec Di has been in Hamish Mackie, Ken Collins and Jane Schorer,
overdrive with the Ballajura PS
Microscope project in
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4. would love to hear from another small project not will be in the form of a will be provided when
you. requiring any funds from Vocational Visit to available.
the Club but of benefit to EmbroidMe, Stirling
the disadvantaged in a Hwy,
neighbouring country. Claremont. 5.45pm.
Hamish has put a More inspiration
sizeable amount of time from our RI
and effort into the Rotary
President Kalyan
Youth Driver Awareness Interact Graeme Bain has
and members who attend generously offered to Banerjee
will be impressed by this The Interact Club of provide a towel as a raffle
RI President Kalyan
youth project. Well done Freshwater Bay met prize and suggests that
Banerjee says “Helping
and many thanks again on Thursday the raffle be drawn early
the leadership is what I
Hamish. evening with 15 in in the evening so that he
would consider my job as
attendance including a can embroider the
president. I think my real
new member. Hamish winners name on the
function is to inspire,
was delighted. towel when
Blankets, knitted demonstrating this aspect
motivate and help people
toys and caps. Members, please feel free to do their work for
of the business.
to attend any meeting to Rotary. I have seen the
St Louis Estate have had meet and see these fine impact that our simplest
their residents knitting young folk. Would members please projects can have. I have
rugs and bears, which are indicate their attendance seen firsthand our work
currently stored in the or otherwise, so that in literacy, in health, in
Collins’ garage along there is an fairly accurate hunger, in providing safe
with 200 caps which have A further Reminder idea of how many will water – and I have seen
been donated by a for Club Dues attend. the difference it makes to
company Ange Campbell each village, each family
is associated with. Ange Those members who are and each individual
was to have been a still to pay their Club human life.”
Charter Member of the dues are asked please do The Annual Rotary
RCFB however, so as soon as possible as Foundation Address
circumstances prevented the Club has paid the RI
Dues and Rotary Down The Annual Address on Updates on
her from continuing with
her interest in Under Subscriptions for the Rotary Foundation Members
Rotary. When the caps the first half of the Rotary will take place on
year. Wednesday, 30th There are still a large
became available she
November. RI President number of members
however immediately
Elect Sakuji Tanaka will travelling until the end of
thought of us being able
be coming to Perth after the month so numbers
to find a home for them. Vocational Visit the Rotary Institute in have been reduced at
17th August Brisbane to present meetings. Continue to
the Annual Dr. Ken enjoy your travels and
Awareness Cambodia Instead of our usual look forward to your safe
Collins Address. Please
will hopefully be able to meeting at Bethesda return.
put the date in your
use the blankets, bears Hospital, our meeting for
diary. Further details
and caps. Once again, Wednesday, 17th August
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5. Roster for Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay for Month of August 2011
Date Program Duty Attendance Introduction Vote of Thanks
10th August Clifford & Paddy Ken Collins Margaret Stuart Jill Henderson
Gillian Ramanathan
Yudelman
17th August Voc Visit to - Toni James - Clifford Yudelman
EmbroidMe
24th August Prof Ray Wills Donna Bicknell Jenny Gill Rob Pearce Graeme Prior
CEO
Sustainable
Energy
Association of
Australia
31st August Max Hipkins Wilma McBain Rex Evans Mignon Shardlow Paddy Ramanathan
NB: ‘Duty’ responsibility is to set up venue and to pack away venue after meeting.
Ken Collins – International Service
Director Meetings
Board collinsk@bigpond.net.au Wednesday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
Café, Bethesda Hospital
Rotary 2011-12 Hamish Mackie – New Generations Queenslea Drive
Director Claremont, 6010
hamish.mackie@optusnet.com.au
Bryant Stokes – President
President
bstokes@bigpond.net.au Jim Gould – Membership Director E-mail
james@bizsuccession.com.au bstokes@bigpond.net.au
Di Collins – Secretary
Mobile
collinsd@bigpond.net.au
Jenny Gill – Fundraising Director 0419 919 572
jennypgill@gmail.com
Toni James – Treasurer Bulletin Editor
tonipjames@hotmail.com
Bill Hassell – Vice President Clifford Yudelman/Di Collins
hassell@arach.net.au
Rex Evans –Club Service Director Club Details Website
revans@powerplus.net.au www.rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
The Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay,
Wilma McBain - Community/ Inc. Facebook
Vocational Service Director
PO Box 168, http://www.facebook.com/freshwater
williemac241@hotmail.com Nedlands, bayrotary
Western Australia, 6909 Chartered 19 December 2008
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