1. New Horizons
The Official Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
PO Box 168, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6909 ! District 9450! ABN: 99 602 195 617
Volume 2, Issue 38 29th March - 4th April 2010
Letter from the Club Charitable Licence GSE Group Meeting Magnifying Microscope Letter from the Chief Rotary Foundation
President Renewal Inbound GSE team to Launch Scientist Thought of the Week
Find out what is Details of the licence visit on 28th April. Details of the launch Letter to the club from This week’s thought is
happening around the renewal. Page 2 held on Monday. Lyn Beazley. about the PolioPlus
club. Page 2 Page 2 Page 2 Partners Program.
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we sincerely hope her tireless of your priorities and look microscopes to the
Letter From the efforts bear fruit. forward to seeing more participating schools
members at meetings on (Claremont, North Cottesloe
Club President With the change of meeting Wednesday afternoons. and Lesmurdie), at District
night to a Wednesday, we still level we are frantically
Dear Fellow Rotarians, seem to be struggling to About fifty percent of Club organising the program for
improve our attendance. We members have responded to the inbound Group Study
Our speaker this week was have many members away, me about our social activity Exchange Team on the 10th
Anne De Souza who spoke to some tied up with work and on Saturday, 10th April. Once April with Freshwater Bay
us about the Indigenous sadly some members suffered again, we have members who hosting a Group meeting for
Aviation Training Scheme at severe property damage due are working, travelling and them on 28th April, plus of
Swan View Senior High to the mighty storm which one with a wedding, but course there is the annual
School. Anne is working her swept across Perth on would love to have all others District Conference mid
heart out almost without Monday afternoon, participate as it is vital for the April.
encouragement or assistance, preventing their attendance. members to bond and this
endeavouring to help the Our thoughts are with those can only happen with extra I remind all members of RI
indigenous students in her affected by damage and hope activities outside of regular President John Kenny’s
school. Ken has given her all are able to get property business meetings. I theme ‘The Future of Rotary
contact details for local and life back in order very particularly encourage Is In Your Hands’ so please
Rotary clubs in the vicinity of quickly. I continue to members who have found it give Ken details of your
Swan View Senior High and encourage all members to put difficult to attend weekly friends and neighbours
Rotary in your diary as one meetings to come along to whom you think will make
the social activities fine Rotarians and be able to
otherwise they will assist us in carrying out good
never feel part of works in our local and wider
the Club. world community, and also
suggesting worthwhile
The launch of the projects, once again both
RCFBs Magnifying locally and internationally.
Microscope project
was successfully Yours in Rotary Service,
carried out on
Monday, 22nd March Di Collins
at the Mt Claremont Charter President
Primary School.
More on this in the
bulletin. Condolences
Its’ a busy time From all members of the club
seeking out to Blaise Johnson and Kerry
applicants for Harmanis on the loss of
RYPEN (Rotary’s Blaise’s father and Claire and
Youth Program of Daniel Forsdyke on the loss
Enrichment), of Claire’s Gran.
distributing the
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2. N E W H O R I Z O N S
and achievement by the Australia
Director Rotary Club of Freshwater
Magnifying Bay.
Required Fundraising
Microscope
There is still a vacancy on the Letter from the Concert at
Board for 2010-11 for Launch
Community Service Director. Chief Scientist CCGS
We need a volunteer please. This was most successful
with the microscopes and Dear Di and everyone at Ken met and spoke with
Teacher’s booklets well Freshwater Bay Rotary Dep. Principal at CCGS
District received. Dir. Rob capably Roger Bayley in mid
MCed the event, Headmaster Thank you Di and Rob for February about a fundraising
Assembly of Mt Claremont Primary your emails last week and concert which was a
Neil Wood welcomed memorable photos. I emailed suggestion put forward by
PE Simone will keep the everyone and brief His Excellency last week to Rik Symons. Unfortunately,
incoming Board informed presentations were made by tell him how wonderful the the VP did not liaise with Rik
about the District Assembly, WA Chief Scientist Lyn event was and thank him for (as he said he would) re a
which will be in the morning Beazley, Roy Hallam, his much appreciated suitable date for the concert
of Sunday, 2nd May. Strategy Manager Education, message; I also included and now Rik finds himself
Watercorp, John Clarke CEO some photos. too committed for one in the
of Science Teachers near future. Let us hope that
Charitable Association of WA and Pres. I write now to thank you all one can be arranged for later
Di who presented the so much for your leadership in the year. We desperately
Licence microscopes to the two role in the program to need fundraisers folks, so
school captains on behalf of provide microscopes to please put forward
Renewal the RC of FB. Primary Schools in WA. It suggestions and we also
was a wonderful launch last need volunteers to run the
Attendees at the launch were Monday and one of which fundraisers.
The Charitable Licence for
re p re s e n t a t i v e s f ro m you all should be very proud.
the RC of Freshwater Bay has
Lesmurdie and Coolbinia
been renewed for a further
three years. Come 1st of July Primary Schools, DG Geoff Your cooperative and Back in Asia
Simpson, DGE Ian and Jan inclusive approach to work
the new President and
Hutton, Presidents and with the Science Teachers of Lyn Packer was home very
Treasurer will be required to
Rotarians from the Rotary WA (STAWA) and the briefly however has returned
complete the necessary
Clubs of Kalamunda, WaterWise Program of the to Asia for an indefinite
paperwork as Principal
Northbridge, Karrinyup and Water Corporation have been period. Look forward to
Executive Officers of the
Osborne Park, all of whom most professional and has hearing what you are doing
Club in line with the
are keen to run with the ensured the pilot program up there Lyn.
requirements of the
project with their local has begun so
Commission. Pres. Di who
schools. smoothly. I
will take on Secretary of the
will certainly
club is already listed
The message from HE Dr describe the
therefore is not required to
Ken Michael, Governor of program in
resubmit paperwork.
WA was printed on the the most
inside cover of the Program positive terms
Inbound GSE for all to see and positive in my speech
to the District
feedback has come from the
Team Meeting Chief Scientist, STAWA and
attending Rotary Clubs.
9 4 5 0
Conference of
28th April A photographer from the
Rotary
April 17th.
on
Post was also in attendance
The Rotary Clubs of and if one looks very I cannot thank
Cambridge, Dalkeith and carefully at this week’s you enough
Matilda Bay have been edition an article can be for your
invited to join us for this found but one wonders vision and
meeting. No feedback has what happened to any leadership.
been received from these photographs that the
clubs as yet. The Hon. journalist may have taken as With all best
French Consul Michael Wood they were not there to draws wishes and
will attend and we are attention to a great project. please enjoy
planning to have pizzas and the attached
drinks at 7.00pm after the Chief Scientist Lyn expressed photos.
meeting instead of our usual delight to Pres. Di at how
drinks cheese/fruit and quickly and professionally Lyn Beazley
biscuits beforehand. Please the project has come about. AO FTSE
bring partners and friends All concerned can be well Chief Scientist
along to hear our team from pleased. A fantastic project of Western Lyn Beazley - Chief Scientist
Normandy.
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3. N E W H O R I Z O N S
Anna De Souza - Indigenous Aviation Training Scheme
Club Social RC Freshwater Bay
Social function for members, partners and
potential members.
Changeover Dinner
When: Saturday, 10th April, 2010.
The first Changeover Dinner of the Rotary Club
Venue: Collins’ Residence, 1 New Court Green,
of Freshwater Bay.
Mt Claremont, 6010.
When: Thursday, 1st July, 2010.
Time: 6:30pm
Venue: Nedlands Golf Club, Melvista Ave,
Nedlands 6009.
All members to bring a dish (to be coordinated)
Time: 6:30pm for 7:00pm.
and drinks. Please put the date in your diary and
Cost: TBA
RSVP to Di.
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4. N E W H O R I Z O N S
directly contribute to polio site. Over $48 million has
The Rotary eradication projects been contributed to over 600
Foundation submitted by fellow
Rotarians in polio-endemic,
projects since then.
importation, and high-risk There is still a significant,
Week 39: This week’s Rotary countries. urgent and ongoing need
Foundation Thought is about today.! Please consider giving
PolioPlus Partners. The Partners program allows our fellow Rotarians your
Rotarians to choose a project support.
In 1995, a second sub- or country that interests them
program of PolioPlus, the the most by selecting from
PolioPlus Partners program, the PolioPlus Partners Open
was developed to allow Projects List available on the
Rotarians the opportunity to polio section of the RI Web
Program for March/April
Introduction
Date Details
Date Name
31st March Warren Milner
31st March Judith Dowson
7th April Outbound GSE (TBC)
14th April Rod Stiles - RYDA
Vote of Thanks 21st April Committee Meetings
Date Name
28th April Inbound GSE
31st March Clive Boddy
Welcoming Roster Board Club Details
Rotary Year 2009-10
Date Name Di Collins — President Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au PO Box 168,
Nedlands,
31st March Rob Rohrlach Ken Collins — Vice President / Western Australia, 6909
Membership Director
7th April Bronwen Tyson vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Meetings
membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Wednesday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
14th April Elizabeth Bain Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
Simone Carot Collins — President Elect / Queenslea Drive
21st April Clive Boddy Club Administration Director
Claremont
presidentelect@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
clubadmin@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Email
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Rajah Senitharajah — Treasurer Phone
treasurer@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au 08 9385 0471
Fax
Bulletin Contributions Daniel Forsdyke — Secretary
secretary@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
08 9385 0472
Website
Contributions for the weekly bulletin are Rob Rohrlach — Projects Director
www.rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
sought from members of the club. projects@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Why not use the bulletin to update the club Facebook
Claire Forsdyke — International Director
on the projects your committee is working http://www.facebook.com/group.php?
foundation@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
on or promote the clubs next fundraising gid=47737002646
event. Toni James — PR & Marketing
Committee Director Chartered 19 December 2008
Please forward articles and photos to
daniel.forsdyke@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au publicrelations@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
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