Events

Murray started the Caloundra Film Festival in 2013. With the support of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council, Screen Queensland and other partners it has grown significantly. It runs over multiple locations over a 10 day period and includes a Features Programme, a Pop-up Cinema, a Student Showcase and this year a large open air opening night screening.
 
He has also had two productions for film and television produced: Stranded and Ella with writing and production credits for both. Scripts and small screen shows in active development. Producing a local documentary, Caloundra Goes to the Movies.

An opportunity to discuss our finances

Darryl Iseppi will be District Governor for the 2019-20 Rotary year.  He will be joining us on 3 July as District Governor Elect.

Currently he is District Rotary Foundation Chair for 2016-19 overseeing fundraising and grant activities for The Foundation in our District.  An important ;part of that role is educating clubs and club members on the importance of supporting Our Foundation and how it works.

Darryl is a member of the Rotary Club of New Farm.  He was born in Toowoomba in 1963. Growing up on his parent’s farm on the Darling Downs between Bowenville and Jondaryan he experienced a variety of farming and the vagaries of Farm Life. Having attended Bowenville State School, then Dalby State High School travelling almost 3 hours every day for school, he moved to the big smoke of Brisbane to study Medicine living in Union College at St Lucia. Changing studies in 1982 he completed his Bachelor of Commerce whilst working full time for Arthur Andersen & Co. This work saw him travel across Australia and to Goroka and Mount Hagan in PNG. He also became a Registered Internal Auditor, Chartered Accountant, Registered Company Auditor, Quality Control Auditor, Registered Trainer, Registered Tax Agent, his employer’s leading fraud investigator, and Superannuation Specialist. He was also the first to bring computer aided auditing to his employer.

In 1985 after years involved in various youth movements and science activities Darryl joined the Rotaract Club of Aspley which he remained a member of until he joined the Rotary Club of Aspley on 14 June 1990. Darryl was ...

Read more about Darryl here.

No meeting re Changeover

Wendy Protheroe is the Governor of Rotary District 9600 for 2018-19.  She is a member of the Rotary Club of Brisbane High Rise.

Wendy began her career as a special education teacher where she developed her belief   that everyone should be given the chance to enjoy their abilities. Then as Director of Early intervention Services she worked with terminally ill children and their families and learnt the importance of being flexible in understanding differences and keeping end goals in mind.

As her children reached adolescence Wendy extended her career and spent seven years as TAFE Director at Gympie/Sunshine Coast and then Ipswich before being transferred to the Government’s Economic Development Portfolio. During that role she became the Queensland Director for the 2000 Olympic Games where she honed skills of working with high profile business, sports people and politicians, making focussed decisions and working to deadlines.

Back in Brisbane ...

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The Role of the District Governor

District governors provide leadership, motivation, and guidance to Rotary clubs under the general supervision of the RI Board of Directors. Governors act as officers of RI, fostering achievement in their district at the club level.

Districts nominate governors 24-36 months before the governors take office.

Governors-nominee are elected at the RI Convention and serve as governors-elect for 12 months prior to taking office.

Responsibilities

During their term of service, governors:

• Strengthen existing Rotary clubs, organize new clubs, and promote membership growth
• Issue a monthly letter to each club president and secretary in the district
• Support The Rotary Foundation and serve as a district and RI spokesperson, when appropriate
• Hold a district conference and other district meetings
• Ensure that district nominations and elections are conducted in accordance with the RI Constitution and Bylaws and established policies of RI

Visiting clubs

A project working-bee day where Mark will bring all the items for the kids and members can help pack them into the bags (large pencil cases) and also write a note to the child who they wish to 'sponsor' (really just make a connection).

Details of the project here

In 2011 Ann and Jeff Ross discovered a colony of honeybees had made a home in the wall of their mechanical workshop in Beerburrum. Many people might have followed the advice of friends and called in the pest control but having come from a family of apiarists; Jeff coaxed the bees into a box and before long bees and honey had become their passion.

More here

Chloé Mear comes from Brandérion in North-western France, she is 16 and speaks French but is also fluent in English and German. She is the eldest of three children. She has a sister and a brother. She loves reading, listening to music, writing or watching videos. At school she studied 10 subjects, mostly academic and seems to have a very enquiring mind. She also loves drama, the arts, dance and the theatre. Chloé has travelled many places in Europe but nowhere as far as Australia.

As we have recently introduced the '3 Minutes on My Vocation', we thought it could be fun to hear from our retired members.

We're looking for about 8 volunteers from retired members to speak about their retirement and answer the question:

"Is Retirement What I Thought it Would Be."

This will be a light-hearted look at retirement and for those still working, might even get some tips on making the most of it!

Let Megyn know by email if you are willing to one of the eight speakers please.

VOLUNTEERS TO DATE:

Arnaldo, Chris R, James, Bernie, Judy, Merv, Ann, Alan, Gerry

Not at Oaks

We are requesting that all members who attend do so in the spirit of or golf day theme --- Board shorts / surf shirts etc

The project can eliminate easily preventable communicable diseases by raising communities out of hygiene poverty. The portable water saving tap and eco shower units can be installed by 5 year old children, instantly creating a handwashing station. A classroom of 30 children can be made hygienic for $10 lasting for many years.  https://directory.rawcs.com.au/110-2017-18

Developed by the Rotary Club of Alexandra Headland to get young people ready for work, the WorkLife Program mentors and supports people transitioning to work for the first time, from high school and university students, Rotaractors and job seekers from teens to their late 60's. The WorkLife book is filled with practical examples of real work stories drawn from the club members' experience, with positive, but realistic messages for the new work starter.

This week's meeting is our regular 'Open Forum' to discuss matters arising from the Board meeting the previous afternoon, as well as other matters of interest to our members including questions.

Low cost, emergency response and multi-purpose shelter systems that are solid wall, polypropylene, fold-out and re-useable. MADDEL's Mission Statement is “To enhance the lives of people in need through care and easy-to-use technology”. Maddel has successfully pioneered the transition in emergency and recovery shelters and housing from short term tent shelters to transportable, light-weight, solid wall, self supporting, flat pack structures.  The result is structures that deliver the capacity to empower calamity survivors to take ownership of their own recovery. The MADDEL systems are already being seen as the product that can revolutionize disaster recovery and socialized housing. Alan McGaw is Maddel's CEO and International Business Development.  

More at www.maddel.com

‘From Bullied to Brilliant’ is a book and program into overcoming and moving beyond bullying, aggressive, abusive and challenging relationships addressing bullying in a rather unusual and unconventional way. http://frombulliedtobrilliant.com/reviews/