PRESIDENT STEPHEN MILLS welcomed members and guests Thang, Renee, Bruce Tenille, Nadine Donnelly.
APOLOGIES:
Ernest Jones, Frank Malcolm, Kay Moody, Phil Seager, Adrian Connolly.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT:
Election BBQ raised $500 for Jorga Dixon sponsorship to attend London International Youth Science Forum. 240 Democracy Sausages sold.
BBQ bollards now stowed in trailer.
Combined services dinner fines raised $352 for Angel Flight.
End of Rotary year approaching. Director's Reports due by 17th June.
CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION:
President Stephen presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Nadene Donnelly for her assistance in preparing and printing flyers, tickets etc for Business Breakfast.
CHAIR: GEOFF AUSTIN.
Grew up in Sunshine, graduated Melbourne University Bachelor Science. As a geologist worked in New Guinea, Pilbara. Bit by flying bug. Gained single engine then Commercial License. Flew with Conair in N.T., Ansett co-pilot flying 737 , Air Nauru, then India, followed by 2 years in Brussels with Virgin Express. In 2001 captain with Virgin Blue in Brisbane and in 2003 in Melbourne before retiring in 2017.
Lived in Numurkah for 20 years.
GUEST SPEAKER: CAPTAIN GEOFF AUSTIN.
Geoff Austin flew as a Captain with Virgin Australia
Attended flying school single engine course then twin engine and instrument training. Experience as a charter pilot flying 2,000 hours before airlines consider you. Other sources of pilots Air Force or Cadets.
To keep license tested over 2 day every 6 months with 4 hours in simulator each day. Cover engine failure, engine fire.
Flew 737 on domestic routes short or medium haul. International have up to 16 hours flight, 737 6 hours maximum. Flight of one and a half hours will have fuel for 2 hours Fuel is refined kerosene.
Lithium batteries a big threat as a fire in cargo hold will require an emergency landing. Cabin depressurisation have 15 seconds of useful consciousness.
Typical routes two way. Holding points over Heathcote and Berrigan.
Captain responsible for departure procedures, landing procedures and arrival procedures.
REPORTS
SWOT ANALYSIS:
President Stephen held a swot analysis of the club.
STRENGTHS:
Welcome & open/ numbers/diversity/gender/well regarded in community/good time/BBQ/companionship/teamwork/Club Runner/Leadership/P.R.
WEAKNESS:
Age/identity/visiting off-sites/integration of new members/retaining members/demographics/keeping members engaged.
OPPORTUNITIES:
Mentoring of new members/help local farmers/more use of social media/partnering with other organisations/run a major local project.
THREAT:
Age/burn-out/loss of members/demographics of population/cost of operational expenses/community complacency.
P.E. LORRAINE GREENWOOD:
Raised possibility of an Inter-club Advent Calendar Project to raise funds for Save Our Koalas Project.
P.P. SIEG SEITER:
12 major sponsors, already approached RACV Resort, Yarrawonga Resort, Phillip Island, Bendigo and Bright.
Advent Calendar Project to be discussed at next Board Meeting with a recommendation to the club.
HEADS & TAILS:
John Watson.
NEXT MEETING
DATE: MONDAY 27th MAY 2019
VENUE: NUMURKAH GOLF & BOWLS CLUB
CHAIR: KATRINA DONALDSON
APOLOGIES:
June Hewson
Phone: 5862 1944
Slow golfers are ahead of us
Joe decides to take his boss Phil to play 9 holes on their lunch. While both men are playing excellent they are often held up by two women in front of them moving at a very slow pace. Joe offers to talk to the women and see if they can speed it up a bit. He gets about half of the way there stops and jogs back.
His boss asks what the problem is. "Well one of those women is my wife and the other my mistress," complained Joe. Phil just shook his head at Joe and started toward the women determined to finish his round of golf. Preparing to ask the ladies to speed up their game, he too stopped short and turned around.
Joe asked "what's wrong?" It's a small, small world Joe, and you're fired"
