PRESIDENT LORRAINE GREENWOOD welcomed members and guests, Geoff Kneale, Rob Head, Greg Cribbes Rotary Club of Balwyn North, Peter O'Brien Rotary Club of Balwyn, Mary-anne Blackburn, Dana Sharp Moira Shire..
APOLOGIES:
Chris & Ross Hardham, Judy McDonald, Rex Shield, Sally Rose, Chris Sutton, Tinja Nakki.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT:
Thanks for attendance at Cactus Country meeting with Rotary Club of Cobram.
Thanks to Geoff Holmes for organising catering at Show Us Ya Wheels.
Ninja Nakki just back from a camp at Mittagundi.
Next week Christmas break up at Chris & Ross Hardham, Spences Road Katunga. Cold meats with salads and desert at $5 per head. Drinks included. Gifts to Community House.
CHAIR: GARY PHILLIPS:
Many changes in district, some man-made with farms falling over, people coming and going, drought. Struggles of those on the land effect everyone, with more people presenting with mental illness. Projects and initiatives directed to farmers, but more support is needed. People outside our district care.
Gary introduced Geoff Kneale from Rotary Club of Balwyn North.
GUEST SPEAKER: Geoff Kneale, Rotary Club of Balwyn North.
Geoff presented the concept of a drought relief program for the district.
Numurkah Drought Relief Program a proven model adapted 8 years ago from a Queensland program, successful in St Arnaud.
Rotary Club of Balwyn North has 68 members, Rotary Club of Balwyn 53 members. have combined on a successful drought program.
Based on a program in Queensland, work with local Rotary clubs.
Provide vouchers to local farmers, redeemable at selected local retailers.
Arrange well-being program of Comedy or Rock Legends.
Other support activities include child book-drive, school excursions, lady pamper packs, hand-made children's toys.
Rural Finance Councillors distribute the voucher.
Timeline:
Official engagement between club presidents.
Town Hall meeting February 2020
Commence voucher planning February.
Store signage
Distribute to RFC
Commence planning community events in February
Roll out in March.
REPORTS
SECRETARY KAY MOODIE:
Blaze Aid appeal for support.
JULIE ANDREW:
Installed air-conditioner and first aid kit in First Aid room in Swimming pool. Shire to install a picnic table set.
P.P. LOU HAMON:
Reported he officially opened the Nathalia Rotary 8th Annual Art Show. This year staged in Nathalia Barmah Heritage Centre, in display till February. Several Numurkah Rotarians attended to support the Nathalia Club.
LINDA BOYD:
Swimming pool passes offered to Numurkah Primary School and St Joseph's Primary School.
Investigating concept of a mural on Community Kiosk.
JUDY NEWMAN:
Car raffle roster distributed.
KEVIN MOYLAND from Numurkah Golf and Bowls Club presented a cheque for $2000 to President Lorraine Greenwood.
President Lorraine said the kind sponsorship would be used to offer Swimming Pool Family Passes to needy families selected in conjunction with the Primary Schools.
NEXT MEETING
DATE: MONDAY 16th DECEMBER 2019
Christmas Break-up
VENUE: Chris & Ross Harham property.
1090 Spences Road, Katunga.
APOLOGIES:
June Hewson
Phone: 5862 1944
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
A Russian couple was walking down the street in St. Petersburg the other night, when the man felt a drop hit his nose. "I think it's raining," he said to his wife.
"No, that felt more like snow to me," she replied. "No, I'm sure it was just rain, he said." Well, as these things go, they were about to have a major argument about whether it was raining or snowing. Just then they saw a minor communist party official walking toward them. "Let's not fight about it," the man said, "let's ask Comrade Rudolph whether it's officially raining or snowing."
As the official approached, the man said, "Tell us, Comrade Rudolph, is it officially raining or snowing?"
"It's raining, of course," he answered and walked on. But the woman insisted: "I know that felt like snow!" To which the man quietly replied: "Rudolph the Red knows rain, dear!"
