PRESIDENT STEPHEN MILLS welcomed members and guests, Carl Walters - CMA, Jane White -Moira Shire Council, Ian Clark, Nadine Donnelly, Thank Danh - Vietnam, David Geddes, Ron & Marie Martin, Jan Orr.
APOLOGIES:
Jason & Julie Andrew, Geoff Holmes, Judy McDonald, Rex Shields, Judy Newman.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT:
No meeting next week - Australia Day holiday.
Australia Day club to provide BBQ, to serve at 8 am. CFA Permit obtained if Total Fire Ban.
Thanks to Gary for food preparation.
Art Show Raffle commencing selling tickets Thursday 31st Jan. Fri & Sat 1 & 2 Feb. Kay Moodie coordinating. If available notify Kay.
Club sold winning ticket in Car Raffle.
CHAIR: ALLEN CANOBIE.
Introduced Carl Walters from Catchment Management Authority.
GUEST SPEAKER: CARL WALTERS.
Kinnairds Wetland is part of a larger natural wetland covering an area of nearly 100 hectares of natural and constructed wetland designed to provide major regional benefits for land in the Muckatah Surface Water Management Scheme beginning in Yarrawonga.
In 1992 GMW proposal had 187 objections, consultation with community resulted in change to the design to improve water quality and flows, and included replacement of 10 weirs on the Broken Creek. Approval was gained and project has won environmental awards.
The natural and constructed areas of the wetland act as a retarding basin which aids in filtering sediment and minimises the rate of flows entering the Broken Creek which eventually flows into the Murray River at Barmah.
The diverse area provide habitat for a variety of wildlife including birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish.
Photos can viewed full screen in Photo Album on home page of website. Also featured in photo carousel at top of homepage.
REPORTS
FELLOWSHIP:
Birthdays Kay Moodie 19th, Jennifer Rodger 26, Geoff Holmes 27, Lou Hamon 39, Julie Andrew 31.
Joined Rotary Stephen Mills 3 years, Phil Seager 22 years.
HEADS & TAILS:
Gary Phillips
NEXT MEETING
DATE: MONDAY 4th FEBRUARY 2019
VENUE: NUMURKAH GOLF & BOWLS CLUB
CHAIR: SALLY ROSE
N.B. No meeting next week January 28th.
APOLOGIES:
Ernest Jones
Phone: 5862 1968
Email: hidejones@bigpond.com
Celebrating an event
An aged farmer and his wife were leaning against the edge of their pig-pen when the old woman wistfully recalled that the next week would mark their golden wedding anniversary.
"Let's have a party, Homer," she suggested. "Let's kill a pig."
The farmer scratched his grizzled head. "Gee, Ethel," he finally answered, "I don't see why the pig should take the blame for something that happened fifty years ago."
