PRESIDENT JACQUE PHILLIPS welcomed members and guests, Ros & Chris Harden, Rex Shields, Judy McDonald, Jane Wilson, and guest speakers Peter Sprunt and Kerry Swan.
Condolences extended to Faye & Geoff Holmes on the passing of Faye's father Noel Cowan.
Year 11 students opportunity to visit Canberra during a sitting week.
New members induction next week.
GST Exchange Group with Ontario Canada. John Van Poppering a member of group.
St Josephs Fun Run 18th March.
Suzanna Sheed MP confirmed to open Art Show.
Combined Services Dinner 14th May, venue TBC,
CHAIR: SALL ROSE.
Six months in Rotary, 12 years in Numurkah. Kindergarden Teach now with Child Care Services, City of Greater Shepparton.
Literacy and literature passions with patchwork, scrapbooking and gardening pastimes.
GUEST SPEAKER: PETER SPRUNT & KERRY SWAN.
Peter Sprunt and Kerry Swan, members of the Numurkah Floodplain Community Reference Group spoke to the club.
Peter born in Kaarimba, educated in Numurkah now on a dairy farm in Katunga spoke with passion on the flood mitigation options.
Moira Shire relatively flat country with Numurkah the bottle neck in Moira Shire during the 2012 floods.
Usually takes 4 days for flood waters to arrive from Katamatite, in 2012 it took 24 hours, taking 10 days to subside. Local knowledge was bypassed by authorities.
Numurkah Flood Action Group formed by concerned citizens.
After 5 years modelling a Floodplain Management report has been published with three options for community consultation.
Public meeting March 1st in Numurkah Town Hall planned. Politicians will be present. The meeting will gauage the community response.
Peter stressed this is the only chance to do something - community must drive, otherwise nothing will happen.
Peter spoke to Option A, with minimal impact outside levee giving security to those inside levee.
Open day on Sunday at Visitor Information Centre.
Submissions can be lodged with Moira Shire before option decided.
REPORTS
P.P. LOU HAMON:
Club runner can b not only frustrating at times but mysterious.
After publishing last bulletin 4 members were specified as "Recipient does not exist".
Jennifer, Jeff, Ivan & Geoff requested to ensure club runner emails are not going to junk mail folder as spam.
P.E. STEPHEN MILLS:
Met with RSL who are keen to partner with Rotary on Soldier Settlement project. Still to meet with Historical Society. Steve screened some photos of the early settlement days.
Art Show Raffle tickets selling well.
P.P. TERRY BRENNAN:
Meeting of sponsorship committee for Art Show called.
GARY PHILLIPS:
Orange Juice sales at Lions Market O.K., but a slow day for the market.
JULIE ANDREW:
Debate in Euroa last Thursday. Euroa club was welcoming. Topic "We Can Trust Facebook".
Our team from St Mary's had the negative and judged the winner. Now in grand final at conference.
Thanks to David Geddes for being a judge.
(Thanks also to Jason & Julie Andrew for driving this initiative).
St Marys of the Angels debating team: Jess Camm, Ayla Armstrong, Riley Wilson with supporters including coach June Hando.
P.P. JOHN WATSON:
Meeting on 26th March to be at Clydesdale Hotel, Katunga, with possibility of visit to Katunga Fresh.
SALLY ROSE:
Attended the visit to the Heart to Heart House in Barmah followed by dinner at Barmah Hotel.
Impressed with facilities offered.
ATTENDANCE:
Ernest reported: 24 in attendance giving 66%.
Apologies: Phil Seager, Mark McNamara and Kate Hodge.
FELLOWSHIP:
Judy reported Stuart Hodge birthday February 20th, Jeff & Gayle Buzza wedding anniversary February 20th.
HEADS & TAILS:
Linda Boyd.
NEXT MEETING
DATE: MONDAY 26th FEBRUARY 2018
VENUE: SHAMROCK HOTEL
CHAIR: JUDY NEWMAN
APOLOGIES:
Ernest Jones
Phone: 5862 1968
Email: hidejones@bigpond.com
A joke for Jeff.
A blonde notices that her co-worker has a thermos, so she asks him what it's for. He responds, "It keeps hot things hot and cold things cold."
The blonde immediately buys one for herself. The next day, she goes to work and proudly displays it.
