PRESIDENT STEPHEN MILLS welcomed members and guests Geoff Austin and guest speaker Ross Abberfield.
APOLOGIES:
Lorraine Greenwood, Judy Newman, Jacque Phillips, Phil Seager, Ivan Routley, Jason Andrew, Julie Andrew, Judy McDonald, Rex Shields, Chris Sutton.
PRESIDENTS REPORT:
Further donations received for the Farmers Drought Appeal, now totalling $669.
Thanks to Marie Austin for taking home the aprons after the BBQ and washing & ironing.
Thanks to Lorraine Greenwood who cleaned the BBQ utensils.
Don Kilgour was the speaker at Probus representing RACV speaking on seniors driving, also available to speak on Scams and health.
On a personal note, community correction workers planting trees on farm.
Invitation to 70th Anniversary of Rotary in Goulburn Valley.
Board Meeting:
Donation of $2000 towards installation of a new PA system in the Town Hall.
Donation of $500 to NDHS.
Donation of old shade cloth to Numurkah Secondary College.
Application for Bendigo Bank grant for make-over of street stall shed in Melville Street.
Support to be given to Bridgette Seiter for Alternate Schoolies.
Art Show Committee meeting to be held at Golf Club to welcome new members to committee.
CHAIR: P.P. FRANK MALCOLM
Solar industry becoming well established in Moira Shire.
GUEST SPEAKER: ROSS ABBERFIELD.
Ross Abberfield Goulburn Murray Valley Regional Fruit fly Coordinator stated fruit fly was a massive issue in the Goulburn Valley being a threat to horticulture where 50% of Australian apples, 70% of pears and 100% of canning pears are grown.
Community involvement through Councils, growers and community groups have responded well.
Ross spoke on his experiences as a member of the Rotary Vocational Training Team visiting Canada and touring farms and processing and research facilities.
East Coast of USA and Canada was an historical area with generational roots with large scale horticulture. Visited the Great Lakes, and Amish farms, and exchange team members who visited Australia last year.
Cornell University research into fruit fly, new styles of horticulture developing new varieties.
Diversified farms with big acreage leading the way in robotics, packing sheds automated with new generation equipment.
Trip enabled partnerships and relationships to be developed with industry representatives with view for exchange of information and tours, building a network across three nations.
REPORTS
SECRETARY JENNIFER RODGER:
Rotary Club of Nathalia requesting dates for next Bowls Night.
D.G. Malcom Kerr advising of Shelter Box work in earthquake area of Indonesia.
Letter of thanks from Cancer Council for donation.
FELLOWSHIP:
Linda Boyd reported Ivan & Jennifer Routley wedding anniversary 21st August and Ivan's 21st anniversary of joining Rotary 25th August.
Linda also advised she had become a grandmother for the 13th time.
HEADS & TAILS:
Geoff Austin.
NEXT MEETING
DATE: MONDAY 27th AUGUST 2018
VENUE: NUMURKAH R.S.L
CHAIR: JOHN WATSON
VISIT IGA SUPERMARKET.
APOLOGIES:
Ernest Jones
Phone: 5862 1968
Email: hidejones@bigpond.com
Ten years on a deserted island
A man is stranded on a desert island, all alone for ten years. One day, he sees a speck in the horizon. He thinks to himself, "It's not a ship." The speck gets a little closer and he thinks, "It's not a boat." The speck gets even closer and he thinks, "It's not a raft." Then, out of the surf comes this gorgeous blonde woman, wearing a wet suit and scuba gear. She comes up to the guy and says, "How long has it been since you've had a cigarette?" "Ten years!", he says. She reaches over and unzips a waterproof pocket on her left sleeve and pulls out a pack of fresh cigarettes. He takes one, lights it, takes a long drag, and says, "Man, oh man! Is that good!" Then she asked, "How long has it been since you've had a drink of whiskey?" He replies, "Ten years!" She reaches over, unzips her waterproof pocket on her right sleeve, pulls out a flask and gives it to him. He takes a long swig and says, "Wow, that's fantastic!" Then she starts unzipping a longer zipper that runs down the front of her wet suit and she says to him, "And how long has it been since you've had some real fun?" And the man replies, "Wow! Don't tell me that you've got golf clubs in there!"
