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CLUB BULLETIN 16th MARCH 2020

Upcoming Events
Club Meetinf - Chair Ivan Routley
Numurkah Golf & Bowls Club
Mar 23, 2020
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
 
4WD TRIP
Mar 27, 2020 – Mar 29, 2020
 
Club Meeting - Chair Jennifer Rodger
Numurkah Golf & Bowls Club
Mar 30, 2020
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Samuel Johnson Visit
Numurkah Town Hall
Apr 02, 2020
6:30 PM – 10:00 PM
 
Club Meeting - Chair Chris Hardham
Numurkah Golf & Bowls Club
Apr 06, 2020
 
Club Meeting - Chair John Watson
Numurkah Golf & Bowls Club
Apr 20, 2020
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Club Meting - Chair Jane Wilson
Numurkah Golf & Bowls Club
Apr 27, 2020
 
Combined Services Dinner
Numurkah Bowls Club
May 04, 2020
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
 
Club Meeting -
Numurkah Golf & Bowls Club
May 11, 2020
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Club Meeting - Chair Lorraine Greenwood
Cafe 3641
May 18, 2020
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
 
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CLUB MEETING 16th MARCH 2020


PRESIDENT LORRAINE GREENWOOD welcomed members and guests Gary and Rennie members of the Rotary Club of Werribee 

APOLOGIES:

Katrina Donaldson, Phil Seager and Judy McDonald.

 

PRESIDENT'S REPORT:

  • Phil Ashton has tendered his resignation.
  • District Conference cancelled.
  • Six year 9 students attended RYPEN at Lake Nillahcootie.
  • Undertook catering at Cudgewa on weekend.
  • Nathalia Rotary Show and Shine postponed.

 

CHAIR: STEPHEN MILLS:
Planting up farm with trees. 
Advised he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease.
 

GUEST SPEAKER: BRIDHET GOULDING:

 

Bridget Goulding attended the Drought Relief public meeting and was asked by the North Balwyn Rotary Club to speak to the club giving a first hand account of the challenges facing farmers in Numurkah and district.
Bridget repeated her address for the benefit of the Numurkah Rotary members.
Born in Rotorua, met and married Tim and commenced farming in New Zealand. Inspected dairy farms in Gippsland before choosing irrigation district in north Baulkamaugh. Several good years before a cascade of disasters over two decades. Millennium drought where average rainfall of 16-18 inches was reduced to 3. Lack of Murray River flows forced to refine management. Modernisation of channels took place to rationalise water usage. With the unbundling of water from the land, on the advise of consultants half farmers sold permanent water to buy temporary water after drought.
14% of water owned by investors not connected to the land. Temporary water going to highest bidder with almond trees requiring much of the temporary water. 
Last 2 years of drought man made problems including the Fonterra claw-back.
117 dairy farmers have ceased trade. Drop off of social interaction as all too busy.
2015-2016 season improved and built a new house. Industry in turmoil, but do not regret the move.
Involve in the community with CWA, UDV and delegations to ministers to get message across.
District producing a product of high standard, with demand growing and sustainability improving.
Drought Relief Program is a shot in the arm.

REPORTS

 

JENNIFER RODGER:

Love Your Sister scheduled for 2nd April. Organisers are having a meeting to decide whether to continue or postpone. District pressure to take a reasonable approach.

 

P.P. LOU HAMON:

Congratulated the club on a very successful Art Show paying tribute to the committee members for their commitment and the club members for their support.

46 paintings sold with the takings, Kitchen $993, Door & Raffle $3935, Art Sales $15.690, Craft Sales $335 giving a total of $20,954.

Sponsors vouchers were then sold to members.

 

P.P. STEPHEN MILLS:

Art Show raffle sales of all 2,500 tickets.

 

P.P. JACQUE PHILLIPS:

Coronavirus update. NCN planning response to the information coming out and how to protect patients, staff and clients.

Stata of Emergency declared with overseas returning to self isolate for 14 days.

Advice to wash hands and social distancing.

40% of NCN staff have child-care for children, if schools close this will impact on hospital

 

GARY PHILLIPS:

Notre Dame school planning shut down, delivering classes on-line.

 

P.P. IVAN ROUTLEY:

4WD Trip still going ahead, but situation id fluid. 4 have pulled out at this stage. Planning self-catering.

 

 

FELLOWSHIP:

Birthdays Geoff Stewart and John Watson. Cake shared to celebrate.

 

 HEADS & TAILS:

Julie Andrew.

 

 

 

 

NEXT MEETING

DATE: MONDAY 23rd MARCH 2020

VENUE: NUMURKAH GOLF & BOWLS CLUB

CHAIR:  IVAN ROUTLEY

 

 

 

APOLOGIES:

Lorraine Greenwood

Phone: 0434 867 663

 

Driving home very drunk

It seems a gentleman had too much alcohol at a party, was heading home, and was pulled over by a state trooper. Upon being tested, the fellow couldn't walk a straight line any more than he could drive one, so the trooper wrote out a ticket and had just given it to the driver before an accident in the opposite lane took his attention to more important matters.
The inebriated driver, figuring that the trooper wasn't coming back to him, drove home and went to bed. he was awakened in the morning by a knock at the door, created by two more state troopers.
"Are you Mr. Johnson?" the asked? He admitted that he was.
"Were you pulled over at Main Street last night for driving under the influence?" Again, the man admitted that was he.
"And what did you do then," the troopers asked." The man replied that he drove his car home and went to bed.
"Where is your car now?" the troopers enquired. The man answered that it was in the garage.
"May we see the car?" asked the troopers. The man answered, "Sure," and opened the garage.
Inside the garage was the state troopers car.