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The Rotary Club of
Mount Eliza
Chartered 1971
 
Club Information
Mount Eliza
Service Above Self
We meet Tuesdays at 6:00 PM
Toorak College
Old Mornington Road
Mount Eliza, VIC  3930
Australia
Phone:
0419 386 900
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Speakers
Nov 26, 2019 6:00 PM
Rotary Foundation & Community Radio
Dec 03, 2019
Dec 10, 2019
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Upcoming Events
Dinner Dance Christmas Party
Nov 30, 2019
6:30 PM – 11:00 PM
 
Bunnings BBQ
Dec 05, 2019
 
Board Meeting
C Such
Dec 12, 2019 5:45 PM
 
Board Meeting
Dec 12, 2019 6:30 PM
 
Farmers' Market
Dec 22, 2019
 
Bunnings BBQ
Dec 27, 2019
 
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Meeting Responsibilities
Meeting Responsibilities 10 December
 
Cashier
Juraschek, Annie
 
Assistant Cashier
Seccull, Martine
 
Furniture
Flowers, Frank
 
Fellowship/ Reserve
Harvey, Paul
 
As I See It
Anderson, Alex
 
Chair
Such, Carolyn
 
Meeting Responsibilities 14 January
 
Cashier
 
Assistant Cashier
 
Furniture
 
Fellowship/ Reserve
 
As I See It
 
Chair
 
Meeting Responsibilities 21 January
 
Cashier
 
Assistant Cashier
 
Furniture
 
Fellowship/ Reserve
 
As I See It
 
Chair
 
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President's Message
Ross Schweitzer
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The thoughts of President Ross.
 
This is my second attempt at this message. The first one, a real work of literary excellence, was ‘wiped’ by an unseen editor. 😬 When one is at the vanguard of technology accidents happen. The Hiroshima A bomb was nearly detonated on the ground by a US serviceman tinkering with it. In preventing the catastrophe, he paid with his life via a terminal dose of radiation.
 
So, as I wrote in Version 1:
 
If Rotary were a drink, what would it be?
 
Perhaps it would be a cocktail; smooth but not bland, with perhaps a surprise when first tried. A ‘drink’ that looked thirst quenching; one that would leave the drinker wanting to drink more. It should be desired in all weathers and climates; its name easily pronounced and written.

The ingredients of the drink should be easily copied and adapted for local tastes and local ingredients. So it could be offered ‘Pre - packaged’ or the ingredients provided to the community, as the drink would be free.
 
We were visited by Alma Reynolds and Greg King. Alma is DG E for 9810 and Greg’s forte is Vocational Service. Now, Alma spoke of the the need not to be trapped in yesterday’s Rotary, being non - receptive to change, or not being inclusive of other cultures. (I rarely comment on such matters, but our District Governor Adrian Froggatt and AG Steve Daley have never taken me to task on ignoring ‘Break the Chains’). Our Club is representative and not practicing 
forced tokenism.
 
We are predominantly white Anglo Saxon Christians. We have never refused entry to any potential member or guest / speaker, and even enjoy District visitors as PDG Janne Speirs et. al. will attest.
 
Now to Greg, who is an apostle for Vocational projects and their continual benefit to the Community. He could not find a more receptive and involved Club than ours. 
 
We are significantly involved with MUNA RYEA RYLA and NYSF, and have been since the a Great Flood / John Gilbert wore short pants.
 
We support among others: Toorak College, Mt Eliza Secondary College, Peninsula Grammar, Mornington High School and Balcombe Grammar with Rotary and self - initiative projects.
 
Four teams at MUNA, four to NYSF a student to Finland 🇫🇮 RYLA participants....
 
We are who we are 😃.
 


Our distinguished guests, along with recent President and Ace Golfer (read on) David Rew who still cannot get the smile off his face. He won so many prizes, at the Mount Martha Rotary Golf day, David needed to borrow a trailer to get them home. 

 
Toorak College students back in Melbourne after flying in from Kathmandu where they undertook an extended trek and cultural interaction project.
 


Martine Seccull winner of the A - Grade Golf Championship at Peninsula Kingswood. In severe weather conditions, over 36 holes, Martine annihilated her opponent (suitably seen wearing an ‘envy green’ blouse). 
 
Martine also won a prize the very next Day at the Rotary Mount Martha Golf day.
 

The non - prize winning RCME President at the Rotary Mount Martha Golf Day.

 
 

Setting up at our Remembrance Day Ceremony. For more than ten Years, our own Alex Anderson has facilitated and coordinated this vital ceremony. Alex is now handing the reins to another Rotarian. He was recently awarded an OAM and a PHF sapphire. A sterling innings.Carried his bat! 
 

 
In which cafè.....? Where is this sign? A bottle of wine for the first correct answer.
 
Your Feedback to the Bulletin Board has requested that we continue with our measured contributions of  pontification and waffle. Contributions should be forward to Editor- in - Chief Jim Young.
 
District Governor Elect Mark Humphries
District Conference - Have you booked?
 
At a club level, when we organise an event, we sometimes get a little bit worried, when people do not sign up / register in a prompt fashion. We start to think 'Are we going to make it? Do we consider cancelling?' We get concerned and worried!
 
If we feel like that at a club level, why do do the same when we are asked to register for activities outside the club?
 
I ask, 'Have YOU registered for District Conference?' 'If not, why not?' Our District conference team, need your support.
 
Why is District Conference so important?
 
The purpose of the conference is simple: to share ideas, celebrate our accomplishments, and discover what has been happening in the District and the world. We learn about projects that our neighbouring clubs have been working on, the communities that benefit, and the people that are involved.
 
Please register and support the team!
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mark & Linda
Stories
What is your personal PCS?
Our guest speaker at this week's meeting was Greg King from the Rotary Club of Doncaster.
Greg is the District 9810 Vocational Chair for the current Rotary Year.
While Greg's address will be commented upon by President Ross in his column, Greg raised the question,  What is your personal PCS for Rotary?
P = Passion  
C = Commitment
S = Service
Greg asks each Rotarian to reflect upon each of these three areas to refresh their membership of Rotary.
He believes that by doing this we, as Rotarians, have a renewed sense of engagement with the organisation.
Greg left with the Editor a series of one page handouts upon which your PCS can be recorded. If you would like a copy please let me know.
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Meeting Dates for the start of 2020
As reported in last week's Bulletin, because the Christmas Party Dinner Dance is on this Saturday, there is no meeting next Tuesday 3 December.
Our first meeting for 2020 will be the annual New Year's Breakfast which is to be held  at Rotary Park from 8.00 am onwards on Tuesday 7 January.
The first regular Dinner Meeting will be held at Toorak College on Tuesday, 14 January.
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Notable Rotarians - Royce Abbey
Royce Abbey (born 22 June 1922 in Footscray Victoria) was an Australian who served as President of Rotary International in 1988-89.
Royce attended primary and secondary schools in Footscray and left school aged 15 to work in a shoe shop - as a messenger and shoeshine boy.
Thereafter he commenced a career in the real estate industry.
In 1941 he enlisted in the Australian Army and saw service in New Guinea and New Britain. He received the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) for bravery and leadership under fire. He left the army after World War 2 with the rank of lieutenant.
Following the war Royce joined his brother in a family owned window shades manufacturing business, Dural Leeds. This company was later sold to the multinational Hunter Douglas for whom Royce worked for five more years as Marketing Director.
Thereafter, he established his own marketing business, Abbey Marketing.
In 1954 Royce Abbey joined Rotary as a member of the Rotary Club of Essendon becoming President in 1963-64. He was Governor of District 280 (now 9800) in 1969-70 and was elected to the Board of Rotary International in 1976-77.
He served as Vice President of Rotary International in 1977-78 and became President in 1988-89
During his time as President Rotary accelerated its campaign to eradicate polio and he led the re-establishment of Rotary Clubs in countries from the former Soviet Union.
Other highlights of his life long commitment to service saw Royce as the inaugural Chairman of Australian Rotary Health (1982-88), President & Life Governor of the National Council of YMCAs of Australia, Councillor City of Essendon (1960-63), Patron, Australians Against Child Abuse, Board Member, Kidsafe and board member of a range of health related organisations.
Throughout his life Royce received recognition for his outstanding charitable works including Member (1988) and Officer (2001), Order of Australia, Victorian of the Year (1989), Victoria University Legend, Advanced Australia Ambassador (1989) and the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (for youth services 1977). The Royce Abbey Room is named in his honour at International House (University of Melbourne).
Royce received the Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service in 1976 and Australian Rotary Health has named the Royce Abbey Postdoctoral Fellowship in his honour.
Royce passed away at the age of 91 in Melbourne on 20 February 2014.
Some years ago Rotary established the Royce Abbey Awards Program. In 2018 our very own Rotarian Paul Harvey was a worthy recipient of this very prestigious Award recognising his outstanding work on behalf of the Rotary Foundation.
 
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Well done Frank
Warm congratulations to Rotarian Frank Flowers who won the Flinders Golf Club Members' event on Saturday 23 November with 40 stableford points.
History of Beer
In the first half of the Twentieth Century, Australians drank more beer per capita than any other country in the world.
Beer is one of the oldest drinks produced by humans dating back to before 5000 BC in Iran. It was recorded in the ancient history of places such as Egypt, Mesopotamia and China.
As most cereals containing certain sugars can undergo spontaneous fermentation due to wild yeast in the air, it is highly likely that different forms of beer were independently developed across the globe.
By the 7th Century AD beer was being produced and sold by monasteries across Europe.
During the Industrial Revolution the production of beer became industrially manufactured.
Across the planet today nearly 135 billion litres of beer are sold annually producing gross revenues over US$300 billion.
Beer arrived in Australia with the arrival of the First Fleet (although technically Captain Cook had beer aboard the Endeavour).
By the early part of the 21st Century Australia had fallen to fourth on the table of per capita beer consumption. However, on an annual basis we still consume around 110 litres per head of adult population.
While rum was the initial drink of alcoholic choice in the early Australian colonies, beer quickly came to prominence in the 19th Century.
The first official brewer in Australia was John Boston who in Sydney in early 1796 brewed a beverage from Indian corn battered with cape gooseberry leaves.
The first pub in our country was the Mason Arms in Parramatta opened in 1796 by James Laura, a freed convict.
Over the years  there have been dozens of brewing companies in Australia. Today the industry has been rationalised with the two largest players Fosters Group and Lion Nathan being owned respectively by the Japanese companies Asahi and Kirin Brewing Company.
The oldest Australian-owned brewery is the family owned Coopers Brewery based in Adelaide.
The oldest brewery still in operation is the Cascade Brewery, Hobart, which was established in1824.
Speciality beers are produced across Australia by a variety of microbreweries and both major brewers.
Most speciality and international labelled beers as produced by the two majors brewery companies.
In spite of the increasing popularity of speciality beers, the most popular Australian beer is Carlton Draught, drunk by 17% of the country's beer drinkers, followed by Victoria Bitter (12%), XXX Gold (12%) and Cooper's {ale Ale (11%).
More than three quarters (76%) of Australia's beer drinkers are men.
How to lose weight
A man was very overweight, so his doctor put him on a diet.
"I want you to eat as normal for two days and then skip a day and repeat this procedure for two weeks", the doctor told the man.
"The next time I see you in two weeks  time you will have lost 2 to 3 kilograms", the doctor concluded.
When the man returned, the doctor was shocked to see that he had lost 20 kilograms.
"Why, that's amazing!" the doctor said, "Did you follow my instructions?"
The man nodded and said, "Though I have to tell you that I thought I was going to drop dead on each of the third days."
"From hunger?" the doctor asked.
"No, from skipping for 24 hours without a break!"
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We meet at 6:00 PM Every Tuesday at Toorak College