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D9465
The Lucky Winner of Pam's Painting is.....

 To all those Rotarians who attended the Club meetings
 for the District Governor’s Official visit,
Pam and I thank you not only for your hospitality,
 but also for the wonderful and overwhelming support
 you gave the raffle she conducted in support of her nominated project,
 Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children (ROMAC)

 The draw was held at the Rotary Club of Rossmoyne’s meeting 
on Wednesday 8th October,
 in conjunction with the drawing of their Community Raffle.

 PDG Jodie Sparks drew out the winning ticket
 and Pam’s painting has gone to David Meyer 
of the Rotary Club of Katanning.

 We thank you so much for embracing the joint Meetings
 for the DG’s visit and the incredible support given to ROMAC.


 DG Brian Eddy



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Joshua Noronha - Pierre Sancan , Mouvement




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Rotary Club of Bunbury


Congratulations and welcome Margaret Robertson and John Smart on being inducted 



Congratulations and welcome Paul Diggins 


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Rotary Club of Perth
John Owen



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More club Hat Day pictures

Rotary Club of Scarborough














Rotary Club of Rossmoyne







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Rotary Club of East Perth
and
Rotaract Club of Perth






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Rotary Club of Pinjarra




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Rotary Club of Northam




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Rotary Club of Busselton Geogaphe Bay





Eric introduced our Rotary Festival Queen for the 2015 Festival – Danica Baesjou.

Danica attended the meeting with her mother Naomi.




Greg Simpson thanked Neil for his talk 
which helped Rotarians understand the wide gamut of mental illnesses.

Our guest speaker – 
Neil, spoke on mental health.
Neil has been in Busselton for 3 years involved in mental health
 through WACCS which is situated in West St. 
Prior to that he was involved in the Child and Adolescent Health programs
 through the Princess Margaret Hospital
 as well as in the Kimberley’s.
Neil stressed that mental health was not one issue 
but a term used to cover a wide range of mental illnesses.
A large number of statistics and definitions
 were quoted but Neil stressed that the reality is 
that 1:5 Australians will suffer form a mental health problem
 some time in their lives.
Neil closed the talk by underlining that it is important
 that no-one be afraid of asking their mate/friend/colleague:

Are you OK?


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Rotary Club of Armadale













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Around the Clubs




Ramble Pictures from last weekend







 WA e-club








Rotaract Club of South Perth






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As a result of a Group Study Exchange with Eastern Russia in 2012, 
nine clubs from D 9465,
 Booragoon, Collie, Esperance Bay, Kojonup,
 Mandurah City, Melville, Rockingham. Rossmoyne & Southern Districts
 contributed to a Matching Grant to build a Rotary Park
 costing $58,000 US in Novosibirsk.
 It is the third largest city in Russia 
and is the capitol of Siberia with a population of 1.5 million. 
Within this city there are about 114 thousand disabled people
 of which 3.5 thousand are children.
 People with disabilities are hidden from society in Russia.
 These children spend most of their time either at home
 or in specialized boarding facilities. 
They are rarely participating in the regular life.
Coordinated by the Rotary Club of Novosibirsk,
 the playground  was opened on 4th Sept 2014
 with much media attention.
 Rotary in Russia is fairly new and in 2013
 became an independent District from North America.
 Also it is viewed somewhat suspiciously 
so the profile of Rotary has certainly been lifted 
and will continue for many years to come with all the uses of the park.

Recent comments from Team Leader Mikhail Kunitsyn
For us was a big surprise that our park has proved so popular.
 Every warm day, dozens of children were playing there! 
Now it’s getting colder and raining, so we can see a few people,
 but still every moment we see mothers with children. 
I never seen the children in wheelchairs,
 but, you know, here we need to change the psychology,
 they need to stop being afraid, and it's quite a long process.
 Great discovery for me was the fact that the Wall of Fame 
is worth and no one (!) plate ripped!
 This is very surprising, at our Russian level of vandalism,
 we expected that plates will be broken /ripped in a few days.
 No. People come up, read, respectfully depart.
 Very good project!”


Just shows how meeting people from different parts of the world
 and working together on a worthwhile project 
is possible and can bring joy and a better life for so many children. 


Thanks
 Jacquie Heron 






Construction Video


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Rotary Club of Applecross




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Rotary Club of Karrinyup
Had a "Rotary Showcase" day at their weekly markets last weekend











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Rotary Club of Kenwick







Cheyenne and Boss Sharon are awarded
 Pride of Workmanship trophies and certificates
 by Vocational Director Roy Philbin and MC Steve Weychan
 at the Pride of Workmanship Awards



 \The three awardees - Congratulations Cheyenne, Karen and Joylyn

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Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay
To coincide with Vocational Service month,
 Past President  Di Collins presented Kim and Gary Hewett 
with 'A Pride of Workmanship Award' for their selfless 'Service Above Self' 
to rebuilding the Children of Cambodia.





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Rotary Club of Rossmoyne
 Prospective Member Lorraine Horsley with Acting President Barry Berger 
Guest speaker Glenn Mitchell and Tony Devlin



Sports Broadcaster and Mental Health Advocate Glenn Mitchell 
with Phil Cordery



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Rotary Club of Swan Valley



Oct 11, 2014 Swan Valley Rotary held a High Tea 
to raise funds for the purchase of materials to make packs
 for the Days for Girls Australia project.
 Huge success! Lots of happy people and a fun day out.


District Governor Angus and Grace







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Rotary Club of Kwinana
October is Vocational Month. 
A number of club members and partners enjoyed a tour
 of the new Kwinana Library,
 followed by dinner at the Admiral Hotel.







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Rotary Club of Pinjarra



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Rotary Club of Corrigin
16th Variety Concert


Bunbury Choir "BelCanto"
Rehearsal prior to show


 Larry Jones, PastDistrict Governor Phil Cordery, President Ron Williams
,Edward Ives and Warren Larke



Prior to the show Past District Phil Cordery
 with Stef , exchange student from Switzerland and Past President Jackie Jones





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Club Promotions


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Rotary Club of Matilda Bay



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Jimmy has pulled so many pranks on Aunt Chippy
 that at at this point he’s always worried that she’ll catch on.
 So he sent his cousin Sal to mess with her
 where she would least expect it -
 her weekly ceramics class in Las Vegas.










What if children could choose their parents?

Orphanage. A place where hopeful parents could visit
and offer a loving home to orphan children. 
What if the whole situation would be turned









Western Australia
 Crayfish Bay     Useless Loop



Storm Approaching Barrow Island