38................2009/2010



News and information for D9450, D9460, D9470

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Rotary Bowelscan 2010 started on 1 March.
Your chances of early detection
– and simple, effective treatment
– improve the more regularly you screen yourself.
That’s why Rotary Bowelscan happens every March
– so that West Australians like you get into
the healthy habit of screening every year.
Of last year’s positive Bowelscan tests, 17 led to the
discovery of potentially pre-cancerous polyps in the bowel,
which could be easily and successfully removed.
This March, $8 Rotary Bowelscan test kits will be available
at even more pharmacies around WA,
making it that much easier for people to take part.
Please, do get yourself another kit,
and make sure you use it and return it to your pharmacy by April 14.
If you have any questions, visit the website at
www.catchcancer.org.au, or call 9496 1923.
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Ambassadorial Scholarships

The Rotary Foundation's oldest and best-known program, was founded in 1947.

Since then, nearly 38,000 men and women from about 100 nations

have studied abroad under its auspices

Today it is the world's largest privately funded international scholarships program.
"The Rotary Foundation does some terrific things,

not the least of which is the Ambassadorial Scholarships program."

— Michael R. Whiteman, international programs director, University of Idaho
The purpose of the Ambassadorial Scholarships program

is to further international understanding

and friendly relations among people of different countries and geographical areas.

The program sponsors several types of scholarships

for undergraduate and graduate students

as well as for qualified professionals pursuing vocational studies.

While abroad, scholars serve as goodwill ambassadors

to the host country and give presentations about their homelands

to Rotary clubs and other groups.

Upon returning home, scholars share with Rotarians

and others the experiences that led to a greater understanding of their host country.

District 9470 is hosting Claire Litton from D7300

Meet Claire

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Donation Gift Cards
If you are looking for a unique gift for someone special,

a donation made on their behalf to Australian Rotary Health,

to make a significant contribution to the health

and well being of future Australians.

Simply make your selection from the designs below.

You can pay conveniently by credit card (on our donation link)

or mail your cheque to us and the beautiful gift card of your choice

will be posted directly to you or the recipients.

You can add the personal touch of the message you would like in the card

to let them know of your thoughtful gesture.

Minimum donation - $20

visit the Australian Rotary Health website in the Rotary links

or go to www.australianrotaryhealth.org.au

Here you will find how to order your cards


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Rotarians against Malaria

Malaria kills a child every 30 seconds.
Malaria is a disease of the blood that is caused by a parasite transmitted

from person to person by certain types of mosquitoes.
Worldwide, it causes around 350 to 500 million illnesses

and more than one million deaths annually;

in Africa alone it kills a child every 30 seconds.
Children who survive may suffer from learning impairments or brain damage.

Pregnant women and their unborn children

are also particularly vulnerable to malaria,

which, during pregnancy, is a major cause of mortality, low birth weight

and maternal anemia.

And while we know malaria is preventable, the lack of resources,

coupled with a climate very hospitable to the deadliest strain of malaria,

has made the disease a leading cause of death in

areas such as the Pacific Region, Asia and Africa.
In addition to the human toll malaria exacts,

the economic and social impacts are also devastating.

Moreover, malaria disproportionately affects the rural poor

who can neither afford a bed net for prevention,

nor access appropriate treatment when they fall sick.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recognises 25 April (Anzac Day)

as World Malaria Day.

RAM believes that we should also develop this concept

as an opportunity to promote what Rotary in Australia

is doing about this devastating disease.
We have selected 30 April as the date on which due recognition should occur.

We have named this day in Australia, Malaria Awareness Day.

However, we intend that the awareness campaign will

occur mostly during the whole of the week commencing 26 April.
To ensure success we encourage clubs to get involved

in whatever manner they choose.

Please check our website www.ramaustralia.org

for ideas as to how your club may be involved in Malaria Awareness Day.
The key element is public awareness of this dreadful disease.
PDG Bill Dethlefs, National RAM Chairman
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No doubt many Rotarians read the 'West Australian'

over the Christmas holiday break and saw the three articles

over three separate days about what Western Australian Rotarians

are doing in Cambodia.

The Rotary Club of Rossmoyne has asked the WA Rotary Team

who visited Cambodia and were the subject of these articles

to meet together and give a presentation about their involvement

and experiences during the trip in December last year.

A special power point presentation has been prepared.

The presentation will take place on the 17th March at the RAAF function centre

Bull Creek Drive in Bull Creek. 6.00pm for a 6.30pm start.

The President, Directors and the members of the Rotary Club of Rossmoyne

cordially invites your club or individual members of your club

to come along and enjoy what will be a unique experience.

The cost is $30 per head.

The meeting qualifies for a make up.

Please contact PP Phil Hince on 9386 9051

philhince@hotmail.com>

to make your bookings and so that we can give appropriate advice

concerning numbers to the catering staff.
RSVP 12th March
Many thanks
PDG Allan Lewins (D9470 Secretary - Sustainable Cambodia ( Aust).

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Club Presidents and Rotarians

Information to all Swap Meet/ Market Stall Convenors

It has been brought to our attention that medical equipment

has been sold through car boot sales in the metropolitan area.
The items are clearly marked for single use only

and in some cases it is obvious they have been previously used.

As it is not possible to determine whether sterilisation of the items has occurred,

the risk to the public is unknown, on sale of these items is clearly not appropriate.
No indication of the source of these has been established

and the vendors would not give details.

The WA Health Clinical and Related Waste Policy (C&RW Policy)

requires facilities to be aware of and responsible for the management

of wastes such as these until their final appropriate disposal .

Please forward this to others, including organisers of such sale events,

who may need to be made aware that practices such as this are not acceptable.
For further inquiries please contact Ms Dianne Katscherian

Manager Health Impact Assessment on 9388 4948.
Department of Health
Grace Vaughan House:

227 Stubbs Tce, Shenton Park
PO Box 8172 Perth Business Centre WA 6849
P: (08) 9388 4964
F: (08) 9388 4905
E: llew.withers@health.wa.gov.au

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Rotary Club of Geraldton

To the Geraldton Rotary club,
I’m terribly sorry that I could not be here in person to talk to you

about the amazing experience of RYLA 2010

but I’m now a country girl living in the city!
Your club sponsored both myself and Chris,

who I had already known for some time which gave me a little bit of relief,

although when I got to Kings Park he was in the restaurant

having breakfast while I stood outside by myself!
We began by meeting each other and doing “ice breakers”

allowing the group to know one another.

We were separated into 3 groups for the week, with about 7 people in each.

The ages ranged from 18 (me being the youngest) to 24.

Throughout the week we did orienteering, raft building,

high and low ropes courses, hiking, abseiling

and recreation each morning at 7am!-just to name a few activities.

We also had lectures about public speaking, leadership skills,

cultural awareness and people talking to us about their amazing achievements in life;

David Dix spoke about being the youngest person to sail solo around the world.
Each activity and speech allowed us to push ourselves in

different ways to obtain new skills, experiences and overcome fears.

A few of the twenty of us had a fear of heights, some of water,

public speaking, etc and by the end of the week we helped

each other overcome our fears through different strategies

that we were taught over the week.
We each had different ways and reasons for being at the camp

and together we all got along so, so well,

and we all have beautiful friendships to take away from it.
For me, personally, I especially took away being

open and expressive about my feelings and not being afraid to say “I’m scared”

as I am about living away from home.

The people in my group were so supportive and encouraging

I don’t have a fear of heights or public speaking or any other activities,

but I wanted to make myself overcome a fear-

so I decided I’d stand on a horizontal log ten metres high and do a handstand!

It was only after that that I decided I really am crazy!

It took me a few minutes but I finally did do it thanks

to the encouragement of all my peers,

they truly are amazing, and I can’t imagine my life now without having gone on the camp.

I feel very reassured that Rotary clubs

like yourselves are encouraging youths like me to go on

these camps because they’re so worthwhile.

We all spent the week saying how great each moment was,

as we all got closer and learnt about ourselves as well as each other.

I really do hope that you continue to support young people,

we have all learnt so much from this experience.
Finally I’d like to say thank you for sending me to RYLA

, I can’t describe my experience there in words

, it’s just in the confidence I have gained

and the smile on my face as I am writing this to you.

Thanks for your support;

I’ll never forget the opportunity and your kindness.
In thanks,
Hannah Clarke xx

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L’Attitude 28
Last week was an out of venue meeting for partners

and guests at L’Attitude 28 on Chapman Road, Bluff Point
The night began with finger food in the main reception area

before wandering down to an amazing cellar,

one which you would only dream about.

Charles and Joan Smith, sculptors of the HMAS Sydney Memorial

joined us once again and it is always a pleasure to have their company.

Charles gave the club an update of the 5th Element

and what we would expect once we received

enough funding and proceed with the project.
Many thanks to our Cellar Master & host Andrew from L’Attitude 28

who spoke about the various types of wine available

and the best way how to serve and decant.

Wandering though the cellar afterwards was more than tempting,

especially the amazing Grange Hermitage one very decadent drop!

President Bob and Guest

Charles Smith

Thanks to Di Gilleland

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Dont forget next Sunday

The Carine Community Fair will be held again on Sunday March 14th 2010,
Fair Co-ordinator Bill Holman
PO Box 156 North Beach WA 6920
or Bill can be reached atmailto:atbill.holman@ivylink.com.au

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Rotary Club of Midland's movie night

Tuesday March 16th

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ROTARY MINUTE


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TRI DISTRICT CALENDAR

March 14th ………Sunday………..Carine Fair [Rotary Club of Hillarys]

March 16th......Tuesday ............Rotary Club of Midland Movie Night
March 19th-21st.............................. D9460 Conference Manjimup
March 28th.........Sunday.................Claremont Lifestyle Fair

March 28th........Sunday...............Rotary Club of Karrinyup Community Fair

April 16th-18th ................................D9450 Conference

May 2nd……Sunday…………………………..District Assembly D9455

May 2nd……..Sunday……………………….District Assembly D9645
May 8th..........Saturday........................Rotary Club of Bentley/Curtin Bush Band Concert
May 14th.......Friday.........................Rotary Club of Belmont 50th Birthday
June 20th-23rd………………………………. Rotary International Convention Montreal

June 26th..........Saturday..............Rotary Club of Canningtons Ladies Seminar

July 3rd…………….Saturday……………District Changeover [D94555 and D9645]

October 31st.......Sunday...............Rotary Club of Matilda Bay

Subiaco Craft and Community Fair

December 3rd -5th.....................Rotary Institute [Perth]

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Smile!!!!

Benny worked at the Museum of Unlikely Artifacts,

and his job was to keep all of the exhibits clean and polished.

One day he happened to be dusting around the Arabian exhibit,

and he noticed an ancient urn that needed some cleaning.

He got out his dust rag and began polishing.

Lo and behold, an enormous genie appeared before him.
“Master,” the genie began,

“I am the genie of the urn. I can grant you three wishes,

but there is one condition I will put on you

— you must never shave again for the rest of your life,

or you will be forced to live inside the urn forever.”

Benny thought about it for a bit,

and decided it was a fair condition for three wishes.

So Benny wished for a billion dollars in a Swiss bank account,

which was promptly granted.

Later he wished for the woman of his dreams, and he was married to her.

Finally, he wished for fame and fortune, which came to him,

and he was regarded as a worldwide celebrity.
In the meantime, Benny’s beard became longer and longer,

and it started to itch.

He tried to ignore it, but with every passing year the itch got worse.

Finally he decided he had to get rid of the beard once and for all.

Having shaved it off, he lost everything he wished for,

and instantly he was, himself,

trapped in the urn to stay there forever.
The moral of the story:

A Benny shaved is a Benny urned.

37.........2009/2010

News and Information for D9450, D9460, D9470


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Clubs celebrate Rotary's 105th birthday
By Arnold R. Grahl Rotary International News -- 23 February 2010

From kicking a soccer ball in Cape Town, South Africa,
to illuminating prominent landmarks with the End Polio Now message,
Rotarians around the world celebrated 23 February,
the 105th anniversary of the first Rotary club meeting.
On this day in 1905, Paul Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Hiram Shorey,
and Silvester Schiele met to talk about their personal and professional experiences.
Harris then unfolded his general plan for a club.
Out of this simple beginning sprang the
world's first international service organization,
which has now grown to include more than 1.2 million members
in over 33,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas.
Rotary International helped celebrate the milestone
by spelling out End Polio Now on the side
of RI World Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, USA,
and by joining districts 6440 and 6450 in plans
to light up the Wrigley Building in downtown Chicago
with the End Polio Now logo..
Other sites scheduled for illumination this week include
the Pyramid of Khafre in Egypt;
the Taipei Arena in Taiwan;
the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain;
the Old Port Captain’s Office on the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town,
with world-famous Table Mountain as the backdrop;
the Obelisk of Buenos Aires, Argentina;
the Lake Marathon Dam overlooking the historic
Marathon Memorial Battlefield in Greece;
and the Royal Palace at Caserta in Italy.
In Cape Town, one of the host cities for the 2010 World Cup,
a Kick Polio Out of Africa awareness campaign
will launch with the symbolic kicking of a soccer ball signed
by Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu,
who had polio as a child.
The ball, which will be auctioned to the highest bidder,
will then travel through 22 polio-affected countries
en route to the RI Convention in Montréal, Québec, Canada, in June.
In Puerto Rico, the House of Representatives
has approved a measure setting aside the week of 23 February
to be celebrated as "the week of the Rotary movement."
In addition, clubs have found a variety of creative ways to celebrate Rotary's birthday,
also known as World Understanding and Peace Day:
Members of Rotary clubs in Nepal
will be taking part in a peace rally in Biratnagar.
The Rotary Club of Scottsbluff/Gering, Nebraska, USA,
is celebrating Rotary's 105th birthday by marking the 90th year
since it received its club charter
with a fundraiser to expand the local library.
The Rotary Club of Canton, Georgia, USA,
holds its weekly meeting on Tuesdays and will be celebrating with a large cake,
complete with big 1, 0, and 5 candles.
The club will also be donating $105 to PolioPlus.
The Rotary Club of Tumkur City, Karnataka, India,
has conducted a free dental checkup for children
at a Red Cross school for the deaf and mute.
The Rotary Club of Milledgeville, Georgia, USA,
has invited Rotarians, families, veterans,
and community members to a large Peace Day celebration
at the peace monument at the county courthouse.
All 21 districts in Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland
will be taking part in a
Thanks for Life Week to raise funds for End Polio Now.



The Wrigley Building in Chicago

Santiago Spain

Flying over the Amazon in Brazil


And here in the West

15 February 2010

Town Halls Go Blue to End Polio Now

The Boulder and Kalgoorlie Town Halls will be glowing blue from tomorrow night,

Tuesday 16 February until Tuesday 2 March 2010

to promote Rotary International’s End Polio Now campaign
Mayor Ron Yuryevich said the project, which launches on Tuesday,

raises public awareness of Rotary International’s End Polio Now campaign.
“The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder is proud to work with

the three local Rotary Clubs to help spread the

‘End Polio Now’ message,” he said.
“People will notice that the buildings are blue,

and hopefully this will inspire them to ask why,

and find out what they can do to help end polio.
“Illuminating two of our City’s most iconic buildings is a small step

to help Rotary International promote this global project.
thanks Esther
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PDG Ron and Glenys are back from their NID Polio trip in India

and were actively involved in immunising the children under 5 in Vizag.

PDG Ron also organised a team from Victoria, District 9820

to also join them.

None of the Victorians had ever visited these parts of India,

as it is not part of the normal tourist trail, the slums took them back a little,

but as Ron explained to them all,

'They do not know what they don't have,

so they are happy with their lot'.
Whilst there they visited the King George Hospital

where the Mother Hood Program is now showing signs of great success,

the child mortality rate has dropped

and the baby weight has risen to an average of 6 pounds.

Three months before the birth date,

the mothers to be are given a supplement for their meals.

If you do not work you have no money to purchase food,

their society is different to ours,

the men of the house are fed first

and if there is not enough to go round then someone

who is not working will miss out.
The supplement will help mother and baby through to birth

and also when mother lactates,

the supplement will continue until mother returns to work in 8-10 weeks.

This is a great Health and Hunger program.
They also visited a Polio rehab centre, which touched them deeply,

the Indian Rotarians have put in a tremendous effort.

Where the residents make candles, stuffed toys, incense sticks

and learn to look after themselves, and becoming self sufficient.
The rural school which we and the local Rotarians

have supported in the past, always inspires us to do more for the students

who don't have the same opportunities

as the city based students,

the school was built by the Rotarians from Vizag Central.

The children there are hard working and just pain fantastic.

They know firsthand what poverty is

and that Education is the way out to a better life,

and believe me they work hard at just that.
Our Aids orphanage, Aids hospice and old age care facility is 'Fantastic'

. All the hard work that has been done over the last few years is now paying off,

"Hug Me I Can't Hurt You " is now working,

the stigma of HIV has been, in the most part, broken.

In the local school and with the immediate relatives

to the extent that Grandparents and Aunts and Uncles

are now taking the children into their homes

and the orphanage now has only 18 in residence.
Reports on the Micro credit program set up three years ago

are also extremely encouraging, it is working well.
The Rotary Blood bank always amazes all who visit,

quite incredible words are hard to find to describe the wonderful workings,

Rotary you are fantastic.
The Diagnostic centre, a nominal charge centre where the unfortunate

and poverty stricken can come and have their ailments checked over

and prescribe the course of action.

Without this service the locals and those in the surrounding rural areas

would just have to suffer and go untreated.

They are in desire need of an ambulance-diagnostic vehicle,

to act as a ambulance and a vehicle to visit the

Tribal areas to ascertain the health, wellbeing

and have their ailments looked into,

as for most of them never have the chance to visit a medical centre.

There is always more to each visit than time allows for

but we will all keep doing what we can to help the less fortunate

than ourselves in our own way.
PDG Ron & Glenys
Rotary Club of Belmont
District Governor 2003-04,
Rotary International District 9470,
Zone 7 Coordinator Health and Hunger 2007-09
Zone 8 Coordinator Health and Hunger 2009-10

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Belmont Rotary Club 50 Birthday
Celebration Dinner
Friday 14 May 2010
Astral Two & Three Ballroom
Burswood Entertainment Complex
7.00pm for pre dinner drinks followed by 3 course meal,

drinks included except spirits.
Cost $100.00 per person, dress formal
Weekend for 2 @ Burswood Hotel to be given away, kindly donated by Burswood.
Come and help Celebrate our 50th Year Birthday,
Special Guests include
His Excellency Dr Ken Michael Governor of Western Australia
Past Rotary International President Glen Kinross
Rsvp by Friday 23 April 2010
to PP Ron Geary mobile 0429 001 691
email rongeary@people.net.au
Numbers are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment


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Dear District Governors, Governors Elect and Governors Nominee

– and District Chairmen for Australian Rotary Health,
At the last meeting of the board of Australian Rotary Health,

Directors agreed they would like to recognise in perpetuity

long serving past Directo

r and Ambassador of Australian Rotary Health, PDG Dick White.

The “Dick White Australian Rotary Health District Achievement Award”

has been created to honour Dick’s dedication to Australian Rotary Health.
The inaugural award will be presented at the 2010 Institute in Perth.
The criteria for selection is based on the following

however any significant achievement for Australian Rotary Health can apply.
· A presentation given at District Conference
· A presentation at PETS & District Assembly
· An Australian Rotary Health seminar held during the year
· An increase in donations given to Australian Rotary Health
· An increase in the number of Friends of Australian Rotary Health
· A major fund raiser event
· A major promotional function
The selection of the winning Rotary District

will be made by the Executive Committee of Australian Rotary Health –

in conjunction with Dick White or his representative.
The following news release has been sent out for distribution today.

I’m sure you will agree that this is a fit honour for an outstanding Rotarian.
With best wishes,
Joy Gillett

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Change is coming
Beginning with the April 2010 issue,

Rotary World will be replaced with Rotary Leader,

an interactive, online publication featuring practical information

and links to help club and district officers meet the challenges they face every day.

Current club presidents, district governors,

and subscribers who have provided accurate e-mail addresses

will receive Rotary Leader automatically,

but any Rotarian may subscribe to this free publication at any time.

Club presidents-elect, district governors-elect, club secretaries,

and assistant governors are especially encouraged to subscribe.
Like Rotary World,

Rotary Leader will be published in nine languages –

English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish,

and Swedish.

Rotary Leader will be an online-only publication;

print editions will not be available.
Because Rotary World is transitioning to an electronic publication,

paid subscriptions and corrected mailing labels are no longer being accepted.

This publication is not available for purchase.
Questions about the transition from Rotary World to Rotary Leader may be directed to rotary.leader@rotary.org .

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Around the Clubs



Rotary Club of Northam

Guest Speaker Monty Harding is pictured here with Secretary Velu Ramasany

Monty was the clubs nominee at the recent

National Summer Science Forum in Canberra
[picture from Rotary Club of Northams Bulletin]


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Rotary Club of Mosman Park

Hello Phil,
We would greatly appreciate your inclusion into your next Blog

of the attached third party's report on our

Rotary Club of Mosman Parks' Mens Shed Project .
Regards,
Chris Stuart
Secretary
Rotary Club of Mosman Park

There was a big turnout of men interested in a

Men's Shed planned for Mosman Park.
Mates get cracking on shed
More than 40 men met this week to plan a men’s shed for Mosman Park.
A committee of eight was formed to work on getting formal approval

to use land being offered by the town council.
The site is at Tom Perrott Oval on McCabe Street at the edge of a carpark

about 200m from the nearest house.
Mayor Ron Norris said it was the best of several sites that had been considered

and the council supported the project as very important

to the health of men in the Mosman Park, Cottesloe, Peppermint Grove area.
The committee will meet this week to start work on overall planning,

aiming to have the shed up within two years.
John Law, from Mosman Park Rotary Club,

said the club was putting up $3000 in seed capital for planning work.
The shed would be a fully equipped workshop

and operate as a community meeting place vital for men’s health.
He said: “This week I visited the Fremantle men’s shed

which has been going for four years

and it works as a place for men who want to get out of the house

for a day to meet and discuss things.
“They contribute to the community,

mentoring others, sometimes younger people.
“The shed also works as a place to give out information on men’s health –

mental and physical – which is a vital issue.”

Mr Law said the size and fitout of the shed

would be whatever the members decided –

he suggested about 10m by 30m designed to be extended in 10m modules.
At Fremantle, members use a council shed,

which was home to a pigeon club for many years.

Benches are made from recycled timber

and most of the power tools are on loan.
They pay $50 a year;

the shed is open 9am to 4pm weekdays and some Saturday mornings

. Members make toys and furniture,

do sculpture and have computer lessons.
The Mosman Park shed group wants to hear from interested people –

and particularly sponsors who want to get involved.

Mr Law is at 9203 8887.
Australia has 400 men’s sheds –

including 80 in Victoria where 40 were set up last year.

WA has 30.


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Rotary Club of Bentley/Curtin

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Rotary Club of Midland

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Hi everyone,
This is a call for movie buffs who enjoy a night under the stars.

The movie Departures is being shown at the Kookaburra Theatre in Mundaring

the brochure for a fund raiser for the Rotary Club of Midland is attached.
A chance to bring a basket tea, relax and enjoy a night with your friends .

We encourage you to participate, bring your friends and family at $12.00 per ticket it is a steal.
Ticket can be purchased through Ces and I

or any other member of the Rotary Club of Midland,

however, they will not be available at the door,

so give us a call and we will arrange delivery of them to you.

Ces' mobile 0408 938 532
Margaret's mobile 0422 227 603

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Rotary Minute


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TRI-DISTRICT CALENDAR
March 14th ………Sunday………..Carine Fair [Rotary Club of Hillarys]
March 16th......Tuesday ............Rotary Club of Midland Movie Night

March 19th-21st.............................. D9460 Conference Manjimup

March 28th.........Sunday.................Claremont Lifestyle Fair
March 28th........Sunday...............Rotary Club of Karrinyup Community Fair
April 16th-18th ................................D9450 Conference
May 2nd……Sunday…………………………..District Assembly D9455
May 2nd……..Sunday……………………….District Assembly D9645

May 8th..........Saturday........................Rotary Club of Bentley/Curtin Bush Band Concert

May 14th.......Friday.........................Rotary Club of Belmont 50th Birthday

June 20th-23rd………………………………. Rotary International Convention Montreal
June 26th..........Saturday..............Rotary Club of Canningtons Ladies Seminar
July 3rd…………….Saturday……………District Changeover [D94555 and D9645]
December 3rd -5th.....................Rotary Institute [Perth]

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SMILE

Peter Garrett has rejoined his band

There once was a king who lived in two-story grass hut.

Every holiday the king demanded to be given a new throne as a gift.

As soon as a new throne arrived,

he would store the old throne on the second level of his hut

and use the new one instead.

But one day the hut collapsed from the weight of all the thrones

, and everyone was crushed and killed

.The moral of this story?

Those who live in grass houses shouldn't stow thrones.

36..................2009/2010

News and Information for Districts 9450, 9460, 9470

February 23rd marks the 105th birthday of the Rotary,

and clubs across the world are celebrating.

What started as one man’s wish to capture the same friendly spirit

he had felt in the small towns of his youth in Chicago in 1905

turned into an international philanthropic effort

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March is Bowelscan month

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Click flyer to enlarge
Claire Litton 0468 713 605

email rotaryclaire@gmail.com
blog rotaryclaire.wordpress.com

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Tri- District Seminar
Lakes Suite
Boulevard Centre
99 The Boulevard, Floreat
Wednesday February 24th
6 for 6.30pm until 7.45pm
Program
6 for 6.30pm .....................Tea, Coffee and Biscuits
[Supplied by the Rotary Club of Cambridge]
6.30pm..................... Welcome by Regional Director PDG Graham Brown
6.35pm...................... Official opening DG Geoff Simpson
6.40 pm.................... Professor Michael Sawyer
7.05 pm................... Various Presentations
7.15pm....................... Dr Wendy Oddy
“The impact of Dietary factors on the Mental Health of teenagers”
7.35pm......................... Daniel Hunt.
Indigenous Health Scholar studying medicine at UWA
7.40pm..................... Closure by Regional Director PDG Graham Brown
7.45 pm ...........................Official Closing DG Ian Jones
The Australian Rotary Health would like to thank the Rotary Club of Cambridge

for their generous support of the fund.

Professor Michael Sawyer

"Why do we focus on Mental Health"

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Rotary Club of Albany Port

Rotary Youth Camp in Albany

ROTARY YOUTH CAMP

is administered by the Rotary Club of Albany Port Inc
Frenchman Bay Road, Little Grove,

ALBANY

PO Box 1147, Albany WA 6331

(approximately 15 kilometres from the Albany town centre)
Camp Managers/Caretakers: Carmen and Cory

T: 08 9844 4162

M: 0438 104 575

E: admin@rotaryyouthcamp.com
Rotary Youth Camp Committee Chairman

T: 08 9844 4716

E: YouthCamp@AlbanyPortRotary.org.au

The Camp is ideal for youth groups, school activities camps, family parties,

family gatherings, weddings, weekend

and mid week workshops in a quiet idyllic environment.
The camp presently has accommodation for 49 people

(22 single beds in a 4 room cottage plus 27 single beds in two dormitories).

There is an ideal camping area and a limited caravan facility.

The site has a fully equipped kitchen with cooking utensils,

crockery and cutlery, refrigerators, deepfreeze, gas hot water

and a large dining/functions hall.

A large covered barbeque area has two gas barbeques.
The camp is situated close to many of Albany’s environmental tourism icons

- The Gap, Natural Bridge, Blow Holes, Whale World and Frenchman Bay.

Staying at the Camp allows you to access the many water based activities

of the region including the H.M.A.S. Perth Diving Wreck.
The Camp and its facilities are available at a very reasonable rental

and all you must do is to bring your own bedding and pillow case and your food.
All we ask you to do is to respect the unique wildlife and environment

and to leave the camp as you find it.

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Rotary Clubs of

South Perth/Burswood

Welshpool

Belmont

Bentley/Curtin

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Rotary is full of Acronyms

Can you unravel these

ICUFR

ROTI

RICOL

Answers at bottom of post

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Rotary International District 9450Conference 2010
When:..................... 16th - 18th April 2010
Where:................. Karrinyup, Western Australia
Venue: ..............St Mary's Anglican Girls School,

Lady Wardle Performing Arts Centre
Organised by: District Governor Geoff Simpson,

Rotary Club of West Perth
Theme:.................. The Future of Rotary is in your Hands

UPDATES:
REGISTER:

ON-LINE via SECURE WEBSITE OR PDF FORM as at 2010-Feb-5
Tip: Print the PDF form and fill it in first to familiarise yourself with the document!
Tip: On-line registration requests the same information.

PROMOTIONAL POSTER
PROGRAM: PDF / MS Word as at 2010-Feb-03
ACCOMODATION
Planning Committee:
Group Home: D9450-Conference2010
Email: D9450-Conference2010@googlegroups.com

For more information checkout the District 9450 website in the Rotary links

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District 9460 2010 Conference -

DISCOVER MANJIMUP DISCOVER YOURSELF
Date................:19 March 2010 to 21 March 2010
Venue:................MANJIMUP, MANJIMUP
Contact......................:Don Faulks
Phone:......................0439970038

Email:..............Click here to send an email enquiry
Website:.............http://d9460-conference2010.mysouthwest.com.au/
ROTARY DISTRICT 9460 CONFERENCE 2010
HOSTED BY ROTARY CLUB OF MANJIMUP(Inc)

For more information checkout the District 9460 website in the Rotary links

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Information by country

Total cases..

Year-to-date 2010 ...........

Globally ................... 25

Total in 2009 ................ 1595

in endemic countries:.........22
Total in 2009.....................1247

in non-endemic countries:....3

Total for 2009.......................348

Case breakdown by country
Country
India

Year-to-date 2010.............12 [as of January 31st 2010]

Total for 2009....................73

Pakistan
Year to date 2010...........5 [as of January 27th 2010]

Total for 2009...............89

Afghanistan
year to date 2010..........4 [as of January 13th 2010]

Total for 2009...............38

Senegal
year to date 2010...........2 [as of January 12th 2010]

Total for 2009................0

Nigeria
year to date 2010..........1 [as of January 3rd 2010]

Totak for 2009.............387

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TRI DISTRICT CALENDAR

February 23rd.........Rotary International 105th birthday
February 23rd.....Tuesday...Rotary Club of Booragoon Sundowner
February 24th...Wednesday......Australian Rotary Health Tri District Seminar
March 14th ………Sunday………..Carine Fair [Rotary Club of Hillarys]
March 19th-21st.............................. D9460 Conference Manjimup

March 28th.........Sunday.................Claremont Lifestyle Fair
March 28th........Sunday...............Rotary Club of Karrinyup Community Fair
April 16th-18th ................................D9450 Conference
May 2nd……Sunday…………………………..District Assembly D9455
May 2nd……..Sunday……………………….District Assembly D9645
June 20th-23rd………………………………. Rotary International Convention Montreal
June 26th..........Saturday..............Rotary Club of Canningtons Ladies Seminar
July 3rd…………….Saturday……………District Changeover [D94555 and D9645]
December 3rd -5th.....................Rotary Institute [Perth]

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Answers for the Rotary Acronym's

ICUFR

International Computer Users Fellowship of Rotarians

ROTI

Rotarians on the Internet

RICOL

Rotary International Council On Leglislation

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SMILE

One day many years ago, a fisherman's wife blessed her husband with twin sons.

They loved the children very much,

but couldn't think of what to name their children.

Finally, after several days, the fisherman said,

"Let's not decide on names right now.

If we wait a little while, the names will simply occur to us.

After several weeks had passed, the fisherman and his wife noticed a peculiar fact.

When left alone, one of the boys would always turn towards the sea,

while the other boy would face inland.

It didn't matter which way the parents positioned the children,

the same child always faced the same direction.

"Let's call the boys Towards and Away, suggested the fisherman."

His wife agreed, and from that point on,

the boys were simply known as TOWARDS and AWAY.

The years passed and the lads grew tall and strong.

The day came when the aging fisherman said to his sons,

"Boys, it's time that you learned how to make a living from the sea."

They provisioned their ship, said their goodbyes,

and set sail for a three-month voyage.

Three months passed quickly for the fisherman's wife,

yet the ship had not returned.

Another three months passed, and still no ship.

Three whole years passed before the grieving woman saw

a lone man walking towards her house.

She recognized him as her husband.

"My goodness! What has happened to my darling boys?" she cried.

The ragged fisherman began to tell his story:

"We were just barely one whole day out to sea when Towards hooked into a great fish.

Towards fought long and hard, but the fish was more than his equal.

For a whole week they wrestled upon the waves without either of them letting up.

Yet eventually, the great fish started to win the battle,

and Towards was pulled over the side of our ship.

He was swallowed whole, and we never saw either of them again."

"Oh dear, that must have been terrible!

What a huge fish that must have been!

What a horrible fish. What a horrible, horrible fish!"

"Yes, it was, but you should have seen the one that got Away!"


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