Weekly Bulletin

Meeting Notes 20-7-10

Club Assembly held at President Jennifer’s home.

Discussions and decisions were made regarding our tenure at the Sandringham Yacht Club. It was decided to hold 3 meetings per month there, two in the Olympic room and one in the Port Phillip room. These will be the 2^nd, 3rd and 4^th weeks of the month. The 1^st Tuesday in the month, to be for Club planning and sub-committee meetings to be held at the Coastguard Headquarters, also in Jetty Road. Any 5^th Tuesday will be a vocational visit. This arrangement will be reviewed in 6 months.

Membership strategies are to be developed under the leadership of Phil Heath, and hopefully will be embraced and supported by the whole Club. Marketing of the Club is under the leadership of Dick Garner, working in with the membership concepts. He is also planning several fun social events.

The program will be developed by Greg and Helen Wragg, in conjunction with the changed meeting format; and will commence from September as speakers are already in place for the month of August. It was decided that the 15^th Birthday celebration will involve a weekend away on the Bellarine Peninsular, sometime suitable in the month of October.

Fundraising is under the leadership of Jenny King for the first 6 months and then we will need another person, starting in January. There is the Mama Lumpka luncheon on 24^th August, a planned theatre night in September, and the Golf Day 15^th November; being run by Lance Blackley. Both Jenny and Lance expressed the need for all members to try to source auction items; and both need to have helpers for the many jobs required for these events to run smoothly.

It was decided to re-instigate the weekly newsletter, to try to improve the communication within the Club. Subsequent to the meeting Juliet Riseley has offered to undertake this task. Once the newsletter is underway it is hoped that reports at the meetings will become brief.

Commencing immediately it was decided that the Chair for the evening is to do the Guest introduction and thanks. The Chair is to be notified if a member wishes to report to a meeting as we will no longer do around the table requests for reports. The member rostered for Fellowship is to have a meet and greet role, and be primarily responsible for the comfort of guests.

Given all the enthusiastic discussions on the various topics, the meeting only ran overtime by one hour!

A commendable effort by everyone to have an input, and still get home at a reasonable time.

Meeting notes – 13th July 2010

President Jennifer welcomed members of the Rotary Club of Hampton and guests.

Reports

From the President

Jennifer thanked the members for their attendance at changeover and their good wishes.

Cousin Amanda really inspired by what she saw and heard
1. Took home Annual Report
2. List of Clubs in her area

DG visit 3^rd August
1. request that Partners be invited, encourage participation
2. need a volunteer to entertain Denise Alexander, from approx 5.00 p.m.

Bayside Community Plant Nursery visit 9.30am Saturday 24^th July.
1. Email from Pauline Reynolds following up from planting day
2. Circulate list of interested so I can notify her

9810 Project Launch Luncheon Wednesday 4^th August
1. Recommended 2 from each Club
2. Circulate list

GSE welcome home function Friday 30^th July
1. Circulate list

Picked up Leanne Sette, from RYLA camp last Saturday. She had a wonderful experience, and learned many new concepts to apply in her new position at Price Waterhouse.
1. Have forwarded her name to Bayside Club
2. She will be scheduled to present to us relatively soon.

Information regarding Club Assembly next week will be emailed by the weekend. Please let me know if you have an agenda item.

Could those who did not get a District Handbook at the Change-over please let me know; they are limited and I will ask the DG to bring them when he comes.

Could all Members who are going away please drop Marie or myself, a request for leave of absence before the next Board meeting on Monday July 26^th. It will help with the official paperwork.

Purchase a colourful pot plant for Marie as a housewarming gift and card from all of us.

Golf Day Report – Lance held at Kim’s last Sunday night and Thai food and lots of red wine was consumed which allowed the ideas to flow very nicely. Club members are asked to be on the lookout for corporate sponsors and quality auction items and to let Lance know of any possible avenues to follow up. Our golf day is on Monday 15th November at Southern Golf Club. The funds raised will go to Gordon Care in Highett
Juliet reported that the Club sold 36 Entertainment books this year which was double what was sold last year.
Dick spoke about a forthcoming theatre night – “Sugar” which is a musical based on ‘Some like it hot’ interested people to contact Dick regarding tickets. An email has already been sent out concerning this social night.
Dick had a social idea called “Guess who’s coming to dinner?” which he explained to all.
Malcolm spoke about a meeting he had with Berendale School regarding a new project about an Endeavour Award. More details to come.
Phillip spoke about a marketing meeting which was held recently concerning membership – more to come.

Guest Speakers

Geoffrey introduced the guest speakers - Paul Saliba and Michael Burton from Lachlan Partners.

Paul’s topic was “Perception vs Reality”. He gave an economic update about the global economy.

Key themes:

Economic recovery to gain pace and move to general recovery

Europe remains challenged, with sovereign debt issues

U.S. fragile but indication positive

Commodities supported by growing Emerging Market economies

Government policy remains expansionary

Australian interest rate to continue to rise consensus suggest around 125bp

Key Risks

Australian economy could overheat and face shortages in skilled labour

China slows too rapidly

Oil price escalates

Central banks tighten too early

Double dip recession in EU, US, or UK

Asset Classes

Opportunities remain

Markets in general

Cost of credit will remain higher moving forward
More volatile conditions to prevail

Bond markets

Continues to be a risk diversifying asst
Overweight to corporate bonds underweight sovereign debt

Equity markets

Policy measures & improved sentiment has supported
Reasonable value with considerable upside as economic recovery continues
Global equities should be biased toward emerging markets.

Property markets

Property has bottomed in Retail, Office and Industrial
Residential property continues to be strong
Significantly reduced leverage levels constrains listed trusts.

Michael Burton summed up the main points of Paul’s presentation. He gave a short explanation about Lachlan Partners. We would like to thank them for their interesting presentation and also for supporting our club by being a Silver Sponsor at our Corporate Golf Day both last year and this year. We will certainly welcome them back to address us at a future date.

Our new Sergeant, Lindsay held his first fine session for the year. He asked for us to recollect our youngest memories which we shared with others. He then extracted as much as he could from those present.

Juliet then drew the raffle – the lucky winner of the card raffle was Phillip who pulled out the Ace of Spades – bad luck Phil! The winner of the club raffle was Lindsay.

Next meeting is our Club Assembly which will be held at President Jennifer’s house. Thai food is on the menu.

President Jennifer thanked all for their attendance and then closed the meeting.

Meeting notes taken by Bev Blackley.

Meeting notes 22 June 2010

President Phillip welcomed members of the RC of Hampton and guests

Reports

Jenny King reported that we are awaiting the result of the application for a Matching Grant to assist the Mama Lumka project.
Jennifer Newton reported that the Bayside City Council liked the Disabled Access Project and would like it as a council project rather than a community grant. They are considering the Ricketts Point site.
Marie Laney reported that the Tree Planting that took place the previous weekend was a success. It was interesting to note the considerable volume of important local flora in a relatively small area.
Dick Garner reported that the Schools to Eradicate Polio project was progressing and that the schools should have received their packs.
Lance Blackley reported that the Golf Day on November 2010 was on track. A speaker, Matthew Finnis had been secured and that a Gold sponsor was close to a decision to sign on.

Guest Speaker

Keith Keller spoke to the club about Social media. Although he runs a business as a Career Change Coach, which he loves, he indicated that his true passion is Social Media.. He uses “Linkedin”, “Twitter” and “Facebook” primarily to interact with over 2000 like minded people all over the world. He calls the three systems the “Power Trio”

He showed us statistics that were amazing. There are 70 million users world wide of LinkedIn, a white collar professional network. 48 % of Australians have a Facebook page.

There is a misconception that Twitter is just for gossip. It can be used as a powerful marketing tool

The risks associated with this social media are primarily to do with Identity Theft, and that any posting (personal or business) that goes out stays out. You cannot retrieve anything that is posted.

Keith’s presentation was an education for us all.

Meeting notes 15 June 2010

President Phillip welcomed members of the RC of Sandringham and several guests of Hampton and Sandringham members.

Reports

The Farmers' will resume on 3 July. Phil will email members for their availability for roster on the day.
Jennifer reported that the Bayside Council welcomed Hampton's application for a community grant and are considering adopting the project themselves. She will be meeting with them to discuss plans.
Hampton will sponsor a RYLA candidate and a candidate for the National Youth Science Forum.

Guest Speaker

Karen Leibovitch was introduced by Elizabeth Baird, a friend of 10 years. Since being diagnosed with mouth cancer Karen has undergone dramatic changes in her life and has written a book entitled "Two Years to Normal". Following a routine visit to her doctor Karen was diagnosed with oral cancer which was a shock; she was neither a smoker nor a drinker, both factors generally being associated with such a condition. The book that she has written chronicles her journey through surgery, rehabilitation and the acceptance of a different normality.

The anecdotes which Karen told were touching and provided an insight into the many difficulties encountered after such a devastating blow.

Karen is currently promoting her book Australia wide with profit from the sales going to the Cancer Council Helpline.

Meeting Notes 8 June 2010

President Phillip welcomed guests including PDG Jenny Coburn and Guest Speaker Iola Matthews.

Reports

Jennifer Newton reminded members that applications for a Community Grant from Bayside City Council need to be sent by Friday 11 June. Anyone with ideas for a project should contact her ASAP.
Lou thanked all who had assisted at the Fun for Over 50s Expo. Over 700 visitors had attended and approximately $8000 had been raised. $1000 of this was to be sent to the Variety Club, in recognition of John Michael Howson's contribution and at his request.
Malcolm reported that discussions were still underway with Sandringham YC with regard to Hampton RC meeting arrangements.

Jenny Coburn presented Liz Ware and Helen Wragg (in absentia) with gifts in recognition of their work at District Assembly.

Dick reported on his recent visit to New Zealand and the "Kick Polio out of Africa" campaign, designed to build on the success of the forthcoming Soccer World Cup to publicize the polio issue in that country. Rotarians are encouraged to 'sign up' on the website as a sign of support for this campaign.

Dick also talked about the new initiative in NZ called Rotary Link, an organisation to link interested people in communities to Rotary Clubs. It is hoped that this informal introduction to Rotary can forge new relationships with the community and hopefully generate more members.

Changeover

Members are reminded that Changeover takes place on 6 July at the Sandringham Club (not the Yacht Club). Please reply to the invitation ASAP.

Guest Speaker

Iola Matthews, OAM, said she was most comfortable in a Rotary environment, her father having been a DG and President of The Rotary Club of Melbourne and her grandfather holding the same position in the 1920s.

Iola was a journalist for many years, her most notable contributions being to The Age newspaper. Her tenure was cut short when it was deemed (in some circles) that her marriage to a Victorian Labour Minister (Race Matthews) provided a conflict of interest. Although her independence was staunchly defended by the then editor Graham Perkin, a change in editorship following the death of Graham Perkin created a different editorial policy and she left The Age.

A new career emerged when Iola went to work for the ACTU with a focus on women's issues. Her advocacy was most effective and she was awarded her OAM for her services in this area.

During a period when Iola ceased writing professionally she was a carer for her elderly mother and subsequently was heavily involved with grandparent duties. After a long layoff from writing she decided to embark on a writing career again, this time writing books. She reflected on the psychological aspects of ageing and how this had influenced her outlook and the writing process.

Iola's talk was most moving and resonated strongly with the Rotary audience.

Meeting notes 1 June 2010

In President Phillip's absence Jennifer thanked Malcolm, Juliet and Ian for their work to make the Trivia Night such a success.

Phillip is continuing his discussions with the Bayside CC regarding the Farmers' Market.
There are on-going discussions with the Sandringham Yacht Club regarding arrangements for the weekly Rotary meetings.

Reports

Malcolm reported that approximately $3000 was raised at the Trivia Night.
In 2 weeks time the Guest Speaker will be Karen Leibovitz who has written a book about her journey with cancer. This book has been highly praised and Hampton members are encouraged to bring guests along to the meeting.
Treasurer Juliet announced that $2500 had been sent to the Rotary Foundation for our annual giving contribution.
Lou requested those who had volunteered for duty at the Over 50s Expo to come at the times they had indicated. Lou will email the full roster to all members.

Meeting Focus

Guest speakers for the evening were Glenn Hughes (podiatrist) and Nadia Mertens (osteopath). Glenn and Nadia both practise at the Stay Tuned Sports Medicine centre.

Glenn described his work as a podiatrist and demonstrated the Digital Scanning technology which allows a 3D picture of the foot to be produced which is then used to produce orthotics for those clients needing such treatment. Glenn believes in early treatment of foot disorders in preference to surgery. There will be an increased demand on podiatrists as the population ages. people with diabetes are particularly at risk.

Nadia talked about the various types of arthritis and described the work of osteopaths in terms of Manual therapy, Advice and Rehabilitation. Although there are many forms of treatment for arthritic disorders Nadia emphasised the importance of weight loss and exercise as the most effective form of treatment for arthritis.

Meeting Notes 25 May 2010

From the President

President Phillip welcomed members and guests, including RYLA candidate Leanne.

The Board met on Monday night; minutes will be circulated to all members.
The date for the Hampton changeover is Tuesday 6 July. The function will be held at the Sandringham Club, cost $40.
District Changeover is on 3 July. Those who wish to attend at this event should send their names to Phillip.

Phil reported that on his recent trip to Fiji, Greg had been honoured by the village that he has supported over many years with a special honour, the presentation of a whale's tooth. Greg said that he was deeply moved by this presentation which had been attended by the whole village. The two major projects that the Club had been involved in were the solar lighting project and the creation of the scholarship fund to which club members and people outside the Club had contributed.

REPORTS

Juliet : The club still has funds to be allocated. Some Entertainment Books will be on sale at the Trivia Night.
Greg : $1000 from the Club together with $350 from the District and $350 from the RC of Beaufort has been sent to assist the Fijian village from the recent disaster.
Marie : $2500 has been sent to Rotary Foundation as our annual commitment to Foundation
Lou : Assistance is still required with the Over 50s Expo to distribute flyers and posters, also with help during the Expo weekend.
Jen Campbell: Reported that food had been purchased for the Salvation Army and BAYCISS.
Malcolm : All is ready for the Trivia Night with 11 tables being booked. Anyone who can help with setup should be at the Sandringham Football Club at 6pm on Saturday Night
Dick: Attended a meeting in Sydney with DG's Elect. In 2011 there will be a national promotion campaign for Rotary.
Jenny Fox ; Reported that, unfortunately, Paul Bertoncello, Hampton's candidate for GSE had been unsuccessful in the final selection.
Jennifer Newton: Attended District Assembly with 8 Club members and conveyed thanks to Greg and Helen Wragg and Liz Ware for invaluable assistance on the day.

GUEST SPEAKER

A former secondary school teacher, Ann Buik now works for the company Nesso, as a leadership trainer who works with small and large organisations to assist them in creating successful businesses. The 3 "Secrets" to the training program are

1 The need for a Vision
2 The ability to' fight clean'
3 Having Fun

Ann talked about the ways in which these 3 aspects can be achieved, by providing meaningful work for people in an atmosphere of trust and integrity within an organisation. This is particularly important for young people who have a different approach to their careers than in previous generations.

Ann's presentation indicated that there are challenges for people in managerial positions to try to achieve harmonious and successful business organisations.

Meeting Notes 18 May 2010

President Phillip welcomed Hampton members and guests from the Rotary Club of Sandringham. As this was a joint meeting, the emphasis was on fellowship and listening to the speaker for the evening. No general business was conducted with the exception of a request from Lou for volunteers to assist with the Over 50s Expo. Lou will circulate all members via email.

Meeting Focus

David Curtis from the firm Giesecke and Devrient (G&D) gave a most interesting presentation on Document Security. The documents in question were banknotes, passports and credit cards. In designing these documents the emphasis is on the prevention of fraud, staying one step ahead of counterfeiters. David described how banknotes are now produced which are exceptionally difficult to copy. In order to do this, currency is designed with many security features, many of them not visible to the naked eye. The aim is to produce banknotes that do not require a subjective checking and defy even the most skilful attempts to replicate them illegally. Various optical elements have been introduced which can be read most easily by machines. These features can be fluorescent, magnetic and dynamic. David's AV presentation demonstrated the sophistication of many of these features. Demonstration samples of these features were provided for the audience to inspect. The talk was much appreciated by members of both Rotary Clubs

Meeting Notes Tuesday May 11^th 2010

From the President.

Welcomed guests – Antony and Sue Heath, Paul Bertocello, Stuart McDonald, and speaker, Mark Lewis from “Berry St” talking about the implementation of a Men’s Shed for Marysville.
President meeting update. PE’s were in attendance. Discussions included: – Shelterbox, drought relief, bushfire response.

Reports:

Dick

Polio now packages in schools – contact with our local schools needs to be made to ensure they have received these.
He is presenting National Marketing Scheme at the August National conference in Canberra.

Jenny K.

Flyers of RCOH now available for distribution
Could members bring in old copies of Rotary Down under
Leader contacted re Trivia night
Bunning’s sausage sizzle filled to end of 2010 so we are in the draw for 2011

Juliet

Reminder that Entertainment books available for other cities – good gifts.

Lindsay

Recently returned from Nabukeru in Fiji. The village devastated following 2 cyclones. Greg and Helen still there to install solar batteries for lighting generation. Suggestion to RCOH for immediate assistance.

Lou

Fun over 50’s lifestyle expo to proceed, but need more commercial exhibitors. Help on the day will be required.

Malcolm

Trivia night 29^th May – reminder for tables, promotion, silent auction items and ideas.

Jenni H

Disaster Aid Australia, sponsored by RC of Endeavour Hills should be established by end of month
Shelterbox in Australia registered to be administered from UK

Start McDonald from RC of Healesville

Gave feedback of past youth exchange student Craig Burgess
Requested our club assistance in housing a French male student
Requested our club to sponsor local girl for Youth Exchange

Paul Bertocello – our GSE applicant

Reported he had passed the first stage of selection, and thanked the RCOH members who assisted his preparation.
Finding the process very interesting, enjoyed meeting the 16 high quality applicants.
We wished him well for the next stage.
District Assembly – Sunday 23^rd May

Mark Lewis – Implementing a Men’s shed for Marysville

Mark is working for the Bushfire Case Management Service of Berry St, and has identified a real need amongst the men of the Marysville area for a meeting place for emotional support. He gave a very poignant, yet at times humorous history of how the community of Marysville has responded since the bushfires. The mental health needs of the community are attended by Government facilities, but there are still many cases of suicide and self harm. Other avenues are needed to create a supportive environment. The RC of Alexandria is facilitating the development of a Men’s Shed in Marysville; land and building are secured. Mark is seeking assistance for funds and/or equipment to make “the shed a home”; to create a place of support for men and families in the area.