MEETING 471- Tuesday 24 February 2009

This meeting of the Rotary Club of Southbank will be held at

Garden Room
Crown Towers Hotel
Whiteman Street, Southbank
6.00 for 6.30 PM

To book or record an apology, please contact Bobbi via email before 10 am Monday.

PROGRAM

Our Speaker at this weeks meeting is Gary Ledson who will talk about his role on the Migration and Refugee review tribunal.
Gary was appointed to the Migration and Refugee Review Tribunals on 1 July 2007. Prior to that he was employed by the Victorian Department of Education and Training for 35 years as a classroom teacher of Mathematics and Commerce; as a Curriculum Consultant assisting in the implementation of the then, new curriculum framework; and has held three Principal class positions. He was Campus Principal at Sandringham College, Assistant Principal at Rosebud Secondary College and Principal at Mornington Secondary College.

Bushfire Recovery -
What DS9800 is doing.



As with all Victorians our District has been profoundly saddened and touched by the tragedy of the Victorian Bushfires.

Rotarians, corporate supporters, Friends of Rotary and members of the public can make donations to the “Rotary International D 9800 Bushfire Recovery Fund”, BSB Number 013 345, Account Number 2521 12703 (Swift code ANZBAU3M)at any ANZ Bank.
Cash donations enable us to support the changing needs of bushfire victims as time goes on.  Recognizing that there are already many Non-Government Organizations working in affected areas, this medium to long-term period will be the main focus of Rotary’s efforts.
For more information on the fund, which has been authorized for official fundraising, please contact bushfirehelp@rotarydistrict9800.org.au

Please click here to read about
the Shelter Box deployment in the bushfire areas.

 

President Gabe's Message    

It was a tough gig at the last meeting presenting to the club on the Four-Way test for 2 reasons. First, everyone present knew as much about it as I did. Second, I was talking to the converted - so what is left to talk about?
In my favour, there was a low turn out. It was a shame because we ended up having a very lively meeting with a lot of discussion and thought provoking ideas about the Four-Way Test and ethics in general. It was, I thought, an enjoyable meeting and I just loved the input from members. After the meeting, I wondered why there were so few members there. I recall that last year Barbara also presented on the Four-Way Test and I think the attendance of members that day was also fewer than usual. Perhaps any topic with the word "test" in it would scare people off? I don't know but everyone seemed to have enjoyed themselves. Perhaps members did not have enough notice of the speaker and the topic? It is to this second question that I direct my attention to for the remainder of this message.
We have a wonderful line up of speakers for the next month and I will make every effort to continue that trend for the next few months. Here is a snapshot of what you can expect:.....

(Full President's Message here) 

Last Week's Meeting

We had a small but dynamic and philosophical meeting on Tuesday 17/2/09. There were no guests in attendance this week.
Do you or members of your family or friends have any retired glasses frames lying around that could be recycled for needy people? Following on from the excellent presentation we had 2 weeks ago regarding eye health and the implications that can occur from not having our eyes tested regularly, the request has come out searching for old frames which can be recycled. Rhys has offered to be the collection point for such items so please ask around your colleagues and give them to Rhys.
Rotary Southbank has donated funds to the Shelter Box project........

(Click here for full scribe notes)