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DISTRICT 9675
AROUND AND ABOUT “Around the district and about Rotary”
SEPTEMBER 2014
“The Adventures of Bazza”
DG Barry Antees
September is New Generations month—this month, New Gen Chair Janice Hall tells us about herself—page 3
Inside this issue:
Our District Team—Page 2
New Generations Chair—
Janice Hall—Page 3
Blacktown Boys MUNA Reps—
Page 3
Graffiti Removal—Page 4
More RAWCS —Page 4 & 5
Dates for your diary—Page 5
Polio Update— Page 6
Greetings from Interplast—Page 7
News from DIK—Page 7
Otago Youth Adventure—Pages 8
& 9
Positions Vacant—Page 10
Vocational Service—Page 11
Conference update—Page 12
Contact details—Page 12
Welcome to
New Generations Month!
Just the words New Generations sound energizing and the programs Rotary embraces under
this avenue of service certainly do, as we empower young people to fulfil their dreams and
aspirations.
Look at the Interact Club of Kathmandu Mid-Town, Nepal winners of the last year’s
video competition for from the 14,305 Interact Clubs in Rotary and all linked to Rotary
Clubs.
http://youtu.be/L0aeV1APvXQ?list=PL-Yb9SsYHwXkNXUhEvmP-0oYh4yPZRJoH
Our Interact Clubs in District 9675 are doing some great work, when was the last time your
club invited the Interactors to join with their parents and your club. Have you informed your
Interact Club about the free registration for this Multi-District Canberra Conference over 14-
16 November?
This year under the guidance of District Rotaract Representative Lisa Kim she is steering to-
wards extension of new clubs with the provisional Club of UTS ready to Charter. Lisa is also
gathering names for the first E-Rotaract Club, have you thought of someone between 18-30
who may be a former RYLA participant, Rotary Youth Exchange Student, one of your children
or grandchildren send an email to [email protected] and Lisa will follow up.
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Assistant Governors
Richard Booth
Stephen Britten
Peter Cashmere
Sue Clark
Cheryl Deguara
Jan Gartrell
Helen Jagger
Pip Lovely
Michael Mekhitarian
Warwick Parnell Simon Rez
Bill Robb
The 2014—2015
District 9675 team:
DG Elect: Graham Wilson
DG Nominee: Stephen Humphries
District Treasurer: Bill Salter
District Secretary: David Bamford
Governor’s Aide: Joy Gillett
Foundation Chair: Glenn Wran
International Chair: Andrew Caulfield
Vocational Chair: Dot Hennessy
Youth Services Chair: Janice Hall
Membership Chair: Liz Mackintosh
Community Chair: Sue Haywood
Newsletter Editor: Pennie Holley
Conference Chair: Kate McKenzie
District Webmaster: Drew Sturgiss
District Rotaract Rep: Lisa Kim
Continued from front page……..
Rotaract’s six goals are:
Develop professional and leadership skills Emphasise respect for the rights of others, based on recognition of the worth of
each individual
Recognise the dignity and value of all useful occupations as opportunities to serve
Recognise, practice and promote ethical standards as leadership qualities and vocational responsibilities
Develop knowledge and understanding of the needs, problems and opportuni-ties in the community and worldwide
Provide opportunities for personal and group activities to serve the community and promote international understanding and goodwill to all people
The District also runs New Generations programs such RYLA Academy, RYLA, our
two youth driving awareness programs RYDA & You turn the wheel, Model United
Nations Assembly (MUNA) and National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) for infor-
mation on these programs contact our New Generations Chair Janice Hall via email
The Recognition of Youth Awards (ROYA) in its second year will be held on Septem-
ber 17th, under the chairmanship of Vimla Hayman, if you would like to attend so
your club can plan for next year’s event, contact Vimla via email
[email protected] for details.
The Rotary Youth Exchange Program which provides an opportunity for young peo-
ple 15-18 to study overseas and learn about other cultures. This year we have in-
bound and outbound students and if you would like to see them all together, come
to the Conference in Canberra where you will amazed by their diversity and their
ability to quickly learn some of our Australian ways.
So invite any number of guest speakers about the above programs to your clubs to
learn more about New Generations as it goes along with the theme for our Confer-
ence “Our Youth Our Future”
How is your planning going for Rotary Celebrations for “110 years on 23 February
2015”, I mentioned the lighting up of Mt Keira, well Leigh Robinson now has several
clubs around Australia following his lead. Last week I meet with the Presidents of
group C and I will quote President Allan Teale “I love a challenge and I love compe-
tition” so let the competition begin and let’s see who can “Light up Rotary”
District Conference Chairman Kate McKenzie has a slogan for the Canberra Confer-
ence “Road Trip” and as I have mentioned all Clubs from both Districts are invited
to have a stall to highlight their projects and maybe be able to expand it with other
clubs able to collaborate with.
Warwick Richardson [email protected] will co-ordinate for our district and
applications forms will be on the conference website within the week.
Have a great month of September!
Cheers, Barry.
Editors choice:
“Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never
grows old.” ― Franz Kafka
A major fiction writer of the 20th century
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Janice Hall PP; PAG; PHF Sapphire Pin
Janice is currently Youth/New Generations Chair.
Janice joined Rotary in 1994 is a Past President of Rotary Club of Kogarah,
Haberfield and Hurstville. Janice has held many club positions but her pas-
sion is Service to Youth, especially through Education.
Janice was district Chairperson for RYLA from 2003-2006 and in 20011-
2014 and Assistant Governor for 2007-2009. Janice has served on the
District Youth Exchange Committee and was District Youth Director with
PDG John Lees in 1998. Janice was also International Director for 9750 in
2010 – 2013 and has been a member of 9750 Leadership Committee since
2009.
Janice enjoys community and volunteer work through the international or-
ganisation of Rotary and in 2010 officially opened a Rotary school for
‘settlement’ children Nepal.
For information on Rotary Youth programs contact Janice at
My Story—Janice Hall
BLACKTOWN BOYS HIGH SCHOOL Newsletter Term 2
On Saturday the 10th May, Chaopeng Ma, Sarthak Garg, and
Yasin Rahman represented our school in the Rotary District
9675 Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA) competition.
Over 24 schools arrived at Blacktown Boys’ High School in the
clothing of their respective countries. This brought much col-
our and authenticity to the occasion.
Our students represented Indonesia in the debate, and they
were eager to commence with the first resolution which was
about the principle of sovereign equality of all member states.
The calibre of the debate throughout the day was impressive,
with students expressing the views of their designated countries
in an articulate and persuasive manner. Students quickly got
into the spirit of the day by immersing themselves in the machi-
nations of backroom deals to get their resolutions passed by the
General Assembly.
Our School would like to congratulate our students again for
their efforts. Our second place in the competition ensured our
team attend the National MUNA which was held at the Old Par-
liament House in Canberra from Friday, 15th August to Sunday,
17th August 2014.
Our boys represented South Korea in the National Competition
and although our boys were not successful on the day, they
reported that they thoroughly enjoyed their experience. We
would also like thank the Rotary Club of Blacktown City for their
continued support of our school.
Mrs Gina Jackson HT HSIE Blacktown Boys High School.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MUNA REPs!
(Teacher Lee Dewane with students)
NB: The team that won
on the day were: Team
Russia—Sponsored by
Canberra Lake Burley
Rotary Club. Photos next
issue. For more go to boorowanewsonline.com.au
Photos courtesy P Holley
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GRAFFITI REMOVAL DAY
SUNDAY 26 OCTOBER
BIGGER AND BETTER IN 2014! The gauntlet has been thrown down to Rotary Clubs and Dis-
tricts throughout NSW … let’s make Graffiti Removal Day
2014 ‘bigger and better’ than ever before …
Sunday October 26 is the chosen date and planning is now
well underway for another outstanding event.
Rotary has formed a unique partnership with the New South
Wales Government to combat the growing social curse of
graffiti vandalism!
Our State Government will again fund the project to ensure
that Rotary clubs and other community partners have every
possible resource at their disposal.
More than 50 local government areas will take part in Graffiti
Removal Day and it is the goal of the project committee to
have Rotary District and Club coordinators working alongside
Council coordinators in each of the Local Government areas.
Concerted efforts are being made to enlist support of NSW
secondary schools and the NSW Police Force in 2014.
Bob Aitken explained that Rotary Clubs can lend support to
the campaign in many ways –
Form a club Graffiti Removal Team
Provide volunteers to join and work with existing teams
Identify and nominate Graffiti sites in their domestic or
business neighbourhoods.
Promote Graffiti Removal Day within their communities
and encourage public involvement, which could provide
a source of new members?
Make Graffiti Removal Day on October 26 a fun, social
event with provision of a barbecue and refreshments
for Graffiti Removal teams and volunteers.
This annual program is only possible through the very gener-
ous support of the NSW Government and major sponsor Du-
lux
Many Rotary clubs have been inspired by Graffiti Removal
Day and are maintaining sustained support with the estab-
lishment of permanent Graffiti Removal teams as part of
their annual service programs.
All information will be available on the official web site –
www.graffitiremovalday.org.au
Email [email protected]
or Telephone 1300 665 310.
RAWCS Regional Coordinators!
This is an offer open to all Timor-Leste Nationals who are studying fulltime in Australia. Woodside who sponsor a RAWCS proect in Timor-Leste has asked that we forward this offer to all Rotary Clubs in Australia so that any club who knows of a student can get the word out to them. This is a generous offer that will assist those that are selected and eventually benefit the Timor-Leste community as a whole. Please forward this to all of your Districts and Clubs. Yours in Rotary Service, PP John Roberson RAWCS National Project Coordinator PO Box 5887, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 02 6933 1761 or 0407 940 014
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From our District Secretary – Dates for your calendar!
David R Bamford District 9675 Secretary (P) 02 9636 1397 (M) 0418 418 722 (E): [email protected]
02/09/14 DG Official Visit Dapto, Shellharbour City, Wollongong South, Kiama, Minnamurra
08/09/14 DG Official Visit Liverpool West, Liverpool, Cabramatta, Wetherill Park
11/09/14 Group D Presidents Meeting
18/09/14 Group E Presidents Meeting
09/10/14 Group G Presidents Meeting
16/10/14 Group H Presidents Meeting
16/10/14 Group I Presidents Meeting
31/10/14 Combined Presidents Meeting & AGM
06/11/14 Group J Presidents Meeting
14/11/14 Future Leaders Seminar-Canberra
14/11 to 16/11/14
District Conference-Canberra
07/11/14 NSW Police Officer of the Year Awards
22/11/14 Pre PETS 1 for 2015-2016
06/02/15 Combined Presidents Meeting & Council of Governors
07/02/15 2015-2016 Leadership Team
14/02/15 Pre PETS 2 for 2015-2016
12/02/15 Group K Presidents Meeting
26/02/15 Group L Presidents Meeting
08/03/15 NSW Inspirational Women Luncheon
28/03/15 PETS
02/05/15 District Assembly
29/05/15 Combined Presidents Meeting
7/6 – 10/6/2015
Rotary International Convention- San Paulo
26/06/15 District Changeover-Breakfast
26/06/15 Shift 2015
ROTARY AUSTRALIA WORLD COMMUNITY SERVICE LTD ABN 37 739 341 003
Eastern Region
NOTIFICATION OF ROTARY VOLUNTEERS Dear DG Barry, I wish to inform you of the following Australian Rotary Volunteers on team ER16-2014-15. They are working on project 110-2004-05: Timor-Leste Dental Program - a collaborative project between Rotary and Lions..
Yours in Rotary Service, Karen Wyers
Johannes Raets departs 6-Sep-2014 returns 20-Sep-2014 RC of Kiama, D 9675
Yvonne Huijser van Reenen
departs 6-Sep-2014 returns 20-Sep-2014 RC of Kiama, D 9675
Breanna Martin departs 6-Sep-2014 returns 20-Sep-2014 RC of Kiama, D 9675
KEITH ROFFEY
Polio eradication sub-Committee Chair
RI District 9675
p: 02 9772 2061│ m: 0419 046 688 │
POLIO’S ENDGAME POLIO’S ENDGAME POLIO’S ENDGAME ––– UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 2014UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 2014UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 2014
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Firstly, on behalf Rotary International and indeed our District committee I sincerely
thank Clubs and Rotarians who contributed to Polio during our last Rotary year. For me
it is not about competitions or reaching budgets but about giving what you can and
when you can. However, as a guide we thought it would be rewarding if District 9675
could contribute $75,000.00. Thank you my friends, we underestimated your commit-
ment, collectively you contributed $99,000, and remember with the Gates Challenge of
2 for 1 you have instigated a contribution of $297,000, a gratifying result and truly re-
warding.
Polio as of 2014 - Global cases as at 20th August is 146 compared with 355,000 annually
30 years ago.
Polio detected in sewage sample from a regional Airport near São Paulo, does this not
support that this disease may only be a plane ride away.
Recently the World Health Organization confirmed wild poliovirus type 1 was detected in a sewage sample collected in March 2014 near São Paulo. Brazilian authorities are conducting further investigations to rule out any local spread, but to date no cases of polio have been reported. Brazil has been polio-free since 1989. Genetic sequencing found the positive sample to be most closely related to a virus found in Malabo, Equato-rial Guinea.
The detection of poliovirus in sewage underscores what Rotary and its partners have long known: in today's global society, if polio exists anywhere, children everywhere are at risk. Fortunately and Rotary emphasizes this, that there is no case of acute polio in Brazil at this time and going forward is monitoring the situation very closely.
We must keep up our advocacy, hard work and fundraising, as you can see it can spread
again so easily.
The 24th October is World Polio Day and it is fast approaching, this gives us a great
opportunity to keep public awareness of our promise and dream and there are many
ways we can do this. Consider taking part in, and sign up at www.wgmeal.co for the
World’s Greatest Meal to Help End Polio on or about that date, simple, invite a few
friends or family home to a dinner, take the opportunity to explain how Rotary 30 odd
years ago had this dream and made a promise to all children and ask for a small
donation. You could also dedicate your Club meeting;
if you do this make sure you invite partners and
members of your communities. Also contact your local
newspapers and give them some editorial.
If you would like me to send you some information
and history on Polio Eradication, or a press release,
please contact me. Keith
Remember our promise to
all children; it may only be
a plane ride away.
Call out to
Rotarians and friends:
Rotaract is going to create a internet based club and they are looking for young people who may have at-tended RYPEN, RYLA or maybe they are the chil-dren of Rotarians and
friends who may want to be part of the start of a
something new in Rotaract.
Please contact Lisa Kim via [email protected]
with details of proposed member.
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I have met so many wonderful people during my travels around the district of the past two years. With your help we have been able to raise $45,000 to fund an Interplast mission. Many thanks to all those clubs who have become involved and contributed to this very worthwhile cause. You all should have a very warm feeling knowing that your assistance will help a number of people with disfiguring disabilities. At this stage I don’t know where our mission will be going but I will keep you fully informed and I will hopefully get to as many clubs as possible to personally thank them for this magnificent effort. To those clubs who haven’t donated I will be endeavouring to visit you as well because our aim is to fund another mission over the next two years. Please keep me in mind when you are looking for a guest speaker. Many, many thanks for all your support. Di North District 9675 Chair Interplast
Congratulations District 9675!
Donations In Kind provides
humanitarian aid through
provision of donated goods.
Recently Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS)
Chairman PDG John McLaren initiated a meeting of the Re-
gional Chairs of Donations in Kind (DIK) to review and en-
hance this valuable program.
The meeting high-lighted the intrinsic value DIK is not only to
RAWCS but indeed to all Rotary Clubs in fulfilling their ideals
in providing humanitarian aid to people less fortunate. How-
ever, like all programs there is a time to review and re-
evaluate and this was the purpose of the meeting.
Discussions were held regarding warehousing facilities, safety
of volunteers, OH&S and risk management, policies and pro-
cedures, national management, central stock listings, on-line
standard documentation, funding, corporate partnerships,
legal obligations, assets and understanding of foreign poli-
cies. Broadly speaking the meeting realised the need to en-
hance the existing policies and procedures for consistency,
greater coordination and collaboration nationally as a re-
source for Rotary Clubs in collating and distributing valuable
and usable donated goods for use in their local and off shore
community programs.
A new position of National Manager was seen as being im-
portant to the future of DIK and PDG Keith Roffey was ap-
pointed and accepted this role. Along with Keith, each Re-
gional Chair has willingly accepted the challenge in reviewing
various aspects of DIK with the main focus being to further
establish and upgrade existing procedures as required by
todays ever changing needs.
The meeting attendees have every confidence that the out-
come will strategically reposition Donations In Kind to be a
greater resource for all Rotary Clubs in providing knowledge
and expertise to what has become a rather complicated pro-
cess in the transportation of these goods.
Clubs can now expect to hear more on how DIK can assist
them with a streamlined process in
achieving their goals.
What's your club’s story:
There’s always a space for you to add your club’s story.
If you have interesting facts send them to me, I’ll try and put them
in the A&A.
Your pictures/photos would look great in our District newsletter,
so send them to me with a caption and/or a story.
PLEASE no more than 200 words!
What are you waiting for? Rotarians all over our district are inter-
ested in your story. After all this is your newsletter!
Please email items to the Editor at
by 22nd of each month for addition to the next issue.
Thanks,
Pennie Holley
Around and About Editor.
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UPDATE RE OUR NON COMMERCIAL TRIPS IN SOUTHERN NEW ZEALAND, FOR THE SUM-
MER OF 2015 Hello, Kiwis, Aussies, Lions, Rotarians and Others
Since we were able to inform you (somewhat belatedly early in June), that we could accept bookings for 2015, over 400 peo-ple have already booked places on next season’s trips
As a result some trips are already full, notably the 4 Alps to Ocean Cycle Trips, The 4 Stewart Island Rakiura Track trips, The Catlins Trip, and 1 Kepler Trip. We will now run an extra KEPLER. (See Web Site) We sometimes get cancellations, so inform
the trip convenor (listed on Web Site) if you wish to be placed on a waiting list for any of the above trips.
THE GOOD NEWS THERE ARE STILL PLACES AVAILABLE ON THE WONDERFUL TRAMPING trips listed below
MILFORD TRACK. Places are still available on this, probably the most famous of NZ’s tracks, in Fiordland, on the dates of Jan. 12-16, Feb. 2-6, March 4-8, & March 19-22 ROUTEBURN/GREENSTONE TRACK. (combines both tracks) We have places available on the 3 trips of January 30- February 4, February 13-18 and March 13-18. The trips are in the superb Fiordland and Mt Aspiring National Parks. TUATAPERE HUMP RIDGE TRACK February 14-17 Places in the Southern Fiordland trip . A magnificent Coastal & Alpine experience ROUTEBURN/KEPLER . A combination of 2 classic trips for keen trampers.March 17-23. KEPLER TRACK An extra trip March 19-23, See web Site for details etc. PLACES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE 2 CYCLE TRIPS listed below OTAGO CENTRAL RAIL TRAIL CYCLE TRAIL. February 25-March 1 In Central Otago’s “Big Sky” country. A moderate trip, suited to most biking abilities. CLUTHA GOLD CYCLE TRAIL Jan 31-Feb 2 A beautiful new trail , opened recently, through Otago’s historic gold areas.
AND THERE ARE 2 LODGE BASED trips, where only light “day packs” are carried. BORLAND LODGE March 27-31
In southern Fiordland, near lake Monowai. An excellent well appointed camp. Day trips are undertaken, light packs only, and we return to our comfortable Lodge each night ASPIRING LODGE Jan.15-19, February 5-9, & Easter, April 3-7 In Mt Aspiring National Park. Day trips, magnificent scenery, great meals & fellowship FURTHER INFORMATION ON OUR WEB SITE, COSTS, DETAILS, PHOTOS, CONTACTS, ETC.
www.otagorotarytrusttramps.org.nz
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Continued from page 8
Bookings must be made “on Line” via our web site
The team from The OYAT/Rotary Club of Milton Tramping Club Inc.
General Contact. Peter Vollweiler [email protected]
VTT Team leader to Singapore September/October 2014
Essential:
May be a Rotarian/non-Rotarian
Have a very sound working knowledge of Rotary
Demonstrated leadership and management skills in leading and working with teams.
Have a working knowledge of the Emergency Services in NSW and their relationships.
Leave approved, if appropriate, for the duration of the exchange. Desirable:
Demonstrated ‘Service Above Self’ eg current and active service in Surf Life Saving, Scouts, Church, School, Sport, children’s activities or some other volunteer capacity.
Ability to identify and apply current/accurate knowledge and experience in Rotary In a Vocational and cultural capacity:
To develop/scope the exchange program in consultation with his/her management committee; the exchange District’s management team and the team members.
To complete all agreed reporting, project options developed as a result of the exchange as applied to both Rotary and his/her agency.
To be available as a resource, mentor for future VTT programs, where appropriate.
To make presentations about the exchange as required.
Barry Antees
District Governor 2014-2015
District 9675
Contact: 0413880267
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District website www.rotarydistrict9675.org.au
Rotary International www.rotary.org
Rotary Down Under, your regional magazine www.rotarydownunder.org.au
POSITIONS VACANT
Friendship Exchange- Rotary Friendship Exchange is Rotary's international exchange program for Ro-tarians and their families. Friendship Exchange pro-vides participants the opportunity to experience other cultures by staying in the homes of Rotari-ans in other countries. The program aims to ad-vance international understanding and peace through personal contact across borders while de-veloping interclub relationships for fellowship and service projects. If you know of anyone that would be interested in taking on one of these roles for District please con-
tact :
Andrew Caulfield on 0412 475 750 or
There are positions vacant to chair the following Sub Committees of International Service: Rotarians Against Malaria (RAM)- works to achieve the following objective: “The prevention of mortality, and a reduction in morbidity and social and eco-nomic loss caused by malaria through a progres-sive improvement and strengthening of local and national capabilities malaria control.”
Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children (ROMAC)- aims to provide medical treatment for children from developing countries in the form of life saving and/or dignity restoring surgery not accessible to them in their home country. Shelterbox- provides emergency shelter and vital supplies to support communities around the world overwhelmed by disaster and humanitarian crisis.
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Newsletter Editor: Pennie Holley at [email protected]
District Governor, Barry Antees (M) 04113 880 267 (E) [email protected]
District Secretary, David Bamford (P) 02 9636 1397 (M) 0418 418 722 (E): [email protected]
Webmaster: Drew Sturgiss [email protected]
FaceBook: www.facebook.com/RotaryDistrict9675
District website: www.rotarydistrict9675.org.au Rotary International: www.rotary.org
Rotary Down Under, your regional magazine: www.rotarydownunder.org.au
Conference update:
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online at online at online at
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So as well as …
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