NNee w

wss ll

ee tt tt

ee rr

ooff

tt hhee

RRoo

tt aarr yy

CCll uu

bb oo

ff EE s

s ssee n

n dd o

o nn

II nncc ..

President: Grant Sheldon Editorial Executive: Stephen Roe

Volume 78 Issue 40 Tuesday 30th

April 2013

This Week’s Meeting: A bumper crowd was on hand for today’s meeting. We enjoyed a video diary from Japanese exchange student, Elliott Neagle, about Japanese housing and the downside of paper walls! This video can be viewed by visiting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNeh-6O1yTg. Others in the series can also be accessed by typing ‘Elliott Neagle’ into You Tube. President Grant then had the honour of inducting Margot Green as an honorary member of our Club. Introduced by PP Peter Duras, Margot is a long-time friend to many and the wife of recently departed former member and Past President, Dr. John Green. John had retired to Woodend where he lent his considerable talents and energy to the local Rotary Club, but he kept his contacts with Essendon alive through regular trips down the highway on a Tuesday afternoon. In accepting honorary membership, Margot paid tribute to John and their mutual love of Rotary and expressed her appreciation for the enduring friendships at the Rotary Club of Essendon.

Anthony Taranto then presented a most entertaining ’Behind the Badge’ address. A consultant radiologist with the Future Medical Imaging Group (FMIG), Anthony’s heritage is mixed with an Italian father and an English/Irish mother. Anthony’s great-grandfather brought his son to Australia at the age of 9 seeking a better life, only to return to Italy after a few months leaving the young boy with friends in Sydney. Anthony’s grandfather was quickly put to work by his new family and received no formal schooling – so much for a better life! Anthony’s grandmother arrived here at the age of two and left school by the time she was 12. What the pair lacked in education, they made up for in hard work establishing a market garden and then a fruit shop in Paddington.

NNee w

wss ll

ee tt tt

ee rr

ooff

tt hhee

RRoo

tt aarr yy

CCll uu

bb oo

ff EE s

s ssee n

n dd o

o nn

II nncc ..

Anthony was born in Brisbane to a GP father and a school teacher mother. The family moved to Muswellbrook in NSW when Anthony was seven where he enjoyed the freedom of country life and water sports in the local river. One year later, Anthony became seriously ill and his father, diagnosing meningitis, rushed him to hospital. Anthony recovered fully and his father’s professionalism swayed Anthony to also pursue a career in medicine. As a youth, Anthony was a keen sportsman and played cricket and Aussie Rules Football. He attended boarding school from Year 9, occasionally breaking curfew with his mates to fish for flathead at Lane Cove at 3am to have it cooked for the next night’s dinner by the amenable school chef. Anthony was also involved in surf life saving and the successful resuscitation of a teenager further encouraged him on his path to a medical degree. He studied medicine at Sydney University, undertook elective placements to Tonga and the Northern Territory and completed clinical training at Royal Prince Alfred (RPA) Hospital. Several of his tutors were regulars on the TV show subsequently filmed at the same hospital. His first medical position was as a resident in the emergency department at Westmead Hospital in western Sydney. It was here in 1991 that he met the lovely Lilia who had also completed a medical degree, and they married in 1996. Their honeymoon in Cairns was not without incident – on a scuba-diving trip they became separated from the boat which departed the scene only to return when the skipper conducted a belated head count. Undeterred, they took a second dive and both almost ran out of oxygen! They’ve breathed much more easily back on dry land and now have three children, Clare 14, Maddie 12 and James 4½. Anthony subsequently decided to commit to a further five years of study and specialise in radiology. He applied for several positions along the east coast and moved to Melbourne when accepted at the Northern Hospital in 1998. He has lectured at Victoria University, worked as a consultant specialist at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and continues to teach radiology trainees at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Anthony became a partner with FMIG in 2006 and the group now boasts four practice sites housing 2 MRI units, 4 CT scanners and numerous ultrasound machines. Anthony views radiology as a service to other medical specialities noting that all other fields of medicine will at some stage require the use of medical imaging. He also noted the advances in imaging equipment with the benefit to patients being an accurate diagnosis without the need for an initial invasive procedure. We then viewed several images produced by different machines. Of interest to football supporters, a CT scan won’t show an ACL rupture whereas an MRI provides a very clear picture of the damaged ligament. Regarding breast scans, a mammogram will not show tumours in dense breast tissue but an MRI scan will clearly show potential areas of concern. An interesting and very educational talk by one of our newer and very keen members. Well done Andrew!

NNee w

wss ll

ee tt tt

ee rr

ooff

tt hhee

RRoo

tt aarr yy

CCll uu

bb oo

ff EE s

s ssee n

n dd o

o nn

II nncc ..

Today’s attendance:

41 members plus Daryl Lee (RC of Strathmore) and guests PDG Graham Allison, Jan Thomas,

Irene Landgren, Mary Henderson, Gaye Cariss, Gail Leask, Sue

Duras, Lilia Taranto and newly inducted honorary member,

Margot Green.

Birthdays:

None this week

Club Anniversaries: Anne Rogers 1990

Michael Mahoney 2007 Barbara Wyatt 2010

We’re this close!

WHO DO YOU KNOW

WHO WOULD MAKE A GREAT

ROTARIAN?

.

The Rotary Club of Essendon

P.O Box 161

Essendon, VIC 3040

Club President: Grant Sheldon

Club Secretary: Rob Thomas

www.rcessendon.com.au

Guest speaker Anthony Taranto was able to quell

his nerves with a fine bottle of wine but the

jackpot lives on at

$400

Contact

To facilitate its widest

distribution, please forward

to your editor any email

address to which you would

like Contact sent – partners,

friends, other family

members?

Spread the good word!

The Four Way Test:

Of the things we think, say or do:

Is it the TRUTH?

Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Bring a prospective member to lunch

and pay only 50% of the cost

of lunch for the first two

lunches for your guest.

NNee w

wss ll

ee tt tt

ee rr

ooff

tt hhee

RRoo

tt aarr yy

CCll uu

bb oo

ff EE s

s ssee n

n dd o

o nn

II nncc ..

Public speaking competition

Organised by the Aitken College Interact Club and the Rotary Club of Essendon.

Topic: Should junk food be sold at the canteen Date: Monday 6th May Time: 1:30pm Venue: Aitken College, 1010 Mickleham Road, Greenvale The Rotary Club of Essendon is awarding $100 to the winner. Rotarians are encouraged to attend to support this New Generations project. Anyone interested in attending please contact Barbara Wyatt for further information.

Charlotte’s home meal hosting roster:

Please swap your assigned date with another member if it does not suit. Contact Barbara Wyatt if you would like more information.

Rotary Club of Essendon’s 78th Charter Night

Date: Tuesday 21st May 2013

Time: 6.30pm for 7pm ****6.30pm for 7pm

Venue: Ascot House, Fenton Street, Ascot Vale

Cost: $70 per head

R.S.V.P. 13/5/2013 to Michael Pepi 0419 348 191

Speaker: Jonathan Kolieb. Jonathan is an Australian lawyer committed to the field of international conflict resolution. Formerly as special assistant to Ambassador Morton Abramowitz in Washington DC, he researched and wrote about a wide range of international crises and conflicts including Burma, North Korea, the Balkans, Turkey, Darfur and the Middle East.

Rotary International Convention 2013

06/05/13 Veronica O'Sullivan 10/06/13 Glenn Smith

13/05/13 Roger Priestley 17/06/13 Sam Tartaglia

20/05/13 Michael Portelli 24/06/13 Rob Thomas

27/05/13 Denis Rietdyk 01/07/13 Graeme Wood

03/06/13 Anne Rogers 08/07/13 Anthony Taranto

The 2013 RI Convention will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, 23-26 June. Members intending to participate are kindly asked to contact Secretary Rob Thomas for Club Convention Registration.

NNee w

wss ll

ee tt tt

ee rr

ooff

tt hhee

RRoo

tt aarr yy

CCll uu

bb oo

ff EE s

s ssee n

n dd o

o nn

II nncc ..

Cathy Nicou and Shirley Kukk are coordinating the packing of a container bound for the Philippines. A packing morning will be held on Saturday 11 May at the Scerri house, 21 Cooper Street Essendon, 9am - 12pm and the girls would love to hear from anyone who may be able to assist.

Table cloths Soap Shampoo Utensils, plates, cups, bowls Art materials Beanbags Children’s bikes School bags

Bahay Tuluyan Bahay Tuluyan is in need of a number of items including: Children’s books Bedsheets, towels & pillow cases Sports equipment Kindergarten/school quality toys Board games Stationery Toothbrushes & toothpaste Pots and pans, kitchen containers Classroom equipment (tables & chairs) Also, prizes are being sought for the Annual BT dinner on 17 May. Please contact Shirley or Cathy for pick up or drop off of any items you can provide.

NNee w

wss ll

ee tt tt

ee rr

ooff

tt hhee

RRoo

tt aarr yy

CCll uu

bb oo

ff EE s

s ssee n

n dd o

o nn

II nncc ..

Summary of a March 2013 report by Dr. Michael Augello working in Myanmar as

part of the Emergency Medicine Development Project

Last year we bought a house in Melbourne which we will move into on our return from Myanmar. As part of the sale negotiations we discovered the agent was a member of the Rotary Club of Essendon. The Rotary Club of Essendon had been visiting Myanmar and donating equipment to various hospitals for over 10 years. Thus, we continued our conversations, and in late March a delegation led by Simon Cookson and Timothy Anderson attended Yangon General Hospital and donated some equipment for use in the Yangon Emergency Department where we are based. In the medical ward, the vital signs monitor donated increased the monitoring equipment available in the medical ward 100% - from nothing to 1 monitor! Whilst they did have an old ECG machine, it required each lead to be manually selected, and then printed sequentially by starting and stopping the ECG paper. As it had no portable power, the patients were constantly moved to the ECG machine location to obtain an ECG. The new ECG machine has a battery making it portable, and requires the press of a single button to achieve the desired result. The first ECG we did on a patient showed an arrhythmia which needed immediate treatment! A similar lack of equipment also existed in the Surgical Emergency Ward. They now have a vital signs monitor available to monitor their sickest emergency patient. They also have an ECG machine negating the need to send the patient to a different ward to obtain an ECG. The first patient that obtained an ECG after training was an elderly monk with diabetes and a foot wound complicated by tetanus. He later developed volatile blood pressure and pulses, and despite ICU care died several days later. In the trauma receiving area, it also increased the amount of equipment available for use in their 'resuscitation' room. After some more training, they will now also have the potential to integrate the use of ultrasound in their algorithms for the initial resuscitation of a major trauma case which has become the standard of care in much of the developed world. We had the opportunity to demonstrate that also the same week with a multi trauma patient with head, abdominal and leg injuries.

The equipment donated included 3 vital sign monitors, 3 pulse oximeters, 2 single track ECG machines, an oxygen concentrator and a portable Ultrasound scanner with a 3.5 MHz probe. There was a donation ceremony and a quick tour of the department. It increased some of the basic equipment available in the department substantially. Over the next week, the EM18 with our assistance deployed the equipment to the 3 separate areas of the department and trained some of the key staff in its use.

NNee w

wss ll

ee tt tt

ee rr

ooff

tt hhee

RRoo

tt aarr yy

CCll uu

bb oo

ff EE s

s ssee n

n dd o

o nn

II nncc ..

The Abdominal FAST (focused abdominal sonography in trauma) performed by Michael was positive for free fluid confirming bleeding (as well as a worm in the liver!). He also unfortunately succumbed to his multiple injuries. The local trainees will obtain some further training on ultrasound throughout the rest of the year, and whilst more time will be needed to become proficient, having the equipment means that ultimately it will be possible. The equipment had an equivalent Australian value of USD19,000 and was kindly donated by the Rotary Club of Essendon with the assistance of the DAK foundation. It takes a lot of people donating time, equipment and money to improve health care in the developing world.

Donating equipment without training isn't as effective, and vice versa. This equipment was much needed and will be well used. One ECG machine was onto its second roll of paper the day after it was commissioned! It will also facilitate our training and teaching endeavours by enabling the conversion of theory into practice. Whilst buying a house may have made Shona and I a little poorer, it had unexpected positive benefits for Emergency Medicine development in Myanmar, and will help save many lives.

NNee w

wss ll

ee tt tt

ee rr

ooff

tt hhee

RRoo

tt aarr yy

CCll uu

bb oo

ff EE s

s ssee n

n dd o

o nn

II nncc ..

The office of Assistant Governor (AG) was created in 1996 as a key element of the District Leadership Plan, the organisational structure for all districts which was adopted by the RI Board in an effort to help District Governors better support their clubs. AGs are appointed by the District Governor (DG) to assist in the administration of assigned clubs which are grouped into clusters. These key Rotary leaders help incoming club Presidents plan for their year and for the DG’s official visit, advise clubs on strategies to achieve goals, and visit their assigned clubs at least four times a year.

The District Governor (DG) performs a very significant function in the world of Rotary. He or she is the single officer of Rotary International in the geographic area called a Rotary District. DGs train extensively at a worldwide International Assembly and provide quality control for the 34,300 Rotary clubs of the world. They are responsible for maintaining high performance within the clubs of their district. A DG is a very experienced Rotarian who generously devotes a year to the volunteer task of leadership and makes at least one official visit to each club in the district. The DG has a wealth of knowledge about current Rotary programs, purposes, policies, and goals, and is a person of recognised high standing in his or her profession, community, and Rotary club.

The role of Assistant Governor In addition to providing more responsive support for clubs, AGs also form a pool of well-trained district leaders from which to select future DGs. The Rotary Club of Essendon belongs to the Gateway cluster and our AG is Mark Schirmer from the Rotary Club of Laverton-Point Cook. Mark has become a good friend to many at our Club in his three-year tenure as our AG.

The role of District Governor

The DG must supervise the organisation of new clubs and strengthen existing ones. He or she performs a host of specific duties to ensure that the quality of Rotary does not falter in the district, and is responsible for promoting and implementing all programs and activities of the RI President and Board of Directors. The DG plans and directs a district conference and other special events. We belong to District 9800 (D9800) which comprises 71 clubs and we are led this year by DG Dennis Shore from the Rotary Club of Hawthorn.

NNee w

wss ll

ee tt tt

ee rr

ooff

tt hhee

RRoo

tt aarr yy

CCll uu

bb oo

ff EE s

s ssee n

n dd o

o nn

II nncc ..

All creatures great and small….. It’s always the kids that suffer. (Her name is Debra).

Helpful tips for the week…..

Zippers won't stick if you rub them with the edge of a bar of soap

Wood screws turn more easily in tight-

fitting holes when threads are rubbed with

a slightly wet bar of soap

NNee w

wss ll

ee tt tt

ee rr

ooff

tt hhee

RRoo

tt aarr yy

CCll uu

bb oo

ff EE s

s ssee n

n dd o

o nn

II nncc ..

Thanks to our valued sponsors…..

Help yourself and help the Club by banking with

Strathmore Community Bank. For example,

take out a home loan and the club will receive

up to $500. Take out a 3 month fixed term

deposit and the club will receive up to $50.

For more details drop into the branch at 337 Napier St or call branch Manager Philip Stewart on 9374-2607.

Please support the bank which supports us!

Location! Location!

Location!

Your company’s name and logo

would look great here and you’d be

supporting our Club at the same

time.

Please contact Michael Mahoney to

take advantage of this prime

advertising spot!

NNee w

wss ll

ee tt tt

ee rr

ooff

tt hhee

RRoo

tt aarr yy

CCll uu

bb oo

ff EE s

s ssee n

n dd o

o nn

II nncc ..

Great work for our Club by the East West Pantry, Centreway, Keilor East

For your diary…..

DATE EVENT VENUE

Tuesday 7/5/2013 Club Day Fredricks

Tuesday 14/5/2013 Joe Bradbury Awardees – Ben Roehlen and Chantelle White

Fredricks

Tuesday 21/5/2013 Charter Night 6.30pm for 7pm – no day meeting!

Ascot House

Tuesday 28/5/2013 Bernadette Schwerdt - ‘Behind the Badge’ Fredricks

Tuesday 4/6/2013 Des Malcolm – Breathometer project plus a speaker from the ‘Fit 2 Drive’ program

Fredricks

Tuesday 11/6/2013 Charlotte Salmon - Exchange Student Fredricks

Tuesday 18/6/2013 President Grant - Year in Review Fredricks

Tuesday 25/6/2013 No meeting in lieu of President’s Night NO MEETING

Saturday 29/6/2013 President’s Night Sherwood Receptions, Greenvale

Monica and Michael, owners of the East West Pantry at 14 Centreway, Keilor East have a Rotary Club of Essendon Inc. collection box on their counter. They do not take tips but encourage their customers to donate to local charities. Monica says they are happy to support the Rotary Club of Essendon because of the great work the Club does in the community. It has always been their philosophy to encourage staff and customers to be community focused. The Rotary box has been cashed in on two occasions and a total of $210 has been collected. A great effort. Thanks to Monica, Michael and the customers of The East West Pantry. If your local coffee shop would also like to have a collection box, please contact Glenn Smith.