Another big night for the Club. As a direct result of members' efforts on ANZAC Day a cheque for $6,531.30 was presented to the Torquay RSL. The Club also donated $4,000.00 to Disaster Aid Australia for the purchase of five Family Survival Packs for cyclone devastated Vanuatu; and a donation of $1,650 was made to the Spring Creek Community Centre to assist with the distribution of their periodic Springboard Newsletter. None of this could have been possible without the hard work by Club members throughout the past year. I would like to offer a personal vote of thanks to all of those who contributed to this effort and to James Taylor and the Team at the Surfcoast Times for the great article in last weeks paper(see above)
Our new Sergeant-at-Arms did an excellent job of fleecing us all once again. Of course all money raised during fines sessions will be donated to the Aquabox project at the end of this Rotary year.
Our speaker this week was Andrew Pipkorn, the District Chair for Australian Rotary Health. He gave an excellent presentation. Further information about his presentation appears elsewhere in this edition.
Remember the meeting on 18th may will be held in the Bistro at the Jan Juc Hotel. That's all from me this week.
Yours in Rotary Service,
Gerard McNamara
President
Rotary Club of Torquay
D9780
Thanks to all Rotarians who assisted with the Strathewen Primary School beach visit last Tuesday. 37 students and 13 adults made the journey this year. We were blessed with an amazingly warm and sunny day which made it a really enjoyable day for the kids.
The only disappointment was that there was not a lot of surf! But that certainly did not detract from the amount of fun that the Kids were having.
This year the the teachers managed their own activities for the kids for the other half of
the day while they were not having their surfing lesson. These included a rock pool ramble, sand sculptures, and searching for creatures in the lagoon.
As usual we provided a BBQ Lunch with salads, fruit & Cakes by Lorraine Sullivan. At the conclusion of the day the kids were presented with some lovely Back Packs and caps which had been kindly donated by Quicksilver. A very big thank you to Quicksilver for their generosity.
Rotarians who have assisted on these Strathewen Days have had the opportunity to talk to the Strathewen parents and teachers about the long slow recovery process from the trauma of Black Saturday. They tell us that the Torquay Beach Day is the highlight of their school year.
As the children file onto the bus proudly bearing their new back packs ready for the long trip home it is hard not to become a little choked with emotion as we say farewell.
It is rewarding to know that through our investment in providing these days we have made a valuable contribution to their healing process of the Strathewen community
What a great dayfor the Surf Coast Dog Walk. The weather couldn't have been better and the people and dogs turned out in force.
Pre Event Registrations were good with 129 Adults, 24 Children, 106 Dogs, 24 Families. Another $410 of registrations were taken on the day.
There was a massive effort by all of the Club to prepare the site starting on Saturday afternoon with erection of the perimeter fence and main arena enclosures.
On the day we had assistance from a group of students from Sacred Heart College doing community service hours as well as some Bunnings staff.
The dogs participated in a 4 klm walk around the Torquay Golf Course to Bells Beach and back to the common. Upon their return there were Sheep Dog and Search & Rescue Dog demonstrations. In the other arena entrants were able to enter novelty events for "Most like their Owner" and best Costume Dog. Dog Races were held and Gail Chrisfield even collected a prize in that event.
Katie Hunter from Dogs for Kids with Disability had a display with more cute DKD dogs on hand and raised a lot of interest in her Charity. Mayor Rose Hodge attended to represent the Shire who were the major supporters of the event.
It will be a few days before all of the funds have come and the final calculations be made on how much the event has made.
So a big thank you Must go to all club members and the organising committee members who contributed to make the event such a success.
Thanks also to Rudi Schols, Mary Elliot & Greg Plumridge for a great collection of photos, if you would like to view all of them CLICK HERE
Kevin Egan from Lions Club & RSL is Urgently seeking collectors to help man the Surfcoast Highway/Darian Rd Intersection for the Royal Childrens Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
He needs 6 People from 10am - 12Noon, and 6 People from 12Noon - 2pm.
If you can spare 2 hours on Good Friday in either of these time slots can you please contact Kevin on 0412 359317
Big finish as another Rotary year comes to an end in Torquay at today's annual changeover of office bearers event. Retiring President Jeanette Crowther was presented with both a Presidential Citation and "Club Central" awards by Assistant Governor Ross Taylor. These awards recognise our Clubs achievements within Rotary District 9780. Gerard McNamara was then inducted as President for 2014-15 presented his management team to everyone present.
If you would like to view all of the photos from the function please CLICK HERE
So that you all know "who's who in the zoo" for this year here is a list of all office bearers on the new committee
Our District 9780 Conference will be held in Bordertown on 11-13 April. Anyone who is interested in attending will need to move quickly, as accommodation in the Bordertown region is very limited
Register Now !
…..online or print off a form & mail in.
Accommodation is still available in Bordertown,
Motels and Home Hosting.
For home hosting please email Monica - sales@championjuicer.com.au
To help with catering it would be appreciated if registrations
could be made before 4th April.
Details on the Conference can be found on the event website. To go to the website CLICK HERE
Sydney is delighted to be hosting the 2014 Rotary International Convention in June 2014
The International Convention provides a great opportunity for likeminded Rotarians to connect, gives you a chance to hear quality speakers , update yourself on Rotary world events
As Sydney is only "up the road" it is an ideal opportunity for Club members to experience an international Rotary Convention
The Convention will be held at Sydney Olympic Park, June 1-4, 2014.
Make sure you book your accommodation soon , as this will be tight
For further information CLICK HERE to view the Convention Website
If you cannot meet one of your assigned duties, Please contact Maggie Isom to advise.
The duty team should arrive no later than 6:00 p.m. Besides the below duties, the assigned team is responsible for Room Setup, Greeting Members and Guests, and Room Tidy at the end of our meeting - see checklist in storeroom or click here .
Date
Duty Team
Program
Chair
GREETING
INVOCATION
Event details
MON 18 MAY
SOCIAL NIGHT
BEACH HOTEL
JAN JUC
SOCIAL NIGHT @ JAN JUC PUB
MON 25 MAY
TREVOR PICKLES
MIKE REED
LLOYD JAMES
THE ROTARIAN BEHIND THE BADGE
PDG ALAN ANDERSON
MON 1 JUNE
CHRIS SIMS
LESLEY SHEDDEN
KATHRYN MCNAMARA
ANDY BRITTAIN - GEELONG KOKODA EXPERIENCE
MON 8 JUNE
NO MEETING
QUEENS BIRTHDAY
HOLIDAY
Please note: The assigned Chairperson for the evening is responsible for writing a short review on the topic presented by the guest speaker of the night and for emailing the review to the Bulletin editor by noon of the following Wednesday
Notifying someone about changes to your meeting attendance is your responsibility!
Our meetings have catered dinners, so if you are unable to attend a meeting, or if your partner is unable to attend a designated Partner's Night, YOU MUST ADVISE us of your or your partner’s absence. This also applies if you are attending the meeting but not dining.
There are two ways to do this, either record the information in advance in the "Apology Book" that is available at each meeting or telephone 03-5222-2022. An answering service operates out of hours.
All apologies must be made no later than 9.00AM on the Monday of the meeting (unless other arrangements were addressed in the Bulletin).
If no apology is recorded by that time, the absentee member will be issued with an invoice to pay the Club the dinner fee of $25 for your non-attendance, and/or that of your partner if it is an official Partner's Night.
REMEMBER on "Partners Nights" it is assumed that you partner IS attending unless you apologise for them!
Remember if you are bringing guests or your partner (to a non-partner night) you need to notify us of the extra number of persons who will be attending.
Absence on travel is not an excuse. It must be recorded beforehand in the “Apology Book”.
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the day while they were not having their surfing lesson. These included a rock pool ramble, sand sculptures, and searching for creatures in the lagoon.
the Strathewen parents and teachers about the long slow recovery process from the trauma of Black Saturday. They tell us that the Torquay Beach Day is the highlight of their school year. 
What a great dayfor the Surf Coast Dog Walk. The weather couldn't have been better and the people and dogs turned out in force.
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The dogs participated in a 4 klm walk around the Torquay Golf Course to Bells Beach and back to the common. Upon their return there were Sheep Dog and Search & Rescue Dog demonstrations. In the other arena entrants were able to enter novelty events for "Most like their Owner" and best Costume Dog. Dog Races were held and Gail Chrisfield even collected a prize in that event.
event. 
Kevin Egan from Lions Club & RSL is Urgently seeking collectors to help man the Surfcoast Highway/Darian Rd Intersection for the Royal Childrens Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
To check your BBQ commitments the Roster attached it can be found on Clubrunner under "Club Documents" 
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This program is supported by the District Public Relations grant for all clubs in District 9780 to promote their projects. Live streaming means that this can be listened to globally via your computer. Click below to listen live....
