Julie’s Jots
Last Thursday night was another fun get-together at Lynch’s Pub. It was wonderful that Pina brought along her neighbour who was originally from Finland!
The Prostate Cancer Support Group this Wednesday (6th) welcomes guest speaker Jarrod Flynn from the Shoalhaven Cancer Care Centre. The November Board meeting the next day will be fairly comprehensive. The agenda includes discussion of some of the great ideas that came out of the presentations at the recent Community Group workshop that Lynn and I attended on behalf of the Club, and how we might explore them further with Members.
We will have another inspiring night next Thursday (14th) when Narooma Preschool Director Kathy Phipps will outline the new localised Indigenous programme her Team developed in association with our local Yuin community for theirs and other early childhood centres in our area. It included significant inputs from Trish Ellis, Natalie Bateman, and Eddie Moore. Please invite others to join us. We will then present Kathy and her Team with a Vocational Excellence Award.
Our Annual General Meeting is on Thursday 5 December 2024. Positions in the Club will become vacant for the 2025-26 year. All members are encouraged to attend this meeting. A nomination form for committee positions will be circulated soon.
THIS WEEK
Wednesday, 6 November 6.30pm, Narooma Golf Club: Narooma Prostate Cancer Support Group with guest speaker Jarrod Flynn, Coordinator, Shoalhaven Cancer Care Centre Co-ordinator
Thursday, 7 November 5.15pm: Board Meeting, Narooma Golf Club.
The Week that Was
From Moruya Rotary Club
Moruya Rotary’s profit from its recent charity golf day was almost $13,000, a fantastic result. The funds will go to the Carer’ Accommodation fund for the new Eurobodalla Regional Hospital. They had 84 golfers tee off and 122 booked for dinner. President Allen made special mention in this week newsletter of the wonderful organisational and motivational skills of John Spencer, John Gillett and Jeff Proud who worked closely with Moruya Golf Club and contributed so much to the Golf Day’s success.
Out and About
A date for your Diary
Our next Rotary Business Networking Breakfast on Thursday 21st November (7am sharp) should be fascinating and timely with a great line-up of panel speakers on the coming tourism season. Five local business people (accommodation, hospitality, activities and retail) will each talk for about five minutes maximum on the approaching busy summer season – their expectations and anticipated challenges. They are Teaghan Abbott of Easts Holiday Park, Sally Bouckley of Southbound Escapes, Victor Costa of Merivale, Tania McHugh of She Fashion of Narooma and Bermagui, and Tash Clutterbuck of Oyster Farmer’s Daughter. We intend starting the panel promptly at 7.15am so hopefully everyone will be able to have some breakfast, grab a coffee and be ready by then. Bookings with Laurelle please by Monday COB 18th. Cost $10.
Bay Rotarians have fun with Three Ps
About this time each year, Bay Rotarians dust off their poetry and jokes for their annual Pizza Poetry & Plonk Night which from all accounts is a lot of fun. It’s next Thursday 14 November, this year at the Meals on Wheels premises. The cost is $15 pp.
NEXT THURSDAY 14 November
Our guest speaker will be Narooma Preschool Director Kathy Phipps and her Team who developed a new localised Indigenous programme for the Preschool to meet curriculum changes introduced earlier this year. They developed it in association with our local Yuin community. They then shared the programme with 20 other early childhood centres in the Eurobodalla. Kathy will outline what they have done. The Award presentation will follow. The Club has rarely given a Vocational Excellence Award; it’s for someone who not only does a great job in their vocation, but also goes above and beyond.
Please invite friends and partners. Please let Gero know if you are coming or not by noon Monday 11th.