Bob’s Buzz
Hello Everyone
I am looking forward to this week’s meeting. We will start at Marine Rescue Headquarters on the hill where the Marine Rescue team will give us an insight into their volunteering role and how they support and assist those boaters who venture out to sea. After the demonstration will head to the Na Siam for a feast of Thai food. Please remember to let me know by 4:00pm Tuesday if you are or are not attending on Thursday. I need to give firm numbers to the restaurant by Tuesday evening.
At last week’s Board meeting, we formally approved payments that we have made to the various bushfire charities including the Cobargo Bushfire Appeal ($750) and the purchase of the shipping container for Nerrigundah ($1,100).
We also discussed how we can best support our 2018 Rotary Scholar, Alicia Bate as she starts afresh at a new university.
Other discussions included the possibility of a combined meeting with Lions and Quota (Angie to follow up) and future directions of the Club. We agreed to revisit the idea of a ‘Business Breakfast’ to see if a different format will encourage younger people to join Rotary. Please let me know if you have any ideas or suggestions.
Regards Bob
THIS WEEK
This Thursday we meet at Narooma Marine Rescue (old Pilot’s Station) on the southern headland at 6pm for a tour of the facility. We will then go down to the Na Siam Thai restaurant on the Flat for dinner at 7pm. Bob has organised for them to do a banquet for us @ $30 a head. Please let him know final numbers by 4pm Tuesday.
Also, please don’t forget the Markets are this Sunday.
Out and About
Clean Up Australia Sunday 1 March
Our Club has registered with Council to again clean up between Mill Bay and the Apex Boat Ramp on Sunday morning 1 March, with timing TBC depending on tides. So far Bob Aston, John Rungen, Ange Ulrichsen and Laurelle Pacey have volunteered, but more are welcome. Please contact Laurelle if you can help.
Cinders is coming on Thursday 5 March
Please make sure Thursday 5th March is in your diary. Please bring your partners and all your friends (particularly if they are trivia buffs!) to Narooma Golf Club for our annual Cinders Trivia challenge with Moruya Rotary Club. We’re the hosts this year which means we also have to come up with the questions (thank you Peter Bull!). Moruya currently holds the much coveted Cinders trophy and competition will be keen on the night. Moruya Rotarians are currently organising numbers for a bus.
We feed BlazeAid at Cobargo
Our Club has volunteered to provide a meal on Thursday 19 March to the BlazeAid teams working out of Cobargo. BlazeAid is a volunteer-based organisation that works alongside rural families after natural disasters helping rebuild fences and other structures that have been damaged or destroyed, and also helping rebuild local communities. They have been repairing fences in the wider Cobargo area since 23 January. Up until this weekend they have been supplied with dinners from the international charity World Central Kitchen which has operated out of Kelly Eastwood’s Café and Cooking School at Bermagui. We will need a few volunteers to provide salads etc to take down there where we will provide a barbecue dinner to be ready for the volunteer workers at 6.30pm. Please let Bob know if you can help. Dessert ideas?
Bushfire recovery (from Moruya bulletin)
At the Shire level, involving all three clubs, PDG Phil Armstrong is working to establish BlazeAid teams at Moruya. Each team would be led by a skilled fencer supported by fit handymen or handywomen. This activity is centred at the showground. Already there are 110 cases identified as needing new fences. Priority would go first to perimeter fencing for large stock holders. Internal fences and the needs of hobby farmers would be lower on the list. The immediate need is to find fit volunteers and catering teams.
At the District Level, again involving PDG Phil, District Governors past and present are assessing the needs of clubs in the fire areas and possible uses of Designated District Funds. The RAWCS Rotary Australia Relief Fund is now well on its way to top the million dollar mark.
Pride of Workmanship Awards
Our annual Pride of Workmanship Awards are on again this year with the presentations on Thursday 16 April. This is one of our most prestigious events of the year, probably second only to the Changeover. Hopefully we will again have a good response from our local businesses. Please let Laurelle know if you think we should target any particular business.
NEXT WEEK
Our guest speaker is PDG Phil Armstrong who will bring us up to date on BlazeAid at Moruya and Rotary’s involvement in the Bushfire recovery in our area.