THIS MONDAY 28TH JUN AT THE INTERNATIONAL CLUB, 6.00 PM FOR 6.30 PM - CHANGEOVER DINNER MEETING
Hope to see you all there. Please let Julie Beddow know if you are coming.
She is still waiting on a few RSVP’s 0428 178 618.
ATTENDANCE OFFICER FROM 1ST JULY.
Please note that after the 30th June, Peter Watters will be the Attendance Officer. He will be the person to call if you are in the Monday Club and are an apology for the 2nd and 4th Monday dinner meetings, if you are bringing a guest, or a Satellite Club member attending a Monday meeting. Peter Watters mobile number is 0427 583 1904.
RURAL MINDS MH PROGRAM
Heather and Peter Watters, Julia Hassall and Julie Beddow cooked a meal for members of the Ballandean Community in response to a request from the Disaster MH Recovery Team on Friday evening 18th June at the Ballandean Hall. Although numbers were low, those that attended enjoyed the BBQ and the information and support from the Recovery Team. Kristie Lambert is the current Clinical Nurse Consultant in TRAIC Program. Kristie along with the Executive Director of Mental Health service delivered Rural Minds Program to the attendees.
MEALS ON WHEELS WEEK
St Josephs Students Addison and Tyler assisted Chaplan John Mahoney with Meals on Wheels today along with Catherine and Jim Barnes and Liz Duell.
ROCK SEAT AT QUART POT CREEK
The Quart Pot Creek Seat project was realised Tuesday 15th June by Rotary Club of Stanthorpe’s Service Director Geoff Marsden’s and his team, Alec Harslett, Trevor Marsden. This was put in place under the supervision of Mick Mahoney from Council Parks and Reserves. It is an amazing Granite Rock Seat with superb views up and down the creek. It is situated below the Information Centre beside the weir and when sitting there the water flowing over the weir is a reminder of how precious water is here in Stanthorpe and the surrounding District.
This project began with an idea in 2017 during Morwenna Harslett’s year as President of the Rotary Club of Stanthorpe. The project is a result of a community grant donated by our local RSL, which was for a seat at Quart Pot Creek. A plaque acknowledging RSL and Rotary will be put in place in the near future. The position for the seat is in a delightful spot and people will be able to enjoy the beautiful views up the creek from the weir to the colourful thermometer and downstream towards the bridge and beyond.
The original idea was going to be an aluminium seat which would have rechargeable facilities attached and solar panels to recharge the batteries. There are similar seats in other areas in Queensland. Visitors and locals could sit and enjoy the views while their mobile devices recharged. This is still a possible project, but was not accepted by locals as suitable for this spot.
The Rotary Club of Stanthorpe Club Service Director Geoff Marsden and his committee, settled on a new plan. We had holdups, Covid, then the weather wasn’t suitable. The installers undertook Work Place Health and Safety Training and after consultation with Southern Downs Regional Council it is now in place. The construction was under the supervision of Mick Mahoney from Council Parks and Reserves. The granite rock seat was transported by Alec Harslett from his property in Amiens at “Foxbar Falls”. The granite rock seat was installed Tuesday 15th June 2021 by 8am. Alec transported the rock on his truck, and installed it with his tractor’s forklift. Alec has had practice at Foxbar Falls with installing granite tables and seats, so it was all done by 9.30am. Trevor Marsden was in charge of the levelling, drilling of the steel rods into the Granite Base Rock, the concrete base and the finishing touches. The concrete was supplied thanks to Walls Sand and Gravel Stanthorpe. Of course the weight of this rock will ensure it remains in place for generations to come.
Rotary has been instrumental in placing much of the infrastructure around that part of Quart Pot Creek below the Information Centre, including two shelters including Rotary BBQ shelter and tables and seating. There are several other working bee Projects being organised to tidy up some of the rock areas along the creek in the coming months. Rotarians are “People of Action”. For more information about Rotary Projects or to get involved, visit Rotary Club of Stanthorpe website https://stanthorperotary.org
HONOUR BOARD FOR SATELLITE CLUB
It was decided at the Assembly, that an Honour Board be installed in the Rotary Room at the International Club to honour the Chair and Secretary of the Satellite Club. Peter Watters is organising this.
BULLETIN EDITOR AND CHIEF ANNUAL REPORT COORDINATOR
A special thank you to Melissa Pascoe for her support putting the annual report together and all the bulletins this year.
MAKING MEMBERSHIP MEMORABLE DISTRICT CONFERENCE
(137) Can we make "M & M's" in Rotary District 9640 Australia? - YouTube
An online interactive presentation by Jason Browne, Public Image Coordinator Zone 28 and 29 Pennsylvania State University Rotary. The presentation took place at Rotary District 9640 Conference 2021.
At District conference, Anna Henderson our 2020 Youth Exchange Student who went to Italy told her story about the challenges of being in the Youth Exchange program during COVID 19 pandemic.
She carried the Italian flag during the opening ceremony. Anna is joining us for our Changeover Dinner. If you read the last DG newsletter you would have seen this already, but if you didn’t its worth a listen.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
JOKE OF THE WEEK
What did the 30 degree angle say to the 90 degree angle?
You think you are always right.