Julie’s Jots
This week’s meeting should be really uplifting hearing from Kathy Phipps, Narooma Preschool Director, about the great indigenous curriculum unit the Preschool Team has created. Their efforts are well deserving of our Vocational Excellence Award. Unfortunately I will miss it but I am delighted Hilma will be there; it should be a special night.
Hilma is moving from the Penglase family at Bermagui this weekend to her new host family Françoise and John at Dalmeny. The Penglases have been so fantastic and generous, including taking Hilma to Sydney (climbed the Harbour Bridge) and Melbourne during her stay. We are so very grateful for all they have done.
The Prostate Cancer Support Group meeting last Wednesday night was excellent with our interesting guest speaker Jarrod Flynn, Coordinator of the Shoalhaven Cancer Care Centre. We were nine people all up, including Mike Young and myself.
THIS WEEK
Our guest speaker will be Narooma Preschool Director Kathy Phipps with 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 then 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. Gero asks to please let Laurelle know by noon on Tuesday at the latest (Gero will be away) if you are coming and whether you will be bringing guests (please also send Laurelle their names).
The Week that Was
From last week’s Board meeting
Matters included:
- Our AGM is on Thursday 5 December at the Golf Club.
- All members and Friends of Rotary who work at the markets in the food van or with the barbecue should do the free online NSW Food Authority Food Handling course.
- The Board decided to top up the amount raised at the Lift the Lid night to make a $500.00 donation to Australian Rotary Health.
- Susanna tabled a report on Hilma’s doings. Hilma’s highlights included doing the 34km bike ride at the Bermagui Reboot (medal to prove it!), and attending the District Conference in Mittagong where she stayed with Bowral Rotarians and a French exchange student. District has approved Hilma’s request to go to Queensland in December to play volleyball with the Narooma High team. What a great experience but unfortunately she will miss our Christmas party.
- Our Polio Film night at the Kinema has been postponed until 2025.
Out and About
From Moruya Rotary
Moruya sees the year 2025-2026 as when the problems of an aging membership are offset by an intake of younger members. At the AGM they will create a Board position Director Membership 2025-2026 to give priority to recruitment and retention of younger members. They have three new members “in the process of induction”.
NEXT THURSDAY
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. The panel of 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, Narooma; 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. Please let Laurelle know by Monday 18 November if you are coming. Cost is $10.