Moe eBulletin #55 (Sep 03, 2021)

R.I. Theme 2021-22

Di Harrison

President 2021-22

Women In Rotary

CLUB SPONSORS

Helen MacDonald
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FOUR WAY TEST
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

INVOCATION

For Good Food
for Good Fellowship
and the Opportunity to
Serve through Rotary

WE GIVE THANKS

ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR
Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are one and free,

We've golden soil and wealth for toil,
Our home is girt by sea,
Our land abounds in natures gifts,

Of beauty rich and rare,
In history's page, let every stage

Advance Australia Fair!
In joyful strains then let us sing,
"Advance Australia Fair!"

OCTOBER

Rotary Area of Focus

Economic and Community Development Month

Moe Bulletin Issue No. #55

Rotary Club of Moe

Chairs of Committee's to decide whether to have a Zoom meeting on Monday 6th September

Di's Dialogue #57

Member Birthdays

Len Cairns

October 5

David Power

October 7

Bill Connell

October 22

Spouse Birthdays

Kerry

October 22

Reshma

October 23

Anniversaries

Alan Bishop

Maureen Bishop

October 13

Maureen Bishop

Alan Bishop

October 13

Join Date

Dave Wood

October 1, 1990

31 years

Bryce Eishold

October 23, 2017

4 years

Julian Yeatman

October 27, 1975

46 years

Rotary’s new Area of Focus – Protecting the Environment

On July 1^st 2021, Protecting the Environment officially became Rotary’s seventh area of focus, in addition to Promoting Peace; Supporting Education; Saving Mothers and Children, Fighting Disease; and Providing Clean Water, Sanitation and Hygiene as outlined in the Our Causes page on the Rotary International website.

Rotarians are committed to Protecting the Environment by supporting activities that strengthen the conservation and protection of natural resources, advance ecological sustainability, and foster harmony between communities and the environment. This is being done directly with projects on the ground, as well as endeavouring to influence policy and planning for the future.

Rotary’s aim is to empower communities to access grants and other resources, embrace local solutions, and spur innovation in an effort to address the causes and reduce the effects of climate change and environmental degradation. More information is available at www.rotary.org/en/our-causes

To mark this new area of focus, the Rotary Club of Moe International and Foundation Committee have been working on developing a banner to promote the work of Rotary as we conduct activities and programs in our local community. We are looking forward to doing more work in this important 7^th Area of Focus into the future.

Diane Wilkinson

Chair, International & Foundation Committee

FUNNIES

Tax Office

Whether you are an Aussie or not, I think you will find this one amusing and oh so true.

The Australian Tax Office actually commented on this one, emphasising the importance of accuracy in tax returns.

The ATO has returned the Tax Return to a man in Townsville after he apparently answered one of the questions.

In response to the question,

"Do you have anyone dependent on you?"

The man wrote,

"2.1 million illegal immigrants,

1.1 million crackheads,

4.4 million unemployable scroungers,

80,000 criminals in over 85 prisons plus

450 idiots in Parliament, thousands of 'retired politicians' and an entire group that call themselves 'Senators'

The ATO stated that the response he gave was "unacceptable."

The man responded by asking ATO, "Who did I leave out?"

Supplied by Ross Maxfield

INVOCATION ROSTER –
Date	Member

Please Note: Members are encouraged to arrive at the meeting venue from 6.00pm for 6.30pm start.

MONTHLY MEETING SCHEDULE
1st Monday of Month	General Club Meeting followed by Club Service Committee meeting	6.30 - 7.00 7.00 - 8.00	Committee Service Meetings to be organised by Chairs with an Agenda prepared beforehand and circulated
2nd Monday of Month	General Club Meeting	6.30 - 8.00pm	Rotary "Areas of Focus"* Club Service Meeting TBA on another night as needed. May be held via Zoom if Club Service Committee prefers
3rd Monday of Month	General Club gathering Board Meeting	6.30 - 7.00 7.00 - 8.30pm
4th Monday of Month	Club Assembly	6.30 - 8.00pm	All Chairs and Secretary to report to the club
5th Monday of Month	Partner's night/Social Evening	TBA	*Guest Speaker/Program activity to be planned according to Rotary's Areas of Focus

COMMITTEES	V.1.2
BOARD	VOCAT. & YOUTH	COMMUNITY	INT'NATIONAL/ F'DATION	CLUB ADMIN
Di Harrison (Pres)	R Noakes (Chair)	A Bishop (Chair)	D Wilkinson (Chair)	D Harrison (Pres)
M Bishop (Sec)	B Eishold	R Maxfield	P Kingsbury	B Puddy (Treas)
B Puddy (Treas)	H Morrison	J Hunt	B Puddy	M Bishop (Sec/Web))
H Morrison (PP)	D Harrison	B Connell	M Koch	R Taylor (Program/Media)
A Bishop (C)	K Lucas	D. Wood	K Manani	H MacDonald (Bulletin)
R Noakes (C)	R Taylor	B.Dunstan	J Hutchinson	L Cairns (CPO)
D Wilkinson (F/I)	M Bishop	A Sinnott	D.Power	S Guo (Attendance)
L Cairns (PP)		L Cairns	S Guo	R Maxfield (Historian)
EXEC SEC	GOLF COMMITTEE	H MacDonald	R Crooks	R Noakes (Zoom)
B Puddy	R Taylor	J Yeatman	B Paull	B Eishold (FB/Social)
M Bishop	M.Bishop	Lyn Cassar		B Dunstan (Sarg)
MEMBERSHIP	J.Hutchinson		TEC'NOLGY/ WEB/BULLETIN
Di Harrison (Co-op)	A.Bishop	CATERING	B Eishold (FB)	Club Property Officers
A Bishop (Co-op)	Di Harrison (ex offio)	L Cassar	M Bishop (Website)	R Maxfield
R Taylor (Co-0p)			H MacDonald (Bulletin)	A Bishop

Every $45 donation will protect one child

(Donations are tax deductible, a receipt will be provided)