In Gear R O T A R Y C L U B O F B E A U M A R I S W E E K L Y B U L L E T I N

Number 14, 28 September 2015

Next Meetings

THURSDAY 1 OCTOBER

Speaker: Lawrence Reddaway

Topic: Australia to England by kombi van

Chair: Charmaine Jansz

AV: Malcolm Parks

Cash Desk:John Beaty & Max Darby

Host: Mike Hede

THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER

Speaker: Jim Grigoriou

Topic: IP development between CSIRO, Universities

and Companies

Chair: David Langworthy

AV: Adrian Culshaw

Cash Desk: Kerrie Geard & Max Darby

Host: David Hone

THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER

AGM

Speaker: Chris Werner

Topic: New Member's Talk

Chair: John Sime

AV: Adrian Culshaw

Cash Desk: Anthony Nixon & Linda Douch

Host: Charmaine Jansz

THURSDAY 22ND OCTOBER

FELLOWSHIP NIGHT RMGC

2014—2015

Serving the Community since 1985

Presidents Report A light Rotary week for your President. The only extra meeting I had was an informal and yet productive meet-ing of the Interna-tional Committee before the normal meeting on Thurs-day. I almost didn’t know what to do with myself, but we went up to our holi-day place at Dunolly for the weekend. Again another tre-mendous speaker Dr Bruce Wellson “Happiness, anywhere, anytime” reminding us how well off we are here, and in this time, and in this country. I have taken to heart his mantra of 5 positive com-ments to one negative for a happy relationship , I’m having to think of the mantra as 5 positive com-ments and actions. We received a reminder that it is Victoria Police Blue Ribbon day on Tuesday September 29, 2015, take a moment to think of our Police this week .I always think of the two policemen murdered in Moorabbin , Sergeant Gary Silk and Senior Consta-ble Rodney Miller on the 16th of August 1998, killed just for doing their job .Think of them and others like them. Next week we have the Kombi Van man, Lawrence

Reddaway “ Australia to England by Kombi Van” ,

I’m really looking forward to that, more of the won-

derful speakers Greg has sourced for us.

Yours in Rotary

Trish

Contents

1 Presidents Report 2 Polio Eradication 4 Guest Speaker 6 Next Fellowship Night 7 MITS 8 Club Structure / Picture of Week

Unless stated otherwise venue is Victoria Golf Club 6.30 for 7.00

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Rotarians disappointed at fund-ing cut for polio eradication—Report from Greg Every

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop last year an-nounced a five-year, $100 million commitment to polio eradication, which then-Prime Minister Tony Abbott reiterated later that day in front of 20,000 Rotarians at the organization's interna-tional convention in Sydney. While $20 million was delivered to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 2014-15, the re-maining $80 million was cut to $72 million in May as a result of a $3.7 billion cut to the na-tion's aid program announced in December.

Last week aid groups were told only half of the

remaining $72 million would go to polio eradi-

cation efforts, with the remaining $36 million to

be directed to the World Bank's routine immuni-

sation work in south-east Asia and the Pacific.

President Trish has supported the inclusion of

this draft response which you may like to use.

(I have attached the draft to the In Gear email

so you can simply copy it onto your computer.

Editor.)

The Hon Julie Bishop MP

Minister for Foreign Affairs

PO Box 6022

House of Representatives

Parliament House

Canberra ACT 2600

[DATE]

Dear Minister

I am writing to you to express how disappointed I am in the Government’s decision to cut sup-port by 50% for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s (GPEI) 2013-2018 Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategy. This follows a 10% re-duction that took play in May. I urge the Gov-ernment to reconsider this decision, which if implemented will represent the first time a do-nor government has reneged on a pre-existing pledge to the effort.

Implementation of the Endgame Strategy to date has allowed GPEI, an innovative public-private partnership that includes the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rotary Interna-tional, UNICEF, WHO and US Centre for Dis-ease Control and Prevention, to make major progress in Africa, in the Middle East and in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Indeed, only four years on from when Australia announced its first major commitment towards the GPEI, there is much progress to celebrate, as India and the Southeast Asia Region are now officially certi-fied as polio-free. Additionally, August 11, 2015 marked one year without a case of wild polio on the African continent for the first time in history.

Given these recent milestones it is no surprise that at a recent GPEI Governance meeting, the UK Department for International Development expressed how GPEI scored an A+ rating for its

A child is vaccinated against polio in Afghanistan, one of three nations where the disease remains endemic. Photo: Global Polio Eradication Initiative

Female volunteer polio vaccinators in Afghani-stan. Photo: WHO/J.Jalali

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achievements in some of the most challenging areas of the world. But investing in the GPEI Endgame Strategy has been shown to render additional benefits beyond the stopping of transmission of wild poliovirus.

For example, the Endgame Strategy includes routine immunisation strengthening and the planning of the transition of polio-funded assets (e.g. disease surveillance, routine immunisation workforce) as 2 of its 4 core objectives. As part of this, a global rollout of the Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) in routine immunisation is taking place in 2015, including in 21 Indo-Pacific countries. As part of this effort, Papua New Guinea introduced IPV last month, demonstrat-ing its commitment to keeping Papua New Guinea and the whole region permanently polio-free, following the certification of the Western Pacific region in 2000.

Despite such progress, significant hurdles re-main. 85% of all poliovirus cases were reported from Pakistan in 2014, and the threat of expor-tation of polio to other countries remains ex-tremely high. Indeed, the international spread of poliovirus from Pakistan is now a regional health security challenge and a serious threat to children in all polio-free countries. As we have seen in 2009 when a polio case was diag-nosed in Australia following importation of the virus, the poliovirus can travel quickly and over long distances. Only the completion of the eradication strategy, including strong disease surveillance, quality campaigns in high-risk/endemic countries, introduction of the IPV vac-cine and a successful OPV switch, as well as efforts to strengthen routine immunisation and broader health systems benefits, can protect children everywhere forever. Should we fail to complete the job, the risk would be to see 100’000 new cases within ten years worldwide, including in countries in the Indo-Pacific region.

The evidence is clear. To achieve polio eradi-

cation and unlock cost savings in routine immu-nisation, GPEI needs the continued support of Australia until completion of its Endgame Strat-egy. That is why I hope your Government will reverse its decision to cut its financial support for GPEI and continue to champion the imple-mentation of the Endgame Strategy in interna-tional forums such as the upcoming 2015 Com-monwealth Heads of Government Meeting tak-ing place in Malta later this year.

Such support is in line with Australia’s historical leadership on this issue, coming 35 years after Australian Rotarian Sir Clem Renouf himself first founded the global polio eradication effort. We are so close to seeing an end to the an-cient and debilitating disease of polio, and we look to the continued engagement of Australia as a significant global donor to see this through. If achieved, this will be Australia’s leg-acy, not only in the indo-pacific region, but globally.

Yours sincerely [NAME]

Note; As part of our arrangement with Hocking Stuart discounts on agents fees are available to RCOB members.

Masters Golf Parking

Huntingdale Golf Club.

19 –22 November 2015

A brief reminder to mark your calendars for this upcoming major fundraising event organ-ised by Huntingdale Rotary Club, with which we have again been asked to assist.

Full Details will follow in due course.

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Guest Speaker Dr Bruce Wells Dr Bruce Wells from the Rotary Club of Doncaster, was our guest speaker last week. He gave us an in-sight into the four steps to greater happiness.

Bruce, whose PhD was in Psychology, specialises in providing people with the tools to:- � Be more engaged and productive at work. � Manage stress and anxiety. � Create a satisfying work-life balance. � Be highly resilient to change and uncertainty. � Develop healthy habits for a healthy lifestyle. � Take responsibility for one’s own happiness. � Cultivate more fulfilling and meaningful relationships.

He explained that his presentations rely heavily on lessons learned from his wellness coaching practice and the principles of positive psychology. He also has the unique advantage of being able to draw from his varied experiences as an educator: “Like teaching primary school in Papua New Guinea; taking travel-ers on week-long safaris through the outback regions of northern Australia; guiding scuba divers through sunken WWII shipwrecks in Vanuatu; working with business leaders in China; and teaching health and wellness courses to university students and oil company workers in Saudi Arabia.

“All of my life experiences and research have reinforced my belief that each of us has the potential within ourselves to improve our own happiness anywhere anytime. This belief was the inspiration behind my book, “Happiness Anywhere Anytime.”

The benefits of being happier, according to Bruce, include 21% greater productivity, 37% fewer days off, 10% higher customer ratings, 30% less staff turnover, being a better team player, having greater job satis-faction, healthier relationships and healthier choices.

It seems that 50% of a person’s ‘happiness set point’ is influenced by their parents a further 40% comes through a person’s thoughts and actions with the remaining 10% due to what he de-scribed as outside circumstances (money, house, marriage).

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Step #1 on the road to happiness is using your strengths. As he explained many people don’t realise what strengths they have. He asked who benefits when a person uses their strengths and members answered ‘everyone else’. He said we should use our strengths with purpose.

Step #2 was tuning in to positives. The media tends to have a negativity bias and so there is no shortage of potential negativism in our lives which makes it important to choose to tune into positivity.

Step #3 Bruce said was single tasking. It is easy for our mind to wander unless we choose to single task and we should single task as much as possible.

Step #4 is looking for different ways to help others. We should be on the lookout to help oth-ers.

As Rotarians we have a good opportunity to just that.

Hocking Stuart Sandringham 62-64 Station Street

Telephone: 03 9521 9800

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Royal Melbourne Fellowship Night 22 Thursday 22 October For this night I have negotiated a two

course meal for $35 pp with 2 Croquet

Lawns and balls thrown in.

We need to form 4 teams of 4 players

( We may have some teams with one or

two more or less) We will be playing 2 peo-

ple a ball with two balls in each team.

The basics of the game and the rules

will be explained by me and my rulings

will be final! Team A will play Team B on Lawn 1 and Team C play Team D on Lawn 2. There will be a trophy for the two winning teams and awards for BOG and the ris-

ing star.

Drinks and spectators will be allowed on the lawns and advice may be freely given.

Chairs and tables are available near by and some lawn side

I suggest we start the drinks and Croquet at 5.00 pm, although I am prepared to be there earlier if anyone one wants to warm up.

Those not playing Croquet can come any time before 7.00 when we will go in for

Dinner.

I think it appropriate we come dressed in formal late

colonial dress.

Croquet was used by the Brit-

ish as social game and it can be learnt in minutes.

The tactics are what really

count!

Please sign up on a form sent round at a meeting or email

and let me know. David Hone.

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Live and silent auctions will be held to raise essential funds to support MITS's first students.

I am trying to put together a table of family, friends and Rotarians to celebrate and share in MITS's vision of providing pathways to greater opportunity for Indigenous students. I do hope some Beaumaris Rotarians will join me in forming a table.

David Hone

Progress at MITS

Funding achieved to open in 2016

Building progress at Lockington in Rich-mond.

Appointment of Head Teacher Paul Mun-day.

Advertising for 2 teachers.

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CLUB STRUCTURE 2015 1016 UPDATED 31/08/2015

BOARD CLUB SERVICE

President Trish Smyth Director Malcom Sawle

PE, VP Malcolm Sawle Auditor Tony Phillips

Secretary Roy Seager Program Greg Every

Treasurer James Glenwright Meeting Attendance Malcolm Sawle

Foundation Mike Hede Communications David Lea

Branding / PR / Member- Megan Glenwright Fellowship Richard Jones

International John Beaty Photographers Max Darby, Greg Every

New Generations Kerrie Geard Almoners Charmaine Jansz & Geoff

Community Chris D'Arcy Chair /Host /Cashiers /AV Roster

Fundraising Adrian Culshaw Youth Protection Officer Malcolm Parks

On to Conference Ken Mirams

TEAM MEMBERS

International Community Youth Fundraising

Fred Hofmann Geoff Abbott David Rushworth Harry Wolfe

John Sime Mary Sealy Richard Jones Heather Chisholm

David Langworthy Richard Shermon Tony McKenna * Roger Frewen

Geoff Stockdale Tony Phillips Chris Martin Geoff Stringer

Ross Phillips Lynda Doutch Vivienne Zoppolato David Hone

Malcolm Parks Max Darby Charmaine Jansz

John Manks Ken Mirams Royal Melbourne Golf Antony Nixon

Concourse Festival Chris Werner Jim O'Brien Mike Hede

Richard Shermon Branding / PR / Memb. Adrian Culshaw Peter Flude^

Kerrie Geard Lynda Doutch David Hone#

Jim O’Brien David Lea Robert McArthur* MUNA / NYSF

Masters Golf Parking Martin Fothergill Heather Chisolm^

James Glenwright ^ Farmers Market # Indigenous Project * District

Hagan wins PGA 28th September 1921

A 19-year-old former caddie named Gene Sarazen made most of the headlines early, but in the end, it was a polished vet-eran, Walter Hagen, who took home the Wanamaker Trophy at Inwood C.C. in Far Rockaway, N.Y. The young "Squire" upset defending PGA Champion and British Open Champion Jock Hutchison Sr. in the second

round, 8 and 6, but fell to Cyril Walker in the quarterfinals, 4 and 2. Hagen faced former Champion Jim Barnes in the final and closed the match on the 34th hole, winning 3 and 2 to claim. the first of his five PGA Championships.