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Rotary Club of Eaglehawk Inc. PO Box 52 Eaglehawk 3556
Club No. 18317
ABN 18 279 406 625


Volume 45 – Number 40
11th May 2011

Program
11th May 2011
Chair: Colin Hutchieson
Grace: Walter Lourie
Sergeant: Doug Harrison
Duties: Lola Miller
Fellowship: Jack Millonig, Rita O’Brien
Program: Club Assembly

President Geoff extended a welcome to everyone present including our Guest Speaker Martin Leach. Other Guests for the evening were Amanda Lilburn and our new ROSE Student Annie who arrived in Australia last Friday. President Geoff made special mention of acting Assistant Governor, P.P. Hugh Wheeler of the Rotary Club of Bendigo who was making his last Official Visit to the Club.
In saying farewell to the Club A.G. Hugh extended his thanks to the Members and Partners for the way they had received him & Sue and for their warmth and friendship. He had experienced a unique experience in serving as our A.G. for three years and he had considered it a privilege. Hugh will be serving the District in the next Rotary Year on the New Generations Committee.
President Geoff reminded all about the Working Bee at E.H.S.C. at 8-30 am, John Haugh’s 80th Celebration and Rochester’s Pie & Port Night all this Saturday. He extended thanks to Rita O’Brien for her work for last Friday/Saturday’s Relay for Life.
Volunteers are still required for flood recovery work Contact Iain Wilson on 5444 0777 or email iwilson@cvs.org.au Campaspe and Loddon Rivers Clearing debris, removing damaged fencing and repairing. Bus leaves each day at 8:15 returns 4:00
An invitation has been received from the Y’s Service Club for their Changeover on Friday 27th May, however this clashes with our Fellowship Night at Medora’s Restaurant and Geoff enquired if anyone who is not going to the Fellowship Night, who could attend, to contact him.

Secretary Rob: Apologies were received from Joe Cogo, Peter Cox, Charlie Cunneen, John Gurr, Stuart Manderson, Ron Moss, Leon Scott, Bill Slee, Ern Spence and Sarah Wainwright. Rob mentioned to the Members that Maria Cogo’s brother had passed away and condolences had been extended on behalf of the Club.

Reports and Announcements:
Howard Osborne extended a welcome to Annie on behalf of the ROSE Program and thanked Les & Liz Dingfelder who were her Host Parents. He also expressed appreciation to Girton Grammar where both Micky & Annie were attending.
Howard Osborne & John Jones (Zig & Zag) gave an update on arrangements for Wrestling for Rotary. Media arrangements should be completed by the end of the week. They have even been taught how to advertise on Facebook. Gordon McKern and David Dolman, together with John Stewart have given advice on accounting procedures connected with GST.
Lola Miller: Good Book Sale last Saturday – Great Helpers. Children’s books are now going to be distributed to schools in Flood Affected Areas.
Les Dingfelder: Final numbers are required next week for the Fellowship Night. Les also stated that it was a pleasure to have Annie with them, she is a delightful girl with very good manners – it was a pleasure to have her with them.
Lindsay Roberts: A reminded that those who wanted names on their Rotary Shirts should bring them next week with a note pinned on with their name on it.
Rita O’Brien: Relay for Life was great Fellowship event sharing a Marquee with Bendigo South. Over $5,000 was raised by our Club. She also did a short Sergeants Session about things that happened during the time of the Relay.
Rita also thanked all those who had helped with the catering for the Probus Clubs Training Day.

Guest Speaker
P.P. Howard Osborne introduced Martin Leach. Martin commenced Weightlifting when he 13 years of age at De La Salle College in Malvern. He had a dream to represent Australia at Olympic Games. He first represented Australia in 1982 when he was the World Junior Champion. In total he represented Australia in Junior and Senior Title 20 times. Unfortunately he missed the 1988 Olympic Games due to injury. He started then coaching and in 1990 and again in 1994 he was the Assistant Coach for weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games. After this he was appointed the National Coach. He has also coached for the Para Olympics.
He is currently coaching some young people in weightlifting at a private Gym at North Harcourt. He would love to see sport reintroduced as a compulsory subject in all schools.
The World Bodies of Weightlifting and the Federal Government has assisted with a massive clean up over the past years in relation to Drug use – it is now very rare for a contestant to prove positive to a drug test. The main drug use was Anabolic Steroids.
When Dean Lukin won a Gold Medal for the Super Heavyweight category at the Olympics in 1984 (and also the Commonwealth Games in 1982 & 1986) there was a surge of young people wanting to start weightlifting – he had a great input to the sport. “Our motto, "Continually Striving for Service Excellence" tells you what we aim to achieve. Each day, we look to improve our performances and deliver a service that will please our clients. After all, the best cleaners are the ones no one notices, not because they are absent, but because your work site is clean, tidy and a pleasure to work in as a result of an efficient cleaning crew who you rarely see.”
A very intersting presentation with lots of questions from Members.

MAY CELEBRATIONS
BIRTHDAYS
2nd Geoff Adcock 4th Sarah Wainwright 5th Maria Cogo & John Haugh 16th Graeme Lock
17th Howard Osborne 21st Ron Moss
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
16TH Rod & Jeanette Hanson
INDUCTIONS TO EAGLEHAWK CLUB
John Gurr 1/5/1974 John Haugh 1/5/1974 Lindsay Roberts 22/5/1974
Ron Moss 28/5/1975 John Jones 28/5/2003

COMING EVENTS
Saturday 7th May Rochester Pie & Port Night (NOT Friday 6th as previously advertised)
Working Bee – EHSC – Loading Container
John Haugh’s 80th Birthday Party

Monday 23rd May R.C. of Melbourne – Celebration of 90 years of Rotary in Australia
Friday 27th May Fellowship Night at Medora’s
Saturday 11th June Wrestling for Rotary
Saturday 18th June Echuca/Moama Changeover
Sunday 19th June Rochester Changeover
Eaglehawk’s Changeover will be on Wednesday 22nd June at the RSL in Havilah Road
Thursday 23rd June Bendigo South Changeover
Friday 24th June Kangaroo Flat Changeover
Saturday 25th June Bendigo Changeover
DG’s Changeover on Sunday 26 June 12 noon for 12.30pm in the Celebrity Room of the Moonee Valley race course. Details with pricing to follow.
Saturday 9th July Bendigo Sandhurst Changeover
Tuesday 12th July Bendigo Strathdale Changeover

MAKE-UP OPPORTUNITIES
Bendigo-Strathdale – Tuesday 6 pm for 6.30pm – All Seasons International
Bendigo Sandhurst – Wednesday 7 am for 7.30am – BRIT Restaurant
Kangaroo Flat – Monday 6 pm for 6.30pm – Rotary Gateway Park
Bendigo South – Thursday 6 pm for 6.30pm – Foundry Hotel
Bendigo – Tuesday 12.45pm for 1pm – Bendigo Club

Coming Programs
18th May 2011
Chair: Roy Parker
Grace: Doug Poole
Sergeant: Doug Harrison
Duties: Lindsay Roberts
Fellowship: Carolyn Robinson, Leon Scott
Program: Dianne Holland, Disaster Aid Australia
25th May 2011
Chair: Alf Thorpe
Grace: Sarah Wainwright
Sergeant: Doug Harrison
Duties: Colin Anderson
Fellowship: Charlie Cunneen, Les Dingfelder
Program: Paul Tangey - CFA Community Safety Plan