Guest Speaker - Peter Duras "Touring with Australian Teams Overseas".
Over a period of 25 years Peter travelled overseas on more than 13 occasions to world championships, Commonwealth Games and other events as physiotherapist to Australia’s athletics teams.
This is his glimpse behind the scenes.
Peter has been a member of seven Australian Commonwealth Games teams. He is a keen collector of sports memorabilia, a guide at the National Sports Museum and a member of the Australian Society of Sports Historians. He was Foundation Chairman of the Australian Sports Physiotherapy Group which has over 2,000 members.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP MIK WELLS AT SHINE FOR KIDS
WEDNESDAY 6th MAY
It would be great if we can get a group together and enjoy a few laughs and enjoy some comedy from one of Melbourne’s leading comics. Our main entertainer and comic for the night will be George Kapiniaris - who is one of Australia's well known comedians, musician and TV stars. We are asking for a $20 minimum entry fee for the complementary tickets that the Comic’s Lounge management have kindly donated to SHINE for Kids. We hope to raise some important fundraising dollars so SHINE can continue to provide ongoing support and assistance to hundreds of kids in Victoria.
This will be a very social event and friends and partners are most welcome.
There is an upstairs lounge we can meet for a drink before we take our seats at about 7.30 pm for the 8.00 pm show. It is a licensed venue and they have a bistro for meals as well. It is proposed that we meet upstairs from between 7pm and 7.30 pm before we go in as a group to reserve our table for the show where drinks and food can also be ordered.
If you can make it, RSVP Mik Wells with your confirmation and how many guests. Make sure you have Mik's mobile [0418326001] so he can hand out your tickets on arrival or arrange entry for you at the door. At that time of night there should be plenty of street parking and there is also train and tram options close by. If anyone has any transport concerns getting home, please let Mik know as we might be able to arrange a drop off by car from someone who lives nearby.
Venue: The Comics Lounge at 22 Errol Street, North Melbourne
At the wail of a klaxon, 1298 kids and adults at Sandringham Beach, Melbourne, smashed the Guinness world record for glowstick snapping at 6.45pm on Saturday April 18.
The previous record was 836 at Los Angeles in 2013.
The twilight super-carnival, in aid of childhood brain cancer research, was run by Hampton Rotary Club (d9810) with help from 170 volunteers from dozens of community groups. Hampton RC was backed by our Brighton North club (d9800). Other Rotary Clubs involved were Beaumaris, Bentleigh Moorabbin Central, Brighton North, Chelsea, Noble Park, and Aspendale, with individual members coming in from all over Victoria.
The event was inspired by Rotary International’s 110th birthday theme to“LIGHT UP THE WORLD”.
Chair Koren Harvey [photo] opened the meeting with the usual toast to Rotary International followed by President Roy introducing a vast number of visitors to the club. Many of them apparently members of the Trish Franklin fan club! Sister Trish Franklin was the guest speaker and she brought two of her colleagues from Vietnam to the meeting also, Ha Mg and Trung.
Guests included Ann Garrett and Tessa Hines; wives of our members plus Rob and Julie Howard, Paul Fraser and visiting Rotarian Peter Johnston. Kim Anderson also joined the meeting prior to conduct some training for the participants of the Fitzroy Crossing project in June.
The meeting commenced with the induction of Warwick Cavell, who will be mentored by Greg Cuthbert and he will be joining the Youth Services Committee. He thanked members for allowing him to join the club and looks forward to participating in the club’s activities, meeting new people and put his skills to broader use.
Announcements were:
Marjorie advised of the venue for the Changeover. This year it will be at the Savage Club and everyone is encouraged to attend to witness the baton changing from Roy to George. The date is the 26th June.
Dick Mitchell advised that the surgeons were happy with honorary member Brian Downey’s progress after the removal of skin cancer.
Allan Driver reminded everyone of the upcoming Steam Rally over the long weekend of 6th and 7th June. He is seeking expressions of interest for those who are interested in volunteering over the weekend.
Greg Cuthbert reminded everyone about the Whiskey Tasting evening on the 23rd of May and that there were two places left for the TarraWarra Winery lunch on the 24th of May. Wolfgang is the person to contact if anyone is interested in the lunch.
Russell Rolls asked for final numbers for Café Internationale on the 9th May. He managed to raise the number from 12 to 13.
Kevin Walklate advised that the working bee at Camp Getaway was coming up on the weekend of 1st and 2nd May. There is not a lot of work to be done but if anyone else is interested in participating they should contact him.
Mik Wells put in a plug for his charity – Shine for Kids – and an event that they are holding on the 6th May in North Melbourne - $20 to see a comedy act in North Melbourne. Contact him if anyone is interested in attending.
Presidents announcements. President Roy then took the opportunity to give everyone an early warning about this years’ Paul Harris Breakfast and called for volunteers who are interested in helping in organising the morning.
Sergeant Bernie extracted money from various members for birthdays and anniversaries and also managed to secure another $5 from Roger Thornton for another win by Melbourne. He then asked a number of questions relating to ANZAC day and found members quite knowledgeable on the subject.
Guest Speaker Trish Franklin spoke about the organisation that she has been involved in for the past 20 years: Loreto Kids in Vietnam.
She began by thanking President Roy for raising the profile of the charity. She also announced that she is retiring this year and leaving it in the capable hands of the Vietnamese people to continue on the work she started.
Over a period of 25 years Peter travelled overseas on more than 13 occasions to world championships, Commonwealth Games and other events as physiotherapist to Australia’s athletics teams.
At the wail of a klaxon, 1298 kids and adults at Sandringham Beach, Melbourne, smashed the Guinness world record for glowstick snapping at 6.45pm on Saturday April 18.
Chair Koren Harvey
