1. New Horizons
The Official Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
PO Box 168, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6909 ! District 9450! ABN: 99 602 195 617
Volume 2, Issue 21" 23rd - 29th November 2009
Letter From the Club Dr Ken Collins Address D9450 District Rotary Club of Lisboa From the District Rotary Foundation
President Round up of the Dr Conference International Toast Governor’s Desk Thought of the Week
A roundup of the clubs Ken Collins Address 16th - 18th April 2010 - from RC Lisboa. Letter from the District This week’s thought is
activities. on The Rotary Yesterday, Today, Page 3 Governor. about Group Study
Page 1 Foundation. Tomorrow. Page 3 Exchange.
Page 2 Page 2 Page 4
breaking up for the year and happened, the equipment can outstanding We s t e r n
Letter From the the Christmas cum birthday be purchased, the kitchen set Australians were finalists and
function on 17th December. up in the old canteen of we are absolutely delighted
Club President Please invite family and Maddington Primary School to congratulate the Australian
friends to celebrate our first and an ‘official’ opening of the Year for WA, our good
Dear Fellow Rotarians, year with us, one which I arranged. friend and Rotarian Prof.
believe has been very Ralph Martins, from the RC
With both the film night and productive. Last night Ken and I, along of West Perth. The work
Rotary Foundation Dr Ken with Alan and Jan Stewart Ralph and his team are dong
Collins Address successfully In the very near future it is were at Government House in the area of Alzheimer
behind us, the next areas of hoped the funds for Manna Ballroom for the research is world renowned
focus are the Magnifying Industries will be in the announcement of the and of huge importance to an
Microscope launch, which is special account set up for this Australian of The Year ever increasing aged
planned prior to schools project. Once this has Awards for WA. Four population. Ralph has
struggled for adequate funds
for equipment to carry out
his vital work, and hopefully
this recognition will lift his
profile even higher and
enable him to attract extra
funds allowing his full
energies to go into the area of
research rather than so much
of it having to be channelled
into fundraising.
Rhonda Parker, the
Australian Local Hero for
WA, in her brief speech made
a wonderful statement,
which I’d like to repeat. She
said she is part of a Team and
that there is no ‘I’ in the word
Team which stands for
‘Together Everyone Achieves
More’. True in all situations,
particularly Rotary. Working
together we definitely
achieve more and globally,
Rotary has the power to
really make a difference.
On a sadder note, we have
received a letter of
Australian of the Year Awards (WA) Sam Walsh (Rio Tinto), Ken Collins and Prof. Ralph and Georgie resignation from Roh who
Martins
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2. N E W H O R I Z O N S
has asked to move from an have our bannerettes in just PRID & PRFT Ken Collins signed and seconded and
active member to that of over a week. gave recognition to the hand it in to Sec. Daniel for
‘Friend of the Rotary Club of various levels of support for the AGM on 10th December.
Freshwater Bay’ due to time Yours in Rotary Service, the Foundation from
constraints and personal Centurions, Paul Harris
reasons. Roh assures us that Di Collins Fellows, Paul Harris Society Magnifying
nothing will change as far as Charter President members and major donors.
venue and catering etc. He Members of District Microscopes
will continue to assist and Foundation Committees plus
support all charity work and Dr Ken Collins recipients of Foundation Dir. Rob has the microscopes
community activities whole Awards were recognised. It in hand, the bases of which
heartedly. All members are Address is vital to have the funds and have been sent off by
very grateful to Roh for all he workers to enable the Elizabeth and Graeme for the
has done in many ways to The function, which is a programs of the Rotary Rotary emblem to be
help establish the club, and promotion of the Rotary Foundation to reach their full engraved on each. Teachers
in particular affording us the Foundation, traditionally potential of ‘doing good in Manuals, which are being
simple way to raise some held in November to the world’ and to be our sponsored by Watercorp are
vital dollars whilst enjoying a coincide with Rotary ‘Foundation for Peace’. almost complete and an
lovely meal at the cafe, which Foundation month had 191 ‘official launch’ of the project
we have done on a few registrants and was capably is planned before the end of
occasions. Our sincere emceed by Bill Hassell . The Amelia the school year. Dir. Rob
thanks Roh and we’ welcome Hon. Bob Nicholson and PRID Ken are working
your return as a full member reiterated how the Rotary Around $300 was raised for towards a successful launch
if you see your way clear to Ambassadorial Scholarship PolioPlus from sale of tickets in the coming weeks.
do so in the future. benefited his life, Vice Chair through our Club.
of the Rotary Foundation
Hopefully, this week Jane John Germ presented an Burundi Peace
will be back at the club and overview of the RF which Nominations
bringing along Andrew portrayed a very small portal Choir
Blackwell who will update into the boundless ability we for Board for
us as to what is planned for have to uplift people and The Burundi Peace Choir
the sensory garden upgrade communities around the 2010-11 performed at the Dr Ken
in the Murchison Ward at world working with the Collins Address last Monday
Graylands Hospital. Foundations educational and If any member would like to night. Unfortunately, there
humanitarian programs. nominate for a position on was no opportunity for them
Our lovely new pull up the Board please complete a to do a sound check and the
banner was used for the first nomination form and have it balance was not 100 percent.
time last meeting and we will Never the less, their
performance added to the
function. Just awaiting word
back from Melpo Economou
as to how much of the $3,500
has been raised to fund the
production of their CD. It is
hoped that all or almost all
money required has been
collected by a number of
clubs contributing to the
cause.
The 2010 District 9450
Conference is coming!
District Governor Geoff
Simpson has been telling
every Club about it about it
and here is the chance now to
Photo (L-R): Bill & Sue Hassell, Ken & Di Collins, Bob & Lynne Nicholson and John & Judy Germ at
register for what will be a
the Dr Ken Collins Address
highlight of the Rotary year.
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3. N E W H O R I Z O N S
It is outstanding value, being meet you in the magnificent City Germ was heartening. That
held in an excellent location, has of Lisbon. From the night we launched the Paul
an excellent program and a great Harris Society, with 11
venue for the dinner. Our lunch meetings are every District members commited to
TUESDAY at 13.00 (1 pm) at the contributing at least $US1000
Come and celebrate Rotary. Can Governor’s each year, whilst able. We
you please make sure all of your HOTEL TIVOLI should also be planning on
members receive a copy of the Avenida de Liberdade 185 Desk what our contribution will be
attached registration brochure? 1269-050 Lisboa next February to take the End
Portugal Dear Fellow Rotarians, and Polio Now Campaign to the
Can you also please make a Friends, public.
regular space in your Bulletin to phone number: (+ 351) 213 198 To date the District has
promote what will be an 900 Well, what a month. Margaret contribute some $26,000 to TRF
excellent event? I will be and I have completed our club and $9000 to the End Polio
sending out monthly updates. This is the oldest and one of the visits and wasn't it an eye- Now Campaign. Please keep
most charming 5 star Hotels in opener. Congratulations to you up the great work, we have a
Also can you please put the town. Please find information all on the great work you are long way to go..
Conference link on your website through the general link: doing in your communities
– the full program will be http://www.tivolihotels.com/ and overseas and also many Next month we are on the
published this week. or details through the direct thanks for your kind down hill to Christmas and
link: hospitality as we travelled half way through the year.
www.rotarywestperth.org.au/ http://www.tivolihotels.com/ around the District. Time for some extra effort to
conference2010 hoteis-portugal/destino/lisboa/ achieve our goals, the year is
hotel-lisboa/lista.aspx Since last writing we have also running out.
PP Angus Buchanan you can find accomodation at attended the Disrict 9470
Chair – D9450 Conference 2010 this Hotel at a special ‘Rotary Conference at the Sheraton Next week the District 9450
price’ therefore please contact us Hotel, vistited the Matilda Bay Conference Brochure will be
whenever you stay over in published. We hope you are all
Rotary Club Lisbon !
Craft Fair, attended a week-
long DG Seminar and Rotary going to join us at this great
event.
Lisboa - rotaryclubelisboa@sapo.pt
Institute in Newcastle and
capped it off with the Annual
Dr Ken Collins Address. Have a great month in Rotary.
International Very soon (under construction) The Rotary Institute was very
our website will be: informative and we were Geoff Simpson, District 9450
Toast www.rotarylisboa.org brought up to date with how Governor, 2009-10
we will keep you posted on our donations are being put to
this ! great use in the
Victorian Bushfire
If you come to Portugal for aftermath.
business, you can use our
headquarters of our Rotary Club November being The
located in the centre of the city Rotary Foundation
of Lisbon. We can also give you Month was quite
support through the vast successful. Support to
experience of our Fellow the Polio film night
Rotarians in our District D1960 yielded a small profit
(aprox. 1.500 members). and the attendance at
the Ken Collins address
Please forward this mail to all to hear VC TRF John
your Rotary contacts and
especially to your Club
Dear Fellow Rotarians Members.
Rotary Clube de Lisboa* was
Club Birthday & Christmas Dinner
Looking forward to hear from
founded on the 23rd of January you,
1926. It is the oldest Rotary Club Thursday, 17th December, 2009
of Portugal – now almost 84 Best Rotarian regards
years old ! 6:30pm for 7:00pm at the Nedlands Gold Club, Melvista Ave,
Erik Ulrix Nedlands.
We hereby send you this mail in President 2009-2010
order to dedicate an erik.ulrix@biu.pt Cost is $45.00 per person for a three course traditional
international Toast to your Club mobile phone: + 351 964 013 Christmas dinner (Vegetarian alternative available)
Members to be done next 222
Tuesday during the Visit of our professional site: www.biu.pt Speaker: WA Chief Scientist Lyn Beazley
Governor to our Club.
* Lisboa = Lisbon (English) = Entertainment: Richard Symons
We have about 60 active Lisbonne (Français) is the
members and look forward to capital of Portugal
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4. N E W H O R I Z O N S
place between two formerly With the end of Apartheid in
The Rotary conflicting countries. South Africa, these young
Foundation In November 2006 a GSE
professionals are now able to
talk to one another and share
team from Zambia visited ideas and common interests
Week 21: This week’s Rotary South Africa, signifying that will help their countries
Foundation Thought is about improved relations between look to the future in peace.
how a Group Study the two countries. This
Exchange can make history. exchange was made possible Some of the greatest stories
from a contribution of district being told today started with
For the first time in southern designated funds from a contribution to The Rotary
African history, a group District 9210 to District 9300. Foundation. Let’s make sure
study exchange has taken our club is part of the Rotary
story.
Program for November / December
Introduction
Date Details
Date Name
26th November Waist Disposal Challenge - Exercise -
26th November Claire Forsdyke Simone Carot Collins
3rd December Toni James 3rd December Bryant Stokes - Life & Times
Vote of Thanks 10th December Rob Rohrlach - Life & Times
17th December Club Birthday & Christmas Dinner -
Date Name
Nedlands Gold Club - Speaker: Lyn
Beazley
26th November Elizabeth Bain
3rd December Sue Hassell
Welcoming Roster Board Club Details
Rotary Year 2009-10
Date Name Di Collins — President Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au PO Box 168,
Nedlands,
26th November Peter Symons Ken Collins — Vice President / Western Australia, 6909
Membership Director
3rd December TBA vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Meetings
membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Thursday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
10th December Elizabeth James Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
Simone Carot Collins — President Elect / Queenslea Drive
17th December Simone Carot Collins Club Administration Director
Claremont
presidentelect@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
clubadmin@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Email
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Rajah Senitharajah — Treasurer Phone
treasurer@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au 08 9385 0471
Fax
Bulletin Contributions Daniel Forsdyke — Secretary
secretary@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
08 9385 0472
Website
Contributions for the weekly bulletin are Rob Rohrlach — Projects Director
www.rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
sought from members of the club. projects@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Why not use the bulletin to update the club Facebook
Claire Forsdyke — International Director
on the projects your committee is working http://www.facebook.com/group.php?
foundation@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
on or promote the clubs next fundraising gid=47737002646
event. Toni James — PR & Marketing
Committee Director Chartered 19 December 2008
Please forward articles and photos to
daniel.forsdyke@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au publicrelations@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
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5. LADY WARDLE
PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
ST MARY’S
ANGLICAN GIRLS SCHOOL
KARRINYUP
www.rotarywestperth.org.au/conference2010
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY

6. AN INVITATION FROM
YOUR DISTRICT
GOVERNOR
Dear Rotarians and friends,
On behalf of the Rotary Club of West Perth, I would like to invite you to the last Conference
for District 9450.
It is to be a Conference of Celebration – of Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow.
The Conference program will be wide and varied. It will educate, entertain and raise your
passions. The Conference will showcase a number of our great projects from yesteryear,
trace their progress and forecast their future. Our 50th Anniversary gift to Western Australia,
the Medical School at the University of Western Australia will be one. The Chancellor of
UWA, Michael Chaney, will be one of our key note speakers. Other projects will be brand
new, on show for the first time, some straight from their international launch at the Rotary
International Convention in Birmingham.
In addition, there will be a number of speakers on topics of general interest to inform and
entertain, together with a host of displays in the House of Friendship. Each club is
encouraged to book a display booth and showcase your own projects.
Overall, we want you to have fun! Renew acquaintances with fellow Rotarians from other
clubs, meet new friends and welcome the Youth Exchange students and Rotaractors in our
midst.
We have a wonderful, hardworking conference committee who will ensure that your needs
are satisfied and your questions answered, while still managing to keep the conference on
time and our hunger satisfied. The Governor’s Banquet at the newly extended Hillarys Yacht
Club promises to be a highlight. However there are limited seats, so get in early.
In latter years our conference attendance has been shrinking. Please help us reverse that
trend, register now, put on your finery and help us truly Celebrate Rotary.
I hope to see many of you at the District Conference next April.
Yours in Rotary
Geoff Simpson
District Governor D9450

7. WHY YOU
SHOULD ATTEND
The 2010 Conference will be a showcase of Rotary. A detailed program will be found on the
Website. Speakers include:
HIS EXCELLENCY KEN MICHAEL
THE GOVERNOR OF WA Learn
!
The Opening Address about Rotary Partnerships
DR MICHAEL CHANEY Chancellor,
University of Western Australia See
The UWA Medical School Rotary in Action and
– a gift from Rotary
on Display
GEMMA SISIA
Founder and Chairperson
St Judes School, Tanzania
Changing lives though Education
Hear
the Four Way
ROBERT FOORD
Chairperson,
Speaking Test
The John Fawcett Foundation
The Bali Eye Clinic
Celebrate
DARREN LOMMAN
CEO, Dreamfit
Rotary programs
Making dreams happen through
innovation for people with disabilities
Meet
PROFESSOR RALPH MARTINS old friends
Centre of Excellence for Alzheimers
Disease Research and Care
Understanding Alzheimers and creating
hope Connect and
PROFESSOR JORG IMBERGER
Centre for Water Research Network
University of Western Australia
Water and the climate
PROFESSOR BYRON KAKULAS Develop
Australian Neuromuscular Research new ideas
Institute
PROFESSOR BILLIE GILES-COURTI and above all…
University of Western Australia HAVE A
Future Proofing Perth – Health by
Design GREAT TIME!

8. Hotels and resorts
There is a range of quality Accommodation options within the vicinity of the Conference
venue. These include:
Sorrento Beach Resort Indian Ocean Hotel
1 Padbury Circle, Sorrento 23 Hasting Street, Scarborough
9246 8100 9341 1122
www.sorrentobeach.com.au www.ioh.com.au
Rendezvous Observation City Hotel Sunmoon Resort
The Esplanade, Scarborough 200 Westcoast Highway
9340 5552 9245 8055
www.rendevouz.com.au www.sunmoon.com.au
Scarborough Beach Resort Hillary’s Harbour Resort
46 Scarborough Beach Road 68 Southside Drive, Hillarys
9245 2350 9266 7888
www.scarboroughbchresort.com.au www.hillarysresort.com.au
Rotary does not accept responsibility for the services provided by these establishments
Home Stay
The Conference is arranging Home Stay for conference delegates from rural and remote
Western Australia. The Conference Organising Committee will endeavor to match all
requests but cannot guarantee that all requests can be met. If you would like to use this
option please contact the Conference Organiser - d9450conference2010@rotarywestperth.org.au
People with Young Children
If you have young children and would like to attend the Conference – let us know! If there is
enough interest we will be arranging care and activities. Please contact the Conference
Organiser - d9450conference2010@rotarywestperth.org.au
People with Special Needs
The Lady Wardle Performing Arts Centre is fully accessible. If you have any special needs
please contact the Conference Organiser - 9450conference2010@rotarywestperth.org.au
Smoke Free Environment
St Mary’s Anglican Girls School is a smoke free campus. Conference delegates are
requested to respect the environment on which we meet.

9. REGISTRATION/
TAX INVOICE
For Online Registration and Payment:
www.rotarywestperth.org.au/conference2010
or
Post Registration Form with completed payment options to:
Rotary Club of West Perth, PO Box 59 West Perth WA 6872
REGISTRATION DETAILS – PERSON 1
Title eg Mr/Mrs/Ms
First Name
Surname
Name to appear on
Conference Badge
Address
Telephone
Email
Rotary Club
Special Needs eg
diet/access
REGISTRATION DETAILS – PERSON 2
Title eg Mr/Mrs/Ms
First Name
Surname
Name to appear on
Conference Badge
Address
Telephone
Email
Rotary Club
Special Needs eg
diet/access

10. REGISTRATION OPTIONS PRICE QUANTITY TOTAL
All GST PRICE
Inclusive
Full Early Bird Registration $200 $
(by 27th Feb 2010)
Includes Cocktail reception, Conference Dinner, M/A Tea
and Saturday lunch
Full Registration $210 $
(after 27th February 2010)
Includes Cocktail reception, Conference Dinner, M/A Tea
and Saturday lunch
Early Bird Conference Registration $120 $
(by 27th February 2010)
Includes Cocktail reception, M/A Tea and Saturday lunch
Conference Registration $130 $
Includes Cocktail reception, M/A Tea and Saturday lunch
Saturday Conference - 17 April only $90 $
Morning/afternoon tea and lunch included
Sunday Conference - 18 April only $30 $
Morning tea included
Cocktail Reception 16 April (extra ticket) $30 $
(included in full registration)
Conference Dinner 17 April (extra ticket) $90 $
(included in full registration)
TOTAL COST $
PAYMENT OPTIONS
( ) Cheque/Money Order – made out to Rotary District 9450 Conference
( ) Electronic Funds Transfer - BSB: 036011 Acc No.: 405833
( ) Credit Card Please debit my credit card
( ) Mastercard ( ) Visa Card
Amount: $ ______________________________________
Cardholder Name: _______________________________
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Signature: _______________________________________
Cancellation:
If you are unable to attend this event, a substitute delegate is welcome. A full refund will be made for
cancellations made in writing up to 10 days prior to the event. However a cancellation fee will be charged
thereafter.
Rotary District 9450 Inc ABN 57 542 783 257 reserves the right to change the program at any time.