1. New Horizons
The Official Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
PO Box 168, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6909 ! District 9455! ABN: 99 602 195 617
Volume 3, Issue 5 2nd - 8th August 2010
From the President This Week’s Speaker Group Study Exchange Club Assembly From the Desk of the Horn of Africa Again
Find out what is Professor John Get the latest update Details of the upcoming District Governor Polio-free
happening around the Wetherall will be on GSE, including the club assembly. The August update Get the latest
club. discussing forensic special Wiluna-Fiji Page 2 from DG Ian Hutton information in
Page 1 DNA profiling. exchange. Page 3 Rotary’s fight against
Page 1 Page 2 Polio.
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attend the Rotary Youth and Jill Thomson attend with as an expert witness in
From the Program of Enrichment their daughters and to hear forensic DNA profiling
(RYPEN) over the past 2 their feedback about the matters and has been a
President years. Hannah McDonald camp. Jill Thomson had NATA accreditor. His
and Sally Thomson attended previously engaged with research work has been
Dear Fellow Rotarians, the recent RYPEN in May, Rotary as a Youth Exchange reported in and on the local
and they told us hat they Student to the USA from and national media and has
It was with great pleasure learned and how it has been Wagin, and she was resulted in approx. 70
that we inducted Judy of benefit. Emma Court pleasantly surprised to see publications in peer review
Edwards as a member of our attended the camp last year that Rotary is still very science journals. John’s most
club on 28th July 2010. Judy is as a participant and was effective for influencing recent interest is in the field
the Executive Manager of the invited back this year as a positively the lives of our of molecular evolution.
McCusker Alzheimer's trainee leader. We heard her youth.
Research Foundation and her perspective as a facilitator He will be talking to the club
classification is Medical compared to her experiences Yours in Rotary Service, about DNA convictions – will
Research Administration. She as a participant. All three they survive scrutiny?
is also a medical doctor and spoke extremely well – they Simone Carot Collins
former Member of agreed that the public Club President Please encourage friends and
Parliament. speaking training given family to come long to hear
during RYPEN has certainly what will be a most
Our speakers last week were come in handy! This Week's interesting subject from Dr.
three students from John Wetherall.
Methodist Ladies College It was wonderful to have Speaker
that we have sponsored to parents Jo & Richard Court
Prof. John Wetherall is a Waist Disposal
Professor of Biomedical
Science in the School of Challenge
Biomedical Sciences at
Curtin University where he The June Leaderboard was
was the Head of School for released this week, showing
over 10 years. our club has tumbled from
2nd to 5th position. Uh oh!
John has a PhD degree from
the University of Adelaide The Rotary Club of Dalkeith
and has specialised in the has remained strong in 1st
fields of molecular genetics position, with a 2.7% BMI
with special interest in change. In comparison, we
immunogenetics and DNA have had a change of 2.33%.
profiling.
June results shows 60% of
Together with his colleague, Rotarians have lost some
Prof. David Groth, John weight since joining the Waist
directed a commercial DNA Disposal Challenge. The
profiling laboratory for over combined total amount of
10 years. He has experience
Photo: Judy Edawrds and Simone Carot Collins
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weight loss is 650kg. Well
done to you all!
To see how our club is going,
visit:
www.waistdisposalchallenge
.com.au and log in using:
username: Freshwater Bay
password: RCFBwdc14
You can now view our club’s
progress compared to the
Total BMI Average of all the
club combined on a graph in
the ‘View Graphs’ section.
Group Study Photo: RYPEN participants Hannah McDonald, Sally Thomson, Emma Court, with
Simone Carot Collins and Rob Rohrlach
Exchange that we were successful in Watch a video diary and read
Club Assembly receiving the Volunteer Grant a blog post from Bill Gates
The Uni Focus Group Study he had applied for – many about his trip to Nigeria in
Exchange between Wiluna Would all members please thanks once again Clive! June to check on the amazing
and Fiji is all set to proceed. put 4pm Sunday, 15th progress that polio
President Simone has signed August, 2010 at 4 eradication has made this
all the relevant documents Archdeacon St, Nedlands in Other year. Nigeria is making
which are back in the hands their diaries for the Club t re m e n d o u s p ro g re s s
of the District Governor Ian Assembly / Forum. Organisations' towards polio eradication in
Hutton, who will organise 2010, with just five reported
for them to go to the Rotary A Club Assembly is a Events cases, as compared to 388
Foundation at Rotary reporting session on projects cases at the same time last
Headquarters. and a Club Forum is where Parkinson’s WA has year. This is a testament to
members discuss matters contacted our district seeking the strength of the new
The Team will be leaving such as venue, social events, volunteers for their inaugural strategic plan, launched in
Perth on 29th August and fundraising and everything Unity Walk on Sunday, 12th 2010.
returning on 26th September. involved with running the September at Perry Lakes
Permission has been received club. We will be combining between 7.30am and 2.00pm. There is now an
to send an extra large team of both on the 15th. Volunteers are required to unprecedented opportunity
7 members and a Team assist with registrations, to finish the job and eradicate
Leader. This will all be It is vital that all members traffic marshalling etc. polio.
funded by the Rotary and spouses attend to discuss
Foundation. This is another these vital issues. We need Anyone interested in helping Every dollar donated to the
example of how vital the you as your input is please cone Ashlie Hirniak End Polio Now cause will be
programs of the Rotary important. on 9346 3745 email used to match a US$350
Foundation are and how publications@cnswa.com million grant from the Bill &
necessary our funds are to The afternoon will take the Melinda Gates Foundation.
allow the programs of the form of a meeting for a The Rotary Club of Crawley In return for this grant,
Rotary Foundation to take couple of hours followed by are holding a Sundowner on Rotary is committed to
place. a casual meal. Please bring a Friday, 6th August from raising an additional US$200
dish to share plus a bottle of 6-8.30pm at 834 Hay St million for polio eradication.
Please consider personally whatever you like to drink. (opposite His Majesty’s With almost two years
financially supporting the Please don’t stay away if you Theatre). remaining in the grant
Rotary Foundation (all are daunted by the thought Rotary has already raised US
donations are tax deductible) of bringing along a dish. Just The cost is $30 for drinks and $140 million. These funds are
PRID Ken would love to hear be sure to bring yourselves light refreshments. Please critical to finishing the job of
from you. and a bottle of something! contact Joyce Lanigan 0421 polio eradication.
996 046 or James Mcleod
Kylie West, the team member 0422 887 570. In 1985, Rotary made the
on the recent GSE Team to Welcome Back historic decision to immunize
Normandy who was all the world's children
nominated by our club, is Brother James, Debbie Cash Nigeria against polio. A little more
still away, enjoying extended and Clive Boddy have than 20 years later, the world
travel after the completion of recently returned from Advances the is nearly polio free. With
the exchange. A little birdie travels overseas. It was your help, polio will be
has told us that Kylie has met wonderful to see Br James Fight Against defeated.
a special Frenchman on her and Clive at last week's
travels! meeting, though James was Polio http://media.causes.com/
865305?m=33b38ab9
unwell. Clive had not heard
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new Club of
From the Desk Mindarie in
September.
of the District
It is pleasing
Governor to note the
membership
August is Membership month s u c c e s s
on the Rotary Calendar. It is stories in
important that we focus on our District.
membership at this early stage T h e
of the year because so much chartering of
of the new direction in which two new
Rotary International proposes Clubs in the
to lead us relies on "bigger, last two
better, bolder" Rotary Clubs. years and
the growth
On the weekend of 21 and 22 i n
August, an Australian membership
Rotary Conference is being of a number
held in Canberra and any of the well Photo: Jo & Richard Court with Jill Thomson
Rotarian who can attend established
is encouraged to do so. New Clubs is promising. GPEI spearheading partners outbreak response.
members should be are the World Health
encouraged to participate so On the other hand, some Clubs Organization, Rotary The threat of outbreaks
that we can get new ideas into are finding it difficult to recruit International, the U.S. remains a risk until
the debate. members and this is causing Centers for Disease Control transmission of wild
stress on those shouldering the and Prevention, and poliovirus is stopped in the
A key participant in the workload of busy Clubs. A UNICEF. remaining polio-endemic
Conference will be our new number of Clubs have asked countries of Afghanistan,
Rotary International President, for advice and assistance in The outbreak began in 2008, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan.
Ray Klinginsmith. Stuart Heal, addressing their member following the reappearance Importation of the virus from
our Zone Director will also be numbers and our enthusiastic of wild poliovirus type 1 in such areas is responsible for
participating. membership development the border area of southern ongoing outbreaks, such as in
team is working hard to Sudan and Ethiopia, and Angola and Tajikistan, both of
The aim of the Conference will provide assistance wherever it spread in early 2009 to the which have led to further
be to explore the ways of is sought. northern Sudanese city of international spread.
developing a stronger Rotary Port Sudan and to Kenya
in Australia. There will be There is a lot of Rotary work to and Uganda. In total, 101 Financial constraints have
a particular focus on do so let's get our membership children were paralyzed by been a concern in the fight
developing stronger Clubs. We numbers up as soon as we can polio in these four countries against polio. Somalia and
have been promised a few key so we have the capacity to do between 2 March 2008 and Ethiopia, where vaccination
speakers to introduce topics the work that we are called on 30 July 2009. The cases in campaigns are necessary to
with maximum time being to do. Port Sudan sparked protect gains, have had to
allocated to workshop particular international delay polio-eradication
discussions. Yours in Rotary service concern because, from 2004 activities to later in the year in
to 2006, wild poliovirus order to maintain efforts in
Those who may be planning to Ian (& Jan) Hutton type 1 from that area spread endemic countries and
join the Australian Rotary District Governor to reinfect several countries, countries with re-established
Conference but haven't RI District 9455 including Indonesia, Saudi transmission of poliovirus.
already booked their airfares A r a b i a ,
Somalia, and
and accommodation are
encouraged to do so as soon as
Horn of Africa Yemen. Change of Meeting
possible. Saturday, August
21st is polling day for our
Again Polio-free A combination
When: Thursday, 7st October, 2010.
Venue: Usual venue.
Australian Parliament and we Rotary International News of a series of
29 July 2010 Time: Usual time.
can anticipate things will get multicountry
booked up quickly. Some immunization Guest Speaker: Phil Sherwood from RC Arden
home hosting is possible if As of 30 July, the Horn of campaigns, Arcade, California
attendees can get airfares but Africa is again polio-free, with increased
Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Note: this meeting is in place of our usual
need accommodation. technical
Uganda having reported no Wednesday meeting on Wed 6th Oct.
support, and
On the home front, District wild poliovirus cases for more strong political
9455 started life with than a year. The date marks a engagement by
step toward the achievement the affected
membership on June 30th of
1468 Rotarians spread over 48 of a major objective of the countries Club Assembly
Clubs. We are also looking Global Polio Eradication proved to be When: Sunday, 15st August, 2010.
forward to the Chartering of a Initiative's new strategy -- the backbone of Venue: 4 Archdeacon St, Nedlands.
stopping polio in Africa. The the successful Time: 4:00pm.
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Upcoming Guest Speakers
Date Speaker Topic
25th August Lisa Guppy - Outbound Ambassadorial Scholar My Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship: Water Poverty in Cambodia and Viet Nam
1st September Tony Baker What’s happening with fine arts?
8th September Tony Munday High jinks in Malaya
22nd September Hon Nick Hasluck, AM Reflections of a newly retired judge
29th September Brigadier William Jamieson AM 70 years as a Soldier and a Diplomat
Program for August
Host - Introduction & Thank You
Date Details
Date Name
4th August Dr John Wetherall: DNA Convictions -
4th August Wilma McBain Will they survive scrutiny?
18th August Ken Collins 11th August 25 Minute Membership Exercise
Back-up Host 15th August (Sunday) Club Assembly
18th August TBA
Date Name
25th August Lisa Guppy - Outbound
4th August TBA Ambassadorial Scholar
18th August TBA 28th August (Saturday) Bunnings Sausage Sizzle
Welcoming Roster Board Club Details
Rotary Year 2010-11
Date Name Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
Simone Carot Collins — President
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au PO Box 168,
4th August Judy Edwards Nedlands,
Di Collins — Secretary / Vice President Western Australia, 6909
11th August Margaret Stuart secretary@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Meetings
vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Wednesday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
18th August Judy Edwards
Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
25th August Wilma McBain Bill Hassell — President Elect / Club Queenslea Drive
Administration Director Claremont
clubadmin@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Email
New Horizons: Winner of the District 9450 president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Bulletin Award for 2009/10 Toni James — Treasurer
Phone
treasurer@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
08 9385 0471
Fax
Rob Rohrlach — Projects Director
Bulletin Contributions projects@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
08 9385 0472
Website
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