The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville held its weekly meeting on February 27th. Lisa Kim, a former NYSF student and Rotary exchange student, spoke about her experiences. Members were reminded of upcoming events, including the District Conference, a concert at the zoo, and volunteering at the Castle Hill Show. Directors' reports provided updates on club service, community service, youth service, vocational service, and international service. The international director discussed fundraising efforts for polio eradication and several upcoming international events. The meeting concluded with the president's remarks.

1. The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville
Mon 05 Mar 2012
Issue 3. No. 28
Weekly Bulletin
Monday, 05 March 2012
Program: Club Assembly
Last Meeting:
Duty Roster tonight:
27 February 2012 Door Rtn Bruce Pike
Program: Minutes PP Russ Evans
NYSF & Student Rotary Grace PP Greg Rieper
Exchange
Experience Birthdays: 28th Sheila Prasad
Anniversaries: 2nd Wilf & Margaret Van Emmerik
31st Brian & Joy Wickham
Toasts:
Loyal PP Ray Campbell
Overseas Club Rtn. Bobby Redman
What Am I Up To Now
Last week we welcomed Lisa Kim an ex Baulkham Hills NYSF Student and Rotary Exchange
Student and her brother(her designated driver) to our meeting. What a wonderful, exuberant
young lady she is. It was a delight to have her along to bring us up to date with what she has
been doing with her life since attending the National Youth Science Forum.
The Rotary Club of Brisbane
Centenary, Queensland,
Australia, launched the Beef Bank Friday evening Alan and Carole Jones and their friends, Rod & Tony Tilden, Wilf & Margaret van
program by purchasing five cows
and raising them on a member's Emmerick and myself braved the wet weather to go to the Zoo Twilight Concert to see “A Tribute
property. The program has now
grown into the main source for to Queen”. The concert to was going for but it was certainly a very wet experience.
fresh meat for area charities.
Photo Tonight is our Club Assembly so if you have any subject you would like raised now is the time to
Rotary Club of Brisbane speak up. I will be showing a DVD which DG David Rands has distributed to all Clubs in our
Centenary
District on “Change”. It is very interesting and while we have made a couple of changes on the
way we run our Club Meetings there are some very good suggestions which may affect the way
we may wish to change in future meetings. I would like your comments at the end of the showing
the movie.
Next Meeting: Our District Conference is now only 2 weeks away. There are still some vacancies and if you
would like to attend it isn’t too late to register. If you are not going to the Conference we have
Monday 12 March 2012
been asked to assist with parking at the Castle Hill Show which is on the same weekend as the
Conference and volunteers are required to assist with roster shifts Friday to Sunday. Graeme
Program Rohan will distribute the roster sheets so please see if you can volunteer some of your time over
the weekend.
GSE - Claire Thompson
Next week Claire Thompson will be joining us to talk about her upcoming participation in the
outgoing GSE Team to the UK and I’m sure she will be pushing for attendance at the GSE Trivia
WHAT AM I UP TO NOW Night coming up on 30th March at The Sydney Tatts Club and also the GSE Farewell Dinner on
Rtn Michael Griscti Wednesday 28th March.
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Duty Roster President Penny Hill
Door
PP Alex Traill Rotary Four-Way Test:
Rotary Grace: Is it the TRUTH?
Minutes “O Lord our giver of all good Is it FAIR to all concerned?
PP Gordon Scoble We thank You for our daily food, Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER
May Rotary friends and Rotary ways, FRIENDSHIPS?
Rotary Grace Help us to serve you all our days”. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
PP Jim Sifonios

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Summary of Last meeting
President Penny submitted a précis of Board Meeting minutes from 21 of February:
 Advised that the Board has agreed to Support the International Project for damming provisions in
India, proposed by Bruce Allen on Feb 13.
 Gordon Scoble will represent the Club at a Meeting to be held at St Michaels’ Church,
 “World & Polio Pins have been all sold by members acting through their employment groups.
 The movie “Most Exotic Marigold Hotel” premier on behalf of Rotary Polio funds, was a delightful
movie and thoroughly recommended. Approx. 200 attended on the night.
 Pres. Penny, Bobbie Redmond and Edna & Graeme Rohan attended the Charter dinner for the new
“Greater Sydney “E” Club” on Friday Feb 24. At Boronia Gardens, Epping.
 Reminder that the “Zoo” Concert is this Friday March 2.
DIRECTORS REPORTS
CLUB SERVICE
Reminder of “Zoo” concert this Friday, Attendees to arrange their own transport.
Club Assembly next meeting March 5
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Castle Hill Show parking roster to be circulated. All available members required to participate.
Replacement sought for Henry Grech on Saturday at Dan Murphy, Wilf to assist.
YOUTH
“Books for Babies” discussed but insufficient information available to recommend a club take-up
VOCATION
Reminder that P.O.W. Awards are in May and Ian is still seeking nominees for awards.
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
Bobby provided an update on the End Polio Now fundraising where Club members have sold virtually
all the 100 pins and 10 comic books to raise money for the Foundation Project. Penny’s workplace is
holding a special morning tea fundraiser and once the monies raised from this are available a total will
be provided to the Members.
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Bobby reminded everyone about our Club’s upcoming International Night on the 19 March – please
see flyer later in this edition of the Weekly Bulletin.
Bobby also passed on details of a number of events and invitations including:
 The Aussiewood event being presented by the Rotary Club of St Ives. This is an Aussie –
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Bollywood fusion event, with music, food and dancing, being held on the 24 March -to raise
funds for the Cerebral Palsy Alliance and other Rotary projects (Cost $60).
 The Outgoing GSE Team’s Trivia Night being held on the 30 March at the Tatteralls Club in
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the City. Should be a fun event - $40 including platters of dips and canapés.
 The GSE Incoming Team’s farewell dinner on the 26 March at the Castle Hill Bowling Club.
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(A vote was held and passed to attend this on the Wednesday in place of our regular Monday
night meeting). More details to follow.
 An invitation to attend the eighth Rotarian week to be held in Ragusa (South-eastern Sicily)
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on June 2 - 9 2012. This event will take place again in Ragusa after the success of last
year and will be hosted by the local Rotary Club. Aptly named the Rotarian week of Ibla
Baroque, the event intends to introduce Rotary club members of the whole world to this
beautiful part of Baroque Sicily, recognized by the UNESCO as world heritage site.
 For more information on any of these events please contact Bobby.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Alex willing to autograph photo’s free of charge to members.
Bowel Scan Program commenced and scheme is growing every year. Plea to members to avail
themselves of this worthwhile initiative and perhaps save major complications further down the track.
The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville meets Monday Night at the Castle Hill Tavern 6.15pm for 6.45pm start.
Postal address: P O Box 6502, Baulkham Hills Business Centre 2153

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“WHAT AM I UP TO NOW” P PENNY HILL.
Born and raised in Wentworthville, Sydney, met and married John 39 years ago. Raised three children and
lost John to Cancer in 2003. Had various clerical positions, a stint at home duties, bringing up children and
helping John in his accounting business working from home. Worked in Public School system in various roles
as support staff before joining “Ecolab” over twenty years ago. Still working, looking forward to retiring in next
5-10 years.
SARGENTS SESSION
Again imposed dubious penalties on impoverished members.
Guest Speaker
Introduced by Gordon Scoble
LISA KIM Exchange student, NYSF Representative, Uni Student, Rotaractor
Lisa, presently a student at the University of As a trained pianist, she joined a music group in
Sydney, studying for a Bachelor of Psychology, Austria and was chosen to accompany a tour of
(Honours)related some of her experiences the World Presidents on the Danube in 2008.
stemming from her involvement with Rotary since
attending a NYSE session at ANU Canberra back She is very active in ROTARACT in Sydney Uni,
in 2005 attended RYLA in Vienna and has just returned
from a course at the University of Germany in
She was so impressed after her visit to ANU that Duisburg-Essen in relation to her psychology
she pursued every opportunity to participate in studies.
Rotary sponsored programs, becoming an
exchange student to Europe encompassing She loves working with children and hopes to
Austria, Germany, Holland and Luxemburg, continue to do so in the area of her chosen career
experiencing an absolutely fabulous time.
Rotary Foundation Thought for the Week
This week's Rotary Foundation The Rotary Club of Glenhaven under the
Thought is about District management of PDG Barry Philps used a $2,000
Simplified Grants (DSG). DSG to fund 400 water micro filters to be used by
villagers in Ban Paew Thailand as a response to
In Australia, Rotarians the devastating flooding in that country. All up the
received District Simplified Grants both small and project cost over $13,000 and Glenhaven and
large to benefit local communities and other Clubs and the Rotary Club of Ban Paew
communities abroad. The Rotary Club of Mosman came together to deliver the filters.
used a $1,600 DSG to fund the repair of an
audiometer that had been originally donated to the Through the creativity and passion of numerous
An Minh School for Hearing Impaired Children in Rotarians, our district has improved the lives of
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The machine was countless people both within Australia and abroad.
returned to Australia by PDG Danny Low and after Multiply that by 535 Districts worldwide and you
repair was delivered back to Vietnam by DGN can understand the power of our Foundation.
Graeme Davies. Every Rotarian, Every Year -Hope begins with
us.
Weekly Toast - Overseas Club
This week we would like to toast the Petaluma Valley Rotary Club in California, District
5130, which has a special event coming up on March 10 when they will present an
Edible Art Tasting - "Dessert Edition". Event attendees will be able to vote for their
favourite. Proceeds will benefit Petaluma Valley Rotary "Bright Futures" projects which
promote education, health and humanitarian aid locally and internationally. Looks like
a great fundraising event.
The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville meets Monday Night at the Castle Hill Tavern 6.15pm for 6.45pm start.
Postal address: P O Box 6502, Baulkham Hills Business Centre 2153

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Rotary News around the globe
Rotary clubs around the
globe have many things in Lebanon
common, including a The Rotary clubs of Beirut Centre and Tucson
commitment to service. All Sunrise, Ariz., USA, worked together in April to
year long, clubs are taking install a wastewater treatment system at Rafik
action to make a difference Hariri University Hospital in Beirut. The project,
in their communities. supported by a Rotary Foundation Matching Grant,
Here’s a roundup of recent will reduce the concentration of residual
club activities worldwide: pharmaceuticals in the hospital’s wastewater,
which helps irrigate gardens or travels through the
Canada sewer system into the Mediterranean Sea.
Two Interactors and three Rotaractors were
among 120 young Canadians who attended an Kenya
invitation-only barbecue with the Duke and A five-day project brought Rotarians, Rotaractors,
Duchess of Cambridge in Ottawa in June. David and Interactors to Nyumbani Village, home to more
Johnston, Governor General of Canada and a than 700 children who have lost family members to
former Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar, HIV/AIDS, to install two solar-powered irrigation
hosted the event with Prime Minister Stephen wells. The Rotary Club of Greater Portage County
Harper to celebrate service and give the attendees (Stevens Point), Wis., USA, joined with the Rotary
an opportunity to tell the royal couple, government clubs of Karen-Nairobi and Machakos, Kenya, to
officials, and other dignitaries about their work. carry out the effort, funded by a District Simplified
Grant from District 6220 (parts of Michigan and
USA Wisconsin). The group also helped with planting.
Rotarians in District 6960 (Florida) worked with The solar pumps will be the primary source of
high school students and other volunteers to irrigation for the community, and will cost less to
package more than 1.3 million meals during a one- operate than the old diesel-powered pumps.
day event in May. Over 70 percent of children in
the Rotary district receive free or reduced-price Korea
meals at school, but during the summer, many For the second year, District 3650 delivered
don’t have enough to eat. The packaged meals – 10,000 charcoal briquettes to low-income families
rice and bean casserole and macaroni and in Seodaemun-gu, a subdivision of Seoul.
cheese, fortified with vitamins and minerals – went Briquettes are a popular source of heat in Korea.
to local food banks, which distributed them over Over 450 volunteers, including 120 Rotarians, 167
the summer months. Interactors, and 142 Rotaractors, participated in
the distribution, along with Seodaemun-gu
Mexico President Suk Jin Moon and National Assembly
A partnership between the Rotary Club of San member Sung Hun Lee.
Diego and nurses and doctors at Scripps Mercy
Hospital has brought medical care to 9,000 people Australia
in remote Mexican villages since 1988. Rotarian The Rotary Club of Wynyard (Tasmania)
volunteers include medical professionals, those celebrated the 40th anniversary of its Music Hall
providing logistical support, and members of clubs show in 2011. Originally organized as a one-time
in Mexico. The Mercy Outreach Surgical Team has event called the Old Time Music Hall, the
completed more than 40 weeklong missions, production has been held every year, despite
performing procedures to remove congenital setbacks including a fire in the 1990s that
tumours, correct cleft lips and palates and crossed destroyed a shed containing all the props and
eyes, and address other costumes. The performances have raised more
health problems. than A$1 million in support of local and
international projects – in particular, educational
Austria programs for rural medical students.
The Rotary Club of Mürzzuschlag-Semmering
found a sweet way to support a community project:
a 365-foot-long pastry created by a local bakery
and displayed on a ― pastry coaster specially
designed and built by club members Gerd Tomazic
and Oswald Ebner. The club sold pieces of the
pastry, raising €5,000 for medical equipment for a
Red Cross ambulance, which now sports the
club’s logo.
The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville meets Monday Night at the Castle Hill Tavern 6.15pm for 6.45pm start.
Postal address: P O Box 6502, Baulkham Hills Business Centre 2153

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A final reminder, that the District Conference is just a couple of weeks away. We have 5 members and 3
partners booked in to attend and will be showcasing The Club’s Bourke Project. There’s still just enough time
to book in and join us.
FELLOWSHIP AND INSPIRATION!!
OUR 2012
ROTARY DISTRICT CONFERENCE
IS HERE – YES ITS HERE
YOU WOULD NOT WANT TO MISS IT!
CONTACT PE BOBBY REDMAN TODAY
VISIT
Conference.RotaryDistrict9680.org
TO LEARN MORE
AND REGISTER NOW
The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville meets Monday Night at the Castle Hill Tavern 6.15pm for 6.45pm start.
Postal address: P O Box 6502, Baulkham Hills Business Centre 2153

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Club Members Dan Murphy Roster
Name Classification
Saturday 10 March 2012
Ray Campbell PP,PHF Education - Secondary
PP Graeme Rohan
Thomas Cann PHF Landscape Supplies
Rtn Bruce Pike
Col Davis Accounting Taxation
Russ Evans PP,PHF Finance
Saturday 17 March 2012
Henry Grech PP Legal Practice
PP Alan Jones
Michael Griscti PHF Lighting Technician
PP Greg Rieper
Penny Hill Customer Service Manager
Alan Jones PP,PHF Marketing Consultancy
Bob Low PHF Electrical Distribution
WHAT AM I UP TO NOW
Robert Mackey PP,PHF Construction Services
19th Mar PP Keith Stapley
Ian Pascoe PP Gas Fitting
26th Mar PP Jim Sifonios
Bruce Pike Nursery Retail
Suresh Prasad PP Sugar Research
Haran Ramachandran PP,PHF Computer Support Duty Roster
Bobby Redman Psychology Monday 19 March 2012
Michael Richardson Honorary Member
Greg Rieper PP,PHF Consultancy Door PE Robert Makey
Graeme Rohan PP,PHF Petroleum Distribution Minutes PP Wilf Van Emmerik
Gordon Scoble PP,PHF Education Primary
Rotary Grace PP Alan Jones
Jim Sifonios PP,PHF Product Development
Keith Stapley PP,PHF Photogrammetry Joke of the Day – Train Ride
Rod Tilden PP,PHF Window Furnishing Sales
Alex Traill PP,PHF Building & Maintenance
Sitting together on a train, travelling through the
Wilf Van Emmerik PP,PHF Specialised Transport
Swiss Alps, was a Kiwi guy, an Australian bloke,
Allan Walker PP Funeral Direction a little old Greek lady, and a young blonde Swiss
Glenn Willcox PP Project Estimating girl with large breasts.
P – President PP - Past President PHF - Paul Harris Fellow
The train goes into a dark tunnel and a few
seconds later there is the sound of a loud slap.
When the train emerges from the tunnel, the Kiwi
has a bright red handprint on his cheek.
No one speaks.
The old lady thinks: The Kiwi guy must have
groped the blonde in the dark, and she slapped
his cheek.
The blonde Swiss girl thinks: That Kiwi guy must
PP Wilf & Margaret celebrated their wedding anniversary at the have tried to grope me in the dark, but missed
Zoo concert with fellow Rotarians. Congratulations Wilf & Margaret and fondled the old lady and she slapped his
and Happy Anniversary. cheek.
The Kiwi thinks: The Australian bloke must have
Club Calendar groped the blonde in the dark. She tried to slap
him but missed and got me instead.
The Australian thinks: I can't wait for another
tunnel, just so I can smack the Kiwi again.
Note: Apologies must be in to PP
Graeme Rohan by 12pm on Mondays
so numbers can be confirmed for
dinner.
The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville meets Monday Night at the Castle Hill Tavern 6.15pm for 6.45pm start.
Postal address: P O Box 6502, Baulkham Hills Business Centre 2153