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Postal Address: 64 Brompton Ave, Curlewis Vic. 3222 
Bayside Geelong

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Naval Association
90 Skene Street,
Newtown, VIC 3220
Australia
Rotary Club of Bayside Geelong Inc [50412] 1st Tuesday Board RSL 2nd & 4th Tuesday 7 for 7.15pm Naval Ass. 90-92 Skene St Newtown www.rotarybaysidegeelong.org
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New President
New President
Thank you to Past President Aileen for a wonderful job that she did in the first half of the Rotary year, keeping her board under control and supporting every activity that was held in the club over the 6 months of her term .
 
Well done!
 
Aileen passed the baton to President Rick Berry for his safekeeping for the next 3 months.

Rick’s first contact with Rotary was as a father of an exchange student many years ago, so having our International exchange student just leave for Sicily is quite appropriate and can relate to Mietta’s parents very well.
 
In fact, all three of our presidents this year sent their children on Youth Exchange.
 

Fyansford Paper Mills - Rod Morrison
This week saw us with a passionate view of the history of the Fyansford Paper Mills.
 
Rod Morrison told us about the damage done to the side of the waterway that was used to take the water to the Mills.  
 
Firstly for the water wheel and subsequently for the reactor of some sort also the present owners and the plans that are currently under way
 
Much more for everyone to learn so thanks to Rod
 

Anne Cotsell's Story
Anne Cotsell's Story
It was lovely to welcome Anne Cotsell (and Bandit) to the Navy Club on Tuesday.
 
Anne is no stranger to Bayside, and she spoke to the Club about the work that the Salvation Army does in Geelong, the state of homelessness in our city and the ongoing requirement for assistance for those in need.
 
Anne spoke about the 8 week program run by the Salvation Army that is available to many sectors in our community and the positive results of completing their course.
 
Anne was able to answer the many and varied questions resulting from her presentation.
 

Christmas Message from the President
Christmas Message from the President
Hello everyone,
 
Hope all your Christmas prep is going well.
 
It’s a funny time of the year really, all this running around like crazy just for one day.
 
This was brought home to me in the past week when Rick and I lost a very close friend in a car accident.
 
Perhaps the most important thing to do this Christmas, is to tell those you love how much they mean to you, and in the words of our own David White – “If you are missing someone this year take some time out to reflect on what joy they gave you”.
 
Thank you, David, for those lovely words.
 
I would also like to remind everyone to take care when driving, slow down a bit and be patient, not always easy at Christmas.

Tired
Tired
Well that was a crazy week.
 
4 BBQs in a week may well be a Bayside record.
 
Thank you so much to everyone who helped at the 2 Bunnings BBQs on Friday and Monday, the Kieser event on Wednesday and the Ariston House Christmas BBQ on Thursday.
 
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Gemma Clark - CSIRO - ACDP
Gemma Clark - CSIRO - ACDP
We had a great Guest Speaker night at the Navy Club on Tuesday, with Dr Gemma Clarke from CSIRO telling us all about her work in Australia’s Biosecurity field.
 
Such important work to maintain our food supply and the health of our animals and people.
 
We also heard about the current situation with Bird Flu and the local egg shortage.
 
Gemma could have answered questions all night, but we did have a “cheese and wine” night to indulge in.
 

Trivia Night
Trivia Night
Then it was on to Trivia Night prep and the big night itself on Friday.
 
Firstly thank you to all who put so much effort into making it such a successful evening, Our Trivia Committee of Jo, Judy E, Ian and Andrew.
 
Then on to the many members who sourced and supplied silent auction Items, prizes, and Judy E for her very popular Raffle Tree.
 
So much work was done behind the scenes.
 
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Italian Night
Italian Night
Wow, what a busy week we have had at Bayside, starting off with an extra BBQ at Bunnings on Sunday.
 
We had a crazy busy day, and despite the totally erratic weather, we ended up with our best result at Bunnings ever.
 
A huge thank you to all who helped on the day.
 
We held our AGM at the Navy Club on Tuesday night, followed by an Italian Feast for Mietta.
 
It was a great night, and everyone got in the spirit my dressing up in the Italian theme. Our AGM went well and thank you to all members for attending.
 

Mietta - Exchange Student
Mietta - Exchange Student
We had a lovely social gathering at The Great Western Hotel.
 
Mietta is off to Milan in January for 12 Months.
 
It was great to see so many attend, to hear our very own Rotary Youth Exchange Student
 
She gave us her presentation as she will in Italy.
 
Well done, Mietta, you did a great job!
 
Thank you for the yummy Italian biscuits you brought for everyone.
 
It was a great social evening of chat, laughter and good company.
 
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