Last weeks meeting with chair Anthony, saw us back on Zoom with some 23 members zooming in. 
On July 15th, our club held its second Zoom/live Hybrid meeting for the year and we’ve ironed out a few more issues that emerged in our first Hybrid meeting this Rotary year. Click "Read more..." for more details.
Members were treated to an engaging talk on the pros and cons of Social media by member, Kate Ashton on Thursday June 17th at the Highland Society. Kate is a leader in using Social media, particularly Facebook, as an integral part of her occupation as a Real Estate Agent - but as she mentioned, there are some down sides. See "Read more..." for 10 valuable pieces of advice on using Social media.
At the June 17th meeting, Highland Society Restaurant Manager, Nick Weaver took a few minutes to share his quest to raise at least $100,000 dollars for the Maryborough Hospital Oncology Unit. Nick's father died from Cancer four years ago, so since then, Nick has been raising money to combat Cancer though the Relay for Life and other activities, but this quest is all his idea. If members want to assist, look for his Facebook page at (20+) MDHS Oncology Department Fundraiser - Health & Fitness Expo | Facebook See Read more... for more pics 
Dale Martin from Microblast Computers joined us last Thursday and provided a comprehensive and rather scary outline of cyber security issues, computer fraud and scams. Dale reminded us that scammers are becoming more plentiful and more and more sophisticated in their methods to steal from us online. The good news is that there are many things we can do to reduce the chance of becoming the victim of computer fraud or a scam. See the "Read more..." section for a summary of tips. 
Thank you to all those members who participated in last Thursday's Zoomed Special general meeting which enabled us to pass two changes to our club Bylaws. We voted unanimously to change the wording of item 6.1 to provide some flexibility in the size of our Board, and added item 6.2 to set a minimum number of Board meetings per year. See "Read more..." for details.
June is Rotary Fellowships Month.
On June 3rd, due to Covid restrictions, our club reverted back to Zoom meetings, and PP Thea took centre Zoom, or actually top left Zoom (see Thea showing her lanyard) to share the Allan's experiences of the Rotary Cruising Fellowship. The Cruising Fellowship started a little over 71 months ago - how does Thea know this? Well, Thea and Terry have just received their 71st Cruising Fellowship Monthly newsletter, "Shipshape". See "Read more..."
This is a quick update to inform you all that the building permit for the Maryborough Aeromedical Transfer Station (M.A.T.S.) was recently approved by the Central Goldfields Shire. We thank you for your ongoing support and look forward to the first steps being taken towards the construction of the community asset.
Over twenty Rotary members were treated to a delicious three course meal and engaging presentations at the Girl Guides hall on May 13th, when our club was hosted by the local Girl Guides group. Three members of the guides, leader Vanessa Parker (centre), her daughter Cara (left), and Hannah Lanfranchi (right) spoke to our members about what the Guide movement means to them, and how the local Guides have been dealing with the Covid pandemic. See "Read more..."
Around 20 members and spouses gathered at the Paramount Cinema Complex last Thursday to enjoy some fellowship and watch the movie, "June Again". Being about Dementia, the movie was a little "close to home" for some of our participants, but most agreed the movie was well made and contained a positive message. Overall, it was a very enjoyable outing.
On April 29th, members were both inspired and challenged by the ongoing work of the maternal and child health workers in our community - thanks to the presentation of Maternal & Child Health nurse, Courtney Noonan. Courtney gave an overview of her department and left us with a confronting case study that clearly illustrates both the need for, and extreme challenges of health care in this field. Click "Read more..." for more details.
The West Footscray store of Donations in Kind has released its latest list of Containers of donated goods shipped to countries in need. It's great to see the amount of activity from this one Rotary venture, and the number of Rotary volunteer hours going towards this project. It serves as a reminder of how valuable a project is our own Rotary District's Geelong DIK depot.
Members arriving at Peppas for last Thursday morning's meeting were greeted by dozens of rabbit paw prints leading into the building. Yes! It's true! Rotary was privileged to have a visit from the Easter Bunny to its meeting and dozens of chocolate eggs were spread around the room for the delight of members. The "bunny", who is known in Easter land as "Trace", even stayed for the meeting. See "Read more..." for more photos - and you might even spot "Trace" if you look carefully.
Last week's meeting was held on April Fool's Day. Did you know the origin of the day?
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Maryborough, VIC 3465
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