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Macular Degeneration
Sep 26, 2016
Bridgette is an avid reader, gardener, and fisher woman who enjoys channeling her inner actress several times a week when speaking to Rotary and Probus groups through her work as Education and Research Officer with Macular Disease Foundation. She has a background in Indigineous education and previously enjoyed teaching primary students on an island girt by crocodile infested waters in the Northern Territory. She has a passion for community-led social justice, and believes a quality education is an infinitely powerful weapon for overcoming adversity and injustice |
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Oct 09, 2016
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Poker and how to play it, and WIN !!!
Oct 10, 2016
Following our successful Poker night last year and in preparation for this year's event, our own Mark Staples, Poker Player extraordinaire, will teach us how to play Poker!!! And WIN !!!!" Mark recently returned from the World Series of Poker (World Championships), in Las Vegas, where he played in the Seniors (over 50) event. While he didn't win the lucrative $538,000 first prize, ahead of the other 4,500 players, he did gain a lot of experience which he will share with us. Mark will show us why Poker is a game of skill, and not gambling!
Mark will cover the basics of poker, including how to make a hand, winning order of hands & betting. He will then move on to tips, tactics & strategy for winning at poker.
If you are planning to attend our Poker night on Saturday 12 November, Mark's tuition will be invaluable!
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Club Assembly for every subject raised! Including - WWC protocol + Risk Management Protocol
Oct 17, 2016
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Oct 18, 2016 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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CUFA; Working to combat poverty in the Asia-Pacific region
Oct 31, 2016
Rebecca is Deputy CEO and head of fundraising for CUFA, an economic development agency which works to combat poverty in the Asia-Pacific region. Rebecca has spent the last 2 decades working in marketing, fundraising, sponsorship, digital strategy and customer loyalty across the not-for-profit and corporate sectors. Prior to joining CUFA, she held senior roles in the performing arts in Australia. She is currently chair of the National Young Writers Festival. |
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Nov 01, 2016 3:00 pm
An important fundraiser for Crows Nest Rotary |
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The Rotary Foundation
Nov 07, 2016
, David was born and educated in Auckland. Lived in Wellington NZ, Sydney, Singapore, and Sydney again. Retired from being the Managing Director and Chairman of DIC/ Coates (printing ink manufacturer) in 2009 after 19 years; prior to that 14 years with Taubmans Paints in NZ and Australia. President of the Australian Paint Manufacturers Association (APMF) 2001 to 2004. President of the Graphic Art Merchants Association of Australia 2003-2004. Fellow of the Australian Institute of Co Directors and Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry. David is married to Anne, has 4 children and 7 grandchildren, lives in Killara. Member of Rotary for 43 years, past president Western Hutt club (NZ) and his present club of Beecroft. DG D9680 2011-2012. Involved since on committees in Foundation, Rotary Leadership Institute, Melbourne Zone 8 Institute. Mentor to DG and DGE. Currently District 9685 Foundation Chair.
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Nov 12, 2016 7:00 pm
Following our successful Poker night last year we have arranged another better event this year. Saturday 12th November at 7pm. At NORTH SYDNEY LEAGUES Lessons are available from 6pm. Enjoy a meal PRIOR to 7pm or in need you can order your meal during the first hour of play, and eat during the 20 min break at approx. 8pm. Poker is a game of skill, and not gambling! |
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Interplast
Nov 14, 2016
Sue has been a member of Lower. Blue Mountains Rotary Club for 8 years. During that time she has held positions of Club Secretary for 2 years and club administration for 1 year Her husband (also a Rotarian) and Sue have 3 children and 4 grand children She is pretty much retired these days after working in retail for more than 25 years. She has a small home base quilting business but work in this area has decreased in the last few years Sue is a qualified leader with Girl Guides running a unit for girls aged 14 to 17 and has held this position for 24 years. Sue has participated in 2 National Immunization Day programmes in India to immunise children living in slum area against polio. She accepted the position of Interplast District chair this year and is working actively to promote the work they do. Last month Sue went to India to travel to Amritsarto view a project that Lower Blue mountains had help to fund with a global matching grant where e learning is being installed into 50 schools |
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Nov 15, 2016 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Paediatrics RNSH
Nov 21, 2016
Leila is a Diversionsl Therapist in Paediatrics at RNSH and has been in this role for 17 years. She has a great passion for helping children and their families during difficult times. She is also the Director of Urban Fitness Solutions and has taken on this role for over 10 years Her drive to become a personal trainer came from the rise of incidence of obesity in children as well as other health issues such as diabetes. This has now expanded to helping people with their health, including rehabilitation and the elderly. She is very passionate about people living a quality life through feeling good about themselves by being fitter and healthier. |
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Dec 04, 2016 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Phoenix House
Dec 05, 2016
Edmund is a passionate learning and education practitioner, having worked in corporate and education sectors for over 20 years. He has recently been responsible for the Capability Building Program, with the NSW Dept of Education and is now the spearheading the transformation of Phoenix House into an educational and work ready hub for marginalised and disengaged young people. Edmund holds a Bachelors degree in computer science, a MBA in IT, a Masters in Education Management and a senior leadership qualifaction with INSEAD. With a family of two teenage boys he is keen to ensure to a good education and a fulfilling career. |
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Giving & Christmas - Last meeting for 2016
Dec 12, 2016
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Dec 12, 2016 7:00 pm
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Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
Jan 16, 2017
Phil is a civil engineer by profession, retired these days, married with 2 sons and 5 grandchildren. He is an Ambassador and community speaker for both Cancer Council NSW and the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia As an Ambassador Phil's role is to raise community awareness of cancer and to provide resources for individuals to learn more. Phil is a prostate cancer survivor of some 6 years now and during that time has involved himself in a number of volunteer roles including peer support counselling, research community representation, and media interviews. Phil is a keen cyclist and golfer particularly enjoying outback riding in remote areas of Australia and golfing trips around the state.
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Butterfly Foundation
Jan 23, 2017
David joined Butterfly in late 2015 and has worked in the trustee services sector for 25 years. Over recent years he has been heavily involved in philanthropy including being a volunteer board member on the ANZ staff Foundation for 10 years, assisting clients to commence their own structured giving vehicles. David is responsible for all areas of fundraising at Butterfly and is keen to utilise his skills to ensure its future is secure
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The struggle for Unity, A story of the Federation of Australia
Jan 30, 2017
Graham is a genealogist and family historian. Since his childhood he has known that many of his ancestors had fascinating lives. As a member of the Society of Australian Genealogists he traced, as far back as possible, the family names of all his great great grandparents decendants that amounted to several thousand people. Eventually he wrote about his ancestors and wanted to share those stories with his extended family to ensure they were preserved. When he researched details of his great grandfather Sir Arthur Rutledge had made a momentous discovery. Sir Arthur was not only a Wesleyan Minister, lawyer, politician and judge, he played a crucial role in bringing together all the colonies on the continent to form one country of Australia. This led Graham to write a book of considerable historic interest for all Australians. It is entitled 'The struggle for Unity- A story of the federation of Australia. Graham lives in Pitt Town on the Hawkesbury River close to the area where to of his ancestor families settled 226 years ago.
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Feb 07, 2017 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Destiny Rescue
Feb 13, 2017
Destiny Rescue was the first organization that informed Shelley about human trafficking and she was shocked into action after being made aware that slavery still exists today. Since then she has been passionate about making a difference in the area of child trafficking, and eight years later she has the priviledge of working with Destiny Rescue and informing others about these injustices that are occurring around the world |
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Men's Shed
Feb 20, 2017
Terry O'Mara will be speaking about Rotary and Mens Sheds. Terry will explain how his club identified a need for something for men to be involved with once they’ve retired or been widowed as there is a lot available for women, single or otherwise, but nothing to address men’s health and wellbeing. They pointed out that there were many grown up men who were at a loss for something to do and Council agreed. After a well attended meeting Rotary held for interested men, the Hill’s Men’s Shed was started after much discussion and Council eventually There are now 930 Men’s Sheds in Australia whose members have skills that are diminishing in the world today. Terry said that anyone who wanted to start a Men’s Shed should get information from Council but should not let Council run the project as it is vital for the members to be empowered and independent. The Federal Government has invested $6 million for men’s health - physical, social and mental. We need to give value to their lives.Terry assured us that Rotary gave information and expertise but has not expended any monies. A manual of how to set up a Men’s Shed is available on the Internet. |
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Angel Flight
Feb 27, 2017
Rod's first flying experience was in gliders in 1974. At the time it was all he could afford to fly. He has since progressed to small single engine aeroplanes and then on to light twins. Rod joined Angel Flight in 2005and since that time had flown all over NSW either bringing paeengers into Sydney from regional areas or returning them home. These people need to travel to the city for medical assistance that is not available in their own home towns. Mostly we see these people recover from their illness over a number of trips The service that Angel Flight provides not only includes the Flight but pickup and drop off at the airport to and from the city facility by 'Earth Angels'. The picture attached show a young girl with her family from. Coffs Harbour who is incredibly relaxed considering she had extremely brittle bones that could break even as she turned in bed. |
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Crows Nest Rotary membership
Mar 06, 2017
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Mar 11, 2017 8:00 am - 11:00 pm
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A life of science as a geophysicist
Mar 13, 2017
lJohn Saunders graduated from Southend Institute of Technology (UK) as an Associate of the Institute of Physics in Applied Physics, Atomis Physics and Mathematics in 1965. On 1967 he resigned from the UKAEA Atomic Weapons Research and joined Geophysical Service International as an instrument engineer in North Africa and Northern Europe, setting up and operating seismic recording instruments In 1972 he was transferred as a Processing Party Chief to London, being responsible for reprocessing seismic data for Aramco and then in 1974 he transferred to Sydney As a processing Party Chief of a special project group. John joined Esso Australia as a Geophysicist in 1977. One of the first tasks was to set up and run Esso Seismic data processing operations on the Exmouth Plateau, followed by seismic field and processing operations in the Galilee Badin in Queensland. After a short time in the USA in 1979, Johnreturned to Sydney as Geophysical Operations Manager of Esso's offshore and onshore processing projects. In 1982 John was transferred to Exxon Production Research Company , Houston. As a Senior Research Associate, he was engaged in various research projects in the USA. In 1984 he moved to Esso Norway, as a Geophysical Operations Manager, responsible for the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. John resigned from Esso in 1987 to set up IGEC Pty Ltd, to provide consulting services to energy exploration companies. He specialises in developing high resolution seismic data collection and processing techniques for the coal and coal bed methane as we as the oil and gas industry in Australia and New Zealand. In 1989-1992 he was chief investigator at the National Centre for Petroleum Geology and Geopysics in Adelaide, in charge of research into seismic techniques in the Cooper Basin in South Australia. In 1994 John was appointed as an advisor to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand in Bangkok. In 1995 he was appointed as consultant to the Department of Mineral Resources of NSW. John is a member of SEG, ASEG and PESA
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Mar 14, 2017
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Dark Tourism, Tourism research.
Mar 20, 2017
Tourist interest in death, disaster and atrocity is a growing phenomenon in the late 20th century, and this has been labelled 'dark Tourism'. Visits to battlefields, the graves of the famous and infamous is a significant part of tourist experiences in many societies, and this brings in to question the nature of such attractions and the commodification of the tourism experience. This presentation examines media representations of events and the ways in which that representation led to the site becoming a destination of dark Tourism. Annona joined the Rotary Club of Erin's and was President 2007-2008. She has served at District level as project chair in 2010-3011 and 2013-14. District 9685 Training chair of Erica Rotary Club. Part of a working team of 12 to East Timor in 2015 to renovate a birthing facility. Vocation - Tourism Research, completed PHD in 2004 in Sociology and Anthropolgy. She is married to Ross member of Rotary of Woy Woy are the owners of the pharmacy in Umina and live in Avoca Beach.
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