



The Tasman Map shows a recognisable outline of the north, west and south coasts of Australia that was not to change for another 125 years until the British explorer James Cook charted the east coast in 1770.
It was in 1925 and 1933 that the Mitchell Library in Sydney, Australia, acquired both the Tasman Huydecoper Journal and the Tasman Bonaparte Map. The story of how the library managed to acquire these treasures of Dutch exploration and cartography will bring new recognition to these icons of both Dutch and Australian history.
About the Author
Ian Burnet spent more than 30 years living, working, and travelling in his professional career as a geologist/geophysicist. In his "retirement" he has written Spice Islands, East Indies, Archipelago, and Where Australia Collides with Asia.
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Dear Sue,
Re: Donations of Christmas Presents and Gift Cards
Taldumande Youth Services would like to sincerely thank The Rotary Clubs of Crows Nest, Chatswood and Roseville you for their support again this Christmas. We were delighted and humbled to be included in the wonderful Tree of Joy project again, and as always, the community were so generous.
2021 has been one of the most difficult years in modern times worldwide and has been particularly hard on the young people within Taldumande already experiencing significant family relationship breakdown, trauma, mental health issues and isolation. Many of our young people lost their jobs, income, their connection to their community, and were unable to spend as much time with their close ones as they would like. The year has been tough, but our staff worked diligently to promote positivity and self-care for every young person and family we support. Without the support of the community, especially at Christmas, it can be particularly difficult to keep this positivity alive.
A very special message of thanks was received from one of our case managers which I want to share, “I just sorted at home everything for all my clients and my heart bursts how they will have such special gifts and support from Taldy. Thank you for making this happen ... when I phoned my clients to say we had a Christmas present for them, they were so emotional with happiness, grateful and surprised to be getting something on Christmas!!”
With warm regards
Liz de Rome
Grants, Community and Volunteers Officer
_____________________________________________________________Hi Sue,I just wanted to drop you a quick note to thank you for organising the Tree of Joy donations for us again this year. I helped Sahar unload all the wonderful gifts yesterday and I couldn’t believe how they just come coming!Its such a joy to witness the generosity of others, especially at this time of year.Thank you for your ongoing support of Mary’s House and all the best wishes to you and your family over the holidays.Kind regards,Claire BarberChief Executive Officer

The Rotary Foundation will use your gift to fund the life-changing work of Rotary members who provide sustainable solutions to their communities’ most pressing needs. But we need help from people like you who will take action and give the gift of Rotary to make these projects possible.
Sincerely,
The Rotary Foundation

The members of Crows Nest Rotary believe our Club is amongst the best in the District. This is evidenced by the camaraderie and support shown to all members, along with our commitment to our projects.
We have reflected on the District Governor’s Goals and Objectives and the International President’s suggested aims, incorporating them into our Club plans. However, clearly the World has changed since the start of the pandemic in early 2020 and accordingly Crows Nest’s projects and activities have been significantly impacted by the lockdown’s restrictions on physical movements.
Despite COVID, we continue on with a meeting on Zoom each week, to progress projects where possible, and provide fellowship to all our members.
Rotary’s 7 Areas of Focus –
We believe we our activities focus on the objectives of disease prevention and treatment; water, sanitation, and hygiene; maternal and child health; basic education and literacy; and community economic development through the following projects;
Serve to Change Lives – we believe we have a healthy Club. - Membership – we have adopted ‘do more and grow more’, and ‘bring one to add one’ concepts. We plan to have a Membership summit as soon as restrictions allow
- Chinwag – recently we have created a Zoom get-together for not only Rotarians but also their families and friends. This started as a Cluster 2 event, but immediately became a District and Nationwide event, with people from around Australia tuning in to informally discuss Rotary issues.
- eBulletin issues weekly and sends current relevant Rotary issues to hundreds of members and friends
Philip Smith