Meeting Opened by President Greg at 7.05

Rotary Meeting Held 24/06/15

Meeting opened by President Greg at 7.05

Present Peta Higginbotham, Wendy Thomas, John Clements,Phillip Hughes, Greg and Meg Fallon, Geoff and Lorelle StClair, Steve and Trish Bennett,Peter Cox and RosHurn, Robin and Annette Bailey, Mary and Allen Hunter, Gary and Jenny Adams, Colin and Barb Gard, Barry and Lee Tait, Wayne Kemmis, Paul Northrop, Pam Fallon, Neil Mathews.

Lorelle - Apologies Peter Fitz, Louise Lemon.

Attendance last week, 21 members. Service Hours in June, 110 hrs.

New Member Induction

Tonight Phillip Hughes was inducted into the Club and we all welcomed him.

Geoff did the thirty second whip around with the club members to see what they have been up to this last week.

We welcomed back our intrepid travellers.

Chinchilla Muster and Home and Art Show.

Greg went through the things that Chinchilla Rotary Club have organised for us to do if we want to while we are there.

Sunday 23rd August. We arrive and set up at the showgrounds and then go for a BBQ at John’s place.

Mon. Tour of a Member’s Broad Farming Property.

Tues. A tour of Barracoola State Forest with a guide.

Wed. Tour of a Yellow Belly Fish Farm.

Thurs. Rest day whatever you want to do day.

Fri. Help set up stalls etc ready for Sat.

Sat. Helping to Marshall the crowds help on BBQs etc.

Sun.Help clean up in the morning and in the afternoon go on a tour of the Kogan Creek Power Station followed by a BBQ.

People can then decide if they want to stay longer or pack up and head for home or their next stop.

Greg is waiting on confirmation on the cost of staying at the showgrounds.

Please send Greg an email and let him know if you are coming or not remembering this is our club’s Muster.

General Business

We discussed having an Online Book Club and meeting once a month on Go To Meeting. Everyone would read a different book, and then give a synopsis of it, and perhaps read the cover, and tell what it is about. We have a lot of readers in the club so this could be great to hear about other authors.

Online Inner Wheel was suggested and Kathlyn is looking into how this will work.

And also a Craft Club.

We would make use of Go To Meeting to facilitate these things if people are interested.

Paul asked what Inner Wheel is about, and Camilla came on and said that when it started it, was for wives of Rotarians and became a service club in its own right.

Colin put forward a fund rising idea. Its called Dry July.

Everyone puts the money they would normally spend on alcohol into a tin.

Colin will contact Greg and discuss it with him.

Geoff explained a bit more how the book club will work and Peta agreed as she is in a Book Club that works like this.

Paul put up an idea that travellers might like to discuss their trips and the interesting things they have seen and done.

Neil Mathews has put up his hand to speak to us next week about travelling the backroads of Australia.

Des Chilton has decided that even though he enjoyed the first 12 months Rotary was not for him.

RosHurn has also decided it is not for her as well.

So Des and Roswill not be renewing their memberships.

Meeting closed at 8.10pm