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OoZoo Newsletter of Rotary Club of Mosman
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Volume : W22, Issue Number : W22-138 (19/03/2022)
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Painting of Mosman Bay, 1973 by PP Graeme Robinson
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Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the Borogegal and Cammeraigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which our Club meets. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
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(Given the ever-changing COVID situation please check with the secretary about the latest information on whether meetings are being held via zoom or in person.)
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(District 9685 Governor 2021-2022 Lindsay May OAM)
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I’m pleased to announce D9685 has been granted a Rotary Foundation Disaster Response Grant of US$25,000 (AU$34,500) to provide prompt relief to people in D9685 in urgent need as a result of the current flooding. Rotary Clubs with members in the Windsor area (Windsor and The Ponds) are already planning to distribute Bunnings and Woolworths Gift Cards to impacted families.
This Disaster Grant is very welcome, but it won’t go very far in meeting the needs of people in the area.
Clubs in D9685 have asked how they can support people in our local area mainly centered along the Nepean and Hawkesbury River system.
RAWCS has now approved our application for a District 9685 Rotary Australia Benevolent Society project to raise funds for flood victims in our local area.
Flood Relief for Families in the Sydney Region of NSW (RABS) Project 53-2021-22 is now open to support from clubs and receive tax deductible donations from Rotarians and the public.
The QR Code below will take you to the Donate page for this project.
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The D9685 Grants committee will work with clubs in the impacted areas as a panel to determine how relief will be urgently distributed and managed.
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Emeritus Professor Don Napper was educated in molecular chemistry at Sydney and Cambridge Universities. He retired from Sydney University in 2003 as the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences & Technology), where he is now Professor Emeritus. His association with the University has lasted over thirty years, excluding his time there as a student. Over the years, Don has developed an internationally recognized expertise in polymer colloids and the polymerization processes. He has co-authored over 180 scientific articles in the field and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA) and the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Don has been a guide for the Harbour Trust and gives regular talks to Probus & Rotary Clubs, historical societies and U3A (University of the Third Age).
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Professor Napper will be speaking to the club on the Role of CO2 in Global Warming.
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Have you ever wondered why mere trace amounts of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, can capture solar energy and cause long-term climate change whereas the much more prevalent atmospheric molecules, nitrogen and oxygen that we breathe, cannot? We are all familiar with molecules capturing energy from radiation waves in a microwave oven, but greenhouse gases operate in an entirely different manner and Don will explain how this happens.
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Dr John Walsh gave a talk to our club on first fifty years of Sydney and the role of Mary Reibey. His presentation is given below :
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Dr John Walsh is giving one of his famous "Made Easy" talk to our club.
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Board members
President: Mark Wallis
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President Elect: Mark Wallis (22/23)
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Treasurer: Sandy Godfrey,
Club Service: James Humphery,
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Secretary: Graeme Robinson+Dom Rabu,
International Service: Martin Fallows,
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Youth: Halyna Koscharsky
Community Service: Liz Alderson,
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Vocational: Di McKenzie,
Membership and Fund Raising : Mark Alderson,
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Sergeant at Arms: Barry Starr,
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Immediate Past President : Richard Vahtrick (20/21), Mark Wallis (21/22)
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Foundation Chair: Richard Vahtrick
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Speaker Coordinator: Ruth Thompson
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The Rotary Club of Mosman wishes to thank Kennard’s Storage Artarmon for their generous on-going support in providing storage for our Club.
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