Rotary Club of Mosman

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Volume : W22, Issue Number : W22-138 (25/11/2023)

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.

Attendance Table Roster for 2023-24

2023 July WEBB Therese ANDREW Derek
2023 August GIGLIETTI Luciano KOSCHARSKY Halyna
2023 September STOCKDALE Clare BECK Dieter
2023 October ALDERSON Liz WALLIS Mark
2023 November STURROCK Rob VAHTRICK Richard
2023 December BRIAND Nicolas POLLARD Ward
2024 January MAJOR Seymour STARR Barry
2024 February McKENZIE-RABU Di OWLES Brian
2024 March JACKSON David ALDERSON Mark
2024 April LESLIE Blair
OWLES Shirley
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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.

Calendar

27/11 Peter Abelson – Sydney Housing Crisis
30/11 Christmas Raffle Tickets Sales - NAB

December
01/12 Walk for Women/Walk Against Domestic Violence – Start Rawson Park/Finish Artist Precinct Headland Park
02/12 Christmas Raffle Tickets & Jigsaw Sales – Mosman Markets
03/12 Christmas Raffle Tickets & Jigsaw Sales – Coal Loader Waverton
04/12 Derek Andrew – How to Become a Dual-Pilgrim – on foot in Spain, Korea & Japan
07/12 Christmas Raffle Tickets & Jigsaw Sales – Mosman Twilight Christmas Market
09/12 Christmas Raffle Tickets Sales
11/12 Board Meeting – 11am, AGM – 1- 1:30pm, Marco’s Goodbye Speech
14/12 Christmas Raffle Tickets Sales
19/12 Christmas Party – Trans Vietnamese Restaurant
25/12 Christmas Day – Public Holiday
26/12 Boxing Day – Public Holiday
31/12 New Year’s


Monday’s Speaker - Dr Peter Abelson - The Sydney Housing Crisis

Dr Peter Abelson is well known to our Club as a past speaker and in particular as a past Mayor of Mosman.

Peter has a B.A. from Oxford University, M.Sc. (Economics) from the London School of Economics, and a Ph.D from London University. He has over 40 years of consulting experience in Australia and overseas, specializing in public economics and cost-benefit analysis. He runs regular cost-benefit analysis training courses for public servants. His recent work in Australia includes reviews of major transport projects, evaluation of public health programs and hospitals, education and justice programs, planning for the environment, and analyses of housing prices and policies.

Peter has worked for international agencies in many countries including China, India, Thailand, Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt, Zambia, Bolivia, and Papua New Guinea. From 2001 to 2005, Peter held a Personal Chair in Economics at Macquarie University. From 2006 to 2012, Peter was a Visiting Scholar and taught public finance at the University of Sydney. Peter is the author of ‘Public Economics’, the leading Australian text in public finance and the role of government in the economy.

Since 2006, Peter has been an ongoing part-time economic advisor to the NSW Treasury.

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Our Annual Christmas Raffle

We have started this years Christmas Raffle in aid of Refuges for Women and Children. Thanks to community support we have 6 prizes listed on the tickets which sell form$5each or 5 for $20.


We will be selling on Thursdays and Saturdays on Military Road outside the NAB branch as well as at forthcoming Mosman Markets and ferry wharf’s.
The sales kicked off on Thursday with Blair and Ward doing the 9.30-11.30 shift and Derek and ADG Jenny the 11.30 to 1.30pm shift.

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Groundbreaking pictures from Hera

The local team behind the primary school at Hera, Timor Leste has already started work with a groundbreaking activity last week


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Community service awards at Queenwood school

Last week Youth Director Halyna presented certificates and a small award of $100 each to three Queenwood students for outstanding voluntary work in the community. The names of the girls are:

Year 8 - Zoe Fenwick
Year 9 - Darcy Botheras
Year 10- Zahra Jans

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Board members

President James Humphery
Immediate Past President
Mark Wallis
Rotary Foundation Richard Vahtrick
Secretary Graeme Robinson
Treasurer Derek Andrew
Club Administration/Service
Community Service Ruth Thompson
International Service Barry Starr
Welfare and Engagement Di McKenzie
President Elect
Youth Service Halyna Koscharsky
Sergeant-at-Arms Blair Leslie
Assistant Secretary Dominique Rabu
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