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OoZoo Newsletter of Rotary Club of Mosman
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Volume : W22, Issue Number : W22-138 (10/06/2023)
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Painting Mosman Bay 1973 by 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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Calendar
June
05/06 Sharon Crean + Mary Mwikali – Beyond Water
07/06 Board Meeting & Dinner – Mosman Rowers
12/06 No meeting - Kings Birthday Holiday
19/06 Mike Munro – The Last of the Bushrangers and This is Your Life
26/05 Ed Sobiesiak – RYLA & RYPEN in Timor Leste
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Due to the Kings Birthday Public Holiday there will not be a meeting on Monday 12th June.
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On Monday 19th June we have a special speaker - Mike Munro:
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Miles Felstead joined the Rotary Club of Mosman in 1981 with the classification of Property Management. This was the commencement of a membership of 27 years in total, somewhat unusually punctuated by three resignations due to business and family reasons, with his final and fourth resignation taking place in 2011.
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Miles served as President of the Club in its 1983-84 year, and served as President again in its 2001-02 year, thereby joining an elite group of members who have twice served the Club as President. In addition to this, Miles was elected as a Board member on a number of occasions, including as Treasurer and Secretary.
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Miles was involved in many Rotary projects during his membership of the Club, some of them unique at the time, such as:
1. The launching of Australia’s first rhinoceros auction in 1984, which was spread across several months. In order to encourage substantial bids from the business community, the Club lodged a bid of $1,000, which, in an unexpected twist, became the highest, so the Club became the proud owner of Australia’s only male black rhinoceros, named Cody, who was inducted into the Club under the classification of “Zoological Exhibit”.
2. As part of a small group of members, the construction of a trailer-mounted barbecue in 1990, and again, its replacement in 1992, with a more sophisticated version. These barbecues raised tens of thousands of dollars over the years of their combined existence, until the second one was stolen from a supposedly secure area of the Bridgepoint carpark in 2002.
3. The Club’s first Soiree, held at the Mosman Grand Hall in March 2002, which raised $3,500 for the Club’s East Timor Water Project. Several further successful soirees have been held since then.
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Miles also hosted a number Rotary Exchange students over the years.
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In recognition of his service to the Club over many years, Miles was awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship in 1997.
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In addition to his involvement in Rotary, Miles was also very active in the Mosman community, serving as President of the Mosman Chamber of Commerce for a period of time; alsobeing part of a group of local business owners responsible for convincing the Bendigo Bank to open a branch at Spit Junction when all the other banks had deserted that shopping centre, and then serving on its Board for a number of years.
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Other interests outside of Rotary included amassing a collection of old vehicles in various states of repair, stored in a huge shed on his property at Bundanoon, and his timber-hulled cruiser, which he lovingly restored over many years. Miles was never short of a story to tell in relation to these interests, in which he always managed to extract humour from adversity.
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Vale Miles; your many friends will have pleasant memories of you, and will all miss you!
PP Rob Sturrock
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The family of Miles Felstead, a former member & president of Mosman Rotary, would like to inform you of his passing last week after a long battle with cancer. His funeral will be held at Northern Suburbs Crematorium on Tuesday, June 20th, at 1.15pm.
Noela Elsworth (Felstead), Rotary Club of Upper Northern Beaches
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An invitation to the members of the Rotary Club of Mosman to attend the Changeover dinner of Northbridge Rotary Club.
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The evening will be held at Foy’s Restaurant, Sydney Flying Squadron, 76 McDougall St, Kirribilli on Tuesday 27 June commencing at 6.30pm.
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Ticket prices are $85.00pp.
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Should you wish to attend, please RSVP to LKeighery01@gmail.com and deposit the payment to the Northbridge Rotary bank account:
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Please include your name in the reference field.
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AT THE SAME TIME PLEASE LET PRESIDENT MARK KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE JOINING HIM.
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Last month, Mosman Rotarians Ross & Teressa Webb, Michael Blakeney and Blair Leslie attended a meeting of the Mosman Historical Society to hear an insightful presentation by local historian Stephen Palmer on the history of The Beauty Point Foreshore Walk and Bicentenary Trail.
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Stephen Palmer discussed the history of one of many projects sponsored by volunteer community committees throughout Australia to commemorate the 1988 Bicentenary of European settlement. This was our Club’s major Bicentennial Project. The Foreshore Walk was created by restoring and extending earlier trails through Quakers Hat Park to previously inaccessible areas and regenerating adjacent bushland using innovative techniques developed in Mosman. The completed walk joined the wheelchair accessible Bicentenary Trail in Spit West Reserve. Stephen set the project in its historical context, described its development, and assessed its enduring benefit and success.
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In conclusion, Stephen pointed out the need to revitalise the walk with better signage and more amenities such as seating and picnic tables. With input from the Mosman Historical Society and Mosman Council it is hoped that The Rotary Club of Mosman can make this a major community service project in the coming year.
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PDG Anneka was a Group Study Exchange leader in 2003 and visited our district and club. She and her husband were attending the RI Convention and hosted a stall in the House of Friendship aimed at reducing/eliminating plastics from the ocean. She is also Rotary International Ambassador promoting RIP Jennifer Jones indicative to empower girls.
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She has remained firm friends with PP Charlie and Rae and as a result they hosted Anneka and her husband Peter in Melbourne whilst they were at the conference. In return Anneka and Peter treated Charlie and Rae to a slap up meal at Pier Farm which is just down the road from their apartment in Williamstown.
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PDG Danny Low and Dr Angeline making up at a function of Rotary Club of Frankston Peninsular 2.0 who are hosting some 11 Cambodian Rotaractors
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Dr Angeline Low Board member of Disaster Aid Austalia promoting DAA @ Rotary House of Friendship
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PP Charlie Barnett and PDG Danny Low helping GST member Anneka and Harry at their booth at Rotary House of Friendship
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Rotaractors from Cambodia who are flag bearers at Opening Ceremony of RICON 2023 @ Melbourne taken with worldwide Rotarians
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NEXT YEAR THE CONFERENCE IS IN SINGAPORE BETWEEN 25th - 29th MAY
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Attendance Table Roster for 2022-23
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2022 |
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| 2022 |
November |
ALDERSON Mark |
GIGLIETTI Luciano |
| 2022 |
December |
BECK Dieter |
KOSCHARSKY Halyna |
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2023 |
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| 2023 |
January |
STOCKDALE Clare |
JAIN Surinder |
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February |
McKENZIE Di |
OWLES Brian |
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March |
JACKSON David |
TONER Alan |
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April |
LESLIE Blair |
OWLES Shirley |
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May |
BELL Chris |
THOMPSON Ruth |
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June |
WEBB Ross |
HUMPHERY James |
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July |
WEBB therese |
ANDREW Derek |
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| President |
Mark Wallis |
| Immediate Past President |
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| Rotary Foundation |
Richard Vahtrick |
| Secretary |
Graeme Robinson |
| Treasurer |
David Jackson |
| Club Administration/Service |
Brian Owles |
| Community Service |
Ruth Thompson |
| International Service |
Martin Fallows |
| Welfare and Engagement |
Di McKenzie |
| President Elect |
James Humphrey |
| Youth Service |
Halyna Koscharsky |
| Sergeant-at-Arms |
Barry Starr |
| Assistant Secretary |
Dominique Rabu |
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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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