This week I have been putting together information about our Club to present to tomorrow’s G7 meeting in Gawler. This has been quite an interesting exercise. Even though our average age is 71 we are an extremely busy Club wit a list of completed and ongoing projects an fundraisers for last year taking up most of two pages!
Tuesday’s meeting we listened to the presentation by Jack Reddin and Marg Whitehead about their recent trip to Australian Wildlife Conservancy’s Kalamurina Station. It was interesting and it was great to welcome visiting Rotarians from Mobilong who came along to hear all about this. We also said goodbye to Ron and Bronwyn Lehmann who are moving to live in the Riverland. Ron, with the support of Bronwyn has been a very busy Rotarian up until the last few years - we will miss them both.
I had a long but lovely phone conversation with Don McLean. Those who know Don know he can talk! He has been very sick and is making a slow recovery. He is starting to get his sense of humour back and we had a few laughs. He is missing Rotary and I think that phone calls from our members would cheer him up.
What Happened at Kalamurina?
At a recent meeting of our Club, Rotarians Jack Reddin and Marg Whitehead presented re their recent trip to the Australian Wildlife Conservancy's Kalamurina Station Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre Sanctuary. AWC is a global leader in conservation, providing hope to Australian wildlife across iconic regions such as the Kimberley, Cape York, Central Australia and Kati Thanda -Lake Eyre. It aims to return the Station to its native state. Rotarians and friends made their way there in five vehicles. Kalamurina is a vast desert wilderness covering 1.7 million acreas at the intersection of three of Australia's central deserts: the Munga-Thirri Simpson Desert, the Tirari Desert and Sturt's Stony Desert. The Aquisition of Kalamurina linked the Desert Reserves and the Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre NP, creating a protected area larger than Tasmania. The group worked on some fencing and building a shed as a contribution for their visit. The Warburton Creek is the major source of water for the lake and artesian bores provide water, There is a diversity of desert wildlife particularly in the wetter years including the crest-tailed Mulgara, the Dusky Hopping Mouse, the Eyrean Grasswren and the regionally endemic Lake Eyre Dragon. The Creek only flows about every two years, with major floods only every 5 to 10 years totally dependent on rainfall events upstream. Its a land of boom and bust with the good years attracting predators like the Letter-winged Kite, and thousands of waterbirds like pelicans, ibis, Spoonbills, waders and ducks. The iconic Eyrean Grasswren was rediscovered on Kalamurina after it had not been seen for 50 years and the cryptic Grey Grasswren are two highlights of the bird community on the property, as well as Red-capped Robins, Cockatiel's, Budgerigars and Orange Chats. There are at least 50 reptile species including the Woma Python and Desert Skink also on the property. AWC focuses on reduction of feral animals and ecological surveys.
July Club Assembly
All of our reports from Club Assembly (plus Board Minutes) are available to Members Only by following the menu trail as per the image below.
Lots of other information about our Club is also available vis the "About Us" menu item.
We are pleased to share with you AllKids latest newsletter. This edition includes Khmer New Year, a workshop with the communities living on the local dumpsite, and celebrating World Environment Day.
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;
FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
Rotary Work Shirts
Darryl Webb has arranged with Grandisons to supply Bisley Rotary work shirts in various configurations.
Please visit Grandisons and select your shirt which will then be embroided with our Club logo.
Pay for the shirt and retain your receipt.
Upon presentation of the receipt to Sam Cozens, you will be reimbursed $20 as a subsidy
What's happening on our Facebook page
John Scarvelis has been posting up a storm with some great content.
ged with Grandisons to supply Bisley Rotary work shirts in various configurations.
