As the Christmas season approaches there have been a number of events of note.
Early November saw a group of Rotarians and partners attend the final Melbourne Cup event at Peter & Dixie’s house. It was a great night with plenty of food, lots of laughter and a few difficult questions that were answered by the ‘Smarties’. After the meal there was some high integrity racing ( cough cough) but unfortunately some track interference resulted in disqualification of some.
The final race was a very tight affair with Greg Walkington, Mike Beech-Jones and Janice Pounder taking out the major places.
A fabulous meeting on the 7th November saw Superintendent Peter Hatch of the TRG attend to provide a background as to the operational requirements of the TRG. Obviously, there were limitations as to the information provided however the video presentations along with the outline of the type of work involved for this group of dedicated Police showed how in times of extreme urgency this Specialist Branch of the Police Force are the ones we want there to protect us.
Such was the calibre of the presentation that much of our one hour meeting was consumed to hear the presentation. It was certainly an absorbing presentation.
Unfortunately, with the larger turnout, the lunches at this meeting were an issue. I do try to send out a memo every Thursday asking to be advised who will be attending the meeting for lunch.I need to advise the yacht club of the numbers on the next day (Friday). If you elect not to respond to the email asking if you want lunch then please do not eat what is provided. A number of people missed out on the lunch including the guest speaker which reflected poorly on our club.
This are well underway for the upcoming presentation and unveiling of the plaque for the ‘Planting Trees for the Queen’s Jubilee’ to be held at Point Walter Reserve on Saturday 26th November, 2022.
All Melville Rotarians along with Federal and State Dignitaries and the Presidents of our zone Rotary Clubs are invited to attend this event. We would like a big turnout to this event so please come along to the presentation and then after to the morning tea at Bicton Baths.
December will see the Christmas Dinner held at Gioia on the River at Claisebrook Inlet. Please let PP Leigh Smith know of your intention to attend or otherwise. This will be a BYO event so you can have your favourite tipple for the night without any corkage charge !
This is a top rated restaurant and Leigh has managed to secure the restaurant for our event only.
Important meeting events upcoming are :
- 5th December Christmas dinner at Gioia on the River
- 19th December 2022 - Annual General Meeting with nominations for the 2023 – 2024 Rotary year . This will be our last meeting for 2022 so there will be light refreshments at the bar after the meeting.
I look forward to seeing you soon.
