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Meet at the carpark at the entrance to The Ponds Walk.

Everyone welcome !

Martha Jabour OAM, Executive Director of the Homicide Victim's Support Group (Aust) will be our guest speaker, celebrating "International Womens Day".

MARTHA JABOUR OAM

 Martha Jabour has been the Executive Director of the Homicide Victims’ Support Group (Aust) Inc. since 1993. She was employed by the Institute of Forensic Medicine in 1993 to coordinate and set up the support group, providing counselling, support and referrals for the family members of homicide within the counselling section.

Martha trained as a grief and trauma counsellor after the death of her second son Michael to cot death at the Bereavement Care Centre and the National Centre for Childhood Grief. She acquired experience within the areas of Grief, Trauma, Policy Development, Strategic Planning and responding to crisis management whilst working both in a voluntary and paid position with the Sudden Infant Death Association of NSW. Her interests are to further promote victims’ rights and needs, with a special focus on crime prevention, particularly in the areas of domestic violence, mental health and juvenile justice.

In 2019 in recognition of her many years of tireless, selfless hard work and dedication she was awarded a medal of the order of Australia for service to the community through support for victims of crime and in 2020 was also elected Honorary Secretary of The Order of Australia Association NSW Branch.

This evening our guest speaker will be PDG Monica Saville speaking about the Magic of the Rotary Foundation.

This evening is a partners' night and will feature a speical presentation.

Monica describes her life as wonderful and exceeded all expectations. She was born and raised in Junee NSW in 1940, 3 months after WW2 was declared. She was an only child who contracted Polio at the age of 11. Polio affected her speech and her ability to swallow. Thankfully, she recovered fully from the decease, which debilitated many kids at the time.

Despite her parents’ disapproval about education for women, she always knew she wanted to teach young children and attended teachers’ college to receive her qualifications. Her first teaching job was at Eurongilly, a 2-teacher school (herself and the principal), which had no proper toilet facilities for women. Many years later, Monica travelled to India to oversee the construction of toilet blocks in 10 schools.

She met Geoff at a local dance in Eurongilly. They fell in love and were married in 1962. A few years later, with two young daughters in tow, she accompanied Geoff to the USA where he studied for a PHD. Monica also continued her education by earning a Science degree in Child Development and Education.

Back in Oz, Monica resumed her teaching career then spend time in Head Office where she produced learning materials. Back to teaching, she worked at many local schools. She became Deputy Principal at Epping West, then Principal at Lindfield Public School in 1995.

Monica’s Rotary journey began when she joined Epping Rotary Club in 1993. Rotary has been a second career to Monica. She became the first woman president of her local club in 1997/98 and District Governor in 2007/08. Together with her husband Geoff, who is a member of the Carlingford Rotary Club, they ran a nationwide Rotary Radio program for 4 years. She held many responsible roles within Rotary, including Regional Coordinator for the Australian Rotary Foundation, as well as Trustee and Treasurer of the Foundation’s Trust.

From vaccinating children in India by torchlight to adjudicating the Model United Nations in Russia, Monica Saville has done it all. Her work and dedication earned her an OAM in 2016.

Monica takes inspiration from her two daughters and from Geoff, her support in everything she set out to do

For information and registration:  https://rotarydistrict9685.org.au/page/district-conference-2023

I am a former secondary school teacher of Industrial Arts which is traditional Woodwork, Metalwork, Graphics and Engineering.  I worked mostly with boys of Years 7 through to Year 12.  When I retired from full-time teaching in 2006, I began nurturing an interest in local history and walking.  Back in 2007, I began leading free walks around the streets and suburbs of Sydney.  To give added value to these walks, I sought out details of the streetscape which were clearly visible but remained mostly unnoticed.  Included were the largest and the smallest, the oldest and the strangest and anything which had a story.  These stories often gave a surprising insight into our past.  Over the years the number of walks increased as I added to the list.  These grew into a catalogue which became a book.  Today I will give just a sample of the many places contained in my book Exploring Hidden Sydney.  These can be found by anyone who has the time to walk a couple of city blocks and look around.  All proceeds from the sale of the book ($35.00) are going towards the eradication of polio and other local and international aid projects through The Rotary Foundation.

TOM SWEENEY    OAM    JP    INTRODUCTION

A Past President (twice) of the Rotary Club of Crows Nest and a PHF, Tom has been in Rotary since 1999.  He has compared at least five District Conferences and District Change Over dinners.

His career as a guest speaker has spanned nearly 35 years giving presentations to Rotary Clubs, Probus and many community and seniors groups.

He joined the then Willoughby Musical Society in 1969 and started directing musicals in 1978. Since then Tom has directed over 40 productions for Willoughby and another 20 for other companies.

He directed the Australian premiere of Zorba, Meet Me in St Louis, Titanic, and The Scarlet Pimpernel and recently directed the NSW premiere of “Strictly Ballroom”.

In 1989, the then 18 year old Hugh Jackman was in his chorus for ‘Paint Your Wagon’.  Hugh doesn’t remember this but Tom does!

Now past President of Willoughby Theatre Company (2004), Tom and his wife Joy, also an accomplished director and costume designer, spend most of their leisure time involved with the theatre.

Michael Day is National Treasurer of the Australian Electric Vehicle Association, has an Honours Degree in Electrical Engineering and 15 years’ experience in the design and conversion of electric vehicles for himself and others.

Apart from having a compulsion for electric vehicle projects Michael has a passion for creating awareness, and dispelling myths about EV ownership.

AEVA is the oldest continuously active electric vehicle owner’s association in the world having formed in 1973. Its purpose is to create greater awareness of electric vehicles, encourage the rapid transition to electric transportation, and to be an official source of information on EVs in Australia. 

Denis & Dianne will just show us basic & simple steps, easy to follow, like Hearbreak Hotel by Elvis, swing, cha-cha etc. Lots of fun!

• Former South Pacific Rock ‘n’ Roll Professional Champions
• Former Moomba (Vic) Champions
• Former Australasian Rock ‘n’ Roll Professional Champions

• Former Australasian Swing Professional Champions
• Member Australian Society of Sports Administrators
• Member of NSW Sports Federation, Confederation of Australian Sport, the Australian Dancing Board, Australian National Dance Association, Dance Council of Australia, and the Rock ‘n’ Roll Dancesport Council

• Fellow and Examiner in Swing, Jive, Rock 'n' Roll, Jitterbug/Lindy Hop and Acrobatic with the Australian Rock 'n' Roll Dancesport Council Inc

• Former President of the Dance Council of Australia
• Presenter of Dance for the Department of Sport and Recreation
• Former Foundation Board Member for the charter of Hills Shire Sports Council Inc with Baulkham Hills Shire Council 2003/2004
• Former Director of Administration for the Australian Society of Sports Administrators for 3 years (ASSA)

Let's extend our horizons and meet with the Rotary Club of Granville in D9675 !  This is a very active community focussed club and we will share an update on our various projects.  The meeting will be held at Poppies Brasserie.

Dinner will be available for purchase from Poppies Brasserie.  Poppies Brasserie offers something for everyone. With a wide range of cuisines from all around the world. From the grill, seafood and to our Asian corner. 

I joined the Rotary Club of North Rocks in 1999, and have been involved in a number of overseas projects in Mongolia, Russia, Vanuatu, Cambodia and Fiji.  In 2017, I was invited by SewAid director, Tony Castley to be the team leader of a Days for the Girls team in Cambodia, where I learned about the Rotary Sustainable Cambodia project.

Since then I have sponsored students through Sustainable Cambodia and returned to Cambodia this year to experience the further development of both Sustainable Cambodia and Days for Girls. I believe the model used by Rotary for sustainable development in Cambodia could be adapted to many developing countries.

On a personal level, I came to Sydney in 1993 with my husband and daughter.  I worked at the Department of Education and Training and more recently at the Department of Family and Community Services, from where I retired in 2015.  Retirement has seen me actively involved with Days for Girls, in addition to being a member of the Champagne book club and enjoying theatre, ballet and travel, including returning to South Australia to visit family and friends

RSVP to Bass Bhaskaran - limited numbers.

I am from the place where everyone used to move their home four times in a year making us more adaptable and agile to the environment. My name is Solongo Bayarsaikhan (Sophie Bayar). I was born in western part of Mongolia and raised in a small city called Baganuur which located 120km away from the capital city of Ulaanbaatar. My parents were teachers, and I am one of 6 children. All of my siblings live around the world including Korea, Japan, US and Mongolia. I built my own family with 4 beautiful children, and we moved to Australia 6 years ago for education purposes. It was highly worth it for my family.

I have done my Bachelor of Accounting in Mongolian leading university. I became a Mongolian CPA accredited professional accountant with over 10 years of experience in financial reporting, tax accounting and external auditing. During my study years I volunteered in student societies and participated national level competitions.In 2021, I had my master’s degree of Banking and Finance from Macquarie University. I used to work at KPMG Australia, now I am working as Administration, Accounting, and Personal assistant role (all in one position J) at my husband’s carpentry business called GrandKhaan Joinery Ltd Pty.

  Previously, I worked as an accounting manager in a consulting company, where I managed daily operations of accounting team and issued financial and tax reports for clients. Recently I have gained an interest in sustainable finance and want to contribute to ESG reporting.

In terms of my personal interests, I like to challenge myself on different types of sports. These include wrestling (judo, sambo), hiking, marathon, athletics and polo. My father was a sport’s teacher. He was a big influence on my interests in sports activities. I had a chance to participate in the World Elephant Polo Championship and won as an Amateur Champion with my Mongolian Nomads team.

I am passionate about volunteering and making a social impact. Due to the extreme weathers in the Mongolian ranges, our nomadic culture has learned to support each other in times of need. I would like to spread this care and kindness to the members of the community through this amazing socio-networking organisation. In the one year that I have volunteered in Carlingford Rotary club, I have met, learned from and befriended many people. I am blissed to join the Rotary club and greatly looking forward to working in the upcoming board member as a Treasurer.

North Rocks Market is celebrating 40 years !  Come and join us on this special market day.

Sue is the Past District Governor for Rotary D9675, which encompasses the southern half of metropolitan Sydney, the Illawarra and around the base of the Blue Mountains.

Sue joined Rotary in 1995 in Adelaide, SA.  She was the Charter President of the RC Prospect Sunrise and the first female Charter President in the southern hemisphere.  On moving to Sydney, she joined the RC Sydney Darling Harbour.

Sue’s early career was in vocational training, business management & consulting.  She holds tertiary qualifications in those areas and ran her own Registered Training Organisation before moving to Sydney and joining the Australian Red Cross Blood Service.  She then moved into health regulation with the NSW Medical Board and AHPRA.  Sue is the Coordinator for the Southern Highlands Older Women’s Network and is a member of the OWN NSW Board.  She is on the Council of the University of Sydney’s International House.  She is also a funeral celebrant, emcee and a biographer.

Sue runs her own business, Grand Stories, where she records people’s life stories in either audio or video format.  Sue is married to Mike who is a retired architect, and they have a son, Simon, who is a medical practitioner and a daughter-in-law, Kendall, who is a veterinary surgeon.  They both live in Adelaide.

The Rotary Club of North Rocks is pleased to announce our next theatre night..............  

Castle Hill Players are pleased to return to 2023 with a great theatre for all to enjoy at: 

The Rotary Club of North Rocks looks forward to seeing you for a night of excellent theatre at the cost of $30 per person.  Cash payments will be collected on the night.

33 Variations by Moises Kaufman 

Directed by Jennifer Willison

A musical mystery, a meditation on mortality, an exploration of motherhood and a reflection on the power of art to illuminate. 33 Variations is about one woman’s passion for knowledge and one man’s passion for creation.

Katherine, a terminally ill musicologist, is driven to understand why composer, Ludwig van Beethoven, chose to spend precious years composing thirty three variations based on a mediocre waltz written by a lesser talent.

Why was Beethoven driven to complete these musical pieces whilst in declining health and facing almost total deafness?

As we join both these characters on their parallel journeys, scenes interweave between present day and the early 1800s. Wonderfully compelling and extremely rich in wit, pathos, warmth and music.

By arrangement with Music Theatre International Australasia Pty Ltd, on behalf of Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

We will be serving cheese and wine in the foyer before the play, as approved by the Board of the Pavilion Theatre.

The doors will be open from 7:30pm, with the play starting at 8:00pm.  As those who have attended previously will know, parking is extremely easy.  For those who are uncertain about directions, the theatre is in the Castle Hill Showground precinct, off Showground Road at Castle Hill.

Can you please let Fay Kitto know if you and your friends are coming by Thursday 25th May 2023?

We look forward to seeing you there!

Details to be advised by Dr Phuoc Vo

Join a walking tour of the Vivid Light Festival in Sydney CBD.  Socialise with our visiting delegates from the Rotary Club of Timog, Quezon City in the Philippines !

Fiona Pacey has spent quite a bit of time studying Australian political history, including doing her honours thesis on the role of Prime MInisterial wives in our political culture, and a PhD on health workforce regulation reform across the Federation. 

Fiona also used to sing in a choir with Trudy.

Details to come !

DG Mina Howard and DGE Christine Owen invite you to join friends and leaders from across the District to celebrate the service and accomplishments of Rotarians over the past year.

$60 per head.  Business Attire.

Crosbie Lorimer bio
Crosbie Lorimer is a Landscape Architect who came to Australia from the UK in 1989 for a year and never quite got back to England.
He is a volunteer speaker for Beyond Blue, a national organisation that works to raise awareness about anxiety and depression, reduce the associated stigma and encourage people to get help.
Crosbie became a Beyond Blue speaker because he felt the need to open up the conversation about depression and anxiety having experienced and recovered from both, and in light of his experience of depression, anxiety and suicide in his family.
Amongst other things in his twenty five years in Australia, Crosbie has married, become a Director of his company, raced yachts, wind-surfed, sung in choirs, played bad social tennis with his wife and become a volunteer for Sailability, taking disabled people sailing.

David has over 4 decades of experience in the technology industry, having worked in the UK, Holland, and Australia since 1978. He started on IBM mainframes and their competitors before transitioning to mid-range servers and lastly PCs.

Before his career in technology, David taught pure and applied mathematics at a high school in Malaysia for several years. He then spent a year traveling back to the UK through various countries such as Thailand, Burma, India, Afghanistan, Iran, and Turkey.

Currently, David teaches at Macquarie Community College and manages their "Tech Savvy Seniors" program. He helps older individuals manage their Windows PCs, Apple MacBooks, iPhones, iPads, and Android phones and tablets.

Adrienne McLean – Biography and Introduction

Biography

Adrienne McLean from The Speakers Practice has been running since September, 2009. The Speakers Practice offers Presentation Skills training program for business people , individuals, teenagers and groups. Adrienne is passionate about developing presentation skills and assisting others with building confidence and overcoming nervousness when speaking in public

Adrienne McLean grew up in a small business environment. After completing a Science degree, she had a corporate career as an Industrial Chemist, in research and development and management, then worked as a consultant for small business. In 2009, Adrienne took the brave step to become an entrepreneur which has taken her on an amazing journey with the establishment of The Speakers Practice.

Adrienne trained in both presentation skills and in marketing.

Adrienne has studied marketing with Michael Port - the author of four top best selling books including Book Yourself Solid and titled by the Wall Street Journal as a Marketing Guru. In March 2014, Adrienne travelled to Philadelphia to attend the program run by Michael Port as apart of being a member of his mentoring program.

Adrienne as apart of her presentation skills development has trained with Sue Gaulke, Successworks USA. Adrienne travelled to Portland Oregan in 2009 to become the first Australian Internationally Accredited SpeakersTrainingCamp Instructor. Adrienne is a member of Toastmasters International and is a Distinguished Toastmaster.  Adrienne also trained with Lucy Cornell for Voice and Mariette Rups-Donnelly for Presentation Skills along with competing Business studies.

Adrienne is the Founder of The Speakers Practice , a regular presenter , blogger and a contributing author in four recent business publications. Adrienne helps building confidence with presenting, developing methods to promote and build awareness with the goal to help build business.

Adrienne is to Les and mother to Paul, Andrew and Elizabeth and is a Primary Carer to her Father.

Introduction

Our guest speaker today is Adrienne McLean. Adrienne believes that delivering Confident Presentations will help you to connect with your client and build the trust needed to get that business.

 Adrienne is an Internationally Accredited SpeakersTrainingCamp Instructor and is a Distinguished Toastmaster. Adrienne has studied marketing with Michael Port the author of the Top Business and Marketing book – BookYourselfSolid.

Adrienne with her experience of growing up in a family business, working in the corporate and small business sector plus building her own business, gives an enthusiastic and practical approach to the benefits of presentation skills development, learning to promote yourself and building a successful business.

Please welcome Adrienne McLean –

Social Media links

Website:      www.thespeakerspractice.com.au

Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/adrienne.mclean1

LinkedIn:     http://au.linkedin.com/in/adriennemclean/

LinkedIn Group:  Innovative Marketing 4 Prosperity

Twiiter -     @AdrienneMcLean

Google -     https://plus.google.com/u/0/116485042424499790709

The SRC dinner at Carlingford High School has been rescheduled to Tuesday 25th July, 2023.