Events

Club Night - Strategic Development (Partners and friends of Rotary are welcome to attend).

Chair: Dudley Schmitchen

Sergeant: Cassie Mutimer 

Fellowship: Myles Waugh

Door: Diane Masselos & Bruce McNab

3 Minute Person: Ron Hunt 

We will meet at 8:30am at the "Salisbury Central" carpark near the Trail Co store at  Unit 14/655 Toohey Rd, Salisbury QLD 4107. 

We will then divide into teams and collect rubbish from both sides of Evans Road.  Equipment to pick up rubbish will be supplied.

Please RSVP by Friday 24 March. Please contact Ron or Myles if you have any questions or concerns.

Followed by lunch at Hedge Expresso afterwards.

On 28 March 2023, we will be holding a joint meeting with the Rotary Club of Sunnybank at our venue. We will also be joined by Craig Carson from the Rotary Club of Brisbane Centenary, our incoming Area Governor.

The Rotary theme for April is Maternal and Child Health and as such Secretary Ali will be guest speaker talking on the topic and sharing her experiences as a mid-wife. We have brought this presentation forward to share with the Rotary Club of Sunnybank.

Chair: Kiri McNamara

Sergeant: Alan Charles

Fellowship: Myles Waugh

Door: Ron Hunt & Diane Masselos

3 Minute Person: N/A

Partners and friends of Rotary are welcome to attend.

You are invited to the annual Rotary Club of Salisbury Easter Celebration on Tuesday 4 April 2023 at the Wellers Hill Bowls Club at 6:30pm. Partners and friends of Rotary are welcome to attend. 

The cost is $25.00 per person (payment via Bank transfer or card on the night is preferred)

Chair: Johnno Chen

Sergeant: Ali Burton

Fellowship: Ron Hunt

Door: Myles Waugh & Doug Kelly

Job Talk: Kiri McNamara 

This week we will be joined by Shirley Gration-Collins from Kyabra Community Association. Shirley will be talking about Kyabra which is a community-based organisation committed to strengthening individual, family and community life. Established in 1976 as Sunnybank Family Support, Kyabra continues to provide support and training to thousands of individuals, families and community groups on the south side of Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. Partners & friends are welcome to attend.

Chair: Ron Hunt

Sergeant: Doug Kelly

Fellowship: Myles Waugh

Door: Cassie Mutimer & Ali Burton

Job Talk: Diane Masselos

This week we will be holding a club night and President-Elect Ali will talk to us about Club Development. We will formally adopt the new constitution and by-laws that have come from district and finalize the board for the 2023/2024 Year. It is important that all members attend if possible. 

Chair: Diane Masselos

Sergeant: Ron Hunt 

Fellowship: Paul Straka

Door: Myles Waugh & Doug Kelly 

Job Talk: N/A

Next week our guest speaker will be Chris Ellis and he will be talking about the Windeward-Bound Sailing Adventure. Chris is a member of Sunnybank Rotary and is well known to many club members as a passionate supporter of the Windeward-Bound Sailing Adventure. 

The Windeward-Bound Sailing Adventure is a leadership program run by the Windeward Bound Trust and Rotary Tasmania that promotes understanding, inclusiveness, and community by bringing together 20 young people between the ages of 15-18 of vastly different backgrounds for a ten-day voyage aboard the STV Windeward Bound, and giving them the opportunity to connect and grow with one another in both the short and long term.

The brigantine "Windeward Bound" is a 33 metre ‘tall ship.’The trip from Hobart to Bundaberg and back to Hobart runs from July to December. Chris will be giving the club an update on the program.

Chair: Kiri McNamara

Sergeant: Diane Masselos

Fellowship: Col Acton 

Door: Johnno Chen & Sam Douglas

Three Minute Person: Darren Ball

On 9 May 2023, we will be joined by Claudia Diaz Amayo of the Human Rights Review Team at the Queensland Human Rights Commission (QHRC). 

The QHRC is an independent statutory body established under the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act 1991. The QHRC still handles complaints and training on discrimination, vilification, victimisation and sexual harassment, under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld). Their work includes resolving discrimination complaints, delivering training to business, government and the community on discrimination and human rights and promoting public discussion on human rights.

Claudia will give a brief overview of the work of the QHRC. 

Chair: Paul Straka 

Sergeant: Dudley Schmidtchen

Fellowship: Ron Hunt

Door: Alan Charles & Chris Miranda 

Three Minute Person: Col Acton 

This week we will be holding a social night at Hedge Espresso (4 96/94 Lillian Ave, Salisbury) hosted by Ali & Grant Burton. Partners & friends of Rotary are welcome to attend. The cost of this special meeting is $22.00pp. The meeting will operate differently to a normal meeting.

Chair: Col Acton

Sergeant: Ali Burton 

Fellowship: Bruce McNab 

Door: Doug Kelly & Myles Waugh

Three Minute Man: Samuel Douglas 

The month of May is the Rotary Month of Youth Services. Our guest speaker will be District 9620 Youth Programs Coordinator Colleen Caruana. Colleen will give an overview of the District 9620 Youth Programs and answer any questions we have. We have also invited representatives from the local schools. 

Chair: Doug Kelly

Sergeant: Kiri McNamara

Fellowship: Alan Charles 

Door: Johnno Chen & Cassie Mutimer

Three Minute Man: Dudley Schmidtchen

Social Meeting/Getting to know you. This will be a special social meeting and will be run differently to a normal meeting. Members will be broken up into small groups for the evening to have "fireside chats" and have more intimate discussions.

Chair: Ali Burton 

Sergeant: N/A

Fellowship: N/A

Door: N/A

Three Minute Man: N/A

General Meeting : Club night: Voting on Board for 23/24 and new Constitution and bylaws

Chair: Myles Waugh

Sergeant: Ali Burton

Fellowship: Paul Straka 

Door: Samuel Douglas & Darren Ball

Three Minute Man: N/A

On Tuesday 13 June, we will be holding a club night and working on the strategic development of our club and working in small groups to come up with ideas and projects that fit into the club’s Why. 

Chair: Ron Hunt  

Sergeant: Diane Masselos  

Fellowship: Col Acton

Door: Kiri McNamara & Bruce McNab

Three Minute Man: Darren Ball

On 20 June 2023, we will be holding a Bowls Night Fundraiser & Community Partner Night at the Wellers Hill Bowls Club (34 Esher Street, Tarragindi QLD 4121) from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. We will be inviting our local community partners to come and join us and raise money for Rotary Programs.

Cost: $25.00pp or $100 for a team of 4 (please pay via bank transfer or card payment on the night; no cash will be accepted). The price includes green fees and a BBQ dinner. 

RSVP ASAP or before 9:00am Monday 19 June 2023 to salisburyrotaryqld@gmail.com

Chair: Cassie Mutimer 

Sergeant: N/A

Fellowship: Paul Straka 

Door: Dudley Schmidtchen & Alan Charles

Three Minute Man: N/A

Next meeting we will be joined by Graham Perrett MP the Federal Member of Parliament for Moreton. Graham will be talking the Voice to Parliament. This will be the last meeting before Change Over on 4 July 2023. 

Chair: Ali Burton

Sergeant: Cassie Mutimer

Fellowship: Alan Charles

Door: Chris Miranda & Johnno Chen

Three Minute Person: Ron Hunt

The event details are as follows; 

Date: Tuesday 4 July 2023

Time: 6:00pm for 6:30pm to 8:00pm

Where: Wellers Hill Bowls Club, 34 Esher Street, Tarragindi 4121

Cost: $30.00pp

Payment: Please pay via bank transfer or via card upon arrival to (cash will not be accepted at the door): 

Account Name: Salisbury Rotary General

Account BSB:633 000

Account Number:151871290

Ref: July 4 (Surname)

RSVP ASAP: to salisburyrotaryqld@gmail.com or call Myles on 0411 080 289 by 5:00pm Friday 30 June 2023

Please advise of any dietary restrictions upon RSVP.

We ask that members bring a small gift to the value of $15.00 for the raffle.  

This week we will hear from President Ali Burton and she will outline her plans and ideas for the next 12 months. We will also discuss and vote on the up-dated by-laws. The By-Laws are similar to the ones we voted on previously but now have included the mandatory sections required by the Office of Fair Trading that were previously not included. They will be sent again shortly, if you have any questions or concerns please contact Ali, Warren or Myles. 

Chair: Col Acton 

Sergeant: Darren Ball

Fellowship: Johnno Chen 

Door: Warren Craze & Samuel Douglas 

Three Minute Person: Alan Charles 

This will we will be joined by Professor Chamindie Punyadeera, PhD, GCLead, GAICD, Head, Saliva and Liquid Biopsy Translational Laboratory, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery (GRIDD) and Menzies Health Institute, Gold Coast, Griffith University, Australia. Chamindie will give a presenation on Advancing precision medicine through liquid biopsy approaches for cancer management. 

Professor Chamindie Punyadeera is an inventor and an ambassador to women in STEMM. She has had a hybrid research career working in industry as well as in academia. She heads the saliva and liquid biopsy translational laboratory at Griffith University in Brisbane. Chamindie’ s laboratory develops biomarkers from concept through to commercialisation. She has made ground breaking discoveries that has led to the world-first detection of an occult HPV driven oropharyngeal cancer in a healthy person, laying the foundation for a screening trial. Her research into saliva-based test to early diagnose and predict head and neck cancer, received FDA approval under breakthrough device designation for her industry partner in 2021.

Chair: Cassie Mutimer 

Sergeant: Doug Kelly

Fellowship: Bruce McNab

Door: Kiri McNamara & Chris Miranda 

Three Minute Person: Diane Masselos 

Social Night: Wine & Cheese

Chair: Diane Masselos 

Sergeant: Dudley Schmidtchen

Fellowship: Myles Waugh

Door: Col Acton & Darren Ball

Three Minute Person: Paul Straka

This week our guest speaker will be Fadzai Mamvura who is a solicitor with the Women's Legal Service. The Women’s Legal Service (WLS) is a community legal service that helps women experiencing family violence, separation, and divorce to find safety and get legal advice especially if they are experiencing family violence, separation, and divorce.

The WLS was formed in 1984 after a meeting of committed women, from a mix of welfare, counselling and legal backgrounds identified a need for a free service that would respond to legal issues affecting women in Queensland. 

Women’s experience of the legal system was often distinctly different to that of men with women more likely to be primary carers of children, to be financially dependent on male partners and have lower economic status, and they are more likely to have experienced domestic and sexual violence.

Fadzai will talk about her work with WLS and provide an overview of their services. 

Chair: Alan Charles

Sergeant: Dudley Schmidtchen

Fellowship: Sam Douglas 

Door: Doug Kelly & Ron Hunt 

Three Minute Person: Paul Straka

Strategic development 

Chair: Myles Waugh 

Sergeant: Samuel Douglas 

Fellowship: Johnno Chen 

Door: Darren Ball & Col Acton 

Three Minute Person: Dudley Schmidtchen 

Social Night at Salisbury Hotel

This week we will be having a social meeting at the Salisbury Hotel (668 Toohey Rd, Salisbury). This is not a normal meeting and it will be a social gathering. There is no meeting cost as those attending will purchase their own meals and drinks. Friends and partners are welcome to attend.

Chair: N/A

Sergeant: N/A

Fellowship: N/A

Door: N/A

Three Minute Person: N/A

Clubrunner Night: This week we will be talking Clubrunner and we will run members through it and explain how they can use it and how it is used to run the club. We will also discuss our club's strategic development. 

Chair: Doug Kelly

Sergeant: Warren Craze

Fellowship: Myles Waugh

Door: Kiri McNamara & Chris Miranda

Three Minute Person:  N/A

Richard Tanner - Fiji Project

Chair: Alan Charles

Sergeant: Samuel Douglas

Fellowship: Ron Hunt

Door: Cassie Mutimer & Dudley Schmidtchen

Three Minute Person: Doug Kelly

Joint meeting with Rotary Club of Mt Gravatt - Guest Speaker: Bernie Wilson from Rotary Youth Exchange Program (YEP)

Chair: Paul Straka

Sergeant: Myles Waugh

Fellowship: Darren Ball

Door: Alan Charles & Johnno Chen

Three Minute Person: Col Acton