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President Allan's Message
 
 
UNITE FOR GOOD
There is much to inspire us in our lives, a loving family, good friends, random acts of kindness just to mention a few obvious examples.
 
In Rotary one can find inspiration in simple statements of our fellow Rotarians. It is easy to quote an RI Past President as we read and hear so much from them. Past RI President Sir Clem Renouf is someone many of us turn to for a description of Rotary when he said, 'Rotary takes ordinary men and gives them extraordinary opportunities to do more with their lives than they had ever dreamed possible'.
 
The Rotary Club of Salisbury requires extraordinary actions to rebuild and re-establish itself within the local community, so borrowing the words of Sir Clem, extraordinary matters require extraordinary actions achieved by extraordinary members.
 
As I indicated at Changeover, everyone is on the Board. Why this extraordinary move? As everyone has a vested interest in seeing the Rotary Club of Salisbury grow and survive, it would be too inefficient to have board meetings than talk to the club members and finally report back to the board. So ‘it’s one in all in’. Simple day to day matters will be dealt with be by the executive committee of President (me), Secretary (Johnno Chen) and Treasurer (Alan Charles), while matters requiring wider resolution will naturally be decided by the Board.
 
From one past RI President to another. In a response to questions about Rotary's future,
in Past President Stephanie’s letter to members in April she ‘We have endured and strengthened because we adhere to our mission and to our values. In times like these, we are once again reminded of the strength of Rotary and the importance of supporting our organization’
 
These two sentences fit hand in glove with this year's President's Message when we must
Unite for good for Rotary,
Unite for good for our Club
and
Unite for good for our Community.
 
Allan James 
President
Rotary Club of Salisbury
 

 

This Week

Our guest this week is Alice Langford. Alice is from the South-East Chamber of Commerce and will be discussing with us ways in which our organisations may be able to collaborate for mutual benefit.
 
Over the years, Rotary and Chambers of Commerce have worked together to support the business community and the local community in general.
 
Please may Alison welcome.
Next Meeting: Tuesday 22nd July
5:15pm for 5:30pm to 7pm
 
General Meeting: Club Strategic Planning
Location: Salisbury Bowls Club, 37 Ainsworth Street, Salisbury
 
Duty Officers
 

Chair: Dudley Schmidtchen

Sergeant: Johnno Chen

Fellowship: Paul Straka

 

 
 
Friends of Rotary, non-members & Partners are welcome to attend
 
If you cannot fulfil a designated duty officer role, please make arrangements for another member to take over your role. 
 
 

Our Meetings

Please be aware that member's wives, partners and family members are always welcome to join us for dinner.
 
Rotary International Information: 

A chat with 2025-26 Rotary International President Francesco Arezzo

RI's new president talks about his top Rotary moments, his goals as president, and his love of olive oil and opera

 

 

Rotary District 9620 News

District Governor Mark Williams

Rotary Club of Brisbane

 

Mark Williams was raised on a 50,000-acre cattle station on the Burnett/Dawson watershed and was educated by correspondence and School of the Air until he was sent away to boarding school in Toowoomba at the age of 12.

At the end of grade 12, Rotary changed Mark’s life forever by giving him the opportunity to spend a year in Germany on the Youth Exchange Programme. It was in this year that Mark learned that he had interests in culture, history, and languages.

On return to Australia, Mark attended The University of Queensland where he studied a dual degree in Electrical Engineering and Honours Computer Science. From there it was a move of about 100m to the Computer Centre of the University where Mark worked for the next 12 years, interrupted by a year as a research associate at the University of Stuttgart in Germany. During his time at The University Computer Centre, Mark worked on data communications, and as the new guy on the block he was given the new technologies like the Internet. At about 3am one morning in 1989, Mark completed the first connection to the global Internet in Queensland.

While working as an engineer, Mark pursued his passion for languages and gained a BA (Hons) in Chinese. In 1998, to take the language to the next step, he resigned from his role of Chief Engineer at the Computer Centre to start a new career in Product Marketing for network equipment vendors, based in Beijing, where he stayed for 17 years. During that time, he undertook a number of roles in Product Marketing, pre-sales solutions architecture, business development and channel management.

Returning in 2015, Mark finally got around to joining Rotary with the Rotary Club of Brisbane. He has served as Secretary and President of the Rotary club of Brisbane, and at district level, Mark has spent 3 years as District Webmaster.

 
If you would like to find out more about the District Board of Directors and who has taken on those roles and responsibilities, please go to the following webpage:
 
 
 
 
 
Duty Officers:
 
The Chairman speaks to the Guest Speaker prior to the start of the meeting to obtain introductory information. The Chairman must also check with the President for any special duties during the meeting.
 
Directors and Members are to advise the Chairman prior to the start of the meeting if they which to give a report or speak during the meeting.
 
The Fellowship Officer is to meet each Visitor individually and escort them to the Registration table and introduce them to the Duty Officers. The Fellowship Officer is to assist with the issue of the Visitor’s card and to introduce the visitor to the club members.
 
Apologies should be emailed to the Club Admin no later than Monday morning.
 
We acknowledge the First Nations people as the original inhabitants of Australia. We recognise, respect and celebrate the cultural distinctions of First Nations people and value their rich and positive contribution to not only Queensland but also to the broader Australian society.