We are completing a number of commitments before the Rotary year winds up.
The Club received two district matching grants totalling $10,000 during president David’s year. The first grant was for the relocation of the St Vincent’s general X-ray unit to East Timor and the second grant was for sending the Catheterisation Lab stored at DIK Brisbane to Nepal. Unfortunately, neither of these projects went ahead due to political issues in the recipient countries. After discussion with District, the Board decided to refund their contribution of $5,000 for one grant. The $5,000 from our Club has been donated to Australian Rotary Health.
The remaining grant is being used to send a portable X-ray machine from NZ to the Cook Islands with two X-ray cassette readers donated by Bega Valley Radiology. These machines were picked up by Wayne Willoughby and I in a truck hired at mate’s rates through Simon Wheelton from RC Box Hill. Thanks Simon! The use of the cassette readers will avoid the need for expensive wet X-ray film.
Our second newest member, Rob Jackson, is working with Ian Armstrong to get a better deal for solar panels for Eastern Emergency Relief. The panels purchased during PP Sue Warmington’s year have been so effective at reducing power costs that EER is putting panels onto their other factory as well. The costing may not be finished until PE Janette’s year but the important thing as that they will be in place before the next summer.
Rotary Foundation contributions are being totalled by Treasurer Russell with the aim to top up this sum before the end of June.
Unfortunately, I missed the interview of National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) candidate Tamsyn Lovass last Wednesday night. Judith and Sue Warmington confirmed that she will be an outstanding candidate and her name will be forwarded to the NYSF District Committee for consideration.
As we approach the end of another year we need to look at the things that we have done well, and our achievements and not be too concerned of things that have not succeeded. Our glass is more than half full rather than being almost half empty.
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Marcel Campbell is a registered nurse and the Director of SSS. She has forty years experienced as a registered nurse, including twenty years working in clinical education, primary health care, mental health and other clinical areas. She is a qualified mental health nurse and has a Masters in Remote Health Practice. Marcel has worked in remote Indigenous and rural areas throughout Australia. She brings her remote clinical skills and experience of working in primary health care and community development to urban slums and remote rural areas of Cambodia.
Our guest speaker is Geoff White from Centrelink. Geoff is a Financial Information Service Officer. 
