Rotary Club of Nunawading 26/04/2017 (Apr 24, 2017)

Gabby Knaepple
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We meet Wednesdays at 6:30 PM
(Fellowship from 6:00 PM)

Bucatini Restaurant

454 Whitehorse Road,
Mitcham, Vic 3132

(03) 9873 0268

Map: https://goo.gl/maps/TcMny1eiyPo

Apologies to Suzanne by

email to dreamworld@netspace.net.au

or contact by phone

Olive Picking Weekend

Jun 03, 2017 – Jun 04, 2017

Apr 19, 2017

Carolyn Pethick

To hell and back - a Policewoman's Story.

Apr 26, 2017

Meeting cancelled due to Men's Forum on 28th April

May 03, 2017

Andrew McEwin

Bicycling Manufacture

May 10, 2017

Snr Sgt Megan Dobbs

Rotary Vic Pol Mentor Project

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Meeting Roster - 03 May 2017

Chairperson

Wittick, Max

Host

Knaepple, Gabby

Cashier

Simcox, Bruce

Recorder

Oliver, Wendy

Farmers Market - 14 May 2017

Gate Collection - 7.30am to 9.00am

Vanaria, Joe

Gate Collection - 9.00am to 10.30am

Wittick, Max

Gate Collection - 10.30am to 12.15pm

Prior, Mike

Last weeks meeting

Posted by Gabby Knaepple

Notes from last weeks meeting:

Sue W sent out District Highlights email
Entertainment books are $70. See Russell if you want a copy or two
Bunnings sausage sizzle on Monday 17 April saw 730 sausage sold for a nett profit of $1395 - great effort!
Janette is looking for someone to take over the Sausage Sizzle organisation as she is now working full time and has other commitments - if you are able to assist please let her know
John L went through what is entailed in accepting and declining attendance at meetings through club runner. He will now be declining or registering attendance and you will get an email advising status.
Next weeks dinner will be held at the Blackburn Hotel - (please see an email sent by Kevin on 20 April giving details)

This weeks speaker was Carolyn Pethick. Carolyn is a retired police officer and she wrote a book called "To hell and back" - A Policewoman's story

Carolyn was a Police Officer for around 35 years. She joined when she was 21 years old - this was the earliest she could join as a female - men could join at 18. She went to the academy in Glen Waverley and then was posted to a local police station for training. She retired in 2016.

The book is her memoir which details her experiences as a female in the Victorian Police Force from the early 1980's.

The write up below is from goodreads website

To Hell and Back: A Policewoman's Story

by Carolyn Pethick (Goodreads Author)

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'To Hell and Back' is a memoir detailing one policewoman’s trials and tribulations working within the ranks of the Victoria Police Force from the early 1980’s to the present day. Despite numerous instances of harassment, false accusations and character assassinations, the member still manages to maintain her sanity and perform her policing duties to the best of her ability. Ultimately, this is a story about one person’s struggle to say and do the right thing, to follow procedure, no matter what the eventual cost to herself or her career.

When a Carolyn joined the Police Force as a twenty one year old female she expected to be confronted by some horrible situations. She expected to be confronted by death, drugs, offenders, and all that came with being a Police Officer.

However, nothing had prepared her for what she was about to encounter. She did not expect that all the problems, disappointments and heart break would come from within the Police Force, from the members she worked with and trusted. She was not prepared for the blatant sexual discrimination, bullying and harassment that was an excepted part of Police culture. This book outlines what many Policewoman had to face to be accepted into the boys club known as Victoria Police. It details how quickly members would turn their backs on someone if they thought supporting them could be detrimental to their own careers. In the Police Force it seemed that no one was ever accountable or responsible for the welfare of its members and Carolyn’s story really highlights these problems.

This is the true story of one Policewoman’s fight to stay in the job she loved no matter how much it affected her health, her family life and her confidence. (less)

Paperback, 153 pages

Published November 2016 by Sid Harta Publishers Pty Ltd