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The Rotary Club of Berwick is a group of men and women who take action locally and globally. Each week club members work together completing projects that have a lasting impact.
Locally we support and work alongside community programs and a not for profit organisations in supporting those less fortunate. Our club is engaged in Rotary leadership and educational programs for young people.
Together as Rotarians …
  • We see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves. Driven by a desire to create opportunities, strengthen communities, and find solutions to the tough challenges that affect people
  • We bring together leaders who use their combined expertise to tackle some of the toughest challenges facing our communities.  We find a place for your expertise and passion. Whether you want to lead a project or participate in one, the Rotary Club of Berwick welcomes your involvement.
  • Many members are involved in hands-on projects in our community or in international projects in creating opportunities through sustainable educational development, clean water or disease prevention in helping to break the cycle of poverty.
The Rotary Club of Berwick is part of a global network of 1.2 million men and women - neighbours, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who join together to make a difference in our communities. If you would like to give back to your community, get to know a new group of people and are interested in joining us, please contact us.
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BBQ at the Kraan's
 
 
Posted by Graham Johnstone for Jack and Anne Kraan.
 
An evening not to be missed is the annual BBQ at Jack and Anne Kraan's on the 12th of January starting at 6.30 for 7.00pm. Jack and Anne have kindly opened their garden for the annual BBQ. Please bring your own meat, plates, cutlery drinks, glasses and seating plus a salad or desert to be shared with the members. The great fellowship from the Christmas party will be repeated. Our trusty club BBQ will be in action. Please do not leave it unattended if youngsters are enjoying themselves and running around.
Art Screens Funds raiser
Posted by Graham Johnstone for Gus Dominguez.
 
 Art Screens program
 
The art screens hire program continues to ramp up and we have a booking for March, two bookings for April and one for late May.
 
On 11 January the team composed of Gary Evans, Andy Merill, President David, Mark and Isobel Caulfield, Russell Fellows, David Anderson, Rosmarie Hughes and Gus collected the screens hired to the Sorrento Art Show. Thanks to all for their contribution.
 
A group of the above took the opportunity to visit the new "weekend shack" built by David and Diana Nutter, enjoying great views of the bay and Arthur's Seat. Thank you David and Diana for hosting us in this beautiful setting, fostering club fellowship.
School donations to the 'Christmas Appeal' completed
Posted by Sam McCurdy:
 
The collection of donations by local school communities to the Rotary Berwick & District Benevolent Society's 'Christmas Appeal' has been completed.
 
This week, a Rotary team made up of Laury Gordyn, Russell Fellows, Andrew Somers, Andy Merrill and Sam McCurdy collected donations from St Margaret's Senior School, Haileybury College, Berwick College, Beaconhills college, Kambrya College and Timbarra P-9 School.
 
 
All the generous donations were delivered to Casey North Community Information Support Service (CNCISS) to be sorted into Christmas hampers for distribution to the local community.
 
This leaves final public donations to be picked up from Eden Rise and Berwick Square Shopping Centres next week, to complete this year's project.
 
Thanks to all the Rotarians who helped make this year's 'Christmas Collection' possible and to all those Schools and Shopping Centres who participated.
 
2021 Remembrance Day
Posted by Sam McCurdy on Nov 11, 2021
Armistice Day is on 11th November and is also known as Remembrance Day. It marks the day that World War One ended, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, in 1918.
 
Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty. Following a tradition inaugurated by King George V in 1919, the day is also marked by war remembrances in many non-Commonwealth countries.
 
On Thursday, President David Button and I laid a wreath at the Berwick cenotaph on behalf of the Club, to commemorate those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
 
 
"Lest we forget."
 
Model  United Nations Assembly (MUNA) Results
Posted by Sam McCurdy:
 
On Sunday 17 October, the Rotary District 9820 Model United Nations Assembly Awards Ceremony was held via Zoom.
 
Rotary MUNA simulates the workings of the UN General Assembly right down to the Rules & Processes. Teams of two students from year 10 and (preferably) year 11 represent a nominated UN Member State. They are given topics well in advance. Resolutions are typically drawn from those passed through the General Assembly or the Security Council and cover issues such as Education, Environment, Health, Human Rights, Nuclear Proliferation, Poverty, and Terrorism, the role of Women in promoting Peace and Security, and World Peace
 
The competition was a little different this year, relying on the delegations to prepare a video submission to represent their country’s stance on the global issue of climate change.  Delegates were encouraged to wear an appropriate national costume representing their assigned country.
 
There were seven local teams entered this year.  There were three teams from Nossal High School and four from St Margarets School/Berwick Grammar, although there was some confusion over which Rotary Club sponsored each of the local teams.
 
The results were as follows:
 
MUNA Overall Winner ($300) – Mary McKillop Catholic Regional College representing Colombia, sponsored by Rotary Club Leongatha.
 
MUNA Runner-up ($200) - Mary McKillop Catholic Regional College representing Israel, sponsor Rotary Club Leongatha.
 
 
Ovin Jayawardana & Sebastian Nugar
 
Brianna Munns & Annabelle Morton
 
Encouragement Award ($100) - received by Ovin Jayawardana & Sebastian Nugar St Margarets School/Berwick Grammar representing USA, for high caliber presentation and debate skills - sponsored by the Rotary Club of Berwick.
 
Honorable Mention – St Margarets School/Berwick Grammar for their unique approach, team work, public speaking skills and individual approach to their presentation - sponsored by the Rotary Club of Berwick.
 
The Four-Way Test
Extracted by Sam McCurdy from a Facebook post by DG Bill Degnan:

The Four-Way Test, was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor when he was asked to take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy.

This 24-word test for employees to follow in their business and professional lives became the guide for sales, production, advertising, and all relations with dealers and customers, and the survival of the company is credited to this simple philosophy.

The Four-Way Test was adopted by Rotary in 1943 and has been translated into more than a hundred languages and published in thousands of ways. It is now a test used by Rotarians world-wide as a moral code for personal and business relationships, and can be applied to almost any aspect of life.

 
 
Rotary members should not use The Four-Way Test to look at others, but rather to look at themselves in considering the ramifications of a thought, statement, or action.
 
It should not be a window through which we look to judge others. It is a mirror at which we look to judge ourselves. 
 
Evan Burrell - Changemaker, gave a lot of thought to what each of the Four-Way Test questions asked of us and came up with the step-by-step process above, to give some real clarity behind these most often recited questions.
 
District Conference: Shaping up nicely
Posted by David Button on Nov 18, 2021
Erin Coldham is the Chief Development Officer at the Star of the South project, which seeks to harness Bass Strait winds to power more than a million homes with clean energy, while creating thousands of jobs.
 
Erin is proud to be part of the team progressing this critical infrastructure project for Australia, bringing her extensive experience working with all levels of government on major, multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects.
 
In her role at Star of the South, Erin is currently responsible for all development activities required to bring the project to construction and operation, working with industry, regulators, policy-makers and local communities to bring offshore wind to regional Gippsland and the State of Victoria.
 
Included in 'A Word About Wind’s Top 100 Women’s Power List 2021', Erin is a champion for female talent in the energy industry and is driven by the positive opportunities offshore wind represents for Australia.  
 
The upcoming District Conference in Traralgon is starting to take shape with the speaker list starting to build.
 
This Conference will be all about the environment which fits in with Rotary's new seventh area of focus. It also has a link to our Club's own Environmental Policy project started by Jen Marshall in the hope that all Rotary Clubs in the District will use zero environmental impact process while running projects.
 
Our Club has just signed this agreement and I think it is an important step forward to walk the talk. Jen has done a great job preparing this policy and creating our first Environmental project. It would be perfect if our Club members went to the Conference just to show our support and commitment to the environment and learn of other ways Rotarians and Rotary are working in this area.
 
•Prof Fiona Wood, Perth – Bali bombing & burns specialist & spray-on-skin
•Charlie Allen, Institute for Economics & Peace – Rotary Peace Scholar
•Vic Grosjean, Melbourne Rotaract – Environmental speaker
•Luke Richmond, solo adventures – Motivational speaker
•Rae MacKay – Latrobe Valley Mine rehabilitation
•Erin Coldham, Star of the South – offshore wind farm
•Leigh Woodgate, Woman from Snowy River  – Motivational speaker
•Jessie Harman, Rotary International Director – Leadership Breakfast speaker
 
There is a shortage of accommodation because Traralgon is a drive-in, drive-out town for workers at the power station and paper mill. I would recommend that you book as soon as you can.
 
Just to tease you a bit, imagine that you wanted to attend the District Conference. Where might you stay? DG Bill apparently had some time on his hands and this is what he came up with:
 
In an idle moment, I thought I would measure the distance on Google Maps from various accommodations in Traralgon to the Gippsland Performing Arts Centre where the conference will be held.
 
VenueCapacityDistance
Mantra Hotel
50 rooms370 metres
Comfort Inn Traralgon31 rooms580 metres
Creek Cottage B& B3 cottages800 metres
Traralgon Serviced Apartments24 apartments930 metres
Strzelecki Motel24 rooms990 metres
Governor Gipps Motel  22 rooms1,000 metres
City Gardens Motel13 rooms1,250 metres
Bridges on Argyle75 rooms1,370 metres
Connell’s Motel    14 rooms1,610 metres
Motel Traralgon  22 rooms2,750 metres
Quality Inn Traralgon 61 rooms3,550 metres
                                    
What will it cost you? What is it about? How to book. That information can be found here: https://rotary9820.org.au/sitepage/district-9820-conference-2022
 
All I can tell you is that I have registered for the District Conference in February and I hope to see you all there too!
 
Rotary Berwick & District Benevolent Society
Posted by Sam McCurdy on Jul 02, 2021
Rotary Berwick & District Benevolent Society (A project of the Rotary Club of Berwick)
 
The main Office Bearers for the Rotary Club are also Office Bearers for the Rotary Berwick & District Benevolent Society (The Society).  As such, the 'Society' has been included as a standing agenda item at all the club’s Board meetings.
 
PP Gus Dominguez became our representative for the 'Society' on the Casey North Community Information Support Service (CNCISS) Board, replacing David Collyer.  Funds raised by the ‘Society’ were again mainly provided by donations from the Magistrate’s Court, with a small contribution from coin donations made by the public at Coles Berwick Supermarket.
 
 
 
The ‘Society’ conducted a successful 2020 Christmas collection of food and toy items, involving seven local Secondary schools and public donations at the Berwick Market Square.  These items were delivered to CNCISS in Narre Warren, where they were made up into Christmas hampers to be distributed to those in need within the local community.
 
 
In March, six Rotarians and two CNCISS staff members sorted 3 pallets of new clothes, which had been donated by a large Retailer through Rotary Donations in Kind.   From the sorting, CNCISS received 30 boxes and 20 boxes of the clothing were also provided to Windermere Child and Family Services for distribution to those in need within the local communiity.  Other items donated by Rotary Donations in Kind to the ‘Society’ included 300 pairs of CROC shoes and 132 walking frames.  These were also offered to CNCISS.  It became clear that both CNCISS and Windermere do not have sufficient storage capacity, or sufficient staff, to handle large quantities of donated items such as this.
 
In June, the ‘Society’ was part of a review of selected charities by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), to ensure that they were still meeting the requirements for charity registration.  Based on our responses to the review, the ACNC confirmed that the Society has a continuing entitlement to be registered with the public benevolent institution (PBI) subtype.
 
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