Breakfast Overview - Thursday 4 February 2021
Attendees: 27 in total with 24 WPRC Members
Guests: AG Jeremy Wood, Tina Arthur, guest speaker Stephen Scourfield
Apologies: Sandy Gray, Dennis Hartley, Solomon Mbusa, Jill Smith, John Tick
Club Announcements:
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Thanks to those who attended Heirisson Club meeting last week and we look forward to hosting them again in the future.
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Reminder for the Zoom meeting on Tuesday 8th March with Rotary Club of Ohio Pathways.
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Tony Pepper spoke to the proposal to host social evenings with focus on ethnic dinners at various restaurants around Perth and encouraged members to send ideas for good restaurants.
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Noted difficulties with receiving the Bulletin - Alex, Peter, Elizabeth - Hayley to follow up
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Tony Delich noted that currently the SwapMeet takings were slow
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Tony noted the final takings from the Magic Show about $54k
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Hayley noted attendance at the president elect training on the weekend and a great opportunity for introduction to all PE's in preparation for 21/22 year.
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Elizabeth noted that there was to be a team meeting next week, forms for funding to be taken to board next week, MERC project may need some funding for transport. Elizabeth also noted that Nigel’s container was to be relocated and the project completed. Will notify the Club of the presentation of art awards.
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Geoff Simpson spoke to the Safety recognition it ion did we for Rotary - Year 10 and 11 students - need volunteers - program introduced - need 7 volunteers on May 11th. Perth College Students - getting kids streetwise 2009
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Geoff Woods noted the Albany visit on the weekend of the 21 - 23 May and that we have 11 families attending at this stage.
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Tina presented the coach tour program for the visit to Wongan Hills Rotary Club on the 30th October weekend. All by bus, food and accommodation organized and charged at $320 per couple
Presentation by Stephen Scourfield, Travel Editor at the West Australian
What an utter delight to hear the rich and memorable stories of Stephens travels and the friendships he's made over the many years. Stephen shared with us his friendships span the globe from Somalia to Ethiopia, and right across to regional WA., noting this all began back on the 11th September in 1997 with his inspiration from his passion for travel and landscapes.
Stephen spoke of recent visit to the Kimberly region and travelling with his friend Sam who himself is 83 and has run numerous tours on the Fitzroy River and across the local region. He reflected on many of Sam's stories being of gratitude to those who care for, and supported him over the many year.
Stephen spoke of the rich Indigenous history of WA, and the spectacular stories of the Gogo fish and the Stromalites, the phenomenal weather patterns of late - the rains and floods - and exited us all in advance of what a magnificent wild flower season we may experience later this year.
Stephen has written a book, Isolation which is aimed at busy people and written from the perspective of WA's isolation and how particularly during this year and the impact of Covid, how our isolation has enabled us to continue with life near normal and how our isolation been our biggest asset of all.
Thank you Stephen for sharing just a few of your wonderful travel stories with us.
If you want to read more, keep your eyes peeled for the next edition of the West Travel section or if you'd like to listen to some of Stephen's stories, downloading them on your preferred podcast app and enjoy podcast, The Pod Well Travelled.
To buy Stephen's book, call 1800 429 000 from Monday to Friday between 9am and 4pm.