Your Weekly Bulletin is Here!

The speaker for 13 August will be Professor Steve Wilton and Dr May Aung-Htut Co-Head Molecular Therapy, Murdoch University - Gene Patches.

Duty Roster

Duty Role	13/08/2026	20/08/2026
Host	Elizabeth Gorey	Neil Hancock
Welcome	Neil Hancock	Dennis Hartley
Toast	Dennis Hartley	Geoff Hick
Thanks	Geoff Hick	Ian Hutton
Bulletin notes	Ian Hutton	Ishay Katz
2 Minute Noodles	Ishay Katz	Mally Rall

Please find a substitute if you cannot fulfil your duty.

Guest Speaker

Our Guest Speaker this week was Rob Storey talking about his Long Walk Home from Melbourne to Perth raising funds for Neuromuscular WA.

Rob walked 3,444 kms in 82 days and raised $67,266 up to this morning (6 August 2026) for Neuromuscular WA. Rob wore out 4 pairs of shoes in training and the walk. Rob also lost 8kgs in training and 18 kgs on the walk. He also mentioned his troubles with blisters on his feet and his ointments and creams used to get by each day.

The fuel for Rob & Louise's Motor home was kindly donated for the whole walk by family owned business of Merkanooka Haulage based in Mingenew WA

If you would like to see photos taken during his walk from Melbourne to Perth see his facebook page, the link is below.

https://www.facebook.com/people/Robs-Long-Walk-Home/61574356469706/

If you would like to donate to Neuromuscular WA via Rob's long walk home fundraising page, go to the link below

https://chuffed.org/project/robs-long-walk-home

Eagles supporter Rob was thanked on behalf of the Club by Dockers supporter Dennis Hartley :)

2 Minute Noodle

Please remember that 2 minute Noodles are meant to be 2 minutes, not 10 minutes, it is important for the flow of the meeting that they are no longer than 4 minutes maximum please.

This week the 10 minute noodle was given by Ian Hutton giving a detailed summary of the 1976 Mandurah Foreshore Restoration.

Announcements

President Tony was Back from being unwell, Bernie Foley was unwell this week. We had two guests this week being Margaret Simpson and visiting Rotarian Julie Pedlar from Tuggeranong near Canberra.

Neil Hancock announced that the Club is still progressing further with the lamington drive for our West Perth fundraising/new member drive.

Neil also advised he was hopeful of a meeting with Hancock Prospecting this week with the view to attracting new members

Bulletin Editor vacancy from 10 September, our Bulletin Editor & Treasurer Geoff Woods will be away travelling from 10 September to mid-December.

Can someone please volunteer to prepare the weekly Bulletin in Geoff's absence.

Don't forget our new venue CU29 Restaurant and Bar is $31 per head

1275 Hay Street West Perth (old ANZ Bank location).

President Tony's Parting Thought for the week

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started". Mark Twain

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- This Bulletin is via the Clubrunner website and it is currently prepared by our Treasurer Geoff Woods, if you would like anything added to the Bulletin please email any photos and a written summary on Word.