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No. 42564 - Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - A002977L
Weekly bulletin of the Rotary Club of Bendigo Inc. - Chartered 30th July 1925 - District 9800
PRESIDENT ELECT’S REPORT
Well it was a week of stand-in’s on the head table: I stood in for Brian Figg, Kaye Graves stood in as chair for me, and Brian Doherty stood in for Noel Whitfield as Sergeant. Thank you to Kaye and Brian, and thank you to everyone who attended for going easy on me in my trial run (about a year early) as president.
The meeting started as I confessed that despite being present for hundreds of training opportunities as Hugh, Noel, Andrew, John, Wayne and now Brian successfully presided over meetings, it hadn’t sunk in and I was grateful for President Brian’s notes to me. You’ll all be glad to see President Brian back next week, I’m sure! Zsofi told us about her week, and how she thinks she’s got her school routine sorted out now. Szofi will be away next week on a school excursion, so next week’s program will be a mystery (but hopefully it won’t be by the time next Tuesday rolls around!): you’ll just have to turn up and take pot luck! Guest Speaker – Stan Liacos
Our guest speaker this week has been one of the most visible faces and one of the most articulate voices for the evolution of Bendigo over the past seven years.
Stan Liacos is Bendigo Council’s Director of City Futures. This gives him responsibility for Major Projects, Economic Development, Major Events, Tourism, the Bendigo Art Gallery, the Capital theatre, Bendigo Exhibition Centre at the Showgrounds,
PRESIDENT Brian Figg
SECRETARY Kaye Graves
Guest speaker Stan Liacos and chairman of the day Kaye Graves at Tuesday’s meeting. Bendigo Town Hall and Bendigo Airport.
Stan and I arrived in Bendigo at about the same time, although we first met in Melbourne: I needed a flash venue for a public forum moderated by Lynne Haultain and broadcast on ABC Radio as part of the World Health Promotion Conference, and Stan provided the Edge Theatre in Federation Square.
Before coming to Bendigo, Stan had been the Director of Marketing and Events at Melbourne’s Federation Square; Director of Marketing and Communications for Melbourne Docklands; Director of the Geelong Waterfront Development; and a Project Director for Ford, among other roles. He is active on many community boards, and is the new Deputy Chair of TREASURER Wayne Smith
PAST PRESIDENT Wayne Smith
BOARD MEMBERS: Vocational Service - John Krakowiak President Elect - Tom Seddon New Generations - Phil West Club Service - Garry Gunnell Rotary Foundation - Hugh Wheeler Community Service - Libby Hughes International Service - Valerie Barker Editor: Noel Hobley noelhobley@bigpond.com - Distribution: The Terrace theterrace@phs.org.au Correspondence: PO Box 131, Bendigo, 3552
Bendigo TAFE. Other current board or committee Senior Secondary College and by the public on nights commitments include Girton, Bendigo Business and weekends. Heritage Victoria have praised the planned reuse of the gaol, and Council is contributing Council and LaTrobe University. Stan accepted our invitation today to talk about major only just over 10% of project costs. projects in Bendigo: the past five years and the next five years.
Mr Liacos made several observations about how major projects can impact on a city, and how as a growing city Bendigo simply needs things like an better airport; a modern, good-sized theatre (for BSSC and for everyone else); more CBD parking; etc. Stan is rightly proud, I think, of the new CBD carpark, which is nice to look at, comes with 100 permanent jobs courtesy of State Trustees, and is doesn’t look like a carpark at street level with the trustees offices and a new restaurant.
An artist impression of the Art Gallery expansions.
A 1000 seat theatre for the old prison site that will refurbish the cell blocks as foyer and facilities. The completed carpark. Another project Stan lingered over is the expansion of the Art Gallery, which will increase exhibition space and also improve the presentation of the gallery from Rosalind Park. Although the gallery expansion cuts off the Capital from expanding, it won’t need to with the construction of a new 1000 seat theatre inside the walls of the gaol. Finally, the biggest project of them all: the new $630m The theatre will be used during the day by Bendigo base hospital.
COMING UP
28-Aug
Visit and lunch at Domaine Fellowship event Asmira Winery Fellowship Day
4-Sep
Jos Duivenvoorden, Mgr
Bendigo Tramways
11-Sep
Jeff Rigby, CEO
Coliban
18-Sep
Robing de Crespigny
Villian or Hero” - a true story presentation by novelist Robin DeCrespiney
25-Sep
Karen Quinlan
Bendigo Art Gallery
26-Aug
Let Andrew or Bill know if you are interested. Vocational visit to Bendigo Tram Depot & Workshop Coliban Water, and reflections from a former GSE team participant Joint meeting with the RC of Bendigo South at All Seasons. 6.45 pm start. Fashion as Art, Exhibitions, and the new Gallery Extension
time). Please contact Phil if you or anyone you know can help.
RC Eaglehawk Trivia Night: Eaglehawk’s Trivia night is coming up and I’d like to organise a table so let me (Tom) know if you’re in! [Noel I can’t find the notice, can you put in the details, please?]
The proposed airport expansion.
Renovations to the Library are due to start soon.
RC Melbourne South Diamond Jubilee Dinner: no, it’s nothing to do with the Queen. RC South Melbourne are turning 60 and are celebrating on the evening of Thursday, 27 September, at the Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre in Albert Park. Upcoming meetings:
4 September: Remember that our meeting of 4 September will take place at Bendigo Tram Depot in Hargreaves Street. Usual time. Lunch will be served after Tramways Manager Jos Duivenvoorden leads a tour of the recently-completed depot restoration and expansion works; including a talk with workshop staff, a look over 1903 Bendigo tram and the two Melbourne City Circle trams being rebuilt here in Bendigo.
18 September: Night meeting jointly with RC Bendigo South at All Seasons (6.15 for 6.45 start). “Hero or Notices and Reminders Villian?”Author Robin deCrespiney talks about her Lunch at Domain Asmira: This Sunday, 26 August. new book “The People Smuggler”. $25pp for two Gibb Rd, Tooleen, from 12.15. Lunch at Domain courses, tea and coffee. Asmira followed by a tour of Jasper Hill Winery. Contact Andrew Hampton or Bill Grey VERY SOON if you would like to come along. (SEE MAP BELOW). Yours in Rotary Thomas Seddon, Room Needed: Phil West is still appealing for space President Elect to put up a young Swedish woman and her partner, to allow her to take part in a fellowship at PEACE Inc (her partner will volunteer with the CFA during this
TOOLEEN
WINERY
BENDIGO
4 GIBB ROAD
AXEDALE
LAKE EPPALOCK
HEATHCOTE
Gibb Road is on the Northern Highway, 3.2 km south of the Tooleen Axedale Road intersection.
GOLDFIELDS CLUSTER MEETINGS Bendigo Sandhurst Wednesday 7.30 am BRIT Restaurant. Bendigo South
Thursday 6.30 pm Foundry Hotel
Bendigo Strathdale Tuesday 6.30 pm
All Seasons Quality Resort Eaglehawk
Wednesday, 6.30 pm California Gully
Mechanics Institute
An artists impression of the proposed 1000 seat theatre sitting within the walls of the heritage listed Bendiog Goal. Carparking will utilise the existing facilities, next door in the Tom Flood sportsground. Anniversaries BIRTHDAYS: ROTARY INDUCTIONS: WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES:
August 28 to September 3 Warren Cambridge Aug. 28, Ken Richmond, Sharyn Smith Sept. 1. Kaye Graves, Margaret O’Rourke Aug. 29, Ian Shelton Aug. 31. Nil.
ROSTER
Chairman Sergeant at Arms Corporals Cashiers Regalia Reception Grace Four Way Test
AUGUST 28 J. Bruce N. Whitfield D. Samson T. Seddon T. Rankins P. Reading N. Phillips B. Reid G. Reilly A. Robinson R. Rogers
Kangaroo Flat
Monday 6.30 pm
Rotary Gateway Park Echuca-Moama
Wednesday 6.30 pm
Rich River Golf Club
SEPTEMBER 4 Vocational Visit I. Coates K. Walder P. West I. Shelton G. Spence N. Phillips J. Svanosio K. Tointon E Trevorah R. Vanstan
Rochester
Thursday 6.30 pm Criterion Hotel.
SEPTEMBER 11 C. Burns I. Coates V. Barker G. Bickley H. Wheeler N. Whitfield R. Rogers L. Winzar T. Abbott B. Ackerman W. Smith
A Notice for Chairman - To assist the President and as a courtesy to guest speakers, when the president calls for visiting Rotarians and guests to be introduced, the Chairman for the day is asked, please, to stand and introduce the guest speaker by name with the comment that he/she will be more formally introduced later in the meeting. Members are reminded that if for any reason you are unable to fulfil the duty for which you are rostered it is your responsibility to arrange a replacement
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