RODNEY CWA

from Tatura Bulletin Nov Dec 2022

SACRED HEART PRIMARY SCHOOL

On November 1st the Juniors had a wonderful scone night. The girls split up into groups of three and were given a CWA recipe. With the help of members, they made scones, had them for supper, and took some home.

At the October 13th Meeting, we celebrated in Pink, although our guest speaker’s talk was postponed. Competition winner for a pink item was Johanna Glover and flower winner was Lynne Lowe.

Our AGM was held on November 10th. Janette Mason’s detailed Secretarial Report reminded us that despite Covid conditions, we have been very active. Annual reports were received from each section.

The following Office Bearers were elected:

President – Mandy Perkins

Treasurer – Janette Mason

Vice Presidents – Pauline Parks

Minute Secretary – Gwen Ranson

Juniors – Lyn Trezise, Janice Barrette

Trading Table – Lyn Harrison

Welfare – Bev McMahon

Competition – Melvie Darby

Community Welfare – Lorraine Secomb

Publicity – Beatrice Greaves

Our December 8th meeting will be a Christmas luncheon in Mooroopna, then the next general meeting will be Thursday February 9th 2023, at the Tatura Bowls Club at 1:30 pm.

Beatrice Greaves, publicity

Tatura Primary School

This is a great opportunity to thank our school and wider community for their support this year. Our Parents and Friends continue to put smiles on our students’ faces when they organise events such as the raffles and Mother’s and Father’s Day stalls. Local businesses always support us and we look forward to their continued support in 2023 when we really feel like ‘we are back to normal.’ We thank the Lions Club for their involvement in the school. Recently we supported their childhood cancer research fund by having a Coins for Kids morning. See the photo for the generous donations slithering like the scales of a snake through our courtyard. Our School Councillors meet regularly, and their input is valued. Parents and family are always here to ensure that their children turn up in full uniform, ready to learn and have fun with their friends at school. The teachers are looking forward to the summer break and, as we say farewell to some of them, we are thrilled to be welcoming several experienced teachers to TPS to keep the high standards and quality of learning as our priority.

Speaking of being back to normal, we have embraced many of the traditional Term 4 activities this year. We have LARP (leisure and recreational pursuits) for all our Grade 3 to 6 students- with fishing being a perpetual favourite. Our Foundation and Grade 1 students can’t wait to visit Kyabram Fauna Park- weather and mozzies permitting! The Grade 2 children are excited about visiting the Melbourne Museum and our band students enjoyed the privileged opportunity to see the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at Hamer Hall recently. The band is also looking forward to performing at Carols, Moyola Gardens and our own end of year concert. Our Colour Explosion Run is fast approaching and we know the weather will be perfect (fingers are all crossed). Our swimming lessons will take place at the end of the year at our local pool and we are very excited about this change. Our senior students have worked with local artist, Rachel Doller, to design and paint the new toilet facilities at Lake Bartlett. This was a joint project with local schools and COGS. With the excitement of 2022 activities planned for our students leading up to the end of the year, we have also had many transition activities for our new 2023 Foundation students and welcome all new families to the Tatura Primary School community. Have a safe and festive holiday season.

Gv Tree Group

The Yellow Burr Daisy (Calotis lappulacea) is a plant we haven’t grown before. It is a compact little bush that produces abundant yellow daisies for many months, mostly through spring and summer. The bush grows to a height of 20-50cm in a round clump. It is described as a perennial forb that can live for many years. A forb is a herb that is not a grass, usually found in grasslands. As the flower seed ripens, it becomes a burr that can be transferred by animals. It is not a particularly prickly burr, but it will stick to your clothes if you brush against it so don’t grow it in high traffic areas. As a forb it is palatable to animals, but it is not exactly a treat – probably about as popular as Brussel sprouts with kids. Also, if you have sheep for wool production, it can cause quality issues if grown en masse.

It grows with a strong deep taproot that allows it to survive in most climates, especially drier climates. This makes it an ideal plant for low water native gardens or rockeries.

Now is the time to take a few minutes and have a good look around the garden or farm and enjoy all the plants you have grown. We have some beautiful trees in flower at the moment at the nursery such as the bottle brushes, native frangipanis, eucalypts and drumsticks just to name a few. Good growing - Ash

60 Years Of Rotary In Tatura

The Rotary Club of Tatura is celebrating 60 years of service. The club was formed on 25/08/1962. Charter members were Fred Volk, Jim Trevaskis, Alan Taylforth, Bill Tacey, Bruce Simpson, Vic Steen, Jack Smith, Ben Perry, Don McFadden, Jack Montgomery, Des Lally, Arthur Knee, Bill Ibbott, Vic Gross, Col Gaylard, Wally Gale, Joe Ford, Tom Flanagan, Russ Fairbain, Trevor La Peyre, Bob Ewart & Don Chappell. Many old Taturians would remember those names.

The club has seen many changes over these years. In the early days membership was restricted to one person from each vocation. This rule prevented the club being dominated by any particular group. This gave a cross section of the community and worked very well. One doctor, one lawyer, one teacher, one Chemist and so on. The admission of Women into Rotary has been one of the biggest changes in recent times. Tatura is reported to have had the youngest person to join a Rotary club in the world and recently it had the first, 3 generations of a family in a Rotary club at the one time. The club has always punched above its weight.

The club has provided funds for many local facilities over the last 60 years in Tatura, including the Gatehouse Gardens, Stuart Mock place in Francis Street, named after the President of that year, toilet facilities in Cussen Park, Tatura Hospital, Netball Courts and many more. Our Rotary Club played a huge part in establishing and funding the wonderful aged care facility that we have in our town, Moyola Lodge. The most recent project is to facilitate the installation of an outdoor Gym fitness station for the public in Tatura. Funds raised have contributed to our town in many ways. The Rotary Club was integral in forming the local Historical Society many years ago, which is recognized as being one of the top historical Centre’s in Victoria. All this has been possible by the generous support of this community.

Many a local child has benefited from the Rotary Exchange program that has seen many young people have the opportunity of spending a year overseas to broaden their outlook on life. The program also allowed overseas students to experience a year living in Australia.

The Rotary club has helped many disadvantaged people in Tatura over this time and the club’s programs have reached out to all parts of the world, assisting with projects in many overseas developing countries. The eradication of polio throughout the world has been another very significant program and was started in Australia. The program is on the cusp of fulfilling this wonderful achievement.

There have been a lot of notable local identities who have been members of this club over the last 60 years, all playing their part in making sure that the Tatura Rotary Club was a club of distinction in Victoria and played its part in the World Wide Rotary Family.

The Rotary Club of Tatura is planning to celebrate this milestone by holding a celebration dinner on the 25 February next year. The club would like to invite past members and old rotary exchange students to join in this celebration, to be held at the Ballantyne Centre.