Castello's Cucina, 123 Fisher Street, Fullarton SA
President Ken Haines
2023......Lets toast to good health and happiness!
NEXT WEEK WE ARE INTO RESUSCITATION
Last Meeting
Venue: Circle of Trees, Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Parklands
Event: Picnic in the Park to launch the year
Guests: Beverley Baker, Rtn Briony Casburn, Di Duke, Graham Ey and Liam and Ben O'Neil (Casburn grandhildren)
Having fun in the rain
We gathered in the circle of trees at Karen Rolton oval. The BOM had predicted a 30% probability of showers, which became 100%. Fortunately, ace camper Jerry rescued us with two tarps from the BBQ trailer. Ken opened and closed the meeting. Below is a photo of our motley crew who spent a very pleasant time together under a tropical sky. John Kikkert has recovered from Covid caught during his recent trip to India. And Jerry must stop blooding himself on the furniture. We are looking forward to the year ahead.
If you are having difficulty with identification, from left to right we have Valerie, Greg, Paul, Graham E, Beverley, John K, David M, Briony, Jerry, Chris, Ken and the two lads Liam and Ben.
By Judith Diment, Dean, Rotary Representatives Network to the UN and International Agencies
I was delighted to have the chance to lead the Rotary delegation to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, COP27, in Egypt in November. It’s a privilege that came my way as dean of the Rotary Representative Network to the United Nations and International Agencies. The worldwide climate change conference is held every year by the UN, this year attended by more than 100 country delegations and 1,600 IGOs and NGOs. After 13 days of intense negotiations, the attendees reached some truly consequential agreements. It was a real thrill to see.
Rotary’s delegation to the convention also consisted of President Jennifer Jones; Dr. Chris Puttock, co-founder of the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG); Mohamed Delawar, Rotary’s representative to the Arab League; and Keith Madden, the Rotary staff manager for environment. Rotary has had Observer status in the UN since its formation in 1947.
The conference was hosted by the Egyptian Government in Sharm el Sheikh, a city on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula. I last visited Sharm el Sheikh in 2006, and I didn’t recognize the new conference center, expanded airport, and five-star resort hotels that have sprung up all along the edge of the Red Sea. The town has also been revamped, with a huge new mosque at its center.
Opening ceremony
President Jones attended the opening ceremony on 7 November, one of 30 NGO delegates invited to do so out of 10,000 at the conference. I attended the keynote address by U.S. President Joe Biden on 13 November. Rotary also hosted three gatherings and participated in events for delegates and the public.
The conference concluded with a breakthrough accord on 19 November. Every party present – representing almost 200 nations – signed on to an agreement to provide “loss and damage” funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters.
The conference’s achievements didn’t end there. Against a difficult geopolitical backdrop, the participants reaffirmed their commitment to limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The participants also agreed to ramp up their efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and increase their support for efforts of developing countries to adapt to the inevitable impacts of climate change.
But the creation of the specific “loss and damage” fund was a particularly important achievement, since it was the first time such a measure had been adopted.
As inspiring as those results were, I was almost as excited about what we managed to achieve on behalf of Rotary.
Protecting mangroves and other measures
Working with the Rotarians from Egypt, we highlighted Rotary’s mangrove forest restoration projects at two events. The first event, Nature-Based Solutions: Mangroves and Beyond, built on the round-table discussions Rotary held on mangroves at last year’s climate conference. This meeting gave us new connections for the mangrove projects as well as ideas for next year’s conference, which will be held in the United Arab Emirates.
The second event, Nature-Based Solutions: Egypt included high-level government officials and delegates from NGOs and academia. The Egyptian delegation showed a video outlining a dozen nature-based solutions from clubs around Egypt. Our Rotary delegation presented the mangrove projects, ESRAG and the need to collect data. Reem Abdel Meguid and Jones announced a new Sharm el-Sheikh global grant of more than $100,000 for a Nabq mangroves project. It really showed how Rotary’s “People of Action” can get things done in hours and days!
The evening presidential reception, with Jones as host, was attended by more than 60 delegates, including the governor of South Sinai, representatives from many federal governments, and local dignitaries, along with three Egyptian government ministers: Minister of Culture Nivine Youssef Mohamed Al-Kilany, Minister of Youth Ashraf Sobhy, and Minister for Social Solidarity Nivine El-Kabbag. El-Kabbag announced in her speech that she would have her agency donate $50,000 to the Nabq mangrove project.
I also attended many other side events and had one-on-one meetings with many civil society leaders and government representatives. I was impressed by the progress since last year’s conference, especially with the amount of new research, innovation, and investments made to try and find solutions for climate change.
Upcoming Meetings
Tuesday 24 January 2023 6 for 6.30pm Castello's Cucina (formerly Damien on Fisher)
Guest Speaker: Graham EyResuscitation and Defibrillation
Attendance and welcome: Chris Davis and Geoff Hill
Tuesday 31 January 2023 6 for 6.30pm Castello's Cucina (formerly Damien on Fisher)
Guest Speaker: Pip Rokkas Nursing Internationally and in Aboriginal Communities
Attendance and welcome: Chris Davis and Geoff Hill
Apologies and Meeting Enquiries to: Secretary Greg McLeod on 0417 811 838 or email to secretary@unleyrotary.org.au
Venue Set-up Enquiries to: Bulletin Editor Stephen Baker on 0403 687 015
Saturday Thrift Shop Roster
Early Shift: 10.00am to 1.00pm Late Shift: 1.00pm to 4.00pm
Early: Jerry Casburn (Greg Mcleod) & Wendy Andrews | Late: Virginia Cossid & Vera-Ann Stacy
Week 3: 21 January 2023
Early: David Middleton & Nathan White | Late: (Vera Holt) & Rhonda Hoare
Week 4: 28 January 2023
Early: Stephen Baker & Judi Corcoran | Late: Jason Booth & Vera-Ann Stacy
Week 5:
Early: Bob Mullins & Wendy Andrews | Late: Virginia Cossid & Paul Duke
Rotarians, who are unable to attend as rostered, please arrange a swap or as a very last resort contact: Vivienne Wood 0408 819 630; e-mail: vwood@ozemail.com.au
Mitre 10 and Bunnings Barbeques
The Mitre 10 BBQs are the first and third Saturdays of each month. Morning shift 8.30am - 12 noon; afternoon shift 12.00 - 3.30pm, then clean-up.....next one is Saturday 21 January 2023
ALL the Bunnings Mile End Barbeque shifts are from 8am to 5pm
We have been allocated the last Monday of each month.....next one is Monday 30 January.
An extra day has been allocated - Saturday 28 January 2023
The Tale End.....
Tis good to start the year off with another true story......apologies to the Irish
Murphy showed up at Mass one Sunday and the priest almost fell down when he saw him.
He'd never been to church in his life. After Mass, the priest caught up with him an said, " Murphy, I am so glad ya decided to come to Mass. What made ya come"...?
Murphy said, "I got to be honest with you Father, a while back, I misplaced me hat and I really, really love that hat. I know that McGlynn had a hat just like mine and I knew he came to church every Sunday. I also knew that he had to take off his hat during Mass and figured he would leave it in the back of the church. So, I was going to leave after Communion and steal McGlynn's hat"...
The priest said, " Well, Murphy, I notice that ya didn't steal McGlynn's hat. What changed your mind"...?
Murphy replied, " Well, after I heard your sermon on the 10 Commandments I decided that I didn't need to steal McGlynn's hat after all".....
With a tear in his eye the priest gave Murphy a big smile and said; "After I talked about 'Thou Shalt Not Steal' ya decided you would rather do without your hat than burn in hell, eh"...?
Murphy slowly shook his head. "No, Father, after ya talked about 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery' I remembered where I left me hat".....
And now some useful advice............
If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck. You’re drunk because ducks don’t talk.
Killing them with kindness is taking longer than expected!
To err is human, to blame it on someone else shows management potential.
The amount of sleep required by the average person is five more minutes.
The plans for a paperless office looked really good - on paper.
Knock knock. Who’s there?
Grandma! Wait….Stop the funeral!
Can we really afford a new economic crisis? Can’t we just use one of the old ones?
I was delighted to have the chance to lead the Rotary delegation to the United Nations 
What changed your mind"...?
