Event: Unley Road Pride of Work and Small Business Awards
Special Guests: Hon David Pisoni MP, DG David & Lyn Jones, Small Business Commissioner John Chapman and 4 Unley Councillors
Attendance: 50 outstanding individuals
John McRosti, Deputy Chair of the Unley Road Association chaired the meeting and welcomed all.
John proposed a toast to Vili Milisits who had been an avid supporter of the Association and sponsored the Evening Under The Stars. He also thanked Steve Finos for all his assistance with the awards.
Announcements by President Graham
Graham opened our meeting and mentioned:
two of our members unwell from recent traumas
sponsorship of RYLA and RYPEN candidates by the club
the Thrift Shop will be closed for Easter
next week's coterie of music
Rhonda Hoare provided a snapshot of the exciting Musical and Sensory Garden project to be undertaken in partnership with the Council to celebrate 100 years of Rotary and 150 years of the City of Unley.
Chairman John McRosti advised that this was the Association's first business meeting for a year and that a vigorous promotion campaign for Unley Road businesses will be underway shortly.
Unley Road Pride of Work and Small Business Awards
Small Business Commissioner John Chapman was introduced to the meeting. This has been one of the toughest years on record for most small businesses, including the 460 on Unley Road.
His office had to adapt to working remotely. It was pleasing to have worked productively with the Federal and State Governments to protect small businesses in their leasing and financing arrangements during the worst of the crisis. His office dealt with 2500 enquiries from business tenants and landlords. Most disputes were resolved amicably through mediation. There were occasions when landlords acted inappropriately and instances of tenants refusing to pay rent when they had the capacity to do so.
Overall, Federal and State Governments have done a fine job of keeping the economy alive. Activity in SA is up 1% on pre-covid and the regions have recovered well except for farms requiring casual labour. There are soft patches in retail and sectors which rely on international travel.
Jerry Casburn explained that Pride of Work awards are given to the nominated employee adjudged to be the best in each of 5 industry groupings; they receive a trophy, certificate and $100 voucher. The overall winner is presented with a plaque and $500. The best small business award winner receives a trophy, and this year a $500 voucher from Carla Zampatti. The Age Friendly Award is sponsored by Unley City Council.
Pride of Work winners in each category were:
Hair, Beauty and Massage - Forch Macheda from The Pose
Hotel, Bar, Restaurant, Cafe or Food Outlet - Peter Krog from Pickle in the Middle
Health, Fitness and Massage - Melissa Anderson from Korpermotus Pilates
General Retail - Carrie Jones from Godfreys
Forch Macheda Peter Krog Melissa Anderson Carrie Jones
And the winner was FORCH MACHEDA
The Age Friendly Award was won by the Unley Salvation Army (represented by Rosemary and Penny) .....see below left
Best small business award was won by Zinc Hair (Joe & Suzi Controneo) .....see above right
Jerry Casburn thanked John Chapman for his involvement in this ceremony for the past 4 years, and Chris Davis for organising the delivery and collation of award materials.
Honourable David Pisoni MP, Minister for Innovation and Skills, outlined opportunities for small businesses to train employees through apprentices and traineeships with significant assistance from Federal and State Governments.
In October 2020 the Federal Government declared that urgent action was required to address the 100,000 shortfall in apprentices across the nation. Its $1.2b scheme provides a subsidy of 50% towards the cost of a new apprentice/trainee to a maximum of $28,000 plus a $4000 initiation grant. This scheme has been extended until September. There are 800 skill sets eligible for the subsidy. In addition, the SA Government is subsidising group training participants utilised by businesses to the tune of $5,200 each. To date there have been 2030 SA business which, for the first time, are employing an apprentice or trainee. This is the best deal ever!
Finale
The ceremony concluded at 7pm. Barzaar staff were thanked for their service of drinks and finger food.
A very happy occasion! Our thanks to the Unley Road Association.
RYLA Graduation Dinner
Glenelg Golf Club, James Melrose Road, North Glenelg - 6:00pm for 6:30pm on Tuesday 27th April.
Cost: $50 for a 2 course meal and celebration dessert cake.
Purchase Tickets by 21 April: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=739494&......see McLeod email attachment
ROTARY NEWS
Philippine WASH project delivers toilets, hygiene education to villages
In 1991, Mount Pinatubo erupted after 600 years of inactivity and destroyed homes and farms, displacing many indigenous Aeta living in the highlands of central Luzon, Philippines.
While Aeta can refer to several different related ethnic groups, the Aeta here are descendants of Mag-Antsi, who following the eruption, were resettled by the government. Since then, many have returned to their ancestral lands to rebuild and reestablish their communities.
The world governments have been making progress on increasing access to safe drinking water, but progress on sanitation lags.
The roughly 43 families in Flora and 79 in nearby Kawayan make a living farming. While Aeta in other areas have been granted title to their ancestral land by the government, these Aeta have seen their lands shrink and their source of livelihood suffer as people from the lowlands staked competing claims during their resettlement years.
Like more than 10 million households in the Philippines, they lack sanitation facilities. The Philippines government has made progress in extending water to its 109 million inhabitants, but long-term plans to expand sanitation are running behind, especially in rural regions. This reduced access to personal hygiene exposes communities to diseases like diarrhea and cholera, and can lead to decreased school attendance, malnutrition, poor oral health, and fear of violence in women who must practice personal hygiene outdoors.
To combat these problems, the Rotary Club of Intramuros-Manila developed a water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) project that installed 25 toilets in the Aeta communities of Flora and Kawayan and three in Babo. Rotary members made visits to the community to learn about and understand current hygiene practices, willingness to work on the project, and the communities desire for toilets.
Before a single brick was shipped, Rotary developed friendships and gained buy-in from the community. Rotary was able to leverage an existing profile of Flora and Kawayan to guide the project, including information on race, history, socio-economic conditions, family units, source of livelihood, and means of transportation.
Behavior change is hard. You’re asking people to do something different from what they were comfortable doing before.
“On our first visit, one of the leaders said that nongovernment organizations and politicians had visited them often, promising to build toilets,” recalls Floren Naguit, project manager and member of the Intramuros Rotary Club. “But none had ever been built.” Until now.
Work began in Flora in early 2018 during the dry season, December through April, when roads are most passable. Together with their international partner, the Rotary Club of Batemans Bay, Australia, the club organized three-person work crews and local volunteers to haul materials by Jeep and carabao-pulled carts up mountain roads and across 26 rivers.
Septic tanks were installed, foundations set, walls and roofs built, tiles laid, toilet bowls inserted, solar lamps added, and use and care signs hung. Construction in Kawayan began after Flora was completed, with the total project dedicated in early 2020.
The project paid local teachers, hired by the government, a small stipend to lead three small workshops for clusters of two to three families, and include education on safe hygiene in their lesson plans to encourage behavior change.
“Behavior change is hard,” says Mark Balla, vice chair of the Water and Sanitation Rotary Action Group, “You’re asking people to do something different from what they were comfortable doing before.” But without it, people can slip back into past habits and toilets can fall into neglect or disrepair. Perhaps most importantly, Balla stresses the need for patience.
“You are going to get imperfect results. There are no perfect projects,” he said. “We need to understand that we are striving for continual improvement.”
Knowing that monitoring and measurement are critical, the Rotarians performed follow up surveys with the Aeta, asking questions about toilet use and handwashing behavior.
Although visits were suspended in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and then from September to December when the rainy session makes roads impassable, they are scheduled to resume in 2021.
Coffee Chat at Impressa, Unley Shopping Centre
Twice monthly, 10.30 am on a Friday, is good for a chat with Rotary friends and a caffeine fix! Next one 9 April
Upcoming Meetings
Tuesday 5 April - 6 for 6.30pm Damien on Fisher
Guest Speaker: The sensory and music garden
Set-up and Welcome......Stephen Baker & Judy Barton
Tuesday 12 April - 6 for 6.30pm Damien on Fisher
Guest Speaker: Paul Duke Its all about the tooth fairy and Vera-Ann Stacy Behind the Badge
Set-up and Welcome......Patsy Beckett and Valerie Bonython
Early: David Middleton & Nathan White | Late: Pam Trimmer & Vera Holt
Week 4: 24 April 2021
Early: Stephen Baker & Judi Corcoran | Late: Jason Booth &..........
Week 5:
Early: Bob Mullins & Wendy Andrews | Late: Jerry Casburn & Reno Elms
Rotarians, who are unable to attend as rostered, please arrange a swap or as a very last resort contact: Pam Trimmer (T) 8293 2612; (M) 0415 238 333; e-mail: pamela.trimmer@bigpond.com
Bunnings Mile End and Mitre 10 Barbeques
ALL the Bunnings Mile End Barbeque shifts are from 8am to 5pm
The Mitre 10 BBQs are first and third Saturdays of each month.....next one 3 April
The Tale End
Gravity
Two men sat at a bar on the topmost part of the Empire State Building, drinking and chatting, when one of them decided to share a fun fact about his idea of gravity. The man told the one sitting opposite that it was possible to jump down the 102 stories building without hitting the floor because the law of gravity worked in the opposite direction.
The other person thought it was an incredible story while asking him to explain further. The gravity defier explained that once one jumped from the topmost part and descended, the air would become intense at the 10th story and carry one off to a window instead.
The other man found it unbelievable, insisting that it was an impossible test of science. The bartender was privy to their conversation, shaking his head in disapproval. The first man decided to demonstrate what he was explaining.
He moved to the window, and without much ado, jumped down, the second man moved closer to watch, and as the "gravity defier" fell, he reached the tenth story and moved around a bit before landing in a window.
He then took the elevator back up. The second person exclaimed, mentioning that it was a trick; however, the jumper decided to try again. Just like the first time, he jumped down and landed on a window at the tenth story.
At this point, the second man was highly motivated, ready to give it a try. He swiftly moved to the window and jumped down. By the time he got to the 10th floor, gravity took over, and he kept hitting the 9th and 8th floor until he landed with a splat!
The bartender was cross and said "You know, Superman, you are a real asshole when you are drunk."
The editor will, for the next few weeks, be running small segments on the evils of alcohol to assist those most in need.
o combat these problems, the Rotary Club of Intramuros-Manila developed a water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) project that installed 25 toilets in the Aeta communities of Flora and Kawayan and three in Babo. Rotary members made visits to the community to learn about and understand current hygiene practices, willingness to work on the project, and the communities desire for toilets.
Two men sat at a bar on the topmost part of the Empire State Building, drinking and chatting, when one of them decided to share a fun fact about his idea of gravity. The man told the one sitting opposite that it was possible to jump down the 102 stories building without hitting the floor because the law of gravity worked in the opposite direction.
