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THE UNLEY ROTARIAN: Meeting 4309 - 27 September 2022  Website: https://portal.clubrunner.ca/2039/
 Rotary Club of Unley Inc.

 District 9510 - Chartered 17 April 1935

 President:  Ken Haines 0407 696 184
 Secretary:  Greg McLeod 0417 811 838
 Address:  PO Box 18, Unley SA 5061
 Email:  secretary@unleyrotary.org.au
 Meetings:  Tuesdays at 6.00 for 6.30pm
 Venue:
 Damien on Fisher, 123 Fisher Street, Fullarton SA
President Ken Haines
 
 

NEXT WEEK IS ALL ABOUT ROMAC

Last Meeting
 

 
Venue:                      Damien on Fisher
 
Guest Speaker:       Honourable Steven Marshall MP
 
Guests:                    Graham Ey, Genese Mullins, Kavish Nagpal, Emma Slape, Rosa Tse
 
Attendance:             31 members 6 guests 
 
Valerie Bonython called the meeting to order. President Ken welcomed our guests. The Bunnings BBQ (with receipts of $1300) and the Variety Club BBQ at the Zoo were successful events. Oleh Bilyk is back in hospital. Welcome back Reno.

Guest Speaker: Honourable Steven Marshall - Technology to propel us forward

Stephen Baker introduced Steven who was elected to the South Australian Parliament as the Member for Norwood in 2010 and was re-elected to the seat of Dunstan at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 elections.
In 2013, Steven was elected Leader of the Liberal Party. In March 2018, he was elected South Australia’s 46th Premier. From 2018 to 2022 Steven served as Minister for the Arts. During this time, he delivered the Arts and Culture Plan 2019-2024.
 
Prior to entering public life, Steven worked in the manufacturing industry, and served on several boards.
Born and educated in Adelaide, he graduated from the University of South Australia with a Bachelor of Business, and Durham University with an MBA. Most importantly Steven was a member of our club during the 1990s. 
 
Steven reflected that he took over the Marshall family furniture manufacturing business from his father in 1997 at a time when there was fierce competition from ready-made furniture like Ikea and suppliers were becoming tougher to deal with. They were complex times. He became more critical of government performance.....his complaints were met by.....Do something about it! And so he did, by standing for the seat of Norwood in 2010 which was then marginal Labor. During the 8 years as Leader of the Opposition he researched the revival of New Zealand under Prime Minister John Key and Finance Minister Bill English. Their advice was to not look in the rear-vision but look forward to future opportunities.
Out of this discussion emerged the focus on emerging technologies and industries....like space research, cyber, ag tech, machine learning and artificial intelligence.  For SA to be part of this future a major attraction was required, and so emerged Lot 14, The land had been earmarked for units by the previous government.  It is 7 hectares of prime space between Adelaide Uni and the Botanic Gardens. 6 of the RAH heritage buildings have been refurbished and the remainder demolished. A 42,000 square foot building will soon be erected to accommodate entrepreneur expansion. Steven was delighted to have captured the Australian Space Agency, Mission Control and the Space Research Centre. The Australian Institute of Machine Learning has been established which will collaborate on cyber security. And there is an incubator accelerator. Currently 1700 people are working on-site, with plans to expand to 7000. [SA has shown its first turn around from negative interstate migration for 40 years with positive inflow.] The likes of Google, Amazon, and Deloitte's are there. Phase 2 is the building of the large entrepreneur innovation centre and the 15,000 square foot Aboriginal Art and Cultural Centre. Interestingly the attraction for young people to come to Adelaide for high tech opportunities is due to connectivity (compared to the silos interstate). They also look for sustainability. Lot 14 is a commercial enterprise. An interesting development is the local construction of nano satellites capable of circling the globe.
 
Steven was applauded for his presentation. 
 
Now it must be said that for those of us who are digitally challenged, the enthusiasm of Steven for Dick Tracey like Apple watches was a stretch too far

SPOTS

Trevor McGuirk was delighted to report that a request made to our Thrift Shop from Eudunda for a wheelchair for a woman's son was readily met by David Cockshell of DIK.
 
Patsy Beckett announced that there is to be the Calperum Bush Ball on Friday 28 October 2022...3 days before her Redex Car Trial. She is aiming to get together a table of 10. Cost is $95, plus $15 for a bus if being ferried from Renmark. Please contact Patsy 0407 249 850 if you are ready to tango.
 
Haydn Baillie asked everyone to diarise Sunday December 11 when we will be hosting Carols at the Rotunda.
 
Rhonda Hoare urged everyone to book tickets with plenty of friends for the showing of Mrs Harris Comes to Paris at Wallis Cinemas on Monday 31 October...funds raised by the Young Friends of Unley Rotary will again be channeled to the needy women and children of Afghanistan. Also, it would be rather nice if members could wave off our 3 participants who are sailing on the One and All next Sunday at 8am from Dock 2 Port Adelaide or welcome their return at the same venue at 3pm on the following Thursday.
 
Rajat Nagpal provided an insight into the Multiple Births Festival website which he had constructed. Elements included - Something for everyone/daily countdown/sponsorship/ community partners/ importance of Rotary/ ticket booking. It will be held at Orphanage Park. Events of the day will soon be entered on the site and marketing will commence early October.

Finale

The winners of the McGuirk raffle were David M, Stephen, John P and Virgina. It is a tad suspicious that Valerie and Trevor refused to accept any of the fabulous prizes when their tickets were drawn. Valerie nailed a good story about eggs and back seat driving....figure that one out.
 
Meeting closed a tad past the witching hour.
 

Variety Club BBQ

This is our motley crew who helped dispense close to 1000 meals in partnership with RC Campbelltown at the Variety Club BBQ for children with disabilities at the Adelaide Zoo today. Thank you Greg, Graham, Graeme Kewen, Patsy, John. Ken, Valerie, Marlene, Virginia and Graham Ey. Those with a keen eye will note that Graham B and Ken are having a discussion about the All Blacks rather than facing the camera
 

Rotary International News 

Ending racism, building peace

 
By Geoffrey Diesel and Kathy Doherty, co-founders of the Racial Equity Project 
 
The two of us met as Rotary Peace Fellows during the inaugural cohort of Peace Activators in North America. We made a commitment to provide training, education, and support to the Rotary family on the framework of Positive Peace. The initiative grew out of Rotary’s strategic partnership with the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), a global think tank dedicated to measuring Positive Peace defined as the “attitudes, institutions, and structures that uphold peaceful societies.”
Peace activators in the US were already addressing racism in this country, but the murder of George Floyd in 2020 served as catalyst for further action. In October of that year, we co-founded the Racial Equity Project (REP), a subcommittee of peace activators in North America, committed to studying ways to create a more peaceful society through antiracism.
“End Racism. Build Peace” is the focus of this year’s United Nation’s International Day of Peace on 21 September. We are grateful for the work Rotary International is doing in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) by creating a DEI Task Force in September 2020. In 2022, the Task Force strengthened Rotary’s 2019 DEI statement supporting a more comprehensive commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. In addition, Rotary is using IEP’s eight Pillars of Positive Peace framework to foster equity for people of all races, religions, genders, and abilities. This is being done through community service projects applying Rotary’s areas of focus to strengthen those pillars.
The eight pillars must function both individually and in unison to effectively sustain positive peace. Racism is a form of violence that manifests as both direct and structural violence. We believe achieving racial equity requires sustained commitments across all of the eight pillars. To illustrate how we apply the Acceptance of the Rights of Others pillar to racism, The Racial Equity Project developed an infographic that demonstrates our research on the impact of racial inequity in the United States (where REP is based).
Our research on the disparities between Black and white Americans led us to further examine our systems and their relationship to these inequities. Since the areas of focus and the eight Pillars of Positive Peace are essential to peacebuilding, we took a deeper look into how these models could better intersect with DEI and peacebuilding to address racism.
For example, what does it really mean to be diverse? Not only racially, but ethnically, by gender, class, and ability? Are we creating a true sense of belonging not only in our Rotary communities, but in our communities at large, both locally and globally? Are we including communities impacted by our service projects in the decision-making processes? Are we truly fostering equity, or are members of our communities being moved to the margins? And if so, how do we disrupt the status quo and create access and equity for those who are marginalized?
Achieving racial equity cannot be separate from the notion and implementation of Positive Peace. So how can the Rotary community influence this? This is difficult work, but it is our work.
We can start by becoming more informed and taking action to end racism. The eXtension Foundation Impact Collaborative states, “Tackling equity issues requires an understanding of the root causes of outcome disparities within our society.” To change something, we need to understand it.
Let’s ask more questions and consider the implications of structural racism in our communities. Let’s make this a lifelong learning process, central to our service in Rotary, creating more equitable access, opportunities, and outcomes for all.

Geoffrey Diesel and Kathy Doherty completed their Rotary Peace Fellowships at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. They and the Racial Equity Project team have worked with a number of Rotary clubs, providing training and presentations on Positive Peace and racial justice at a variety of levels including presidents-elect training seminars, the Rotary International DEI Task Force listening tour, and Toxic Polarization training for senior Rotary leaders.

Coffee Chat at Impressa, Unley Shopping Centre

10.30 am on the first Friday of the month is good for a chat with Rotary friends and a caffeine fix! Next one is Friday 7 October 2022              

Upcoming Meetings

Tuesday 4 October 2022 6 for 6.30pm Damien on Fisher
Guest Speaker: John Arvier The work of ROMAC
Attendance and welcome: Vera-Ann Stacy & Christina Way
 
Tuesday 11 October 2022 6 for 6.30pm Damien on Fisher
Event: Committees Night
Attendance and welcome: Vera-Ann Stacy & Christina Way
 
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 
 
Week 1: 1 October 2022  
Early:  John Peacham (Jerry Casburn) & Haydn Baillie |  Late: Robyn Carnachan & Leonie Kewen
 
Week 2:  8 October 2022
Early: Greg Mcleod & Wendy Andrews |  Late: Virginia Cossid & Ging Tadiar
 
Week 3: 15 October 2022  
Early: David Middleton & Nathan White  |  Late: Vera Holt & Rhonda Hoare
 
Week 4: 22 October 2022      
Early: Stephen Baker & Judi Corcoran |  Late: Jason Booth & Vera-Ann Stacy
 
Week 5: 29 October 2022
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 9.00am - 12 noon; afternoon shift 12.00 - 3.30pm, then clean-up.....next one is Saturday 1 October 2022
 
ALL the Bunnings Mile End Barbeque shifts are from 8am to 5pm
Morning shift: 8.00am – 12.30pm | Afternoon shift: 12.30 – 5pm
We have been allocated the last Monday of each month.....next one is Monday 31 October 2022 

The Tale End.....  

Last week the editor promised explosive humour about women but none was provided......so we just had to settle for good driving.

Jerry provided this while cruising

  Robyn provided this about parking in Tasmania as a warning to Heather                                                                

                                                              
         
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