At last we have inducted our first new member for the year. It has been a long time coming!

Congratulations to Neville Will and to Debbie in joining our Rotary Family.

The induction went as smoothly as possible, with a great introduction by Neville’s sponsor Adrian and I hope you all liked my shorter and much revised version of the induction ceremony.

A very comprehensive presentation on EPNRM was given to us by our guest speaker, Kathryn Hardwick-Franco. She kept everyone attentive, and we had some good Q&A afterwards.

Thank you Kathryn, and to the members, wives, partners and guests who participated.

The ‘Warden of Nyroca’ brought along two French fellows who are presently ‘working’ for him, whilst holidaying in Australia. Pablo made sure he was seated between them, and all three had a great evening together, enjoying the opportunity to speak in their native tongue, and discuss many issues and experiences with which they each have to deal.

I must thank PE Colin West very much for being our sergeant at very short notice.

It was excellent and well crafted with many good laughs and a good revenue raiser at the same time!

February is Rotary Awareness Month and Rotary, with its Youth programs under the banner of New Generations, are encouraged to reach across borders and cultures in the name of service and fellowship. It's also when Rotary celebrates its anniversary on 23 February, marking a special achievement toward the building of peace and goodwill around the world.

This week we celebrate Rotary’s 105th Birthday, but aside from that, we should have quite an interesting evening; We will have to be prepared for the unexpected, as Rotn Lloyd Burgess as our guest speaker, gives us a rundown on his and Marilyn’s last two years adventures; mainly spent in far northern Queensland. A presentation with photos and some film footage possibly!

Our film night last Thursday to raise some funds for TRF ‘End Polio Now’ was reasonably successful, considering the short notice and the fact some people were away for what was an alternative night to the original one planned.

Thank you to David Forbes for instigating it all and to those who made the effort to sell as many tickets as you could.

‘Bran Nue Dae’ was a really good, light-hearted film (not seen too much these days), and I’m sure we all came out tapping our feet, clicking our fingers and had songs still ringing in our heads the next day!

After payments to the theatre and some small organising costs, we should clear about $380.00.

Note: On Wed 24th Feb; Volunteers – please don’t forget Mega’s BBQ at Fisherman’s Point for Lincoln Yacht Club’s ‘ADE-LIN race week’ luncheon.

Others, check with Scott Stenson if you want to help out somehow.

On the 2nd March we have a presentation on the Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA) Program from the Craig and Jan Rogasch, the District 9500 RYDA Coordinators, from the Rotary Club of Barossa Valley. SAPOL and invited local High School and Area School representatives will be in attendance.

Committees meetings will be on 9th March.

Invocation:

For food, faith and fellowship and every opportunity of service we give you thanks O’Lord.