1. VP Ian Stacy doing a good job as stand-in Pres.
2. Our Guest Speaker Gabriel Ireland RT Edgar Bayside
for being responsible for the big turn up at the meeting.
3. Will Maxted for now being Director @ RT Edgar Bayside.
4. Anthony Langley seen drinking Bollinger at another Members house.
5. PP Keith Cameron for accidentally locked himself out of his Hotel
Room in Paris – he was naked and had to get into the lift and
ask Reception to let him into his room.
6. Graeme Watson for dragging himself up from Portsea
to be Meeting Manager.
7. Angie Biggin for organising the Ladies Lunch
and Jenny Styles & PP Julie Avery for attending.
8. PP Pat Kearns for calling 2 Members to ask if he could
Nominate them on the Nominating Committee.
Problem was one was in Norway and one in Greenland
and it was the middle of the night.
9. Di Allan & David Finney for doing a great job on the Front Desk.
10. PP Arthur Hubbard for looking way too happy as a PP.
11. Anne Holland for loosing a ring at the last Meeting
and yet to be found.
12. PP Alan Pinkus for being seen swanning around Church St.
Director's Reports
FELLOWSHIP REPORT
Following the Board decision to have one fellowship evening
per month the following events have been proposed:
Monday 19 August
Dinner at Fazios Italian Restaurant *
Monday 23 September
Dinner at Akaba Japanese Restaurant*
Saturday 26 October
Guess Who Is Coming To Dinner
Wednesday 13 November
Dinner at Dendy Deli
Thursday 5 December
Christmas Cocktail Party at The West Brighton Club
*Group bookings only available on Monday nights
Wendy Davis
Fellowship Director
SECRETARY'S REPORT
The Club Board held its second meeting of the 2024/25 year
on Tuesday 13 August.
Key matters covered included:
# Discussions relating to possible sponsors of the Club’s major fundraising events.
# RCB Charitable Foundation Financial Statements for the 2023/24 year which have been audited and will be circulated to members before the Club AGM scheduled for November.
# Although we have moved our Thursday night meeting to the Brighton Beach Bowls Club, we continue to review venue options, including the Brighton Life Saving Club subject to it becoming operational later in the year.
# A Nominating Committee will shortly be formed whose task
will be to propose a candidate for the role of Club President in 2026/27. Resolutions were passed in relation to:
# The Club’s Draft Annual Financial Accounts 2023/24
which are ready for audit.
# In principle approval of budgets relating to Community,
Youth & International projects, and activities.
# Developing a closer banking relationship with the Bendigo Community Bank – Highett.
# Contributions to the following club projects and organisations; Mayflower $3000 toward a new bus, Rotary Youth Enrichment Program (RYPEN) $4000, National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) $6000 & Youth Sailing Project $2400.
Anthony Langley
Secretary
