RCB Bulletin 18 January 2026
Our first meeting back for 2026, it was a Kieser Great Bayside Swim themed Meeting and Chairman Stuart McIntyre asked PP Alan Pinkus to present the Toast and rather than the traditional Toast said he wanted us to keep the Victorians who were going the fires and floods in our thoughts.
 
Stuart then called on President Colleen d'Offay who in turn welcomed special guest speakers Liz Gosper OAM and Colin Tyrus.
 
Secretary Anthony Langley presented the special resolution for the Club Constitution. Minutes of this part of the meeting are below.
 
Meeting Highlights
 
                                                                                         

 

SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
ROTARY CLUB OF BRIGHTON INC.
15 JANUARY 2026
HAMPTON RSL
 
1. Meeting Chairman Anthony Langley, Club Secretary,
opened the meeting at 6.35pm.
 

2. The Chairman declared that he held 7 proxies on behalf of the following club members, R. Fairlam, J. Schmoll, J. McKell, A. Hubbard, P. Kearns, B. Kierce & I. Stacy. There being 22 club members present at the meeting the Chair declared that the meeting was quorate.

3. The following special resolution was adopted by club members:

THAT:

a. Subject to the approval of the Registrar of Incorporated Associations the current Constitution of the Club shall no longer apply to the Club and that in lieu the Constitution of the Club shall be the document produced with this resolution and which for the purposes of identification has been identified by the chairman of the meeting; and

b. Whatever has been done or exists under or by virtue of the previous constitution shall continue as good valid and subsisting or may be finished completed or perfected as if the same had not been revoked and every question as to the application or degree of the application of this proviso may and shall be decided by the officers of the Club; and

c. The Secretary be and is directed to seek approval of the Registrar of Incorporated Associations.

4. The Chairman declared the special meeting closed at 6.36pm  

Anthony Langley, RCB Club Secretary

 

"Colleen we have a Mike problem!"

                 
 
David Finney could be seen fiddling with the batteries in the faulty microphone much to Keiran's amusement.
               
Sergeant's Session
Presented by Sgt Julie Avery
 
1. Great Bayside Swim Committee: 
All those not on this Committee fined; 
2. Anthony Langley, PP Norm Thomas, Di Allen,
Wendy Davis & PE David Frauman: 
All fined after being seen swanning around Church Street recently;
3. Keiran Cromie: 
Off to Antarctica soon;
4. All those not at the Christmas Cocktail Party last December: 
PP Alan Pinkus, Seng Goh, Geoff Cunningham and Val Vdzitowiecki
were all fined;
5. PDG Dale Hoy: 
75% there with his eye operation;
6. Stuart McIntyre: 
Fined for not following meeting agenda;
7. PP Alan Pinkus: 
Sarg said it was a thoughtful toast but fined him anyway.
 
 
 
Speaker Liz Gosper OAM
 Liz is the Director and Head Coach of Inclusive
Sports Training, which supports disabled juniors participating in
competitive sporting events, including the Kieser Great Bayside Swim. 

She is a passionate triathlete and dedicated advocate for participation in sport for everyone. Liz worked as a Special Education teacher and has now focused her work on finding pathways into mainstream competition for young adults with an intellectual impairment. She is a registered Triathlon Coach and was the joint winner of the 2017 Triathlon Australia National Age Group Coach of the Year. Liz founded Inclusive Sports Training in March 2015. From humble beginnings it has now expanded to over 100 participants, International camps, and has athletes who have won International Gold at the VIRTUS games, National road cycling champions, and many other sporting accolades.

 
Colin Tyrus
Colin is the Chairman and a program presenter
at Southern FM 88.3. Southern FM is the Media Partner of GBS
and will present a live broadcast from the event again this year. Colin thanked the Rotary Club of Brighton for their donation which brought a valuable piece of equipment to their Southern FM station. He thanked us for keeping them on the air. Look out for Colin in his marquee at the Swim
on Saturday.
 
                                                                                                             
Last Week's Raffle Results
The raffle was run by Wendy Davis with help from
new member Merve Boztepe.
Winners were Rob Pinchbeck and Glenys Hitchen. 
 
                                                                                                               
 
Some highlights of Christmas Cocktail Party
at the West Brighton Club December 2025