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ROTARY CLUB OF BEAUMARIS WEEKLY BULLETIN Number 47 24 June 2019

President’s Report Next Meetings

Over 30 members and partners visited the Sandringham Hos- THURSDAY 27 JUNE
pital on Thursday evening, where we were met by Judy CHANGEOVER NIGHT
Reeves for a very informative tour of the Day Procedure Cen- 6:30 PM FOR 7:00 PM
MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 2
tre. Then it was on to the Highett RSL for dinner and fellow-
ship. Thanks, Mary Cunnington, for organising the event. See
photos on pages 6 and 7.

Our new District 9810

Governor, Shia Smart,
was inducted at the
District Changeover
Dinner on Saturday
night. Our table of 9 THURSDAY 4 JULY
represented Beaumar- SPEAKER - FAINA LEVIN, BAYSIDE CITY COUNCIL
is Rotary, and we were TOPIC: SUSTAINABILITY
thrilled to be presented CHAIR : GAIL ANDERSON
with the Governors AV SUPPORT: DAVID LEA
CASH DESK: JAN COOPER, ADRIAN CULSHAW
Recognition Certificate
by DG Russell Gurney, THURSDAY 11 JULY
who has since SPEAKER - MURRUNDINDI ABORIGINAL ELDER
achieved feather dust- TOPIC: ???
er status. See photo CHAIR: JOHN BEATY
AV SUPPORT: CHRIS D'ARCY
right and on page 6. CASH DESK: MARY CUNNINGTON, MAX DARBY

THURSDAY 18 JULY
Plans for Changeover Night have been double checked and FELLOWSHIP, DETAILS PAGE 3
fine-tuned. We have a big night planned, with 107 people ex-
pected. This night is one of the rare opportunities to wear our
Paul Harris Fellow regalia, and of course, our favourite pearls.

As I write my final Presidents report, I am reflecting on all that

our club has achieved over the past 12 months through the
wonderful work of our dedicated members and partners. My
sincere thanks to one and all for the amazing support that I
have received. My best wishes to David and his team for a Unless stated otherwise venue is
Victoria Golf Club 6.30 for 7.00
productive and fulfilling year ahead.
Contents
1 Presidents Report
2 /5 Notices
6/7 Event Photos
8 D-Day Remembrance
9 / 10 Club Sponsors
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Tree Planting Challenge

Last year’s Rotary International President, Ian Riseley, challenged every Rotarian to plant at least one tree as a pro-
ject to build a more sustainable planet.
Hampton Rotary took up the challenge and organised a tree planting on the foreshore near Red Bluff. The exercise
was assisted by Citywide, the Bayside Council horticultural service providers.
We are again organising another tree planting morning in conjunction with Citywide and we invite you and your
friends to join us.
Details are as follows: -
When – Saturday, 6 July 2019.
Where - Car park B6 which is on the north side of Sandringham Football Oval. (Melway Map 76 F7).
Time - 10.00am to 12 noon.
There is no cost involved.
Please contact Geoff Tickner to advise of your numbers by 30 June so that sufficient trees and plants can be supplied
by Citywide.
Geoff’s contact details are –
(M) 0412 834 347 (E) geoffrey.tickner@bigpond.com

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D-Day Remembrance His son, David, his daughter-in-law, Lin, and his grandson,
James, were present last week on the landing beaches as
Article reproduced from OUEST-FRANCE. part of the commemorations of the 75th anniversary, in
It was upon finding a letter hidden among family docu- memory of John. According to their research, they try to
ments that David Greenall learned, 65 years later, of role reconstruct, year after year, the military career of this dis-
his father, John Gilbert Greenall, had played during the creet and personable man. "He is a hero. I am proud of
Landings of June 6, 1944. him and happy that he contributed to the final victory over
Nazism," says David. All three are especially grateful to
"Without this letter, we would not be here today." Ten him for "having managed to survive."
years ago, David Greenall incidentally came across a
typewritten letter dated November 19, 1962, signed by his
father, John Gilbert Greenall, who died in 1988. In it he
writes with great detail about his landing on June 6, 1944
on Bernières-sur-Mer beach. 79-year-old David, and his
four brothers had been quite unaware of the role played
by their father on D-Day. "During his lifetime, he refused
to talk about it. At the mention of June 6, 1944, he would
just say tersely 'it was terrible,'" says David.
80 hours without sleep
When he arrived on the beach at Bernières, at 6:10 am,
Sergeant John Gilbert Greenall was part of the first wave.
With his comrades, he boe the heavy fire of the German
forces, positioned on the heights along the shore. A mem-
ber of No. 23 Beach Recovery section composed exclu-
sively of English fighters in support of the 3rd Canadian
Division, his role was to clear the beach of any damaged
vehicles, and then try to repair them in a safe place. For
80 hours, "without sleep", he evacuated one by one the
wrecks of tanks lying on the beach, an essential task for
the smooth sailing of D-Day operations still in progress.
He would later be called upon to intervene all along the
coast, in particular on the beaches of Courseulles-sur-Mer
and Graye-sur-Mer, until the Liberation of Caen. He who
had been enlisted at the beginning of the conflict in 1939,
would have to wait until the end of the war in 1945 to re-
turn home to Cheshire, in the north-west of England, after
having participated in the crossing. of the Rhine in March
1945.
Grateful to have “managed to survive”
Despite the post-traumatic stress, he suffered, like many
soldiers, he had to "rebuild" his life. It was in Australia,
where he emigrated in the 1950s, that he raised a family
and decided to continue his professional life "as an engi-
neer in a power station, and later as a journalist specialis-
ing in the rural affairs."

Right David, in the footsteps of his father, on one of

the landing beaches.

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Special Notice From Destination HQ

1.5% of any travel bookings from Beaumaris Rotary Club Members,

family and friends at Destination HQ Beaumaris will be returned to the
Beaumaris Rotary Club at the end of the year.

PLEASE make the consultant aware that you’re from the Rotary Club at
the beginning of the booking. This ensures that the booking is tracked
and
reported back to their admin at the time.

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RCOB Club Structure 2018 – 2019

RCOB Board Club Service & Administration

President Heather Chisholm Almoners Jan Cooper/Roy Downes
Secretary Roy Seager Archivist TBA
Treasurer Lynda Doutch Arts Community Liaison Max Darby
President Elect David Hone Assistant Treasurer James Glenwright
Past President Chris D’Arcy Attendance & Dining David Hone
Community Chris Werner Auditor Tony Phillips
International John Sime Club Photographer Max Darby
Youth Chris Martin Club Protection Officer Ken Mirams
Communications David Lea/Adrian Culshaw
Community – Chris Werner Chair Fellowship & Vocational Trish/Kerrie/Mary Cunnington
John Beaty Adrian Culshaw Foundation John Beaty
Mary Cunnington Max Darby Light Bulb Moment Martin Fothergill
Roy Downes Martin Fothergill Marketing & PR Peter Flude/Greg Every
Kerrie Geard Chris Mara Membership Tony Phillips/Megan Glenwright
Tony Phillips Mary Sealy On to Conference Chris D’Arcy
John Turner Mark Perelaer Program Kerrie Geard/Adrian Culshaw
International – John Sime Chair Social Media Adrian Culshaw/Mary Sealy
Fred Hofmann John Manks
Ken Mirams Robert McArthur Bayside Charity Golf Day - Martin Fothergill Chair
Ross Phillips Clem Quick Peter Flude James Glenwright
Richard Potter Gail Anderson Richard Jones Jim O’Brien
Youth – Chris Martin Chair Tony Phillips Lynda Doutch
Jan Cooper Bridget Hage
Lois Lindsay Tony McKenna District Service – Trish Smyth Chair
Antony Nixon David Rushworth District Compliance Officer Ken Mirams
Malcolm Sawle Vivienne Zoppolato District Membership Trish Smyth

Indigenous – David Hone Chair Farmers Market – Bridget Hage Co-ordinator

Adrian Culshaw Lynda Doutch Greg Every Peter Flude
Martin Fothergill Chris Mara Wolf Fritze Charmaine Jansz
Robert McArthur (Trachoma) Chris Mara Ken Mirams
Geoff Stringer Vivienne Zoppolato

View From
Space

The aurora aus-

tralis is pictured
as the Internation-
al Space Station
orbits above the
Indian Ocean
south of the Aus-
tralian island state
of Tasmania on
April 12, 2019.

NASA

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