Calpac Capers 14th July 2022 (Jul 14, 2022)

Calpac Capers

Meeting 14th July 2022

Meeting Thursday 14th July 2022
International Toast:

Tania Cherry proposed a Toast to the Rotary Club of Paris – the first Rotary Club in France on this
Bastille Day.
In District 1660 they were chartered on the 1 st April 1921 (a little older than CALPAC!)
Today they have 183 Members (Long way to go to catch that up Will Waterford).
The outgoing President for the past two years (2020 – 2022) was Didier Fillastre.
The Club meets every Wednesday at midday at the Cercle de I’Union Interalliee.
Their focus areas are “Health, Peace and Youth Support”
Events include – blood donations, annual food bank collections, fight against Polio and other disasters including the war in Ukraine.
Vocational Talk:

Presented by Graham Carrol.
Let’s start at July 1979 – not the beginning. Began learning to fly at Archerfield and after a “go-around” landing on the day of his Private Pilot’s Licence in November 198(?). Went back to the land until 2005 when wife Maria encouraged Graham to restart his passion for flying. He was involved with the Southport Flying Club with many trips in 2009 including -
 Central Australia
 Tasmania- Victoria – Kangaroo Island – Barossa Valley (maybe needed a couple of days
there to rest)
 Wilpena Pound
 Kimberley’s – Broome – Mitchell Falls – El Quatro - Darwin
 2011 – USA Oshkosh – Kennedy Space Centre – IFR Rating
 2013 first AF , July to Armidale
 2014 Formation into Oshkosh , USA trip Atlanta – Nashville – Dayton – Niagara Falls – Maine
– New York – Hudson River (didn’t have to land on it through!).
 COVID has stopped recent trips.
Has flown:
 Ford Tri Motor (Henry Ford) 1926
 Strikemaster Jet 2008
 737 Slim (Ki Pak)
 2020 CWG (Foster – a very nice place)
Next trip - New Zealand!!
Still doing AF.
DISCLAIMER: ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT OUR AVIATOR TO PROVIDE DETAIL NOT INCLUDED IN HIS
CHEAT SHEET HOWEVER HE WAS NO DOUBT FLYING. ANY INCONSISTENCES / ERRORS IN THE ABOVE
ARE PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGY
President’s Comments:

P Frank welcomed Members and guests
Reminders:
 Walk for Polio – Sunday 14 th August 8.00am to 11.00 am. La Balsa Park, Harbour Parade
Buddina 4575. $20.00 pp donation – children are free.
Contact: Joy RC Alexander Headlands M: 0412 666 086
 BBQ – Maroochy Paddle Boat Club – 21 st August 2022
 West End to Broadway in the Hangar.
Directors Moments:

Matt Lynn – Environmental Director, reminded Members of the Beach Clean up at Moffat Beach 10.00am 17/7/2022. Refer email already sent.
Members Moments:
 Peter Higgs reported a good weekend at the Caloundra Air Museum although trade did drop off on Sunday afternoon. Great turn our from Members with one third of our Members assisting over the two days.
 Evelyn McCorkell and P Frank kept everybody focused on purchasing tickets and inviting friends to the West End To Broadway event at the Hangar at the Air Museum on Saturday night 27 th August 2022.
 Bonnie Lynn shared that in conjunction with the Sunshine Coast Council a plaque is to been commissioned an will be erected at the Happy Valley rotunda Caloundra in recognition of …………and…………….. Date to be advised.

 Neville Woodforth provided all with some background about RYDA and the need for Members to support the Program and Youth programs in general.
Guest Speaker

P Frank planned to cover, and did, briefly, before running out of time, the acronyms used in Rotary, of which there are many. Some examples were used and all Members were directed to the new Handbook recently sent to all Members by Ross Harrison – Club Service Director which contains a comprehensive list of the regular acronyms used. Talk tragically cut short due to, well - unexpected detailed commentary from Members.
Sergeant – Suzanne Lee-Archer

Extracted funds from members via fines for various factual and maybe some fictional issues.
Raffle – by Les Pontin and Graeme Bowden many prizes won and enjoyed.

Don't we all know that!

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See you next week at the Caloundra Golf Club, back at our old haunt!

Meeting 7th July 2022

Meeting notes from 7 July 2022

International Toast:

Bruce Radford proposed a Toast to RC of Cuauyan (pronounced Car-why-ann) in the Philippines where our own Malou Deakin was born and where Malou is now leading our charity work there.

Meeting details were not available however the Club appears very active in the community. A long list of activities is on their Website. They have donated outdoor portable sinks – made from recycled 44 gallon drums for schools. Used for clean water and sanitisation which are so important for school children to remain healthy thus enabling them to attend school more regularly. Also allowing mothers to spend less time carrying water.

They have conducted minor cleft palate operations for poor patients of the city, free of charge. Sports equipment is donated to the City Sports Council with school chairs and desks and Christmas gifts to the Isabel School for the blind.

COVID vaccinations and medical oxygen tanks have also been organised for patients suffering breathing difficulties during COVID.

They are collaborating with law enforcement agencies, elected officials and non-profit organisations assisting victims of human trafficking – both sex trafficking and labour trafficking. Over 50% of human trafficking victims are children trafficked for sex.

President’s Comments:

President Frank welcomed Members and guests and readily admitted his technological prowess will improve with time. (maybe slow but he will get there)

He thanked Stuart Coward (RC Caloundra) for the invitation to that Club’s Changeover noting it was very traditional. (Which I think that meant they conformed to the agenda timings unlike some – one in particular- at CALPAC)

Reminders:

Walk for Polio – Sunday 14th August 8.00am to 11.00 am. La Balsa Park, Harbour Parade Buddina 4575. $20.00 pp donation – children are free.

Contact: Joy RC Alexander Headlands M: 0412 666 086

Planning the way forward for our Club will commence next week with P Frank starting to share the process.

Directors Moments:

All a bit quiet last Thursday with nothing new to share

Members Moments:

Les Pontin shared that he will be helping RC Mooloolaba with car parking duties at the flower show at the Nambour Show Grounds over the weekend of 9th & 10th July. His hard earned will be donated to the USC Scholarship fund on his behalf.
Peter Higgs reminded all that the BBQ at the Caloundra Air Museum (first since 2019 – which was a wash out) the weekend of 9th & 10th July. There were still some spots on Sunday the 10th to be filled.
Evelyn McCorkell and P Frank kept everybody focused on purchasing tickets and inviting friends to the Westend To Broadway event at the Hangar at the Air Museum on Saturday night 27th August 2022.

Tony Long updated the meeting that he now has 18 teams for the Annual Golf Day on Friday 7th October 2022. More Teams are required – give your lead to Tony and he will chase them up. Ross Harrison called out as providing the most leads for Teams at this stage. Entry fee $1,200.00 (includes lite lunch and some possible prizes along the way – hole in one etc).

Vocational Talk:

Presented by Tony Long. His dilemma – somewhat like many in the Club, how do you squeeze 57 yrs of working life into 5 min??

First job Junior Clerk – Caboolture Shire Council 8/6/1964. Affixing stamps to envelops. Big promotion to Council Paymaster and Cost Clerk – ironically no extra pay (can just imagine how that would fly these days!!!).

Consequently, left Caboolture and started with Landsborough Shire as Main Roads Cost Clerk 11/9/1967. ( replaced Tony with two people at that time)

Major job – “Form 3 and balancing the 44 gal drums. (Hmm no mention of how many went missing for incinerators and BBQ’s)

Landsborough Shire to Caloundra Shire 8/1968.

Duties:

Council Paymaster
Council Cost Clerk

Managed the roll out (Owners Contact) of the sewering of Caloundra
Admin Council Meetings etc
Accounts Payable
Engineers Assistant
Town Planners Assistant

Project Manager for the first Bulcock Beach Waterfront Development.
Appoint City Planner 9/1985

Between 1967 an1985 managed to obtain;

Radio and Television Production Qualifications
Business Degree subject externally at USQ – led to qualification for a Local Government Clerks Certificate

Graduate Diploma in Rural and Regional Planning part time at QUT. Then Qualified for a Local Government Town Planner Certificate.

Managed the creation of a new Town Plan for the whole of the Landsborough Shire with Government approval obtained 13/12/1987. The same day Landsborough Shire became Caloundra City.

Moved from Local Government in September 1987 to establish a Planning Consultancy Business (4 offices – Brisbane to Townsville)

Then an offer that couldn’t be refused- a role- Planning and Development Manager with Prudential Finance Holdings the land developer for Kawana and a client in Sept. 1992.

1992 to 1998:

Built a greater relationship with Council
Built greater respect for the Developer
Achieved ground breaking Development Agreements with Government Agencies and Transport
Created a Master Plan for the future development at Kawana
Introduced a new model for Planning Regulatory Approvals process signed off by Government and Council 12/1998.

Retired 31/5/2001 at 55 yrs. Lasted 3 months!!

Completed a Qld Justice Department Mediation and Conflict Resolution Skills Training Course in that time.

Established a Sole Practice Development Management Business – Property Consultant.

Became a property developer – Apartments, Commercial, Medical Centre – Hospital / Industrial – NOTE neve partner with a Builder!!
Established a boutique Sales, Marketing and Communications business.

2007 to 2012;

Approval for a 2400 Master Planned Community on the banks of the Boyne River at Tannum Sands secured.
Secured approval for and built a 447 room workers village at Wandoan 400km due west of Caloundra. Won a Court process with one of the largest commodity trader and resource miners in the world.

The next challenge Tony didn’t see coming. Owners of the village asked him to take over the management of the village. Today he is still doing that job.

Tony is also a Consultant / Mentor to a Group building secondary buildings – disabled compliant.

Success is measured by outcomes;

Building a racecourse
Bulcock Beach Revitalisation
The 1987 new Town Plan for Caloundra City
Developing Mooloolah Island

Designing the rowing course (Lake Kawana) SHOULD HAVE BEEN NAMED “THE LONG LAKE” – yeh!

Rotarian of the Month (ROM) – July:

Peter Hovey awarded the ROM to Ken Hinkly for the time and considerable effort to produce a Powerpoint presentation every week for our meetings. Well Down Ken.

Guest Speaker

Win Fowles introduced Mr Kevin Moss - OAM

Kevin alert us to the publishing of 4 books over 25 yrs. The fourth being Bush Connections – A Vietnam Conscript’s Memoir. A writer seeks to leave his mark with98% of people considering writing a book however only 2% are published.

To start you need motivation;

Writing about little known exploits of parents
Recording as much as possible for the kids and future generations

A Telegraph boy in Quilpie Qld conscripted into the “Nashos”. Army was not his preferred career choice.

The first draft of the fourth book was fairly low standard but with the assistance of; spell check, grammar check and the Publisher the current publication was borne.

Kevin suggests when writing any of your memoirs, start writing / planning chapters and jot down anything that comes to mind into those chapters. Write honestly and with some humour to arrive at considerable satisfaction.

Your legacy in print.

Peter Higgs thanked Kevin on behalf of the Club.

Kevin’s book was auctioned by Les Pontin with three bidders vying for ownership but eventually won by PP Greig with proceeds retained by the Club. Thank you Kevin.

Sergeant – Peter Higgs

Extracted funds from members via fines for various factual and maybe some fictional issues.

Raffle – by Les Pontin and Graeme Bowden many prizes won and enjoyed.