Bulletin 3249 (Apr 25, 2021)

Bulletin 3249

The Clubhouse Tanunda

Thursday May 6th 2021

Invocation:

Oh lord and giver of all good, we praise thee for our daily food.

May Rotary Friends and Rotary ways help us to serve thee all our days.

Quote of the Month

"Let the word 'Rotary' mean hope for the hungry,

the homeless, and the underprivileged,

wherever they may be"

Stanley E. McCaffrey.

71st President of Rotary International (1981 -82)

A quote from THE ROTARIAN July 1981.

Rotary Theme for the Month of May

Youth Service

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Guest Speaker - Harriet Schuyler

After completing year 12 at Faith in 2008, I went on to study Geology and Mineral Geoscience at Adelaide University, stemming from a love of rocks and a keen interest in exploration in the mining industry. Upon graduating, it was the downturn of the mining boom, and as such were very few jobs in the exploration space. Instead, I took up a mining engineering graduate position with BHP at Olympic Dam and moved to Roxby Downs in 2012. My three years there was spent underground working in all aspects of the mine, in the backfill, scheduling and engineering departments, while also studying to complete my Master of Mining Engineering and Mine Management via correspondence to UNSW. I then moved to Dysart in central Queensland to begin a stint at Saraji, a surface coal mine. The key learnings during my time there were around negotiation, collaboration and compromise, as it was a very new experience working with a wholly unionised workforce. From here I realised I missed working in the underground space, and wanted to try the FIFO lifestyle, so I moved to Brisbane and flew in and out to the Cannington mine site in central Queensland where I was able to be involved in the underground mines rescue team, giving me my Cert IV in Underground Search and Rescue, and my Cert IV in Public Safety and Firefighting. I was then given an amazing opportunity to lead a team of approximately 40 tradespeople, engineers, planners and operators at Yandi iron ore mine in the Pilbara, WA. I would not have been able to achieve any of this without the support and opportunities granted to me by Rotary. Their ongoing support and encouragement of students and young adults in STEM is paramount to driving the pipeline of future STEM workers and advocates. Over the past 10 years, the number of roles requiring STEM qualifications, whether that is university or otherwise, has increased by about 14%, while the number of people completing and holding these qualifications has dropped significantly. It is programs like the NYSF which continue to encourage STEM involvement at a critical stage in a student's life, and open their eyes to the opportunities associated with further STEM education. Thanks again to Rotary and the ongoing support of everyone in the Club - I really cannot thank you enough for giving me my start along this amazing STEM career path!

Kind Regards,

Harriet Schuyler

BSc.(MinGeo) M.MinEng(MineMgmt) GDip(Fin), MAusIMM

Bev thanking Harriet

Comments regarding Harriet's presentation came in from Sue Graetz who stated Harriet's presentation was absolutely amazing for a young person who has embraced so many opportunities made available to her from firstly attending the NYSF leading to a career in Science/Engineering

And some more this time from PDG Peter Thomas

What a great evening, our speaker Harriet was outstanding! Harriet was a child of this club, introduced to us as a tiny baby in 1991, attended social functions and Rotary Conferences, attended the National Youth Science Forum in 2008; and now has wowed us with an amazing presentation of her work as a mining engineer.

The Rotary Conference in Swan Hill (1998) had many of “our” Rotary kids involved, Harriet included.

Swan Hill Conference 1998. Eight year old Harriet on stage patting the Guide Dog.

Chris Muldoon (on right) was the key note speaker his subject being Guide Dog training.

Kiran and Harriet 1998 Swan Hill. Kiran was BVRC's Exchange Student from Malaysia.

Archived photos from the Thomas's album

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Guest Speaker No.2 - Sophie Brice

Our most recent RYPEN student is now in year 12 at Faith. She had been selected to attend RYPEN in 2020, but unfortunately that was interrupted due to Covid 19. Sophie gave a very positive report of her experience. It is her ambition to study Veterinary Science in the future. In particular she has a real interest in exotic animals. As a balance to her Mathematics and Science subjects, Sophie is a talented music student - Information provided by Bev Stephenson.

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ANZAC DAY

Our Rotary Club members look forward each year to assisting the Tanunda RSL by cooking breakfast following their morning Anzac remembrance service.

On Sunday morning the 25th April 2021, 26 Rotarians and friends braved the early morning 6.00 am start with some arriving earlier to set up.

Approximately 190 meals were served, consisting of sausage patty, egg, bacon on a damper roll. Juice, tea and coffee were also available. The club was asked to cater for around 300 meals. However numbers were somewhat down this year, and hopefully the surplus food would have been used during the hours of fellowship. Our job was done and dusted by around 8.30 am.

President Mark Graetz.

The above poem relates to training at Sandy Creek (Barossa Valley)

leading up to World War 1.

In Flanders Fields

by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae (1915)

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe;

To you, from failing hands, we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

It is thought that doctor John McCrae (30 November 1872 - 28 January 1918) began the draft for his famous poem “In Flanders Fields” on the evening of the 2 May, 1915 in the second week of fighting during the Second Battle of Ypres.

John McCrae was serving as a Major and a military doctor and was second in command of the 1st Brigade Canadian Field Artillery. The field guns of his brigade's batteries were in position on the west bank of the Ypres-Yser canal, about two kilometres north of Ypres. The brigade had arrived there in the early hours of 23 April 1915.

LEST WE FORGET

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Save and collect those RING PULLS. A BVRC Project that has benefitted land mine victims.

A quick follow-up on the bulletin item about Rotarian Bryce and the ring-pulls!!

On the 28th April Bryce L and Peter T delivered 421 kg of ring-pulls to Simsmetal at Roseworthy. The

Ring-pulls arrived at Bryce’s from Northern Yorke Peninsula Club.

That is about 1.5 million pieces of aluminium !! A heck of a lot of cans ! And a nice little addition to our funds.

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Rotarians on the recovery list

Please keep our members Don Farley and Peter Frazer in your thoughts and prayers as they recover from surgery and treatment.

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Attendance Report May 6th 2021

Members Present 23

Friends 3

Visiting Rotarians 1

Partners 5

Guests 2

Honorary member

Total Attendance 34

Apologies/LOA 18

Birthdays

Bryce Lillecrapp May 10th

Bill Simons May 17th

Date Joined Rotary

Roxanne Canning 1/5/2014 7 years

Sue Graetz 1/5/2014 7 years

Hans Haan 1/5/1996 25 years

Anne Tunnicliff 1/5/2017 4 years Robert Brookes 30/5/1984 37 years

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Rotary Club of Barossa Valley - see below the various committees where each member/friend is represented.

Vocational Committee

Team Leader, Bryce Lillecrapp, Members David Adams, Mark Graetz. Bronwyn Lillecrapp, Ian Rice, Grant Schuyler, David West

Friends Karin Bosomworth, Peter Flaherty, Phil Graetz

Community Committee

Team Leader, Peter Perkins, Members, Lisa Akeroyd, Hans Haan, Barry Klaebe, John Little, Philip Martin, Craig Rogasch, Geoffrey Schrapel, Peter Sich, Geoff Zerk

Friends, Nick Anderson, David Braunack, Peter Manning, Vicki Manning

Membership Committee

Team Leader, Sue Graetz, Members, Peter Perkins, Marie Rothe, Lisa Akeroyd

International Committee

Team Leader, Gavin, Sidhu, Members, Keith, Adams, Ray, Fiebiger, Brian, Graetz, Rick, Kessner, Max Rasmus Robert, Sloane Peter, Thomas

Friends Bruce Dutschke, Russell Johnson, Mary Martin

New Generations Committee

Team Leader, Prue Maitland. Members, Donald Farley, Ian Mader, Beverley Stephenson, Anne Tunnicliff

Friends Sandy Carruthers, Kevin Hoskin

Fellowship Committee

Team Leader Bill Simons Members, Robert Brookes, Peter Canning. Roxane Canning, Graeme Lawrie, Richard Miller, Patrick Ritchie-Haydn, John Semmler, Sandie Simons

Friends Elly Monfries, John Monfries, Chris Woidt,

Rodney Woidt,

Barossa Valley Foundation Trustees

Chair Grant Schuyler, Secretary John Semmler, Treasurer Rick Kessner Trustees Mark Graetz, Don Farley, Prue Maitland, Sandie Simons, Club President, Club Vocational Chair.

Sergeants. Robert Brookes, Ray Fiebiger, Mark Graetz, Sue Graetz, Bryce Lillecrapp, John Little, Philip Martin, Peter Sich, Bill Simons, Sandie Simons, Robert Sloane.

Website, Media, Keith Millington, John Tunnicliff, Catherine Lawler

PHF Recommendations President, Peter Sich, John Little, Peter Canning.

Friends of Rotary Sue Graetz

Police Checks Recorder Prue Maitland.

Bulletin Editor Robert Brookes

Clothing Bin Roster Don Farley

Club History Grant Schuyler

Great Revival Shop Rep. Don Farley

Ring Pulls. Bryce Lillecrapp, Bill Simons, Mark Graetz

Awards Committee PDG’s Robert Brookes, Peter Thomas.

Sheds and Trailers, Mark Graetz, Peter Sich

Assistant Secretary Marie Rothe

Program. Catherine Lawler

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Duty Roster
	Meeting 3250 The Clubhouse May 20th 2021	Meeting 3251 The Clubhouse June 3rd 2021
Invocation	John Little	John Tunnicliff
Loyal Toast	Prue Maitland	Phil Graetz
Sergeant	Bryce Lillecrapp	Sandie Simons
Rotary Info	David West	Peter Thomas
Chairperson	President M/J	Mark Graetz
Speaker	Club Night	Air Show results
Subject	Committee Reports	Presentations
Bulletin	Robert Brookes	Robert Brookes
Setting Up	Fellowship	Fellowship
Cashiers	Marie Rothe Bev Stephenson	Marie Rothe Bev Stephenson
Clth Bins Angaston Nuriootpa Tanunda	May 13th -May 27th Peter Flaherty Peter Perkins Bill Simons	May27thJune10th Ray Fiebiger Bryce Lillecrapp Rick Kessner