Serving the Community since 1985

In Gear 2017—2018

ROTARY CLUB OF BEAUMARIS WEEKLY BULLETIN Number 44 28 May 2018

Presidents Report Next Meetings

Our speaker on Thursday was former club member Dush THURSDAY 31 MAY
Dedic from St John’s Ambulance. He demonstrated CPR and SPEAKER HEATHER CHISHOLM
the use of a portable defibrillator similar to the unit scheduled TOPIC: MY ROTARY YEAR
for the Concourse. If you are looking for more information, The CHAIR: PETER FLUDE
Australian Red Cross have an excellent smart phone / tablet AV: BRIDGET HAGE
app available for both Android and IOS. The app covers first CASH DESK: CLEM QUICK & ROY SEAGER
aid procedures and check lists for most any situation you are
likely to be faced with. THURSDAY 7 JUNE
On Wednesday I attended a very well supported elder abuse SPEAKER: REV. BRUCE CORBEN
awareness event sponsored by Bayside Council and FMC Me- TOPIC: GRACE HEART CHURCH
diation & Counselling. The main speaker was Gerald CHAIR: CHRIS WERNER
Mansour, Commissioner for Senior Victorians and Ambassa- AV: KEN MIRAMS
dor for Elder Abuse Prevention. Commissioner Mansour CASH DESK: LYNDA DOUTCH & TRISH SMYTH
talked about the forms of abuse which are mainly Financial,
THURSDAY 14 JUNE
Emotional or Social. I have copies of his presentation if any-
SPEAKER: TBC
one would like to see. I also have a handy list of key contact
TOPIC: SANDRINGHAM HOSPITAL
numbers for Senior Victorians which will be put on the website
CHAIR: BOB MCCARTHUR
(see panel on page 2). Mr Mansour emphasised the im-
AV: DAVID HONE
portance of keeping your voice as you age and of being seen
CASH DESK: PETER FLUDE & JAMES GLENWRIGHT
and heard in the local community. The community team might
want to look into this area as part of their 2018 – 2019 pro-
THURSDAY 21 JUNE
gram.
SPEAKER: MICHELLE RIDSDALE
On Saturday I represented TOPIC: GECKO HANGOUT
the club at an afternoon tea CHAIR: CHRIS MARTIN
put on by the Sandringham AV: DAVID LEA
Lions at the Sandringham CASH DESK: LOIS LINDSAY & FRED HOFMANN
Club in honour of a remark-
able young man. Jude was
born healthy and growing
Unless stated otherwise venue is
beautifully but at nine Victoria Golf Club 6.30 for 7.00
months old, a viral illness
set his life on a radically
Contents
changed course, affecting
his ability to move. Ena- 1 Presidents Report
bling Jude’s independence 2/4 Notices / Photos
5/6 This Week’s Speaker
is expensive. Jude, now 10 7 Prostate Cancer Information Night
will always need one-on-one 8 Charity Golf Day RC of Clayton & Glen Waverley
support, custom equipment 9 Club Structure / Photo of Week
and various therapies, but with these, he truly flourishes. At
the start of the year Beaumaris Rotary made a donation to an
appeal to buy Jude a new custom wheelchair. The lightweight
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chair is tailored to Jude’s needs and will grow with him

over the next three years. It has meant that he is able to
attend primary school and participate fully alongside his
year 4 class mates.
We are at Victoria Golf Club on Thursday. Our speaker is Contact Numbers for Senior
President Elect Heather Chisholm who will be outlining Victorians
her plans for the coming year.
Enjoy your week and keep warm, The above information is available on the Club
website private Members section sub-page:

Yours in Rotary Club Information, Board Decisions,

Policies and Procedures
Chris

237 Bay Road,

Cheltenham VIC 3192
03 8535 7980

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Speaker: Dush Dedic
Topic: St John Ambulance
Dush Dedic was a former very active member of Beau-
maris Rotary and is a Paul Harris Fellow. Following an
early career with his wife Sue in the travel industry he
sought a different path and is now a Business Develop-
ment Consultant with St John Ambulance Australia (Vic)
Inc.
When the Defibrillator which Beaumaris Rotary helped to
fund at the Concourse was installed it was Dush he over-
saw the installation and training.
Dush took us through how to use the Defibrillator and how
this interacts with CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
Rather than rely upon my note taking I have instead used
St John Ambulance resources to cover the key subjects
Dush covered. These are:
1) How to use a Defibrillator: This is covered in the
Manufacturers presentation at:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=13FhocqHR1g&feature=youtu.be&t=2m36s
2) CPR Summary / Refresher: See chart on next
page.
You can also get an app “First Aid” from St John’s which
summarises the above plus other topics.
Red Cross has an app called “First Aid-Australia” which is
more detailed.
Other information can be found at:
https://stjohnambulance.com.au/online-resources/first-aid-
information-and-resources
I have added a new Page to our Website:
First Aid: CPR and Defibrillator Use
This page contains both the Action Plan Poster and
the Defibrillator Video so that it will always be readily
available as a refresher for anyone that needs it.
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RCOB Club Structure 2017 - 2018 Club Service & Administration.

RCOB Board. Attendance & Dining. Heather Chisholm
President. Chris D’Arcy Foundation. John Manks
President Elect. Heather Chisholm Program. Lynda Doutch
Hon Secretary. James Glenwright Membership. Adrian Culshaw
Hon Treasurer. Richard Jones Fellowship. Megan Glenwright
Projects Director. Roy Seager Auditor. Tony Phillips
Immediate PP. Malcolm Sawle Club Protection Officer. Ken Mirams
Independent Director. Vivienne Zoppolato Communications. David Lea
Social Media. Kerry, Lynda & Trish
International. John Sime (Chair) Archivist. John Beaty
Fred Hofmann John Manks Almoners. Lois Lindsay, Charmaine Jansz
Ken Mirams Ross Philips Marketing & PR Peter Flude
Robert McArthur Clem Quick Club Photographer. Max Darby
Youth. Chris Martin (Chair) Community. Chris Werner (Chair)
Jan Cooper Lois Lindsay Mary Cunnington Max Darby
Tony McKenna David Rushworth Martin Fothergill Kerry Geard
Vivienne Zoppolato Bridget Hage Tony Phillips Roy Downes
Event Management. Mary Sealey John Beaty
Jim O’Brien Martin Fothergill Richard Shermon Chris Mara
Robert McArthur Geoff Stringer Market Management.
Antony Nixon Vivienne Zoppolato (co-ordinator)
District Service. Heather Chisolm Ken Mirams
Youth Services. Tony McKenna Greg Every Peter Flude
Membership. Trish Smyth Indigenous.
Assistant Governor. Ken Mirams David Hone (Chair)
Heather D’Arcy (Trachoma)
IN A SPIRAL
All visitors to the Vati-
can leave by the Bra-
mante Staircase. The
staircase is actually
composed of two
staircases—one for
each direction of trav-
el.
PHOTOGRAPH
BY SANDY P., NA-
TIONAL GEO-
GRAPHIC YOUR
SHOT

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