The Science Experience – updated details  18/07/09

The Science Experience is a national program that encourages students in Years 9 and 10 to consider science, engineering and technology as interesting and worthwhile subject and career choices.

The programs are essentially 3 days of hands-on science fun and activities in laboratories, short interactive lectures in lecture theatres from prominent scientists such as Dr Fiona Wood (2005 Australian of the Year) and the Sleekest Geek himself, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and most programs include a visit to a local research/industry site. Each program provides information on possible careers and future study opportunities.

Almost 3,000 places are available and conducted in approximately 36 university campuses and tertiary institutions throughout Australia each year.

The Science Experience has received in the past, generous financial sponsorship from Siemens Ltd when it was known as The Siemens Science Experience. The program continues to have the support and encouragement from Siemens and also, from the national and state science teachers associations, the Young Scientists of Australia and the participating universities and tertiary institutions.

Futher Information
The Science Experience Rotary Representative
PDG Ken Hall
Rotary Club of Tamworth
Ph: (02) 6765 7021
Email: khmail@bigpond.com
Or
Kim Aitken
The Science Experience
Ph: (03) 8288 1001
Fax: (03) 8288 1002
Email: kim@scienceexperience.com.au

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D9650 – COMMUNITY SERVICE GOALS FOR 2009-10

GENERAL

Liaise with, and assist Rotary Clubs with, Community Service activities and visit Clubs as appropriate.

UROLOGY and PROSTATE CANCER

Organise suitable guest speakers for Clubs on Urology and Prostate Cancer issues.

Promote donations to the Hastings Urology Association to enable the District to fund nursing training and mobile teams for the testing of people in remote areas, as well as diagnostic equipment for urology testing.

ROTARY HEALTH

Promote PDG and District Secretary Laurie Barber as the District’s first Regional Coordinator for Australian Rotary Health.

Provide updates on progress of the Great Australian Bike Ride.

Conduct proactive promotions of Australian Rotary Health to Clubs, particularly encouraging Clubs to participate in the Friends and Companions of the ARH Programs and mental health forums.

Promote Rural Medical and Indigenous Health Scholarships.

INTERNATIONAL PLASTIC SURGERY (INTERPLAST

Support Patti Berrigan (DG’s Partner) with Operation Cleft – Changing lives in Bangladesh.

Fund a team (or part team) to provide INTERPLAST support services in developing countries.

Promote, within Clubs, the work undertaken generally by INTERPLAST.

BOWELSCAN

Continue with the successful annual Rotary Bowelscan project.

Provide statistics and information to Clubs on the results of the 2009 project.

BLOOD DONOR

Encourage Clubs to participate in donating blood to the Blood Bank at Hospitals, as well as Red Cross Blood Banks.

Provide guest speakers to Clubs on the advantages of donating Blood.

RESCUE HELICOPTER FUND RAISING

Promote the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service which operates in most areas of D9650.

Help celebrate the 10th anniversary of Rotary support to the Westpac Helicopter Service in 2010 and support the Mountain Bike Ride from the Barossa Valley to Tamworth with a view to raising $10,000 within the District.

Encourage donations from all Clubs within the District to ensure D9650 is maintained as a “Logo Right” sponsor of the Service.

OUTBACK LINKS

Encourage Rotarians to promote and encourage their participation in the Outback Links program being sponsored by the Uniting Church in Australia.

ROTAOPTICS

Continue the development of a website data base for prescription glasses for distribution to developing countries.

Promote this site within the District and region.

INNER WHEEL

Support, visit and encourage Inner Wheel Clubs within the District.

PROBUS

Promote the establishment of Probus Clubs by Rotary Clubs within the District as a community service investment to help active retirees and senior citizens.

Encourage Rotary Clubs to maintain contact with the Probus Clubs they form.

Undertake support visits to Probus Clubs.

John Robson
Community Services Director D9650
09 July 2009.

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Membership a key Focus for Rotary in District 9650 20-05-09

Neville Parsons District Governor for Rotary District 9650 in 2009-2010 has highlighted the need for all Rotary Clubs within this Rotary District to focus on the membership challenge to ensure that Rotary continues to thrive in this District.

Speaking at a membership forum at Walcha on Saturday 16 May Neville Parsons stated that the need for Rotary Clubs within our communities is as great if not greater than ever before as a result of the need for local communities to provide enhancements and the things that make life within our communities that much better.

Neville also reminded all present that Rotary was founded in 1905 by Paul Harris, a lawyer in Chicago who saw the need to provide an opportunity for business and professional people to gather and enjoy the opportunity to relax and grow from the experiences of each other. Out of this focus on relaxation and fun and a different perspective from the day to day grind of the normal work the group developed the notion of community service in making their community a better place to live.

This is the capability of each and every Rotarian today as the Rotary Club is an opportunity to meet people from outside the normal day to day contacts and together to deliver a better community through a focus on community needs and expectations.

The membership challenge across the 55 Clubs in this Rotary District is one of aging members and declining numbers and as a result the attendees were challenged to go back to the origins of the concept of Rotary and to refocus on the structuring of each and every Club to be responsive to society today and at the same time to provide an opportunity for members of the community to gather, have fun and experience the benefit of sharing experiences with each other and at the same time work together to enhance the quality of life in our individual communities, this Rotary District, Australia and indeed throughout the world.

That is the opportunity that is given to each and every Rotarian.

The Rotary District known as District 9650 has 55 Clubs from Lightning Ridge and Coonabarrabran in the west to Woolgoolga and Forster in the east and the current club members total 1624 as at 31 March 2009 and increase of 18 since 1 July 2008.

The average club membership size is 29.5 members and the smallest membership is 9 and the largest is 74.

District Governor elect Neville parsons has set a Goal for membership in the 2009-2010 Rotary year of increasing the membership by 95 being based on the net increase in membership of at least 1 member in each of the 55 Clubs and also through the creation of 2 new Rotary Clubs within the District that will deliver at least another 40 new members in the 2009-2010 year.

This is seen as fundamental to provide for the Future of rotary in our District and to enable the good works of Rotary to continue in each of our communities into the future.

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