Guest Speaker
Our Guest Speaker this week was John Tick who described to us his and his wife's recent holiday adventures in Europe. They flew to Italy via Doha (an interesting experience given the war in the Middle East). They joined the "Enchanted Princess" cruise liner in Rome; it has a capacity for 4,800 passengers and 1,200 crew. The cruise ship visited Croatia and then Greece. Their next step was Scotland where they observed the Falkirk "Kelpies" which are large stainless steel horse sculptures. They enjoyed a boat cruise with a friend on Union Canal and told us about the Falkirk Wheel which replaces a number of locks raising a vessel about 23 metres vertically. They also visited Cummock House at Dumfries which was restored with a massive grant from King (then Prince) Charles; it is now controlled by a Royal Trust. The last leg of the trip was to Switzerland visiting Zurich, the Eiger Mountain and a town called Murren from which John's mother's maiden name originated.
2 Minute Noodle
Please remember that 2 minute Noodles are meant to be 2 minutes, not 10 minutes, it is important for the flow of the meeting that they are no longer than 4 minutes maximum please.
This week Elizabeth Gorey helped men have a laugh at themselves. She showed a video of 2 men trying to collapse a pram to stow in a car boot. It was a hilarious pantomime as the two guys tried to collapse the new type of pram without success. Up fronts a woman who immediately presses the button that allowed the pram to collapse.
Announcements
President Tony introduced the following announcements:
- President Tony reminded us that Jill Dawson, on behalf of the Surf 2 Swan Rotary Community Group is promoting a Liquid Gold Polio Dinner on the eve of World Polio Day. All donations received will be forwarded to the Australian Rotary Foundation End Polio Now Campaign and attributed to the relevant Club.
Details are as Follows:
Date: Friday 23 October 2026
Venue: Royal Perth Golf Club
Time: 6.30pm
Cost: $75/pp (2 course meal/alt drop) Cash Bar
Key Note Speaker: Professor Barry Marshall AC, Nobel Laureate.
Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/DPIZB
- Neil Hancock's father Ron was farewelled at a funeral service on 7 October. Pres Tony and PP Kym MacCormack attended.
- Geoff Hick advised that former member Charles Gallacio passed away recently. The funeral will be held on Tuesday at 3:30 PM.
- Peter Blockley announced that he is open for business and seeking donations of bedding.
- Arthur Blaquiere told us the good news that Ric will be starting a new treatment which could slow her cancer. Also, Arthur is going to begin treatment for his cancer.
- Kym MacCormac reminds us that the dinner to be held at CU29 on 19 November at 6 PM will be in lieu of a morning meeting on that Thursday. The menu has been changed slightly introducing Prawns in place of Octopus and is now as follows:
Shared entrees:
Kangaroo Tartare
Charred Grilled Prawns
Snow Peas Salad
Choice of mains:
Antarctic Toothfish
Mottainai Lamb 2 Way
Porcini Gnocchi
Shared sides:
Sauteed Broccolini
Triple-Cooked Kipfer Potatoes
Sergeant's Session
There was no Sergeant's Session this week
Don't forget Breakfast at our new venue CU29 Restaurant and Bar is $31 per head
1275 Hay Street West Perth (old ANZ Bank location).
The Rotary Club Westpac Bank account details are:
BSB: 036011
Account: 427207
President Tony's Parting Thought for the week
"Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric".
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