Volume 44, Edition 16                Wednesday 22nd April 2026
 
RI International President 25/26 – Francesco Arezzo
District Governor 9815 – Peter Behm
Regional Community Group Four Leader – Gus Rozycki
 
President
Peter Johnson
President Elect & Club Service
 
Vice President
Paul Martin
Secretary
Ben Vallence
Treasurer
Ray Barrett
Attendance
Tim Manders ​0417 972 200
Membership
Paul Martin, Peter Johnson
Program
Jeanette Jensen
On to Conference
Paul Martin
Youth Protection
Ben Vallence
Club Bulletin
Bailey Hodgson jkrakowski007@gmail.com
Photography
Garry Byrne
Fellowship
Max McWilliam
 
Board Members
 
Youth:            -  Jeanette Jensen (Chair) 
 
Vocation        -  Anita Wood (Chair)
 
International - Paul Martin (Chair)   
 
Community    - Tim Manders (Chair)
 
Car Show       - Brian Hodgson (Chair)                                                                                         Ray Barrett, Peter Johnson, Garry Byrne,
                        Alan Henderson, John Hasan, Max McWilliam,
                        Tim Manders, Anita Wood
 
Appointed as Life Members: Alan Sharp and Peter Manders
 
Appointed as Honorary members:
Fred Hadley, John Moody, Kevin Parker, Pam Sharp, Neil Tassell and Anne Wettenall
 
Current Honorary Members:
Warwick Bisley, David Gamble, Cliff Riseborough and Les Sharp
 
Calendar
 
 
 
WANDIN CUSTOM CAR & BIKE SHOW
!! SPONSOR OF THE WEEK !!
 
 
 
PRESIDENTS REPORT
Hi Everyone,
 
Its Sunday afternoon, and since my last report the weather has taken a turn and we’ve had some chilly mornings and followed by a few sunny days. We’ve got the fire going each night, a change from summer days!

Last Wednesday evening was one of the highlights of the year for Wandin Rotary.
 
As a small club, we do a great job in organising and running the custom car show over 4 evenings in November, December, February and March.
 
The culmination of this was the thank you event to the supporters and volunteers who make this event possible.
 
The first donation of $2000 was made to the Rotary club of Upper Yarra. Paul and Spiro attended on behalf of their club and their members provided support at the entry gate.
 
The second donation of $4000 was given to the Seville CFA who provided valuable support in coordinating the parking of the show cars on the Wandin
East oval.
 
Thank you Jackie and Claire for your support. And finally, the last donation of the night was given to the Templestowe and Yarra Valley Auxiliary of the Royal Children’s Hospitals Foundation.

Wandin Rotary and the Auxiliary have formed strong bond over the last few years and the auxiliary have provided welcome support in providing up to 7 members helping out at our car shows.

On the evening, Barb Nicholl and 6 of her Club members attending the event.
 
As first-time president of Wandin Rotary, it was a pleasure to present the RCH foundation a donation of $30,000 which will contribute to a $4.5m project for Professor Andrew Kornberg to provide his project children’s Hospital.

Thanks again to all involved in running the car show, Special thanks go to Brian for his dedication and attention to detail in making successful events.

Yours in Rotary
President Peter
Peter Behm speaking to all gathered Guests at the celebration dinner for the Wandin Rotary custom car and bike show
 
We At the Wandin Rotary club are extatic to give a 30k Donation to the Yarra Valley Templestowe auxiliary 
 
Certificate of Thanks to The Seville CFA for all their hard work with the Car Show
 
Certificate of Thanks given to Upper Yarra rotary Club For services and assistance with the Car show and other events
 
A photo of president peter with a local Sponsor RPM Wandin and their program of where the donations of cans they collect from the Wandin Reserve Field
 
 
All the Guests At the Vocational Service Award night At Warrantina Lavender Farm
 
Award Recipient Kyle Charter, Service Manager Seville Tractors
 
Award Recipient Shane Ross, Ross Plumbing
Award Recipient Kirsty owner of KP Exercise Clinic Wandin
 
Award Recipients Patsy Marshall Woolworths Seville, Lee Rodd Assistant Manager Woolworths Seville
 
Award Recipient Albert Woo, Chinaman Restaurant Wandin
 
Award Recipient Haley Catley Wandin Veterinary Clinic
 
Award Recipient Dave , Wandin IGA
 
Former Vocational Award Recipient Caleb Armstrong From Seville Pharmacy
 
 
All the Amazing Participants Of A Small Set of Croquet Games At lilydale Croquet Club
 
4 eloquent gentleman game of croquet to end the night.
 
 
Musings Of A Senior
 
Just lying around, pondering the problems of the world, I have realized that at my age.
 
I don't really give a rat's arse anymore.
 
If walking is good for your health, the mailman would be immortal.
 
A whale swims all day, only eats fish, and drinks water, but is still fat.
 
A rabbit runs, hops, & only lives 15 years, while a tortoise doesn't run, does mostly nothing, yet it lives for 150 years. And they tell us to exercise? I don't think so.
 
Now that I'm older, here's what I've discovered:
 
1. I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it.
 
2. My wild oats are mostly enjoyed with prunes and all-bran.
 
3. Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded.
 
4. Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded.
 
5. If all is not lost, then where the heck is it?
 
6. It was a whole lot easier to get older, than it was to get wiser.
 
7. Some days, you're the top dog, some days you're the hydrant.
 
8. I wish the buck really did stop here; I sure could use a few of them.
 
9. Kids in the back seat cause accidents.
 
10. Accidents in the back seat cause kids.
 
11. It is hard to make a comeback when you haven't been anywhere.
 
12. The world only beats a path to your door when you're in the bathroom.
 
13 If God wanted me to touch my toes, he'd have put them on my knees.
 
14. When I'm finally holding all the right cards, everyone wants to play chess.
 
15. It is not hard to meet expenses . . . They're everywhere.
 
16. The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.
 
17. These days, I spend a lot of time thinking about the hereafter . . . I go somewhere to get something, and then wonder what I'm "here after".
 
18. Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded.
 
19. It is a lot better to be seen than viewed.
 
20. Have I sent this message to you before...or did I get it from you!?



(Courtesy of Diane Mcintyre)
 
ROMAC
 
Can you begin to comprehend what Antonious’s life must have been like for his 14 years?
ROMAC is working on bringing him to Melbourne from Timor Leste, for treatment which will likely take 6 months.
The surgeon has agreed to take the case pro bono and we are waiting for the quote from the hospital.
As you can imagine, this will be an expensive exercise to give Antonious a chance at a normal life.
Might be time to think about  another ROMAC fundraiser? To donate directly, go to the ROMAC website www.romac.life
 
Special Notice 
Hi all i was informed about this from Diane MCintyre about a Situation that i think is worthy of attention please read this article it explains it better then i ever will i will make a note to bring this up at the next board meeting if their is something as a club we can do to maybe assist 


Read The Full Story
 
 
 

April's Foundation Moment

Avneet Kaur Bhasin Donor Services Specialist — April 14, 2026

HOW DO DISTRICT GRANTS HELP AT HOME?A Rotary club in New Zealand used a US$3,000 district grant to purchase food and personal care items for a local food pantry after it saw a 50% increase in need.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Movie:           I Swear     I Swear Movie Trailer

Venue:          Cameo Cinema Belgrave 

                              1628 Burwood Hwy, Belgrave VIC 3160

Date/Time:    Friday 1st May, 6.00-9.30PM     

Cost:              $25 per ticket       

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Artisan Event Info
 
 
To all Wandin Rotary Members
 
 
I thought to get an online booking service so stall holders can apply.  I thought to get this happening asap so we can get about 16 stall holders booked in for the first event being May 31st Sunday 10am to 4pm. 
 
 
I am sending it to you all so you have some knowledge of how this will all work for us. 
 
Tomorrow I will be asking all the schools to come along to our first event, then they can take pictures of the Huge Yarra Valley EEL and go back and think of a name to enter into the name competition. 
 
So in May they can come and see the EEL and Nominate a Name. With 10 local schools each nominating a Name thereafter people can come along and bid on the name (put money in a jar at the event (I will set up an online bidding donation service) .  https://www.trybooking.com/online-giving  this can go viral.
 
The name with the most donations wins. 
 
All Donations go to Wandin Rotary for ???????  Maybe the school who wins gets Something Special ???????
 
It would be nice to have a list of what the money goes to - so people will know what they are supporting. 
 
Next job is to set up the "Wandin Rotary - Community Connections - Creative Artisans Village" committee & program which I will do when I get back from Yamba 24th March.
 
Meanwhile, I will grow the eel, create a website / booking service / bidding service - for the WRCCCAV  put the online activities into place so we can do some marketing and bring in people to help us with this event. 
 
I have 2 hours Wed/Thur to work on this.
 
Best Regards
Jeanette Jensen
Wandin Rotary
0432 106 101
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Overview Artisans Village & Winter Concert
Apr 22, 2026
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Anzac Day
Apr 25, 2026
8:00 am – 9:30 am
Joint Club Meeting - Lilydale, Healesville, Wandin
Apr 28, 2026
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Movie Event - Rotary9815 Safe Communities
May 01, 2026
6:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Board Meeting
May 13, 2026 7:30 pm
Sunday Launch of the Creative Artisans Village
May 31, 2026
10:00 am – 4:16 pm
Arielle Concert Practice
Jun 03, 2026
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Board Meeting
Jun 10, 2026 7:30 pm
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