Cluster Muster March 5, 2024
Our first cluster dinner for
the year was a great success with almost 80 members and guests in attendance.
John O'Brien our great club photographer was taking some photos of the attendees....
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| DGN: John Campbell, Guest Speaker: Martin Thomas AM, Pres Balgowlah Rotary: Roger Gary |
The Rotary club of Warringah's Newsletter reported on the evening and gave a great summary of the night.
“Organised by the Rotary Club of Balgowlah, Assistant Governor John Campbell was MC and outlined how the five Northern Beaches Clubs, Balgowlah, Belrose, Manly, Warringah and Upper Northern Beaches, are having a great impact, locally, across the nation and internationally.
John outlined many of the projects and campaigns our clubs are involved in and that we are
making such a positive difference across our areas of focus – promoting peace, fighting disease, providing
clean water, sanitation and hygiene, saving mothers and children, supporting
education, growing local economies and protecting the environment.
He also recognised our “avenues of service” where Rotarians are involved in club, vocational, community, international and youth service. “
GUEST SPEAKER : Martin Thomas
The advertised guest speaker Tony Irwin sadly came down with Covid (yes, it is still around) but was ably replaced by Martin Thomas.
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| Martin Thomas AM |
Martin was born and educated in the UK, moving to Perth in 1967 in his early 30s, then to Sydney. He has a lifetime career in energy consulting first with Merz Australia and then, following a merger, with Sinclair Knight Merz specialising in power generation and industrial energy conservation in Australia and overseas. He has held many honorary positions within the industry and in 1992 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to energy and engineering and in 2008 received the Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal, the highest award of the Institution of Engineers Australia and in 2015 the Annual Award of the Australian Nuclear Association.
He posed the question “should the future supply of electricity in Australia include nuclear power?”
His talk was aimed appropriately at the non-expert audience so we could understand varying aspects of the debate which has been raised in the public again this week.
Martin addressed the key issues and mis-information being promulgated by opponents of nuclear energy.
In a show of hands, almost all those present supported the proposition that nuclear energy needs to be placed back onto the agenda to be considered as a potentially viable and economical energy source that complements renewables.
A copy of Martin's presentation has been forwarded to members.
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2024 “GOOD VIBRATIONS” CONFERENCE SATURDAY 16 MARCH 2024
· SATURDAY PLENARY SESSIONS EV AUDITORIUM ERINA
· CARPETED AUDITORIUM COMFORTABLE TIERED SEATING
· MILES OF PARKING
· EXTENSIVE SHOWCASE OF ROTARY PROJECTS
SPEAKERS GALORE
· GEMMA SISIA Beyond StJude
· ALISON BRITT Director of Mineral Resources,Geoscience Aust
· VANESSA HAYES Genome research exploring prostate cancer
· GREG PAGE Previously known as“The YellowWiggle”
COST
AND MANY MORE.............................
SATURDAY ONLY $120 DETAILS ON WEBSITE
https://www.9685rotaryconference2024.com.au/
DG Christine encourages all Rotarians to attend, to reinvigorate their Rotary service, to meet again with old friends, to be informed and to have some fun!
Minister for Fun
Boathouse Social Evening:
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| L to R: Rhonda Scotter, Robert Thompson, Sue Terry, Lindy Myers, Michael Mead, Denise Horan, Diane Mead, Roger Gray, Helen Gray, Ann Thompson. |
PLAN AHEAD
Finally
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