Bally Barker Blog

Tonight, Michael Brent was inducted into the club. He was proposed as a member by Lindy Myers. Lindy presents Michael with a Rotary Pin Michael lives in Seaforth and his background is in finance, risk management and continuous improvement with over 35 years of experience both in Australia & overseas.   He has a finance degree from UNE, is a fellow of the Institute of Charted Accountants, and a graduate of Australian Institute of Company Directors. (So, all you people with self-managed super funds may get a head up!) While his preferred interests are Services and Communications, he is happy to contribute wherever he can be of use. Michael is a director of Sir Eric Woodward Memorial School Assn since 1995 (a special educational school for Children with disabilities and provides distance learning). Michael has also been a director of Sunnyfield since 2019. Members were present for Michael's induction at the club and via ZOOM All members present congra

Club Business Meeting With no guest speaker, our meeting held on Tuesday 21 st focused on Club Business. We were joined by Area Governor Beaches, Johanna Johns.   The Return & Earn project was further discussed:   1.         Promotion & Logistics: The project to be called  Recycle for Rotary A small project team will coordinate the activities under Bev’s leadership. Northern Beaches Council (Michael Regan) has donated 10 large wheelie bins for use as collection points. Clarification of new or used being sort. Selection of possible bin locations and suitable supporting businesses/collection points by club members who reside in that suburb. Bev has designed some relatable advertising posters, promotional and similar materials, and starter kits to help spread the word. A consolidation point at Terrey Hills is confirmed for collection by a contractor. A special project account has been set up to capture the project r