Bally Barker Blog

  Meet our member Robert Exner On August 4, our club speaker was newer member Robert Exner who gave a very interesting and enlightening talk on his career, life in Dubbo and his involvement in Rotary. His talk via ZOOM was greatly appreciated by all members and we all look forward to his involvement with the club. Robert was born in Sydney and first lived in Penshurst, where his admiration of St George Rugby League team started. His family later moved to Pymble and during his time at high school his passion for Ruby League was further enriched. Robert also was in a drama group, was the President of the local St Vincent de Paul Society and also worked in a nursing home; where his desire to help others was stimulated. On leaving school he started playing professional RL for the North Sydney Bears but this was cut short due to injury, so he then spent some as a jackaroo in North Queensland. Robert then attended university and graduated with a Master’s degree

June Happenings Another busy ZOOM month starting off with a Board Meeting followed by presentations by Michael Mead and Sue Terry on their adventures in Patagonia (Michael)and Antarctica (Michael and Sue). On the 16 th  we had a Change-over meeting from President 2019/20, John O’Brien, to President 2020/21 Lindy Myers. Finally, on the 26 th , Sue Terry, the Minister for Fun, organsised a walk from Clontarf to the Spit and back.  Coffee break after the walk organised by Sue Changeover June 16th 2020 Another first being a ZOOM change-over. Club was addressed by the incoming DG 20/21, David Clark. David expressed his pleasure at attending our ZOOM meeting and noted that we were one of the first to use the medium in the District and that it appeared to be very successful. David’s message to members was that to interest people in Rotary we should engage them in discussing the great moments we as individuals have experienced when out and about doing Rotary work. David reminisced