Rotary 17/12/19
President Stephen Welcomed Scott Parkes from TVO.
CEO of Community Aid (TVO owner) Gil Batt was present.
Craig and Tania went to Parkes on the weekend. Lalitha was moved by the drought devastation and made a donation. Rural Councillors decide who receives the gifts.
Tania
Lalitha raised around $2000 with personal donation plus organised a works Tree of Joy. Wow! Also hosting a Youth Exchange boy. Plus Lindsay and Tania taking two boys. The Parkes people Sang a song to Lalitha.
Invited to participate in their other fund raisers. Jacky Barker donated 100 tea towels.
Craig and Tania
They reported that the Town was quiet and closed.
River beds were low. Dead fish in the dried river. River banks rose to up to two storeys high.
Stephen
Thanks to Tania and Craig for going up.
Tania
Trucking in water. Photo published in Land Line magazine.
Everybody grateful.
[Lake Keepit was down to 1.5%. I have sailed on it with the Tamworth sailing club as I am sure Lindsay has].
RAWCS is organising something.
Stephen
Spoke to public school re Indonesian Grants. Raised $300.
BBQ
James
An Air hostess he chatted up was grateful to Rotary as an exchange student. [if Marina wasn’t present it might have generated rum pour about ageing Lotharios].
Stephen
February is Seniors month - Nicola wants an article “what it means to be a senior”. Stephen then unwittingly cracked a goodie when he said “Nicola has had many women but hasn’t had any men”.
Tania
Lindsay is on Love and War this year. 47th Hobart. Simon Kurt is skipper.
Sergeant
Ties to tradition fines. Harry for nothing. James for being old enough to be vague about the age of an exchange student. Thanks for laughing and not laughing. [try to get it right but not always].
Hazel intro Scott Parkes re TVO
People leave the hard copy version of the magazine.
Now producing a digital version. So now can subscribe to the digital edition. An exact replica of the magazine.
Advantages to advertisers. E.g. video for RE agents.
As a not for profit. 16,700 editions to Lane Cove plus St Leonard’s and Hunters Hill.
The digital version is interactive. Audio version that helps vision impaired people.
The remaining copies go to distribution points. all taken up in hours. Survey shows that People Love it.
The hard copy is here to stay.
Surplus finds go back into the community.
Questions
Chris: features like sharing articles?
Yes. Facebook functionality.
John Palmer
Can you put a scan file as he prefers printed version but can also scan on the phone.
Yes. Like the Fairfax papers.
Can promote fate better on the digital version. So the digital version is an adjunct.
Harry
What proportion of your time is spent collecting articles and obtaining subscribers?
Scott focuses on businesses acquisition and Nicola on content.
Kerry
How many people on the payroll?
Scott: I’m on commission.
Also Nicola who also gets a per month amount. Plus the designer.
The biggest costs are the printing and distribution.
21st is the first day back. Lindsay May’s presentation.
Meeting closed at 8.15