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Issue  29
9th February 2022
 
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Holm Park, Beaconsfield, 
Victoria, Australia

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Visitors and Rotarians are welcome.
 
Post: P.O. Box 30, Berwick 3806
February is Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution Month
 
 
During February, Rotary Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution Month, we’re celebrating our commitment to build peace and mitigate conflict.
 
Book into a Meeting
Berwick Rotary at the Harkaway Cemetery
Harkaway Cemetery
Feb 16, 2022
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
 
Retirement Living. Mary Lyn Gilberthorpe.
The Beaconsfield Club
Mar 02, 2022
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
 
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Executives & Directors
President
 
Treasurer
 
President Elect
 
Secretary
 
Rotary Foundation Chair
 
Avenues of Service Chair
 
Fundraising Chair
 
Membership Chair
 
Public Image Chair
 
Youth
 
Ex Officio Officer
 
Club Protection Officer
 
On to Conference
 
Sergeant-at-Arms
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Sam McCurdy
February 11
 
Adwin Town
February 16
 
Adrian Froggatt
February 25
 
David Button
February 25
 
Andrew Somers
February 27
 
Jane Moore
March 4
 
Sharmaine Squire
March 5
 
Di Scheepers
March 10
 
David Nutter
March 13
 
Bob Lay AM
March 20
 
Spouse Birthdays
Pat Edwards
February 16
 
Jane Grant
February 26
 
Sue Batterham
February 28
 
Wendy Boon
March 1
 
Jane Moore
March 4
 
Rosaleen French
March 4
 
March 7
 
Michele Somers
March 9
 
Ann Kraan
March 13
 
Anniversaries
Diana Gomez-Fullaway
David Fullaway
February 5
 
David Anderson
March 10
 
John Rosenthal
Helen Rosenthal
March 11
 
Di Double
Geoff Double
March 13
 
Geoff Double
Di Double
March 13
 
Greg Lee
Sharon Verbi
March 23
 
Jim Wilson
Josie Wilson
March 26
 
Sam McCurdy
Pat McCurdy
March 31
 

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Fright Night at Rotary THIS WEEK!!!
 
This week we will be having a very different meeting night: Berwick Rotary at the Harkaway Cemetery.
 
Yes you read it correctly, the Harkaway Cemetery.
We will be taken on a tour followed by dinner back at Holm Park.
 
See the full details below.
 
Please click on the link below to attend. You can also book family and friends.
 
Registrations for Dinner close at 10am sharp on Tuesday Feb 15th Quick book HERE
 
Event:Berwick Rotary at the Harkaway Cemetery
Date:Feb 16, 2022 6:30 PM  - Feb 16, 2022 8:30 PM
Fee:$25.00
Location:Harkaway Cemetery
202 Hessell Road
Harkaway, VIC Australia
3806
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Details:

BERWICK ROTARY at the Harkaway Cemetery

Did you know there is a pioneer cemetery right here in Harkaway? Do you often wonder where some of the local street names come from? Do you often think of ghosts past, the beginnings of our community?

Welcome to a short program where we explore the history of the cemetery which dates back to 1873 in the time that Ernst Wanke was farming the land.   Hear about the establishment of the cemetery by the Lutheran community of Harkaway and tales of the Lutheran School and Church. 

And the Harkaway Bell – don’t forget the bell !  We shall give it a gong or two. 

Local historial Neil Lucas will lead us on a walk around the cemetery with a description of some of the graves and their history. 

After the tales and tours we will adjourn to Holm Park for dinner before it gets dark and spooky.

Meet by 6:30pm sharp at the Harkaway Cemetery, 202 Hessell Rd, Harkaway for the commencement of the tour.
(North along Harkaway Road, left into King road at the roundabout, 2nd on left is Hessell road, 200 meters along Hessell road turn left into cemetery car park.)

At 7:00pm we will adjourn to Holm Park for dinner commencing approx 7:15pm

 
The Land Title of the Harkaway Cemetery is part of Section 8 Parish of Berwick, County of Mornington. The original Parish Plan for the entire area surrounding the Township of Berwick was established in 1840. It was not until 1853 that the government auctioned off parcels of land generally consisting of one square mile each (640 acres). Section 8 was one such parcel and this parcel was purchased by Robert Gardiner who subsequently subdivided this land into two parts. Ernst Gottlob Wanke purchased the northern portion of Section 8 {318 acres) from Robert Gardiner on 20th February 1856. This part of Section 8 was subsequently subdivided by Ernst Gottlob Wanke. Gottlieb Schache purchased the south east portion totalling 106 acres. The south west corner of his land totalling 3 acres was eventually subdivided off on 3rd Cemetery.
June 1873 to create what is now known as the Harkaway Johann Gottlieb Wanke purchased 20 acres from his younger brother, Ernst Gottlob Wanke on ih December 1858, the land being located adjacent to the west boundary of Gottlieb Schache's land. On 11th December 1869, Johann Gottlieb Wanke conveyed in Trust a parcel of land measuring 100 feet by 100 feet for the sum of one pound for the purpose of a Chapel School. This small parcel of land was located on the south east corner of Johann Gottlieb Wanke's land.
Correspondence dated 3rd June 1873 held by the Department of Human Services confirms the land position and size in a memorialising deed is conveyed for the purpose of a public cemetery under the name "ZIONS HILL" - the document was signed by Gottlieb Schache. It has not been established when the cemetery changed its name to Harkaway Cemetery. The name change most likely occurred when the original Harkaway Cemetery Plan was prepared by G. W Robinson. This plan allocated particular areas to local families who lived in the area, predominately German immigrants. It could be assumed that prior to the preparation of the plan, burials took place in an ad hoc manner on the land. On 20th September 1905, the Victorian Government Gazette recorded the land as a cemetery within the Cemeteries Act of 1890. Harkaway Cemetery Trust members at the time were I Wanke, F Barr, GW Robinson, E Hillbrick and J Durling.
Early Burial records were lost in a house fire at Gibb Street Berwick on 6t h August 1956 so it cannot be confirmed when the first burial took place. From headstones, there were two adults and twenty children buried by 1869 and it was reported that over 100 burials had taken place by 1905. The earliest clear headstone date is 15 September 1863 for Henrietta Koenig.
Five generations (total eight members) of the Wanke family have served as trustees and by 2011 thirty-three members of the family have been buried there. The Hillbrich family has twenty-two family members buried there and three served as trustees, while the Aurisch family has fourteen members buried there, two served as trustees. Two members of the Barr family served as trustees. In recent times Ray Exell and Len Wanke, who are cousins and also the great great grandsons of Ernst Gottlob Wanke continue the family links by both contributing significantly to the cemetery. Ray and Len were life members of the Harkaway Cemetery Trust with Ray serving the cemetery for over fifty-five years, Len for 49 years.
Across the road from the Cemetery stands the bell tower, built in 1869, restored in 1935, and refurbished again in 1974. The bell was imported from Germany at a cost of 16 pounds and once erected was christened "Concordia" by Pastor Herlitz. The Lutheran community built the first school and church on the site as the government of the time would not provide either a church or a school. The church was used as a school classroom until 1883 when the Harkaway School was constructed. The bell is still rung each New Year's Eve, and whenever there is a funeral it tolls when the approaching cemetery hearse is sighted, ceasing when the funeral cortege is inside the cemetery.
Life is like a Box of Chocolates
The floodgates are open now as the COVID wave washes over society and the rush to normality is on. Our Club is now in the wash with every other volunteering opportunity that can be had. In my day job as an employer in the horticultural industry, people have moved from money motivated people to lifestyle motivated people. That doesn't mean that people want to work for free, that just means that there has been a major shift between pre-COVID to post-COVID values. 
 
Rotary's new area of focus, the Environment fits perfectly into the new ethos that I am seeing in the many people I see in my business. Our own Club's environmental statement in reducing waste and improving recycling is exactly what people want to see and expect from any progressive organisation. Jen Marshall wrote that statement and it is a testament to how younger people are feeling about the world today. We need to stand up and listen and be willing to shout it out from the rooftops
 
Rotary is going to get washed over by the many other groups who are looking for the next wave of popular culture who need volunteers or donations to help our Earth battle climate change, reduced ecosystem diversity, a myriad of different types of pollution, food scarcity, and human impact from overpopulation. There are many frontiers that people are genuinely concerned about (including what is going on with the latest series of Married at First Sight). We, as Rotarians have to decide whether we want to be part of a broader solution or we are not that interested and it should be up to some other group to drive the push to a better world. 
 
 
An envious example of how serious some Rotary Clubs can be as close as just looking down our own District. The eight Rotary Clubs on the Mornington Peninsula are supporting the Mornington Peninsula Shire which is completing the missing links of the Peninsula Trail which is part of the Bay Trail. The Rotary Clubs are supporting the Trail’s development and providing community facilities to celebrate the Centenary of Rotary in Australia. 1921-2021. Read more at https://s23705.pcdn.co/.../Peninsula-Trail-AdvocacyDoc-30... 
 
I look at my own Club and am quietly happy to see tree planting and work in local parks on the agenda but stopped during COVID. Our Projects and Fundraising Directors have been planning for the new beginning, and here we are. These projects are not quite on the grand scale of the Peninsula Trail but they are a significant step towards bettering our own environment.
 
Our Club has many things in place to be a part of the Environmental Revolution EXCEPT THE MEMBERS TO DRIVE IT! We need to bring new people into the Club to actively ride the next wave of growth before other Clubs and organisations steal the opportunity away from us. It is up to all members to bring new people to the Club or reawaken old members. This is not a drill, this is our wake up and act call. If we miss this boat, there is not much chance of an opportunity like this in a very long time.
 
Life is like a Box of Chocolates and this time we get to choose which one we want!
 
Conversation Starter
 
It has been absolutely wonderful to see so many partners and guests at our recent meetings. The range of interesting social interactions that guests bring into the club creates a vibrant feel to the room. Naturally, someone has to be responsible for creating the meeting in the first place and that comes down to our Program Directors David Nutter and Gus Dominguez. These two gentlemen are trying hard to create and sell a weekly package that
  1. Deliver interesting meetings that can include non-members, guests and prospective members.
  2. Meets the weekly communication needs of Club Officials
  3. Creates opportunities for members to learn something new through speakers, experiences or learning
  4. Encourages interaction, planning and deliberation between groups of members to progress the activities and growth of the club
  5. Meets the expectations of the majority of attending members who enjoy the social side of Rotary.
  6. Supports our caterer and ensures the Club has a stable venue in which to conduct our meetings and business.
David and Gus are putting in some hard work to make the Club buzz, but our Rotary Club membership is a very tough crowd to please with 52% on most weeks deciding to do something else. Not much anyone can do about that except to say that Rotary can only be a driver in the community when Rotarians come together and talk about issues in the community.
 
If you don't come to Rotary, are you an effective Rotarian delivering help to the community? 
 
The Board has bounced around many different scenarios to what a modern Rotary meeting should be. The standout scenario is what we have now. Good venue, good food, good facilities, good bar, good price, good atmosphere, good parking, rain, hail or shine. We have tried outside meetings (Arkoonah Park) but no one turns up. We have tried Zoom but no one turns up. We have tried different projects (End Trachoma packing, DIK, Clean Up Australia) but few people turn up. 
 
I would love to think that everyone will agree that our meeting frequency and type is the most preferred by working Rotarians with little spare time. Busy people are the most productive people in my experience. Sure the meeting day and time may be a problem depending on their job, but it is the only time available for our venue.
 
Let's get out of the unproductive meeting discussion hole and start getting back into Rotary service and making a significant difference in our community. After all, that is why we are in Rotary. We have so much work on and so few available members to do it. If you are keen to see the Rotary Club of Berwick regain its position as a cornerstone of our community, find people who can help us build up our working groups. We don't need talkers, we just need doers. Our regular meetings are our grounding point, so push your support into the work being done by David and Gus and attend the meetings.
Jokers Wild
 
Posted by Graham Johnstone.
 
Many thanks to the contributors to this week's bulletin who have filled the pages well.
 
Jokers Wild. On the 9/2 Funno drew the King of diamonds and kindly donated the consolation to the jackpot which now stands at a tempting $754.70. Next week will be a break for Jokers Wild while we explore the Harkaway Cemetery. 
 
Inner Wheel Garden Party
Posted by Sam McCurdy:
Rotary Branding builds recognition
Branding is a critical marketing strategy used by most organisations to make whatever you are selling stand out and be subconsciously recognisable. Branding needs to be consistently applied to every aspect of the organisation. Most branding is a long term investment made generally by the business and it is regularly reviewed to keep in tune with changes in the marketplace. A brand is often modernised and relaunched when it becomes tired or out of date. I bet you can think of many brands that have changed significantly over time. Your local shopping centre is full of evolving household names with branding screaming out to be instantly recognisable which has changed over time. 
 
Rotary is certainly no different. In 2013, Rotary modernised its branding and rolled out a whole new set of logos. The difference between a household/ business brand and our Rotary brand is control of its use. Corporate businesses have strict legally enforceable rules on how their branding is to be used, presented and where it can or can't appear. Get it wrong and there are consequences.
 
Rotary does not have that sort of power over Rotary Clubs. It would be seen as unethical to sue a Club for misrepresenting the Rotary brand.  Most Clubs have spent their own money over the years on Club uniforms, banners and signs. They don't want to force their members to buy new correctly branded shirts, hats etc just to be "Correctly Branded" in public and this lies the problem. For Rotary to be seen as a united organisation across the world, it is the branding that ties it all together.
 
Our Club is a small corner in a global tapestry of Rotary Clubs. We don't work in isolation, we are a piece within the Rotary Brand. Please be proud of being a Rotarian and show our community, country and the world that you are a player in the main game by using the current branding.  Enjoy the video! I hope it will go some way to helping us all to understand why keeping our Brand fresh is an important part of building recognition and trust in Rotary across the world.
 
 
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