Bulletin #31 - 20 February 2026

Presidential Ponderings

P2 was all about Change and informed us that on this day in...

• 1472 the Orkney and Shetland Islands were ceded by Norway to Scotland as part of a dowry payment
• 1913 King O'Malley drives the first survey peg to commence work on the new Ausralian Cpital - Canberra! and in 
• 1921 Reza Khan Pahlevi seized control of Iran - interesting to reflect on these and other major Global changes and consider the 2nd of Rotary's 4 Way Test Challenge - Is It Fair To All Concerned? 

 
Directors' Reports and Member Announcements

• Angus F : Fundraising committee meeting after breakfast
• Joy B : Hyde park Festival volunteers wanted to showcase Mill Point on Sunday 1 and Monday 2 March. Roster going round.
• Ian K : Membership committee meeting after breakfast and reminder of the Croquet night - scroll down to Events for details.
• Gorby : Reminder of the club walk tonight - scroll down to Events for details.
• Lorrie : Global Hands will have a stall at the Hyde Park Festival showcasing the Sri Lanka Eye Camp and Offtraq (October)

 Wayne Duke - Peace Poles

The aim of Rotary Australia was to 'plant' 100 Peace Poles in Primary Schools  by the year 2021. We now have 505 in total!

Mill Point planted its 6th Peace Pole last week at Victoria Park Primary School and is looking forward to planting its 7th at Manning Primary School in the near future. 

Thanks to a great team  of David R, Brian J, Lyn M and Wayne M led by Wayne D.

Dial A Santa - Margaret Walton

Mill Point RC took over the running of Dial-a-Santa from Rotaract in 2015.   

2025 was the 11th year and we had 18 Santas visiting clients, including 9 from Mill Point and 9 external.  These additional Santas were: Phil Cordery from Southern Districts RC, Steve Lennox from Mt Lawley RC, Jeff Anderson from E-Rotary, Les and Tim from Como RC, Mark Horwood, Russell Lanyon, David Smith and Geoff Day. 

Santas were assisted at their events by 7 Elves or Mrs Claus.

Many new events were booked via the website as well as repeat bookings.  44 events were booked for the Perth Convention Centre where pavilions were transformed into a Christmas Wonderland.  The range of suburbs covered were from Rockingham to Ellenbrook and Wooroloo.

There were 3 free Community visits including Hannah’s House, Kids Cancer Support Group and 1 private video call on Christmas Eve.  Thanks to Mark, Russell and Peter for these events.

Our Santa visits covered a wide variety, starting with Christmas in July, then through November and December to early January.  We also have confirmation of an Easter Bunny repeat visit this Easter at a Shopping Centre.   

Types of events were :

Private families and multiple family groups, Child Care and Early Learning Centres, Kindergartens, Playgroups, Schools, Corporate Christmas Parties, Bars & Restaurants, Sports Clubs, Community and Rotary Markets, Shopping Centres, Perth Convention Centre . 

Total for 2025 : 113 visits raising $29,530

These funds are donated to our various children’s charities and youth programs.

Grand Total since 2015 : $213,325

Many thanks once again to all our very willing Santas and helpers and especially to our external Santas for their invaluable assistance in ensuring our most successful year ever for Dial-a-Santa.

 

Guest Speaker - Elliott Panos, "Smart Freeway System"

 

Elliott is the Operational Readiness Manager at Main Roads WA with ten years’ experience in traffic design, operation, and management.

Located within the Main Roads Network Operations Directorate, Elliott provides operational strategy and planning for Perth’s Smart

Freeways, which includes the configuration and optimisation of the

algorithms which operate across freeway systems.

Elliott has explored many different aspects of congestion management throughout his career within Perth’s metropolitan area.

Over the last 40–50 years, Perth has seen a large increase in population, leading to significant traffic and congestion on its freeways. The traditional solution of building more lanes is becoming unfeasible, as further widening of some freeways, like the Kwinana, would encroach on the river.

A Smart Freeway is a collection of visible and non-visible technologies designed to manage the efficiency and safety of freeway traffic, providing a way to handle demand without widening the road.

 

Key Visible Technologies

• Overhead Electronic Speed Signs: to remotely change speed limits and close lanes to respond to incidents. 
• Variable Message Signs (VMS): Large electronic signs that provide drivers with information on travel times, congestion, or incidents. 
• Ramp Signals: Traffic lights on on-ramps that meter vehicles entering the freeway.

Key Behind-the-Scenes Technologies

• Road Surface Detectors: Embedded every 500 metres to monitor traffic speed. 
• Remote Speed Reduction: Speeds are automatically lowered as drivers approach congestion. 
• Control Room Systems: Software, algorithms, and interfaces used by the control room to monitor and manage traffic. 
• Data Sources: Traffic and travel time data are monitored via multiple sources, including anonymised GPS information from mobile phones, which is valuable because it does not rely on physical roadside technology.

Smart Freeway Project Results and Benefits

Kwinana Freeway (Online since 2020) 

• The system manages about 12 incidents per day on the Smart Freeway section.
• 65% of these incidents are resolved in less than five minutes. Without the system, Main Roads would be blind to many minor incidents.
• The system employs a high degree of automation to reduce reliance on human decision-making.

Mitchell Freeway Southbound (Online since late 2024) 

• Installed 16 ramp signals and 23 overhead electronic signs
• Significant capacity increases of 10–15% in throughput outside peak periods.
• Average reduction of 8 minutes in peak-hour travel time.

 

Upgrades to Principal Shared Paths (PSPs)—high-standard cycleways and footpaths alongside the freeway—allow uninterrupted cycling without traffic lights. This has resulted in a 75% increase in cycling along the length of the freeway.

 

Future of Perth’s Freeways 

Kwinana Freeway Extension: A $700 million investment to extend the Smart Freeway system (specifically ramp signals) from the current northern end south to Safety Bay Road near Mandurah, including lane widening and other improvements.

Mitchell Freeway / Reid Highway Interchange: In development to address the most congested intersection in the state at Reid Highway and Erindale Road, with plans to better connect this traffic into the freeway system. Construction is expected in the next three to four years.

The City “Pinch Point”: A major challenge is the limited space where the freeway passes through the city, constrained between Parliament House and skyscrapers. Widening this “trench” is not feasible as it would undermine building foundations or require removing landmarks like Parliament House. The focus is on maximising efficiency of this critical section.

Planning Horizon: Main Roads is planning for Perth’s population to reach 3.5 million by 2051, using land-use forecasts to model future traffic demand.

Shift in Strategy (Speaker’s Personal Opinion): The speaker anticipates a move away from trying to improve peak-hour journeys by adding lanes. Instead, focus will be on managing demand by promoting travel outside peak hours, making public transport more attractive, and providing pre-trip information so drivers make smarter choices. Continuing to widen freeways to seven or eight lanes to meet future demand is seen as futile and socially unacceptable.

A PDF version of Elliott’s presentation can be viewed at:

 

millpointrotaryclub.org.au>members only (password)> this link>Guest Speaker Presentations>PANOS Elliott – Smart Freeway System

A Fine(s) Faux Pas 

Our pocket rocket Jenny McLean crimped the coins from those...

• Dishonoring Chinese New year by not wearing red
• Anyone born in the Year of the Horse - 1906, 1932, 1944, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2022 (if any?) 
•  Cricket lovers who should be sitting by the phone for a call from Cricket Australia selectors...
• Golfers still arguing about which competition is best - PGA Tour, Players Championship, TPC Sawgrass, LIV Golf etc etc (yawn) 
• Olympic Obsessors greeted by a blank screen mid week as Livigno closed due to lack of snow where there should be snow, snow and more snow!
• All people opposed to FM - your days are numbered as AM recedes in the background due to FM offering more to serious listeners. 

Winner of Heads and Tails

So wonderful to have Bill Boekman (Wongan Hills) back in our midst and observing his win of the highly coveted bottle of booze in Heads and Tails.

Attendance

42 attendees in all, including guest speaker Elliot Panos, visiting Rotarians Bill Boekman (Wongan Hills), Steve Lomax (Mt Lawley), Les Ozdolay (Como), Phil Cordery (Southern Districts), ex-Rotarian Mark Horwood (Global Hands) and Honorary member of Mill Point Peter KK.

Club Duties

Club Duties : 2025 - 2026  

27 February

Sargeant        Angus Florence

Attendance    Wayne Duke, Peggy Leung

Welcome        Dianne Allen

Host               Wayne Muller

Club Dress    Mike Collett, Geoff Longshaw

Birthdays 

Di Nelson (1st March)

Brian Adams (2nd March) 

Anniversaries

 Rotary is 121 Years Old (23rd Feb)

 

6 March

Sargeant        Mike Collett

Attendance    Astrid Mithell, Warren McCamey

Welcome        Mike Collett

Host               Brian Johnson

Club Dress    Mike Collett, Angus Florence

Birthdays 

 Nil

Anniversaries

 Nil

 

13 March

Sargeant        Angus Florence

Attendance    Margaret Hyatt, Dietmar Mazanetz

Welcome        Geoff Longshaw

Host               Michael Gottschalk

Club Dress    Mike Collett, Ken PIttman

Birthdays 

 Nil

Anniversaries

 Nil

 

20 March

Sargeant        Mike Collett

Attendance    Jenny McLean, Shaun O'Brien

Welcome        Carole O'Brien

Host               Reggie Lau

Club Dress    Mike Collett, Angus Florence

Birthdays 

 Nil

Anniversaries

 Nil

 

 

 

Future Guest Speakers

Mill Point Guest Speakers 2025 

February 6                    Diane Wilcox - The Magic Coat Foundation 13                  Lisa Craig - Rotary Peace Scholar 20                  Elliott Panos - Smart Freeway Systems 27                  Brett Pollock - Perkolilli Red Dust Revival March 6                    Tales from the Club/ Club birthday PM 13                   Bernard Foley - Life Ed  20                   Dr James Savundra - Interplast Plastic Surgeon 27                   Elizabeth Kerry - RYLA April 3                      No Meeting - Good Friday 10                    TBA 17                    Ross Smith - South Perth Hospital 24                    Brent Kemp -CEO Harcourt & Veteran Advocate May 1                      Pride of Workmanship Awards 8                       15                     22                     29                    Jessica Murray - Telehealth  June 5                       12                     19                     26                    No breakfast meeting 27                    David Rowell/Gerry McGann - Changeover Lunch

Upcoming Events

 Keep Australia Beautiful Opportunities

 

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Mill Point Club Birthday - 6 March

 

 

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District Conference 13-15 March 2026 - Up, Up and Away...

Still time to register for the 2026 Up, Up and Away District Conference - great speakers, great fun and great fellowship!

 

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Friday 27 March 5.30pm start

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 Historical Walk - 10 April

 

 

 

 

Bulletin #30 : 13 February

Presidential Ponderings

It may well be black Friday, but that didn't stop P2 delivering some happy and some not-so-happy news for the day! With Valentines Day 💘 looming on the morrow we were reminded that this annual festival celebrates romantic love, friendship and admiration. after Saint Valentine, a Catholic priest who lived in Rome in the 3rd Century. 200 years later 14 February was proclaimed St Valentine's Day.

Other anniversaries on this day include:

• 1883 the passing of German composer Richard Wagner;
• 1908 the arrest of Emmeline Pankhurst for leading a deputation to the House of Commons  

Today we celebrate PEACE and the third area of the 4 Way Test "Will it build Goodwill and better Friendships".

Guest Speaker - Lisa Craig - Rotary Peace Scholar

Lisa shared her lifelong connections with Rotary, from being a Rotary Youth Exchange student sponsored by the Rotary Club of Shepparton in Victoria 1979, to becoming a Rotary Peace Scholar at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok

2011.

As a RYE student, Lisa was selected to spend a year in the Philippines. Flying by herself, she travelled via Manila to Cotabato City in Mindanao. Landing at a modest airport, there was no one to meet her as she was not expected! Luckily, a Catholic priest recognized the Rotary symbol on her jacket and took her to the Rotary president’s house where local club members convened to support her.

 

Mindanao was under martial law and the population was tense. Other exchange students’ parents quietly withdrew their children due to safety concerns. Despite risks, Lisa chose to remain in the Philippines at age sixteen, not wanting to disappoint her father and the local Rotarians working to keep her safe.

 

Fast forward and Lisa applied to the Rotary Club of Mandurah Districts for a Peace Scholarship. She became one of 80 scholars selected from 530 districts worldwide.

 

Accepted to the Rotary Peace Scholarship at one of eight universities, Lisa attended Chulalongkorn University in Thailand (Bangkok). The selection process takes nearly a year and involves Rotarians at multiple levels alongside academic advisors, interviewing and assessing the qualities of peace scholars.

In the conceptual framing of “peace”, Lisa stressed:

• Peace is not an instant solution; it is a practice, contemplation, daily undertaking, and act of service.
• Peace is gentle in power, done collectively and individually.
• Truth-telling and questioning leadership are essential for navigating confusing times.

As an exercise, Lisa challenged members to calculate the span from the birth of the oldest person who held you to the projected end of life of the youngest in your extended family. Many arrived at roughly 200 years.

This “two-hundred-year presence” is your window of opportunity to have impact, even when direct results of peace work are not immediately visible.

Lisa spoke of Walk for Peace in America and Alokha:

• A 120-day, 2300-mile Buddhist monks’ walk from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C. promoting inner peace and mindfulness.
• The greatest global interest centered on Alokha, a stray dog adopted by the monks, whose loyalty and devotion opened hearts and drew widespread attention.

Lisa spoke of Richard Wainright, who has just concluded a twenty-year storytelling project with a documentary on the comfort dogs of Uganda. This will premiere in Gulu, Uganda with the audience including government ministers and former child soldiers.

In the Ugandan children were abducted and forced to kill family members, leading to deep trauma and community reintegration challenges. The limited systemic mental health infrastructure in Uganda prompted development of a trauma-informed practice pairing former child soldiers with stray street dogs.

 Healing occurs through bonding and training the dog, fostering companionship, trust, and recovery for individuals seen as outsiders in their own communities.

 Lisa extended Richard’s invitation for a private viewing tailored to the Rotary club upon his return.

In conclusion Lisa expressed gratitude for Rotary’s role in her journey and encouraged Rotarians to recognize their contributions to peace.

Directors' Reports and Member Announcements

• Brian J: Club 39th Birthday will be celebrated at a Sundowner at the food vans on the Sir James Mitchell foreshore. Breakfast is still on in the morning though no guest speaker but rather informal anecdotal experiences from members.
• Jenny McL: The Sewing Sisters have completed and sent 130 feminine hygeine kits to Bougainville.
• Rick S: Reminder March 8 is the Pankind walk (Pancreatic cancer). Mill Point RC are organising the BBQ and so volunteers requested to help out.  Thanks also to Margaret M for all her prepared meals for PICYS - more needed please.
• Wayne M:  Croquet sundowner on Friday 27 March, park and enter from either Comer St or Eric St (river side of Labouchere Rd), play croquet, join the conversations, share a drink (byo) enjoy a meal. $20 pp pay at venue. HELP wanted to join the RC of Como on their foreshore clean-up on 8 March (scroll down to events for dates).
• Gorby: Reminder next week is the Camfield walk. 25+ already registered. Please be in the car park by 5.45pm for  6pm start. email mjgwaconsulting@gmail.com if interested.

INDUCTION OF JESSICA MURRAY

Club Secretary Alison Thair conducted the induction of new memberJess (Jessica) Murray.

Jess was introduced to the Club by Diana Goh and will be mentored by Raelene George.

Jess will join the International Committee.

(L to R - Alison, Jessica, Raelene and Diana )

 

Fin(e)ally - Oh, No, it's Owen!

The grande master of Fines, Owen Ferguson doled out the fines with much aplomb!

• Jess - a welcome levy in disguise as a fine.
• P2 - cut the fines masters time in half!
• Geoff L - for bringing politics to the meeting and finally remembering where he gets his coffee (The Civic Heart café)
• Michelle L - the brightest person in the room.
• Tiddles - for being here (long time no see) and giving Owen a voucher for BBQs Galore (there's a hidden meaning in that!).
• Valentine's Day Lovers - whether giving or receiving.
• State of Origin tragics.
• Wayne M - Croquet sundowner mix up. 

Winner of Heads and Tails : 

Admiral of the fleet - Brian Adams proudly grabbed the grog for this week by two tails.

Attendance: 

44 attendees in all, including guest speaker Lisa Craig and niece Kelly Wickham, visiting Rotarians Jill Mathwin (honorary member of Kojonup RC),  Nahil Rupasinghe (Colombo mid-town, Sri Lanka) and visitor Margaret Metcalf.

Bulletin #29 : 6 February 2026

Presidential Ponderings

Co-President David Rowell, AKA P2 and/or Mr February - just many of his alias' - was given a rousing welcome!

Did you know that on this day in...

• 1940 - Waitangi Day in New Zealand - it’s the 185th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
• 1952 - Queen Elizabeth II was crowned (or was that coronated David?)
• 1958 - The Munich air disaster, British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off at Munich-Riem Airport in Munich, West Germany. The aircraft was carrying the Manchester United football team, nicknamed the "Busby Babes", along with supporters and journalists.  
• It's Global Compliment Day! So make sure you pay a compliment to everyone you meet today.

At the end of the meeting, Co-President
David presented Jonas Edner, President of Dalkeith RC with a 'new-look' memento of his visit to our Club.  

Jonas is the partner of today's guest speaker, Diane Wilcox, and ably assisted Diane with her presentation. 

Guest Speaker : Diane Wilcox - The Magic Coat Foundation

Diane (Di) Wilcox is a highly regarded educator, children and teens coach, key note speaker, women’s mentor and program facilitator with a wealth of experience working with young people and their families to have good mental health.

In 2020, Di won the United Nations WA Human Rights award for the work she is doing for children and families. She has received Momentum’s Most Inspirational Woman of the Year for 2013 and was WA finalist for the 2012 and 2014 Pride of Australia Medal in the Inspiration category.

Di has written a number of books including her latest release, " Parenting Through The Primary Years" as well as "The Magic Coat " series and "Beneath You're Beautiful" which has been successfully released in Australia.

As a dedicated mother to two daughters, Diane is passionate about her mission of empowering young people with the self-confidence and skills they need to reach their fullest potential and to provide parents and those working with children the skill set to successfully raise children.

Di is founder of The Magic Coat Foundation, a program that simplifies cognitive behaviour therapy into an

imaginative framework of characters to help children manage their feelings and problems. It uses the analogy of an imaginary “magic coat” where various sea creature characters live.

Each character represents a strategy to manage problems and feelings. Typical characters are Tate the Turtle (courage), Oobi the Octopus (emotional literacy), Bess & the Beluga Whale (disabilities), Sebastian the Sea Detective (thoughts are not facts) and others.

Assisted by her partner Jonas Edner (President Dalkeith Rotary Club), Di showed a pillow case, from the children’s pack, depicting the characters.

The program initially started in Dianne’s classroom and expanded to other schools.

With sponsorship from Justin Langer’s “Make a Difference Foundation,” it was adapted for women’s refuges. It was then introduced into women’s prisons (Bandyup and Boronia), helping inmates learn strategies for themselves and to connect with their children.

A hospital research project was funded created an App with eight videos to prepare children for their hospital journey. The project was highly impactful, reducing anxiety in children and, unexpectedly, in their parents as well. The App, now called “Magic Coat Adventures,” has been enhanced with animated characters and is available for free, thanks to funding from Telethon.

To embed the strategies, the foundation created “hospital packs” containing a tote bag, a book, a special pillowcase with the characters, and a sticker chart. The program is also being extended into Normandy, France and the Ukraine.

Jonas, Di’s partner, initiated a project for Rotary clubs to get involved. Rotary Del Pico (Dalkeith) and its charitable trust have funded 1,250 hospital packs so far. The foundation handles all administration, ensuring donated funds are not used for overheads.

Rotary members can volunteer to pack the bags, helping with member engagement.

A flyer is included in each pack giving parents the opportunity to “Pay It Forward” by purchasing a pack for the next child. This has been successful. The flyer includes a QR code for membership opportunities, connecting interested individuals with a local Rotary club. The model is scalable and can be adopted by any Rotary Club globally.

In Q&A it suggested providing the Magic Coat toddler books to the play area at the Children’s Hospital for parents of very young children (e.g., two-year-olds). Dianne agreed to consider this.

Jenny McLean offered the skills of The Sewing Sisters for projects like making items for the packs. Dianne agreed to think about how they could collaborate.

It was asked about the cost for an outsider to purchase a bag, which was stated to be $40. Host Tricia then encouraged the audience to consider donating.

A PDF version of Di’s presentation can be viewed at: 

millpointrotaryclub.org.au>members only (password)> this link>Guest Speaker Presentations>WILCOX Diane – The Magic Coat Foundation.

Directors' Reports and Member Announcements

• Joy B: Hyde Park Festival 1 & 2 March - a great opportunity for Mill Point to replicate our success at the Angelo St Markets last May. If you can volunteer a couple of hours please contact Joy.
• Brian J: Club Service Meeting after breakfast.
• Kelly G: REMINDER District Conference 13-15 March, don't miss out,  a great line-up of Speakers and our Club is leading the way. Scroll down to Events page to book.
• Jenny McL: The Sewing Sisters are looking for new projects so contact Jenny if you know of any.
• Wayne M: Last week's sundowner at the Reg Willis bench on the foreshore was well attended.
• Angus F: Australia Day parking went well and advertised the Coffee morning on 15 Feb at the John McGrath centre 10am - 12noon. Angus is looking for a coffee machine to borrow for the day. 

A Fine(s) start to the day...

In keeping with the 4 Way Test "Is it the Truth?" the lovely Joy turned her wrath to all things sport!

• Tennis Tragics in particular Geoff Longshaw who traveled over East to watch in person. 
• Cricket Compulsives - especially Lyn Metcalf who attended the final.
• Croquet Conquerors - pay up Wayne Muller you know what for!
• Gregarious Golfers for telling tales bigger than fishermen and Warren McCamey for considering a sex change  because women are closer to the T.
• Gerry McGann posturing as Astrid Mitchell.
• Kelly Gillen returning from being MIA for the last couple of weeks 

Winner of Heads and Tails : 

Tosser of the week David Tyler made one lucky lady very happy as Tricia Smith grabbed the grog beating Kelly Gillan by a tail!

Attendance : 45 attendees in all, including guest speaker Diane Wilcox, visiting Rotarian Jonas Edner (President Dalkeith RC), Ben Yew (RC of Bunbury) and visitors Katrina Duke, Rhonda Kremmer, Christine Pittman, Rowena Smith and Mandy Sneeuwjagt.

Bulletin #28

Presidential 'Spiritual' Ponderings

The 4 Way Test is a major part of Rotary and so P1 (Gerry McG) asked who knew what the first tenet was -  "Is it Fair to All Concerned" - ably answered by Jenny McLean whose table was allowed to approach breakfast immediately after the top table. 

Did you know that in...

• 1649 King Charles lost his head.
• 1948 Ghandi suffered a similar demise.
• 1969 The Beatles performed their last live gig on a London rooftop.

Guest Speaker - Phillipa Henderson "Mental Health through Generations - The Sharing Shed"

Phillippa Henderson is the Founder of The Sharing Shed and a Principal Master Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Instructor who delivers evidence-informed mental health training for schools, workplaces and communities across metropolitan and regional WA.

 

In her earlier career, Phillippa owned and operated a wine wholesale business, where she observed first-hand the mental health and alcohol-related risk factors that can sit within high-pressure industries. Wanting to be part of the solution—not the problem—she shifted her focus into prevention, education, and early intervention.

 

After losing a friend to suicide, Phillippa became deeply committed to ensuring communities have the confidence and practical skills to recognise when someone may be struggling, to stay in the discomfort of a tough conversation, and to help connect people to the right

Support.

 

Philippa gave a presentation titled “Mental Health Through Generations” focusing on cross-generational mental health challenges, with emphasis on youth and men aged 85+.

 

Drawing from her background as a former wine wholesaler turned mental health educator and Master Mental Health First Aid instructor, she explored how modern parenting, technology, social media, and shifting community structures affect mental health outcomes.

 

She presented statistics on youth mental health, highlighted risks like pornography exposure and device overuse, discussed developmental implications of reduced physical play, and outlined protective factors such as family dinners, sleep, movement, and help-seeking.

 

For older men, she examined low mood drivers—loss/grief, health/pain, isolation—and addressed myths around suicide conversations, offering practical steps: pause, ask directly, and connect to help. 

Phillipa recognized Rotary’s role in teen mental health initiatives and invited members to train in mental health first aid. The session ended with a brief Q&A on voluntary assisted dying, gender differences in late-life suicide risk, and parental control settings for social media.

 

A PDF version of Phillippa’s presentation can be viewed at:

millpointrotaryclub.org.au>members only (password)> this link>Guest Speaker Presentations>HENDERSSON Phillipa – The Sharing Shed

Directors' Reports and Member Announcements

Gerry - Bassem has been transferred to Karratha for 2 years and is hoping to join the e-club.

Wayne M - Sundowner on Saturday night 5.00pm at the Reg Willis bench between Mend Street and Queen Street jetties. BYO everything.

Gorby - Club walk on 20 February, 6pm starting at the Camfield to Royal Hotel in East Perth and back again. 31 April Town Hall walk with Richard Offen (scroll down to events).

A Fine(s) (and brief) collection from Wayne the Elder

• $1 from all females in reverence to the new Archbishop of Canterbury - Sara Mullally -  the first FEMALE Archbishop (yay!)
• $2 from all males for upholding the male bastion for so long!
• As Silver is taking over the price of Gold at a raging pace, everyone was asked to donate all the silver they had in their purses/wallets.

Winner of Heads and Tails - like all good Casino's - THE HOUSE WINS!

Attendance : 42 attendees in all, including guest speaker Phillipa Henderson, and visitors Katrina Duke (partner of Wayne), Jessica Murray (soon to be member) and Mia Krieger (guest of Gorby).