1. Bungarribee
The land that “Bungarribee
House” was built on in Moldavia 29/8
1825, was the first land
grant given in Blacktown.
CHARTERED - 16th NOVEMBER 1961 28/08/12
INCORPORATED - 25th JUNE 1991 Volume 2 Issue 60
Bungarribee means, “the
resting place of the king”.
Bungaroo. We met our District Governor August is
The house was built entirely Keith Roffey & Margaret
of imported bricks and
stone and with local timber.
No nails were used in its President Daniel Kellie
construction; all joints were welcomed members and
held precisely by wooden guests DG Keith Roffey
pegs, showing the true
tradesmanship of the times.
& Margaret Roffey Membership month!
Grace and Loyal toast Members please
Special points of were led by Daniel and remember:
gave Spiro Constantinou
interest: “Apologies” are required by
2011—2012 led the Toast to Rotary
mid-day MONDAY
International.
Club President: here.
 Briefly highlight your point of interest
Text or (if unable to text)
 Daniel Kellieinterest here.
Briefly highlight your point of
Phone RITA HANNA
Daniel reported that he
 Briefly highlight your point of interest here.
held a BBQ at the Arms on 0411262989
District Governor: here.
 Briefly highlight your point of interest
Sunday for Rotaract.
Keith Roffey Com4unity group met for
THE FOUR-WAY TEST
resume techniques at
Westpoint with mentors. Of the things we think,
R.I. President:
They will meeting West- say or do.
Sakuji Tanaka
point employers in a cou- 1. Is it the Truth?
ple of weeks.
2. Is it Fair to all concerned?
Club issue:
Inside this Meetings:
Mel Gray read a poem for our African tour. (see pg 3)
Tuesday: 6.00 for 6.30pm
3. Will it build Goodwill and Better
Workers Club Blacktown Daniel reported PhD update: BASH CAR project to Friendships?
Inside Story 2 fundraise looking at April kick off. 4. Will it be Beneficial to all
Contact details:
concerned?
Web address Rita reported on Satur-
Inside Story 2 day next she will be go-
http://rotarynews.info/ ROTARY GRACE
Club4269 ing up to see Greg McIn-
tyre members are invited O Lord and giver of all good
Inside South 2
Sydney, New Story Wales, to visit leaving at 10 am.
We thank thee for our daily food
Australia. District 9690. Sending around a sheet
of messages of support May Rotary Friends and Rotary
Inside Story 3 to Greg, contact Rita if ways
Postal Address: P.O. BOX 12, you wish to go up.
Help us to serve Thee
BLACKTOWN. NSW 2148.
Inside Story 4 Zena reported Mega Mart all our days.
date 18 November at Black
Membership Chair: town markets 8am to 1
Inside Story
Zena Shedden 5 pm. Need help to take
items to the market on the
Email: day.
Inside Story 6
rcbcmembership2148@gmail.com
Zena also advised mem-
Or 0413182676
bers to Invite someone to
Or join GSE team & contact
email Club Secretary at Zena or Daniel with their details.
rcbcsecretary2148@gmail.com August is membership month: Here are some suggested
email Bulletin editor at: classifications for August do you know a Distributor or
Importer of Kitchen goods? Ask them along.
rcbcbulletin@gmail.com

2. Club Officers - 2012 to 2013 Execu-
tive: What’s on at the
meeting….
President: Daniel Kellie
President Elect: Pennie Holley Break Through's
Disability Employ-
Club Service: Rita Hanna This week
ment Service –
Club Secretary: Raymond Danam Don Mackenzie
Treasurer: Mel Gray Sept 4
Lets Celebrate! Tanzania Tour
Directors: July 2012
Members Birthdays
Community Service: Rob Smith
in August! African Student In-
Foundation Chair: Zena Shedden tegrations in
BENSLEY, Robert Aug-05 schools. Western
International Service: Spiro Constantinou CLARK, Clarrie Aug-09 Sept 11
Sydney Refugee
New Generations: Renata Natoli POWELL, Ted Aug-13
Student Support
HOLLEY, Pennie Aug-26
Vocational Service: Gail Johnson Officer
STANWELL, Ray Aug-27
WINTER, Len Aug-28
Continued from page 1………………..
ORR, Tony Aug-31 Health and wellbeing
Sept 18
workshop.
Rob smith reported a request from Blacktown
Council to do a BBQ on 1 Sept. for the Grand Members who joined
opening of re-development of Francis Park. Starts Duty Roster for
in August
at 10am and finish at 1.00pm. Help is needed. 28/08/12
Also Team 32 in RELAY 4 LIFE needs walkers see STALKER, Manie 7/08/2001
Bob smith.
STANWELL, Ray 18/08/1998 Meet & greet Scotty McInally
Atsuki reported he played basketball and showed
JOHNSON, Gail 24/08/2004
Doula and Spiro how to use chopsticks.
Dinner Fees Ray Stanwell
David Bamford reported he attended funds Partner’s Birthdays!
presentations for the club grants on Wednesday.
DICKENS, Lorina 14-Aug Grace & Loyal
Over $516,833 has been given out for 55 projects Mel Gray
to 48 organisations. (for more details see David) Toast
BAMFORD, Lyn 31-Aug
Rita reports Otto has been unwell he is home now. Anniversaries! International
Bob Bensley
Toast
President Daniel then handed the meeting over to STALKER, Manie & Nicole
DG Keith Roffey who reported he is on the mem- 8-Aug
Program Host Rita Hanna
bership development team and they are asking
SETHURAM, Lalli & Jyo
clubs for ideas/ advice.
Keith said that Rotary needs to modernize to Re- 12-Aug
Note Taker Zena Shedden
position ourselves for the future. We should always
keep the rotary ethics because they work. Margaret Roffey introduced her pet
Future vision - foundation funds. Rotary have sim- project for this year. A teddy bear Duty Roster for 04/09/12
plified the process to apply for funds. who needs a foster home until the
Keith has a Strategic plan - He would like to leave
conference to raise money for a
a legacy - Westmead Rotary wing which needs an
“Popular Bear” competition, the bear Meet & greet Scotty McInally
upgrade. Funds are needed to do this 27/09/2012
is to be dressed up and taken to the
a public launch evening.
conference. At the conference they
District signage - need to upgrade signs. We have
will be up for silent auction. The Dinner Fees Zena Shedden
to be more commercial and raise money for our
funds will go to polio eradication
publicity. Keith wants Rotary to be a Service or-
program.
ganization of choice. Looks at membership devel- Grace & Loyal
opment: 1.3 by end of July 2013. Bob Smith
Toast
Daniel thanked
International
DG Keith for Ted Powell
Toast
his
presentation.
Program Host Not Required
Note Taker Nelma Galas

3. Page 3
Our Bob returns home safely, with not a knife mark in sight Coming events
A story was spotted in a newspaper column, about a man who SEPTEMBER— Francis Park Development Grand Opening BBQ
was killed from love. 1 September @ 10 am —Your help is needed See Rob Smith.
It appears the Nigerian, who to us is a bigamist had given 5 of SEPTEMBER—Spring horse Show 16 Sept—All help is needed.
his wives the shove. 7 am start, all help is needed—See Rob.
It came to the notice of our travellers to Africa with our “Bob” SEPTEMBER- Com4unity BBQ on 14 Sept at Sports Club on
being the only male, Reservoir Rd. Help is required. More details to come
hence the description and the use of a pen in writing about
this amazing tale.
OCTOBER—Relay for Life—27 & 28 Oct. This years
TShirts are $20 see Bob Smith for your team and times.
See this business man had taken some loving from the young- OCTOBER—Pet Expo - 21 Oct more details to come.
er of his brood of six,
a natural assumption he would have concluded taking this
NOVEMBER—MEGA MART 18 November @ Blacktown markets
choice from the rest of the mix.
Flushcombe Rd Blacktown. Help required see Zena.
But on that night of passion the other 5 had each armed
NOVEMBER—Seniors Christmas lunch party —28 & 29 Nov —
themselves with knives,
all help appreciated, especially 29th. See Rob.
if he was a cat instead of a man on that night, it would have
ended the rest of his lives.
DECEMBER—Christmas gift wrapping 3 to 24 Dec— more de-
tails to come.
So back to our Bob, who on a day trip to the bush, was visit-
ing a Masai village, DECEMBER - Workers Club Children’s Christmas Party- 2
Dec. More details to come.
a friendly gesture they set out to proffer, not to annoy or rum-
mage and pillage.
The tribesmen were amazed that a man from the west could
have taken so many a wife;
2013
see they assumed the ladies were all his wives, now that’s
truly a lot of strife.
MARCH—2 & 3 March 2013: Blacktown Show—again more details
Back home now is our team and our “Bob” is relieved, to have
to come.
brought us back his brood,
MARCH—District Conference 9690 15 - 17 March,
and safely not a knife in sight which proves one thing, that 2013— The Cube, Campbelltown Convention &
our Bob is shrewd. Entertainment Centre 20 - 22 Camden
Road Campbelltown, NSW AUST
As much as it was good for his ego at the time, to have the
Masai think of him as Chief, BE A STAR!
to be home with us and back to some norm, is a LITOTES of
utter relief. (LITOTES “understatement”)
The Bungarribee is a team effort.
Melvin Gray This weeks team is: Photos: Tony Orr,
meeting notes: Pennie Holley, thank you to all,
Editor: Pennie Holley.
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Australians all let us rejoice, for we are young and free,
We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil, our home is girt by sea.
Our land abounds in nature’s gifts, of beauty rich and rare,
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