Ramez Salib was at the door [good to see you, Ramez! 😊], Peter Morgan was Chairman and Ian Mayberry was Sergeant. We had apologies from Gerald East, Adam Sheppard, Tash Price. In view of the super-packed program, there was no club business discussed, nor director’s reports.
President Charles Thomasson welcomed all members and guests Ben Loots, Craig Parker, Kristen ‘KJ’ Jewson, Matt Hayward and directly moved to the induction of our newest member, Trent Belling (separate story above).
This was followed by the presentation of our guest speakers Jeremy Bishop and Katrina Lambert from SEQWater. We received a very professional outline of their massive organisation which provides some 3 Million people in South East Queensland with reliable water, 24 hours a day (separate story above).
This was followed by the presentation of an Excellence in Workmanship Award to our ‘Sparkie’ Volunteer Ben Loots
Following Jeremy and Katrina, we received an update on the X-Ray Unit project for Vanuatu, provided by Ben Loots, Dr Graham Sivyer and Mario Fairlie. Ben Loots, who is a professional Electronician specialising in Medical Equipment, indicated that the budget we have been set “only allows for approximately half of the cost of a new system”. (see download file).
Last but not least, Craig Parker and KJ Jewson outlined the progress of the new website for the Surfers Sunrise Wheelchair Trust. Craig Parker is the owner of Digital Connections, a company specialising in website development for Not for Profit organisations. Development has well and truly started. In addition to Craig, the volunteer team, which also includes several members of the Burleigh Heads Rotaract Club, has already held multiple planning meetings. Watch this space for a more detailed update. Photo right: President Charles Thomasson, with some of the development team: KJ Jewson, Craig Parker and Matt Haywood.