District 9810 28 th Annual Conference

1. District 981028th Annual Conference Geelong 2010

2. Fact & Figures • 700 attendees • 32 guest speakers – 9 Keynote • 3 Entertainment Groups – Glen Shorrock • 9 Newsreels ( 27 District/Club projects) • 2 polished MCs (‘Lives of Brian’) • 2 GSE Teams • 2 Dinners, 3 Lunches,4 Morning/Afternoon Teas

3. Frank Costa OAM • Executive Chairman of the Costa Group of Companies • Family fruit and vegetable operations and commercial wholesaling (Coles & Woolworths) • President of Geelong Football Club • OAM for services to Australian Rules Football

4. Franks Costa‘Character Determines Success’ • No. 1 Asset - quality of people particularly in leadership roles • Key character qualities – honesty and transparency, openness • Character First! defines who we are. Determines our responses and provides a clear understanding of our mission.

5. Christine Nixon • Chairman, Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction & Recovery Authority • Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police

6. “Community Building – The Largest Effort Ever” • Facts and figures on the :- • The extent of the devastation • The magnitude of the reconstruction and recovery exercise • The complexity of managing all the stakeholders –from the people directly impacted to the multitude of government bodies • A big ‘Thank You’ to Rotary for their efforts “If I have another sausage ………” • The legacy – well document processes for responding and recovering to any future crisis

7. Tim Hurson • Founding Director of Think X Intellectual Capital • Train, facilitate and coach leaders • Founding Director of ‘Facilitators Without Borders’ • Was Creative Director and founding partner of Manifest Communications one of Canada’s foremost communications and branding organisation • International speaker – addressed audiences in 33 countries on six continents

8. Tim Hurson“Creative Thinking” • 4 avenues of creative thinking • Seeing the world with new eyes • Asking the right questions • Breaking the rules • Finding unexpected connections • Illustrated each of the above avenues by using a case studies of a 4 people • Delivering medical services in Africa using a motorcycle • Reducing return hospital admissions by a health & hygiene education program • Performing multiple cataract operations to increase throughput • Providing access for people in wheelchairs – piano ramp

9. Peter Hitchener“The Wonderful Way We Work Together” • Australia would stop if Government and Business had to pay volunteers • Newsreels – Peter and CH9 editors overwhelmed by the diversity of projects • Some stories potential TV documentaries • Unscheduled Q & A • What happen to Lividia Nixon? • Time to go when her belly covered up the Bellarine Peninsula

10. Terry McCrann • Murdoch journalist – business, economy and politics • Awards • Graham Perkin Journalist of the year • Financial Journalist of the year • Melbourne Press Club Golden Quill • Walkley Award for business journalism for his columns following the Ansett saga

11. “ Boom or Bust – or Both – after the global financial meltdown?” • US sneezes we catch a cold, China booms and we breeze • If China sneeze we are in trouble • Still sceptical about a sustained recovery • US employment not growing • Bad debts (sub-prime mortgages getting worse) • Australia survived by Rudd’s fiscal Viagra - will there be a droop after the stimulus? • Produced 37 unreadable graphs and tables to support his arguments

12. James Tonkin “Eastlink & Partnerships” • Similar presentation of facts and figures that James recently presented to this Club • Emphasized partnership with the community – Rotary, public arts program, Monash Gallery of Art , Variety Aust, Road safety program, Eastlink Cup (youth football league) • Graphic photos of first fatality 11 days ago

13. Paul Burnham • Retired Parish minister • Rotarian (Ballarat South) • Past chaplain for the Melbourne Football Club for 7 years • Testimonial from Jim Stymes • Born a crimple – competed in many marathon runs over the years

14. “Yon Can Be Whoever You Want To Be”Paul Burham • 3 key to success • Release the governor ; step out of comfort zone and take risks • Positive attitude - laughter releases incredible energy • Committed and dedicated

15. Ron Denham • PDG (93/94) – Toronto-Eglington • Chairman of WASRAG (Water & Sanitation Rotarian Action group) • His mission is for every Rotarian to become familiar with world water issues and for every RC to become involved in water/sanitation project • Recognized Canadian authority on logistics management

16. “Water & Sanitation” • 900m people without access to safe water; 2.5b with no sanitation–Africa a basket case • 7000 RC’s already engaged on water/sanitation • Big issue – many projects not sustainable or maintainable – too much emphasis on activity, too little on humanitarian outcomes • Supply driven, inappropriate technology • Millions of dollars, hours of investment wasted • Need holistic approach - local communities must be empowered for sustainability • Like a WASRAG representative in every Club • $25 annual ; $100 lifetime membership • www.wasrag.org

17. Major General Ian Gordon • Retired from Army Jan, 2009 • Occupied many senior positions and serviced on many UN missions – • Western Sahara • East Timor • Middle East • Member of Order of Australia for his service with the 1st Signal Regiment and the UN • Officer of the Order of Australia in 2006 for his distinguished service in the army

18. “Partnerships in United Nations – Making the most of nearly impossible designs” • Case studies of his UN missions • Frustrations • Head of UN mission commands nothing • Host countries promise to provide every assistance except help • Host countries only do things they choose to do • Successful partnerships through • Skilled diplomacy • Organisational = liaison officer • Building trust • Common language • Common vision of future – no winner/no losers • Reconciliation process when thing go wrong

19. Rotary Speakers • GSE Teams X 2 • Membership & Marketing • Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children (ROMAC) • World Peace Fellow – Tania Miletic • Foundation Grants • End Polio Now • Rotarians Against Malaria (RAM) • Youth Exchange – 3 excellent speakers • Australian Rotary Health • Indigenous Health Scholar • Mental Health • Ride for Research Dollars

20. District Conference 2011 • Not to be missed • Keynote speakers • Extraordinary breath of Rotary’s work • Fun