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In Gear R O T A R Y C L U B O F B E A U M A R I S W E E K L Y B U L L E T I N Number 42, 5 June 2017
Next Meetings
THURSDAY JUNE 15
3000 ACRES. ELLIE BLACKWOOD
CHAIR: JOHN SIME
AV: GREG EVERY
CASH DESK: LOIS LINDSAY AND TBA
HOST: JIM O'BRIEN
THURSDAY JUNE 22
TBA
CHAIR: CHRIS D'ARCY
AV: ADRIAN CULSHAW
CASH DESK: FRED HOFMANN AND JOHN MANKS
HOST: ROSS PHILIPS
THURSDAY JUNE 29
CHANGEOVER NIGHT
THURSDAY JULY 6
TBA
2016—2017
Serving the Community since 1985
Presidents Report It is not often that we get to hear from someone as passionate about their topic as our speaker last Thursday. John Burke, of the Black Rock Football and Netball Club (BRFNC) told us of his concerns about the mental health of young people and how he was trying to raise awareness through his “Who’s Your Wingman” campaign. No doubt we will hear more of this cam-paign in the coming weeks.
Welcome to newest member Jan Cooper who was inducted into the Club last Thursday. Jan has already shown her pre-paredness to get involved with Club activities and her enthusi-asm is striking. Please look for opportunities to introduce your-selves to Jan and provide the welcome we like to pride our-selves on. Another successful morning at the Farmers’ Market last Satur-day. Though the chilly morning may have restricted numbers early the crowds eventually came and stayed through to close. Anecdotally, based on comments of many visitors, a significant proportion was visiting the market for the first time and ex-pected to return in the future. This bodes well for future mar-kets. We now have been approached by four potential candidates for the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) to be held in January next year. All have been impressive and worthy of consideration. For the twenty-eight positions allocated to Dis-trict, over fifty applications have now been received. We wish our applicants well.
Contents
1 Presidents Report 2 Notices 3 This Weeks Speakers 4 Art of Kakadu 5 Dick Garner Farewell 6 Club Structure / Photo of Week
Unless stated otherwise venue is Victoria Golf Club 6.30 for 7.00
And a reminder that the Club is looking for candidates for the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA). This is a very well-regarded leadership program for 18-30-year-olds. If you know of a potential candidate or wish to know more of the program please contact either Chris Martin or Tony McKenna. The combined board meeting (the final of the year) will be held at my place at 6pm on Tuesday 13 June. As always non-board members are welcome to attend though notice to do so would be appreciated. Has the establishment of the St Stephen’s Community Garden sparked your interest in community gardens? Then come along next Thursday to hear from Ellie Black-wood of the 3000acres organization. As the 3000 acres website states “At 3000acres, we want to see more peo-ple, growing more food, in more places. “ Yours in Rotary Malcolm
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Hocking Stuart Sandringham 62-64 Station Street
Telephone: 03 9521 9800
Discounted agents fees are available from Hocking Stuart for RCOB Members.
237 Bay Road, Cheltenham VIC 3192
03 8535 7980
Get Your Photos Here
Max Darby took another great collection of photos last Thursday.
To see them and many more from
prior events send an email to David Lea at
“Wellbeing outcomes were the most significant and sur-
prising discoveries of the study”
“Apart from the obvious physical benefits of playing sport and being active, it’s the mental health benefits people
receive”
“You’re more connected, you’re able to access social sup-port and you’ve got greater wellbeing because you’re amongst a group of peers doing something that everyone
likes to do
Looked for “One Relevant and Simple Message” – See Banner below
• Delivers ONE clear and powerful message
• Motivate Discussion and Awareness
• Identifies MH as an illness which is treatable
• Obvious to ALL players & spectators in it’s design
• Visual ON THE FIELD OF PLAY
• Has an extended life and need not be changed and
can be transferred to other sports
• Builds confidence to discuss any issues
• Obvious to ALL players & spectators in it’s design
• Has an extended life and need not be changed
Possible Beaumaris Rotary Involvement
• Own the Message – Be the local Custodian
• Place & Take down at all home games for the 3
clubs
• Message reaches 1782 players + spectators per
annum
• Extend to other sports: Soccer, Netball, Basketball
• Value-Add the program (seek sponsorship)
• Club seminars
• Leadership courses
• Partner with BRFNC to review other projects
See Overview of Australian Suicide situation on next
page.
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This Week’s Speaker: John Burke,
President of Black Rock Football and Netball Club.
Topic: Wingman Program
John is a lifelong resi-dent of Beaumaris. Married with two teen-age sons (19 and 16). He runs his own fran-chised business and has a passion for coaching and mentor-ing young men in our community (+600 play-
er).
John’s passion for his calling shone through his presenta-
tion which is summarised below.
Tonight, 48 young men in our local football community
will be experiencing some type of depression or anxiety.
The Facts
• 1 in 8 have Depression
• 1 in 5 will experience anxiety
• Suicide claims about 3000 people PA or 6 per day.
• About 30 % are young men (under 35)
Men are less likely to talk which increases their risk as it goes unrecognised and untreated Leading cause of death for men under 54 YO which significantly exceeds the road
toll
Experience with young people who suicided and identifi-cation of potentially at risk individuals in sporting clubs
was a call to action.
I needed to keep this message alive.
Sporting Clubs are so important in our quest
Social Value of Sporting Clubs
In 2014 the AFL commissioned The Centre for Sport and Social Impact to look into the social value of community football clubs and its influence on health and wider com-
munnity2015
ond lowest of all male age-specific suicide rates.
In the same year, 56 females aged 15-19 years (7.8 per 100,000), and 54 females aged 20 to 24 years (6.7 per
100,000) died by suicide.
Considering all causes of death, suicide accounted for 28.6% of deaths among 15-19 year old males and 37.9% of deaths among 20-24 year old males in 2015. The cor-responding percentages for females in both of these age
groups are 33.9% and 31.4% respectively.
During the mid-1980s, suicide rates for 15-19 year old males rose rapidly and peaked at 21.0 per 100,000 in 1988. Over the following decade, rates fluctuated around 17-19 per 100,000 for this group and stood at 18.4 per
100,000 in 1997.
For males, suicide rates in those aged 15-19 years have gradually declined since the 1990s, with a peak of 19.0 per 100,000 in 1991. The suicide rate has fluctuated around 12 per 100,000 within this age group for the past
10 years.
For females, the suicide rates for females aged 15-19 show that rates peaked in 1997 (9.0 per 100,000) and were lowest in 2003 (3.8 per 100,000). Preliminary data
for 2015 was 7.8 per 100,000.
• - See more at: http://www.mindframe-media.info/for-media/reporting-suicide/facts-and-
stats#sthash.36QcB4F5.dpuf
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Background on Suicide in Australia
Suicide and gender
Suicide is approximately three times higher in males, which is consistent across every state and territory of Australia, and also statistics reported in other Western
countries.
The ratio of male to female suicides rose from 2:1 in the 1960s to over 4:1 in the 1990s. Since the year 2000, the ratio of male to female suicides has been approximately
3:1.
In 2015, suicide represented 2.8% of all male deaths and
0.9% of all female deaths.
The proportion of deaths attributed to suicide varies great-ly among age groups1 with a much greater percentage of the total causes of death attributed to suicide in younger age groups. This variation reflects considerably lower number of deaths in younger people, and the greater pro-
portion of deaths by other causes in older people.
• See more at: http://www.mindframe-media.info/for-media/reporting-suicide/facts-and-
stats#sthash.36QcB4F5.dpuf
Groups at risk of suicide
People with a previous history of attempted suicide are at
greatest risk of suicide.
Mental disorders such as major depression, psychotic illnesses and eating disorders are associated with an in-creased risk of suicide especially after discharge from
hospital or when treatment has been reduced
People with alcohol or drug abuse problems have a high-
er risk of dying by suicide than the general population.
Males are around three times more likely to die by suicide
than females.
The suicide rate for Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Is-lander People (25.0 per 100,000) is twice as high as non-
indigenous people (12.5 per 100,000).
• See more at: http://www.mindframe-media.info/for-media/reporting-suicide/facts-and-
stats#sthash.36QcB4F5.dpuf
Youth suicide
In 2015, 89 males aged 15-19 years (11.8 per 100,000) and 192 males aged 20-24 years (22.5 per 100,000) died
by suicide.
Males aged 15-19 years (11.8 per 100,000) were the sec-
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CLUB STRUCTURE 2015 / 16 UPDATED 17/10/2016
BOARD CLUB SERVICE TEAM
President Malcom Sawle President Elect / Director Chris D'Arcy
President Elect Chris D’Arcy Auditor Tony Phillips
Secretary James Glenwright Program Adrian Culshaw
Treasurer Richard Jones Meeting Attendance Chris D'Arcy
Projects Robert McArthur Communications David Lea
Independent Kerrie Geard Social Media Tim Dark Bridget Hage
Past President Trish Smyth Fellowship David Langworthy
COMMITTEE CHAIRS Photographer Max Darby, Megan Glenwright
Foundation Mike Hede Almoner Lois Lindsay, Charmaine Jansz
Membership Lynda Doutch Chair /Host /Cashiers /AV Roster
Public Relations Peter Flude Youth Protection Officer }
International John Sime Compliance Officer } Ken Mirams, Geoff Abbott
Youth Service Chris Martin Archivist John Beaty
Community Chris Werner
Fundraising Heather Chisholm
TEAM MEMBERS
International Community Youth Fundraising
Fred Hofmann Jan Cooper David Rushworth Jim O’Brien
Ken Mirams Martin Fothergill Tony McKenna * Antony Nixon
John Manks Mary Sealy Vivienne Zoppolato Roger Frewen
Geoff Stockdale Richard Shermon Lois Lindsay Geoff Stringer
Ross Phillips Tony Phillips David Hone#
Clem Quick Martin Fothergill (Golf)
John Van Dyk Membership
Mary Cunnington Megan Glenwright
Max Darby
Public Relations
Greg Every
# Indigenous Project * District
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