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Bathurst Daybreak

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Wednesdays at 7:15 am
Panorama Motel Bathurst
51 Durham St
Bathurst, NSW 2795
Australia
Meets each Wednesday Breakfast Bistro Panorama Motel Bathurst
PO Box 1700, Bathurst, NSW 2795
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Youth Protection Officer
Home Page Stories
On 22 January, Erik Mol gave a talk about the names of Streets in Bathurst
See the link here:
 https://www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au/files/assets/public/v/1/council/plans-policies/street_names_2022.pdf
 
He told us about origin of the Name Howick Street
 
Charles Grey, a British Whig, (later known as the Liberal Party), was a statesman and British Prime Minister. Grey was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, and was elected to Parliament at the age of 22 in 1786. He was noted for advocating Parliamentary reform and Catholic emancipation. In 1806, Grey, then known as Lord Howick, because of his father’s elevation to the peerage as Earl Grey, became a part of the “Ministry of All the Talents” as First Lord of the Admiralty. Lord Howick soon took over as both Foreign Secretary and leader of the Whigs. The Government fell from power the next year and Howick went to the Lords the same year, succeeding his father as Earl Grey. He continued in opposition for the next 23 years. In 1830, the Whigs finally returned to power, with Grey as Prime Minister. His Ministry was responsible for the Great Reform Bill of 1832, the first major step towards modern parliamentary democracy, in the teeth of opposition from the Duke of Wellington, his predecessor in 10 Downing Street which finally saw the reform of the House of Commons, and the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire in 1833
At our breakfast meeting on 29th January, 
 
Ada Banks presented her stories of her Youth Exchange to Finland.
 
 
 
 
"We are like books:
Most people see our cover,
the minority read only the introduction,
many people believe the critics.
Few will know our content."
                     Emile Zola 
                     French Novelist 1840-1902
International Toast – Karis / Karajaa, Finland
 
• Karis club belongs to District 1420 and its club number is 9993
• Club is based in Raseborg Provence
• Meet every Tuesday 1800 – 1930 at the Restaurant Socis
• Reported to have approx. 45 memebers
• Founded on February 18, 1955 – sponsored by the then neighbouring town of Ekenäs Club 
President Gustaf Knape
President-elect Lars Söderström
Past President Henrik Bilenberg
Secretary Lars Söderström
Club Manager Kåre Pihlström
Treasurer Markus Merenmies
Foundation Agent Markus Merenmies
Youth Exchange Mikko Sievänen
Program and Projects: 
• Rotary Youth Exchange – Inbound and Outbound
• RYLA (Baltic)
• Slava Ukraini Project (2022):
The club picked up Ukrainian refugees to Finland by bus in summer 2022. The club received support for the project from local businesses and club members. To support the project, they have also erected a memorial forest in the centre of Karis. 
• The Rotary Doctor Bank of Finland 
The Rotary Doctor Bank of Finland is funded by all Finnish Rotarians.
The medical bank has operated in Tanzania since 2002 in the hospitals of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania. Volunteer doctors and dentists have been sent to Tanzania through the Medical Bank with the help of self-financing collected by the Finnish Rotary Service and development cooperation project support granted by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
 
Each year, volunteer doctors may be sent to Tanzania for six or more weeks. The work is unpaid, but doctors receive reimbursement for travel, a daily allowance and insurance. Doctors participate in the work of the hospital with available equipment, and also carry out educational work. In addition to the pleasure of humanitarian work, the participants have felt that they have gained experience that would not be possible in Finland.
Old Government Cottage 
The building known as Old Government Cottage is a rare, intact example, of an early Bathurst home. This historic building is located at 16 Stanley Street on the western side of the Macquarie River in the area of the old Government settlement. The building was re-opened after its recent repair and refurbishment in July 2012. This was the first major work on the building since the mid 1960s.

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