News October 2010
Rotary Youth Exchange Chairs Conference in Hobart 
Delegates from Brazil, USA, South Korea, Taiwan, New Zealand, Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland joined delegates from all Australian Rotary Districts at the 2010 Rotary Youth Exchange Australia Chairs Conference in Hobart from 8th to 12th October.
Conference sessions covered a wide spectrum of Rotary Youth Exchange issues, including State Education and Auditing Requirements, Medibank health insurance issues, overseas student visas, Danish Youth Exchange Management System, Culture and Culture Shock, Promoting Youth Exchange, Student orientations and insurance matters.
IFCR TOUR TO TASMANIA SATURDAY 12 TO SUNDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2011
The Tour’s purpose is to promote and recruit players and supporters to IFCR in Tasmania and to welcome this great sporting State into the known joys of this World Wide Cricketing Organisation..The Tour will be supporting District 9830 campaign to “END POLIO NOW”
It is hoped that all Clubs in the Devonport, Westbury - Launceston, Scottsdale and Hobart areas will support the game played in that region by ---
- Recruit members to play in the games and join IFCR. Application forms are available from the Fellowship website--www.rotarycricket.org.au
- Assist with home hosting of the Touring party in the four regions. The Touring party can be expected to number about 25 persons--advice to follow.
- Attend the games and the social functions attached to each game.
Beyond Blue partnership launched
Rotary Tasmania, District 9830 has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Beyond Blue organisation. The main focus of the joint agreement between Beyondblue and District 9830, is to raise awareness for depression and anxiety, and to remove the stigma from the words Mental Health. The partnership will see events such as health forums and mental he
ath days held throughout the state.
This partnership was launched with a gala dinner at Ulverston on 16 October.
Pictured is DG Ted Richie welcoming Leonie Young , CEO of Beyond Blue with Jenny Simms President of the Ulverstone West Rotary Club which hosted the Gala Dinner.
Beyondblue CEO Leonie Young said this is a great opportunity for people to find out more about the signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression, and where to get help. "Around one million people in Australia live with depression and a further two million have an anxiety disorder, yet less than half seek help. So it's important to encourage people to talk openly about their mental health," she says. "We hope that everyone will acknowledge that it's OK to talk about how you're feeling, that support and effective treatments are available and no one needs to try to get better on their own."
Guest speaker was Nathan Thompson ex Hawthorn and North Melbourne AFL player who told of his struggle and recovery from depression.
Similar events will be held in Hobart and Launceston later.
Half a million working days are lost every month to depression in Australia. See details about Beyond Blue on their website http://www.beyondblue.org.au
Note that the point of contact for all Beyond Blue matters from clubs is District Club Administration Director Lindsay Morgan, admin@rotary9830.org.au phone [H] 6425 2580 [M] 0447 269 660.
(Courtesy RC Georgetown Newsletter)
Justice Crew visits Rokeby
A group of Grade 8 Rokeby High students and their dance teacher Tullia Chung Tilley have received more than $3,000 support from Eastern Shore Rotary clubs. 
“Rotary is delighted to support a fantastic initiative which is encouraging our young people to learn some great dance moves,” said Cheryle Eyre of Howrah Rotary, presenting a club cheque for $2000. Kangaroo Bay and Lindisfarne Rotary clubs each donated $500 and Bellerive Rotary donated $250 towards transport costs.
Justice Crew, winners of Australia’s Got Talent in 2010, conducted four, one-hour workshops at Rokeby High on 6 October. Seven other schools joined in, including Clarence, Rose Bay, Sorell, Tasman and Triabunna High Schools and Clarendon and Risdon Vale Primary Schools.
The students hope that, with the money they can learn some new skills as well as encourage the boys to dance
Pictured is Rotarian Suzanne Watton from Rotary Club of Howrah with Justice Crew group.
National Youth Science Forum student heads to London
Emily Wilson from Fahan School attended the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF), in Perth in January 2010. She was sponsored by Rotary Club of Salamanca. Her exposure to science and likeminded people during the NYSF motivated her to apply for an International Science Program. She was fortunate enough to be selected to represent Australia at the London International Youth Science Forum, LIYSF.
300 students attended the LIYSF in July this year, and represented over 60 different countries. The forum had a recurring theme of climate change and sustainable energy sources for the future -“The Global Challenge”. With world class scientists delivering lectures and hosting debates, participants were inspired to make a difference in their scientific futures.
Emily is pictured here working in the chemistry lab at Oxford University.
DISASTER AID INTERNATIONAL
Disaster Aid Australia which was launched on 1 June this year, forms part of Disaster Aid International (DAI).
DAI comprises not only Disaster Aid Australia but Disaster Aid Canada (June this year), Disaster Aid USA (July this year) and this month Disaster Aid UK which was previouskly known as LifeBox UK.
LifeBox UK brings some 35 years experience in providing emergency relief for survivors of disasters. They were the first (and leader) in Rotary Emergency Box Relief and will now form an integral part of Disaster Aid International.
Latest Pakistan report 15 October 2010 
On the ground Pakistan report Report from RAWCS Southern Region October 2010
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