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ROTARY CLUB OF BEAUMARIS WEEKLY BULLETIN

Next Meetings

Presidents Report
Counting the days now to Conference and
our Farmers Market and I know both will be
a great success. Plus, in the near future,
we have our Tennis Club event, ANZAC
100th evening, Glow for Good, and, before
very long, The Mayoral Golf Day. Who said
things were slowing down in the last part of
the Rotary year!!!
We welcomed Martin Fothergill back this
week, along with our three prospective
members, Lyn, Max and Jason. Our speaker Andrew Home educated us on the complexities of Bankruptcy and Receivership.

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Bob McArthur is working on an event for

ROMAC, and hopefully we will secure the
services of Max Walker to talk on May 30th.
More to come shortly on this, and we are
trying to get more of the public along to help
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Trish has done her President Elect Multi

District Training. A date for all incoming
board members and others is May 17th
when District Assembly will be held.
Remember no meeting this week. I will see
many of you at Conference and be waiting,
along with Peter Flude, to get some SMS
reports as the Farmers Market Day progresses.

Ken

Unless stated otherwise venue is

Victoria Golf Club 6.30 for 7.00

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Presidents Report
Notices
This Weeks Speaker
Farmers Market Flyer
100 Year ANZAC Anniversary Function
GLOW4GOOD
Charity Golf Day
Friday Night Barbecue
Club Structure / Picture of Week

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100 Years of ANZAC

Anniversary Function

Notes from PETS

(President Elect Training Seminar)

Thursday 23 April

held at the Federation University Ballarat 28/2

to 1/3

See details on Page 5

Federation University is a very pleasant campus, it will be a lovely place to have the Conference. I learnt a lot particularly around the
requirements for any potential Rotary Foundation grants and the rigorous process involved, as well as the close contact with
RAWCS required. I also found out about the
Rotary Australia Benevolent Society (RABS,
like all things in Rotary it has an acronym)
which is an Australian vehicle to funnel benevolent donations through. The priorities of
the incoming DGE (District Governor Elect)
David Tolstrup are - Mental Health/ Domestic
Violence/Men's Health/ Road Safety/
Indigenous initiatives -The theme is " Be a
Gift to the World"
Dates for the Diary -Sunday 17th May, District
Assembly at Parkdale Secondary College, in
July DG David and Alison Tolstrup are due to
visit us.
PE Trish

21st Annual Charity Golf Day

Peninsula Kingswood
Country Golf Club
For Details see Page 6

Thursday 26 March 2015

See Details Page 7

Black Rock Bowling and Tennis Club

James Glenwright will coordinate attendance

Beaumaris Rotary

james.glenwright@aapt.net.au

Friday Night Barbecue

20 March, 5;30 to 8;00
More Details on Page 8
Note; As part of our arrangement with Hocking Stuart discounts
on agents fees are available to RCOB members.

Hocking Stuart Sandringham

62-64 Station Street
Telephone: 03 9521 9800
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Figgins Holdings Pty Ltd - Footwear retailer

(50+ stores)Receivership.

Andrew Home
Consultant;
PKF Lawler

Worths Pty Ltd - Menswear retailer (70+ stores

in 3 States) - Voluntary
Administration.

Qualications:

Rigil Kent Ltd - Listed shing eet operator and

light engineer Receivership.

Fellow of the institute

of Chartered Accountants in Australia
Graduate of the Advanced Management Program at the University of
Hawaii
Committees & Boards:
Former Director Victoria Legal Aid
Former Treasurer of National Trust of Australia
(Vic)
Former Director Channel 31 Community TV
Areas of Specialisation:
Formal appointments as receiver manager, liquidator, voluntary administrator, etc.
Investigations on behalf of stakeholders
Commercial assessments of businesses and
contracts for various stakeholders
Business improvement strategies
Sale of businesses and assets
General management of businesses in crisis
Summary of Experience:

BBJ Ltd - Listed software development - Receivership.

Ford Dynasty Pty Ltd - Owner and operator of
Alice Springs
Casino/Hotel - Receivership.
Duke Holdings Ltd - Ultimate listed parent of
convoluted nancial services group comprising
many companies (several listed) Liquidation.
lnfosentials Ltd - Listed information provider Voluntary Administration
Pacic Car & Truck Rentals Pty Ltd - Australia's
sixth largest vehicle rental company - Receivership
No of Appointments:
Receiverships: approx. 140
Liquidations: approx. 70
Voluntary Administrations: approx. 20
Andrew gave a history of the law regarding receiver ship and the various forms in Australia.
After changes to the law in 1993 the current
form was introduced, namely;

Over 50 years in Chartered Accountancy (40 at

Deloitte and its antecedents), almost 40 specialising in Corporate Reorganisation. Consultant to banks and nanciers on strategy for dealing with under-performing customers with many 1)
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years of experience in managing assignments
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across a wide range of industries.

voluntary administration
liquidation, and
receivership.

Major formal appointments include:

Hecla Rowe Ltd - Listed major manufacturer
and distributor of consumer durables and electrical switch gear - Receivership.

He provided some anecdotes about various individual insolvency cases and his views on
many of the key issues of the profession
(banks, ASIC, Fees, clients etc.)

Protean (Holdings) Ltd - Listed diversied meat

processor Receivership.

If you want to know more about this topic go to:

http://asic.gov.au/regulatory-resources/insolvency/
insolvency-information-sheets/
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CLUB STRUCTURE 2014 - 2015

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BOARD

CLUB SERVICE

President

Ken Mirams

Director

Trish Smyth

PE, VP

Trish Smyth

Auditor

Tony Phillips

Secretary

Roy Seager

Program

Richard Jones

Treasurer

James Glenwright

Meeting Attendance

Trish Smyth

Foundation

Mike Hede

Communications

David Lea

Branding & PR

Malcolm Sawle

Fellowship

Megan Glenwright

International

John Beaty

Photographers

John Beaty, Greg Every

New Generations

Kerrie Geard

Almoner

Geoff Stringer

Community

Chris D'Arcy

Chair /Host /Cashiers /AV

Roster

Fundraising

Adrian Culshaw

Youth Protection Officer

Malcolm Parks

On to Conference

Robert McArthur^*

TEAM MEMBERS
International

Community

New Generations

Fundraising

Fred Hofmann

Geoff Abbott

David Rushworth

Harry Wolfe

John Sime

Rob Fenton

Mary Sealy

Heather Chisholm

David Langworthy

Richard Shermon

Tony McKenna *

Roger Frewen

Geoff Stockdale

Tony Phillips

LOA

Geoff Stringer

Ross Phillips

David Greenall

David Greenall

David Hone

Malcolm Parks

Chris Martin

Judi Hall

John Manks

Royal Melbourne Golf

Charmaine Jansz

Branding & PR

Jim O'Brien

Antony Nixon

Concourse Festival

Peter Flude^

Harry Wolfe

Peter Flude

Kerrie Geard

Martin Fothergill

David Hone#

Mike Hede

Masters Golf Parking

David Lea

MUNA / NYSF

^ Farmers Market

Heather Chisolm
# Indigenous Project

James Glenwright

* District

The Pinnacle
Photograph by Chris
Prescott, National Geographic
We were near the
summit of Sgurr
Dearg, [also called] the
Inaccessible Pinnacle,
a famous feature of the
Cuillin Ridge on Scotlands Isle of Skye,
shooting a behind-thescenes documentary
about the making of
'The Ridge,
writes Chris Prescott of
the Cut Media short
film featuring trials cyclist Danny MacAskill.
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