The Club has sponsored Renee Grech as a member of our District’s Group Study Exchange (GSE) team to District 2170 (Hiroshima) in Japan.

GSE is a cultural and vocational program of The Rotary Foundation - paired districts send and receive 4 non-Rotarian professionals and one Rotarian Leader for 4-5 weeks to develop professional and leadership skills of the team.

Renee is a lawyer in Hobart and has also studied the Japanese language. This is her first trip to Japan and a great chance to test her language skills.

Professionally, Renee is interested to learn about the Japanese legal system and to challenge her perspectives about the Australia system.

Renee is also very interested to experience Japanese culture and to incorporate cultural awareness in her professional and personal outlook.

You can follow Renee and her team in Japan from 25 September to 27 October at their blog.

Renee Grech and Club President Tracy Dance

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Anya Rowe

Congratulations to Tasmania’s Anya Rowe who won the Briggs-Gibbs Award for Special Audience Appeal and Presentation at the National Final of Storm the Stage in Perth.

By all reports the audience was wowed by the performances of all the finalists including Tasmania’s 2 other entrants, Niall Maurici and Mikaela Campbell.

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Niall Maurici

Mikaela Campbell

Anya Rowe

Tasmania’s 3 national finalists for Storm the Stage flew out to Perth today.  They are:

• Niall Maurici (Drama);
• Mikaela Campbell (Musical Theatre); and
• Anya Rowe (Drama).

The Club wishes Niall, Mikaela and Anya all the best for their performances at the Burswood Theatre on Saturday.  A full list of the finalists and more information about the final can be found here.

We also thank our sponsors for creating this great opportunity:

• Major Sponsor: Norske Skog Boyer
• Supporting Sponsors: B&E Ltd and ABAF
• Media Partners: Southern Cross TV and ABC Radio

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Members of the Club took part in the launch of National Stroke Week in Hobart today.

The launch focused on FAST, which stands for Facial weakness, Arm weakness, Speech difficulties, Time to act. It is an easy way to remember the signs of stroke.

Around 30 people acted out the FAST test on Parliament Lawns, Hobart today (13 September) to mark the start of National Stroke Week and to raise awareness of the signs of stroke (picture below).

The FAST test involves three simple questions:

• Face – Can the person smile, has their mouth drooped?
• Arms – Can the person raise both arms?
• Speech – Can the person speak clearly and understand what you say?
• Time – Act FAST and call 000 immediately.

If you have difficulty with any of these, act FAST and call 000.

National Stroke Foundation State Manager, Connie Digolis said that FAST action can mean the difference between death or severe disability and a full recovery.

As part of National Stroke Week (15-21 September), the Stroke Foundation aims to distribute 1.3 million FAST wallet cards to help save lives from the country’s second biggest killer.  This equates to the number of people over 40 who responded in a 2007 survey that they did not know any of the signs of stroke.

Displays and information stalls will be held across the state for National Stroke Week.

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Storm the Stage entries open for 2008

Mikaela Campbell prepares to Storm the Stage

Hobart students prepare to Storm the Stage

Niall and Mikaela Storm the Stage in Perth

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Last week 8 of us, plus a couple of guests, played three games of Laser Tag at Zone 3. It was great fun, as you can see below.

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The Club’s Office Bearer’s for 2008-09 are:

• President - Tracy Dance
• Secretary - Brett Jenkinson
• Treasurer and President-elect - Paul Sayer
• Public Relations Director - Carmen Jenkinson
• Club Administration Director - Warwick Pease
• Service Projects Director - Stuart Edwards
• Rotary Foundation Director - Angela Lucas
• Membership Director - Kate Nichols

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Title: Trivia Night
Location: To be Advised
Description: City Central Hobart is hosting a fundraising trivia night to support our many service projects and Rotary Foundation. The cost will be $10 per person for teams of 6.
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 2008-11-29

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The Rotary Club of City Central Hobart was established for younger people in the greater Hobart area who are interested in community service, fellowship and business networking.

The Club focuses on activities of interest to its members, particularly the environment, mental health and young people.

Community Service Activities

• Feeding the homeless by volunteering on St Vincent de Paul’s Louis Van one night a month.
• Coastal Rehabilitation weekend at Swansea.
• Ongoing Community working bees including Planet Ark Day.

International Service Activities

• Supporting severely disfigured young people through Rotary’s overseas medical aid program (ROMAC - Reaching Overseas with Medical Aid for Children).
• Building homes for the underprivileged in Fiji.
• Collecting books & toys for disadvantaged children overseas.

Vocational Service Activities

• Learning about other vocations through short member sketches.
• Visiting interesting workplaces including an Optical Laboratory, Stoney Vineyard, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources and the Rosny Collections & Research Facility of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.

Youth Programs

• Assisting local students to participate in programs such as the Model United Nations Assembly.

Social Activities

• Cocktail parties, BBQ’s, movies, festivals, dinner parties, bush walks and much more.

Fundraising

• Relay for Life, Tasmanian Devil research.
• Money Spinner, Chocolate drives, fundraising wines & Quiz nights.

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