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What’s happening at Ascot:

Past President Peter Richardson (standing in for President Aidan) welcomed members and Guest Speaker Dr Pushpa Pushpalingam (refer to Dr Pushpa’s presentation on pages 5 & 6) and guests Gerry McLernon, Alan Thomson, Heather Dillion, Scott Sullivan and Rotarian Del Pierce. Del Pierce is a member of the Rotary Club of Schenectady, New York. (See Page 4 for Photos of Del and PP Peter Richards and some information about the Rotary Club of Schenectady) Community Director Stephen Kendall made a presentation of two tubs of LEGO to Scott Sullivan from Cloverdale Primary School. Cloverdale were encouraged to submit an application for the donation by Heather Dillion who has recently moved into the Belmont area and is Rotarian Michael Metcalf’s daughter. See Photo on page 2

BOARD MEMBERS 2018-19 President: Aidan Wood Vice Pres.: Ron Alexander Pres. Elect: Secretary: Roma Gehringer Treasurer: Joanna Kendall Foundation: Hugh Langridge Exec Secretary: Hugh Langridge Membership: Aidan Wood Club Service: Rosslyn McLernon International: Christine Goss Youth: Dianne Reed Vocational: Dianne Reed Community: Stephen Kendall Bulletin Editor: Michelle Kendall Attendance: Gren Courtland

WEB LINKS:

Club website: www.ascotrotary.org.au Club Facebook page: www.facebook.com/AscotRotary Bricktober website: www.bricktober.info Bricktober Facebook: www.facebook.com/Bricktober.Perth District 9465: http://rotary9465.org.au Rotary International: https://www.rotary.org

Chartered 26 February 1969 District 9465

We meet at Belmont Tavern 174 Wright Street, Cloverdale, Western Australia, 6105

On 2nd and 4th Tuesday’s at 7:00 am for 7:30 am start and finished by 8:30 am.

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L-R Community Director Stephen Kendall, Scott Sullivan, Teacher from Cloverdale Primary School and Heather

Dillion.

Teacher Scott Sullivan told the members that the Cloverdale Primary School is extremely grateful to the Rotary

Club of Ascot for their donation towards providing two large tubs of Lego. The school will be using the Lego to

establish a brand new innovative series of lessons designed to promote higher order thinking skills in the Year 5

and 6 classes. Cloverdale Primary School firmly believes that every child deserves an exemplary education and

with the support of Rotary Club Ascot, truly feels it can succeed in this venture.

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Please note the following dates and advise Michelle Kendall of details of your Guest Speaker and Topic

or advise promptly if the dates are unsuitable.

Date Welcoming Type of Meeting

Venue Host Chair Speaker and Topic

19 Feb 19 Social Ingot Hotel Perth, 285 Great Eastern Highway Belmont

Club Service

26 Feb 19 Social TBA Club Service Club Birthday 05 Mar 19 No Meeting

12 Mar 19 Club

Belmont Tavern

19 Mar 19 Social Club Service

26 Mar 19 Club

02 Apr 19 No Meeting

09 Apr 19 Club

16 Apr 19 Club

Joanna Kendall RYLA Participants

16 February Foundation Grants Training 12-18 March 2019 World Rotaract Week 22-24 March 2019 District 9465 Annual Conference AGM

1 – 5 June 2019 2019 Rotary International Convention, Hamburg, Germany Register by 15 December 2018 to save

What’s on this coming next Week:

On Tuesday 19 February Ascot is having a social breakfast at the Ingot Hotel Perth, 285 Great Eastern

Highway Belmont – Partners welcome.

MEMBERS IN FOCUS BIRTHDAYS: Stephen Kendall 17 February Art Reed 22 February

ROTARY ANNIVERSARIES: Dianne Reed 15 Years 20 February

Norm Bell 1970 – 1971 Hugh Langridge 2004 – 2005 Paul Gianatti 2006 – 2007 Jodie Sparks 2011 – 2012

CLUB BANK ACCOUNT : BSB: 036-078 ACCOUNT NO: 494404

COMMUNITY BANK ACCOUNT: BSB: 036-078 ACCOUNT NO: 494420

CHARITABLE TRUST ACCOUNT: BSB: 036-046 ACCOUNT NO: 156996

DISTRICT GOVERNORS

WHO HAVE

COME FROM

ASCOT ROTARY CLUB:

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Rotarian Del Pierce Presenting a Schenectady Club Banner to Past President Peter Richardson

R-L Past President Peter Richardson Presenting a Rotary Club of Ascot Mug to Rotarian Del Pierce

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Guest Speaker Dr Pushpa Pushpalingam Presentation of “All Creatures Great and Small ”.

History of Vets in WA:

There were very few trained Vets in WA prior to the year 1900. One of the first was Richard Edgar Weir, a Glasgow

graduate who was in private practice in Victoria before moving to WA in 1896 as the assistant inspector of stock

stationed in Fremantle.

The first Veterinary act to be proclaimed in was proclaimed in WA was in 1911 and the Vet Surgeons Board (VSB) was

established in 1912 which Richard Weir as the first Chairman.

Of interest to note that when the Board was established there were two separate registers, one for qualified Vets of

which there were 7 and another for non-qualified persons who had been engaged as Vets for least 5 years. There

were 22 on this register. So in the early years there was a predominance of non-qualified persona able to call

themselves veterinary practitioners legally. This double system of registration continued for many years.

The local vets form WA Veterinary Association in 1924 which later became affiliated with the national of the

Australian Veterinary Association (AVA).

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One group to make a difference in the sustainability of veterinary practice in WA was the establishment of the

Western Australian Drug Company in 9156 by Keith Ethell and Stan Harrold. At the time there were only 14

veterinary practices in WA. Not only did Keith and Stan provide a excellent service to private Vets they also gave

business advice and encouragement to new graduates as well as supporting the activities of the AVA. The number of

Vets in WA expanded rapidly after 1980 helped no doubt by the establishment of the Murdoch Veterinary in 1975.

The last 30 years has seen a shift in the gender balance of Vet students with females outnumbering males a by a

significant amount.

The names of 1113 Veterinary Surgeons were o the register at 30 June 2008 in the following employment categories:-

Small Animal Practice - 499, Large Animal Practice - 25, Mixed Practice – 330, Equine Practice – 40, Consultancy

Practice – 26, Other Practice - 12 DAFWA – 50, Meat Inspection 7, Other Government – 11, Teaching/Research – 69,

Industry – 13, Other 31. Totalling 1113.

Veterinary Specialists - There are currently 30 Veterinary Specialists registered in WA.

Including: Dermatologists, Sonographers, Dentist’s, Ophthalmologist’s, Surgeons, Oncologists, Orthopaedic Surgeons

and MRI Machine.

Life of a Veterinary Surgeon

Starts work at 8.00am. First job is to check the inpatients and if any treatment is required, it will be administered.

Nowadays there is no inpatient s as all the cases are transferred to the Emergency Department. Reason VSB

Consultations starts at 9.00am and the appointments are of 20 minutes duration. Consultation generally finishes

around 11.30am and then time for coffee break. Midday surgery starts and a one man practice should be able to

perform 4 surgeries before consultation commences again at 23.30pm and finished at about 6.30 pm. The till is

balanced and the Vet will be lucky to leave by about 7.30pm.

Most Vet Surgeries will have an Anaesthetic machine, X-ray Unit autoclave Apalet monitor ECG and very recently a

Dental X-ray unit. Most of the Laboratory work is now carried out in house with sophisticated lab equipment.

Generally speaking the cost of treating of pets has increased namely due to increased cost of drugs, wages and rental

of premises. Purchase of equipment to keep pace with the increase demand from VSB has increased the cost of

treatment.

This is the main reason why we are encouraging pet owners to take out pet insurance.

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Upcoming District Events:

1.

Ascot Rotarians if one of you can attend the above on behalf of Ascot can you please let Hugh Langridge now as

soon possible.

2.

NOTICE of Rotary District 9465 Annual General Meeting to be held at 5:00 PM on Friday 22 March 2019 at 'Margaretta Wilson Senior Citizens Centre' 105 Forrest Street Collie WA 6225

Is there a Ascot Rotarian attending District 9465 Annual Conference that is able to be Ascot’s Corporate Member

Delegate and attend the AGM as detailed above please contact Hugh Langridge as soon as possible. Hugh is

unable to be Ascot Delegate as he is chairing the AGM. If no one is available a Proxy will be nominated.

3.

DISTRICT GOVERNOR 2021-22

Nominations are open for District Governor 2021-22 if any Ascot Member is interested in being nominated please

contact Hugh Langridge.

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Upcoming Events in the City of Belmont:

Please see below for upcoming events in the City of Belmont, please contact us if you would like to

attend any of these events.

FEBRUARY

Music Lovers Trivia Treat

Celebrate both historical music and library love this February!

Share your passion for the Belmont music scene of yesteryear and

discover interesting facts about our beloved Aussie music culture as our

quiz masters take you on a romantic stroll down memory lane.

Monday 18 February 2019

2pm to 3pm

Ruth Faulkner

Public Library

NDIS Expo

It is important for everyone with disability or caring for people with disability under 65 years of age to understand and be prepared for the National Disability Insurance Scheme in Western Australia. Come along and find out what it’s all about –light lunch provided

Monday 18

February

10am – 2pm

Forster Park

Community Centre

Noongar Seasons Free bbq in the park

Join us for a FREE sausage sizzle to celebrate Noongar seasons and the Noongar culture, reconnect with community and enjoy a yarn and

storytelling. Open to everyone with free entertainment

11am – 1pm

Friday, 22 February 2019

Wilson Park

Kooyong Road, Rivervale

MARCH

Living with Dementia – A free 2 hour session for carers

A free workshop to help them understand dementia, communicate effectively and plan for the future.

4pm – 6pm

Friday 1st March

Umbrella

Community Care

39 Abernethy Road

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Ageing Well – Now and Into the Future

This is an interactive workshop designed for people who are moving into later life or caring for someone who is. The session will provide a guide to developing a roadmap to ageing well at home, now and into the future. Areas for discussion include understanding the aged care system, advanced care planning, wills, adapting the home and keeping active both mentally and physically.

Tuesday 26 March

10am – 2pm

Forster Park Community Centre

Kind regards

HELEN O'SULLIVAN

SENIORS & DISABILITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICER

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