Rotary Down Under Magazine online

From the President

April is Magazine Month. The official magazine of Rotary International, The Rotarian, is published monthly in English.

There are 30 additional magazines published throughout the Rotary world. Each has a local touch,and many are published in a language other than English. Every Rotarian must subscribe to either The Rotarian or one of the other Rotary magazines. Each Rotary magazine must be certified by the R.I.Board of Directors. This process is of vital importance,as it unifies messages to Rotarians throughout the world while still allowing the editors to adapt their magazines to fit local needs. The editors meet on a regular basis to exchange information and update the publishing procedure.Until recently,such meetings had been held every third year. Now they are held every other year.

The Rotary magazines are of great importance for communication between Rotarians and the R.I.Board.According to our Manual of Procedure, they exist to further the purpose of Rotary International and the Object of Rotary.

The Rotarian and the other magazines, known collectively as the Rotary World Magazine Press, are a wonderful source of information. We can read about R.I.Board decisions,The Rotary Foundation issues, upcoming events such as the next convention (Malmö-Copenhagen from June 11 to 14,be sure to be there!), items for consideration at the next Council on Legislation, possible changes within the administration and projects from throughout the world.

Not long ago,the telegram was the way to communicate internationally. Then the telegram was replaced by the telex machine,which was followed by the facsimile.Now the Internet is the way of daily communication. Television has also added to rapid communication. Yet newspapers, books, and magazines remain fundamental resources that are difficult to replace.

Through Service Above Self, let’s support our magazines. They are a super source of information.

Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar President Rotary International

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL WORLD HEADQUARTERS
One Rotary Centre, 1560 Sherman Ave, Evanston, Illinois, 60201, U.S.
Telephone: 847 866 3000. Fax: 847 328 8554.
General officers of R.I. for 2005-06
President, Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar, Göteborg, Sweden; President-elect, William B. Boyd, Pakuranga, N.Z.; Vice-president, Serge Gouteyron, Denain-Bouchain, France; Treasurer, Jocelyn I. Bolante, Parañaque South, Philippines; Anthony F. de St. Dalmas, Southgate, England; Frank N. Goldberg, Omaha-Suburban, Neb., U.S.A.; Jerry L. Hall, Reno, Nev., U.S.A.; Horst Heiner Hellge, Hamburg-Blankenese, Germany; Sölve Kernell, Kalmar, Sweden; Kwang Tae Kim, Seoul Gwanag, Korea; David Linett, Somerville and Bridgewater, N.J., U.S.A.; Yoshikazu Minamisono, Hofu, Japan; G. Kenneth Morgan, Chapel Hill, N.C., U.S.A.; Noraseth Pathmanand, Bangrak, Thailand; José Antonio Salazar Cruz, Bogotá Occidente, Colombia; Masanobu Shigeta, Takasaki North, Japan; Carlos Enrique Speroni, Temperly, Argentina; Robert A. Stuart Jr., Springfield, Ill., U.S.A.; Rodger W. Wagner, Scottsdale, Ariz., U.S.A. The death on May 29, 2005, of Rodger W. Wagner, who was elected to the board, is noted with sorrow. His replacement is David J. Hossler, Yuma Sunrise, Ariz., U.S.A.
General Secretary: Edwin H. Futa, East Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.

Rotary International South Pacific and Philippines
McNamara Centre, Level 2, 100-108 George Street, Parramatta, N.S.W., 2150 or P.O. Box 1415, Parramatta, N.S.W. 2124. Telephone: (02) 9635 3537. Fax (02)9689 3169. Office hours: Monday to Friday 8.30a.m. to 5.00p.m. (Closed public holidays). International Office Manager, John Tucker (email: tuckerj@rotaryintl.org); Administration Supervisor, Leanne MacKenzie; Literature Clerk, Michelle Fuller. Financial Services: Supervisor, Sean Kehoe (email: kehoes@rotaryintl.org); Finance Co-ordinators, John Jiang and Wendy Tran; Finance Clerk, Gaye Small. The Rotary Foundation: Supervisor, Terry Davies (email: daviest@rotaryintl.org); TRF Co-ordinator, Katherine Dabich. Club and District Administration: Supervisor, Tony Quinn (email: quinna@rotaryintl.org); CDA Co-ordinator, Dele Riley; CDA Correspondent, Sherrine de Silva. Rotary International’s Internet address: www.rotary.org.
Rotary Down Under – The Council
R.I. Past Director John Thorne, District Governors Bill Benbow (D9450), Peter Brown (D9460), Phil Cordery (D9470), Colin Thorn (D9500), Arthur Manser (D9520), Peter Kaye (D9550), Kevin Hickey (D9570), Charles Guesdon (D9600), Ailsa Hay (D9630), John Tregurtha (D9640), Jane Bradford (D9650), Donald Whatham (D9670), Greg Muldoon (D9680), Bill Little (D9690), David Roberts (D9700), Noel Trevaskis (D9710), Patrick Roberts (D9750), Wayne Barrett (D9780), David Yap (D9790), John Wigley (D9800), Philip Hedley (D9810), Ray Stewart (D9820), Paul Grubb (D9830), Graeme Bellingham (D9910), Colin Nicholas (D9920), Brian Revell (D9930), Rodney Wong (D9940), Kelvin Cordes (D9970), Martyn Jensen (D9980).
The Committee
Past District Governor Peter Williams (chairman), R.I. PastDirector John Thorne, R.I. Director Jocelyn Bolante (co-opted), PastDistrictGovernors Paul Gillett, Vance Hilton, Colin Thorniley, Terry Edwards, Stuart Heal and Bob Aitken (secretary) and Rotarian Barry Antees (general manager).
The New Zealand Rotary Down Under Promotion Committee
Past District Governor Stuart Heal (chairman), R.I. Past Director Grattan O’Connell, Past District Governors Charles Wilson, John Rennie, Fergus Cumming and Barbara Williams and District Governor NomineeRex Morris.

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