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issue No 440

MAY 2003

this month's cover

When the R.I. Convention is held in Brisbane, Queensland, from June 1 to 4 Rotarians and their partners will be able to see The Sunshine State basking in its winter glory. Queensland is a state of progress set in expanses of natural beauty such as the front page photograph of a beach near Cairns in the state’s north. June temperatures are around 21C in the daytime and around 11C at night, ideal for the many day trips available or longer jaunts. There’s a lot to see. 17

Photograph: Courtesy, Tourism Queensland.

in this Issue

Arsenic in water – Rotary seeks a solution	10
Tasmanians in long walk for polio eradication	12
Membership – Youth programs whetted appetite for Rotary programs	14
Children at play in Timor Leste because Belconnen thought of young	15
East Coast Bays race at sea and party on the land	16
Beyond the bush – Dubbo South hosts a visit Outback	17
It’s Good News Time for Rotary Down Under	18
32kms like a fish nets $165,000	19
Victorian, West Australian clubs ease the drought	22
Very Low Cost Shelters enthuse South Australian club	23
Inner Wheel – Flying in with gifts for health and learning	24
Eight-page Brisbane R.I. Convention news begins	25
Four-page Australian Rotary Health Research Fund feature	29
Queensland clubs in action – Three sisters build bridges	38
Queensland clubs in action – Patience of Job, strength of Hercules	39
Rotary’s Australian Corporate Alliance Program Special Feature	40
Young and blue? Mount Martha project lights a happier road	47
Small clubs in action – Friendship visit led Charlton to cancer care	48
Probus – Rotary’s great community service success	48
Afghanistan is Rotary’s 166th country	49
How three New Zealand clubs serve their communities	50

Regular columns

President's Message 5; Bob Aitken's 'from where I sit' 6; News Bulletin, 6; John Thorne Jottings, 7;; Harley Tarrant's News from the R.I. South Pacific and Philippines;8; Mailbox 8; Clubs in Action 52; Called to Higher Service 57; Paul Harris Fellows 57; Obituaries 57 ; Smiles 58; Market Place 58; What's on 59;

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