THE ROTARY CLUB OF ESSENDON President : Lisa Lowcock ABN P.O Box 161 Essendon 3040 Australia

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1 THE ROTARY CLUB OF ESSENDON D9800 President : Lisa Lowcock ABN P.O Box 161 Essendon 3040 Australia Contact us secretary@rce.org.au and follow us on facebook Volume 80, Issue 19 4 November 2014 Editor Sunil Perera As there is no meeting this Tuesday I have taken the liberty to highlight some of the 2014 budget proposals relating to Social Services which were not passed on the night of 30 th November. The proposed legislation that was not passed were: Changes to Australian Government payments by pausing the indexation on certain income and assets test free areas and thresholds for 3 years Indexing pensions & pension equivalent payments (other than parenting payment single) to the CPI (Consumer price index) instead of weekly average earnings or the Pensioner & beneficiary living cost index. Reducing Social Security and Veterans entitlements income test deeming thresholds Resetting the Assets Test Deeming Rates Thresholds to $30,000 for singles and $50,000 for couples from January Exclude from social security and veterans entitlements income test payments made under the young carer bursary programme. Include the tax free superannuation income in the assessment of income for qualifications for seniors health card Increase the age pension qualifying age, and the non-veteran pension age, from 67 to 70 years by six months every 2 years, commencing on July 2025 Extend to 19 weeks the portability period for seniors health cardholders Limit the overseas portability period for disability support pension from 1 January 2015 Abolish the pensioner education supplement from 1 January 2015 Limiting the large family supplement; removing the per-child add-on; revising end of year supplements to their original values and ceasing indexation. Reducing the primary earner income limit; limiting family tax benefit Part B and introducing a single parent supplement. Remove the 3 months backdating of disability pensions from 1 January 2015 The above are only the legislation repealed that the writer believes will be relevant to the readers and members of the RCE DISTRICT GRANT APPROVED The RCE has been successful in a District Grant for $7,000. The funds will go towards the purchase of a generator for the Bahay Tuluyan Centre in Manila, Phillippines.

2 ROTARY DISTRICT 9800 CONFERENCE 2015

3 Wine night at the Valley Cellar Door

4 Rotarians, Partners, Friends, Husbands, Wives! We need your Help! As most of you know we currently have no funds available for the any of the projects that we urgently want to undertake. This is not the Rotary Club of Essendon way! So we have a Major Major Monster Trolley Dash Raffle to be held over 7 weeks and we need YOUR HELP!! We start on Nov 6th and finish on Dec 17th See the flyer attached for details raffle details You will be seated while selling the tickets. We have total exclusive selling at La Manna Supermarket Essendon Airport. We need you to fill the Roster times with friends, wives, and relatives! Please, Please, help, as funds are raised from the Community for the local Community! THIS WILL BE THE BIGGEST FUNDRAISING EVENT THE RC Essendon HAS DONE FOR 10 years! But we can t do it without your help. So here s what you have to do. Look at the Rosters Pick as many times as you can fill me back with your Roster times (don t send the Rosters back) I will update the Rosters and send it out (to confirm times) on Sunday Oct 30th I am looking forward to hearing from you all as we need your Help!

5 THE BIG ROTARY RAFFLE GREAT PRIZES: LaManna DIRECT SUPERMARKET TROLLEY DASH Proudly sponsored by LaManna Direct 1 ST PRIZE: 5 MINUTE SUPERMARKET TROLLEY DASH OR WHEN THE TROLLEY IS FULL FRUIT & VEGETABLES & DRY GROCERIES ONLY*# 2 ND PRIZE: 60 SECOND DASH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ONLY* Five Draws to be held on: Draw 1 - Wednesday, November 19 Draw 2 Wednesday, November 26 Draw 3 Wednesday, December 3 Draw 4 Wednesday, December 10 Draw 5 Wednesday, December 17 DRAW WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE LaManna DIRECT CAFÉ AT 2pm ON THE WEDNESDAYS NOMINATED^ TICKETS: $5 FOR ONE TICKET IN ONE DRAW $10 FOR THREE TICKETS IN ONE DRAW $20 ONE TICKET IN ALL 5 DRAWS INSURANCE: $5 Authorising a nominated Rotary Club of Essendon Inc representative to undertake the Supermarket Trolley Dash on your behalf. ^ YOU or YOUR REPRESENTATIVE MUST BE PRESENT WITH THE WINNING TICKET ON THE DAY TO COLLECT THE PRIZE OR HAVE TAKEN OUT NOMINATED INSURANCE *TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Trolley dash will start at the front of the store and participant cannot double back. Winners must follow directions from LaManna staff at all times during the dash. *For health and safety meat, fish, chicken, deli and Chef In A Box are all excluded from the dash. Health & Beauty and liquor departments are also excluded. #Only one item of each product is to be placed in the trolley no multiples. 100% OF FUNDS RAISED WILL GO TO SUPPORT THE STRATHMORE MEN S SHED AND THE ROTARY CLUB OF ESSENDON INC COMMUNITY PROJECTS. RESULTS WILL BE PUBLISHED ON ROTARY CLUB OF ESSENDON INC WEBSITE:

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8 EVENTS CALENDAR DATE SPEAKER/EVENT VENUE 04/11/14 NO MEETING 5/11/14 Cluster membership function St Bernard s College Auditorium 6-8:30pm 11/11/14 AGM The Anglers Tavern 1-2pm 18/11/14 John Wigley Rotary Foundation Evening Meeting 25/11/14 Golf Day and Dinner / Major Fund raiser followed by Dinner incorporating evening meeting The Anglers Tavern Northern Golf Club 26/11/2014 Wine night Valley Cellar Door 2/12/2014 Dr Bridie O Donnell Champion Rower, cyclist, media commentator & specialist in Men s health at The EPWORTH The Anglers Tavern 1-2pm 9/12/2014 Sgt Belinda Bates Anglers Tavern 1-2pm 16/12/2014 Christmas Dinner Anglers Tavern 20/01/2014 DIK BBQ meeting 28/01/15 04/02/15 Bahay-Tuluyan Delegation Philippines 07/03/15 13/03/15 Myanmar Delegation Myanmar 12/03/15 14/03/15 D rd District Conference Hobart 06/06/15 09/06/15 Rotary s 106th International Convention. For more details see Sao Paulo, Brazil

9 Help yourself and help the Club by banking with Strathmore Community Bank. For example, take out a home loan and the club will receive up to $500. Take out a 3 month fixed term deposit and the club will receive up to $50. For more details drop into the branch at 337 Napier St or call branch Manager Philip Stewart on John L Gregory Certified Practising Accountant 272 Keilor Road, North Essendon, VIC 3041 jgregory@netspace.net.au Telephone: