District 9810 Vic Australia Date: March 7Th,2007

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The Rotary Club of
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District 9810 Vic Australia Date: March 7th,2007

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Meeting at Tudor at 6.00 pm for a 6.30 pm start

March is

Wednesday Mar 7th
Late Change
Fellowship &
Russell Warmington / Wednesday Mar 14th
Parliament House Visit
Details next page / Wednesday 21st
Speaker: Christopher ChoyARHSF Student PHD Mental Health / Wednesday 28thSpeaker: Dr.Michael RoweDirector Cardio Epworth Eastern

DUTY ROSTER

THIS WEEK

NEXT WEEK

HOST

CASHIER

RECORDER / Wayne Willoughby
Roger Wilson
Max Wittick / HOST
CASHIER
RECORDER / Wayne Willoughby
Roger Wilson
Bruce Argyle
ROTARACT ROSTER / ROTARACT ROSTER
14 March 07
Ian Symons James Tan

CELEBRATIONS in February

Birthdays / Anniversaries / Inductions
14 Andrew Narayan
19 Len Brear
22 John Francis
25 Susan de Bolfo
30 Brian Fisher
31 Maria Pires / 13 Wayne & Judi Willoughby
23 Kevin & Joanne Thomas / 05(1965) Bob Hoskins
05(1965) Paul Wiltshire
10(1992) John Lynch
18(1992) Robert McQuade
26(1975) John Francis
28(2002) W Willoughby
27(02) A SciborKaminski
Apologies:
Please note there has been a change in John’s E-mail & Phone Contact Details
All apologies are to be given to the acting attendance chairman John Munro before8 am by e-mail and 10 am by phone or text on the day of the meeting.
You can register your apology (in order of preference) by:

Email:
Phone: 97294495
Mobile 0417 585 924
In writing or Deliver by hand to 7 Aringa CourtHeathmont3135

Please copy on any requests for Leave of Absence.

Last Week’s Meeting : The Human Face of AIDs and HIV in the South and SE Asia Region

Murray Couch, Senior Research Fellow,

The Australian Research Centre in Sex Health and Society

La TrobeUniversity

Murray comes from a qualitative research background and has researched issues ranging form the way children walk to school to inform safety campaigns, the way health workers interact around disability and has been particularly active in researching the HIV epidemic in Asia as part of a number of WHO sponsored projects.

Murray started by answering the following questions:

What is HIV?

This stands for 'human immunodeficiency virus', a retrovirus that infects cells of the human immune system and destroys or impairs their function. It results in the progressive depletion of the body’s immune system, leading to 'immune deficiency'. It becomes so deficient that it can no longer fulfil its role of fighting off infection and diseases

Diseases associated with severe immunodeficiency are known as 'opportunistic infections'.

What is AIDS?

This stands for 'acquired immunodeficiency syndrome‘ and describes the collection of symptoms & infections associated with acquired deficiency of the immune system. Infection with HIV has been established as the underlying cause of AIDS. The level of HIV in the body and the appearance of certain infections are used as indicators that HIV infection has progressed to AIDS

How can HIV be transmitted?

This can be by penetrative (anal or vaginal) and oral sex , blood transfusion, the sharing of contaminated needles in health care settings and through drug injection or between mother and infant, during pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding

What sort of care and treatment is available?

In Australia the range of treatments include: voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) ; support for the prevention of onward transmission of HIV; follow-up counselling; advice on food and nutrition; treatment of STIs; management of nutritional effects; prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections (OIs); the provision of antiretroviral drugs.; Antiretroviral drugs are used in the treatment of HIV infection. They work against HIV infection itself by slowing down the reproduction of HIV in the body

In Australia the epidemic still centres mainly on unsafe sex between men (2/3 of newly diagnosed infections this decade). In the late 1980s, early 1990s there were over 1000 new diagnoses annually. In 2000 there were 500-600, in 2004 there were 899 and in 2005 there were 954.

The table to the right shows a different picture in Asia where 41% of new HIV infections are the clients of compensated sex workers (CSW) , 22% are IV drug users (IDU) and only 8% are from men having sex with men (MSM). In Vietnam there is an increasing epidemic and the country is just starting to develop programs to deal with this. HIV has been found in all 64 provinces and all cities. The prevalence has doubled since2000 and it was estimated that there were 260,000 people with HIV in 2005 with 40,000 being infected each year. The majority have been due to injecting drug use and those who buy or sell sex where there is a strong overlap within this group. /

In Cambodia the rate of HI infection is stabilizing. It diminished rapidly since late 1990s after its government introduced effective behaviour change programs. In particular encouraging condom use amongst sex workers

This targeted both formal and informal sex work. In Thailand there were an estimated 580,000 people living with HIV in 2005. However the annual infection rate continues to drop due to high condom use amongst sex workers. Here men having sex with men and IV drug users were at high risk.Indonesia on the other hand the prevalence is hign and rising among injecting drug users with some IDU and sex work overlap. The prevalence as estimated at 170,000 in 2005. Indonesia has a number of organised MSM organisations

In India there is a highly varied HIV epidemic however the scale of the problem is daunting. There are approximately 5.7 million people infected, of which 5.2 millian are adults two thirds of which come from 6 of India’s 28 states. HIV is found mainly in the industrialised south and west of the country where it is mostly unprotected heterosexual sex and in the north-eastern tip where it is mostly through injecting drugs. There is a growing population of women widowed by AIDS and left destitute by their husband’s families.

The knowledge of the patterns of infections allows for more targeted programs. One of the issues is that if people are unlikely to get treatment and the prospect of a cure then they are often unwilling to risk being stigmatised just to have a test.

Dimboola Wedding

Nearly 100 guests were treated to an entertaining night with our Dimboola wedding which is sure to be one of the highlights for the year. The entire evening was a resounding success. Bruce Aitkinson compered the night with his usual flair. The bride Susan Cross looked a stunning if not overly pregnant figure in white. Graham Moorfoot slipped into the role of the Ocker “Beer Swilling” Footballer Groom a little too easily and John Munro’s exhibition of religious grandiosity was probably modelled on past patients or explains a little about the development of his psyche. President Len’s role as the overly self important and vote trawling chairman of the local council was very convincing. The cameo performance for the evening had to be Sue De Bolfo’s role as what Len described as that “Deigo Sheilah whose a Good Sort”. We were treated to a classic country wedding feast with Bev Hoskins rallying the troops to distribute good country fare. The pictures below are a sample of the night that was so well organised by Bruce Aitkinson, Glenys Jardine and Susan Murphy.

The official party for the evening Russell, Marion, Sue Cross (Bride), Graham (groom), Sue DeBolfo and Bruce /
The Cutting of the cake by Bride Sue and Groom Graham with bridesmaid Sue De Bolfo looking on

Is Kevin enjoying the pink frilly apron a bit too much? /
Pink President Len seen here engaged in a theological discussion with Vicar John Munro.

Forthcoming Events

VOCATIONAL VISIT PARLIAMENT HOUSE

Our visit to Parliament House has now been finalised and will occur on 14 March 6pm for 6.30pm, meeting in the foyer of Parliament House. We have a group booking for 42 of us in the Showover Room. Numbers are unfortunately limited to 42 people including those that nominated their partners as definitely coming along. Dinner will be served from 6.30pm. It will be Chef's Hot Dish of the Day, followed by Chef's Dessert of the Day and Tea and coffee.Drinks at bar prices for $20 pp. Prices have been kept as low as we can to allow for those who may need to park in car parks.

It is difficult to estimate how long the tour will be, but we should allow up to an hour. The house resumes at 8pm and Bruce has suggested we go into the House to observe for part of the tour.

Monday 19th March to Friday 23rd March 2007 – Australian Golfing Fellowship of Rotarians – Annual Tournament - Warrnabool and Port Fairy. Entries close 18 January 2007 Contact David Richards: (03) 5561 1840 E:

The Rotaract Club of Lilydale, “Building Leaders for Tomorrow” ABN: A002672Z

Saturday 17th March 2007, Time: 6:30pm for 7:00pm start

Rotaract International Dinner Dance ‘A Brighter Future forChildren Worldwide’

All money raised will go to the Interplast, Wheelchair for Kids & East Timor Roofing Project.

RSVP: Saturday 10th February 2007Rotaract Club of Noble Park’s Vice President/ Secretary,Lee-Anne Green 0411 952 800or via email: Cheques to be made payable to:The Rotaract Club of Noble Park Inc. and be sent to PO Box 124, Noble Park Vic 3174

FUNNIES

Collected words of Wisdom

If you're too open-minded, your brains will fall out.
Don't worry about what people think, they don't do it very often.
Going to church doesn't make you a Christian, any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
It ain't the jeans that make your butt look fat.
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.
Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.
It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite government program.
If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.
Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of checks.
A conscience is what hurts when all of your other parts feel so good.
Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.
Men are from earth. Women are from earth. Deal with it.
No man has ever been shot while doing the dishes.
A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.
Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist change places.
Opportunities always look bigger going than coming.
Junk is something you've kept for years and throw away three weeks before you need it.
There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.
Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends.
Thou shalt not weigh more than thy refrigerator.
Someone who thinks logically, provides a nice contrast to the real world.
If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before.

Snap to it and get set for the Rotary Photo Competition $1,000’s in prizes

COMPETITION OPENS 26th FEBRUARY 2007 ENTRIES CLOSE 5 APRIL 2007.

Exhibition & Awards held at the Forest Hill Chase Shopping Centre

Thursday 12th April – Sunday 15th April 2007

For Juniors & Adults

All participants will receive a $50 discount voucher to theRotary Digital Photography Course

Entry forms are available at:Rotary Web Site: .

Forest Hill Chase Centre Management, Rotary Information Stall at the Whitehorse Farmers Market.

Or by contacting Rotary Photography at Email:

‘PIRATES OF PENZANCE’StateTheatre, Arts Centre Melbourne

ON The dates and with the number and location of reserved seats as follows:

Thursday 29th May Stalls: Rows B 24-32, C 27-30 and D 27-30

Wednsday 30th MayStalls: Rows M 32-48 and N 34-49

Thursday 31st May Stalls Rows C 3-37, D 3-18 and row N 3-19

COST $82.00 Plus we ask that you favourably consider giving a Donation of a suggested $20 per ticket, made payable by a separate cheque to ROMAC. TOTAL of$102 Larger donations gratefully received. Official ROMAC receipts for donations provided with tickets. (Group booking price to our Club is $81 but Box Office price is $95 each plus booking fee of $7.15 for one or more tickets).