a) Have a tea meeting on the first Wednesday of the month, followed by a Directors meeting
b) Have a Club Forum or fireside meeting on the third Wednesday of the month
c) The other two Wednesdays will be used for social activities, visits to other clubs or visits to businesses of interest.
Board meeting, Waitara style |
After yet another sumptuous afternoon tea and informative Board meeting Margaret and I were whisked up the road from host Noel Chilcott's home to inspect "The Supershed". The Supershed is the result of three years of planning and research - and took 18 months to build. What is it? It is a state-of-the-art dairy milking operation.
The 60- bay Rotary milking parlour; milking is completed in 2 hours by one woman milker. |
Haven't I been preaching that we need more women in Rotary?
The operators also employ 3 men, 2 maintenance workers and 2 sharemilkers, Loie and Tony Penwarden. The home-block consists of 150Ha and there are 81Ha of run-offs. A further 80Ha has been purchased and an underpass under Ngatimaru Road is currently under construction. Winter "Herd Homes" are also planned as part of an expanding operation.
Having been reared on a dairy farm last century Margaret's eyes stood out on stalks when she saw this set-up The dairying industry has certainly moved on. So must Rotary.
Following another two-course meal and a lively meeting we were in for another surprise. It was back to the Chilcott's place to clean-up the left overs of the afternoon tea and then: 10 minutes at the mercy of THE BEAST - the Vibromax Super Shaker. Loose those unwanted kilos as quickly as you put them on. Photographic evidence supplied. This piece of gear should become standard equipment for Governors and their spouses.
Ten compulsory minutes on the Vibromax Supershaker |
before we were allowed to go home. |
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