FVNews Daily 
No. 164. Friday, January 29, 2021
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What’s On (33 listings)
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In-person visiting to physical lodge meetings is currently not permitted, due to COVID-19 restrictions.
It is hoped that visiting might resume from March 1, 2021.
Visiting Zoom meetings is encouraged.

Friday, January 29
• 7.30pm.Kilwinning Mark Lodge of Research. Host: Ian Brown. Talk: Tom Sirling, ‘The Working Tools of Mark Masonry’. LINK Meeting ID: 883 2737 0204
Sunday, January 31
• When The Sun Is At Its Meridian.Combined Orders. Barbecue. At State Coal Mine, Wonthaggi. BYO. All brethren, family, friends welcome. Contact: Graeme Gully, 0407 590 273
Monday, February 1
• 7pm. Gippsland Lodge. Business Meeting by Zoom.
• 7.30pm. City of Footscray-Wyndham Lodge. In person, no South. 
• 7.30pm. Lodge Garibaldi. General Purpose Meeting. LINK
• 7.30pm. Masonic Caravan Club. LINK Meeting ID: 763 8342 1746. Passcode: 4xYjAU
• 7.30pm. Rosebank Lodge. Talk: Hiram Clarke, ‘The Role of a Seed Grader in Agriculture’. At Beeac Masonic Centre.
Tuesday, February 2
• 7.30pm. The Old Melburnians’ Lodge. 40-Year Pin to I.M. Eilenberg. At Prahran Masonic Centre.
Wednesday, February 3
• TBA. Powlett Lodge. Business Meeting. At Wonthaggi Masonic Centre.
• 7pm. Gippsland Lodge. At Sale Masonic Centre, followed by ‘South’ at Sale RSL. 50-year jewel presentations by Richard Elkington, Grand Master, to Bros. Jarrad and Nicholls.
Thursday, February 4
• 7pm. 7.30pm: Visitors. Lodge Killara. Talk: John Glover, ‘Missing Persons/Facial Reconstruction’. LINK Meeting  ID: 740 6248 2640. Password: 403265
• 7.30pm. IvanhoeGrammarians Lodge. At Ivalda Masonic Centre, Darebin (subject to ‘all clear’ from Ivalda Masonic Temple Trust). Brief Talk: Ash Long.
Friday, February 5
• 7.30pm. Wangaratta Star Club. First Meeting. Forerunner to forming Order of the Eastern Star Chapter. At Wangaratta Masonic Centre.

Saturday, February 6
• 7.30pm.Brighton District Lodge. At Bayside Masonic Centre.
Monday, February 8
• 7pm-9pm. Change Management Team Workshop. By Zoom. LINK TBA

• 7.30pm. Masonic Caravan Club. LINK Meeting ID: 763 8342 1746. Passcode: 4xYjAU
Wednesday, February 10
• 7.30pm. Phillip Island Lodge. At Cowes Masonic Centre.
• 7.30pm.Williamstown Lodge. Talk: Officers of the Lodge. At Williamstown Masonic Centre. 
Thursday, February 11
• 7pm-9pm. Change Management Team Workshop. At Eastbourne.
Friday, February 12
• 7.30pm. Altona Lodge. At Williamstown Masonic Centre. Business Meeting, Members Only.
Saturday, February 13
• 2.30pm. Victoria Mark Lodge. Installation. 4.45pm. Victorian Royal Ark Mariner. Installation. 7pm. Installation Dinner. All at the Kelvin Club. RSVP: Feb. 9. https://www.trybooking.com/BOGMM

Monday, February 15
• 7.30pm. Masonic Caravan Club. LINK Meeting ID: 763 8342 1746. Passcode: 4xYjAU

Tuesday, February 16
• 7pm-9pm. Change Management Team Workshop. By Zoom. LINK TBA
Monday, February 22
• 7.30pm. Masonic Caravan Club. LINK Meeting ID: 763 8342 1746. Passcode: 4xYjAUTuesday, February 23
• 6pm. Lodge Amalthea. Historic First Meeting at Australian Club. Proclamation of Alfonso Avagliano as Worshipful Master. GM and DGM to attend. Ken Drew will receive his 65-Year Jewel, and Charles Bratton his 50-Year jewel.
Monday, March 1
• 7.30pm. Masonic Caravan Club. LINK Meeting ID: 763 8342 1746. Passcode: 4xYjAU
Monday, March 8
• 7.30pm. Masonic Caravan Club. LINK Meeting ID: 763 8342 1746. Passcode: 4xYjAU
Monday, March 15
• 7.30pm. Masonic Caravan Club. LINK Meeting ID: 763 8342 1746. Passcode: 4xYjAU

Wednesday, March 17
• 7.30pm. Quarterly Communication. At Freemasons Bayside. Details TBA.
Monday, March 22
• 7.30pm. Masonic Caravan Club. LINK Meeting ID: 763 8342 1746. Passcode: 4xYjAU
Saturday, March 27
• TBA. Grand Re-Installation. At Freemasons Bayside. Details TBA.
Monday, March 29
• 7.30pm. Masonic Caravan Club. LINK Meeting ID: 763 8342 1746. Passcode: 4xYjAU

Videos

• Freemasons Victoria. Australia Day Event. (01:10:11) WATCH
• Freemasons Victoria. Australia Day Honourees. (03:00) WATCH
• Freemasons Victoria. Change Management. (31:05). WATCH (765 views so far)
• Freemasons Victoria. Understanding QR Codes. (03:58). WATCH 

Published Information

• Freemasons Victoria. Re-Opening Lodges: The Manual. Version 2. READ

Vale Noel Marten

• We regret to record the passing to the Grand Lodge Above ofBro Noel Marten, aged 93, 55 years a Freemason. He was grandfather of Bro. Craig Mason, a member and Master Mason of the Lodge of Quest. Bro. Noel passed peacefully at 4.05pm on Thursday, January 21, at South Eastern Private Hospital. He passed in the presence of his wife, Eunice Marten, and Craig’s mother, Sandra Mason.

Vale Harold Watts

• We regret to advise of the passing to the Grand Lodge Above of VWor. Bro Harold Watts PGIWkgs. Feb. 1, 1941-Jan. 27, 2021, aged almost 80. He was a member of Sandringham District Lodge No. 220, 58 years a Freemason. Ill. Comp. Harold Watts PGSwdB will be surely missed in all his Lodges.

Bro. Ronald James Webber AM
• Australia Day Honours included Bro. Dr Ronald James Webber MM, Old Melburnians Lodge No. 317. For significant service to the building and construction sector. Australian Institute of Building.

Bro. Neil Samuel OAM
•Bro. Neil Howard Samuel MM, formally of Wesley Collegians Lodge No.358.  For service to people living with dementia, and to the community

Have your say
• Have your opinions about Freemasons Victoria heard at the series of workshops to be held next month. Approximately 200 members have already indicated their participation in a number of workshops where all memberscan have their say about the re-organisation of Freemasons Victoria. 
• 10am-12 Noon. Saturday, February 6. At Bayside.
• 7pm-9pm. Monday, February 8. By Zoom.
• 7pm-9pm. Thursday, February 11. At Eastbourne.
• 7pm-9pm. Tuesday, February 16. By Zoom.
• Book your spot. Go to TryBooking and type ‘Freemasons Victoria‘ in the Search field.

Change of Venue for Choristers
• Len Richardson, of the Coppin Choristers, writes: “Subsequent to my request to publicise the choir’s involvement in the Grand Mark and Grand Chapter Installations, the exposure of which I thank you very much. We have had difficulty in using the Bayside Masonic Centre (1.30pm for 2pm) on Sunday, January 31, due to ongoing work there. We will now be using the Mount Waverley Masonic Centre at 318-322 Stephensons Rd, Mount Waverley.” 

Scholarships at Swan Hill
• Neil Gannon writes: “The January meeting saw a  group gather at the Swan Hill Masonic Centre for the finalisation and presentation of the 2021 Jodie Knox Memorial Scholarships. This is the 32nd year of Tresco Lodge (now Tresco & Chisel United) presenting  great starts to young people entering their places of higher learning.

• “We were privileged to have with us, on behalf of the Freemasons Foundation, Wor. Bro. Xavier Murtagh, a Director of the Foundation and his wife Holly, along with RWor. Bro. Russell Sincock, District Co-Ordinator.

• “Our winners for 2021 year were Jenna Conlan, Tyrrell College, Sea Lake; and Joshua Sutton, St Mary McKillop College, Swan Hill. Each were presented with cheques for $3000 towards their future studies. The judges made comment of the quality of all the applicants.”

World News
• “Buckinghamshire Freemasons have stepped in to help NHS staff at Stoke Mandeville Hospital after seeing an appeal on Facebook.” READ MORE

Next Issue on Monday

•  Our planned publishing schedule for FVNews Daily next week is Monday (Feb. 1), Wednesday (Feb. 3) and Friday (Feb. 5).

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Sincere Thanks

• Amongst those who assisted with contributions (and encouragement) to this edition of FVNews Daily have been: Barry Minster, Wayne Mills, Ken Barnes, Ian Samuel, Robert Pullin, Robert Kliaman, John Zalewski, Len Richardson, Adam Woledge, Neil Gannon, Xavier Murtagh

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Famous Freemasons
• Captain Matthew Flinders, explorer, (March 16, 1774-July 19, 1814) was an English navigator and cartographer who led the first inshore circumnavigation of the landmass that is now known as Australia. He is also credited as being the first person to utilise the name Australia to describe the entirety of that continent including Van Diemen’s Land, a title he regarded as being “more agreeable to the ear” than previous names such as Terra Australis.
• Bro. Flinders was involved in several voyages of discovery between 1791 and 1803, the most famous of which are the circumnavigation around Australia and an earlier expedition where he and George Bass confirmed that Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) was an island.
• While returning to England in 1803, Flinders was arrested by the French governor at Isle de France (Mauritius). Although Britain and France were at war, Flinders thought the scientific nature of his work would ensure safe passage, but he remained under arrest for more than six years. In captivity, he recorded details of his voyages for future publication, and put forward his rationale for naming the new continent ‘Australia‘, as an umbrella term for New Holland and New South Wales – a suggestion taken up later by Governor Macquarie.

Masonic Knowledge
•  “Rough and perfect ashlar stones symbolize Man’s moral and spiritual life. Cutting stone to uniform shapes and sizes requires the skill and experience of a true craftsman with many years of experience. This is why, historically, only large edifices (buildings) were made of ashlars (rather than brick or wood), due to the necessity (and difficulty) of assembling the many skilled craftsman needed to complete the many subsets of knowledge such as:
How to build a stone archway
How to lay foundation stone
And how to lay stone, one atop another to great heights
Not to mention the artisans who sculpted the stones into ornamental shapes.
• In days of old, Apprentice Masons cut and raised the Rough Ashlars from the stone quarry under the supervision of more experienced Craftsman, called Fellow Crafts. 
• “The work was accomplished under the watchful eye of the Master Masons of the craft … those who had proved their ability to make their Master’s piece to the satisfaction of their superiors.”
– Masonic Lodge of Education

Masonic Wisdom
•  “Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.” – Bro. Henry Ford

The Last Word
• “The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.” – Bro. Norman Vincent Peale

INFORMATION TO KNOW
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