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Front Cover: Students from Ringwood Secondary College<br />
Junior Concert Band performing at the Festival of the<br />
Bands<br />
From the editor<br />
Editor: Robert Reid<br />
Magazine E-mail: reid@<br />
freemasonsvic.net.au<br />
Grand Lodge contact details<br />
Email: grandsec@freemasonsvic.<br />
net.au<br />
Website: www.freemasonsvic.<br />
net.au<br />
Telephone: (03) 9411 0111<br />
Toll Free: 1800 068 416<br />
Fax: (03) 9416 1468<br />
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<strong>Victoria</strong>, 300 Albert Street<br />
(PO Box 553), East Melbourne,<br />
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2 <strong>Freemasonry</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> SuMMer 2010<br />
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received by:<br />
Friday 23rd April 2010.<br />
<strong>Freemasonry</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> is distributed<br />
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of all members in mid April, July,<br />
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Contents<br />
3 From the Grand Master<br />
4 - 6 A Grand Master Begins<br />
7 The New Grand Team<br />
8 - 9 In Conversation with Bob Jones<br />
12 – 13 Main Feature - Two Futures of <strong>Freemasonry</strong><br />
17 The Craft, The Empire and the Irish Military<br />
18 Task Force<br />
19 VMMA<br />
20 International<br />
22 Board of Benevolence<br />
23 Strategies towards 2013<br />
28 Royal <strong>Freemasons</strong><br />
30 Featured Lodge<br />
It is understandable that an organisation as<br />
long established as <strong>Freemasonry</strong> will develop<br />
various “unwritten” customs and practices.<br />
Though these customs may have served a<br />
specific purpose at one time, they must be<br />
constantly re-evaluated and assessed in order<br />
to ensure that they continue to demonstrate<br />
the principles of support, acceptance and<br />
honour that are the bedrock of <strong>Freemasonry</strong>.<br />
Though tradition connects us to our<br />
past, it should not be confused with or<br />
override the essence of <strong>Freemasonry</strong>, the<br />
values it demands its members share.<br />
A convincing argument can be made that<br />
these “unwritten rules” have a powerful<br />
tendency to obscure the principles<br />
<strong>Freemasons</strong> cherish. Too close an adherence<br />
to protocol or custom can precipitate<br />
a gradual and eventually catastrophic<br />
drift away from our foundations.<br />
the greatest of care has been<br />
taken in compiling the contents<br />
of <strong>Freemasonry</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> (this<br />
“Publication”) the editor, designer<br />
and Publisher can not accept any<br />
responsibility for any errors or<br />
omissions that may occur. This<br />
Publication has been formulated<br />
in good faith and the Publisher<br />
believes its contents to be accurate.<br />
However, the contents of<br />
the Publication are not intended<br />
as and do not amount to a recommendation<br />
(either expressly or by<br />
implication) and should not be<br />
relied upon in lieu of professional<br />
advice. Neither the Publisher,<br />
<strong>Freemasons</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> nor this Pub-<br />
In such cases it is worth recalling that<br />
only one book lies open on the pedestal<br />
of <strong>Freemasonry</strong> and it is neither the Book<br />
of Constitutions nor the Book of Lodge<br />
Workings. It is the Volume of the Sacred<br />
Law and the principles it contains are those<br />
of forgiveness, tolerance and understanding.<br />
When procedure is put before these<br />
principles <strong>Freemasonry</strong> becomes more<br />
than meaningless, it is made farcical.<br />
Considerations of administration,<br />
protocol and custom, of necessity, must<br />
be secondary to those of compassion,<br />
acceptance and love. It is only in this way<br />
that every Freemason can ensure that our<br />
principles really do make a difference.<br />
Robert Reid<br />
Editor<br />
lication make any representation;<br />
give any warranty or guarantee<br />
concerning the information published.<br />
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any and all loss or damage which<br />
may be incurred by any reader relying<br />
upon information contained<br />
in the publication whether that<br />
loss or damage is caused by any<br />
fault, error or negligence on the<br />
part of the Publisher, its directors<br />
or employees. Editorial opinions<br />
expressed in the Publication are<br />
not necessarily those of <strong>Freemasons</strong><br />
<strong>Victoria</strong>, the Publisher or the<br />
staff of <strong>Freemasonry</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong><br />
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