"We are proud members of Rotary International where we can serve our community and those needing help across the world. We enjoy meeting together for meals and mutual service in the convivial company of other Rotarians and guests."
Apologies:
Guests:
Toast to Australia:
International toast:
Heads & Tails
1840 reports
1900 dinner
1920 GUEST SPEAKER
Membership & Participation
1950 wrap
2000 CLOSE
SECRETARY REPORT - tbc
No mail in letterbox
2nd reminder:
“Rotary D9510 Notice of AGM 2025”
– the District AGM is set for 16 November, at 10am
Membership Summit – see Steve Hay who can provide a registration link
register 1–2 delegates from your club for the South Australian Membership Summit, delivered in partnership between Rotary South Pacific and Rotary District 9510.
📅 When: Saturday 15 November 2025, 9:30am – 3:30pm
📍 Where: Walkers Arms Hotel, Walkerville (online option available for regional clubs)
👥 Who: Rotarians and Rotaractors (max 80 in-person)
This is a practical, interactive day focused on attraction, engagement, retention, and pathways — with tools you can implement back in your club right away (including the Induction & 90-Day Toolkit).
TREASURER REPORT- Steve
Done
Paid End Polio Now net proceeds from the Bunnings BBQ $2,313
Paid End Polio Now the $25 gift for last week’s guest speaker, DG Rajeev
Paid for the Container for the Playground to the Philippines project $3,428, much lower than the budget
Coming up
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Ongoing
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COMMUNITY & FUNDRAISING- Ros
Done
Thanks to those attending Carousel on Melbourne Cup night. We had a good showing from RC Henley Beach, although total numbers for the night were down.
Carousel on the weekend was quiet
Thanks must go to the 3 bands of 2 from LDS missionaries on Saturday afternoon.
Coming up
Next Bunnings BBQ is Monday 1 December
Christmas Fun for Kids advertising will be commencing at end of October
Past member Tony will be putting up signs on Church and School as pre normal this week need help with letterboxing please - see Alison
Feedback on international charities to support
Would you like to see our support for international charities change?
Are you happy with our current batch and utilising the guidelines of keeping things Rotary and "Local" (Southeast Asia and Oceania regions).
Let your International Committee know!
Playground relocation project
Container in Philippines awaiting disbursement!
VOCATION & ENVIRONMENT- Jean
Done
Thanks to Brian White for collecting some more bags of blankets from the North East road Dry Cleaner.
They are now in my shed awaiting for when we have a chance to sort them . So we can pass them along for a second use.
Coming up
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To do
Anyone interested for a Club visit to Renmark including a trip out to Calperum? May 2026. Please let Jean know if you are interested.
YOUTH REPORT - Andrew
Done
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Coming up
Xmas break-up BBQ for West Lakes Shore School has been confirmed for Tue 2 December
We MAY share the Bunnings BBQ on the Monday (1 December).
West Lakes Shore School yr 6 Graduation on second week of December @ Christian Family Centre, Seaton.
Westport Primary School yr 6 Graduation - tbc
To do
RYPEN feedback night
GUEST SPEAKERS - tbc
Club fellowship evening
president's report
Container progress
Paperwork for customs has had some minor amendments and the local Broker believes that release will be forthcoming.
Once the container is released and unloaded in to the warehouse then distribution can proceed as follows.
Distribution (School supplies, educational toys, reading materials, musical equipment)
-Lalangan Day Care Center
-Rocka Village Phase 7 Day Care center
- Plaridel Elementary School (Playground)
*Special Education - wheelchair and 1 hospital bed
-San Felipe High Schook
(Tables and Chairs)
Still looking for office holders for next year.
Remember our AGM is 18 November.
OTHER BUSINESS:
Club Storage
You may have seen that we will be required to vacate our current storage at Wesley Social Enterprises - we have a solution. Refer to story below.
thanks to Brian Mac for contacting Stuart.
50 year Celebration project
Commemoration afternoon tea/drinks, proposed for Sunday 8 March, 2026, 1700-1900 please save the date
we need to design a polo short or similar - any ideas???
Club visits or notices from visiting Rotarians
Pres Robin visited a multi Club meeting in the Philippines, see story.
Members may be aware that the Club will be losing access to the storage room in the Wesley Social Enterprises shed at the end of this year.
Rotarian Brian MacDonald contacted Rotarian Stuart Ghent, who is also a Councillor with the City of Charles Sturt (CoCS). Stuart made contact with the City and we received an almost immediate response.
On Monday afternoon Ros, Steve and Andrew met with a CoCS representative at the Samoa Reserve to inspect a potential location. This particular storage space is currently used by RC Henley Beach and was previously shared with RC West Beach (aka Kidman Park).
We have since been in touch with RC Henley Beach to understand their use of the space. At present there is plenty of room for our BBQ trailer, and also our racking system. Work will be required to tidy up to fit the rest of our stuff.
Andrew has one set of keys and we have asked CoCS for another 2 sets. We have access to the space now and at our convenience!
Whilst Samoa Reserve is a little out of the way, it is a great alternative to our current, soon to expire, arrangements. As far as we are aware, it is cost free....
Just have to sort out a working bee to move everything, and maybe celebrate with a BBQ at the Reserve?
On Thursday 6 Nov Louie and I had the pleasure of attending a Philippines Rotary intercity meeting for Zone 2: Area 9
There were 6 clubs represented being
RC Plaridel
RC Plaridel South
RC Plaridel Kristal
RC Plaridel Luminary
RC Quinta Plaridel
RC Plaridel Polaris (our container project club)
The MC was Linus Lacsamana with whom we have been dealing in the container project. Linus is also the incoming president for 2026-27
The District Governor Nominee was also in attendance.
The meeting was largely held in the Tagalog language but followed along traditional Rotary procedures and protocols.
It is always interesting to visit other clubs and even more so when it is in a foreign country. Of note is that the overall audience was of a younger age demographic and a larger percentage of female members than we have become accustomed to back home.
Andrew responded on behalf of the Club to the City of Charles Sturt, receiving a positive response.
"Thank you so much for the letter and your kind offer of funding support.
I will now prepare the report to council’s Strategy & Engagement Committee (17 Nov) and will ask council consider the projects in 26/27, or sooner if resources permit."
The speaker system operates on both battery or power.
Prior to meeting, plug in the charger with the connection point being in front of the speaker box. Once fully charged (blue light), the charger can be removed (or left in place).
NOTE: Ensure that Power is plugged in to the actual Power inlet on the speaker and not the Microphone inlet
Three microphones are all battery operated. There are ‘some’ spare batteries in our lectern. Microphones operate on a simple On/Off and are already paired to the system.
The speaker box has a Master Volume knob as well as a Microphone Volume knob. These should not need adjustment unless circumstances have changed. Test inside meeting room.
At end of meeting please carefully check all items, and put safely back in lectern.
Liaise with the Guest Speaker Coordinator to meet and greet Guest Speaker, arrange for introduction, introduce to other members
- Arrange meal for Guest speaker, cost to the RCWL account (so that Steve can pay later on)
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