"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
1830 REPORTs
1900 dinner
1920 guest speaker
- PP Dr ken parcell
Across the Atlantic
1950 feedback
2000 CLOSE
SECRETARY REPORT - Barbara
incoming correspondence
TREASURER REPORT- Steve
Done
All annual member fees invoices have been sent
= 71% members paid !!
Paid RAWCS (Hay Bale Appeal) $3,300
Paid Rotary International District Fees $585, and insurance $1,236 for full year
Coming up
Committee Directors have been asked to set their 2025/26 budgets – please participate in your committee, put forward suitable ideas for projects, etc, and ensure your voice is heard.
Ongoing
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COMMUNITY & FUNDRAISING- Ros
Done
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Coming up
National Railway Museum Family Fun Fair 17-20 July
Reduced program on Thus/Fri, expecting busy days on the weekend Please add your name for Sat/Sun to ensure 3 per shift
Semaphore Carousel Sat 2/Sun 3 August
Bunnings BBQ Mon 4 August
To do
We were visited at Bunnings by the Food Safety Officer from the City of Charles Sturt.
Please review your Food Handling certification I'm Alert or Do Food Safely
INTERNATIONAL REPORT - Scott
District Grants
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International
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Playground relocation project
refer to article below
Please also note request in Events Folder for assistance to pack the Container.
VOCATION & ENVIRONMENT- Jean
Done
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Coming up
Memories Lunch @ Jean's place is on Sunday 27 July. Please bring photos etc, for collation & discussion.
Working on the opportunity offered by Alsco linen via Brian MacDonald will keep club informed as more details come.
Blanket revolution 29 July @ 530pm at the Bartley Tavern .
Did speak with Rosie from CHATS and they can take blankets especially for animals.
Date set for 50th Anniversary celebration Saturday 7 March 2026 which is the same date the 30th anniversary celebration was held in 2006.
More details to come.
We have a date for Tennyson Dunes Open Day – Sunday October 19, which we have been invited to do a BBQ again.
To do
Looking at May 2026 for a Club visit to Renmark including a trip out to Calperum.
Looking into ways to move on unwanted possessions with the idea of keeping them out of landfill when looking to downsize.
Any suggestions for the Environment Committee are always welcome
YOUTH REPORT - Andrew
Done
We have 2 candidates for RYPEN
Coming up
Waiting on feedback from Seaton High re: RYPEN
Waiting on feedback from West Lakes Shore School on Xmas break-up BBQ
To do
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GUEST SPEAKERS - Barbara
Any ideas for guest speakers, let Barbara know.
We have opportunities in July
president's report
President’s Vision 2025–26
Look Back with Pride
– Move Forward with Purpose
OTHER BUSINESS:
Club visits or notices from visiting Rotarians
IPP Scott has borrowed the CHATS PA system to trial at our meeting.
So have your EARS tuned and provide some feedback please.
Rotary Youth Program of EnRichment (RYPEN) will be happening in Adelaide on 29-31 August this year.
We currently have two students allocated to our Club:
- one from LeFevre High, and
- Abby, our Rotary Youth Exchange Student from last year.
Nominations haven't closed yet, so it is possible there might be other candidates.
Please see story below from RC Austin Westlakes' latest newsletter, this is for RYLA, but shows the power of Rotary youth programs.
Another RYLA in the books!
The Central Texas Rotary Youth Leadership Award Camp for high school students took place this past week from Sunday, June 29th to Friday, July 4th. As per Rotary tradition, club members helped transport the students to and from camp.
Once again, the students had an incredible experience and shared with us that it was one of the best experiences of their life and that they wished the camp were longer. This year, 3 Westlake High School students attended the camp.
We were excited to hear that the students are very interested in helping bring more energy and focus to the WHS Interact Club. Additionally, they also plan to visit one of our future meetings to share more about their RYLA experience with members.
Jean's shed, Peter's house, various computers etc.
PE Robin has agreed to be the conduit to save our files & memories into the Cloud. As part of our MicroSoft subscription we have a 1 terabyte (TB) cloud storage plan. 1 TB is a lot of data
[1,024 gigabytes (GB) or 1,099,511,627,776 bytes, whatever they are].
The Board are the guinea pigs, and have received a link to gain access to the New RCWL Storage Filing System.
They will commence “Moving” any files on personal computers to the RCWL system.
It is important that the main filing storage is on the Cloud as personal PC can fail. It is also important that Club Documents and Photos are not ‘lost’
Attached is a current screen shot of the filing system so far.
It is possible to add appropriate directories as needed. For example, if you have files that are to be determined later, they can be saved (Under your name) in the Directory “To Be Sorted”. Other Photos and Documents can be stored in the appropriate directory.
Robin envisages that documents currently in ClubRunner can be transferred to the new system. This is a medium-term goal.
All members are encouraged to gather any Files or Photos on to a USB and bring in to each meeting so that they can be uploaded to the storage system.
This will be a great benefit for our Club moving forward and will also assist the 50 year committee research.
If you are unsure how to put your files on a USB please see Robin, (or perhaps a grandchild).
After the electronic files are collected we will then discuss gathering Old physical Documents and photos and how to convert them to electronic storage.
Please remember, (to facilitate return of your USB), bring your files in on Tuesday night with your name attached to the USB
Robin is available to assist anyone who may have data/files that need to be transferred.
The QR code will take you to our website! You will see latest stories and photos from member activities.
Can't access ClubRunner? Andrew sent you an email with brief instructions of how to log-in. See him if you're having problems, he can reset your password.
