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.
18.30 WELCOME
Apologies:
Guests:
Toast to Australia:Chair
International Toast: Peter
Heads & Tails: Brian W
Thought for the Week:
"Be the change that you wish to see in the world"
– Mahatma Gandhi
Members' News this week:
Bob is a bit better, reviewing with Dr this Thursday
18.35 REPORTS
19.00 dinner
19.20 jane dinnison - cows 4 cambodia
19.55 wrap
20.00 close
president's report
NTR
District Changeover Luncheon - District Governor Rajeev Kamineni will hand over the role of District Governor to Tim Mee for Rotary District 9510 for 2026-2027. You are invited.
Date: Wednesday 08 July 2026
Time: 11.45am for 12.10pm to 2pm
Venue: MTX John Halbert Room, Adelaide Oval
Cost: $50 per person
SECRETARY REPORT - Steve
Waiting for final Director reports to complete the 2025/26 Annual Report
TREASURER REPORT- Steve
Please pay for the Change Over dinner asap, members and their partner $35 each, friends $45 each.
Club Changeover Dinner - Pres Robin will handover to PE Jean for year 2026-2027. Date: Tuesday 30 June 2026 Time: 1800 for 1830-2030 Venue: Mezzanine, Bartley Tavern Cost: $35 per member/partner $45per non-member/partner payments to Club Admin account BSB 105142, a/c 532 006 340
2026/27 member dues $230 if paying for 12 months, $120 if paying for 6 months – due asap, but by 31 July latest
Final $1,000 donation to the SSLSC for the Christie-Page Award has been made
Awaiting Director approval for the 2026/27 budget, for sharing with members
COMMUNITY & FUNDRAISING- Ros
Disappointing with Semaphore Carousel on the weekend.
Cancelled on Saturday due to weather (we did get notice)
Sunday we were ready, but no Operator. Subsequently cancelled at ~1230.
Thanks to Bill for standing by.
Planning meetings starting for Christmas Fun for Kids
Meeting with City of Charles Sturt Council Fri 19 June to discuss funding
Bunnings BBQ - Monday 6 July
NRM family Fun Fair 16-19 July
INTERNATIONAL REPORT - Scott
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VOCATION & ENVIRONMENT- Jean
Environment
Tennyson Dunes Open Day will be Sunday October 11th this year. Will need some discussion - clashes with a NRM date.
Also was asked if the Club was interested in helping the Tennyson Dunes group with some repairs needed on the lookout at the Dunes.
Can discuss during the meeting.
YOUTH REPORT - Andrew
RYPEN, have reached out to applicant, no success as yet (details from District).
Assisted with District for Rotary Youth Exchange interviews, thanks to Ros
- is the Club ok for sponsoring a student?
GUEST SPEAKERS
Alison and Steve are the interim guest speaker organisers.
Ideas from Club members welcomed.
OTHER BUSINESS:
Membership
Please make yourself known to Jo Sculli, a prospective member who has visited us twice already!
We received interest from a local couple, Paul Bird & Lynda Barclay. The Board is following up.
At recent Bunnings BBQ's we have had discussions with numerous customers about our Club - there has been interest:)
50-year Celebration project
Coffee table book - back on the horse!
Midcourse Reserve project - Council Budget hopefully to be approved on 22 June. After which we be notified on potential timing. Stay tuned.
Fed Govt Grant
Stage 2 - waiting on feedback from MP's office.
International Toast
RC Orsava, D 2240, Czech Republic
Chartered: 1929, has 14 members
Meets Mondays at 6:00pm at Clarion Congress Hotel
President: Prof. Miroslav Vozňak
Club visits or notices from visiting Rotarians
'tis the season of Club Changeovers, lots of opportunities
- Henley Beach @ 24 June (RSVP 19 June)
- Somerton Park @ 28 June (RSVP 19 June)
- Largs Bay @ 2 July
- Seaford @ 6 July
- District @ 8 July Please check the Events Folder
Max Dalrymple (Somerton Park) is having a few issues with an ankle transplant, hopefully seeing light at the end of the tunnel.
On Tuesday 2 June, we heard from guest speaker Rotarian Bill Marles, who reported on the outstanding success of the Pioneer Adventure Day, an initiative he was instrumental in organising.
The event brought together farming families from across regional and remote Australia, including some who travelled from Alice Springs. More than 350 farmers had benefitted from the distribution of hay, with a remarkable 3,500 tonnes delivered to support those doing it tough.
A key focus of the day was addressing the isolation experienced by many farmers. The aim was to get farmers off the farm, bring people together, and provide access to services and support that are often difficult to reach.
The day featured a Health Hub where healthcare professionals provided free heart health checks, skin checks, blood pressure monitoring, breast screening and other important health services. The FAT FARMERS team promoted healthy lifestyles for farmers, while mental health speakers, preachers and wellbeing providers offered valuable support and encouragement.
Families enjoyed a wide range of free services, including haircuts, massages, a wide range of workwear and many other practical resources.
The event created opportunities for connection, conversation and community, helping to uplift mental health and wellbeing.
The scale of Rotary's contribution was extraordinary. The event was completely funded by Rotary, with financial support from 32 Rotary clubs. On the day, 15 Rotary clubs were represented among the 220 volunteers which included 160 Rotarians.
Support was also provided by a local car club and many community organisations.
Tailem Town, with its collection of more than 100 historic buildings, were welcoming and generous hosts.
Bill highlighted the power of Rotary's network and what can be achieved when clubs work together with a shared purpose.
Pioneer Adventure Day was a wonderful example of Rotary making a real difference to the lives of people in rural and regional communities.
First, I want to extend a massive thank you to the one-third of our members who attended last weekend’s Club Leaders Learning Seminar (District Assembly). Our excellent attendance record is something to be proud of. I know we all learned something new, and I certainly came away inspired by the collective energy and positive attitude in the room.
Speaking of positivity, I have been reflecting a lot lately on the Rotary Four-Way Test, particularly around how we interact with one another. Lately, there has been a growing undercurrent of negativity regarding the timeline of our international container project to the Philippines. Let me be perfectly clear: nobody sets out to fail, and nobody actively tries to do a poor job. The project management team has gone above and beyond to navigate incredibly complex hurdles, including notoriously slow communication channels and astronomical Manila customs demurrage charges.
The practical solution to "abandon" the delivery (based upon very good advice) so that the local Philippine club can bid for it at auction was a strategic pivot, not a failure.
The project is around six months behind schedule, but it is not dead. If anyone were to suggest it wasn't fully thought through is simply erroneous and deeply unfair to the members who have poured their time into it.
Delays are a reality of ambitious service work, both abroad and at home. In fact, as we approach our 50th Changeover, we have three major initiatives taking longer than expected—the international container and two of our specific local anniversary projects that we had all hoped would be finalised by June 30th. It is counterproductive to disparage future opportunities simply based on perceived delays of current ones.
To that end, we should be proud that our club's reputation extends far beyond our borders. I recently received a wonderful invitation from Incoming President TJ Meneses of the Rotary Club of Makati Northin the Philippines, inviting us to consider a service partnership for the upcoming 2026-2027 Rotary Year. They are an award-winning, 54-year-old club offering us "partnership-ready" joint ventures in health and education. They have even invited any of our members attending the upcoming Rotary International Convention in Taipei this June 13–17 to visit them at Booth #206 in the House of Friendship.
Opportunities like this prove that our international avenue of service is vibrant and highly regarded. We must do the best we can with available resources, support our fellow members, and remain constructive.
As the old saying goes: Everything will be all right in the end... if it's not all right, then it's not yet the end.Let’s keep our positivity high as we celebrate our 50th year.
We no longer have access to our old website. We have a new domain name that will be managed through ClubRunner. This new domain name is slightly different to the old one. The new website address is:
www.rotarywestlakes.com
We have a new QR code, differentiated by circles on the corner
Members to arrange their own replacement if they cannot front for their meeting night.
DATE
NAME
OTHER INFORMATION
JUNE
Yvonne
2
9
Alison
16
Peter
23
Steve
30
tbc
Changeover
JULY
7
Robin
14
Tracey
21
Len
28
Scott
AUGUST
4
Brian W
Responsibilities
Manage
- banners (pre & post meeting)
- name tags as appropriate
- Microphone is now in the lectern
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)
