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President Harry Galea’s Notes (16th January 2020)
Hello Rotarians, Rotary dinner meetings start in earnest this Thursday. Thank you to Rotarian Andrea for organising and hosting the Rotary social function last Thursday. Secretary Andrea sent a reminder of the AGM for this coming Thursday. The AGM will be very...
International New Programs of Scale grants for new year
By Victor Barnes, Director of Programs & Grants In 2013, Rotary set out on its new grant model under the Future Vision Plan, in the hopes that the approach would enhance the scope, impact, and sustainability of humanitarian projects. More than six years later, and...
President Harry Galea’s Notes 9th January 2020
Hello Rotarians. Welcome to a new year and a new decade - the 20's. I trust all Rotarians and their families enjoyed the festivities of Christmas and the New Year. If you have made a resolution then I hope you have the fortitude (and some luck) to see it to...
Collect, contribute, connect to end polio
By Nurveen Ratty, Rotary Club of Floreal, Mauritius As Rotarians, we pride ourselves in taking collective action to create lasting change. And our fight to eradicate polio is without a doubt one of our finest efforts. For World Polio Day on 24 October, my club...
Building Positive Peace in Venezuela
By Mauricio R. Pernía-Reyes, president of the Rotary Club of San Cristóbal Metropolitano, Venezuela...…………... I recently discovered a valuable resource on Rotary’s website that has strengthened my club’s efforts to serve our community and build peace. When I was...
President Harry Galea’s Notes 19th December 2019
Hello Rotarians. Last Saturday we ventured on a Rotarian and partners friendship excursion along the West Tamar. The 25 strong group were dedicated on their mission to identify their favourite Northern Tasmanian wine. Unfortunately, (or fortunately depending on how...
Rob Bramich, of ‘Traders in Purple’
Last week's guest speaker was Rob Bramich, of 'Traders in Purple', who are the developers of a number of projects in Tasmania. They are a family Sydney based firm, and Rob is their Tasmanian representative. The CEO is Charlie Daoud. They are currently developing a...
A great Social Event Wine Tour
Our social committee put together a great day as we visited 3 vineyards. Utzinger was our first stop, Swinging Gate vineyards and finally Goaty Hill for a spot of lunch and of course more wine. See more pictures in the Gallery
President Harry Galea’s Notes 12th December 2019
Hello Rotarians, Two weeks to Christmas - who can believe it? You like me may have retained belief in Santa or have young children or grandchildren - either way it is a festival time of year to spend with family and friends. This last week has been a both sweet and...
Madi Biggelaar, President of the Tamar Valley Rotaract Club
At last week’s meeting, Madi Biggelaar, president of the Tamar Valley Rotaract Club attended and spoke to, our club. Her Rotaract Club meets fortnightly and now has twenty members—up from six previously. Madi said that there is now no longer an upper age limit for...
Scholarship program in Japan pays dividends
As a regional communications specialist for Rotary International, I get excited when I hear stories about students who have had their lives changed by Rotary scholarships. Lasitha Eriyawa, a Sri Lankan, came to Japan in 2001 to pursue his college education. During his...
President Harry Galea’s notes 5th December 2019
Hello Rotarians. As always I hope that you had a good week. Last week we visited the Iron Horse Bar and Grill. This was also a partners event and hence the very large turn-out. From the level of the noise it appeared that fellowship and friendship were alive and...
Stephanie Groves’s presentation
At last week’s meeting Stephanie Groves made a presentation. Stephanie is from Bridport and completed her secondary education at Launceston College last year. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Applied Science and a Masters degree in Prosthetics and Orthotics at...
President Harry Galea’s Notes 28th November 2019
Hello Rotarians. The festive season is only around the corner. The beginning of summer is coming this weekend - the warm weather has a bit of catching up to do. We farewell Rotarians Karen and Josh who are moving to Inverloch Victoria to support their family. The...
Club Service Director P. P. Les Baxter
Les presented the results of the survey which he sent out to members recently. His main findings are shown in dot points in the Members Area :
Eleanor McLean – National Youth Science Forum Nominee
Club Youth Director Lance Pfeffer introduced our club nominee to attend the National Youth Science Forum in Canberra in January. Her name is Eleanor McLean and she spoke of her interest in science, as well as her hobbies. She has always had an interest in chemistry...
President Harry Galea’s notes 14 November 2019
Hello Rotarians, A busy weekend at Longford Blooms for over 30 Rotarians. The weather was generally kind, except for a bit of wind on Saturday. The good weather resulted in a large attendance on both days. At this week's dinner meeting Rotarian Les Baxter will...
Longford Blooms
A busy weekend at Longford Blooms for over 30 Rotarians. The weather was generally kind, except for a bit of wind on Saturday. The good weather resulted in a large attendance on both days
Artists unite to help The Bahamas rebuild
Three years ago, I penned “I Believe in You,” along with my amazing team, with one purpose in mind – to inspire and motivate. It is a timeless song for anyone that needs a moral boost or just a little nudge to say, “you matter.” After the devastation of Hurricane...
President Harry Galea’S notes (14th November 2019)
Hello Rotarians, I hope that Rotarians had a good week. A lot on our Rotary plate last weekend and next - sheep poo collecting on Saturday, a District Forum on increasing membership on Sunday and next weekend Longford Blooms. The District has asked that I remind...