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President Krista’s Notes – 16 May 2019
Hello Rotarians, Oliver Doig’s presentation was fantastic on Thursday night. It was great to see some of his personal photos and hear his personal stories. It was fantastic to welcome to the Rotary Club of South Launceston to our newest Rotarian Gaylene Baker. It was...
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Australian Army in three deployments in East Timor-Oliver Doig
Last week’s guest speaker was Oliver Doig. Oliver and his family originate from Sydney and moved to Tasmanian three years ago where Oliver took up a position as a pilot with the Royal Flying Doctor Service. However, Oliver spoke to the club about his previous service...
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May is Youth Services Month!
Rotary International's structured programs for Youth service include: Interact, Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment, Model United Nationals Assocation, National Youth Science Forum, Rotary Adventures in Citizenship and Youth Exchange. The month of May is designated as...
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President Krista’s Notes – 9th May 2019
Hello Rotarians, Thanks to all the hard-working Rotarians for the work done around AGFEST. It will be great to hear the round up report this Thursday night. Last week we heard from Madelaine Rose who spoke to us about, “All About Babies Tasmania”. Madeline was a...
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Hard working Rotarians at Agfest
Check out more photos in the Gallery https://www.rotary-sthlaunceston.org.au/club-project-gallery/ and in the videos https://www.rotary-sthlaunceston.org.au/videos/
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All About Babies Tasmania. – Madelaine Rose
Last week’s guest speaker was Madelaine Rose from the organisation “All About Babies Tasmania.” Madelaine said that there are three Tasmanians behind the organisation. Louise Padgett is the mother of three girls, a professional cyclist and experienced motivational...
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President Krista’s Notes – 2nd May 2019
Hello Rotarians, I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable Easter. The weather was superb and it was a fantastic amount of time to have a great break with friends and family. For those Rotarians who didn't attend our combined meeting with the Rotary Club of Kings...
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Order of Australia honours system – Frank Madill
Our last meeting’s guest speaker was at the combined meeting with the Kings Meadows Club on April 18th. The speaker was well-known local identity, Dr Frank Madill. Frank’s subject was the Order of Australia honours system. Frank was awarded a membership pf the Order...
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Agfest Field Days, Tasmania is getting closer (2-4 May 2019), are you going?
if you are, look out for Rotary Club of South Launceston and Rotary Club of Launceston West at site 411 near the Central Arena. In the smaller food van you'll find tea, coffee, hot chocolate and doughnuts. In the larger food van hot chips, hamburgers, dagwood dogs and...
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A story from ROMAC “Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children”
Rachel recovers from renal condition ROMAC is a project of Rotary districts in Australia and New Zealand November 5, 2018 Rachel and her mother Victoria arrived in Auckland, New Zealand from Vanuatu in late June 2018. Rachel had a renal condition that needed to be...
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A Rotary Peace Fellow’s journey to Antarctica
By Emilse Anabella Palacios, Rotary Peace Fellow 2009-11.... My relationship with Rotary began as a Rotary Youth Exchange student and member of a Group Study Exchange. Later as a Rotary Peace Fellow at Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel...
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Kizito Lubuukwa -Journey from Uganda 2013
Last week’s guest speaker was Kizito Lubuukwa. Kizito not only came himself, but brought along his wife, Kevina and their six children, which added a quite unique flavour to our club meeting. Kizito and his family came to Australia from Uganda in 2013. He and his wife...
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Our outbound Youth Exchange student Lucy Rivers is living the dream.
Lucy is into day 5 of her Euro Safari.
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RYLA – Rotary Youth Leadership Awards.
Guest speakers at last week’s meeting were Callum Barley and Blaze Barker. They had come to talk to the club about RYLA - Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. RYLA began in Queensland in 1960 and has since spread around the world as a Rotary youth leadership program for...
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A very productive morning last Saturday
A very productive morning at sheep poo 266 bags
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Give Every Child a Future
THE MAJOR INTERNATIONAL PROJECT to celebrate the centenary of Rotary in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific has been given the full go-ahead. The project will prevent cervical cancer and save children’s lives through the introduction of vaccines for human...
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2019-2020 Rotary Theme
Rotary International President-elect Mark Daniel Maloney explained his vision for building a stronger Rotary, calling on leaders to expand connections to their communities and to embrace innovative membership models. RI President-elect Mark Daniel Maloney announces...
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The works at the Haig Street Migrant Resource Centre were completed today
More photos in the Projects Gallery feature- the new timber deck the under-cover area, the roof of which was salvaged from an existing structure and reused polycarbonate screen wall new steel framed bench seats (seat frames made by Student Works at Rocherlea) new...
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Our club enjoyed a wonderful social evening at Sweetbrew last Thursday evening
We enjoyed some amazing canapes, vegetarian main and carrot cake for dessert then to finish the evening a cheese platter. Thankyou to Archana and her wonderful team for spoiling us tonight and we appreciate you giving up your evening which you would normally spend...
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Gill Basnett- Tamar NRM (Natural Resource Management)
Our guest speaker of last week, Gill Basnett is one of two persons working for Tamar NRM. (Natural Resource Management.) Gill pointed out that Tamar NRM is not to be confused with NRM North, which is a larger organisation, and which receives substantial federal...
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