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Events in 2024

Acknowledgement Day sunrise and community event 26th January

Joint meeting with Altona and support our RYLA candidate Vivianne

Support Inner West Community Enterprises (Seddon Community bank) social enterprise accreditation

Support and sponsor Young Writers Competition with Maribyrnong Library

Movie night fundraiser for End Polio

Induction of new member Day Gowland

Visit from District Governor Michael Lapina in November

Support local community events: Stony Creek music festival, Kingsville and Yarraville Xmas carols

Presidential Changeover in July from Jebadiah to Margaret

Volunteer at Soul Kitchen

Donations

Western Emergency Relief Network (WERN)

Rotary Club of Greater Marinka Valley (Philippines) sanitation project

Sourced $2,000 of prepaid visa from RAWCS, donated to Yarraville Community Centre Nourish program and McAuley Women's services

Les Twentyman foundation

End Polio

Rotary Foundation

Fundraisers

Bunnings BBQ x 4

BBQs for Victoria University, West Gate Tunnel Project and Brooklyn Community centre

Movie Night at Sun Theatre

Community BBQs, Stony creek music festival and Kingsville Carols

Raffle

News

First meeting for 2025

Social gathering on Tuesday Jan 21st 2025, venue in Yarraville to be confirmed.

Acknowledgement / Australia Day event

Over the last 3 years our club has received significant funding from Australia Day Council to run a community event on January 26th. We had a sunrise Welcome to Country ceremony overlooking the water at Newport, with music and free food and drinks.

The funding was halved in 2024 and was not provided for 2025. We are considering what our club would like to do on the day, potentially a community morning tea at a different venue. This will be discussed at our first get together on 21st.

BBQ Trailer

The usage of our club BBQ trailer is under review. The trailer is 17 years old and showing its age. It was originally purchased in 2007 with a government grant. The current storage costs for the trailer have also significantly increased to $246pm.

At upcoming club meeting we will discuss alternatives

- We have shelving storage and freezer in Jebadiah's garage for our marquees, portable bbq, Eskys, and BBQ equipment. Also thanks to Jeb's time and large Ute vehicle, he is able to transport all required BBQ equipment to our events.

- In 2024 had initial discussions and support from Seddon Community Bank about funding for new BBQ / catering van for our club and wider community. Will restart conversations with Suzanne.

Chrome books

Thanks to the Rotary club of Brunswick Tullamarine, Jebadiah was able to secure 25 Google Chrome books. These devices can be loaded with educational resources and give access to all Google tools and emails. We are currently assessing how to distribute these devices to bridge the digital divide for community members locally and/or overseas. Will be discussed in future meeting.

Ideas for community projects

Due our dedicated members willingly volunteering their time, our fundraising this year has built our club bank balance to a healthy position. If anyone has suggestions for how club can further support the community we will be we willing to discuss any ideas at a club meeting.

Everyone is welcome at our weekly club meetings:

Tuesdays 6.30 - 7.30pm

Yarraville Club, 145 Stephen St, Yarraville

Contact Margaret 0405 909 845 for more details

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Reflection on our club contributions in 2024