Members Update 2025

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16th June 2025

Calendar dates
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Club Changeover 2nd July 6:30pm - Maroondah Rotary Changeover 2025

District Changeover 12th July

Golf Meetings

MLOC Family Day BBQ - The Rotary Club of Maroondah

Maroondah Rotary Gala Night Committee

We are near completion of the Gala 2025.

Great thanks to the committee for some hard yards putting this together.

Richard Royle - Chair

Viv Baum

Donna Harding Smith - Treasurer

Andrew Brownlie

Mark Dalton

Trish Mcgee - President

Catherine Eagleson - President Elect

Kylie Knight-Brown

Tim Treeby

Wendy Scott

Golf Minutes and Committee

Golf Day - November.

If you would like to attend, please contact Smithy. We need to start thinking about volunteers again for this event.

Attendance – Roger Smith (RS), Andrew Brownlie (AB), Mark Dalton (MD), Richard Royle (RR) Darrin Scott (DS), John Harding- Smith (JHS), Merlin Sykes (MS), Tim Treeby (TT).

Apologies – Peter Daniels (PD), Donna Harding Smith (DHS)

1. Costs for 2025, Agreed to hold registration at $125 per player. As discussed at last meeting and agreed no drink vouchers this year.

2. Agreed to new registration set up this year. Simple one page registration form , DHS to arrange with DS. QR code for teams to register and pay. DS, DHS, PD to liaise with each other about info required for spread sheets etc.

3. Possibility of golf hats for players – DHS to cost

4. With the $300 sponsorship agreed to pull up all sponsors from pervious years and contact to see what benefits we can offer in addition to signage – RS

5. Consider online raffle for players. – RS

6. Consider contacting Maroondah business group, Yarra Valley businesses etc for new minor sponsors. Sponsorships per hole to be considered - RS

7. Hargo to be contacted about involvement for 2025 - AB

8. Lilly to be contacted re golf day – MS

9. Vic Police vehicle to be displayed on the day – AB

10. Maybe expand hole in one to another par 3 offering prize to closest to the pin

11. Consider gimmicky games etc. during the day.

12. Sponsorship so far agreed to – Summerset, PSA, Kieser, McGrath, Council free use of course. Chemist still to be contacted

Next meeting on 7th July via zoom - AB to please arrange.

From the Sarge (Andrew Brownlie),

When conflict closed roads, extreme weather flooded buildings and a shortage interrupted water supply, the Interplast team prepared for significant delays to the program.

In March, our long-standing partner PanAust supported our volunteers to travel to Boram General Hospital in Wewak to support a busy week of surgery and allied health treatment. However, many unavoidable challenges threatened the possibility of the program. With only days before the surgical team was set to arrive, we questioned whether we would have the time to provide the care so many desperately needed.

Thankfully, our partners at PanAust and Boram General Hospital provided significant support to resolve issues, meaning we could help deliver:

  • 107 patient consultations
  • 29 surgeries
  • 30 allied health treatments
  • 35 training opportunities.

Thank you to PanAust, the staff of Boram General Hospital and our volunteers for overcoming the challenges and delivering such incredible outcomes.

Read more about the success and challenges from Wewak on our website.

Dear President Trish,

I congratulate you and the Club for your contribution to The Rotary Foundation and in particular that amount which went into the Annual Fund which means that a goodly proportion of it comes back to the district to be able to allocate funds against District Grants, Global Grants, Polio Plus, Scholarships etc. As I noted in previous correspondence, The Rotary Foundation - DOING GOOD IN THE WORLD – is dependent on you and your Rotary Club.

 

Project Description

This project provides community development support to the village in Senga Bay, Malawi, and educational support for students from All Angels Primary School in Senga Bay, for their secondary and possibly tertiary education.

 

Photos

There is a Friends of All Angels, Senga Bay , Malawi Facebook site including a map showing the location and broader description of All Angels.

Please Donate:

RAWCS Donation Site: Project Number: 36-2020-21

https://donations.rawcs.com.au

A grant of $5,000 to support the expansion of our existing supervised tooth brushing program in Vanuatu, called “Gudfala Smile – Preschool Program” (GS–PSP) (pr Goodfella Smile), on the island of Malo, in the Sanma Province. The funding will cover the cost of the program’s introduction and operation for the first 12-18
months, starting from February 2026; being the start of the school year.

Community

Just attached a Certificate of Appreciation. And an few images. Eastern Palliative Care

 

I will pass on your details to Tony Mazzone as I can’t pass his details on to you for privacy reasons but I will also check if he is happy for me to pass them on to you. Will be in touch or he may contact your directly.

 

Thanks Bron

Lift the Lid Walk for mental health

Event details

*Includes an event t-shirt, available for collection on the day of the event. Kids t-shirts are available for purchase at the time of registration

Register online

For more information please contact Trish McGee, Maroondah Rotary Club on 0466 754 309 or email [email protected]

Click Below for the full brochure

Community Services Day Poster

District Changeover

Committees - Congratulations on the new appointment of Committee Chairs and Executives

Community - Merlin Sykes

International - Andrew Brownlie

Youth - Carol Lawton

Marketing and Membership - Wendy Scott

Executives:

President - Trish Mcgee

Past President - Darrin Scott

Secretary - Peter Daniels

Treasurer - Donna Harding Smith

We need some video testimonies of the projects we are working on 30 - 60 Seconds is big enough.

Board Minutes:

Bylaws for Maroondah Rotary has now been ratified.

Possible New Members
  • Debra Clements
  • Irene Helmer
  • Elizabeth Saligari