17th March 2025
Calendar dates
Key Items:
RYDA dates need filling: June 27th
RYDA – Young Driver Education - The Rotary Club of Maroondah
Maroondah Rotary Gala Night Committee
Minutes of meeting held 4 Marcg 2025
1. In Attendance
Richard Royle,Viv Baum,Catherine Eagleson, Tim Treeby, Andrew Brownlie, Mark Dalton
2. Apologies
Darrin Scott, Wendy Scott, Kylie Knight-Brown, Donna Harding-Smith, Trish McGee
3. Further Rotary support
Action: TMcG ad DS following up on House of
Friendship for District Conference
4. Speakers
Agreed and confirmed that we will have Dr Philip Choi and Michael (stroke survivor) speak at the Gala Night.
It was also agreed that David Plunkett will be asked to speak at the beginning of the event to introduce Eastern Health, mention both the paediatric service and the bi plane machine as targets for our fundraising and introduce Emma Rose Parsons who will say a few words about her fundraising.
Action: AB to follow up with Jonathon Usher as a Potential to perform at the Gala Night as a Magician and comedian
5. Draft of running sheet for the night (for further discussion at next meeting)
5.00 Early entry to venue (confirmed for earlier access with a $250 fee)
6.00 Background music commences.
5.30 Canapes served.
Golf Minutes and Committee
2025 is off with a bang. Congratulations again on a successful Golf Day and Smithy with his band of merry friends making it happen.
Attendance – Roger Smith (RS), Andrew Brownlie (AB), Mark Dalton (MD), Peter Daniels (PD), Richard Royle (RR) Darrin Scott (DS), John Harding- Smith (JHS), Donna Harding-Smith (DHS)
Apologies – Merlin Sykes (MS), Tim Treeby (TT).
1. Minutes of previous meeting approved
2. Committee duties for 2025
RS – Chair of committee
TT – Scoring, Marshall
PD, DHS, DS – Registrations
Sponsorship – MD, RR, AB, DS, RS
Food - MS
3. Costs for 2025, Agreed to hold registration at $125 per player. No drink vouchers this year.
4. 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. RS to make up letter to be sent with form to players, DS, DHS, PD to liaise with each other about info required for spread sheets etc.
5. 50% of profits to go to 4TK and FOFA on a 60/40 basis ie. if $1200, $8000 to 4TK
6. Hargo to be contacted about involvement for 2025 - AB
7. Video to be made this year for promotion - RS
8. Possibility of golf hats for players – DS to look at costs
9. Consider gimmicky games etc during the day.
10. Sponsorship so far agreed to – Summerset, PSA, Kieser
Next meeting on 20th May via zoom - AB to please arrange.
From the Sarge (Andrew Brownlie),
Preparing for the Melbourne Highland Games & Celtic Festival Sunday 23rd March. If you haven't
seen our new trailer it looks great. Thanks Marlin and Andrew
A big thank you to Mark, Richard, Trish, Peter, Darrin, and Wendy, for turning up at Greenwood Avenue this morning to do the final preparation on loading the trailers. A special thanks to the whipper snipper King, Richard for having tidied up our end of the compound.
I refer to Trish’s earlier note about site preparations on Saturday afternoon. This morning, we agreed that the plan would be for the trailers to leave Greenwood Avenue at 1:00pm. Accordingly, if you are planning to attend Eastfield Reserve, can I ask that you plan for an arrival of the trailers at around 1:15pm. The task will be to erect our marquees as well as those that are being lent to the organisers, to be used as site entry personnel protection.
A final call out for 1 member with a large boot (SUV or larger vehicle) that will be available to help collect the sausages and bread on Sunday morning. With 32 loaves of bread and 24 trays of sausages I’m uncertain if the rear of my car will accommodate the totality of the order. This will require a turn up at 8:00am at Aldi, Croydon.
Rotary District Conference 2025
Club Members Awards
President Elect
Hi fellow Maroondah Rotary Club members
I am delighted to share with you all a nomination for president elect for the 2025/26 year from Catherine Eagleson
Catherine has been with the Club now for many months and has been involved with Rotary for many years, including Clubs in eastern Melbourne and the Geelong area
During Catherines involvement with other Clubs, she has held a number of Board positions, including that of President.
If you have any comments or objections to Catherine undertaking the role of President of our Club in the 2025/26 year, please respond by return e-mail on or before 5pm on Wednesday 11th September
In appreciation of your responses
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.
