The Change Makers SHARE shed opening day at Broadford Victoria, January 2025
Our Next Zoom Meeting
8pm Thursday 3rd April 2025.
"Club Assembly"
President Elect Susan Benedyka will be planning the Rotary 2025-26 year ahead. Allocating committee positions, tasks and jobs to do. An important planning meeting to map out our future. This is a vital meeting for all our members to attend and participate.
A great effort from many of our Change Makers, with a fantastic result of a profit of $1015 which will be allocated to our many projects.
A huge thanks to everyone who helped on the day. A special thank you to Will Fuller, our RYLA attendee from 2024, for assisting us with his hard working presence.
Tammy, Will & Mel
Will Fuller
The hard working crew
Meeting summary March 20, 2025
Susan to send out Zoom invite for membership committee meeting on Monday night.
Susan to send out a jobs list for club members to volunteer for various roles.
Susan to organize another Rotary 101 session for new members.
Fundraising committee to be formed to develop a budget.
Susan and Mel to organize an intergenerational activity for the changeover event.
Susan to book Gateway in Wangaratta for the changeover event on June 29th.
Clark to include changeover event details in the club bulletin.
Roslyn to collect RSVPs for the Friday night dinner at the District Conference and set up Whats App group.
Roslyn to make a reservation for the Friday night dinner at the conference once numbers are confirmed.
Mel and others to attend the District Assembly on May 4th for youth program information.
Phil participating in Ride to Conference fundraiser for Australian Rotary Health – donations invited.
Kevin to organize a club night for the Culture Committee to present their findings.
Jenny to invite Leanne Gray and others from the hospital to the changeover event.
Clive provided an update on the charity balance and operations account.
The club also welcomed two new members, Mary Henley-Collopy and Lisbeth Long.
New member, Renee, introduced herself to the club, sharing her diverse experiences and background
Susan will organize a membership committee meeting to discuss retaining and recruiting new members. She will also send out a list of available positions for the new board and encourage new members to take on roles. A District Assembly will be held on May 4th for new members to learn more about their roles and Rotary. There is also a strong interest in another Rotary 101 session to cover topics such as using the rotary.org website and setting up projects.
Susan announced that she will be leading a fundraising committee to balance the budget. She also encouraged everyone to attend the upcoming conference, where they can gain valuable insights about Rotary.
Philip discussed the RYPEN program, which aims to build confidence in students, and emphasized the importance of attending the District Assembly for youth arrangements.
Roslyn will set up a WhatsApp group for those attending the conference and meeting up on Friday night.
Philip also shared his plan to ride 55 kilometres to the conference on a push bike to raise funds for supporting Australian Rotary health and Indigenous scholars.
The team discussed the upcoming club changeover event, deciding on June 29th in Wangaratta. The team agreed to organize an intergenerational event, with Mel leading the initiative.
The team also discussed the new bulletin format, which will replace the old one and Clark urging members to download the Club runner app to their phones.
GUEST SPEAKER: David Motta, Rotary Club of Osborne Park, WA: the Tiny Home Project - 20th March 2025
David provided background on the initiative, which arose from the Homeless Hub, a multi-club group in Western Australia that promotes and assists projects related to homelessness. He highlighted other initiatives, including lobbying for the Common Ground project and a medical recovery centre for homeless people.
The Tiny Home Project aims to provide small houses for young people 18 – 21 years old, transitioning out of foster care, and delivered in conjunction with social housing providers and foster care organizations. The project, inspired by Kids Undercover, a Melbourne-based charity, will involve housing, training, and support services. The primary difference between their project and Kids Undercover is that they aim to be self-funding, unlike Kids Undercover which relies on major corporations and wealthy benefactors.
Since July 2024 our Rotary
e-Club has welcomed nine new members. Introducing some of our latest Change Makers.
