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Late member honoured
In June last year one of our members, Dianne Parcell, sadly passed away. Di was the wife of President- elect Ken, who, at our last meeting reflected on her life particularly her caring nature, her desire to help others. At the conclusion of his address, District Governor David Egan, who attended the meeting, presented Ken […]
Special Guest Speaker
The Club was honoured to have the South Australian Attorney General, Vicki Chapman MP as our Guest Speaker on April 23. The Attorney spoke on the Judiciary and the rationale behind sentencing, a subject of public interest given the concern often expressed at what are perceived to be lenient sentences. The meeting was attended by […]
Club assists at CARA barbecue
In what has become an annual commitment, members of our Club recently cooked the barbecue at CARA’s annual family day. The Club is proud to be associated with this event in particular and with CARA in general. For more information on CARA click here
Most Interesting Guest Speaker
Our Guest Speaker for the meeting on February 26 was Senator the Honourable David Fawcett, the Assistant Minister for Defence. Having served in several arms of the services over twenty two years David is well qualified for this role. David provided an insightful overview of the geo-political situation in our region and the rationale behind […]
Guest Speaker – Glenn Cooper AM
On Tuesday, February 12 we were privileged to have Glenn Cooper AM as our guest speaker. Glenn is Chairman of Coopers Brewery, one of the State’s iconic companies. Glenn provided an interesting, at times humorous, account of the family history and their struggle to operate a family owned brewery in the face of fierce opposition […]
Club back after Christmas break
After a break for Christmas/New Year, the Club held its first meeting for 2019 on January 15. Our guest speaker was media legend and fellow Rotarian Tony Pilkington. Tony rose to prominence in 1976 when he paired with Barry Ion to form the “Bazz and Pilko” team on 5AD radio station. His tremendous contribution to […]
Carols by the Lake 2018
This year’s Carols by the Lake was held on Sunday, December 9 at Neighbourhood Reserve, West Lakes. A collaborative effort of our Club and the West Lakes Uniting Church, this event is in its 42nd year, an achievement of which we are justifiably proud. A large crowd attended again this year with Santa attracting a […]
Club starts its Christmas activities
A luncheon held on November 28 for residents of some local nursing homes was the first of a number of Christmas functions to be organised by the Club over the next few weeks. The “Bright Hours” luncheon is organised in conjunction with the West Lakes Uniting Church, and has a strong Christmas theme with the […]
Science School attendees address Club
Our meeting on Tuesday, November 27 had a distinctly youthful air as five students from Seaton and LeFevre High Schools attended with some parents and teachers. The students were sponsored by our Club to attend one of the ConocoPhillips Science programs, which are strongly supported by Rotary. In their address to the Club the students […]
Off to the races!
As our regular meeting venue was unavailable, the meeting on November 6 was held at the historic Semaphore Carousel. It was an appropriate site for the meeting as our club has an affiliation with the carousel which recently celebrated its 80th birthday. Appropriate also to have a ”horsey” theme on Melbourne Cup Day! Several […]