



Meeting Nov 12, 2013 A Partnership Broker works connections between people, whether businesses, community groups, schools. Graeme is funded for two days a week by the Federal Government to promote connections, in particular, for the 0-20 age group to point to pathways towards employment, self improvement, education opportunities in the Playford area. A former Central […]
Meeting October 8th 2013 Malcolm Wilson, farmer from Two Wells, spoke to the club about his dry land farming methods, conserving the low rainfall moisture in the soil, adding appropriate fertilizers and mulch, with weed control, to produce bumper yields on the land which is used each year. Malcolm's farm has a low annual rainfall […]
On September 23rd our Club cooked a barbeue for the Playford UNISA-Football United teams. The program, sponsored by the University of South Australia, aims to unite communities from different ethnic backgrounds through sport, and in this case junior football. This was one of several UNISA-football united events that we have supported over the last three […]
And did we have fun at 'Karaoke for Kenya' raising funds for fencing materials for Umoja Orphanage Kenya, RAWCS project (Rotary Australia World Community Service) last night. Isabella recreates her stage song from '92 when she sang to Alun's son in Rotary Showtime…"I want to be loved by you" — with Isabella Greig and […]
Geoff Wake (Employment and Training Coordinator) and James Irwin (Youth Instructor) told members of developments after our support of funds for Whitelion in Novenber 2012. Whitelion’s mission is focused on connecting young people aged 10 to 24 with the community. It provides them with practical and effective support that enables them to make positive choices.
ROMAC’s mission is to provide medical treatment for children from developing countries in the form of lifesaving and/or dignity restoring surgery not accessible to them in their home country. Tomas Bere was diagnosed with a Wilms Tumour based on X-ray and CT scans and accepted by ROMAC, (Rotary Oceanic Medical Aid for Children) for life […]
Most Rotarians know that some of the best times we have are when we serve others, and Rotarian Jim Buckoke has just proved it again, representing our Club on the SA Variety Bash from 10th-17th August. “I almost felt guilty, every moment was so much fun”, he said.
Rotary 9500 District Governor's Official Visit to our Club – Meeting 2352 The annual visit of our District Governor Barbara Wheatcroft was preceded by a visit to Playford Council's Food Cooperative. Our Club has been involved with this excellent program over a number of years.
Meeting 2353: Speaker Clyde Colls: Prison Chaplaincy – A Daunting Task? Captain Clyde Colls is a Salvation Army Officer who is a prison Chaplain for South Australia. Being a prison Chaplain is a daunting task. "We all need to remember that there is a human behind the prisoner’s nameless, faceless mask and we need to […]