Events

Lost Dogs Disco Adelaide Festival event in Keith Stephenson Park from 8-13 March 2023

Donut van (6hour per day with longer on the week eends

Dismantle playground. Meet at shed at 8:00am 

The Austerity lunch is an annual fixture in the life of our club.  It is an opportunity for members, family and friends to enjoy a sparse lunch provided by club members. 

Date changed from Wed 22nd to Sat 25th. Meet at shed at 8:00am

Senior Constable Hills Fleurieu Highway Patrol

Hills resident since 2006

Joined SAPOL 1991

Metro postings – Pt Adelaide and Hindmarsh.

Country Postings – Bordertown, Meningie and Mt Gambier. (and SE Highway Patrol.

Long term member of APEX (Bordertown and Mt Gambier)

Chairperson Mt Gambier and Districts load safety group.

2006             Drug Driving project team (implementation of roadside drug testing in SA)

2007-2012   

Southern traffic enforcement section (formerly Southern Motorcycle section) at Sturt. Included secondments to -

1. Operation Diagonal – Hoon Driving task force
2. Escort section – Oversized loads.
3. Operational safety training Unit (Specialist taser traser trainer)

2012-2016

          Eastern Adelaide traffic enforcement section.

2016-2022

          Road Policing Section tactical unit at Sturt.

June 2022

          Mt Barker Highway Patrol

Covid Duties – 32 weeks on border road closure sites. 

      22 weeks in Medi Hotels.

Qualifications

• Handheld and mobile radar speed detection devices.
• Lidar speed detection devices.
• Breath Analysis.
• Oral fluid screening.
• Oral fluid analysis.
• Major crash course.
• Traffic investigators course.
• Modular APC and D.

External – Cert 5 workplace safety.

Karen unable to attend due to work commitments. James or Mark to go.

Guest speakers Graham Cornes and Andrew Best.  

The annual district assembly is the major leadership training event in each Rotary District of the world.  The workshops offer motivation, inspiration, Rotary information and new ideas for club officers, directors and committee chairs of each club.

Bios to follow 

Dismantle playground at J S Morton Reserve, North Haven and recover poles from Croydon Ave reserve, West Croydon.

Sophie's Easter open garden, help set up 7th,  parking and traffic signage 8th - 10th and help pack up on the 11th.

The purpose of the visit:
• To allow the District Governor to communicate with the club members;
• To be a useful counsellor to further the Object of Rotary among the club members 

• To motivate Rotarians to participate in service activities to strengthen the

programs of Rotary;
• Bring attention to important Rotary issues as they pertain to both the RI and
District levels;
• Recognize the contributions of Rotarians in the club.

President to lay wreath at memorial, members to cook gunfire breakfast at RSL

President Karen Nolan will tell us about herself and her journey todate

Rotary to meet with Business community of Mount Barker

Bio to follow

Event to celebrate volunteering run by the MB Council

The One and All departs for the melbourne International Convention

Cook and serve Bunnings BBQ on behalf of the Red Shield Appeal

Bio to follow

Celebration dinner to be held at the National Wine Centre celebrating 100 years of Rotary in our district.

Payment is to be made to:

Bank: Beyond Bank
BSB: 325185
Account: 03608835
Name: Rotary Club of Mount Barker
Ref / Desc: CD100{your surname}

Bio to follow

President Karen would also like to have a report re the Int Convention on this night from those who attended.

Induction of President Mark