On 30 June 2022 the Rotary Club of Geraldton and the Rotary Club of Geraldton-Greenough merged to become the Rotary Club of Greater Geraldton, retaining the Charter of the The Rotary Club of Geraldton which was Chartered on 2 October 1950.

Our club members are dedicated people who share a passion for community service and friendship. Are you an individual who wants to make positive changes in your community and the world? Becoming a Rotarian connects you with a diverse group who share your drive to give back.

Week 1 of Month

Registration & Payment

Mosel, Robert

Speaker Host

Taylor, Ian

Setup

Symington, Robert

Pack Away

Hall, Bob

Week 2 of Month

Registration Payments

Dillon, Jim

Speaker Host

Dring, Barry

Setup

Lavery, Hugh

Cleanup

Dillon, Jim

Week 3 of Month

Registration & Payment

Mosel, Robert

Speaker Host

Dillon, Jim

Setup

Ambrose, Tony

Cleanup

Freeman, David

Week 4 of Month

Registration and Payment

Mosel, Robert

Speaker Host

Lavery, Hugh

Setup

Symington, Robert

Cleanup

Gilleland, Di

Club Connection and Fellowship Meeting - 02/09
Geraldton Golf Club

Sep 02, 2026
6:45 AM – 8:00 AM
Club Connection and Fellowship Meeting - 09/09
Geraldton Golf Club

Sep 09, 2026
6:45 AM – 8:00 AM
Parking Marshals - 2026 Northampton Show
Northampton Show Grounds

Sep 12, 2026
8:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Club Fellowship and Connection Meeting - 16/09
Geraldton Golf Club

Sep 16, 2026
6:45 AM – 8:00 AM
Club Fellowship and Connection Meeting - 23/09
Geraldton Golf Club

Sep 23, 2026
6:45 AM – 8:00 AM
Club Fellowship and Connection Meeting - 30/09
Geraldton Golf Club

Sep 30, 2026
6:45 AM – 8:00 AM
Rotary Greater Geraldton - Christmas Celebration
TBC

Dec 12, 2026
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

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Wednesdays at 7:00 AM

Geraldton Golf Club

30 Pass Street
Geraldton, WA 6530
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0428 643 648

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Meet weekly on Wednesday. Breakfast 6.45am for 7.00am

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Nursing Student Ashley Knock-Presentation of Digital Stethoscope

Posted by Hugh Lavery on May 06, 2026

The Stethoscope Presentation (A highlight of the Rotary Club of Greater Geraldton meeting – Tuesday, 6 May 2026)

The Rotary Club of Greater Geraldton presented Ashley Knock, a student nurse, with a Littmann CORE Digital Stethoscope to help overcome her hearing impairment and support her nursing training.
The stethoscope was highlighted as a high-end device that can amplify sound up to 40 times, making it possible for Ashley to properly assess patients and continue pursuing her goal of becoming a nurse.
Ashley Knock shared that the gift restored her confidence after she feared her hearing limitations might prevent her from entering nursing.
The presentation emphasized the club’s values of service, encouragement, and opening doors, and also included recognition through Rotary International’s End Polio Now campaign.

Announcements - March 25th

President's Announcements.

Update on Rotary WA Driver Education programme run at Nagle Catholic College on March 17th. Bob Hall commented that it was a great success. Story with photos in next Newsletter

"Journey of Beginning" exhibition of homeless people's art will be shown at WA Museum in Geraldton. We contributed $5,000 to make this happen. See details in Newsletter

Apprentice of the Year is being promoted. Rob Mosel will be our go to person. Tentatively scheduled for June 14, 2026

Rotary Youth Exchange. Amy Price from Geraldton Grammar was going to host Esther, our current inbound exchange student, but is now moving to Perth. We need another host family starting mid-April until early July Contact Hugh Lavery
NB We also need another four host families for our next inbound student for 2026-27.

Legacy Golf Day is on 25th April (Anzac Day) at Geraldton Golf Club. We need a team leader to manage the day. Let Hugh know if you can lead this event.

Bob Hall went to GUC on March 19th for the scholarship announcements. We have contributed $5,000 this year. A final year Bachelor of Education (teaching) student, Maryka Connolly, is the recipient. We hope to have her at one of our meetings in the near future.

Hugh is overhauling the way our newsletter is presented.

Hugh provided a medical update on his health and his battle with the pseudomonas bug. On the outside he looks normal, on the inside he is taped up like an Egyptian mummy!

Journeys of Belonging - WA Museum

Wayne Hosking wearing his Centacare hat describes a project he's running with in Geraldton.

It deals with homelessness. Earlier this year Centacare (through their Housing First Support Services) held a photo exhibition at the Geraldton Regional Art Gallery as part of National Homelessness Week. It was hugely well attended and ended up being taken to Parliament House in Canberra.

It is now set to run at the Geraldton Regional Museum for a further nine weeks.

LocationMuseum of Geraldton
Batavia Coast Marina, Geraldton / Jambinu

Thursday 2 April – Tuesday 2 June 2026

Rotary Youth Exchange - Esther's 17th Birthday

Inbound Exchange ( Ibex ) Update with Esther Barbosa Rosa our exchange student from Brazil.

Esther thanked President Elect Bob Hall for attending Geraldton Grammar to help with promoting the Exchange Student programme.

She spent her birthday (22/3) in Perth with other exchange students and they went to a Brazilian restaurant. When she arrived back in Geraldton her host family, the Milnes, had organised a special dinner for her.

School is going well and she is looking forward to the NW Safari.

Esther also attended Rotary WA's annual conference at Northam and encouraged our members to attend next year!

Bob Hall remarked on how much Esther's use of the English language has improved.

LEGACY – CARING FOR THE FAMILIES OF VETERANS

Guest Speaker: Ross McArthur Legacy Geraldton

Legacy Golf Day – A Longstanding Partnership The annual Legacy Golf Day, held on Anzac Day, Saturday 25 April 2026, at the Geraldton Golf Club, is a highlight of the Geraldton calendar. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Greater Geraldton and Geraldton Golf Club, this event has raised over $200,000 for Legacy since it began in 1989.

Legacy began in 1923, born from a solemn promise made on the battlefields of the First World War. As the story goes, a seriously wounded soldier said to his mate, “Look after the wife and kids.” That simple request became known as The Promise – the foundation of Legacy.

Importantly, Legacy receives no government funding. All monies are raised through community efforts, including Legacy Badge Day, the sale of Legacy Christmas puddings, and generous donations from organisations and individuals who fundraise on its behalf.

President Elect Robert (Bob) Hall

Guest Speaker March 4th 2026

President Elect Bob Hall.

Bob is a retired Policeman, former CGG councillor and former President of Geraldton Lions Club. He reports on the recent President's Elect Training Seminar (PETS) in Perth.

The PETS training took place at the old Gateway Inn in Irwin St, Perth with a diverse range of Rotarians represented by both individuals and groups.

Many of the metropolitan clubs are struggling to maintain membership numbers.

There was considerable discussion about the creation and utilisation of satellite clubs.

The PETS session stressed the importance of Rotary activities outside club meetings.

The question of clubs amalgamating was discussed.

Rotary procedures and policies were also prominent topics.

Questions from Grant Woodhams and Bob Urquhart, vote of thanks by Ian Taylor.

President elect Bob Hall represented our Club at Geraldton Universities Centre (GUC) on March 19th for the Hollomby Foundation scholarship announcements. We have contributed $5,000 this year. A final year Bachelor of Education (teaching) student, Maryka Connolly, is the recipient. We hope to have her at one of our meetings in the near future.

NEWS from Belgium !

Sarah Price-Walkley, RYE in Belgium

Hi Hugh,

Thank you so much for the birthday wishes! (Sarah's 18th Birthday was on 27 March 2026) It is ok with me for you to share my email address with the other members.

(Sarah's Email address is sarahpw8132@gmail.com - you are very welcome and encouraged to send her a message)

Things have been going really well; I’ve been able to see a lot of Belgium (including Luxembourg) and my host family even took me to Portugal! School is also going well, and my French is improving, though slowly. I am going on a Rotary trip to Greece soon in May, which I am looking forward to, after which I’ll move to my next host family.

I have some things planned for my 18th with some friends and my host family, which I am looking forward too.

I’ve added also included a photo of near where I’m living at the moment.

Thank you,

Sarah

The scenery near where I am living in Les Waleffes. There is a lot of farmland and cottage-like houses.

Town: Les Waleffes and Waremme

Les Waleffes is a very small village (population of 788) about a 10-15 minute drive from Waremme, it only has an ice-cream shop, post office and chemist.

The people are very friendly and welcoming, and there are a lot of local get togethers and events. An example of this is a large fire done at the end of winter to burn away the cold and welcome a warm spring.

It is a very pretty village in the countryside, and I have included a photo of what the area looks like.

Waremme is the closest ‘city’ to Les Waleffes, but has a much smaller population than Geraldton (about 15 thousand people). It also has many traditions such as ‘Carnival’ which I have included a photo of as well. Waremme is about a 40 minutes train ride away from the largest city in my area, Liege (population 200,000), which has major shopping centres, many restaurants and bars, and is where I spend a lot of my time with the other exchange students.

Mercy Ships Volunteer, RN Joscelyn Fischer

Guest Speaker: Jocelyn Fischer – Mercy Ships Volunteer Experience

Meeting Date: 11 March 2026, Presenter: Jocelyn Fischer, Registered Nurse Introduced by: President Hugh

At a recent meeting, President Hugh introduced guest speaker Jocelyn Fische

r, a registered nurse currently working at Geraldton Hospital. Jocelyn volunteers her time with Mercy Ships, a Christian organisation that provides free, high-quality surgical care to people in some of the world’s poorest nations who otherwise have no access to safe surgery.

Jocelyn explained that approximately 5 billion people globally lack access to safe, affordable surgical care, leading to millions of preventable deaths each year.

Rotary Greater Geraldton - Legacy Golf Day

The Annual Anzac Day - Legacy Golf Day 2026, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Greater Geraldton and the Geraldton Golf Club (facebook page), will be held on Saturday, 25th April 2026, at the Geraldton Golf Club.

This event supports Legacy's work in the community. The day features a 4-Ball Ambrose followed by an auction in the club rooms.

The Legacy Day was originally sponsored by the Rotary Club of Geraldton-Greenough in 1989 - making this the 37th Year of Legacy WA Day fundraising! In 1989 it is noted that $1900 was raised, with the second year raising $3200 and that figure increasing each year (with approximately $190,000 raised over the last 36 years!).

RCGG 75th celebration Breakfast

Rotary Club of Greater Geraldton – 75th Anniversary Newsletter

Celebrating 75 Years of Service and Fellowship – October 1, 2025

A Milestone Celebration Breakfast

The Rotary Club of Greater Geraldton marked its 75th anniversary with a joyous breakfast meeting on October 1, 2025, filled with fellowship, reflection, and exciting plans. President Hugh welcomed special guests, including past presidents Geoff Crothers and Greg Cooper, Julie Urquhart, Kelly Bennett (Host-Mum), and exchange student Esther (Brasil). Esther is enjoying “holiday mode” before heading to Perth for an orientation camp with Rotary and then Outward-Bound Camp with the Grammar School.

Warm Welcome and Festive Atmosphere

The morning kicked off with light-hearted banter as Hugh greeted visitors and checked the tech—though the camera had a mind of its own! A toast to the King set the tone, followed by introductions of guests. Bob Urquhart introduced Julie, his significant other and Greg Coper, while Barry welcomed Geoff Crothers, a past president and neighbour. Geoff’s unique name badge sparked smiles, and the group warmly greeted Kelly and Esther, who shared her relaxing weekend in windy Kalbarri, spent reading in bed.

Breakfast was (self) served and Hugh ensured everyone was captured on camera for the milestone occasion. The group enjoyed a delicious meal, a celebratory cake, and plenty of camaraderie, with laughter and stories filling the air.

The Magic of Rotary - President Hugh

President's Report - Hugh Lavery:

Apologies for not presenting in person. Thanks for getting zoom working to enable the sharing of the incoming World President Stephanie Urchick's address:

It can be found on the internet here: “The Magic of Rotary”

Short version

Long Version and well worth the 15 minutes.

It is also very rewarding to watch Stephanie Urchick's presentation on making a Rotary Club irresistible.

Hugh's message echoes Stephanie's in making our meetings irresistible and engaging. Have conversation, connect, learn and get involved in the Community. It is important that we become a more diverse membership.

Expand our Reach - Rotary International Action Plan

Rotary International has recently developed an Action Plan for the future and it includes the following

EXPAND OUR REACH

As Rotarians, we’re committed to embracing and exemplifying diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in everything we do at Rotary. We have revised our DEI statement, which now reflects our stronger-than-ever commitment to being an organization that values, respects, and welcomes everyone who interacts with us. Now we’re developing a comprehensive plan of action with achievable, measurable, and meaningful DEI outcomes for Rotary. I strongly encourage you to read and follow Rotary’s new DEI Code of Conduct, which points the way to creating more just, open, and welcoming communities for all people.

Two Video Presentations RYE and RYLA

Two Rotary video presentations.

1) Psalm Talamo our Outward Bound Exchange Student f(January 2025) from Warnbro High School.

See Psalm's presentation on YouTube

2) Jamie Bravington our Rotary Youth Leadership Award recipient (January 2025) from Tom Price.

See Jaimie's presentation on YouTube

HMAS Sydney II Memorial

“OUR GIFT TO THE COMMUNITY”

In 1998 the Rotary Club of Geraldton (now Greater Geraldton) embarked on an ambitious journey to build a memorial on Mt Scott in Geraldton, dedicated to the 645 sailors lost at sea when the HMAS Sydney II was sunk off the Mid-West coast during World War II. The HMAS Sydney II Memorial is by far the largest and proudest project the RCG has undertaken.