PRESIDENTS REPORT: Significantly down on numbers since our last meeting, but still quite an active meeting.

There were no guests this week apart from our speakers Dale McDonald and Corrie Morris from The Mens Circle who were welcomed by Graham Crane.

General Business:

·     Myself and James Hindmarsh attended the Calala Rotary opening of their basketball court which went off quite well.

·     We were invited to Calala Rotary for a  Wednesday night meeting later on in the year and since nobody at the meeting had no major objections I will speak with James, their President, and get back to you with a date on that meeting. It will be a Wednesday night at Cascada just near the AELEC 6:00pm for 6:30pm.

·     We have a bit more to do at the Rotary Airport Rest Area as far as a working bee, we have

a)     One more table and chair set to put some roof sheets and capping on.

b)     Three table and chair sets to have a second coat of paint.

c)     Mowing/ edging and getting rid of branches and vegetation which is two thirds done in front of the play area and old tractor display.

d)     We will be chasing a few more trailers this time to get rid of that vegetation.

At this stage we are looking at Saturday 6 December at 9:00am and we will discuss this again as the date gets closer.

·     Please remember the AGM is with our normal meeting on 8 December not next week, my mistake.

·     We now have a menu and costs for the Christmas Party on the Monday 15 December 6:30pm for 7:00pm.(See the Menu below )

Our guest speakers tonight  were Dale McDonald and Corrie Morris from The Mens Circle discussing

Healthy Masculinity was quite a relevant topic to many of our members and obviously highlights a wider need in the community for men to communicate. A flyer for their next meeting will be attached to this bulletin.

Our guest speakers were introduced by James Hindmarsh and thanked by Allan Guan.

The Sergeant this week was Brian Cox and came up with some quite interesting fines.

Heads and tails tonight was won by Dale McDonald our guest speaker and Phil Chaseling.

Our Guest speaker next week will be fellow Rotarian Peter Ryan on AI and robotics.

Next weeks meeting will be again 6:00pm for 6:30pm at The Family.

Please check the bulletin for the work rosters.

Cheers
Scott

Entree: Garlic bread

Main meal alternate drop;

Roast turkey / Roast lamb

Deserts alternate drop;

Pavlova with fresh cream and ice cream

Christmas puddings with ice cream and custard

Cost will be $38.00 per person.

The pub will do the set up and table cloths with Rotary doing the table decorations.

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES THIS MONTH:

Noel and Wendy Bennet - 1 Nov

Tony and Linda Summers - 11 Nov

Phillip and Trish Lyne - 25 Nov

ATTENDANCE - Meeting of Monday 10th November 2025:

Select the link below to the next meeting attendance ONLY if you are attending our next meeting on Monday. The cut off time is 7pm on Sunday.

The caterer is advised of numbers just after 7.00pm Sunday evening

Duty Roster 17th November: 

Calala Rotary Park Official Opening - was held at 10:00 am on Sunday 2 November, a project of Calala Rotary Club.  A number of our members including President Scott Edwards attended, along with representatives of the combined Rotary Clubs of Tamworth and Tamworth Regional Council. The key attraction to the opening was the new Basketball Court which Farrar Students arrived to play some basketball after the official opening.  Kevin Anderson officially opened the facility and key sponsors of the Park were named, thanked and signposted around the Park.  This is a great tribute to Calala Rotary Club and they are certainly to be congratulated on creating such a great community recreational facility.  

Fun fact of the 300 trees planted some 15 years ago they only lost 4.  An amazing feat considering the elements in the Tamworth Region.  Some photos from the event below. 

CHARITY CHRISTMAS WRAPPING SERVICE

Centrepoint Tamworth is seeking Expressions of Interest from local charity and not-for-profit groups interested in helping us deliver a Christmas Gift Wrapping Service for customers making purchases in our Centre.

 Centrepoint will provide the stall and all the Christmas wrappings whilst you fundraise with a gold coin donation for every gift wrapped.

 We are seeking assistance to fill the following dates and times noting that a minimum of 2 volunteers from your organisation is needed per shift.  

 You can mix and match dates to suit your availability but once your organisation commits to a date, we hope you will honour your obligation or give us suitable lead time to find a replacement if you are then unable to assist.

 If you are interested in this quick and easy fundraising opportunity, call Tracy Guest at Centrepoint on 6766 1073.