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Date: Tuesday March 4th 2025
Board Meeting
 
Board approved the purchase of a much needed freezer for Vinnies Colac to freeze meals prepared by Trinity College
 
A donation will be made to knitted knockers. https://knittedknockersaustralia.com/
 
RYLA Rotay (Youth Leadership Awards)
Caitlin Janssen (Bluewater @ Colac Otway Shire) and Ayva Mckay (AKD) will be sponsored by the Rotary Club of Colac West and Chloe Copeland and Lucy Cunningham both from Bulla to be sponsored by the Rotary Club of Colac. One more application has been emailed, watch this space.
 
Rotary (Outbound) Youth Exchange Program
Maurie spoke to Sara and found she is enjoying staying with her host family. Sara just started Danish lessons at school and her class attended  “a Winter Break” in Copenhagen. On 12th March (Sara’s Birthday) she will attend a School Study Trip to Paris paid for by the Rotary Club of Nibe. Sara also has six wonderful school friends and enjoys catching up with them each day.
 
Share The Dignity Pink boxes are up at Woolworths and Blooms The Chemist for donations of hygiene products during the March Campaign. Please spread the word to your friends and family.
 
Care Bags, our club has been asked to make some more care bags for W.A. More on this project from Lyn soon.
 
Our club made WIN News,  click this link to watch.
https://fb.watch/y8ZQ-ulZMY/
 
Calendars - This is a very successful fundraiser and we need your help.  Toni has a list of new businesses that we would like to offer our calendars to. If you feel you can visit a new business, please contact Toni, 0456 961 916
 
Playground.  We have been offered the Donaldson Street playground for dismantling and sending overseas to a country in need. We may need some hands to help out. Please let us know at the next meeting if you or a friend could help out.  We have done this before and it has been very successful.
 
Hospital Beds have become available for DIK, Donations in Kind.  Maurie is liaising with the Rotary DIK rep and CAH staff.
https://rotarydik.org/
 
 
Find out more about Rotary

Get involved at these great upcoming events
 
  • AFL footy tipping - there are 17 members, family and friends signed up for the big comp. Don't forget to put your tips in..........
 
  • 7th March International Women's Day free event. 11.00am Lake View Cafe. 
    An invitation to this event for all women in our community to show appreciation and to highlight all the hard work they do.  This event is free, however registration is necessary.
 
  • Friday 7 March – Rotary Safe Families Online Joint International Mega Meeting 11.00am. Rotary SAFE Families is reaching out around the world as a Global Peace Initiative, whilst preventing family violence and fostering respectful relationships and harmony in families around the world. Become a Special Representative and together break the silence on violence! Click the link to register: https://forms.gle/TBxBwTrAZtEEhJH49  We will find out if we can get a recording of this to send out to members.
 
  • 11 March – Colac Rifle Club vocational visit (Rifle Butts Road) – dinner will be a
    BBQ. The Rifle club will provide the meat. Members to bring a salad to share and BYO drinks and chair.  Please let Amanda know ASAP if you are attending for catering purposes. This is a partners and friends evening.  Everyone is welcome.
 
  • Friday 14 March – We have 9 members and partners attending Colac's Longest Lunch – Fundraising event for Colac Area Health Foundation. Lake View Café, 11.00am to 2.30pm. Tickets are $90 each and include a three course meal and a glass of wine. Besides the delicious lunch, they will be running a raffle too. Tickets will be $5 each or 5 for $20. The link to make your booking is: https://www.trybooking.com/CYJCM
 
  • 18 March – No meeting
 
  • 22nd March is the next Bunnings BBQ. Thanks to Indiana (NYSF) student for volunteering to help out.
 
  • Sunday 23rd March - AKD Otway Trail Run hosted by the Rotary Club of Colac Members have been asked if they can help our sister club with this event on the day. Please let Sue know if you can help out. 0419136704
 
  • Sunday 6 April – The Rotary Club of Warrnambool Daybreak. Long Lunch commencing at 11.30am. The Matilda Room, Warrnambool Racecourse. Proceeds go to the Warrnambool Neighbourhood & Community Centre and Foodshare. $100 per person, which includes a three course meal with drinks at bar prices. Phone Janey on 0407 010 956 to RSVP.
 
  • Saturday 24 May – President Elect Learning Seminar (PELS) in Horsham. Online learning must be completed before attending.
 
  • Sunday 25 May – District Assembly in Horsham. Club officials, board members and new members are encouraged to attend.

Click on this link to check out the calendar of events on our website.

 
Clean up Australia Day
 
Thanks to Paul and Sue for helping the Colac Sea Scouts in their annual "Clean up Australia Day" along Lake Colac. A big thank you to Johnathon and Kathy for their dedication to this event.
Clean up Australia

Project Updates
Share the Dignity
 
The Share the Dignity drive begins March 1st and pink donation boxes will be located at Woolies and Blooms the Chemist in Colac. This important initiative donates all of the donated period and incontinence products to local organisations so if you're shopping any Woolies or Blooms in Colac, please consider adding a product in the pink box.
 
Find out more by clicking on the button below.
 
 
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Fit for Purpose
This project is an important one for our club as it will help us identify ways in how our club will evolve in years to come and remain relevant to our community.
 
Watch this great video from Mark Huddleston on how we got ourselves in this membership crisis - click on the link below. 
 
 
 
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Say No to Domestic Violence
The Rotary Club of Colac West are looking for more ways to connect to our community to support this important initiative.
 
Our goal is to have this poster in every public rest room, sports club, restaurant, and entertainment venue to ensure our community is made aware just what family violence or abuse is and where to get help and more information.
 
Can you help spread the word? Please get in touch with Lyn Crook email lcrook14@hotmail.com and help spread the word to say no to domestic violence. 
 
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Celebrations 

 
MEMBER BIRTHDAYS:
➢ Heather Green – 9 March.
➢ Trevor McLaren – 10 March.
 
SPOUSE BIRTHDAYS:
 
ROTARY ANNIVERSARIES:
 
 
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES:
 
 
ROSTER FOR COLAC CENTRAL HOTEL
(25 February and 25 March): 
 
CHAIR: Maurie Oates 
ATTENDANCE: Amanda Pugh
FINES: Fiona Okeson and Jill Rodger
RAFFLE AND WELCOME: Sue Schram
ASSISTING TO SET UP AND PACK AWAY: Tony Baldwin and Toni Cuthbertson
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