Daybreaker e-Bulletin
Rotary Club of Warrnambool Daybreak
Registration Number: A003751127
https://portal.clubrunner.ca/1971
October 22nd, 2026,                                                             Edition 9
 
President 2026 -2027
Ali Dennis
 

PRESIDENT’S PEN : 14th October and 22nd October

The weeks seem to be going by so quickly !
It is amazing how my calendar just seems to be filling up without any help from me ......

Last week we had Bec Farris as our guest speaker. She enlightened us on the Unpackaged Co- operative, which is a long running program located at the Uniting Church. Once again an engaging and dedicated speaker who kept us all interested, and as a result we learnt all about Unpackaged !

 

October
is
Economic & Community Development Month
 
Rotary International designates October as Community Economic Development Month, highlighting projects that help communities achieve long term economic stability.
 
Core Focus Areas
  • Entrepreneurship Support.
        Mentoring, Business training, and                         capacity-building for local business owners.
  • Poverty Reduction.
​​​​​​​Sustainable economic initiatives designed to lift underserved communities.
  • Vocational Development.
​​​​​​​Workshop focused on financial literacy, job placement, and digital skills.
  • Long-Term Investment
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Emphasizing lasting economic growth rather than short term charity.
                       
 
 
Bec Farris
Unpackaged Food Cooperative
 
 Unpackage food has been operating since 1994.
its located in "The Den" a space under the Uniting Church at 115 Koroit street Warrnambool.
Not for profit organisation Volunteer run.
Fill up you own containers. over 100 different products now.
Pay by the weight, They stock varieties of flour, sugar, rice, oats, tea, pasta, nuts, seeds, dried fruit, vinegar, legumes, couscous, shampoo, conditioner, laundry liquids and many other products.
 $20 per year membership ( $15 concession ).
Volunteers must do 4 2 hour shifts per year.
opens 1st Friday of the month form 2 noon to 7.30pm.
 
no walk ins, you must book on line for your 1 hours self serve time slot.​​​​​​​
Executives & Directors
President
 
Secretary
 
Treasurer
 
Bulletin Editor
 
Club Administration
 
Club Service
 
Rotary Foundation
 
Environment
 
Membership
 
Public Relations
 
Youth Service
 
Immediate Past President
 
Strategic Planning
 
Sergeant-at-Arms
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Grant Howland
October 19
 
Chris Preston
October 20
 
Join Date
Mehul Patel
October 15, 2008
18 years
 
 
Inaugural Hole in One combined committee meeting between Rotary clubs of Warrnambool East and Warrnambool Daybreak.
Daybreak has now filled our obligation with the 5 shadowing Silo Directors to work along side Warrnambool East Hole in One Silo Directors.
Thanks to Glenn Rundell, Ian Harper, Gerard Lourey, Chris Preston, Steve Giddens,  
 
President 2027- 2028
Our AGM is scheduled for November 11th.
 
Secretary Gerard has circulated the nomination form.
We as club members need to nominate names to fill the following roles for 2027-28.
 
President 
President Elect 
Vice President 
Secretary 
Treasurer 
 
In accordance with the clubs bylaws - elections for 2027 - 2028 Rotary year office bearers must be completed within 5 months of the closing of the books for the previous year.
 
If we don't have a President, Secretary or Treasurer then we are in breach of the constitution and the club (Warrnambool Daybreak) cannot exist.
 
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 Drink on arrival - Please encourage your friends
 
Daybreak Social Night        Thursday 22 October
Fun night with plenty of laughter, unfortunately only 9 Daybreak's stayed for a meal.
Robyn brought along a guest to join us.
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