Home Page | Rotary Club of Adelaide Light

Welcome to our Club!

We meet In Person

Thursdays at 6:00 p.m.

76 Rundle Street
Kent Town, SA 5067
Australia

Second Thursdays 0700 for 0715 start, South Terrace Croquet Club; Fourth Thursdays 1800 for 1815 start, Kent Town Hotel

District Site

Bulletins

Venue Map

President's Pen

At our last breakfast meeting we heard from guest speaker Rebecca Millard, Strategic Relationship Specialist from Catherine House sharing the work they do and updates about their new build. Some key messages shared were:

Catherine House was the 1^st women's only homelessness service in South Australia and remains the only recovery-based service for women experiencing homelessness
There has been an 81% increase in requests for support in the past year
There are 60 women on the waitlist for accommodation
No one leaves the service to homelessness, leading to the average stay of 5-7 months in the longer-term service
To help manage the increased need for support they have expanded their intake and waitlist support services
The new 8 storey fit for purpose building is expected to open in early 2027 and will include 52 self-contained units providing a mix of crisis, transitional and long-term accommodation, a Women's Centre and 24/7 support, with much improved security.

This leads on nicely to the first of our Catherine House garden working bees which was held on Sunday 20^th September. With Catherine House rep, Amy and her very handy husband, we had 14 volunteers come together for 3 hours of hard yacka. Thanks to Rotarians Rob, Paul, Liz, Lili, Fatemeh (and husband Reza) and 7 very hard-working migrants from Colombia, Argentina, Japan and Malaysia we completed the removal of the irrigation system, significant weeding, some plant removal and repositioning, hedging and lay out new weed mat for the 5 cottage gardens ready for next week. On Sunday 27^th a new group will assemble to lay down the gravel/stone and a new bistro set for each garden to complete the low maintenance makeover.

Other things happening include that we are in the midst of purchasing new spiffy signs for our Christmas trees sales and designing new club shirts (a few options are in the works) with AI's help, which I will present at a meeting soon. Fred's Van keeps rolling on with another shift this Wednesday 23rd, followed by our dinner meeting on Thursday 24^th which will be focused on action planning, led by Paul Jupp, as the next step in the strategic planning process. Please come along if you can as every voice present helps shape the direction of our club.

PS please save the date for our October dinner meeting on 22^nd where we will have guest speaker, Mohsen Abdel Meseh, from the Australian Refugee Association come present to us about their driving program and swimming classes. This has come about through Erfan identifying a high need for both in the refugee community and bringing this to the Community Service Committee.

PPS our Christmas celebration has been confirmed for Friday 4^th December at the South Terrace croquet club.

President Kirsti

President's Pen

Come along and enjoy breakfast with us!

Posted on Jun. 22, 2019

If you have a passion for "serving the community", our Club would like to welcome you to one of our meetings. If you are a visiting Rotarian from interstate or overseas, we would love you to visit us.

We meet for breakfast on the second Thursday of each month (7am for a 7.15am start) at the South Terrace Croquet Club, and the fourth Thursday is a dinner meeting at the Kent Town Hotel (6.00pm for a 6.15pm start). Our meetings feature either entertaining guest speakers or the planning and review of our various service projects.

Those who are able also meet informally on the first, third and fifth Thursday of each month for a "Coffee Conversation" at 9:30am at The White Picket Cafe, 10 Stuart Rd Dulwich.

If you are interested in coming along to a meeting to see what we do and meet our other members, you can just show up, but it is probably wise to contact us first by email, at membership@rotaryadelaidelight.org.

The Four Way Test

Posted by Richard Jarrett on Sep. 04, 2018

The Four Way Test

Of the things we think, say or do:

Is it the Truth?
Is it Fair to all concerned?
Will it build Goodwill and better Friendships?
Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?

Affirmation

United in the spirit of Service we value truth, fairness and friendship; and we welcome the opportunity that Rotary gives us to contribute our talents and resources in support of others.

Rotary Club of Adelaide Light Mission Statement

To have fun and engage interest from new members and friends as we use our strengths for a better world here and abroad - a welcoming, flexible group having fun doing hands-on activities for positive impact.

Home of 3 Past District Governors

Since the Rotary Club of Adelaide Light was chartered on 12 June 1986, three members have been elected to the highest District position - that of District Governor - overseeing the needs of the 40-50 autonomous clubs within District 9500. Our first member to seek office was our club's Charter President District Governor 1993-94 Anthony (Tony) Reade; followed by District Governor 2005-05 Katina Jones; and then John Campbell 2014-15.

Past District Governor Tony Reade OAM (1993-94)
Tony Reade joined the Rotary Club of Adelaide in 1985 and was involved in the formation of the Rotary Club of Adelaide Light, being Charter President of the new Club - the first breakfast club in District 9500 - in 1986-87.
Tony undertook many District committee roles before being elected District Governor for 1993-94. He innovated many changes to the annual District Conference that saw a marked increase in attendees - over 800 attendees. When he moved his city-based business, he transferred to his local club of Walkerville, including the Presidency in 2002-03, before transferring back to Adelaide Light.
PDG Tony was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia on 25 January 2011 for 40 years of service to the community through Toc H Australia, Rotary International and as Councillor (and Acting Mayor) of the City of Walkerville. Tony was awarded an Honorary Membership of the Rotary Club of Adelaide Light. Tony's wife, Yvette, was President of the Adelaide Light Club in 20014-15, 2023-24 and 2024-25, and was President of Walkerville Club in 2004-5.

Past District Governor Katina Jones (2004-05)
In the 1990s, Katina founded EQUALS International, a development and training centre focusing on a sustainable future in a rapidly changing world. Twenty years on, EQUALS International has been established in Asia, Europe, Americas, Africa and the Middle East. Katina’s passion continues to motivate her to make a difference in the vocational education sector and workplace.
Katina joined the Rotary Club of Adelaide Light in 1996 as their first female member. Katina was District 9500's first female District Governor during Rotary's centennial year of 2004-2005. Katina has served on Australia’s Executive Committee for UNIFEM (United Nations Development Fund for Women), Cancer Care, TAFE SA, Voices for Women and as a Rotary International training leader. For 20 years, Katina has represented Australia at the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations in New York and more recently was appointed as a delegate to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

District Governor John Campbell (2014-15)
Adelaide-born John Campbell spent his first three years in Cummins, Eyre Peninsula and attended Adelaide Boys High School where he joined the Interact Club (sponsored by the Rotary Club of Adelaide). He then joined Rotaract in 1971 and held Club Board and District positions. In 2000, John joined the Rotary Club of Adelaide Light and was President in 2011-12.
John worked in the financial services industry including his own insurance agency and, later, financial planning practice. John was admitted as a Life Member of the Million Dollar Round Table where he was SA Chair from 2004-2009 and Australian Chair for 2010-2012. PDG John's wife, Julie, was a Rotary Exchange student to Belem Para in Brazil in 1971 and later joined the Rotaract Club of Edwardstown. Julie became a member of the Rotary Club of Adelaide Light in 2014 and served as President for 2017-18.