This coming Thursday’s meeting is breakfast from 7am at the South Terrace Croquet Club, with a Board meeting immediately following.
Don’t forget to book into the Robert Burns dinner on 11 June if you feel like a Scottish night of entertainment and a bit of haggis (optional, of course)!
A week or so later will be our Club’s Roll-over of Presidency and a time to celebrate the year’s achievements by our Club, International, Community, Youth and Vocational Services – and once again, we will have the event at the Caledonian Hotel in North Adelaide (date to be confirmed) – with a choice of two price points in the meal selection. I’ll let you know more in the next newsletter.
See you on Thursday for our breakfast meeting.
Best wishes and have a great week. Yvette, President.
District Conference 2025 – Multi-District Impact Summit 2025
When: 16-18 May 2025 Where: Morphettville Racecourse, Morphettville, SA
Join fellow Rotarians from Districts 9800 (Central Victoria) and 9510 (South Australia, Broken Hill, Sunraysia, and Alice Springs) for an inspiring and impactful summit focused on driving meaningful change in our communities.
Program Highlights:
Keynote Speakers
Gala Dinner
Club Project Showcase
Cocktail Party
Networking Opportunities
Foundation Breakfast
Interactive Breakout Sessions
End Polio Walk
Duck Racing Fundraiser
"Why Should I Attend?"
Engage with influential speakers and community leaders.
Discover innovative projects and strategies to showcase Rotary’s impact.
Expand your network and collaborate with fellow Rotarians.
Together, we can make a greater difference! Don’t miss this opportunity to CONNECT, SHARE, and LEARN.
Our happy little Rotary Club has just acquired a pallet of Mitchell's outstanding 2018 Kalmar Shiraz @ $150/dozen - a cut above the average shiraz. 🍷
2018 was a fine vintage and it sells on Wine Direct for $45/bottle but China’s helped us to offer it for 70% less than that… so, it’s understandably popular.
Perhaps you'd fancy a case or two of this lovely drop for the cooler weather ahead?
If you’d like some for you or your friends, contact me or my colleague, Rob...
This year's fundraising will among other needs, help us towards building our next Timor Lesté community project, Australia's nearest north-west neighbour.
Warmest regards,
John Wotherspoon
Rotary Club of Adelaide Light e: john@wothers.net | m: 0488 0000 50
The Kalmar Vineyard takes its name from the homestead that has housed the Mitchell family for three generations. A classic Clare Valley Shiraz with style and great flavour.
T A S T I N G N O T E
A delicious example of Clare Valley Shiraz. blue forest fruits, bay leaf and a smooth finish. a perfect balance of fruit and acid make this the perfect Shiraz for all occasions. Will continue to develop over time, although drinking beautifully right now.
G R O W I N G C O N D I T I O N S
2018 growing season was warm and dry. Despite this, the vines were in a perfectly balanced and healthy state heading into vintage. All canopies in the vineyard were strong and full, the fruit set and ripening was consistent with fantastic flavours. Clare Valley at its best!
W I N E M A K I N G
The juice for this wine was fermented open slate tanks, including a whole bunch component. Hand plunged and a slow ferment to capture the natural flavours from the vineyard. The wine is then aged in French oak barrels for 18 months before being bottled without filtration.
Scotland’s best loved bard... Robert (Rabbie) Burns is celebrated at dinners all over the world on his birthday, 25 January 1759. Yet it’s a decidedly unScottish summer here in January, so we prefer to make merry over this rascally poet during our Antipodean winter instead.
Please join us for another theatrically Scottish dinner at the Edinburgh Hotel’s Victoria Room on Wednesday 11 June for only $65 each. There’ll be toasts, bagpipes, dancing and merriment with a Haggis entrée option or the Ed's entrée if you prefer, then a four-choice main meal. Our piper, Ethan will thrill us with his address to the haggis as he’s done before. Drinks will be available from the bar.
Maybe dress a little Scottish? Our friend, Rosemary has Scottish connections that enable her to freely loan you a kilt if you wish, just ask.
An educational walk offering our South Australian community a chance to connect and gain an insight into key signs of Domestic Violence & Coercive Control that surround us.
Saturday 11 October 2025
From 9am - Meet in Victoria Square
From 10am - the 1.2km walk starts along King William Street
10.30am - Arrive at the Elder Park Rotunda
From 10.30 to 11am - Inspirational presentations
11am to Noon - Mingle | Coffee | Food | Displays
Visit www.WalkForRespect.au to learn more and connect with survivors of Domestic Violence and local support groups.
Register to walk - FREE
On the day, choose the group you want to walk with when you arrive in Victoria Square.
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.
