Fundraising - On the King’s Birthday Holiday Monday, our Club BBQ squad of volunteers did an outstanding job of selling a record number of snags with long queues waiting for our delicious Slape’s sausages. Throughout the three shifts (the last one being shorter than usual as we sold out early), everyone toiled like a well-tuned clockwork. Sausage were cooked in short order, runners handed them to the customers and our money-takers were busy ringing the till. The morning shift got through eight slabs of snags, the lunchtime shift cooked 20 slabs of snags, and the third shift only had three packets left to cook – a total of 682 sausages. Thanks to volunteers, John, Paul J, Alison, Rob, Yvette, Richard, Paul E, Liz and Jamie (from Cuppa Conversations), Fred, Ian and Fatemeh. A job well done.
Guest speaker Kerri Kelly - In last week’s newsletter, I forgot to write up about our wonderful guest speaker from the week before. Kerri Kelly provided a wonderful talk on her volunteering work as a Fauna Rescue person who specialises in “living alongside possums – helping wildlife thrive and survive”! Formerly a volunteer with Adelaide Koala and Wildlife Centre, and with a Certificate III in Animal Studies and Captive Animals, Kerri is the ideal person who spends most of her spare time trying to reunite baby possums – both brushtail and ringtail – with their correct mothers. When a baby possum - who has been found on the ground with some injury – is picked up by a passer-by, Kerri often nurses the baby to full health and if the passer-by provides a pin point of the tree or area the baby came from, it can often be reunited which is much better than being kept in captivity until older and able to be released by itself. This required 1-4 days care instead of 4-5 months. Often Kerri is out at all hours of the night ensuring the right mother is found for her released baby possum. Kerri also spent some time answering questions about possums that enter house ceiling spaces and how they can be caught and released nearby and how one-way doors can be put into roofs to allow the animals to leave but not enter. An excellent talk, thanks Kerri.
Royal Adelaide Show and fundraising Musical Bingo Night - Having attended the Rotary Group 1 meeting of Presidents last Saturday, a great deal of discussion was about our Group 1 and Group 3 clubs combining to produce a professional stand at this year’s Royal Adelaide Show. Action Team chair Julian X has had extensive experience producing multiple stands at the Show in his previous jobs. Volunteers to staff the stand will be required – with about 100 volunteers required over the 10 days (Saturday 5 to Sunday 13 September 2026). If you have some time during the day or night, please consider being one of these volunteers. One of the necessities before the September Show, will be a fundraiser Musical Bingo event on 8 August at the Goodwood Community Centre (32-34 Rosa St, Goodwood), 6.30 for 7.00pm start. These are excellent events that have people singing along to the 60s, 70s, 80s etc tunes – a real feel-good event. The funds from the Musical Bingo will help fund the requirement for the Royal Adelaide stand.
This week's breakfast meeting has been cancelled, due to the 'Rabbie' Burns dinner the night before.
Best wishes and have a great week. Yvette, President.
In our hunt for good wine, we managed to acquire the last pallet of Jim Barry’s special offer partnership shiraz for the McGrath Foundation (they receive $2 a bottle). The Foundation’s goal is a specialist McGrath Breast Care Nurse to all Australian families experiencing breast cancer (1 in 7 women). So, while supporting them, you can also help our Rotary Club of Adelaide Light’s own charitable work.
The wine's tasting notes are below. It’s a great price at $159/dozen (almost half), combining elegance with robust flavours.
Let us know if you’d like a dozen, then pay your $159 to Account: Rotary Club of Adelaide Light;
BSB: 085 005, Account No: 51 108 5536,Ref: your name - shiraz
Thank you, John Wotherspoon and Rob McLennan e: john@wothers.net | m: 0488 0000 50
SHIRAZ Winemaking Notes A lively, youthful Shiraz bursting with aromas of blue and dark berries, complemented by notes of black pepper and delicate spice. The palate reveals generous blueberry and blackberry !avours, subtle hints of violet, and beautifully integrated oak. Bright and fresh, it shows excellent structure and impressive layers of complexity.
Since our founding in 1959, our story has been shaped by passion, craftsmanship, and a deep respect for the people and land behind every bottle of Shiraz we produce. We believe in making a meaningful di"erence with what we have, a philosophy that underpins our partnership with the McGrath Foundation.
The McGrath Foundation’s mission is simple yet powerful: to ensure that no one faces cancer alone. With the same care and dedication we bring to nurturing our vineyards and crafting our wines, McGrath Cancer Care Nurses provide vital support and compassion to individuals and families navigating cancer. In 2025, we were proud to renew our three-year nurse funding partnership, committing $140,000 annually to support a dedicated McGrath Foundation Cancer Care Nurse.
Wine has been !owing in the Clare Valley since 1851 and is an integral part of the culture. It is one of Australia’s most prestigious premium wine regions, most famous for its Riesling and Shiraz. A small area, accounting for less than 1.5% of Australia’s total wine production.With its beautiful, rolling hills, ideal winter rainfall and Mediteranean climate, the Clare Valley carries a unique history and winemaking heritage.
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.
The room was full of pregnant women, with their partners and the prenatal class was in full swing. The instructor was teaching the women how to breathe properly, and was telling the men how to give the necessary assurances to their partners at this stage of the pregnancy.
She said: "Ladies: remember that exercise is good for you. Walking is especially beneficial. It strengthens the pelvic muscles and will make delivery that much easier!"
She looked at the men in the room. "And gentlemen, remember, you're in this together. So it wouldn't hurt you to go walking with your partner."
The room suddenly got very quiet as the men absorbed this information. Then a man at the back of the room slowly raised his hand.
"Yes?" asked the instructor. "I was just wondering," the man said, "is it all right if she carries a golf bag while we walk?"
