Club Assembly January 2026
1. Container to Alotau. Combined Community and International Project. Container loaded and ready to go, waiting for freight notifications and more information from RC Port Moresby and RAWCS Brisbane.
627 Labelled boxes and items are listed in the official spreadsheet.
Creation of a RAWCS RAOAF Project is waiting for
Rotary Port Moresby to sign MOU.
This will link us with the Rotary Club of Port Moresby. Our Board has approved the linking with the Rotary Club of Hastings via an agreement to work together. Half of the cost of Container Transfer to Brisbane is being covered by a District International Grant.
2. Infolink – KCCS – Project has been completed for this year. Paul and his team collected donations from many sources. As per normal - Infolink will supply a full report later this month.
Christmas Breakfast Vouchers – Burgertory and Subway were again supporting. Vouchers designed by Peter W and Printed by Glenn given to Infolink.
Number of Vouchers given out – waiting on Infolink for their report.
Regular Breakfast sessions – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Paul Cassidy reported that the Kitchen is not as yet finished.
Interim breakfasts in the Hall are working but with less numbers of clients.
3. Men’s Hub - Snack and Chat – Project
Verbal Reports have been given each week. Web Page has been altered with progress. Slowly growing numbers.
4. Rotary Hamper Wrapping Working Groups - 6th December – CWA Hall.
Completed in record time thanks to all who attended.
Afternoon tea was fantastic – well done all.
Monique took the hampers to Infolink.
Peter M took the hampers to Heather for Tamminya House.
5. Sock it to Me Project - All donated socks now distributed. Big thanks to Jan M for sorting and packing them for transport to their donated groups.
Approx numbers :-
Anchor 200
Back Packs for Kids 50
Foothills Community Care 800
Infolink 800
Tamminya House 50
Alotau 50
D9815 Conference Project 550 Peter M and Jan will transport to Hobart.
6. Building Inclusive Communities.- Zoe Donaldson has been approached to assist us with a review of the Men’s Hub – she will attend on the 4th February.
7. Say No to Domestic Violence.- Bernie has raised a project about Rotary Clubs Australia wide say no to Domestic Violence. We will be working with Knox, Bayswater and Ferntree Gully Rotary Clubs.More details to come.
$500 for tee shirts and/or Vests – plus printing approved by your Board.
8. Rotary Sign at Boronia Junction. - Paul has taken the sign down. Draft design in creation using QR codes and new logo.
9. Blood Bank Lifeblood Team - 5 members. - This year donations to date:-
Lives Saved = 75. Whole Blood 4 Plasma 12 Platelets 9
10. CWA Hall.- Outside Paint – President Bernie - We offered them half of the cost to paint the hall. Hold this over until warmer and get quotes as outside is too high for Rotary to manage ladders.
11. Tamminya House – linen was required. - Peter M and Heather delivered the linen and placed a report in our Bulletin. COMPLETED. Lyn Shepherd produced Christmas parcels for the children at Tamminya House.
12. Shelterbag Project - $100 each - 20 Bags have been ordered and paid for by your Board. 10 for Infolink and 10 for Foothills Community Care. We are awaiting supply.
13. Ferntree Gully Tennis Club – All Abilities Tennis Coaching - BOARD APPROVED OUR REQUEST - Rotary Club of Boronia has considered an additional donation to All Abilities Program of $1500.00 and is on hold pending other funding issues – to be reduced if we can get cooperation from other Rotary Clubs.
Have approached RC FTG via email, and will contact RC Belgrave and RC Emerald to see if they wish to participate.
14. The CWA Foothills Group is seeking some assistance in the setting up of their Craft biannual Exhibition to be held next year early April 2026 in Boronia. Set up would involve assembling a number of trestles, possible setting up a sausage sizzle if permission is obtained & putting up some signage outside the hall. This is an early request so as we can tick our boxes. Date of Exhibition: 11th-12thApril Date of setup: 10thApril. Pull down at end of 12thApril. Location: St. Pauls Anglican Church Hall, Dorset Rd, Boronia. Rotary Boronia Board approved support for the CWA Foothills Group to set up and take down their Craft Exhibition in April 2026.
15. Scout Hall – 100th Anniversary 2029
Will be writing to us concerning their front garden area. Possible Project using Bunnings to update it all. Scouts then maintain the new area.
On Hold - Bunnings are keen to assist with plant supply etc.
Late Additions.
Bush Fire Appeal – RAWCS –
Board has decided to wait and
see what is required before we commit to funds.
Bernie is gathering information on Blaze Aide.
New App for Community Help Contacts -
More details will come in the next few weeks.
Interact may wish to help at the FTG Tennis events.
Perhaps a sign at FTG saying Rotary supports them.
Peter Malden - Community Chair
Riders will cover approximately 578 km, setting out each day from the Bendigo base and spending six days exploring the surrounding countryside.
