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SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday 24 June
 
President Harold Morgan invites members, partners, and friends to attend Rotary Club of St Ives 2025-2026 Changeover Celebration Dinner 
Date: Wednesday 24th June 
Time: 6:15 for 6:45PM
Venue: Avondale Golf Club 
Cost: $70pp
 
RSVP  attend@stivesrotary.asn.au with your confirmation.
 
It is a special evening with full table service, tea and coffee, and filtered water.
Special Wine prices are available. The service will be ‘alternate’ serve Mains and Desserts. Watch this space for menu details in the coming weeks.
 
Please RSVP  attend@stivesrotary.asn.au with your name confirmation.
 
Bank details:  EFT your $70 PP to: St Ives RC Club Account:
BSB: 633 000  Account: 161 181 334  Ref: “Your name 24/6”
 
Dress: Smart Cocktail, and PHF regalia if applicable.
 
 
This is a special evening as we welcome our incoming Joint Presidents Elect John Steel and Russell Crofts for the start of a new Rotary year.  
Looking forward to an evening of  reflecting on the memories of the past year, a few awards and of many smiles reflecting warm fellowship.
 
 
 
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The Hornsby Gang Show is a long-running annual musical variety show performed by members of Sydney North Region Scouts and Northern Sydney Region Girl Guides. It combines singing, dancing, live music, comedy sketches and theatrical performances in a family-friendly stage production.

The show is part of the wider “Gang Show” tradition started within Scouting by Ralph Reader in the UK in the 1930s. Hornsby Gang Show has reportedly been running since 1974 and is one of several Scout and Guide Gang Shows in New South Wales.

The productions are coming up, see below for details. Our club members and friends are invited to book for Wednesday 8 July which is when our Board selected as the date for our weekly activity that week. Hope to see you there!

 
 
 
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Our club meets weekly. We have one breakfast meeting and three dinner meetings a month. Given the diversity of venues, and types of meetings, we have found it necessary to vary the day of the week according to variables to do with appropriate venues, guest speakers, or a combined clubs meeting.
 
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Morgan's Mumblings - 11 May 2026

Being the first Wednesday in the month, a group of us had a very pleasant chatty breakfast gathering at The Living Room, it’s a shame a few more of you are unable come and join us.

On Saturday I attended Presidents zone meeting with our DG, these are now held via zoom which makes attending easier but we miss out on Hornsby RSL coffee and pastries which were always the main attraction. 40 presidents and district officials attended and the main thrust from our DG was membership.

District set a goal of each club attracting 5 new members for 2026. To this end district are offering up to $1,000 to assist clubs finance membership drives. Only one Club, Ku ring gai, put up their hand as they have already enrolled 5 new members and Malcolm Braid was hopeful (bragging) for another 2.

That is a massive achievement in the current state of community involvement.

Michele also requested Clubs to each appoint a Club Development Champion, whose duties would be to encourage members to be involved in Rotary training and development projects.

This was also my last presidents meeting as on 24th June we celebrate our club change over evening, to which I encourage you all to attend. Wouldn’t it be great to have all members to at least one meeting of the year together, don’t let it be you who is the only one not attending? Friends, wives, partners, family, all welcome to make it a special evening of the year.

This meeting will be held at Avondale Golf Club 6.15pm at a modest cost of $70.00 for two course dinner, and as a special feature we may even be “lucky” enough to be exposed to a few Russell one liners.

Lastly, we would like to sincerely thank Pip Heath for her work, each week, on our Waratah. She has done a marvellous job but is taking a break for two weeks. We thank the ‘volunteer’ for stepping in to complete our newsletter.

Regards

Harold Morgan

President

Rotary Club of St Ives