Rotary Club of St. Ives
About Our Club
The Rotary Club of St Ives was chartered on the 27th of March 1965.
Here's a summary of some of our achievements.
The First Decade—1965 to 1974
- Charter Night
- Ambulance Station
- Early Fireworks
- Rotary Park at Memorial Avenue Corner
- 1967/68 NZ Twin Exchange
- Bales of wool for PNG
- Home Hospitality for International Convention 1971
- Sir Eric Woodward School – trees, soil, seat belts
- Norfolk Island Charter Night
- First YES from USA
- First YES from Japan
- Queen of Hearts competition
- Defibrillator for Hornsby Hospital
- First Paul Harris Fellow
- Charter of Rotaract - 1969
The Second Decade—1975 to 1984
- Malaysian Nurses
- Litterathon
- Hornsby Hospital Craft Car
- Showground Kiosk
- Terrey Hills Charter Night - 1981
- Charter of Interact Club - 1979
- District Send-off Dinner for Swedish GSE Team (+PHF)
- Goods lift for Cambodian refugees
- National Science Summer School
- 1st FAIM Team to Wassisi, PNG - 1983
The Third Decade—1985 to 1994
- Canberra Key Conference
- PRIME – 86 etc
- Hosting RYLA in 1987
- Airlift to Somalia
- District Shields 1990 & 93
- Gosford Happiness Conference
- Interact/Rotaract/Youth Activities generally
- Art Shows 1989 & 90
- FAIM Team to Kar Kar, PNG
- Hosting Interact District Assembly
- STICK
- Warrimoo Shopping Centre Landscaping
- Golden Quill Awards
- Fresh Water Well SMG in India
- Employment project in Sampaloc, Philippines
- In 1991 - conducted District Changeover (PDG’s Don/Ted)
- TRF awardees Lloyd Babb, Robyn Tucker, Deirdre McGhee
- Aid to distribution of Smith Family hampers
- Sydney Harbour Tunnel Walk
- Capital Corroboree 1993
- Sir EWMS pathway & gardens project
- Contribution to Westmead Rotary Wing
- Matching Grant: Sarawak, Malaysia
- Non-Rotarian ladies awarded PHF’s
- Club History “30 Years On” published
The Fourth Decade—1995 to 2005
- Recent International (including the Melbourne, Glasgow & Brisbane) Conventions
- Modern Fireworks
- Willoughby Concert
- Tree of Joy
- YES
- Rotary Centenary plans
- Red Shield Day over the years
- Lantana eradication at Sir Eric Woodward Memorial School; also new building
- Toys for Timor
- Exchange visits with Cessnock
- Rotaract exchange with Kyoto, Japan
- Establish Club Website
- Annual PNG Nurse Training
- Inner Wheel Charter
- Relief Map @ Showground
- Starlight Foundation: donation & program
- U-turn the Wheel
- Christmas Carols
- Concert in aid of Sir Eric Woodward Memorial School - guest performer Kamahl
- Social outings – Windyridge etc