

The four high school students will embark on 7-day Youth Explorer voyages which will expose them to a variety of sail training activities, including setting and furling sails, climbing the masts, working aloft and keeping watch at night.
Sixteen-year-olds James and Xavier and 15-year-olds Luke and Tiernan managed a pre-voyage visit to the Leeuwin when it docked in Busselton last week. They’re pictured with Leeuwin skipper Angela Lewis and our very own Shelley O’Brien (with the flyaway tresses).
Xavier and Luke will re-join the ship in Bunbury on Wednesday for their voyage to Fremantle. James and Tiernan will sail from Fremantle to Monkey Mia in April.
Some 20 riders took part in the 600km week-long ride from Perth to Augusta.
Once again, our club supported the event by hosting a BBQ dinner for the riders at the Men’s Shed.
President Chris White presented a $1000 donation from our club, plus the $137 proceeds from our fines session the previous night.

Global virus pandemics are not new. Before vaccines were developed for polio in the 1950s, parents were gripped by terror: over 1,000 children were dying or being paralysed each day. Now, polio is a distant memory in most countries, but it persists in a few. The problem is that until we completely eradicate the poliovirus, children everywhere remain at risk. This has been a major focus of Rotary for more than 30 years. To continue this work clubs from all over Australia and New Zealand have been participating in Walks to Eradicate Polio. Involving their local community and raising funds for the continued fight. The Busselton Gerographe Bay Rotary Club recently did its bit by organising a walk from Sugarloaf Rock to the Lighthouse and Back. Well done to all those who organised the event and participated.
The Club has organised the purchase of 40 audio headsets - with funds raised by the students and a donation from the Rotary club - for distribution to dementia patients in Busselton’s aged care facilities.

SAIL INTO LIFE RECOMMENCED 10 OCTOBER 2018
INCREASING NUMBERS OF PEOPLE ARE NOW ABLE TO ENJOY SAIL INTO LIFE IN BUSSELTON DUE TO THE ADDITION OF A NEW BOAT
If you've never sailed or like to sail but never get the chance, then the Sail into Life program could be for you or someone you know.
Sail Into Life gives anyone who has never enjoyed the thrill of sailing the chance to safely sail around the Port Geographe harbour in the company of an experienced sailor. People with a disability, able-bodied people including seniors who simple want to enjoy the thrill of sailing, as well as volunteer helpers are welcome to join us from 9.00am on alternate Wednesdays for a morning sail during the sailing season. Read More for Sailing dates.
Thanks to being in the right place at the right time, and some quick actions/decisions by some members, the Rotary Club was able to secure a share of blankets and doonas donated by Qantas to Rotary across Australia. One hundred and fifty of these have now been distributed to local organisations that assist the homeless in Busselton.
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