Jerraganda (Jul 28, 2019)

RI President Mark Daniel Maloney’s theme for 2019-20, Rotary Connects the World, asks Rotarians to strengthen the many ways that Rotary Connects the World, building the connections that allow talented, thoughtful, and generous people to unite and take meaningful action through Rotary service.

At our Changeover Dinner on June 29th, Bruce Miller took over the reigns of President from Robert (Chilly) Chilman. Member Ian Wholohan was presented with a Paul Harris Fellow as well as Community members and The Millhouse Cafe Proprietors Julian and Alison.

4th of July

Our first meeting of this Rotary year was on the 4th of July which just happens to be American Independence Day and President Bruce's birthday.
We had American themed food provided by the Miller's and this first meeting also saw the induction of new member Kristy. Welcome Kristy.

Our newest member Kristy

Happy Birthday President Bruce on the 4th of July

American food to celebrate American Independence Day, 4th of July. Rotary is truly global

Kerryn & Robert's Outback Adventure short

Posted by Kerryn Dunlop on Jul 25, 2019

Our Outback Adventure

by Kerryn Dunlop

Last month my husband Robert and I went on an outback adventure with my mother Corinne who is the Co-Ordinator of the Merimbula Uniting Church Op Shop at Tura Beach.

Our mission was to get much needed supplies to our poorest Aboriginal communities.

Brian and Ann Lamont who live just out of Bungendore make four trips a year to the outback. We decided to take a load out to Alice Springs with my 80 year old mother so she can see where her op-shop donations go and more importantly get an idea of how we can better help the cause and what items may be needed.

Lamont’s packed our trailer for us. A little over 650 kilos. We went to Alice Springs, but instead of coming back the same way, we did a loop up through Mount Isa and down through Cobar to home.

6,500 klm over our 16.5 days.

Mums’ job on our travels was to keep a running journal for our own records but also for future travellers who might like to take a load to the outback.

We stayed in Alice 3 nights. Our first night we went to the house of Bryan McKain, Adviser in the Central Australian Region for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. One third of the trailer was left for him to get to parts of the Fink River Mission, a section run by a new couple down south of town. One 25kg box was going to a Gym Trainer – exercise clothing for women.

Next morning, we went to the Yipirinya High School and met with Principal Chris Harvey and Sue the Liaison Officer. They got one third of the trailer which was children’s clothing plus 200 tennis balls. From there we headed out to Ntaria and the Fink River Mission of Hermannsburg and one third of the trailer went to the Ntaria Op-shop run by Marion Swift. They’ve been light on staff due to the Hermannsburg Choir travelling overseas.

If you are interested in seeing more on our Outback Adventure and notes from mum’s travel journal you are more than welcome to like the Facebook Page “Outback Adventure with Corinne Nicolson of Church Op Shop”.

https://www.facebook.com/Outback-Adventure-with-Corinne-Nicolson-of-Church-Op-Shop-222381088645173/

stories/kerryn-robert-s-outback-adventure

The Global Fashion Industry

Global Grants support large International projects with sustainable, measurable outcomes in Rotary's six areas of focus. http://Global grants support large international activities with sustainable, measurable outcomes in Rotary’s

Freya Jansens has been granted an Global Grant Scholarship to study an MBA at Oxford. She is interested and passionate about following the Fashion Supply Chain and making it more ethical. Her area of focus is Economic and Community Development.

In developing countries, 90% of the garment industry workers are women. She hopes to develop and implement an alternative supply chain for the Australian Fashion Industry by empowering women and developing a best practice model for the Australian Fashion Industry. By empowering and educating these women, more money goes back into the local economy and community in terms of food and education. In most of these companies and industries, there is no day to day on the floor management. It has been proven that management training leads to increased production.

At the present time, most garment workers are paid in cash which leads to increased risk of robbery. There is no record of supply chain. By intoducing Mobile Banking, there will be a record and it will be more secure.