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A Word from Carol Gorton - R100 Baton Relay Co-Ordinator
HERE’S WHERE THE BATON WILL GO: Have you got your ideas ready for the Last Hurrah?????
Visit this articleBridging the gap
The Rotary Club of Gladstone Port Curtis recently welcomed to their rotary meeting Rotakids from Gladstone West State School, Interact Students from Gladstone State High School, and Gladstone Rotaract members.
Visit this articleDistrict 9570 membership - heading in the right direction
It is pleasing to see that membership in our District is slowly increasing. At 30 October we have 942 official members. Let's keep up the good work!
Visit this articleNovember is Rotary Foundation Month
Check out what is happening around the District with the latest calendar of events (attached below).
Visit this articleCongratulations Rotarian Chris Doring!
Chris is our District Rotaract Chair, and past President of the Rotaract Club of Gladstone.
Visit this articleVincent is going home!
Vincent is flying back to the Solomon Islands after 16 months of life-saving medical treatment in Canberra.
Visit this articleBooks for Babes
The Rotary Club of Theodore is (now) a club of 4 members, however a small club can make a big difference!
Visit this articleIn 2011/12 a proposal to revitalise Rotary and Rotaract in Australia, NZ & 14 Pacific Countries was developed to address a decade of significantly falling membership in this vast region.
Unfortunately, the proposal did not proceed. The objective was to not only address a 13% decline in membership in the previous ten years, but also to facilitate more consistent delivery of RI Programs and provide a coordinated if not single voice to ensure Rotary was more effective in the region and growing.
Visit this articleDiscovery Coast club and Gladstone club support World Polio Day with World’s Greatest Meal to raise $1,100
30 members of Discovery Coast Rotary and the Rotary Club of Gladstone recently met at The Miriam Vale Hotel for a combined social meeting as part of the World’s Greatest Meal where all money raised goes towards the fight against Polio. There were several speakers on the night, some with harrowing childhood memories, others of their volunteering work with Rotary international overseas where they administered the polio Sabin vaccine to children.
Visit this articleWho is new in the Mickey Mouse Club?
Congratulations Greg Marlow from Tennant Creek - our fist "out of District 9570" member.
Visit this articleYEP WILL Continue in 2021!
I was thrilled to read that DGE Martti Kankkunen has announced that Rotary’s Youth Exchange program will continue to operate in 2021/2022.
Visit this articleFinal District Conference D9570 - meet some of our guest speakers.
Meet Dr Kerry Reid Searl. Kerry is an Adjunct Professor at CQ University and a Remote and Rural Nurse Educator for Qld Health. She was involved in undergraduate nursing education at CQ University for 30 years.
Visit this articleAROUND THE CLUBS
With all our comings and goings - we still got time to celebrate Wades birthday, with both our Clubs.
Visit this articleZone 8 Virtual Conference
The speakers' presentations have now been uploaded to YouTube and can be viewed by copying and pasting the following link into your browser. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCINXDFUA4cLHCCQ4AWYMZgA
Visit this articleRotary Action Group for Blood Donation
The aim of the Rotary Action Group for Blood Donation (RAGBD) is to develop an international network of Rotarians and others who are involved in supporting volunteer blood donations.
Visit this articleThe Rotary Club of Gladstone held its 70th anniversary dinner at the Grand Hotel on 17th September.
The old and the new were celebrated in great style.
Visit this articleShelterbox Australia update
Whilst the El Nina weather pattern has brought welcome rains to much of Australia, elsewhere the weather has been more extreme.
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