Rotary Club of Bendigo South News Blog

September 30 2016

Boat Raffle Takes To The Water

After the huge success of our first Bendigo South boat raffle last year, the Club has this year decided to team up with the Bendigo Hospital Orthopaedics ward to again raise much needed funds for a worthy local cause. Supported by Lake Eppalock Marine, the Club is raffling a Stacer 379 Proline fishing boat with...
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September 30 2016

New Exchange Student Arrives @ Bendigo South

Recently, the Rotary Club of Bendigo South welcomed its latest Rotary Youth Exchange student, Toshi. Toshi is on exchange from Japan. Here for 12 months, Toshi has settled into school and already been busy assisting on Club projects. We look forward to Toshi being with the Club for the next 10 months left of his...
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July 17 2016

Rotary all over the World

Hands on Development Tour- Nepal During the July school holidays, intrepid Bendigo South Rotarian, Matthew Scott journeyed to Nepal to partake in a Hands on Development tour. Hands on Development tours are undertaken by Rotary Club of Melbourne Rotarian, Stephanie Woollard. Stephanie is a past Rotary peace scholar, having studied overseas in Conflict and Peace...
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July 17 2016

Teaching in Timor

Throughout the school holidays in Term Two, Bendigo South Rotarians with a teaching background headed off to our near neighbours to undertake some professional development of East Timorese school teachers. Working mainly in the Maubisse area, Tony Plant, Jim Rinaldi and Glenn Madden shared the knowledge they’ve accumulated from years of teaching, with locals who...
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June 25 2016

Rotary’s Spiritual Enlightenment

By Matthew Scott – Director of Club Communications THERE’S a common phrase in Rotary, that we do not mix religion and politics. After all, Rotary is open to anyone, and it’s our differences that make it the successful international service organisation which it has been for over a century now. However, that all changed one...
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June 25 2016

Year of Success!! Welcoming in 2016/ 2017

It may have been a cold winters night out at the Marong Public Hall, but this didn’t deter the Rotary Club of Bendigo South from continuing to do what it’s best at… Supporting the local community! Last Thursday night the Club hosted its annual evening to celebrate its year of success. Donations in excess of...
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September 28 2015

Bendigo South sings the tunes of success

What an amazing sight it was to see, when over 900 members of the Bendigo community and beyond filled every seat in the house of Bendigo’s new Ulumbarra theatre. They were all there to see the Rotary Club of Bendigo South’s first foray into musical theatre, presenting Marina Prior and the Victoria Welsh Choir. Accompanying...
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July 11 2015

Historic Shamrock tour

It was a step back in time to the Victorian goldfields last weekend, as members and friends from the Rotary Club of Bendigo South toured the town’s historic Shamrock Hotel. What is now the third incarnation of the building on the same site, the current hotel was constructed in 1897. Led by Bendigo historian, Jim...
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March 30 2012

Final year for the Bendigo Olive Fiesta

After a very successful five year run, it was recently decided that this year (2012) would be the final year of the Bendigo Olive and Food Fiesta. The Olive and Food Fiesta was an event which both the Rotary Clubs of Bendigo South and Bendigo Strathdale thoroughly enjoyed hosting for the Bendigo community, and visitors...
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March 22 2012

Disaster Aid Australia save lives around the world

Whether it be a flood in Pakistan, an earthquake in Haiti or a humanitarian crisis in Sudan, Disaster Aid Australia stands ready to deploy Disaster Aid Response Teams (DART) and packs filled with life saving shelter, tools and utensils to the areas they are most needed. Even the boxes themselves can be used as a carpenter’s...
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