Sixth Decade of Service: 1997-2006

About Our Club

 
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Sixth Decade Of Service 1997-2007

Annual Mornington Art Show Sells Paintings for Artists worth $342,000 and donates over $200,000 profits to Overseas, Australian and Local Rotary Projects:

ROTARY FOUNDATION: Polioplus: Eliminating Polio form all Countries Throughout the World
AUSTRALIAN ROTARY HEALTH RESEARCH FUND: Provides Medical Research Grants and Scholarships  and facilitates the improvement of community Mental Health using published and acknowledged results.
MORNINGTON PROJECTS encouraging participation and support in schools and among the under-privileged, improved community facilities and.encouraging excellence in achievement and environmental protection.

Club

Membership was 32 at the start of the decade. 28 additional Rotarians were inducted including 11 women. However 27 Rotarians also resigned, resulting in a Club membership of 33 in 2007.
 
Year               President                      Secretary                               Paul Harris Fellows
1997-1998  Michael Lee                  Derek Williams        Laurie Taylor, Arthur Morton, David Collings
1998-1999  Derek Williams             David Jones  
1999-2000  Rod Johnston               ARTHUR MORTON
2000-2001  Alan Caton            ARTHUR MORTON
2001-2002  GEOFF CUTHBERT  Derek Williams
2002-2003  JOHN PARKINSON   FRANK FISHER             John Humphris, Jim  Houlahan
2003-2004  JOHN RENOWDEN   Ron Fallaw                       Charles Arter, Jennifer Mayne
2004-2005  FRANK FISHER         Pauline Gordon                Derek Williams, John McLean
2005-2006  LEIGH POWER          Graeme Adams                Frank Fisher, John Parkinson
2006-2007  PETER JAY             Patricia Wallace               Michael Coultas, John Renowden
 
21 current 2014 member joined before mid 2007 and served on many projects listed below:
 
CLUB SERVICE
Annual Business Persons Dinner Speakers:
Bruno Grollo                            John Elliott                                  $2500
Henry Bosh                                Max Walker                            $11000
Grant Warrington                   Tim Costello                               $1500 
Ian Campbell                  Dr Mukesh Hakiweral                        $5000
Jeff Kennett
Sportsmen’s Night
          Dean Jones, Mick McGuane, Simon Madden                  $4600
          Grant Warrington
 
Rotary’s Centenary 2005 
           Club meeting of 7 Clubs
           Gazebo Mornington Harbour
           Fisherman’s Beach                                                             $8000
Ian Scott’s ARHRF  initiative Memorial Park Gazebo             $1500                                                                                
           Lighting and irrigation systems
 
Australia Day march with Rotary Club of Mt Martha.(2)Rotary Service Award
Car Rally
Dragon Boat Race Carnival, Martha Cove
Club 60th Anniversary Dinner
Club member visit to Rotary Clubs of Lincoln and of Motueka in New Zealand
Trivia Night
Dining with Rotarians membership development
Dancing With Rotarians
 
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Art Show     1998   1999     2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007   Decade Total
Value Sold$22995  29479  29649 29543 40115 37780 33285 34685 42795 41536     $341883    
Profit $                                                                20000  22000 21400 14700 23189
 
Jazz Festival (3)
Projects – miscellaneous local    (4)                                                           $53120
Andrew Care Aged Care Facility
                   Palliative care facility furnished                                             $12000
ARHRF   (5)                                                                                                 $11700 
Mental Health Forum Rotary Health Walk
Winebargo vehicle visit
Peninsula Rotary Clubs 25th Anniversary dinner
Rose Garden David Collings Reserve  (2)                                                 $10300
Mornington Community Information & Support Centre Building (2)   $4000
building
Bays Hospital – Analgesia  machine for self administration                     $3500
Biala (3)
             Fencing, shade-cloth and path
             Custom built tricycle for disabled child                                          $2600
Red Cross (5)                                                                                                   $2600
Salvation Army (7)
Mornington Life Saving Club Resuscitation equipment                             $1523
Garage Sale                                                                                                       $1000
Mornington Chamber of Commerce and Industry
              Business Trades and Industry Expo  (2)
              Food & Wine Festival – traffic management                                     $750
Mornington Special School                                                                                $500
Life Saving Club                                                                                                $500
         motor donated
St Vincent De Paul
St Marks
Gippsland Flood Relief
Citizenship ceremony sponsored and conducted
Community Service Award (4)
 
 
Community Award
Historical Railway Society  Morning Railway Station built
City Link Opening Walk across Bolte Bridge
Beleura House National Trust Visit
 
VOCATIONAL SERVICE
Business visits:
State Parliament,Lower and Upper Houses (2)   
HSV, Clayton
Telstra Global Village Centre
      – telecommunications local and overseas
Mt Eliza Business College
Hart Boat Builders
Moonlight Sanctuary, Pearcedale
New Business Awards (2)
Courtesy Award
Building Excellence Award
Pride of Workmanship Award
 
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE     
Rotary Foundation    14 Paul Harris Fellows (14x2500)                          $35000
Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura Deaf and Blind School IT equipment (2)
                      Matching RI grant donation                                                 $16000
Shelter Boxes for disaster aid                            (3)                                     $12450
Rotary Overseas Medical Aid for Children:
           Manuss brain tumour removed in Melbourne
           with Rotary Club of Mt Martha
6 Rotary Youth 12 month Exchange Students
           Inbound from  Argentina, Canada, Germany 2, Japan
           Outbound to Canada, Denmark                                                                                                     
Group Study Exchange  USA(2), Leader Indonesia
Polioplus trivia night                                                                        $2600                                                                                           
Rotary Australia World Community Service                                        $2550
Solomon Islands bicycles for Royal Constabulary                                                                
District Club Group donation
Rotary Against Malaria
Tinnies For Timor, Baucau, East Timor
      – 4m aluminium dingy donated
Donations-In-Kind; Books to PNG
Columbo Rotary Presidentual Visit
 
YOUTH SERVICE
Youth awards and projects                                                              $2760
Benton Junior College
          Bicycle shed     (2)                                                                    $1750
          Student Leadership program
          Partners Literary Project book donations
          Rotary Junior Award (2)                                                          $200
Disabled Student donated computer (2)
Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment camp students sponsored (7)
Mornington Secondary College Master of Fashion Design   (2)
                                               Kidsmart antidrug                               $352
           Rotary Junior Award                   (2)                                       $200
Dromana Special Development School
              Partners Literary Project book donations
Mornington Park Primary School
              Rotary Junior Award
Mornington Special Development School
              flagpole donated
Music scholarship support for Germany
Rotary Youth Leadership Award students sponsored
Mornington Peninsula Youth Enterprises
Community bus registration and insurance
Reach Youth ongoing support
Youth service programs – sponsored students
Peninsula Youth Services
Lord Mayors Camp –painting donation
 
 
 
 
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