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Cycle Dindi 19

Cycle Dindi Sat. 6th. April 2019

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Meeting 21_2_19

Guest Speaker: Terry Hubbard.

Terry spoke about the current state of Landcare, how it is funded, and by which departments. A volunteer delivers $6.00 of work for every $1.00 funded. Terry spoke of some young and inspiring intrepid groups, who are driving, and leading Landcare groups, connecting with, and inspiring youth with Landcare. Annette Cavanagh looks to be travelling along the same path, and it is hopeful to see our local youth involved in programs, such as Kids Teaching Kids, where youth teach and inspire others about local plants, animals and the environment.

Meeting 14_2_19

Guest Speaker: Tony Jacobs.

Tony spoke about his career and growing up around the Goulburn Valley District for most of his life. Tony bought ‘Whispering Waters’ a property on the Murrindindi River, 30 years ago. He had an extensive career with John Holland Construction company, and spoke of his many career expeditions and projects that he worked on overseas. Tony is also associated with Blue Dragon, a charity organisation that looks after street kids in Vietnam. He spoke of some of the dire situations that some of the children face, and organisations that are trying to assist them. The latest scandal being that some street kids are being forced into China to have babies to be sold.

Meeting 31_1_19

The Paying it Forward program. A presentation by Yasmin, Declan and Nick.

They spoke about their experiences in Fiji and what they needed to do in order to help the people on the island to renovate, decorate, and raise funds for their kindergarten. Yasmin and Nick are both returned exchange students, which helped to prepare them for staying with families they were not familiar with, and to fit in quickly and comfortably.

Art and Craft Show 2019

Over the Australia Day Weekend this year we held our 34th Yea Rotary Art Show. This year it was an Art and Craft Show with an increasing number of craft entries. It was a very successful show with approximately 370 Entries. During the opening of the show, artist Julian Bruere was recognized with a PHF for his generous, enormous and ongoing commitment and contribution to the Yea community, especially the arts.

President Ken and Julian Bruere

Our Art and Craft Show opened with a sizeable number of the crowd wearing something linked to the theme of ‘Think Swiss’. The opening night attendees had the opportunity to enjoy a drink and savouries, while being the first to purchase if they found something to their liking. Many did, as 10 paintings were sold, including Best in Show – ‘Junee’ by Gary Laird. A big plus to the artist as this prize earned him an extra $2500.

Meeting 17_1_19

Presentation by our RYLA attendees Julian Laucius and Annette Cavanagh.

Both Julian and Annette spoke about their experiences at RYLA and recommended it to other young adults. They overcame challenges, provided entertainment and had to step outside their comfort zones, realising that they are capable of more than they originally thought. They received great support and built upon their skills in different ways.

Meeting 10_1_19

Our first meeting for 2019 was a social evening on PP John Bett's property on the banks of the Goulburn River

Click here for the photo album of the evening

Senior Citizens Dinner 2018

On Dec. 7th. The club Hosted the Annual Senior Citizens Dinner for 100+ Seniors at the Shire Hall.

Photos of the Dinner

Meeting 6_12_18

Youth Bursaries Presentations

Supporting youth in our community is an important part of what the Rotary Club of Yea does and one very tangible way of doing this is to award annual school bursaries to our four local schools, each to the value of $500.

Prior to the tragic 2009 fires, almost 10 years ago, the club awarded five school bursaries. Since the fires, the club chose to also support the three Kinglake Primary Schools until such time that the newly formed Rotary Club of Kinglake Ranges had the capacity to support their local schools. Sadly, Highlands PS ceased operating a few years ago.

It makes for a wonderful rotary evening when parents, the students and often the school Principal or class teacher all attend. Youth Services Director Julie Lynch, together with Rotary President Ken Maxfield made the presentations.

Previous Meetings

Club Meeting			Guest Speaker
29 _ 11_19			Social Evening
22_11_19			Geoff Heath Converting Plastic to Diesel
15 _11_10			Molly Connor (Outbound Exchange)
8_11_18			Di Welsh: The Person Behind The Badge
1_11_18			Jo Pride - Human Trafficking
25_10_18			David Anderson - Polio Update
18_10_18			Michael Tehan. (Rotary Club of Euroa) - My Life in the Law
11_10_18			The District Governor's Visit
4_10_18			David Anderson - The REAL Project
27_9_18			Julie Griffith Ned Kelly Centre, Presidential Citation Presentation
20_9_18			Jeff Swain President, President Alexandra/Yea/Mansfield Legacy group
13_9_18			Mariam Baker, President RC of Seymour
23_8_18			Thomas Nyawir - Mirror of Hope Project
16_8_18			Kimberley Bay - Rotary Youth Exchange Student

After Cycle 18

Cycle Dindi 18

We, in conjunction with The Rotary Club of Alexandra, have just run our third Cycle Dindi event on the GVRT, and 80 plus riders thoroughly enjoyed the experience. This year riders were given a choice of long (109 or 97 Kms) or short (47 or 54Kms) rides, starting either from Yarck, Yea or Trawool, traversing through the shires of Murrindindi and Mitchell Shires. To enhance the experience, riders had to opportunity to enjoy the Yea Market before setting off.