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.
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.Our first meeting for 2019 was a social evening on PP John Bett's property on the banks of the Goulburn River
On Dec. 7th. The club Hosted the Annual Senior Citizens Dinner for 100+ Seniors at the Shire Hall.
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.
| 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 | ||
| Mariam Baker, President RC of Seymour | |||
Thomas Nyawir - Mirror of Hope Project | |||
| 16_8_18 | Kimberley Bay - Rotary Youth Exchange Student | ||
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.
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