Armidale Central Rotary Club in Armidale, New South Wales | Community organisation

Armidale Central Rotary Club

Locality: Armidale, New South Wales

Phone: +61 421 347 626

Address: PO Box 1150 2350 Armidale, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.armidalecentralrotary.org.au/

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23.01.2022 Australian Rotary Health is one of many causes that our club donates to, helping our future generations.

22.01.2022 1st 8th May 2021 Lake Keepit Sport & Rec Meg Hanlon Inverell RYLA 2016, Leader 2017, Leader’s Leader 2018... It’s that time of year again If you’re interested in making friends, improving your confidence, & having the BEST week of your lifego to RYLA!! I owe the best memories of my life to RYLA, & have made so many friends through the program. I’ve had opportunities to travel overseas, volunteer in my community & make a positive difference. Most of all I’ve done things I never thought I’d be brave enough to do, & have found so much love for myself too. So get in contact with Rotary!! You won’t regret it. Applications on D9650 webpage

22.01.2022 TODAY IS THE DAY...the long wait is over...come on down to the Bookshed and Racecourse and peruse the many books on offer, grab a bargain and help support your local community! Please note: * Covid-19 regulations must be observed with social distancing being essential. * Numbers will be limited to 300 at the Book Shed and 100 at the Racecourse at any one time.... #armidalecentralrotary #armidalensw #armidale

21.01.2022 Book markets on today! Plenty of genres at bargain prices, something for everyone! #armidalecentralrotary #armidalensw #armidale

18.01.2022 Thanks Celia for sharing your post, we hope you had a great day!

18.01.2022 Racecourse book market is now open. There are still many premium & collectable bargains available. We look forward to seeing you all here today! #armidalecentralrotary #armidalensw #armidale

16.01.2022 Our club is proud to be one of many contributors to the UNE GRASS program!

15.01.2022 The long wait is over...book TOMORROW in your diary so you don't miss out, come to the Book Shed or the Racecourse from 9.30am - 5.00pm. Monies raised from our fundraising efforts have helped those in the Armidale community and surrounding areas such as: - DG's Partners Project-Lifeline - Murrwillumbah Deaf Camp... - New England Conservatorium - Chandler Public School - The Ascent Group - Backtrack Kokoda - Legacy - RAWCS Bees Nest - RAWCS Bushfire Trauma - Yarrowitch Public School - Bundarra Public School - Ebor Public School - Woolbrook Public School - Ben Venue Public School - Armidale Eisteddfod Society - ADFAS Armidale Centre - Northern Tablelands Mental Health - O'Connor Catholic College - School Science and Engineering Challenge - Armidale Community Radio - 2ARM FM92.1 - Nowendoc Pre-school and many more. Please note: Covid-19 regulations must be observed with social distancing being essential. Both markets may be postponed or cancelled at short notice due to enhanced Covid-19 restrictions. The Outdoor Market may be postponed or cancelled at short notice due to the weather although the Indoor Market will take place regardless of the weather. Numbers will be limited to 300 at the Book Shed and 100 at the Racecourse at any one time. #armidalecentralrotary #armidalensw #armidale

15.01.2022 Beautiful morning here at the Bookshed! We look forward to seeing you all today & tomorrow! #armidalecentralrotary #armidalensw #armidale

15.01.2022 Bookshed book markets - To the lovely lady trying to replace her series books from Paulina Simons - is this it? If so holding at the front table for you.

14.01.2022 Its getting close now, only another week to wait for our book markets...time to start cleaning out your bookshelves if you haven't already, its going to be BIG..HUGE! Monies raised from our fundraising efforts have helped those in the Armidale community and surrounding areas such as: - DG's Partners Project-Lifeline - Murrwillumbah Deaf Camp... - New England Conservatory of Music - Chandler Public School - The Ascent Group - Backtrack Kokoda - Legacy - RAWCS Bees Nest - RAWCS Bushfire Trauma - Yarrowitch Public School - Bundarra Public School - Ebor Public School - Woolbrook Public School - BenVenue Public School - Armidale Eisteddfod Society - ADFAS Armidale Centre - Northern Tablelands Mental Health - O'Connor Catholic School - School Science and Engineering Challenge - Community Radio - Nowendoc Pre-school and many more. Please note: Covid-19 regulations must be observed with social distancing being essential. Both markets may be postponed or cancelled at short notice due to enhanced Covid-19 restrictions. The Outdoor Market may be postponed or cancelled at short notice due to the weather although the Indoor Market will take place regardless of the weather. Numbers will be limited to 300 at the Book Shed and 100 at the Racecourse at any one time. #armidalecentralrotary #armidalensw #armidale

13.01.2022 Thursday meeting speaker: We had very enjoyable presentation from our new member Kerry Myers on his career in journalism, delivered at very short notice after the withdrawal of our organised speaker due to illness. Many references to Kerry's work interactions with Derryn Hinch and he did say, in response to a question, that 'he and Derryn both had each other's numbers!' Make of that what you will! - John Jones (2019/2021 President) --------------------------------------------...---- " Initially as a copy boy who made cups of tea, ran errands, and listened to police and ambulance radio to alert real journalists to breaking news stories. After becoming a ‘real journalist’ himself, he moved to Fairfax for whom he went to New York at the time of Watergate and much other important news. New York was a real eye-opener. He met Cary Grant. He was also thrown out of an Irish bar at 3:00 am because his companion, one Derryn Hinch, got involved in a heated argument with the publican about Nixon being a crook. He then went to Antarctica for three months at Davis Station, back in Sydney he was the Chief of Staff at The Sun. When The Sun folded in 1988 he moved into television journalism as assistant producer of a current affairs program headed by none other than Derryn Hinch, a figure who seems to have haunted Kerry for much of his working life. Another three years later he re-joined Fairfax in charge of community newspapers across the state. This was followed by a spell at the Sydney Morning Herald as Letters Editor. Then came the tree change, as he put it, moving to Orange for four years a town he later found easy to leave when he returned to Sydney to edit the Catholic Weekly. Finally, after a period as News Editor for AAP, he retired and moved to Armidale. He concluded with the observation that journalism was bloody hard yakka but also lots of fun. Kerry was warmly thanked for his concise and very amusing life history by Andrew (2021/2022 president elect), who noted that there had not been as much hearty laughter heard at a meeting of our Club for a very long time." - condensed excerp from newsletter written by member: Jeremy Smith #armidalecentralrotaryclub #armidale #armidalensw

12.01.2022 Club Sponsorship: Elian Cotter gave our club an update on her National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) experience and we wish her well at the District Semi-finals which take place at Quirindi on 28th February! " Elian spoke about her experiences at NYSF. Instead of the usual intensive one week in residence in Canberra, a more drawn-out program spanning three weeks took place over Zoom, with the late addition of a visit to see laboratories at Newcastle. Elian spoke enthusiasticall...y about hearing lectures and discussions over Zoom by Nobel prize winners in Canberra and even having a tour of the particle accelerator CERN in Switzerland. In Newcastle, at the university labs she had hands-on experiments involving DNA, liquid nitrogen, and many other eye-opening science topics. Space engineering and medicine she found particularly interesting, and she even discovered that physics, a hitherto-neglected area of study, held considerable appeal. Participants also indulged remotely in social activities, and she now has good friends in several different part of Australia as a result. She thanked the Club for their sponsorship and said the whole experience had been very valuable as well as enjoyable. It had given her a much clearer idea of her future in science, and even allowed her to find the university of her choice - the University of Queensland in Brisbane where she hopes to pursue a biomedical degree leading towards postgraduate medical studies. Elian was thanked by Vern, who congratulated her not only on her presentation, but also in so enthusiastically finding her way forward into a science career in contrast to so many students he had spoken with recently, who seem to have little idea at all of their future." Condense excerp from newsletter written by member: Jeremy Smith #armidalecentralrotaryclub #armidalensw #armidale #girlsinscience #STEM #stemgirls

09.01.2022 Absolutely beautiful morning here down at the Bookshed! Come & grab a bargain, monies raised help the Armidale & surrounding community. We hope to see you all today and tomorrow! #armidalecentralrotary #armidalensw #armidale

09.01.2022 It’s wonderful to see such support within the Armidale community supporting each other. PLC Armidale (Official) is one such example, thank you PLC Armidale community for your support and book donations to our book markets. #armidalecentralrotary

09.01.2022 BOOK MARKETS LAST DAY! Today's your last day to grab a book bargain...we hope to see you all at either the Bookshed (general books) or the Racecourse (collectable books).

05.01.2022 2021 New England Arts Grants - Applications are now open! ADFAS Armidale and the Armidale Central Rotary Club are pleased to announce the continuation of their partnership in 2021. Grants are available for individual young people and not for profit organisations (up to 26 years of age) to support their involvement in the arts.... Funding of $32,000 has supported grants and scholarships across a wide range of the Arts for young people in the New England Region. In 2020 grants were awarded to: * the New England Conservatorium of Music [NECOM] - supporting New England Sings! More than seven hundred students and staff come together for a weekend in October in Armidale as a mass choir, accompanied by young musicians and dancers. * Walcha Central School - unused instruments were serviced and a new instrument was purchased. The school has started a band and adults from the local community are now setting up a Community Band. * Kanaya Moran, through Backtrack - applied for a grant to help with the creation of a mural in the Armidale CBD called Coming Home. * Tertiary Music Scholarships - Disa Smart who is now enrolled in a Bachelor of Music (Performance) at Melbourne University and Elinor Warwick is enrolled in a Bachelor of Music (Classical Performance) at the University of Adelaide. For more information or how to apply for a grant please contact: Graeme Fordham AM Young Arts Grants Coordinator, ADFAS Armidale and a member of the Armidale Rotary Club. [email protected] #armidalecentralrotaryclub #armidalensw #armidale #artgrants #newengland #newenglandliving

02.01.2022 Only 20 places left...girls year 9 & 10!