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25.01.2022 Are you looking for adventure and aged 14-17? Applications for Rotary Youth Exchange are now open for 2019 at www.ryea.org.au.

23.01.2022 SHOUT OUT! A big SHOUT OUT to Eliza Purton Home in Ulverstone for donating 16 electric beds for overseas aid and to CRE Solutions in Wivenhoe for arranging free freight to Footscray Donations in Kind Depot. The beds were picked up this afternoon by Rotarians from Burnie and Somerset clubs and transported from Ulverstone to Wivenhoe. A big thank you to the guys that helped out at short notice.

22.01.2022 Rotary Youth Leadership Awardee Jeremy Negelendran, pictured (on the left) with his support team, gave us a rundown on his perception of this years RYLA. Prior to the event Jeremy was sceptical and had low expectations despite the glowing reports that some previous participants had related to him. The reality was entirely the opposite, the combination of the workshops and motivational activities soon had him Out of his comfort zone. He found himself doing rock climbing, singing, self-defence, leadership, public speaking and numerous other tasks he would normally shy away from. He is normally shy, but from this new personal inner growth, he found he could open up emotionally to strangers and reach out for help where he was reluctant to do so before, resulting in a bunch of new friends that he feels will be friends for life.

20.01.2022 The Annual Burnie Challenge Mud-Run yielded $550 for Polio Plus - thanks to our two all-day sausage chefs, Nigel and Wayne.

19.01.2022 On 3 August, we celebrated Xmas in Winter at the wonderful Emu Valley Rhododendron Gardens

16.01.2022 Phew, doing a roaring trade at the new Burnie Show. 3 hours in and we have run out and restocked twice already

16.01.2022 Monday evening 9/9/19 we had the official visit from District Governor Mike Cooke. With partners and guests, it was a well-attended meeting with the address by DG Mike being well received. Some of the key focus points: Family weekend in Queenstown 23rd-24th November Military Veterans day-Near November 11th End Polio... Red socks for Prostate cancer research Lift the Lid on Mental Health October Aboriginal health Purple House Project (In the photo: Assistant Governor Nigel Pedley, Club President John Glen, District Governor Mike Cooke, Past District Governor Ken Moore). See more

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15.01.2022 Hat Day went off well at Burnie Rotary last night. Hat Day is designed to raise money for mental health research, a focus of Australian Rotary Health since 2000. The overall winner was David Bennett, second from left, who used old fly fishing lures that had failed to excite fish for decades.

13.01.2022 Happy New Year

12.01.2022 Burnie Rotary first meeting for the year - very enjoyable and relaxing BBQ! Rotarians know how to have fun serving the local community so if you want to join us just let us know.

09.01.2022 Rotary District Governors have agreed to establish a central fund into which all Australians can donate to support the victims of the devastating bushfires rava...ging our country. Please spread this message widely. A link to the fund can be found on the main page pf the RAWCS website here https://rawcs.org.au

09.01.2022 World Polio Day 24th October. A great day had by all, good fun and interaction with the local community for a global cause.

07.01.2022 May the 4th be with you! #StarWars #Endpolionow #yoda

05.01.2022 Guest speaker at last meeting - Donal Craig, Legal Aid. Donal is the Manager of criminal law in the crime section of Legal Aid, Burnie. He came to Australia from the USA when he was 10 years old, went to University in Hobart, then took a flying trip to the mainland and came back 34 years later. Donal related the complexities of Legal Aid and how it operates in small rural areas such as the NW Coast. (In photo.- Donal Craig and Past President Doug Forrest)

03.01.2022 Guest Speakers on Monday Night 16/9/19 Ross Hartley and Christiana Goss Ross and Christiana introduced the club to a project to beautify the Penguin foreshore. They wish to erect a work of art to make the public aware and think about mental health in a positive way. The artwork is to consist of two mosaic picturesque scenes and a word jumble, the works will stand over 2 metres tall and 3 metres wide. The mosaic artwork will be undertaken by Christiana who is renowned in the... area for her extensive skills in mosaics. Photo: President John Glen with Christiana and Ross.

03.01.2022 Great time had by all at the Burnie Rotary Christmas Function at the Stanley Pub on Sunday. Deputy Mayor Giovanna Simpson was welcomed as an Honorary Member of our Rotary Club and among our guests, we had Margot Kelly, our club sponsored member of the Professional Development Team to New Zealand (pictured with Team Leader George Austin and President John Glen. Secret Santa had some surprises in store and even Mr. Bean made a surprise visit

02.01.2022 Our PP Allan has frequent contact with Rotarians of the Philadelphia Rotary Club. Today, Allan received an email from two of these Rotarians, Past President Joe Batory and his wife Past District Governor Joan. The email reported: Last Wednesday, the annual World Polio Day was held right here in Philadelphia at the College of Physicians, the oldest medical institution in the USA. Joan and I were privileged to attend. There were many world class speakers and the 60 minute update was live streamed in eight languages around the world. Very impressive!!!! You can probably find the film of the entire event at https://www.endpolio.org/world-polio-day

02.01.2022 Last Meeting: Bowls Night Last Monday we had our Annual Bowls competition at the Burnie Bowls Club with teams from Burnie, Somerset, Smithton and Wynyard Rotary Clubs vying for the Bob Harris Trophy. It was a keenly contested event with David Bennetts team which included Ricky Charles, Chris Campbell and Brett Smedley coming out on top to snatch the trophy. The Inner Wheel ladies catered for the 60 strong field with delicious main courses and desserts to die for which has been described by some guests as magnificent. Thank you very much Ladies from all at the event. The pictures below tell their own story of disputes, happy competitors, the winning team and the wonderful ladies from the Inner Wheel that catered so wonderfully for the function.