CRC Bulletin March 9th. 2026

COOLAMON ROTARY CLUB MEETING 

Monday March 9th. 2026 

President Mary Potts welcomed 15 members to our meeting tonight which followed the monthly board meeting.

The meeting opened up after dinner which tonight was prepared by the Coolamon Golf Club and thanks for cooking and serving us dinner, much appreciated.

We  had some general business including:

Secretary Henk reported on the previous board meeting.

• Coolamon Central School Thursday early BBQ with Henk and Lexi
• Discussed a scholarship for a well deserving Rotary scholarship, details will follow.
• Vicki gave a verbal Treasurer’s report.  Our finances are looking good an d are in good hands.
• Gary advised the club that there is a Rotary Foundation webinar on the 16th March  The webinar will highlight how you can leave a gift to the Foundation via the Rotary bequest Society.
• There will be 250 primary school students at the Wagga Netball Courts and we have been asked to cater using our BBQ trailer, a roster follows.
• We are looking at obtaining a District grant to improve the functionality of our BBQ trailer.
• The amendment to our Bylaws to create a third tier of membership for Corporate members was approved and will be sent to the Department of Fair Trade.
• Mary advised members that we need to obtain our food handling certificates and this can be done online at no cost:

Once you start a module, you will not be able to save your progress.

Food Handler Basis Online Training Course

You must answer all questions correctly in the test and provide your email address to receive a certificate of acknowledgement.

Please note: A certificate is not a proof of skills. Food handlers must also be able to demonstrate they know how to handle food safely.

Other matters discussed included:

1. Albert spoke on a recent passing of a Coolamon resident from MND.
2.  Dick is inviting his brother-in-law, Wayne MacPherson to be a guest speaker subject being stocking our rivers.
3. The Rev. Jenni Bedding our Anglican priest will be advising us on a date for Jenni to talk on Can assist.

Dick then auctioned off two spare dinners:

The raffles were won by Henk and Albert.

Plenty of business which was followed by the S@Arms Dick in good form.  Vicki was fined for having the Canberra horse of the year, which lost by a short head!

Another fruitful night at our club and the meeting closed at 8.30pm.

MHERV ROSTER:

COOLAMON THURSDAY 9th April

9.30 – 12.00  John Bond and Mark Dubois

12.00 – 2.00 Annie and Adrian

2.00 – 4.00 Gary and Albert

GANMAIN FRIDAY 10th April

9.30 – 12.00 Myffy and Trish Fraser

12.00 – 2.00 Barry and Vicki

2.00 – 4.00  Brian and Dick

WAGGA WAGGA PRIMARY SCHOOL NETBALL CATERING

ROSTER MONDAY MARCH 23rd.  Wagga Wagga Netball Courts

10.00am – 2.00pm  Daryl, Vicki, Mary, Lexi, Mark Dubois, Brian, Gary

10.00am – 12.00pm Albert

Barry 12.00pm – 2.00pm

N.B. Please make sure that your Working With Children Certification is current!!!!

OUT & ABOUT THURSDAY COFFEE

Thursday morning coffee time March 5th.

DIARY

N.B. You are always welcome to bring guests to most of our meetings, just advise Ian Jennings, 0428 492 157, if you want to bring a guest along when you respond to the weekly dinner roll call!

You can download the full programme here and note that it will change and that will be reflected in the weekly bulletin:  CRC Diary On-Line

Monday March 16th – Normal Dinner Meeting Coolamon Catering by the Coolamon Golf Club.  Sport Rec Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.

Monday March 23rd – Normal Dinner Meeting Coolamon Catering.  Sport Rec Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.  Catering by the new proprietors of the “Chinese Restaurant”. TBC.

Saturday March 21st PETS 26-27 D9705 Training Seminars CANBERRA

All of the above photos were obtained from Facebook.  Credit to the owners.

ROTARY NEWS and ITEMS OF INTEREST

1.  INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY MARCH 8th.

WOMEN IN ROTARY SYLVIA WHITLOCK PIONEER

Sylvia Whitlock is an educator, humanitarian, long-time advocate for women and under-represented groups in Rotary, and the first female president of a Rotary club.

In 1982, she joined a club whose membership had been previously revoked for admitting women. Five years later, thanks to her and many others’ determination, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Rotary could no longer exclude women. In 1987, Sylvia was elected president of the Rotary Club of Duarte, California.

Since then, she’s dedicated her life to service — founding an AIDS clinic in her home country of Jamaica, raising more than $90,000 for girls’ education in India, and paving the way for countless women leaders.

Today, the Sylvia Whitlock Leadership Award honours Rotary members who follow in her trailblazing footsteps.

Here’s to those who make history and empower others to do the same!

2.  South Australian Rotary Fodder to Farms Drought Relief

The Rotary Club of Adelaide Central have advised that the South Australian Fodder to Farms Drought Relief Project raised $737,579.22 in total to support our farmers through the crippling drought and “green drought” period of 2025.

Key stats:

350 farms spread widely across the State benefited

10 tons of hay delivered to each on average

60 Rotary Clubs contributed, including 8 from interstate

383 private individuals made donations

5 Inner Wheel Clubs donated – including one from Italy!

6 farmers bravely told us this support directly saved them from… well, it saved them.

Countless animals saved from starvation. Many families kept together. Towns survived.

We played a small part and we heartily congratulate our fellow Rotarians and everyone who contributed to make this happen. The true power of Rotary could not be more obvious – or hidden! But the work is not yet over as we’re nearing the end of another 2 months without a drop of rain in most areas.

3.  POLIO PLUS NIGERIA

The 2026 Polio Immunization Campaign has officially been launched in Sokoto at Kware Local Government Area, marking another important step in protecting children from the polio virus.

The flag-off was led by the Special Adviser to the Governor on PHC Development, Bello Marnona, while the Commissioner for Health, Faruk Umar Abubakar Wurno, assured residents of full preparedness for the campaign.

Field Coordinator Aminu supervising the ongoing OBR at Kalgo Ward, Kalgo Local Government Area, ensuring quality vaccination and that every eligible child is reached.

Starting March 7, 2026, vaccination teams will move across communities to reach every child under five, because every child deserves protection.

Together, we can keep polio at zero.

BREAKING NEWS

Texas anyone?  Looks like an excellent conference on Rotary and Environmental Sustainability.

April 20-22nd 2026 Dallas TEXAS.

I expect that we will get the proceedings online in various formats.

PAST Rotary International President Barry Rassin 2018-2019 is an inspirational speaker and leader in Rotary.

ROTARY EXPERIENCE WEBSITE

MARCH IS WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE MONTH

Image courtesy of Rotarian Debbie Vance from Canada.

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