COOLAMON ROTARY CLUB MEETING June 30th. 2025
Change Over Dinner 2025-2026
Tonight was the Coolamon Rotary Club’s 54th change over dinner and hand over to President Mary Potts and her Board of Directors from IPP Adrian Lindner:
- President: Mary Potts
- President-Elect 2025-2026: Leslie Weston
- Secretary: Paul Weston
- Treasurer: Vicki Langtry
- Rotary Foundation Director: Gary Truscott
- Membership Director: Brian Pattison
- Service Projects Director: Anne Rzeszkowski
- Youth Services Director: Lexi Furner
- Club Admin Director: Mark Reardon
- Public Relations & Image Director: Grahame Miles
- Sergeant @ Arms: Dick Jennings and Garth Perkin
- Club Environment Representative: Adrian Lindner
- Immediate Past President and Vice-President: Adrian Lindner
- Bulletin Editors: Paul Weston and John Glassford
- Webmaster: John Glassford
PP Daryl Breust was the Chair for the evening and kept the evening to time being able to finish by 9.00pm which included all the proceedings and dinner. Our thanks to all who brought a sweet for desert. Thanks go to all those who helped set up the Sports Club for our evening.
The theme of the night was fellowship and catching up with friends old and new. We had the pleasure of the company of Michael McCormick Federal Member for the Riverina and our Shire Mayor Dave McCann. There were many guests and partners too many to list here, and as well a very good turn up of our members. In all over 60 attended our 54th Annual change over dinner.
Mayor Dave welcomed everyone to the Coolamon Shire.
Paul Weston gave the welcome to country.
Michael McCormick presented the toast to Rotary International, which was followed by the response by PDG Fred Loneragan.
Our thanks to IPP Adrian for a very good year of community service and interesting guest speakers. All in all a well balanced year of social and service was had by all of our members. Thanks to the 2024-2025 Directors and committee chairs for the effort and we did achieve a lot as a club. Some $23,000+ was distributed and in the main to our local community. Adrian handed over the club charter and the president’s collar to Mary Potts who in turn introduced her board of directors for 2025-2026.
Highlights of the evening including the presentation of a Paul Harris Fellow to PP Albert Suidgeest for all is work in our club especially the Open Garden Days. This was followed by the presentation of a Paul Harris Fellow Ruby to PDG John Glassford in recognition of his Rotary work. Both presentations were carried out by PP Paul Weston and PDG Fred Loneragan.
We wish President Mary a wonderful year as our leader and it is heartening to note that 5 of the 11 members of our Board are women. Here are some photos of the evening including ones taken by Mark Reardon, thanks Mark.
DIARY
Monday 7th. July President Mary’s 1st Meeting for the new Rotary Year 2025-2026. Coolamon Sport & Recreation Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.
Monday 14th July Board Meeting. Coolamon Sport & Recreation Club, 5.00 pm.
*Monday 14th July Guest Speaker Caleb Smith from the Salvation Army. Coolamon Sport & Recreation Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.
Saturday August 2nd Shakespeare Night at the Coolamon Cheese Factory: Volunteers needed. Project of the Kooringal Rotary Club. Proceeds to be donated to the CRC.
Monday 4th August Club Assembly. Coolamon Sport & Recreation Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.
*Guests welcome to bring their partners and friends.
JUST FOR LAUGHS
All of the above photos were obtained from Facebook. Credit to the owners.
COOLAMON ROTARY CLUB 2024 – 2025 A PICTORIAL.
As you have read from the change over dinner programme we had a very busy year under the leadership of Past President Adrian and the 2024-2025 Board of Directors. Here are just a few photos of the year in review and not in any particular order of dates.
JULY IS ROTARY NEW LEADERSHIP MONTH
Francesco Arezzo, a member of the Rotary Club of Ragusa, Italy, has been selected by the Board of Directors to become Rotary International’s president for 2025-26. Arezzo will become president on 1 July.
Francesco Arezzo Address to the Calgary RICON 25:
RIP Francesco Arezzo 25-26
ROTARY CLUB OF COOLAMON Inc. 2025-2026
Chartered March 3rd, 1971; Sponsoring Club Narrandera Rotary Club
- President: Mary Potts
- President-Elect 2025-2026: Leslie Weston
- Secretary: Paul Weston
- Treasurer: Vicki Langtry
- Rotary Foundation Director: Gary Truscott
- Membership Director: Brian Pattison
- Service Projects Director: Anne Rzeszkowski
- Youth Services Director: Lexi Furner
- Club Admin Director: Mark Reardon
- Public Relations & Image Director: Grahame Miles
- Sergeant @ Arms: Dick Jennings and Garth Perkin
- Immediate Past President and Vice-President: Adrian Lindner
NON board Positions
- Club Environment Representative: Adrian Lindner
- Bulletin Editors: Paul Weston and John Glassford
- Webmaster: John Glassford