Rotary Club of Canberra Burley Griffin News Notes 1st June 2026
Notes on the Run from the President
Dear Members,
Changeover Dinner is 10th June.
As we head toward the end of our Rotary year, it’s exciting to share that plans are all set for our Changeover Dinner! Just a friendly reminder that we’ll be gathering on Wednesday, June 10th—a little different from our usual day, but it should be a wonderful evening.
RAWCS 60th Anniversary.
I had the pleasure of attending the RAWCS 60th anniversary celebrations recently. To celebrate, they’ve put together a lovely e-book called 60 Stories for 60 Years (https://ebooks.cld.bz/RAWCS). It’s a truly inspiring collection that showcases our impact, and I think you’ll really enjoy it!
Board Update: "GoGs" Support.
In our meeting last week, we were delighted to approve a $500 donation to the "GoGs." They do such thoughtful work knitting and sewing items for patients in Canberra hospitals, and we are so glad to support them.
International Day of Peace
We’ve also started planning for the International Day of Peace in September! We’re looking forward to involving several Pacific Island nations and a guest speaker. It’s so fitting that "Pacific" means "Peace"—a beautiful connection for this project.
Have a safe week,
President Warrick
Last Week’s Meeting
Our esteemed Past President Stephen MacMillan gave a great talk that suggests "Rotary's role in eliminating preventable epidemics in the Third World )smallpox, polio, malaria, leprosy etc) remains strong and relevant.
A full report will be in next week's Bulletin.
Coming up:
Date: Thurs.
Event:
Club member to Introduce, Thank and send write up to Bulletin editor.
4th June
Royal Golf Club - Presentation by Russell Dew - My trip to South East Queensland.
Royal Golf Club
John
10th June
Changeover Dinner
Stepping Stones Café, Dickson.
Warrick and Neil
18th June
Dr Mark Lax
History of Tea
Graham
25th June
Plastic : no longer Fantastic
Simon Copeland
Michael
2nd July
Vacant
Rotary In-joke of the Week
Parallel lines have so much in common;
it’s a shame they will never meet.
Thought for the Week
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness.
Keith Juris and Bill in Kupang (Captain Bligh territory), 2008 on a monitoring visit to observe the progress of a multitude of small development projects in the surrounding villages.
