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Guest speaker Joan Hose updates Rotary on Meals on Wheels

Posted by Harry Bracegirdle on Mar 21, 2023

The Rotary Club's Guest Speaker at its meeting on 20th March was Joan Hose from Moyne Health Services (MHS).

Joan recently took over the administration of the Meals on Wheels (MOWs) program and gave an insight into the program and the valuable work that all volunteers undertake for MHS.

Rotarian are regularly rostered onto the MOWs calendar taking a week-ling booking every second month.

Rotary Club inducts its first Corporate member

Posted on Mar 08, 2023

The Rotary Club meeting held on 6th March 2023 was a milestone event in the life of the Club when it inducted its first ever Corporate Member.

Recognising the growing importance that Australian businesses place on corporate social responsibility, the Rotary Club of Port Fairy has created a Corporate Membership option, to provide businesses with the opportunity to participate in Rotary's established community service projects. Employees of local businesses that partner with Rotary in Corporate Membership are invited to participate in all Rotary activities without committing personally to the obligations expected of regular individual members. Additionally, participation in Rotary provides employees with personal development opportunities potentially through project leadership and public speaking.

After creating the Corporate Membership class, the Rotary Club of Port Fairy then engaged with the Community Bank of Port Fairy & District to take up the corporate membership option.

Ashley King, as the Bank's Company Secretary, was chosen to represent the Bank and be inducted as a Corporate member into the Rotary Club with a short ceremony conducted by Club President, Graeme Cox.

Tony Murray - a new addition to the Rotary Club

Posted by Harry Bracegirdle on Mar 08, 2023

At its meeting on 6th March 2023 the Rotary Club of Port Fairy was excited to induct two new members - greatly enhancing the ranks of the Club.

Apart from the induction of Ashley King as a Corporate Member (see separate story) it was a pleasure to formally induct Tony Murray who has transferred from the Rotary Club of Doncaster to our club when he retired to Port Fairy in 2022.

Tony is an experienced Rotarian and has already proven to be a great benefit to our club by engaging with numerous volunteering activities in cluding our summer raffle at the market,selling Car Raffle tickets in Sackville Street, manning gates at the Port Fairy Folk Festival and registering to be a regular volunteer for Meals on Wheels.

Raffle Razzle

Posted by Club reporter on Feb 27, 2023

Each Summer Port Fairy Rotary raffles a painting by well-known local painter Wilma Preston. This year's painting featured a stunning beach scene. The raffle raised $950 that will go to the Club's charitable distributions. The happy winner was local (and Rotarian) Michael Crowe. Michael said he was delighted to take off the prize.

Winner Michael Crowe with artist Wilma Preston

Rotarians cook up a "marathon" breakfast

Posted by Harry Bracegirdle on Feb 21, 2023

Around a dozen Rotarians held a "marathon" cooking event when they catered for spectators at the 2023 Port Fairy Marathon on 19th February.

The setup crew worked in the early morning dark -starting around 6:15am - to setup the gazebo and BBQ before cooking got underway around 7am.

All up, over 120 egg and bacon rolls were cooked and sold out by 11am.

It was a great community event, the second time the Marathon has been run in Port Fairy, with over 1300 entrants running over various distances from the full 42km marathon race to shorter distances for school children and supporting parents.

Vale Rotarian Geoff Coxall

Posted by Harry Bracegirdle on Feb 09, 2023

It is with a sad note that we report the passing of Rotarian Geoff Coxall. Geoff was a long-standing member of the Rotary Club of Port Fairy.

In recent years Geoff has fought bravely to recover firstly from a stroke and then a debillitating illness to which he finally succumbed.

His presence at Rotary has been greatly missing of late and it is sad news that he lost his fight for life this week. He will be fondly remembered within the Club.

Rotarians attend the Lions meeting

Posted by Harry Bracegirdle on Jan 20, 2023

At the invitation of the Port Fairy - Belfast Lions Club, members of the Rotary Club of Port Fairy attended the Lions Club meeting held in the Port Fairy Senior Citizens facility on 18th January 2023. The event was catered by the Lions Club who turned on a wonderful spread for the evening.

It was an enjoyable opportunity for both Lions and Rotarians to come together given our common goals of supporting the community. In all, 12 Rotarians and 3 partners joined some 40 Lions and guests for the event.

Rotarians celebrate Christmas

Posted by Harry Bracegirdle on Dec 20, 2022

Port Fairy Rotary Club Xmas Dinner 2022

RYLA 2023

Posted by Harry Bracegirdle on Dec 14, 2022

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)

The Rotary Club of Port Fairy is seeking to sponsor young people in the age bracket 18 to 25 years for RYLA. The next RYLA seminar is scheduled for 16th-21st April 2023 (see details below).

Port Fairy Rotarians lend a hand!

Posted by Harry Bracegirdle on Dec 08, 2022

Members of the Rotary Club of Port Fairy spent an hour or so helping fellow Rotarian, Barb Eldridge and her husband, Ken, by cleaning up and weeding their garden in Campbell Street, Port Fairy today.

Business Break-through

Posted by Michael Crowe on Nov 12, 2022

Local business development has received a boost with the establishment of Commerce Moyne. Speaking at a recent Port Fairy Rotary meeting, Ashley King outlined progress on the establishment of the organisation which has been kicked off by the Community Bank and the Moyne Shire.

Commerce Moyne will be a co-ordinating point for local businesses and an advocate for grants and projects.

The first initiative has been to create a paid Program Director for the Moyneyana Festival which should ensure a bigger and better event over the up-coming holiday season.

Great Garden Gallop

Posted by Michael Crowe and Mllee Cox on Nov 14, 2022

The rain held off and Port Fairy Rotary's annual Open Gardens day took place on Sunday 30 October with five great gardens on display. The event was a fundraiser for Australians 4 Women's Health, this being President Graeme Cox's major charity for 2022/23. Nearly six thousand dollars was raised for this cause by ticket sales on the day and by the associated raffle. The Club would like to thank the owners who made their gardens available and put in the work to have them in tip-top condition for the day.

Special thanks also go to main organiser Jill Gleeson and her assistants, including the Friends of Rotary. Thanks also to Maureen Beatty and her helpers who organised the morning and afternoon teas and served them on the day.

Volunteering Venture

Posted by Michael Crowe on Nov 12, 2022

Local identity Nicole Dwyer was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Port Fairy. Nicole has established Belfast Volunteering, a new not-for-profit group aimed at connecting volunteers with groups and clubs in Port Fairy and the surrounding district. This is a most welcomed initiative given the difficulty faced by all groups in recruiting volunteers and the importance of voluntary work in our community.

If you are an individual looking for volunteering opportunities or a group looking for volunteers, you can register with Belfast Volunteering by emailing info@belfastvolunteering.com

Recycling Guide Goes Live

Posted by Michael Crowe on Nov 01, 2022

Port Fairy Rotary has released a guide to all things recycling, re-homing and re-using for Port Fairy and district. The Guide was put together by local resident Fiona Phillips and covers 39 categories of household goods with everything from bicycles to garden tools to video games. The Guide also provides detailed information on what you can put into the familiar yellow, purple, green and red bins collected by Moyne Shire each week.

You can download a copy of the Guide from the Home Page.

Centenary Salute

Posted by Michael Crowe on Oct 17, 2022

Port Fairy Rotary's tribute to the Centenary of the operation of Rotary in Australia has been unveiled. On a recent sunny morning District Governor Kathy Rivett cut the ribbon on our Centenary project, a 300 tree plantation on the Port Fairy to Warrnambool Rail Trail. DG Kathy cut the ribbon on a sign and a seat that mark the location and significance of the project.

The trees for the project were purchased with the aid of a grant from the Moyne Shire Community Carbon Offset Program. Port Fairy Rotary is grateful to the Rail Trail Committee on Management for providing access to the site and to the Rail Trail volunteers who assisted with site preparation and the tree planting. Rotarian Tony Bawden was the driving force behind behind the project, showing great persistence through the tribulations of COVID. Thanks to all.

Salvos Support

Posted by Mllee Cox and Michael Crowe on Sep 08, 2022

Salvation Army member Barry Clarke was a recent guest speaker at the Port Fairy Rotary. Barry is the Southwest Team Leader, Homelessness and heads up a team who deliver the Homelessness Program. The program assists an average of 45 people per month and over past 12 months there have been 518 households present for assistance.

Barry Clarke with President Graeme Cox

Rotarians Dig In!

Posted by Harry Bracegirdle on Aug 30, 2022

A small, but intrepid group of Rotarians spent an hour or so this morning on the Port Fairy to Warrnambool Rail Trail Bicycle path.

This was to help the Rail Trail committee volunteers plant over 200 trees along the stretch of the trail near Sun Pharma on the Princes Highway.

Bloomin' Good! Rotary Open Gardens returns in 2022

Posted by Harry Bracegirdle on Aug 15, 2022

After an enforced "layoff" due to Covid restrictions, the Rotary Club of Port Fairy is pleased to announce the return of its popular "Open Gardens" event to be held on Sunday, 30th October 2022 between 10am and 4pm.

Jed Macartney joins our Club

Posted by Harry Bracegirdle on Aug 02, 2022

The Rotary Club of Port Fairy was pleased to induct its newest member, Jed Macartney, to the Club at its members meeting on 1st August 2022.

Tandem Team Tumble Weeds

Posted by Michael Crowe on Jul 21, 2022

In trying conditions the weed team, Port Fairy Rotarians Bill Moore and Michael Crowe, set to work weeding the Barclay Street garden beds. Two big bags of weeds later the job was done.

With the blessing of the Moyne Shire Port Fairy Rotary has volunteered to keep the weeds at bay at this prominent site. These garden beds were established by the Shire as part of the recent upgrade of the church end of Barclay Street.

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Port Fairy is a historic, intimate harbour village in the south west region of Victoria in Australia. The town is famous for its annual Folk Music Festival, held in March each year, which has been running for over 40 years and has expanded to include not just folk music but blues and roots music to suit all ages. It also has a Winter Weekends Festival running on specific weekends from June to July.

Port Fairy is a friendly town that relies greatly on tourism and therefore welcomes visitors from all parts of the globe.

Therefore, if you are visiting Port Fairy, then we invite you to join us at our Rotary Club Dinner meeting held on the first and third Mondays of the month (6:00pm for 6:300pm start). Details on meeting times and venue are on the Home page

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