Acknowledges the importance of protecting and preserving the environment.
Is proactive in promoting environmentally sustainable projects.
Ensures that at all current and future Rotary projects and events, consideration will be given to:
· Reducing Waste
· Promoting Recycling
· Reducing the Environmental Impact
Rotary Themes 2023 -24
In this Edition - 18 March 2024
A message from President Anne
Bunnings Roster 30.3.24
Outdoor Living Expo 8.3 - 11.3
Rotary Mount Martha turns 50! 21.4.24
Friends of Fusion Garden Party 16.3.24
Vale, Past President Peter Jennings
Containers for Community - 81,000 collected
Upcoming Events
From President Anne
A wonderful effort from Roger and the club over the long weekend and some terrific results as Roger outlines below. Congratulations to all involved!
Can I ask each of you to think about providing at least one person to receive our bulletin. All you need is an okay from them and an email address! That’s your challenge for the week. It is important to get out the message of what our club is doing in the community.
And please RSVP for our 50th Anniversary celebration to be held on Sunday 21st April, and note that an attendance sheet will be passed around this Monday at the meeting.
This week we welcome Mick Simmons from the Mental Health Safety Net as our guest speaker and appreciate all he is doing in our community.
Bunnings Roster
Saturday 30 March 2024 (Easter Saturday)
8am to 11am - Wayne Jenkins - Mark Dobson - Roger Annear - Peter Warren
11am to 2pm - Peter Rawlings - Ron Najim - Wayne Norris - Ray Martin - Anne Shaw
2pm to 5pm - Rob Davies - Tom Barrett - Barrie Sweeney - Colin Stokes
Outdoor Living Expo
Well that was a big effort by our club on a very hot weekend.
We were certainly busy in the mornings and thankfully for us out in the heat the traffic volumes dropped off in the afternoons. From reports the expo was successful despite attendance figures of about 8,000 down from I think about 12,000 last year. (“Only mad dogs and English men go out in the midday sun”)
A big, big thank you to the 15 Rotarians who gave their time, especially Bill Cummins (7:30 starts) and Colin Stokes who both helped out on all four days of the Expo and Lyn’s sister who covered 5 shifts.
Overall the club will raise $2,975 from 119 hours over 41 shift positions.(Budget 144 hours and 52 shifts) We were on occasions a little short handed but we coped with help from Rotary friends and family.
Perhaps the only disappointing aspect was the lack of community support and involvement. Our original intent in taking on this exercise was to share the proceeds with our community charities. Despite our best intent we ultimately had only one shift from an outside organisation.
Roger Annear, Parking Coordinator
Rotary Mount Martha turns 50!
Please join us on 21st April
Join us for our Clubs 50th Anniversary!
Friends of Fusion Garden Party
The Friends of Fusion Garden Party, on Saturday 16th March, was well attended from many within our community. For the first time the event was successfully held in the grounds of Fusion. Congratulations to Gemma, Caitlin and all of the Fusion team.
Friends of Fusion Garden Party
Gemma sharing some deeply impacting stories
...and representing Rotary Mount Martha
Vale, PP Peter Jennings
Sadly this week we acknowledge the passing of our clubs 1983-84 president, Peter Jennings. Peter had been unwell for a number of years with significant health issues.
Peter was an enigmatic person who established his accounting practice in Mornington in the 1980’s. The practice still exists today and is our clubs registered auditor.
As we this year celebrate our fiftieth birthday Peter presided over the clubs tenth birthday. In this year 1983-84 with a Rotary International theme of “Share Rotary – Serve People” the Club reached a membership high of 44, tenth highest in our district. It saw the first of our 38 consecutive Golf Day fund raisers and was the year our Club hosted the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Programme at Mt Eliza which our Peter Rawlings attended. As well the club surprised Nick Roberts with a “This is Your Life”.
The clubs condolences go to Peter’s wife Janny and family at this sad time.
Whilst I had met Peter I did not know him all that well. I did in a past life employ Janny at Cook & Heathcote Printers and found her a diligent employee and pleasant company.
81,000 containershave now come through the OTC since we started and our donor and supporter partners keep growing. We thank each and every one of them for their ongoing support.
Please let Peter or Rob know if you have containers to donate, complete the CDS Tally Form (see link above) and return to Peter Rawlings. Thank you.
Our Container Donor organisations are:
Mornington Community Support Centre
Mornington Gardens Holiday Village
Devil Bend Golf Club
Mount Martha Golf Club
Martha's Point Retirement Village
Mornington Motel
Blackbird Cafe
Degani Cafe, Bentons Square
Martha Bay Village
Beleura Village Social Club
20 Main Street Mornington
Our Container Supporter organisations are:
Mount Martha Bowls and Petanque Club
Mount Martha Life Saving Club
Mornington Yacht Club
Belvedere Bowls Club
Rob together with others within the club continue to hold discussions with potential donor organisations which is encouraging. Please speak to Rob Davies or Peter Rawlings if you have any further opportunities for the club.
The Rotary Club of Mount Martha - Over The Counter site is located at the Mornington Community Support Centre, 320 Main Street, Mornington and operates Wednesday to Saturday, 10am to Midday.
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