1969-70
The information on this page is from the Club’s publication “A History of the Rotary Club of Brunswick” Golden Jubilee 2nd edition, 2003:
District Governor: Royce Abbey (Rotary Club of Essendon)
President: Bob Fraser
Secretary: Reg Geary
Treasurer: Bob Ferguson
Our Rotary Club sent a student, Thomas Roy Cryer, to Sydney to complete a special course carried out by the Australian Outward Bound Memorial Foundation; the cost of this was $200.
Two ladies were nominated to attend the “RYLA” Rotary Youth Leadership Award Seminar which was arranged by the Rotary Club of Box Hill. The cost to our Club was $100.
A Theatre Night was held at the “Princess Theatre” as a money making project; this was very well attended and was a financial success.
The Sheltered Workshop by now was beginning to become a really worthwhile project. For the month of September 1969, revenue had exceeded expenditure, and this continued which was very gratifying to our Rotary Club members.
A member of our Club who was closely associated with the Turana Boys Home indicated that they required paint and materials for the boys to keep the buildings on their premises in order. This was supplied by our Rotary Club.
To assist the Marjorie Nunan Memorial Homes our members placed money boxes at many locations around Brunswick. The result of this effort was the sum of $255 being raised.
A Rotary Scholarship was presented to the Brunswick Girls High School and advice and monetary assistance was given for the addition of a Library at the school.
Our Rotary Club formed and chartered an Interact Club at the Brunswick Girls High school. This continued for some years during which time the girls assisted in various projects in the Brunswick area including the Sheltered Workshop.
The Asian Nurses Picnic was held at Lake Eppalock Camp site. Twenty four nurses from various hospitals were present along with 13 students from International House and several Interact members and were transported by bus provided by our Club.
The whole project with presents for each, cost our Club $220. Present also were quite a number of our members and friends.
Power was fitted by the S.E.C. to the camp site at a very small cost, this being arranged by one of our members.
A Wine Tasting Night was held at the home of George Churches and was a most successful evening both as a social and money making project.
DONATIONS
- Hill Tribe Appeal $50
- International House $50
- Brunswick Church Nursing Service $80
- Brunswick Creche $80
- Hartnett House $100
- St. Vincent De Paul $100
- Dr. Gawthorn’s Friendly Hand Society $100
- Mount Royal $250
- World Community Service $265
INDUCTIONS
- Barry Jacobs 7 August 1969
- Ian Smith 21 August 1969
- Ron Necarri 19 September 1969
- George Hargreaves 30 October 1969
- Ted Gawthorn 30 October 1969
- Andy Kikuts 11 December 1969
- John Porter (rejoined) 5 January 1970
- Jack Davis (rejoined) 19 February 1970
- George Dryden 18 June 1970
- Keith Royston (rejoined) 18 June 1970
- Greg Sewell 25 June 1970
RESIGNATIONS
- Jim Helmot 19 March 1970
- Ron Necarri 26 March 1970
- John Fautley 30 April 1970
- Bill Cherry 25 June 1970
PRESIDENT’S CHANGEOVER NIGHT
This was held at “No. 9 Darling Street”, South Yarra on 27 June 1970. Cost per person was $6.50 less liquor. 