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Welcome to The Rotary Club of Northbridge
Northbridge
Service Above Self
We meet Tuesdays at 6:00 PM
Northbridge Golf Club
Sailors Bay Road,
Northbridge, NSW  2063
Australia
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Northbridge Plaza Bookstall
Northbridge Plaza
Sep 16, 2018
 
Board Meeting
Sep 20, 2018
 
Rotary Northbridge Timor Leste Visit
Oct 01, 2018 – Oct 06, 2018
 
Club IT Briefing
Oct 02, 2018
 
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Next Meeting – 18 September 2018
Attendance desk:
Don Landers & Karin Eurell (Reserves: Eleanor Chevor & Bob Edwards)
 
Set up & pack up:
Jon Gidney & Therese Stubbs (Reserves: John Weingarth & Peter Grinter)
Speakers & topic:
Tony Jones - JobReady
Rotary Club Meeting 11 September 2018
 
Welcome
President  Ranald welcomed all members and guest speaker Liz de Rome from Taldumunde, and guest Amy Britten.  
 
Toast
Peter Grinter made a toast to the Rotary Club of Darwin. It was chartered on 8 Sept 1958 when Darwin had a population of 9,500. It now has a population of approximately 120,000. One of its charter members was Nicholas Paspaley who listed his classification as Fishing Industry – Pearling. The club currently has 55 members aged from 30 to 80 and the transient nature of the Darwin population means their membership turnover is about 20% p.a. Their major activities are funded by a raffle held every year at the Royal Darwin show which, since 1961, has raised approximately $1,000,000. The club sponsors an award for the NT police officer of the year, a junior golf tournament and supports a remote community project for aboriginals.
Interestingly, the club is one of the few all-male clubs left in Australia but it has reciprocal rights with the first all-female club in Australia located in Townsville.
 
Announcements
President Ranald spoke of Chatswood Rotary Club’s planned initiative to set up a Rotoract Club on the North Shore.  This has been attempted before without much success, but they are hoping that this time, with the support of several clubs in the district to provide initial funding and expertise, they will be able to make a go of it.  They would like our support and it is something that needs to be considered.
 
President Ranald also spoke of another Bucket Appeal for drought relief to take place at the rugby league match at ANZ Stadium on Friday, 14 September.  So if you would like to see a great football match for free, you can volunteer for the Bucket Appeal on Friday night. Ranald also spoke about the distribution of drought appeal funds through the RAWCS project which includes IGA vouchers to be given to those farmers in need to spend at the shops in their district which are suffering as well from the drought.  Peter McNair is going to Longreach shortly and will look for suitable projects to which our donated funds could be applied.
 
George Raffan spoke of his concerns about four mobile phone base stations being proposed to be built by TPG in Northbridge and the effects the emissions from these towers will have on the community.  He asked that anyone who shares his concern sign a petition which he circulated.
Guest Speaker - Liz de Rome - Taldumunde
Noel Phelan introduced guest speaker Liz de Rome from Taldumunde Youth Services. She is a Project & Volunteers Coordinator and Education Publisher. Taldumunde is an Aboriginal word meaning 'refuge'.
Northbridge Rotary has had a long term involvement with Taldumunde, a 24/7 crisis refuge for homeless young people aged from 12-21. In the past our club has allocated funds which have been used to build a pergola, landscape the garden and paint the new Crows Nest house. Numerous RCN members have physically helped to make these things happen, and Sally and Valda are regular gardeners there.
Liz cares for vulnerable young people. Every night Taldumunde accommodates 65 people, some as young as 12. Last financial year they looked after 591 young people from an area covering the Hawkesbury River to North Sydney to the Northern Beaches and west. The state government funding only covers 417 people per year. Last year they turned away 114 people due to a lack of beds. The government funding covers the salaries of all the staff but everything else has to be funded by fundraising and each year over $500,000 is needed to keep it running. RCN has supported 27 young people since March 2017. The funds pay for books, fees, uniforms, makeup, traffic control courses, laptops – all the things necessary to give the kids life skills and education.
Many of these young people are homeless due to family breakdown, mental health problems, physical or emotional abuse or have various drug related problems. They are often referred to Taldumunde by schools or doctors, or just turn up at the door. Each person is allocated a case worker to work on skills development, health, education and employment. In some cases this takes many years. Liz says the key to success is safe accommodation and the aim is to help them develop skills to move from crisis accommodation to transitional homes and eventually independent living. The Juvenile Justice accommodation program focuses on reducing re-offending.
Liz talked of the support given to children during family crises. Case works are assigned to the family with the aim of keeping them together, and in 81% of cases the children return home.
As well as donated funds, they also receive donations in kind such as blankets, clothes, quilts, etc. and they are always in need of king single sheets, pillows and towels. $19000 from Northbridge & Mosman rotary clubs has gone to furnishing the 3 properties they now run. RCN sponsored one of their case workers to go to RYLA and are looking to send another in the future.
Community and Rotary funds are vital in helping to provide their needs as youth homelessness is greatly underfunded and Liz thanked RCN for their continued support.
 
Peter Antaw thanked Liz for her talk and for her tireless work at such an important job.
 
Sergeant Michael Bartok extracted money from every table with the quiz he conducted during the sergeant’s session.
Stories
Second Bridge Day a Big Success
The Rotary Club of Northbridge held its second successful Bridge Day on 30 August 2018.  Eighty-four guests played a full day of Bridge and enjoyed a delicious morning tea and lunch with a glass of wine at Northbridge Golf Club. 
 
Mayor Gail Giles-Gidney opened the event and spoke to the Bridge-players about Willoughby Council initiatives, including the upcoming Spring Fair.  She then introduced speakers from the two worthy causes that benefit from this event.  Firstly, Rotarian Barry Anderson described the Rotary Water Reticulation Project in East Timor and how an entire community will have access to clean, running water. Then Steve Jones spoke about Kids Like Brett, a local charity that donates life-saving medical equipment to children’s hospitals. 
 
The Club raised $3,500.00 from ticket sales and a raffle with fabulous prizes including a beautiful quilt made by Elva Alma, family passes to the Maritime Museum, hair products and a voucher from Glamourpuss Salon and dinner vouchers for the Harbourside Restaurant. 
Many of the guests attended for the second year in a row and are already looking forward to next year’s event for a delightful day of Bridge while raising funds for worthwhile local and international causes. 
Help our Farmers - Come ‘on, buy a Bale!
 
 
 
 
Help our Farmers - Come ‘on, buy a Bale!
 
 
It hasn’t rained in many months ... worst drought since 1902!
the crops are gone … the ground is parched,
The sheep are gaunt - too weak to walk …
a bale of hay … might do!

 
Farmers in many parts of New South Wales have reached desperation point!
They need YOUR help!
 
The
Rotary Club of Northbridge
is raising much needed funds to assist our farmers stay on the land!
Every dollar helps!
 
 
 
 
For more information, please contact: Rob Coote on community@northbridgerotary.com.au
 
Northbridge Rotary Fireworks go off with a bang!
 
The support of the local community was fantastic.  Despite questionable weather, almost 2000 people converged onto Northbridge Oval for what was yet another spectacular Rotary Community Fireworks event in May. 
 
120 Rotarians, friends and supporters alike, did a fantastic job behind the scenes, putting it all together.  Stellar musical Band performances by students from Northbridge Public School, Cammeray Public School and Willoughby Girls High, really brought the evening alive.
Other entertainment included Kids rides, lots of food from the Rotary BBQ’s and other offerings from several of our local business Sponsors. 
Fifteen minutes of “snap, crackle and bang” then set the night alight!
 
Funds raised by the evening were just short of $30,000.   Much of this provided support to several local and international projects. 
 
Local beneficiaries included EarlyEd, who provide early education support for local children with disabilities; Taldumande Youth Services, supporting vulnerable and homeless children in our region; The Rural Fire Service, and other Rotary projects working toward the eradication of Polio throughout the world, and other projects aiding research into dementia.  These though, are only a small section of entities that Rotary would like to assist and support.
 
The Rotary Club of Northbridge greatly appreciate the support of our majors supporters for this event – being AMP Capital/Northbridge Plaza, Commonwealth Bank, Willoughby Council, Coates Hire, Ray White, Anytime Fitness Northbridge, The Northbridge Hotel, BeachLife Physiotherapy, All Occasions Pyrotechnics, Borusso’s, BackVintage Wines, Castlecrag Montessori School, and last but not least, the Rural Fire Service. 
 
The Northbridge Community fireworks are only one of many events organised by Northbridge Rotary that provides aid to local support entities, who, in turn, help individuals in need, in our community and throughout the world.
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September 16
 
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September 23
 
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Noel Phelan
September 6, 2011
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September 13, 1988
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September 21, 2009
9 years
 
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September 26, 2006
12 years
 

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