Club International Director Merilyn Russell presented Rotary District End Polio Coordinator Andrew DeGaris with a cheque from our club towards the goal of ending Polio in our lifetime.

Our guest speakers John Raymond, who shared his experiences of contracting Polio as a child in Adelaide and Meredith Roach who was invited to vaccinate children in India were well received by club members and visitors.

 

We donated 10 hay bales to feed starving livestock. Whilst the rest of Australia is wet, South Australia is dry with farmers struggling to find enough feed for their stock.

Every dollar we raise goes to help someone else.

 

Presidents Elect from some of the Rotary clubs in Community Group 5 (also known as Famous 5) at President Elect Training on Saturday 29 March. Our new leaders for 2025-2026 

 

Club members were invited to a 'Sod turning' event at Wilfred Taylor Reserve in Morphett Vale on Friday 28 March to witness the turn of the first spadeful of earth in the new 'All Access' play equipment extension to the existing playground and nature park.

 

 

Deputy Mayor Lauren Jew and MPs Nat Cook and Katrine Hildyard truly turn the sod for the new 'All Access' playspace at Wilfred Taylor Reserve.

Drop into Noarunga Bunnings and vote for our masterpiece.

Club members enjoyed a perfect day at Karawatha Hall O'Sullivan's Beach  on Saturday 22 March. We provided a free bbq to the public and shared the event with a variety of community groups. Interactive drumming was popular and added a joyful beat to the day. Members of the Ahmadiyya Women's association demonstrated henna tattoos and Farsi calligraphy whilst their families shared various sports with those attending. Popular with the children were cricket and kite flying. Japanese women shared their knowledge of origami and a demonstration of Rhee taekwondo and amazing board breaking with bare hands wowed onlookers.