Events

President Elect Paul Seymour recently participated in a Rotary Friendship Exchange (RFE) to Pennsylvania, USA. Paul will give us an outline of his experiences, but also will touch on why this program is so worthwhile to be supported.

Graeme Isaacson and Adrian Crowe are the organisers of this year's Christmas Breakfast at the Restaurant at the end of The Spit.

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This is the first 'formal' meeting of 2025. As is traditional, our President will summarise the past six months, and outline our goals for the next six months (and how to achieve them). Knowing Andy's style, expect the individual Directors to outline their departments' plans as well... 

By that time, Chloe Chan will have attended the National Youth Science Forum in Canberra. She will report on her experiences, and how it has assisted her in her future career.

The First Rotary Social Event of 2025! Social Convenor Adrian Crowe invites you, family and friends to join us at the upcoming 'Music in the Park', on 2nd February.

Entertainment by "The Vinyl Revival" playing 60's and 70's music

It is sponsored by the City Council and is FREE. Arrival early and enjoy a picnic before the entertainment starts It is BYOE (Bring Your Own Everything) - Table, chairs or a picnic rug, food, drinks, wine, family etc.  There is a shopping centre right across the road.  Two fish and chip shops, Billy's chicken, Pizza and a number of coffee shops.

Chanelle Morris is legally blind, yet she can ski, ride a jetski, hike, play golf... She is a motivational speaker with a clear difference! Learn how she trained herself to overcome the obstacles that life put in her way.

4 people required per shift.

07:00 am - 10:00 am

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

1:00 pm - 4 pm

Please contact Fundraising Director Ross Augustine to put your name down.

In what by now has become a regular annual visit, we welcome the local Federal Member of Parliament, Angie Bell to speak at our club. Angie, who in her youth was a Rotary Exchange Student to Denmark, is the current Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Shadow Minister for Youth. 

Your newsletter editor will "jump into the breach" after our scheduled speaker, RYLA awardee Nick Butler, had to cancel at short notice. Why? (undoubtedly in consequence of what he learned at RYLA) he has landed a good, full-time job! Well done, Nick!

I've had a lifelong (well, almost) affinity for bush poetry, with Australia's most famous one, Banjo Paterson, my favourite. Come and be entertained! Furthermore, I'll use the audience to "test" an Outback Yarn I've written and intend to submit for a competition within the next week.

It's been quite a while since we had a full club meeting at the Project Shed in Arundel. Here is our opportunity to showcase "the shed" to our newer members, meet some of our regular volunteers, whilst enjoying a hearty bacon & egg roll. (Yes, there will be some "healthy) food there as well!)

We sponsored Chloe (50/50) to attend the National Youth Science Forum. Hear how this events, suitable only for up and coming Scientists, has benefited her.

John Walters is 
• a reading specialist - focusing on
pre-literacy & reading-readiness,
• an international researcher &
• an award-winning children’s author.
In a previous life he was …
• a school principal
• a curriculum consultant
• a lecturer at the University of NSW
During the past 10 years he has been working with teams at
multiple Australian universities, along with universities across the
United Kingdom.
John speaks locally and internationally about early literacy, and
most has recently returned from speaking engagements in
England, Denmark and Finland.
He is the founder and coordinator of Rotary’s School Mates
program, which supports disadvantaged children in local schools.

District Assembly is for all incoming board members, but any Rotarian is welcome to attend.  Contact President Elect Paul Seymour to book and for details.

Inner Wheel Club of Gold Coast North invites all Surfers Sunrise members, partners and friends to come along to their 'Asian Cuisine' luncheon in support of the 'Rice for Cambodia' charity. The funds are primarily deployed to support local schools in one the poorest districts of Cambodia, Angkor Thom.

(Inner Wheel is a Rotary-associated organisation for women; Rice for Cambodia is a registered Australian Charity with DGR status)

RSVP Thursday 15/05/2025  For details, please download the flyer from the Downloads section on the right.

Di Kozik is the General Manager of St John's Crisis Centre in Surfers Paradise, an organisation that supports homeless and disadvantaged people.