Club Meeting | 13th Feb 2025 |
Room Set Up/Clear Away | L Pontin |
Sergeant/MC | W Fowles |
International Toast | M Mayne |
GS Into/Thanks | J Castorina |
Guest Speaker | NYSF |
Regn/Fellowship | K Hinkly |
Bulletin Note Taker | D Johnston |







Club Meeting | 13th Mar 2025 |
Room Set Up/Clear Away | T Long |
Sergeant/MC | M Mayne |
International Toast | E McCorkell |
GS Into/Thanks | |
Guest Speaker | |
Regn/Fellowship | M Mayne |
Bulletin Note Taker | A Mogg |

David Millar opened the meeting, and welcomed Ross’s guests, Peter Asher (a former member) and Ray Capps, and Peter Hovey’s guest Gerri Van Wyk.

Trees for the capital and
Monthly bingo to benefit military veterans and their families
** Peter Hovey spoke about the upcoming Trivia Night to raise funds for ROMAC.
** Allen Morgan was pleased with the new photos in Clubrunner.




Older women are the fastest growing population becoming homeless due to insufficient super, increased rents, lack of social housing, elder abuse, family breakdowns and outstanding child payments. Currently a total of $10 billion is outstanding from former husbands who haven’t paid what they owe.
This charity began in 2019 and has a current waitlist of 180. There were 436 enquiries from July to December 2024. They have partnerships with 8 related charities. The HOWSS newsletter will be launched next month.

The number of homeless women is underestimated because they hide the shame and stigma by couch surfing or living in cars. Early intervention is best. The key issue with housing is affordability, which was defined as no more than 30% of income. Sharing is an affordable option but is not what this cohort wants. HOWSS does not have housing stock.
There are men in the same situation but there are other services for men.
Mark thanked our guests and acknowledged their commitment to this cause.




"A lion will not cheat on his wife, but a Tiger Wood!"

1. Give a donation to the District 9910 Fund (NO tax deductibility, therefore suitable for club and district donations, for immediate funding availability), and / or
2. Give a donation to the Rotary Foundation Disaster Response Fund (WITH tax deductibility, therefore suitable for individuals, in support of a future Disaster Response Grant application that is being prepared based on the needs identified on the ground in Vanuatu)
RE: 2024-2025 Volunteer Grants - Now Accepting Expressions of Interest
I am contacting you to advise that my office is now accepting expressions of interest for the Federal Governments 2024-2025 Volunteer Grants Programme (“Volunteer Grants”).
These Volunteer Grants, set up by the previous Coalition Government, aim to support our nation’s vibrant volunteer workforce, to encourage volunteer and community participation and to highlight volunteer teams whose work has been faithfully tendered. Up to $66,225 is available for projects within our electorate of Fisher. The grants of between $1000 and $5000 are available to eligible not-for-profit community organisations to support the efforts of your volunteers.
Process from here:
1. Submit Your Completed EOI Form to andrew.wallace.mp@aph.gov.au by 11.59pm, Sunday 19 January 2025.
2. A shortlist of recipients will be nominated to the Department for assessment.
3. The department will advise successful nominees and enter into an agreement, which will include acquittal and reporting requirements.
A few things to note which may differ from previous rounds:
· This round enables organisations to utilise funds for items and services which support online communication initiatives.
· It also includes support to meet obligations for working with young volunteers and activities which support children’s wellbeing and development; and
· Grant funds can be used for other ongoing costs, including covering the costs of insurance, internet usage and phone bills for volunteer organisations
For more information, please refer to Grant Opportunity Guidelines or call the Community Grant Hub on 1800 020 283.