Paws for Polio Walk
Deb Sloggett and Helen Penna represented Rotary Keilor East at the annual Paws for Polio Walk.
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Jack's Magazine tour - our gritty history Enthralling visit to Jack’s MagazineRCKE members had a Sunday’s introduction to Melbourne’s long-disused 12ha bluestone explosives depot on the banks of the Maribyrnong River. Our party was John and Barbara Rafter, Joe Albioli and his son Ryan, Tony Thomas and Robert Chessell. The name "Jack's Magazine" honours "Wally" Jack, foreman from around 1917 to 1943—overseeing operations through Victoria’s gritty history. Our guide Andy Calvert was a veteran of the former army factory next door. He told us endless stories of its explosives history starting with the gold mining industry in 1878. All Victoria’s explosives were imported for many decades, barged along waterways and canals to the complex, stored there and sold retail and in bulk. “In those days anyone could buy explosives, no-one asked why,” Andy says, leading us through trolley tramlines, underground tunnels, admin huts and massive earth blast mounds. Surrounding it all is a formidable 6m bluestone wall, making the site seem a fortified secret. By the early 20th century, it was part of the "Arsenal of Australia," providing powder for the Footscray Ammunition Factory (now Edgewater housing). It languished unused from the 1990s, attacked by vandals until restored for tour groups. Andy explained that the loaded trolleys were pushed by workers – horses were banned because of sparks from hoofs and the risk of a horse bolting and towing a trolley-full of gunpowder. "It was all muscle and caution; one wrong move, and you'd blow things sky-high,” Andy said. “All the bullets for the ANZACs, including at Gallipoli, came from the two complexes, with the magazine’s workers on 12 hour shifts under lanterns.” # |
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Moonee Valley Art Show success From Keilor East RC President Deb –
Our joint Moonee Valley Art Show with Essendon RC was a great community event from Oct 10-12 (One of the prize-winners, left). There were 130 at our Gala Opening Night and plenty of visitors appreciating the art on Saturday and Sunday. This vibrant event was both a celebration of art and a great fundraiser. The funds will support Rotary initiatives locally and overseas. We can continue our work in building stronger, more resilient communities. A heartfelt thank you to all who contributed to the success. The time, effort, and dedication of so many culminated in a truly terrific weekend. Visitors were treated to a stunning display of beautiful and impressive artwork, the warm presence of Rotarians volunteering their time, and the spirit of community that filled the space. Fundraising is never easy, but it enables us to continue supporting projects that bring joy, dignity, and hope to many. Your contributions made a real difference.# |
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Camp Getaway Working Bee
Each year Rotarians and friends of our Club head to Camp Getaway at Axedale to maintain the premises and grounds such as trimming, leaf blowing, planting, wood splitting, painting, cleaning etc. For the September 12-14 weekend we work harder, fed well and got to know each other better as we stayed for two nights. This year the weather was glorious, and we were fortunate to have three Rotary Youth Exchange Students and other great helpers. The students were pleased to see and photograph the kangaroos in the adjoining paddocks and the many native birds. We thank Benji, the Camp Caretaker who coordinated the tasks, and everyone who participated for making the weekend such a success. |
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Our Rotary Youth Exchange student Malene We are very excited to welcome our Rotary Youth Exchange Student, Malene Hansen from Denmark, to Keilor East Rotary and West Footscray Rotary Clubs. She arrived at Melbourne airport at 10.30 pm after her long flight, and was quickly outfitted with her school uniform for Taylor Lakes Secondary College. We welcome Malene warmly and wish her well for a memorable year “Down Under”. |
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Details about MV Art Show this weekendOur 11th Moonee Valley Art Show begins at the Ukrainian Centre, 3-11 Russell St Essendon, this Friday October 10 for the Gala Opening at 7pm. The show is jointly run between Rotary Keilor East and Rotary Essendon. A great night with quality finger food and drink and the chance to be the first to view and buy the Art on offer. Finger food served throughout the night, drinks at bar prices. Dress: Cocktail Price: $50 per head. Book here online Artshow Dates: Saturday 11th of October 2025 until Sunday 12th of October 2025:
Admission: $10 Donation per adult, $5 for full time students and Concession (Health Care Card, Pensioners etc), Free – Children under 12 years, $20 - Family (2 Adults and 2 children under 18 years) Funds raised by the Art Show are totally used for a variety of Community Projects. In giving Amateur and Professional Artists the opportunity to present their work in this important event, funds generated are utilised for the benefit of the community.
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Expedition to Jack's Magazine, Sunday Nov 2 This is the previously off-limits explosives and gunpowder storage complex on the banks of the Maribyrnong River. When? Sunday November 2, 10.45am for 11.00 start (sharp, don’t get locked out). Duration: 90 minutes Where? Magazine Way, Maribyrnong, car park near Pelican Lane. Meet at green doors, north side of the perimeter wall, 300m from car park. Cost? $25 per person. Duration? 90mins. Booking: Book and pay at Humantix now, not on the day! https://events.humanitix.com/explore-jack-s-magazine-group-tour/tickets?dateId=686b4a554417d6c3b0e53244 Only 20 places available for both RCKE and the public – book now or you could miss out. Make sure you book for Nov. 2, not the Sept/Oct tours. Then let Tony know you've booked. The Heritage site is on 12ha on the banks of the Maribyrnong River. Started in 1878, its chambers with their double bluestone walls provided safe storage to Victoria’s mining industry and our defence in the two world wars -- the site became known as the “Arsenal of Australia”. It was decommissioned in the 1990s and off-limits until this year when monthly small-group guided tours were permitted. Our expert on-site guide will walk us through the warren of buildings, tunnels, river canals for barge-loads, tramways, docks, giant earth blast walls and tall bluestone perimeter wall. The designers aimed to send any blast upwards and not sideways. Is it safe? Well, no explosions since 1878 to date. Much of the tour is out-of-doors.. Note there’s a slope or two so basic fitness and sturdy shoes are needed. Toilets available. Queries: Tony Thomas tthomas061@gmail.com |
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Working Bee at WERNMembers have put in good work recently at a Working Bee for WERN (Western Emergency Relief Network) in Ravenhall. We were taken on a guided tour of the outstanding facility by our Club member and WERN Board member Daryl Cornish. Our tasks included unpacking donated goods, washing glassware, moving furniture, packing kitchen packs for four or six people and sorting cutlery. Our thanks go to everyone who donates goods volunteers at the facility and organises our work contribution. Rotary International - "Uniting for Good" since 1905. For lists of donations that are accepted or not wanted, see here  |
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Help for displaced Karen girls
Our club helps Karen students Rotary Keilor East is proud to be part of a successful international team for Karen girls’ health and dignity in Myanmar. We have worked with Melbourne Passport Rotary, Balwyn RC and Melbourne RC, and a group of international helpers. They include the Karen Women’s Organisation, Days for Girls Intl, SolarBuddy solar lights, the Cambodia Rural Students Trust (CRST) and Rotaract of Siem Reap. The big project was kickstarted by Passport RC’s Aviv Palti, who connected with key groups in Yangon two years ago. “The needs are immense, but the logistics and security concerns were a formidable challenge,” he explains. “But I was introduced to Naw K'nyaw Paw, the dynamic General Secretary of the Karen Women's Organization (KWO). This led to an emotional and effective week with the passionate Karen team of educators, local teachers and hundreds of community members.” The team effort built on the Cambodian students trust experience running the Days for Girls studies. This was “Project G – Empowering Girls”. There was also “Project L – Light for Education”, involving SolarBuddy lights so Karen students could study at night. Aviv says, “Our team translated the reproductive and women’s health lessons to the Karen language, while the core team of educators at Karen Womens undertook the certification online. With Days for Girls International, we donated 3,700 menstruation kits. We also got 2200 SolarBuddy lights to northern Thailand, our staging area. By last May the Victorian team of Rotarians and 10 student-educators from Siem Reap Rotaract headed to North Thailand to train the 20 Karen educators at schools for displaced Karen students. These trainees successfully led workshops for more than 800 students and community members. The team got results despite harsh conditions and long trips by pick-up trucks, long-tail boats, and remote trekking. “Students – many living without electricity or internet – were engaged, curious, and deeply grateful,” Aviv says. “The displaced Karen girls can now improve their school attendance to become future leaders in their community.” Siem Reap’s Rotaractor Doeb Chhay says, “When you meet the Karen people, living with so little yet giving so much, you realize how much we take for granted. Gratitude grows where humility lives.” Aviv says, “This mission was about building bridges with the strength and resilience of the Karen people. We were so moved by the gratitude shown during the distribution of hygiene kits and solar lights, and the students’ determination to learn in the face of hardship.” # Pics Below: Huge take-up of education lessons and materials Logistics of river crossing by boat
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Donations of blankets needed!
"It is a cold winter, and I am certain there will be many families who will benefit from the generosity of our members," he says.
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Our 2025-26 PresidentPresident Deb Sloggett has kindly agreed to continue as President for 2025-26. She's pictured at the "Rollover", as distinct from "Changeover" at Riverside Restaurant, with Secretary Helen Penna (left).
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WERN VOLUNTEERS DAY , SAT. MAY 3 |
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ROMAC LUNCH MAY #! |
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ROMAC FUND RAISER |
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Urgent: help needed for the homeless Data shows a steep rise in homelessness in Melbourne, particularly involving older women. Our Rotary Keilor East members are helping the Western Emergency Relief Network (WERN) at Ravenhall by donating un-needed household supplies and equipment. If we move house, spring clean or trade-up, there are often useful goods that are welcomed by people less fortunate – and it’s much better than goods going to landfill. WERN finds distressed people a roof over their heads and we at Rotary help get a place furnished. Pick-ups or drop-offs of bulky items like washing machines and fridges are easy to arrange. When women are trying to re-build their lives after violence and poverty, it’s great when our members can contribute to the house-warming or find ways to volunteer at WERN. Keep in mind that the median rent across Melbourne is just under $600 a week and vacancy rates are very low. It’s no wonder many distressed people are in housing crisis. Meanwhile, we ask all members of Rotary Keilor East to get busy organizing this recycling of household items to those who really need them. Some detail: Pick Ups: Pick ups can be arranged by phoning our WERN Warehouse manager on 0476 104 736 or emailing donations@wern.org. Photos of proposed donations provide us an opportunity to advise the suitability of goods and also an indication to us of the size of the load being offered for transportation purposes. |
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Support for girls in South-East Asia. Improving girls education in our neighboring developing countries is a focus of our club and Rotary overall. This is a proven way to help the disadvantaged and lift women out of poverty. To get an education girls need to attend school. Lack of adequate toilets is a major barrier, and providing quality toilets is a practical way to solve this problem. Often girls stop attending school when they begin to menstruate, and the provision of toilets is essential. We also work with Days for Girls to provide female hygiene products. Many young women are now able to attend school every day and have a much brighter future as a result of our past projects. |
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Our club sponsors Interact for students Rotary Keilor East is proud to sponsor and support the Interact team at St Albans Secondary College. Interact is Rotary’s service club for students aged 12-18. Interact clubs are self-governing and self-supporting. Pic: St Albans Interact held a dessert stall fundraiser on Valentine's Day. President-elect Steph is on left.The St Albans team do local and international projects. The 2025 President Stephanie with her team attended the Assembly late last year to get together and work with Interacts from many districts. She highlighted St Albans’ raising of $400 cash and school and dental supplies for students in Timor-Leste. It also contributed $600 worth of in-kind donations to the Western Emergency Relief Network (WERN), in the form of new household goods bought from Kmart. The team was inspired by similar projects at other clubs. Members joined role-specific groups at breakfast, involving leadership and responsibility coaching, plus SWOT analysis and SMART goal-setting. Steph says, “This structured approach to critical thinking and communication aligned our vision as a team, ensuring our club’s growth and success this year.” Interact is hosting nearly half a million students, becoming a worldwide phenomenon. Their format can be single-sex or mixed, single-school or across schools. Interact now has 20,000 clubs in 139 countries. Our District 9800 has sponsored a dozen around Melbourne schools. The junior body is Earlyact encouraging care and civic mindedness among primary students, sponsored by their local Rotary Club. |
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RCKE Christmas Party 2024On December 16 we met at Riviera Restaurant in Maribyrnong for our Christmas dinner. It was Lebanese cuisine and everybody had a great time! We caught up with Bruce Cameron and Gail Horkings our past members, and other friends. On the left picture is our President Elect Deb Akers and her husband Colin. Picture at right shows Gail, Marianne and Bruce. There seem  ed to be endless plates of tasty food brought out and congratulated the owner and chef. |
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Club meeting 7pm Monday February 3 - all welcome |
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How our fund-raising helped this projectWe are very proud that our fundraising efforts, Bunnings BBQs, Moonee Valley Art Show etc. have helped achieve these results!   Project W - WASH for EducationCongratulation |
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Farewell to 2024!On
 Monday the 16th of December we held our final Meeting for 2024, a Christmas celebration at Riviera Restaurant in Maribyrnong. The Middle Eastern-styled food was delicious, and the staff attentive. Their BYO licence meant we could enjoy a celebratory drink and we have a lot to celebrate. Our WASH Project W - WASH for Education, our Moonee Valley Art Show and our support for Western Emergency Relief Network - WERN and Rotary Donations in Kind West Footscray are just a few. The warmth evident in our Rotary Keilor East family was on display as we set off on a well deserved rest before returning to helping others through The Magic of Rotary in 2025. |
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Nov 18 speaker: The Cronulla Riots 2005Tony has researched the Cronulla riots extensively this year. He published a 3 part series of 12,000 words in January and last month a further two-part series of 7000 words. This new research was based on a book on the riots , "The inside story" by Carl Scully, Labor's NSW Police Minister at the time, and Mark Goodwin, Assistant Police Commisison whose 2000-strong police force dealt with the rioters for weeks during December that year. Tony has interviewed the authors and will do the Melbourne launch of this Connor Court book in February. The new material is simply astounding and Tony will give a no-holds-barred account to our club illustrated with videos and pics. Bring friends and family to this exciting talk.
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Holloway Working Bee |
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10th Art Show Goes Well !  Our club, working with Essendon Rotary, achieved another successful Moonee Valley Art Show on the October 12 weekend. The gala opening to show off the 300 artworks even included bagpiper Imogen Akers piping in the guests, who bought seven works on the night with 24 more sold at the weekend.It was our tenth such show - see www.mooneevalleyartshow.com.au . Located at the Ukrainian Community Centre, the event involved sterling work by members and volunteers, and help from sponsors and friends. The judge Rob Candy selected the category winners. Profits from tickets and sales commissions will go to local and overseas Rotary charity projects. Local causes include Holloway Aged Care Services, Caroline Chisholm Society, Essendon, and The Living Room – Youth Projects. Offshore projects included Myanmar, Kenya, Timor Leste and Cambodia. Our club’s Timor Leste effort includes the Balibo 5 Community Learning Centre in Dili, with finance towards shipping containers of education and health materials from Donations in Kind, Footscray. We got in return a hearty “Obrigada barak”, meaning big thanks.  |
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Helping hand with surgery ·  We have enjoyed visitors from the newly-chartered Rotaract Melbourne University and from ROMAC (Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children). The young ROMAC patient Elina, from Vanuatu, has had correctional surgery on her club foot at St Vincents Hospital. She attended our meeting with her mother, aunt and host, Linda. Our Rotaract Melbourne University visitors were President Viraj Patel, Secretary Elizabeth, Treasurer Alvin, Sree and Richie. We promised the transfer of $500 to help fund one of their upcoming projects. |
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Our club's 41st birthday! It was our Rotary Club's 41st Birthday on August 10. We celebrated at the brilliant Open Day at Rotary Donations in Kind West Footscray. Chartered in 1983, we are still going strong, with weekly meetings, great guest speakers, Camp Getaway Working Bee Weekend from 23-25 August and our wonderful Moonee Valley Art Show with Rotary Club of Essendon 11-13 October at the Ukrainian Centre Essendon. Happy Birthday to Rotary Keilor East and may we celebrate many more happy occasions in the future.   |
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National Tree Day |
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Moonee Valley Art Show opens 11 October |
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Invitation - DIK Open Day , Sat August 10 |
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RCKE praised by Inner Northwest Press The latest newspaper from Inner Northwest Press features our club's Cambodian work with an article and pic of our sponsored student Sokhey, plus a mention in their editorial, namely "Keilor East Rotary Club shared stories of the inspiring work they've done in Cambodia." The story, as sent, and the published version in pic, reads Rotary help for deserving student  In rural Cambodia, desperately poor families will even cut back on their meals to afford high school for their teenagers. The Rotary Club of Keilor East, based at Windy Hill, is helping out. It's using fund-raising from Bunnings sausage sizzles and annual art shows to pay for university and living costs for 19-year-old Sokhey. Her father is ill. Her six-member family borrows rice from neighbours to live on and her mother pays it back by labouring at the harvest. Sokhey had to repeat years at Future Bright International School because her jobs with caretakers, guards and cafes chewed up her study time. But she graduated last year and is studying catch-up English to prepare for Pannasastra University, where all course-work is in English. "My mother believes education can change my life," Sokhey's written to the club. " I want to learn, I want to change my life, and I love to help other people around me." Contact: rotarykeiloreast.org |
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Monday's speaker, May 20: Tony Thomas and PortugalTony and Marg have just returned from a sensational month overseas taking in Abu Dhabi, Portugal south to north and a final week in Madrid. Their stay in Abu Dhabi coincided with a stupendous cloudburst delivering as much rain as normal in a year or more, flooding streets and stranding cars on highways. Undeterred they took in the huge and beautiful Grand Mosque and even more stunning Royal Palace, before heading for Lisbon and a "back roads tour" to Porto taking in many historic small towns. In Madrid their arrival coincided with the 200th anniversary of the Madrid Police, involving mighty displays of mounted and foot police in all their many specialties. Tony will illustrate his talk with movie clips and photos. A clip of the arrival of mounted police at the Royal Palace is attached. |
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Donations In Kind Open Day, Sat August 10
Sat 10th Aug 2024, 10:00 am - 3:00 Organiser - Rotary Club of Flemington Kensington The store will be open for all Rotarians and friends to visit and exclaim at the treasure trove which is available for clubs to use for their humanitaran projects. Come along and bring colleagues, family and friend, your business contacts, social service organisations and politicians to share the wonder and consider the impact of our work. Donations in Kind Inc, shed 39/400 Somerville Rd, West Footscray |
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President changeover lunch, Sat June 15 |
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Support for National Tree Planting Day Rotary Keilor East is committed to strengthening the conservation and protection of natural resources, improve sustainability and foster harmony between communities and the environment. Over the years we have partnered strongly with the Moonee Valley Council and other community land care groups. Supporting National Tree Planting Day is a Club favourite. It's a call to action for members and helpers to get their hands dirty and give back to the community.
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Donations In Kind The Rotary Donations In Kind (DIK) Store is at West Footscray and its website is www.rotarydik.org It's one of the largest recycling operations in Australia with a focus on repurposing surplus educational and medical equipment and supplies. Some of the goods are used to help local projects, but most is used to support disadvantage medical facilities and schools in developing countries. We have. helped to ship goods to Cambodia, Timor Leste and Tonga. Volunteers run every aspect of Donations in Kind. Some work on projects, others have a passion for re-cycling and all share the joy of helping in the community and working with others who care. |
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Clean water for Cambodian schools With Rotary Clubs established in 220 countries, we are ideally placed to identify the areas of greatest need and the most effective ways to make life better for disadvantaged communities. Many Siem Reap high schools lack access to clean water with students having to bring their own drinking water in plastic bottles. We piloted a program for sand filters to provide clean water at four schools. The potable water is now running for the school and its local community. Apart from the health benefits and convenience to students, this project will save 40,000 plastic bottles from landfill. This year we are working to bring more high schools into the project.
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Helping Holloway Aged Care
 Rotary Keilor East has been supporting Keilor East not-for-profit Holloway Aged Care for nearly 40 years. We were instrumental in establishing it in Rotary Drive, East Keilor. We helped with the initial funding and continue to support the operation as part of the management team. The range of medical items we source from Rotary Donations In Kind is amazing, and we help get them to Holloway. The money saved provides more support for the residents. |
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Raising Timor kids' schooling  Imagine a primary school with 122 kids trying to study in open shacks, tumbledown buildings, no toilets and not even a tap for washing hands. The desks and seats are in poor shape and there's not nearly enough for the kids. That's the situation at Sulilaren Primary two hours drive west of Dili in Timor Leste. And Rotary Keilor East is doing something about it, combining with other Rotary and aid groups. The $90,000 project in Bobonaro District involves getting a replacement school built, with four classrooms, a teachers' room, five toilets, tap-water and new desks, chairs, exercise books and pens. Half the funding has been raised already, mainly by the Build It Well charity. Timor Leste is the poorest country in our region. It knows that better education - especially for girls - is the key to development. It wants more kids to get schooling and stay at school longer, but the budget for education isn't big enough to make that a reality. The Australian-based groups lending a hand with Sulilaren Primary includes volunteers from Spend It Well, which gets schools built efficiently and cheaply; Donations in Kind (West Footscray) which recycles donated furniture and equipment; Rotary Foundation which helps fund the container shipments; and Keilor East and other Rotary clubs. "When we work together great things happen," says Keilor East Rotary's president David Dippie. Pictures: Top - the original school shack. Middle: First renovations Bottom: Renovations well under way  |
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Our speaker on dementia, Monday 25th March |
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Our club speaker next Monday 25th Feb |
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Our club's new Cambodian studentOur club is sponsoring a second university student in Cambodia, a poor but diligent girl Sokhey. Here's her letter to us (slightly edited) about her life and studies. Note her excellent English. Sokhey pictured below, tallest in back row.  Hello Rotary Club of Keilor East!First of all, I am delighted at the surprising news that you are my new sponsor. I cannot describe my feelings and emotions now but I will tell you what I can tell. I want to meet you in person and say thank you to you again. I would like to share with you about myself, my family’s situation, my study, as well as my current positions at Cambodia Rural Students Trust (CRST). I am 19 years old. I have three older sisters and a brother. My family is very poor. I wanted to continue my studies but my family didn’t have enough money. They have no specific jobs. They are just farmers but they don’t know much about growing plants well. My older sister had already married once but she now broke up and is living with my parents. Moreover, my father has health problems so he cannot work hard. My mother works on the farm every year. We do not have enough rice to eat per year; therefore, we need to borrow some from our neighbours and pay them back after we harvest. My mother urges me to study because she believes education can change my life. Furthermore, I applied for a scholarship from CRST twice before, in 2020 and 2021. I wanted to learn, I wanted to change my life, and I loved to help other people around me. When I joined CRST, I had a lot of opportunities to volunteer. I actually changed my life a lot . I grew up to be an independent girl and walk in the right path. Additionally, I studied at Future Bright International School when I joined CRST, one of the outstanding private schools in Siem Reap. I was not a good student in the class because I did not have enough time to study. However, I didn’t give up and instead, I worked extremely hard on studying. Finally, I got grade C which was considered a good grade during the national exam of my high school. I was so proud of myself even though it was not the result I preferred, but I had already done my best. It felt fantastic to get it.  Now, I am studying an English program called IEAP at Pannasastra University of Cambodia (PUC). This class is organized to make students ready to be freshmen and this is an English-based university, so we need to understand English well. I started to study there at beginner level and now I am studying level one. I got grade B for the final test of beginner level.   I was promoted to be a Campus External Team Department member after I graduated from high school. I work with the external (non-NGO) team members on high school students’ meals. I also work on campus with a caretaker and security guard company. And I work with restaurant owners to make food for high school students. One more thing, I was promoted to be a "Project G --Empowering Girls" production team member. I am being trained now and I have more responsibility.
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Bursaries for St Bernard's students Phil O'Brien from RC Keilor East and Nola Spicer from Essendon RC presented three bursaries of $1500 each to hardworking and talented students of the visual arts at St. Bernards College, Essendon on December 12. Students who excel at school often receive awards and support, particularly if they have sporting process. However, students with artistic flair are often overlooked. We had great support from St Bernards College for our Art Show last year which included displaying artwork from local High Schools. www.monneevalleyartshow.com.au These students were selected by the Art Coordinator of the College. They are: # Evander Tosone (Year 9), completing Art and Visual Communication and Design next year for year 10 # Jacob Menniti (Year 9), also an ongoing art student. He worked backstage for the ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ musical and has been a strong advocate for art/s at St Bernard’s College. # Joel Hanness (Year 10). Planning for art in Years 11-12. For his bursary application "album cover", created a fully rendered 3D model in a CAD program and designed a webpage to support it. The presentation was part of the Years 9 to 11 Awards night for students who excelled across all grades and subjects at the College. This was the second year of bursary funding. Our commitment to funding bursaries reflects our appreciation of having the use of the St Bernard's stadium venue for the Moonee Valley Art Show in 2023 at no charge, and the support of College in venue management. The bursaries are funded by the Art Show profits. We also received thanks from the College Principal, Michael Davies and parents. Click HERE for our special page on RCKE Youth Work. |
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Rotary Keilor East gets its own Mustang display Rotary Keilor East’s tour of the RAAF Museum at Point Cook on November 16 had an unexpected bonus -- Wing Commander Jason Easthope gave us an 800kph flying display of an RAAF Mustang fighter. He was leaving Pt Cook to fly via Temora to take part in the Williamtown Newcastle air display next day. He told us the Temora stop after two hours flying was because the WW11 Mustang lacks a working toilet. Jason, a kiwi, is an RAF veteran of the Falklands war and then an F18 pilot, with 4500 hours flying all-up. Mechanics wheeled out a battery starter to his beautiful Mustang with its shark-tooth nose. The 12-cylinder Packard Merlin engine burst into life with its 1200HP roaring and a puff of blue smoke. Jason sat for a while with canopy open, ensuring engine pressures and temperature were OK. Then he swung the iconic fighter around onto the strip – blowing away a few hats from the prop-wash. The engine blared and the prop howled as the tips neared the sound barrier, then his Mustang was into the air and climbing for its first pass across our small party’s sightline. He followed with a loop putting 4G stress on his body – as if it weighed more than 300kg. Several more passes and rolls, then a waggle of wings as he waved us ‘goodbye’. That was the highlight but our tour of the museum itself was also terrific. Behind every plane and exhibit there was a story and our guide Norm was keen to tell it. For example, the roundel in planes used in the Pacific have no red dot in the middle –because four planes including a Catalina were shot up by friendly fire from US gunners mistaking the red dot for Japan’s emblem. The oldest plane there was a replica 1913 Bristol Boxkite aircraft that was actually flown 100 years later at Point Cook with former Air Force Test Pilot Air Vice Marshal Mark Skidmore (retired) at the controls. “Considering it’s mainly wood wire and cloth, Mark was a brave airman,” said Norm. We attach a video of the flight below, in case you don’t believe Norm. Our tour numbers were increased with a group of guests from Tony's Melbourne Bearbrass Probus. |
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Our Christmas Party Dec. 4 ! It's that time of the year to book ourselves in for our grand Christmas Function at Chi Chi Vietnamese/Chinese restaurant, 403 Keilor Road Niddrie 6.30pm for 7pm. Bring along family, friends and all, plus an optional bottle or two as its BYOG. We have the whole restaurant to ourselves.Payment $50 per person by bank direct credit or cash to Ginny. If by bank, ensure to add your Surname and drop Ginny an alert at billsons@bigpond.com. See you there!  |
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Our fun day at Tahbilk, Nagambie Great RCKE outing to Tahbilk at NagambieA large party of 30 enjoyed a day at picturesque Tahbilk Winery on Sunday November 5, organised by RC Keilor East. The visitors came from a variety of Rotary and Probus Clubs and retirement villas. RCKE’s Gerard Mahoney stepped into the breach when our bus driver came down with Covid on November 4. The 24-seater Bendigo Bank bus which the bank kindly supplied, filled to capacity and others went independently by car. Our day started with an hour’s boat cruise along Tahbilk’s wetlands waterways, with delightful nature commentary by “Captain Bobbo”. Next we were taken in hand by tour guide Michael, who led us through the grounds of Victoria’s oldest winery, including the lush private garden of the founding Purbrick family and the winery museum. We descended to the Tahbilk cellars to see the massive wine storages and equipment, then emerged for lunch at the restaurant with views across the wetlands. The size of our party put the restaurant under pressure but they soon provided copious entrees and by 3pm we had our gourmet main courses, along with plentiful bottles of Tahbilk’s famed wines. We had planned to visit Michelton Winery after lunch but enjoyed our setting so much that we stayed there until 4.30pm. Our bus trip back was non-stop and efficient, delivering us to Centreway close to 6pm. With new friends made and a relaxing time in beautiful surroundings, the Nagambie trip was a day to remember. Rotary members work hard and selflessly for charities and it's nice to organise them a fun day out to socialise and blow away any cobwebs!    |
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Our speaker Mon. Oct 30 - Neighbourhood WatchRay Isaac is the Area Co-Ordinator for NHW in Niddrie, and as such holds bi-monthly meetings of our group, plus the group is involved with local events such as a regular Coffee with a Cop which we have 3 each year in a different location in Niddrie. He is keen to restart NHW in East Keilor.
"I have been a member of R As you will see from the photo I am involved with brass bands, I play in three bands, and arrange music for them, plus also for bands in the Philippines." |
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Keilor East RC backs vital aid for Tonga In mid-October Rotary Keilor East helped organise and carry out a major inter-club project to fill and load a 40ft container of dental and health materials for Tonga. The island state is still recovering from the massive Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai under-sea volcano eruption and tsunami two years ago. The materials shipment was done through Donations In Kind Inc. (DIK) at Footscray West, which we sponsor. We also provided $500 to get materials to the most remote of Tongan islands, called “Tin Can Island” because it originally could be supplied only by ships dropping materials offshore to be rescued by canoes and swimmers. RC Ballarat West leads the Tonga project. Rotary's consortium is converting a derelict building at Tonga College to a fully-equipped 14-bed medical ward and four-chair complete dental clinic. The chairs were donated by Royal Melbourne Dental Hospital. Our club helped load these chairs shrink-wrapped on their pallets complete with operating manuals. The project has been approved at high level by the Tongan government and World Bank, which is converting the school take boarders. Ex-students and Tongan citizens have raised an impressive $A8m for this work. Upgrades include sterilising and stock rooms and a nurse’s room. Staffing is via a central Tongan roster. On high ground, the facility will also double as an emergency evacuation centre in the event of future eruptions, cyclones or epidemics. The container will go to sea in late October and the planned opening of the centre is for mid-December.   |
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Our club assisting WERN Rotary Keilor East members have put their shoulders to the wheel to help Western Emergency Relief Network (WERN) this month. Pics show members in the warehouse. WERN comprises of Rotary Clubs helping to supply good quality second hand furniture, electronics and whitegoods, to people in need without charge. |
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Club speaker on Oct 2 arrived via Zoom In an unusual event, our weekly club meeting speaker Ros Thomas arrived via Zoom from Perth and was interviewed the same way. Ros has won a Churchill Fellowship to visit UK, Holland and Sweden early next year to study how they deal with the “silent epidemic” of loneliness. This condition is not only sad for individuals but degrades their health and causes significant strain on health facilities. Up to one in five Australians live alone and suffer loneliness Ros described how the UK now has a Minister for Loneliness, and various city councils have geared up to meet the high demand for people’s social connections. In UK and Sweden, young people and students are invited to live in community villages rent-free or discount-rent, on condition they connect for up to 30 hours a month with elderly and isolated residents. The picture shows Ros in Sydney presenting to fellow Churchill winners. On return from Europe Ros will use her journalist experience to propagate such solutions in Australia.
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Our medical help for disfigured PNG boy
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Letter from President David We've achieved a lot this year, but there's much more planned. And we need your support. Our club is looking for new members and "club friends" from all backgrounds and skills, who are keen to tackle worthwhile projects. Would you like to join some projects? We describe a few below. Just contact us: click here. Or if you have an issue we could help with, please let us know. |
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Greening our local environment “Greening” our community and recycling are key issues for our Club. Our 40-year partnership with the Moonee Valley City Council continues, planting trees and shrubs on National Tree Day. We also partner with local groups who take time to improve the natural environment. If you care for the environment a partnership with Rotary may be a great way to achieve your goals. |
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A brush with good teeth Rotary Keilor East members have got behind the Water for Education Project in Balibo, Timor Leste. Thank you all for being so generous and supportive. Your kindness will make a huge difference to these young students, their families and communities! The pic at left is of our collection of toothbrushes for Timorese children, as a modest step towards improving their dental outcomes. Other pics: the generator bound for Timor Leste, and loading of the toothbrush pack.
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Results of member survey: possible social outings RCKE Social Outings Survey Hi all, 30 members responded to our club survey on possible social outings. With the availability of Bendigo Bank’s 24-seater bus and car pooling, we have many potential outings to enhance the “Fellowship” aspect of Rotary. Results are an interesting guide to what members like, and member preferences for weekdays or weekends. Results (“yes” score in brackets) are Mt Macedon spring tour (20) Monthly restaurant dinners (20) State Library backstage tour (19) Exhibition Building Dome tour (19) – sadly, booked out far in advance Nagambie day tour of Tahbilk and Michelton wineries (19) RAAF Pt Cook tour (16) Ballarat tour (17) Catamaran tour to Jack Rabbit Restaurant at Port Arlington (18) Lunch at Buda mansion, Castlemaine (15) Progressive dinner at ethnic restaurants, Keilor Road (15) Bendigo tour (17) Elizabeth Murdoch’s Cruden Farm tour (13) Echuca overnight and paddlesteamer cruise (14) MCG guided tour (10) City musical e.g. Moulin Rouge (10) Note that members might well be keen on events we have failed to list (e.g. a Maribyrnong cruise on the elderly launch Blackbird), so let pls let us know of any extra suggestions. The survey also found 5 members keen on weekdays outings, another 10 keen on both weekdays or weekends, and 13 available only on weekends. We need to factor in these preferences for the benefit of all members. At this stage we are just looking at options. Next stage will be to plan some actual events. Thanks! Tony Thomas 0407 305 757. tthomas061@gmail.com Pic below is the magnificent old reading room and dome of the State Library  |
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BBQ helpers: Centreway launch Sunday 24th September Centreway in Keilor East is staging a Community Festival this Sunday 24th September. Our club is running the sausage sizzle and needs several more BBQ helpers. Please let Tina know at Tina.Ballos@bendigoadelaide.com.au if you can help. [Update: a number of helpers have put their hand up for it]The Festival is from 11.30am to 2.30pm, and celebrates a series of upgrades and new facilities there. We hope all our members will come over during the day to enjoy the fun, music, picnic and atmosphere for adults and kids. BYO chairs and picnic items. The opening is by the MVCC Mayor and Parliamentarians, including an Indigenous blessing. Music is via Andrew McSweeney & the Wishing Horse. Bendigo Community Bank has offered $500 in Centreway vouchers, drawn from those making purchases at the centre. Two $50 prizes are for kids under 16 best dressed for AFL or NFL. Our own Gerard Mahoney is chair of the Centreway Traders Assn.  |
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A happy break at the Fox Car Museum Nine members took a break on August 31 from charity work to enjoy a guided tour of the Lindsay Fox Car Museum in Docklands. We got there by two-car pooling from Niddrie.The museum is unique in the world for its stunning collection of near-priceless cars, some such as Ferrari, Porsche, Mercedes and Rolls Royce "specials" worth multi-millions each. The museum is housed in an equally-historic warehouse off Collins St. Lindsay has put the whole collection into a charitable trust so it will long outlive himself and his family. We had excellent volunteer guides Noel (ground floor) and Costas (second floor) who could tell us the history of each car and its technology. After this great morning's tour most of us peeled off to lunch at Keilor East RSL. More social trips are under consideration. (More pics - click Read More.
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The Mystery of the Dutch Colonists at Palm Valley At our meeting of August 28, speaker Tony Thomas spelt out the historical mystery of Dutch colonists in Australia . Australia's "Bush Tucker Man", Major Les Hiddins, has spent 30 years investigating whether 90 survivors from the wreck of the Dutch 'great ship' Concordia in 1708 landed on the NW coast and trekked 2000km east to approximately Palm Valley, where they settled and lived on fish, yams, maize and game. A British military explorers' party came across the 300 descendants there in 1832 and stayed with them eight days. A detailed report of this surfaced in the Leeds Mercury of 1834. By the time the first explorers passed through the centre in 1860-70, no physical trace of the Dutch was in evidence. Yet many independent facts corroborate the "Dutch settlers" story. If true it must cause a re-write of the history of white settlement in Australia. Academic historians show no interest so far.
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Past-President Deb's excellent article in District 9800 websiteSanitation needs met in Siem Reap Cambodia High School While planning for the installation of a Biosand water filtration system at Techo Hun Sen Angkor Thom High School, Siem Reap, Cambodia, the principal asked if our Rotary team would also provide toilets: an opportunity too good to miss for the Rotary clubs of Keilor East and Passport Melbourne. The school had just 13 toilets for 1,518 students - 921 females and 597 males.  We were told that female students would choose to not use these toilets as they felt uncomfortable and at times unsafe. They often chose to not drink when at school in case they had to use the toilets.The site was checked re access to water and positioning of the septic tanks and the design of the new toilet block considered sustainability and long-term use. The eleven new toilets were divided into 2 blocks with ramp access, tiled cubicles, a large water storage system and a door allowing for privacy. Hand-washing stations are located outside the toilets. The reactions of the students (both boys and girls) on the completion of the project made our year: “I am so excited after my school got new toilets. These toilets are not only clean, safe, and comfortable for us, but it also contributes to making a friendly environment and making everyone feel comfortable to go to school”. Go to Read More |
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Funding to help malaria campaigning Our club has received formal thanks from Past District Governor Bruce Anderson for our donation of $800 to Rotarians Against Malaria (RAM). We raised the funds through collecting unwanted foreign currency. The Rotary programs help the malaria control and elimination campaigns in PNG, Solomons, Vanuatu, Timor Leste and West Timor. They attack malaria-mosquito breeding and provide anti-mosquito protections. While Covid19 has caused setbacks in some areas, Timor Leste achieved zero indigenous malaria in 2021 and is on track to achieve WHO malaria-free status by 2025. The country’s biggest threat is cross border malaria transmission from West Timor into Oecusse in Timor Leste. The two-year Rotary Global Grant to prevent re-establishment of malaria progressed well, and is managed by the RAM Timor Leste country representative from RC Darwin, D9560. RAM has raised more than $1.6 million to eliminate malaria since 2003. RAM works in conjunction with the Ministry of Health authorities in each country and complements the work of other malaria organisations |
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Supporting National Tree Day Our club was proud to take part in National Tree Day organised by Moonee Valley City Council at Rosehill Park in Keilor East. We cooked sausages and helped with planting, on what was a sunny winter's day of community involvement.  |
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Our club's 40th birthday lunchOur club's 40th birthday celebratory lunch is at Riverside Kitchen & Bar, 75 Newsom St Ascot Vale, Sunday August 13, noon for 12.30 to 3.30pm. We're looking forward to a great rollup and great time. To book in, click Trybooking HERE Please book by 6 pm Monday August 7. $60pp, kids $20. (In our new website you can also book in by scrolling to the event on the "Events" column right-hand-side) 
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Camp Getaway clean-up weekendDistrict 9800 has thanked our team of helpers for the wonderful work ona general tidy up of the surrounds of Camp Getaway at Axedale over the weekend of July 21-23. Camp Getaway provides a quality recreational camp experience for people of all abilities - the target groups are people with disabilities and special needs. Thousands of voluntary hours have gone into redeveloping the site, which now includes self-contained units with full disabled facilities, modern dormitories and many other improvements. Rotarians and volunteers from; Keilor East, Altona City, Melton, Footscray,Bendigo South, Eaglehawk, Bendigo Rotary Clubs and Taylor's Lakes Probus gave the place a good spruce up. The task agenda was set by Getaway's caretaker Benji. District Governor Ron Payne was among our workforce. Jobs included; * Emptying a storage hut * Splitting wood and restocking the wood shed * Cleaning air vents * Tree planting * Cleaning hall windows * Cleaning debris from the mini golf course and many more general cleaning tasks. |
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Cambodian Secondary Education Our club is sponsoring student Sokny Nheam 17, this year for her education at Siem Reap’s Future Bright International High School. Her support will include
This is one of the projects we partner with the Cambodian Rural Students Trust (CRST). RC Hornsby NSW helped with finance through their collecting of foreign currency coins and notes. For more on Sokny ’s story click the International menu top left. |
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Our club's 240 birthing kits for remote Philippines
Rotary Keilor East has handed over 240 birthing kits for remote Philippines islands. Roy Carbungco, President of the Pampagueno Club, and Lydia John, received the kits from our member. An Appreciation Certificate was presented to David Moore, Manager, Keilor Retirement Village, for the use of the Conference Room for the working bee afternoon to make the kits.  |
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Guided Tour -- Lindsay Fox Car Museum
Hi everyone! We’ve organised a club visit for a guided tour of the Lindsay Fox Car Museum in Docklands. The tour starts at 11am sharp Thursday August 31, followed by an optional lunch nearby . We’ll organise car and Uber pooling, as public transport to Docklands is somewhat awkward. The museum ticket admission is $17, or $10 concession. Kids $6. The museum has a free car park but cars can't stay there when the tour finishes. So if you don't want lunch, you can drive there conveniently. The Fox Classic Car Collection, housed in the historic Queen’s Warehouse, contains dozens of the world’s most rare and prestigious vehicles. These cars have been collected over a 50-year period by Lindsay Fox, Founder of Australian logistics company Linfox, and donated to a Trust to raise funds for charity and for the public to enjoy. Lindsay has a passion for classic vehicles, with his collection including models from Mercedes Benz, Jaguar, Porsche, Ferrari, Bentley, Volkswagen, Ford, Rolls Royce, MG, Lexus and Nissan between 1923 and 2020. Some vehicles have previously been owned by Ringo Starr, Bing Crosby and Bob Jane to name a few. The collection is steeped in history, one-off prototypes, and cars that dreams are made of. Click the Accept/Decline link at foot of this email, which will take you to an Accept/Decline button. On acceptance, we’ll arrange your pre-payment of the Museum tour, details to be advised. Friends and family welcome to join us, and controllable kids/grandkids welcome :).
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RC Keilor East Newsletters
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Holloway Aged Care We've been supporting not-for-profit Holloway Aged Care for nearly 40 years and were instrumental in establishing the operation in Rotary Drive, East Keilor. We helped with the initial funding and continue to support the operation as part of the management team. The range of medical items donated to Rotary Donations In Kind is amazing and we arrange for suitable goods to be donated. The money saved provides more support for the residents. |
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Western Emergency Relief Network
It is run solely by volunteers and we help to fund and manage the operation. It supports those recommended by Welfare Agencies for emergency relief and help. Please contact the Store donations@wern.org if you have goods to donate, or would like to visit or to volunteer. For more information www.wern.org |
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Re-purposing equipment for the disadvantaged We provide free re-purposed medical equipment for the home and for mobility to disadvantaged people. Australia has a great medical support system, but unfortunately some people fall through the cracks and can’t afford the medical equipment they need. Working with Rotary's Donations In Kindstore in West Footscray, our volunteers help to gather reusable medical equipment.The help is for people who genuinely can’t afford the equipment. Medical specialists select what their client needs from the goods available. Last year we helped 158 patients with 241 items. Note the goods are only available for the local medical experts and we have no contact with their clients. |
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How we help locallyHelping to make a positive difference locally and throughout Australia is one of our club's key areas. We run our own projects, we partner with other Rotary Clubs and we partner with like-minded organisations. We concentrate on problems that no one else is addressing. We welcome information on where we can help. We're all local volunteers taking action to make our community a better place. If you care about your community and want to make a difference, please contact us, or join us at our weekly meeting and share your ideas. |
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How Keilor East RC helps youngstersRotary believes in developing the next generation of leaders. Our programs help young leaders build leadership skills, expand education, and learn the value of service, locally and overseas. Our local programs provide innovative and practical opportunities, to help and motivate children and young people in our communities to acquire learning and life skills. Our international goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy. We support education and literacy for all children. Do you know of someone who would benefit from the programs below? Please provide your personal details and the school involved via our Contacts button and we will keep you informed of the latest details. |
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The program provides experience in a wide range of fascinating science activities in a fun and interactive way under the guidance of scientists and students. This hands-on science program in participating universities in Melbourne and regional Victoria is for Year 9 and 10 students. There is no selection process and students only need to obtain endorsement from their local Rotary club if they are seeking Rotary funding. |
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Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment (RYPEN) RYPEN is a Rotary sponsored Youth Service program for 15 to 17-year-old students. Students attend a weekend camp designed to develop their potential through a mixture of lecture style sessions and adventure-based learning. It aims to communicate a series of ideas, problems and social experiences that will assist them in forming their own values and moral standards. Camps are generally held in March /April and in October/ November. For more information click HERE |
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Wheelchairs for Cambodian Children Wheelchairs for Kids is a great Rotary Partnership Project that provides tailored wheelchairs for children that can be adjusted and modified as they grow. Our Cambodian partner Safe Haven Medical Outreach is the authorised Wheelchairs for Kids fitting specialist in Cambodia. We have shipped a container load of 140 wheelchairs and the distribution will be complete this year. There will soon be a lot of happy families. Further details click HERE
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Five club projects you could helpDonations In Kind Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8.30 - 4.00pm February – Mid December. Shed 39, 400 Somerville Road West Footscray. This is one of Victoria’s largest recycling and repurposing operations that specialises in surplus re-usable educational and medical equipment for shipment by container to developing countries like Timor Leste or Cambodia. It's run 100% by volunteers, who gather, sort, and pack the goods. No appointment is necessary, just turn up any time during the Tuesdays and Thursdays listed above. For more information www.rotarydik.org National Tree Day 10.00 -1.00 Sunday 30th July10-54 Rachelle Rd, Keilor East Join your neighbours and plant trees at this Moonee Valley Council event! Our team will be planting seedlings and running the BBQ. For more information hit the blue Contact button at top right of this web-page. Bunnings BBQs at Taylors Lakes Store, 430 Melton Highway. Monthly on a Saturday or Sunday – check our "Upcoming Events" listing or Calendar, right-hand side of the page. We dedicate funds raised to our local and overseas charity projects. There are three shifts 8.30-11.00am / 11.00-1.30pm / 1.30-4.00pm. No experience necessary. Hit the blue Contact button top right of the page or email solatube@bigpond.com. Camp Getaway is a camp designed for young people with disabilities that everyone can attend. When schools use it everyone in the school can attend. It’s a major project that many Rotary Clubs support. Each year members of our Club spend a weekend there helping with the maintenance and having a lot of fun. For more information https://rotarydistrict9800.org.au/sitepage/community-service/camp-getaway Western Emergency Relief Network Tuesday – Thursday 10.00 -3.00 2/23 Westwood Drive Ravenhall 3023 This project repurposes home goods for people in genuine need, recommended by welfare agencies. We collect donated items, check goods, and put them on display. For more details contact 8372 4110 or adminisration@wern.org Thanks! David Dippie, President, RCKE  |
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Days for Girls Project
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Days for Girls Project
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Past Pres. Deb Wins AwardWe are  very proud of our President, Deb Sloggett who, along with our partners, Cambodia Rural Students Trust - CRST, applied for grants, organized fundraisers and, in so doing, transformed the lives of so many Cambodian secondary students by providing clean drinking water and toilets for their schools and communities. Deb accepted a District 9800 Transform Award for Keilor East Rotary Club Inc. and aDistrict Service Award for her outstanding service and imagination in improving so many lives and providing hope for the future. Congratulations to Deb and our thanks to all who contributed to Project W. |
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Our Club's Changeover Dinner June 26Our President Chan
 geover Dinner at Keilor East RSL saw President Deb Sloggett passing the chains of office to President for the Rotary Year 2023-2024, David Dippie. Deb spoke about how we have achieved even more than when she "Imagined Rotary" at her induction as President a year ago, and wished David well as we continue to "Create Hope in the World". |
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Cambodia Rural Students Trust - CRSTWe recently had an exciting activity which is our Mobile Bike Mechanic day!! This time we held our bicycle repair day at Snar Sangkream primary school, and repaired 90 bikes for rural students and their families!!! Even though we also had some challenges during this activity under the heavy rain, our team kept working and doing their best until we fixed all the bicycles that were brought to us on that day. We would also like to say thank you so much to our team and all participants who participated in this event - we hope you enjoy many more years using your repaired bicycles. Well done to everyone!   |
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RCKE and the Emergency Relief Network. We recently visited WERN (Western Emergency Relief Network) in Ravenhall in Melbourne's West. It’s managed by a Board of Rotarians which oversees the collection, sorting and distribution of donated household furniture and goods to people in need. Keilor East Rotary is a proud sponsor of this wonderful facility. Kathy and David Hall from Caroline Springs Rotary were our hosts as we toured the warehouse. |
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Clean Water for Cambodian Schools The Water for Education Project, providing four schools in Siem Reap with water filtration systems, has successfully installed a water filtration system providing a high school with healthy clean water. The water is also accessible by the wider community. The job was done by Rotarians and friends from Keilor East Rotary, Passport Melbourne Rotary, and the Cambodian Rural Student Trust (CRST) plus Clear Water Cambodia and Engineers Without Borders. (We welcome donations here.) |
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Member Daryl Cornish asks for donations of blankets from Kmart to help keep distressed families warm in these cold-climate times. He'd like double and queen-sized, which you can bring to meetings for Daryl to pass on to WERN. (Illustration is single sized).
otary in the past as a member of the Collie Club.(W.A.), Moe, Clayton (served as President) and Bundoora (served as Secretary), so have had an association with Rotary over the years.
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