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Welcome to Altona City Rotary

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We meet In Person
Tuesdays at 6:30 pm
Kooringal Golf Club
Wilga Avenue
Altona, VIC 3018
Australia
Phone:
0473 488 599
Email:
info@altonacityrotary.org.au
Meeting on 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month at 6.00 for 6.30pm
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President
Lenore Thornton
Vice President
Jan Douglas
Immediate Past President
Danny Civitico
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Bronnie Fanning
Secretary
Bronnie Fanning
Treasurer
Jan Douglas
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Brian Noordenne
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Anne Morton
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Bryan Goodwin
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Bronnie Fanning
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Anne Morton
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Carol Aplin
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Leon Mancini
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"TJ" Shah
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Welcome to the Rotary 2024-25 year.

Last year's theme: Create Hope in the World, spoke to the heart that Rotarians need in an ever-more challenging world, where negativity and individualism are often more prominent than generosity and community.
 
This year's theme: The Magic of Rotary, inspires us to remind our communities of the life-changing projects that Rotary engages in across the world. The Magic of Rotary comes through the energy and drive that we have among our members, in our Clubs and our districts, and that will call on as we continue projects that change lives.
 
Diversity, Engagement and Inclusion are high on our Agenda. All are welcome at Altona City Rotary.
 
The Rotary Club of Altona City will continue to have the Altona and Hobsons Bay Community as its focus, engaging with local families through our schools programs, and supporting those in need. We will continue to invest in mental health support.
 
Globally, we will actively engage in Rotary's Areas of Focus. Our goal is to enhance our local and global impact. Our most successful and sustainable projects and activities tend to fall in the following areas: 
Promoting peace Fighting disease Providing clean water
Saving mothers and children Supporting education Growing local economies
Protecting the environment    
 
Rotary Altona City welcomes and value's every member's contribution, whether it be serving at a Sausage Sizzle or successfully planning and executing larger projects. We look forward to a year of action, fun and fellowship.
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2025 Rotary Poster Design Competition for Years 10 - 12 Students: Register Now!
 
 
Endorsement:
  • "This year I entered the Rotary Poster Competition. I combined it with critical and creative thinking unit and the Drawing unit.
  • I got students in teams to research the issue and come up with tag lines and a call to action.
  • They then designed their own poster in illustrator. It worked really well and one of my students won.
  • It's a great project, easy to link to your students interests, curriculum and easy to enter. Highly recommend."
Ana Tuckerman, VET Screen and Media Teacher, Bayside College, Hobsons Bay. 
2024 Hobsons Bay Education Awards
These awards honour educators who go beyond their remit to make a difference to the lives of students and colleagues:
  • Encouragement awards for early career stage teachers;
  • Achievement awards for more experienced teachers;
  • Team awards where a group of Teachers or Education Support staff have collaborated effectively to address an important challenge or new development for a school.
These awards provide a deep affirmation as awardees are nominated by their school leadership team and recognised publicly at an awards dinner organised by Rotary.
In 2024, RC Altona City was delighted to recognise 20 Educators nominated by 4 Hobsons Bay High Schools.
 
The Keynote address by Rotary Peace Scholar, Lucienne Heyworth, about "Education in Emergencies" was both timely and inspiring.
Recognising 2024 Early Career Teachers
 
L-R: President Lenore Thornton (School Principal- retired), Cameron Mellor (Williamstown HS), Kendra Latham (Emmanuel College), Janelle Bragg (Altona P-12 College), Monica Butera (Emmanuel College), Past Rotary Governor Julie Mason (School Principal- retired).
Emmanuel College Coaches Team
 
L-R: Rotary President Lenore Thornton, Michael Green, Sian O'Neale, Keenan Gatens, Rotary District Governor Michael Lapina
Installing the Millennium Time Capsule on Australia Day 2000
Past Rotarian Geoff Burnnard explaining the mechanics of the Time Capsule, as designed by Engineers Peter Whinney and Leonie Duane. The 7 large PVC containers containing mini-capsules lowered slowly into their berths as water was drained from the capsule.
 
Acknowledging Australia Day 2024 at Central Square Shopping Centre
In keeping with the theme "REFLECT, RESPECT, CELEBRATE, We are all part of the Story," and supported by the Australian Government through the National Australia Day Council (NADC), Rotary Altona City staged another successful event at the Central Square Shopping Centre.
Highlights included:
  • Three wonderful genres of live music- Traditional Australian songs (Glenrowan Bush Band), Didgeridoo (Paul Kelly) and African Drumming (Newport Drummers);
  • Face painting and balloon twisting providing fun and colour for children;
  • Showbags containing a variety of gifts such as indigenous designed glasses wipe cloths, gym towels, notebooks, pens and brochures;
  • Native seedling giveaways provided by Hobsons Bay Council;
  • Refreshment vouchers for four Cafes;
  • NADC videos showcasing the diversity of Australia Day Acknowledgements around the Country.
The photos below illustrate some key activities.
Ladies, Back on Your Bike...
Altona City Rotary's cycling group conducted a bicycle safety lesson for members of the Vietnamese Association in Hobsons Bay. A great use for the Louis Joel Carpark, and a wonderful afternoon. Many of these women grew up riding bikes in Vietnam and came out to Australia in the 80s as boat people. Afterwards, a Vietnamese banquet was shared.
 
Sally Capp and Rotary:
"Rotary's history of service is inspiring."
Bono and Rotary
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Bill Gates and Rotary
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