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1 A relay with a cause - Rotary says No to Domestic Violence! NSW - MARCH Fri 19 Lismore Sat 20 Alstonville Sat 27 Ballina APRIL Sun 11 Byron Bay Sat 17 Murwillumbah Fri 23 Mullumbimby QLD - MARCH Sun 14-17 Tamborine Mtn Wed 17-21 Gold Coast Sun 21-23 Coomera River APRIL Fri 16 Multi-club event Runaway Bay, Parkwood, Surfers Sunrise & Broadwater Southport BATON RELAY ROUTE Contact your AG for more info Our team of 10 energetic Assistant Governors and DGND Dave Harmon who came up with the “Rotary Says No to Domestic Violence” campaign idea is leading the relay with enthusiasm, confidence and commitment. We have 65 exciting days for the relay to end on 15 May at the District Conference opening in Tweed Heads, the border of NSW and QLD states. This is Rotary’s time in history. It’s Rotary’s 100th year in Australia. It will never happen again. So, let’s expand our reach to showcase our Rotary clubs to our community. No one else will do it for us. Let’s do it for us. We are People of Action. Now is the time for action! Evans Head Casino Stanthorpe Iluka-Woombah Boonah & Beaudesert Yamba & Maclean Yamba & Iluka-Woombah Check out Goondiwindi’s Baton Relay HERE
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A relay with a cause - Rotary says No to Domestic Violence!
NSW - MARCH
Fri 19 Lismore
Sat 20 Alstonville
Sat 27 Ballina
APRIL
Sun 11 Byron Bay
Sat 17 Murwillumbah
Fri 23 Mullumbimby
QLD - MARCH
Sun 14-17 Tamborine Mtn
Wed 17-21 Gold Coast
Sun 21-23 Coomera River
APRIL
Fri 16 Multi-club event Runaway Bay, Parkwood, Surfers Sunrise & Broadwater Southport
BATON RELAY ROUTE Contact your AG for more info
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Our team of 10 energetic Assistant Governors and DGND Dave Harmon who came up with the “Rotary Says No to Domestic Violence” campaign idea is leading the relay with enthusiasm, confidence and commitment. We have 65 exciting days for the relay to end on 15 May at the District Conference opening in Tweed Heads, the border of NSW and QLD states. This is Rotary’s time in history. It’s Rotary’s 100th year in Australia. It will never happen again. So, let’s expand our reach to showcase our Rotary clubs to our community. No one else will do it for us. Let’s do it for us. We are People of Action. Now is the time for action!
Evans Head
Casino
Stanthorpe Iluka-Woombah
Boonah & Beaudesert Yamba & Maclean
Yamba & Iluka-Woombah
Check out Goondiwindi’s Baton Relay HERE
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From the desk of District Governor Andy - How do you measure Leadership?
Last December, on the way back from Stanthorpe Rotary after my last official club visit, I stopped in a small farming town in Queensland for a breakfast chat with Allora Rotary President Norm and charter member Bill. Allora lost 4 members last July and became the 2
nd smallest
club in our district with 6 members. They shared with pride the great work the club had done for over 55 years in the community, especially sponsoring teenagers from the local high school to attend Rotary youth programs. In a light bulb moment, I suggested to President Norm, if he would like to personally write to each of these young people who benefited from the club to come forward and “help save the Rotary Club of Allora!” Last Christmas President Norm did exactly that. 6 out of the 10 young people he wrote to responded with a YES. 4 young ladies all under 25 years who had attended RYLA and RYPEN a few years ago, joined the Allora Rotary Club this February. 2 others are ready to join in April. The club decided to waive off Rotary dues for these under 30’s for next 24 months as they are students. Charity begins at home ha! The club moved to a monthly hybrid meeting style of face to face and zoom, so that these young members studying in Universities far away in Brisbane & Toowoomba could join them. I joined their Zoom meeting on 8
th March together with my district Club Development
Chairman David Baguley. It was a high energy zoom meeting with so much enthusiasm, with these young people being part of the Rotary experience. Allora Rotary grew from 5 to 9 members in 30 days. Do you remember the story in my January newsletter about the biggest pumpkin in Kyogle NSW and the smallest Rotary Club in our district being Kyogle? My eye-ball to eye-ball chat re-energized this club. It’s no more the smallest club. Kyogle Rotary signed up 3 new members on the day of their 1
st Rotary information
evening conducted by PDG Terry Brown and DGND Dave Harmon on 16 Feb. 2 more who came for the information evening are ready to sign up in April. Soon this 74 year Kyogle Rotary club will have 10 members.
Both clubs would record 100% growth by June 2021. How good examples are they for growing a small club? What was the magic? Both these clubs had brave leaders like Norman Tranberg, Shann O’Connell, William (Bill) Lester in Allora and Peter Constable, Peter Clark, Leo Laarhovan in Kyogle. I was only a catalyst who expedited to change their “mind set” to grow Rotary by asking those the club helped in the past to join Rotary. Both clubs were creative to be “flexible”, to try out new models to change their “club culture”, to engage new members. If Allora and Kyogle Rotary clubs in small towns can double their membership in 3 months, why is it that some clubs in areas of large populations in our district cannot even attract one new member a year! Over the last 7 years, I have seen every time a Rotary club or district across Australia had a charismatic and brave leader the club or district flourished, grew membership & retained members. It’s all about the leadership. Membership Growth is the measure of good leadership.
I was amazed to see how our Rotary Australia 100th year
celebration Baton Relay with a cause “Rotary says No to Domestic Violence” engaged so many members within our clubs, within our communities and local media. Even more, the Baton Relay is helping clubs to speak with and visit their neighbouring clubs. A Rotarian from our newest club in Evans Head in NSW told me “Andy, during this relay I saw that Rotary was bigger than one little club in a small town. It is a big family of friends.” A seasoned Rotary leader from Stanthorpe in Queensland told me “Andy, the baton relay brought our members out of the club meeting room to the bright streets and initiate a conversation with our community.” She was so right. Is this not Public Relations at its best? And is this not what people of action must do? I wish you a happy Australian Autumn 2021.
D A T E S T O R E M E M B E R 20 Mar District Leadership Meeting Yamba Bowling Club 9.30 am -1.30 pm (NSW time)
20 Mar Lismore Networking Rotary Charter presentation, Lismore Workers Sports Club, Goonellabah 6pm. Bookings Gai Ferris: [email protected]
21 Mar Evans Head Rotary Charter presentation, Evans Heads RSL, 1pm (NSW time). Bookings David Parker: [email protected]
17 Apr "2021 Rotary Future Leaders Summit" in Gold Coast 9.30 am -1.30 pm (QLD time) By invitation. AG’s & Club Presidents to nominate by 31st March. For promising Rotary leaders in D9640 who have not held the office of a Rotary club president before 1st July 2020 in Australia, new members joined since January 2018, Rotaractors, RYLA, YEP, Interact Alumni over 18 years. Facilitator Prof. Michael Irving, District Coach. Keynote address by DG Andy Rajapakse.
18 Apr “TV Killed the Radio – Rotary Membership Summit” in Gold Coast 9.30 am - 1.30 pm goldcoasttickets.com.au/event/12891 Open only to membership champions; hear the success stories of our top 10 growth clubs. How they attracted new members. How they changed the club culture to be relevant in the 21st century. How they plan to be future-ready for post COVID19. Facilitator PP. David Baguley, District Club Development Chair. Keynote address by DG Andy Rajapakse. Registrations open now.
17 April 75 Years of Boonah Rotary, 6pm, Boonah Cultural Centre. Bookings Kristine Grayson: [email protected]
20 May 60 Years of Lismore West Rotary, 6pm Lismore Heights Bowling Club. Bookings Norm Robinson: [email protected]
26 June District 9640 Governor Changeover Luncheon, 11 am - 3 pm Mermaid Waters Hotel, QLD. Registrations open 1st May 2021
In one word … WOW!
This is one of the best newsletters I have seen in my 45 years in Rotary! – PLUS it contains real success stories!!!
Love the idea of the Bob Aitken AM, Former Editor RDU
Thanks Andy for your note and congrats on a great monthly letter and year.
John Hewko, Rotary Club of Kyiv, Ukraine
General Secretary & Chief Executive Officer of RI & The Rotary Foundation.
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CENTENARY DISTRICT CONFERENCE - 120 registered in 10 days!
Only 380 more seats are available for our action packed star studded one-day Centenary District Conference on Saturday 15th May at the Twin Towns in Tweed Heads. Registrations will close on 30th April or when sold out. It's just one flat fee of $60 all-inclusive with tea, coffee, sumptuous lunch and a glass of wine or beer at the end of the day. It’s $10 for Interactors and Rotary Youth Alumni. $20 for Rotaractors.
If you wish to feature your best service project, please send a 1 minute high resolution video to Conference Chair Lisa Hunt before 15 April: [email protected]
RI President Holger Knaack has appointed RI Director Elect Dr Jessie Harman, as his special representative to our D9640 Conference. Jessie Harman is the first female Rotarian from Zone 8, Australia, New Zealand and 12 Pacific Islands to be elected to the Rotary International Board. We look forward to welcoming her.
Meet our Conference Keynote Speakers
Dr. Jessie Harman
RI Director-Elect 2021-23 Wendouree Breakfast Rotary D9780
RI President’s Representative
Dr. Michael Pyne Director Currumbin Wildlife
Hospital in Gold Coast “Where will our Koalas go?”
Jason Browne Public Image Coordinator Zone 28 & 29 & Pennsylvania State
University Rotary USA “Can we make M&Ms in
Rotary?” (via Zoom)
Amanda Wendt District Governor Nominee
Melbourne Rotary District 9800 “Can we really retain these
under 40's in Rotary?”
Rotary International District 9640 Pty Ltd - Board Of Directors
CHAIRMAN
DG Andy Rajapakse Burleigh Heads
VICE GOVERNOR Harry Bolton
Tenterfield
DISTRICT GOVERNOR ELECT Jeff Egan
Mt Warning AM [email protected]
DISTRICT FINANCE CHAIRMAN Doug Lipp
Surfers Sunrise [email protected]
DISTRICT TREASURER
Mark Twyford Surfers Sunrise
PRESIDENT FOR QLD John Clark Burleigh Heads
PRESIDENT FOR NSW John Giuricin
Currumbin Coolangatta Tweed [email protected]
COMPANY SECRETARY Sue Randel
Ballina-on-Richmond [email protected]
IS ATTENDANCE IMPORTANT IN ROTARY?
Here's what RI has to say Click HERE to listen to the Podcast
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D9640 is Number 1 in Rotary Zone 8 Leader board 1
st July 2020 to 10
th Mar 2021
District # Club # Member # Member 9455 46 1,087 42
9465 47 1,148 4
9510 85 2,064 17
9550 40 807 45
9570 44 940 23
9600 61 1,238 (2)
9630 53 1,092 20
9640 57 1,321 144
9650 54 1,304 (20)
9670 46 1,000 (36)
9675 58 1,316 (9)
9685 70 1,754 (11)
9705 79 2,032 (12)
9780 56 1,576 (18)
9790 63 1,511 (23)
9800 64 2,079 (15)
9810 40 1,087 (21)
9820 45 1,162 (15)
9830 46 1,130 51
9910 38 938 (10)
9920 53 1,259 9
9930 50 1,429 (16)
9940 48 1,349 (66)
9970 32 1,108 2
9980 30 1,078 (16)
Districts:25 1,305 32,809 67
Numbers in Net Green – increase 51 members or more Orange – increase 0-50 members (Red) – decrease
Congratulations to the 30 clubs in our district that increased members and the 14 clubs that retained members. Today D9640 is the 7
th largest Rotary
district out of the 19 districts in Australia. 238 new members have joined our clubs in the last 250 days. 89 joined the 4 new clubs we chartered. 149 joined our existing 53 clubs.
We are the champions in Zone 8. Our net growth is +144. Our membership is 1321, with a 12% growth. 476 of our members are female. 115 are under 40. Our membership retention is 94%.
Welcome New Rotarians
Ballina-on-Richmond Nat Byron Gary Finati
Broadbeach Maria Padilla
Burleigh Heads Lucy Obud
Coomera Valley Nick Fry
Evans Head Paul Kennedy Robyn Kennedy
Gold Coast Passport Austen Hancock Kelly Jones Celeste Schubiger
Hope Island Joseph Jimenez Michelle Wright Mitchell Santoro
Iluka-Woombah Jo Russell Janelle Richards
Kyogle Peter Kelly Joanne Lyn Rachel Pearson
Lismore Mitchell Kirby
Murwillumbah Central Philip Olive
Tenterfield Stephanie Scott
DOES MEMBERSHIP MATTER?
Currumbin Beach Rotary board ready to charter in April 2021.
Rotary Club of Koala Lovers
launched 14th February
On 24th
Feb, the 5 combined Rotary Clubs of Lismore hosted Lismore Chamber members to a networking evening.
The 5 largest clubs in D9640
Club Members
Gold Coast QLD 61
Hope Island QLD 53
Ballina-on-Richmond NSW 50
Burleigh Heads QLD 43
Goondiwindi QLD 39
Top 10 growth clubs in 2020-21
Club +
Ballina-on-Richmond NSW 13
Hope Island QLD 11
Burleigh Heads QLD 8
Varsity Lakes QLD 7
Iluka-Woombah NSW 6
Grafton Midday NSW 5
Warwick Sunrise QLD 5
E Club of Next Gen QLD 4
Murwillumbah Central NSW 4
Surfers Sunrise QLD 4
Top 10 givers to Rotary Foundation Annual Fund 2020-21
Club US$
Burleigh Heads QLD 6311
Southport QLD 3366
EClub Next Gen QLD 3216
Goondiwindi QLD 3212
Hope Island QLD 2677
Warwick Sunrise QLD 2400
Surfers Paradise QLD 2127
Surfers Sunrise QLD 1971
Runaway Bay QLD 1968
Mt. Warning NSW 1233
