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1 My dear fellow Rotarians, Many of you have asked me how to retain our existing members? Simple answer is by enhancing member engagement. We have to make every member feel like a rock star when they come for weekly, fortnightly or monthly Rotary meetings or activities. We must make every member’s Rotary membership experience memorable to them so they engage in Rotary with enthusiasm. I mean every member, not a handful who do everything in a club year after year! On Australia Day in January, Jimboomba, Beaudesert and Jimboomba Satellite clubs came together to have 100 cyclists ride 100kms in the scenic rim and later to a mega BBQ to enhance their member engagement. On February 5 th Grafton, Grafton Mid-Day and Maclean clubs came together to engage 100 of their members and community leaders to launch Rotary Australia 100 th year baton relay. TV and Press followed them and was quick to report our Relay with a Cause “Rotary says NO to domestic violence” on national news. It made Rotarians TV stars. Rotarians were happy. In Goondiwindi, Rotarians staged a colourful launch of the baton relay with a family fun evening with over 800 people. The evening ended with music and a fireworks display. Media followed them. It made Rotarians feel like rock stars. Rotarians were happy. Rotary Australia 100 th year celebration baton relay is an ideal opportunity for Rotary clubs to bring our members together. Bring them out of club meeting rooms to the street to showcase Rotary to our communities. It’s our friendship, tolerance, compassion and usefulness that people will be attracted to. Not Rotary meetings. Let’s Make Membership Memorable! Make M&M’s. On Valentine ’s Day I will launch the “Rotary Club of Koala Lovers”. Our 6 th new club this year. It will attract to Rotary those who are environmentalists and wish to engage in protecting this vulnerable animal species. This cause-based club meets once a month on Zoom, like an E-Club. Membership is open to anyone in the world! How many members do you think this new club will attract? Innovation has no limits. Let’s be brave and try out new things. It’s OK to fail. But let’s fail fast so we learn fast. Goondiwindi Rotary Australia 100 Years Baton Relay with a cause – “Rotary says NO to Domestic Violence”. Ceremonially launched on 5 th February by DG Andy in Grafton NSW and IPDG Harry in Goondiwindi QLD. NBN Channel 9 News Report Click HERE Grafton Tenterfield The Granite Belt
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My dear fellow Rotarians,
Many of you have asked me how to retain our existing members? Simple answer is by enhancing member engagement. We have to make every member feel like a rock star when they come for weekly, fortnightly or monthly Rotary meetings or activities. We must make every member’s Rotary membership experience memorable to them so they engage in Rotary with enthusiasm. I mean every member, not a handful who do everything in a club year after year!
On Australia Day in January, Jimboomba, Beaudesert and Jimboomba Satellite clubs came together to have 100 cyclists ride 100kms in the scenic rim and later to a mega BBQ to enhance their member engagement. On February 5
th Grafton, Grafton Mid-Day and Maclean
clubs came together to engage 100 of their members and community leaders to launch Rotary Australia 100
th
year baton relay. TV and Press followed them and was quick to report our Relay with a Cause “Rotary says NO to domestic violence” on national news. It made Rotarians TV stars. Rotarians were happy. In Goondiwindi, Rotarians staged a colourful launch of the
baton relay with a family fun evening with over 800 people. The evening ended with music and a fireworks display. Media followed them. It made Rotarians feel like rock stars. Rotarians were happy.
Rotary Australia 100th year celebration baton relay is an
ideal opportunity for Rotary clubs to bring our members together. Bring them out of club meeting rooms to the street to showcase Rotary to our communities. It’s our friendship, tolerance, compassion and usefulness that people will be attracted to. Not Rotary meetings. Let’s Make Membership Memorable! Make M&M’s.
On Valentine ’s Day I will launch the “Rotary Club of Koala Lovers”. Our 6
th new club this year. It will attract to
Rotary those who are environmentalists and wish to engage in protecting this vulnerable animal species. This cause-based club meets once a month on Zoom, like an E-Club. Membership is open to anyone in the world! How many members do you think this new club will attract? Innovation has no limits.
Let’s be brave and try out new things. It’s OK to fail. But let’s fail fast so we learn fast.
Goondiwindi
Rotary Australia 100 Years Baton Relay with a cause – “Rotary says NO to Domestic Violence”. Ceremonially launched on 5th February by DG Andy in Grafton NSW and IPDG Harry in Goondiwindi QLD.
NBN Channel 9 News Report Click HERE
Grafton
Tenterfield The Granite Belt
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Welcome New Rotarians
Evans Head Jeremy Bryant Sean Collins Paul Cook Trevor Coomber Penny Cooper Jennifer Ferguson Janette Hauville Carol Jarrett John Jarrett Gary McDonald John McFadden Greta Nagle Brian O'Farrell Dianne O'Farrell David Parker Janet Payne Johneen Pethers Trevor Pethers Melanie Price Geoff Russell Gavin Scrimshaw John Wright
Broadbeach Luella Smith
Burleigh Heads James Diamond
e-club NextGen Pam Mitchell D’Costa
Gold Coast Rotary Derek Harris
Goondiwindi Roland Hughes Hope Island Janine Mahoney Mark Royle
Mudgeeraba Kiah Bastian
Murwillumbah Derek Butterworth
Summerland Sunrise
Kim Holwell
Varsity Lakes Rod Woods Anthony Restaino Ben Ratcliffe
Warwick Sunrise Richard Hardaker Karen Mackie Steve Mackie
Congratulations to our 32 Clubs who contributed to our Rotary Foundation Annual Fund.
Top Foundation Giving Clubs Front Runners
(as of 10 Feb) US$
Burleigh Heads $6,132
Southport $3,274
E-Club of NextGen $3,121
Hope Island $2,600
Warwick Sunrise $2,400
Goondiwindi $2,174
Surfers Paradise $2,128
Surfers Sunrise $1,972
Coomera Valley $1,250
Mt. Warning AM $1,042
2020-2021 DISTRICT AWARD FRONT RUNNERS (from RI Database as 10 Feb)
Beat them if you can?
Best Rotary Branding in a City or Town - Yamba
"Rotary Club President of the Year" - highest net membership growth club president - DGND Dave Harmon, Ballina-on-Richmond
"Rotary Club of the Year" highest average of the net membership growth and Rotary Foundation Annual Fund giving - Burleigh Heads
"Club of the Future" - highest number of members under 40 years in age – Gold Coast Passport
District Award Applications will open on 1st April on www.rotary9640.org and close on 31st May 2021. All applications are to be made online. District Awards Chair Amanda Ryder from Grafton Midday will email details to the club president and secretaries.
Evans Head Rotary in NSW is the first Rotary Club to be chartered by Rotary International in 2021 in Australia on 28
th Jan
with 22 members.
D9640 is No 1 in Zone 8
Our district reached 1301 on 1st
Feb 2021 to record a growth of 10.6%. Net increase of 124 members and 4 new clubs to make 57 clubs. 36% of members are female. 9% are under '40. Membership retention is 95%. We lead!
TOP GROWTH CLUBS
Club Name +
Ballina-on-Richmond 11
Hope Island 8
Burleigh Heads 7
Varsity Lakes 7
Grafton Midday 5
Warwick Sunrise 5
Surfers Sunrise 4
Iluka-Woombah 4
E-Club of NextGen 4
Boonah 3
Murwillumbah Central 3
Dates to Remember 6-7 March 2021-22 PETS, Gold Coast, QLD 20 March District Leadership Meeting, Yamba NSW 17 April District Future Leaders Summit, Gold Coast 18 April District Membership Summit, Gold Coast
Charter Ceremony Dates Saturday 20 March Lismore Networking Rotary, NSW Sunday 21 March Evans Head Rotary, NSW
DISTRICT MEMBERSHIP GROWTH 10 YEARS
Rotary Club of Currumbin Beach in Gold Coast launched by
DG Andy on 10th
Feb.
It’s our 5th new club this Rotary year.
Monthly Wednesday networking breakfast club. President, President Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership and Community Directors elected. To Charter in March. New Club adviser is Rowan Johnstone.
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QLD
FEB
Wed 24-27 Warwick Sunrise
Sun 28 – 3 Fassifern Valley
MARCH
Thur 4-6 Boonah
Sun 7-8 Beaudesert
Tue 9 Jimboomba
Wed 10 Satellite Jimboomba
Sun 14-17 Tamborine Mtn
Wed 17-21 Gold Coast
Sun 21-23 Coomera River
NSW
FEBRUARY
Fri 19 Yamba
Sat 20 Iluka –Woombah
Sat 27 Evans Head
MARCH
Fri 5 Casino
Sat 6 Kyogle
Fri 19 Lismore
Sat 20 Alstonville
Sat 27 Ballina
Sun 28 Byron Bay
DISTRICT CONFERENCE 15th MAY, TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, NSW - ORGANISING TEAM
Conference Chair Conference Secretary Conference Treasurer Conference Advisor
Lisa Hunt
Coomera River
Janette Glynn Banora Tweed
Neil Jones Broadbeach
Wendy Scarlett Banora Tweed
LEADERS OF TOMORROW
RYLA - Rotary Youth Leadership Awards and RYTS - Rotary Youth Transition Seminar JANUARY 2021
Congratulations to the 32 clubs sponsoring future leaders of Australia. Ashmore, Ballina-on-Richmond, Banora Tweed, Beaudesert, Boonah, Broadbeach, Broadwater, Southport, Burleigh Heads, Byron Bay, Coomera River, Coomera Valley, E-Club of NextGen, Gold Coast, Goondiwindi, Goonellabah, Griffith Gold Coast, Hope Island, Jimboomba, Maclean, Mount Warning AM, Murwillumbah Central, Nerang, Parkwood, Runaway Bay, Southport, Stanthorpe, Summerland Sunrise, Surfers Paradise, Surfers Sunrise, Tamborine Mountain and Warwick. www.rotary9640.org
RI Appoints DG Andy to Regional
Leadership Team in Zone 8
From 1st July 2021 DG Andy will take on the role as Assistant Rotary Coordinator (ARC) to champion New Style Rotary clubs across Rotary Districts in Australia, New Zealand and 12
Pacific Islands, under the leadership of Zone 8 Rotary Coordinator PDG Adrian Roach from NSW and RI Director Jessie Harman from Victoria. www.rotary.org
2022 Rotary Peace Fellowship application now available.
Applications to District Chairman for Peace Fellowship Scholarships Mok Singh [email protected] by 15 May.
BATON RELAY ROUTE Contact your AG for more info
DISTRICT 9640
RESPECTS REFLECTS
CELEBRATES
F R O M G O O N D I W I N D I
T O G O L D C O A S T T O
G R A F T O N
