Group 5

Rotary is dedicated to seven areas of focus to build international relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever.

BLACKWATER

Charter Date: 20 July 1971

Sponsor Club: Emerald

PO Box 106 Blackwater Q 4717

Contact

Meets At

Wednesday: 7.00 for 7.30pm Village on Blain

https://www.facebook.com/blackwaterrotaryclub/

CAPRICORN COAST

Charter Date: 4 August 2016

Sponsor Club: Rockhampton

P O Box 161 Yeppoon Q 4703

Contact

Meets At

First three Wednesdays of each month: 6.30 am for 7.00 am start

The Hub 7 – 9 James Street Yeppoon

http://www.rotaryoncc.org/

Current and recent projects

  • Working with and supporting the Variety Car in Yeppoon (photo of PP Neil & President Greg)
  • President Greg & Peter Long helping Bailey make a prosthetic hand.
  • Dolls knitted by member’s wife and provided to the Rockhampton Base Hospital, Children’s Ward
  • Supplying fruit trees for Jack’s Paddock in Yeppoon
  • Assisted to construct the Liberty Swing shade structure
  • Our Carol Gorton, the RYPEN Chair
  • Rotary Youth programs including sponsoring a NYSF student
  • Partnering with Qld Linen Service to provide Linen to Bridging Health Inc for their project at Tanna Island in Vanuatu

Donations

  • To Salvos Yeppoon for the Wednesday morning breakfasts
  • Yeppoon SHS for Student Breakfasts

How We Raise Funds

    • Annual Rotary Golf Day
    • Catering at the Village Festival on Gala Opening Night
    • Lotto Boards (2 per year)
    • Trivia Nights
    • Bunnings Sausage Sizzles
    • Old Bags High Tea

Clermont

Charter Date: 11 June 2022

Sponsor Club: Emerald

Contact

 

EMERALD

Charter Date: 17 August 1960

Sponsor Club: Clermont

PO Box 36 Emerald Q 4720

Contact

Meets At

Thursday: 6.30 for 7.00pm Rotary Park Club House

https://www.facebook.com/emeraldrotaryclub/

EMERALD SUNRISE

Charter Date: 29 October 2003

Sponsor Club: Emerald

PO Box 1135 Emerald Q 4720

Contact

Meets At

Alternating Tuesday: 6.30 for 6.45am / 6.30 for 6.45pm Emerald Sunrise Club House

https://www.facebook.com/emeraldsunrise/

LONGREACH

Charter Date: 6 January 1961

Sponsor Club: Rockhampton North

PO Box 7 Longreach Q 4730

Contact

Meets At

Wednesday: 6.30 for 7.00 pm Birdcage Hotel

https://www.facebook.com/Rotary-Club-of-Longreach-131067093635245/

 

 

MOUNT MORGAN

Charter Date: 31 December 1956

Sponsor Club: Rockhampton

PO Box 2 Mount Morgan Q 4714

Contact

Meets At

Thursday: 6.00 for 6.30pm Grand Hotel

Recent and annual activities

  • A shelter over outdoor seating at Mount Morgan Hospital
  • Public BBQ at Australia Day celebrations funded by local council
  • National Tree Day in support of and funded by Local Council
  • Public BBQ for Youth Week funding by Local Council
  • Rotary Award Presentation night for Local High School
  • Rotary Award Presentation day for Local Primary School

Fundraising

  • Monthly BBQs at Dan Murphy
  • Annual St Patrick’s Day memorial Bowls day fundraising for polio
  • Australia Day celebrations
  • Fund-raising BBQ at School Festival
  • Operate food outlet at Rocky Swap
  • Raffle at Mount Morgan Show

ROCKHAMPTON

Charter Date: 12 January 1926

Sponsor Club: Brisbane

PO Box 498 Rockhampton Q 4700

Contact

Meets At

Friday: 6.45 for 7.00am Regent Hotel

http://www.rockhamptonrotaryclub.com.au/

Current and recent projects;

Assisting Meals on Wheels Hosting YEP student Working with the local scouts group through the current district scout management to improve youth involvement in that organisation Involvement in group 2 RYDA program with year 11 high school students Clean up Australia

Annual and recent donations;

Sponsor local youth to participate in programmes such as RYPEN, YEP, Youth science programme, Rotary foundation Polio Plus Rotary Health Booyah Project to assist young offenders program

ROCKHAMPTON FITZROY

Charter Date: 31 May 2011

Sponsor Club: Rockhampton North

PO Box 8291 Allenstown Q 4700

Contact

Meets At

Tuesday: 5.15 for 6pm Athelstane Bowls Club, Ward St

https://www.facebook.com/RockhamptonFitzroyRotaryClub/

Current projects are

12 x Buddy Seats to be installed in local schools

10 x Little Community Libraries to be out in the Rocky community

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Our club has previously installed 13 Buddy seats locally at schools and put in place 10 Little Community Libraries .

Rotary Club of Rockhampton North

 

ROCKHAMPTON NORTH

Charter Date: 27 May 1959

Sponsor Club: Rockhampton

Contact

Meets At

Wednesday: 6.15 for 6.30pm Frenchville Sports Club

  Current or recent Projects in 2017-18

 

  • Constructing two accommodation units for people with disabilities at Red Cross Centre
  • Refurbishing Shannon Park Girl Guides club house and complex
  • Refurbished Leichhardt Park “Rotary Entrance” for council
  • Assisting council in developing Swadling Park
  • Provided free food at Commonwealth Games Batten relay
  • Annual Secondary School Quiz over two nights for 12 schools in Group2
  • Annual Bursary at Rockhampton Eisteddfod
  • Rotary Youth programs and YEP with Rotary Club of Venado Tuerto, Argentina

Annual or major donations

  • Polio Plus and Foundation
  • $25K annually to cancer research from Bird Calendars
  • Capricorn Helicopter Rescue
  • Salvation Army
  • Royal Flying Doctors
  • Sponsor school bus, a teacher and student at School of St Jude in Tanzania
  • Prizes for schools at School Quiz
  • $5000 towards Emu Park RSL 1914-18 war memorial
  • Purchase a bus for the Rockhampton Special School
  • Interplast and ROMAC

How We Raise Funds

  • Operate the Rocky Swap on first Saturday each year
  • Produce and sell Bird Calendars
  • Operate a meat tray stall every Saturday at shopping centre
  • Operate a food outlet at annual Rockhampton Agricultural Show

ROCKHAMPTON SOUTH

Charter Date: 25 August 1972

Sponsor Club: Rockhampton

PO Box 918 Rockhampton Q 4700

Contact

Meets At

Thursday 6:00 for 6:15pm Athelstane Bowls Club Ward St

https://www.facebook.com/RockhamptonSouthRotaryClub

Rockhampton South Rotary Club is a member of the worldwide Rotary Organization chartered on 25 August 1972. Postal Address: PO Box 918, Rockhampton 4700. Also manages Athelstane Bowls Club

Rotary Club of Rockhampton Sunrise

ROCKHAMPTON SUNRISE

Charter Date: 17 December 1990

Sponsor Club: Rockhampton East

PO Box 36 Rockhampton Q 4700

Contact

Meets At

Wednesday: 7.00am Glenmore Palms Motel

  • CAPRA BBQ – the Club conducts a BBQ’s at all home CAPRA Rugby league games, plus provide steak burgers for all 18 and 20 teams
  • BEEF18 – the Club marks out camping and parking area as well as and provides traffic controllers for the “bump in” and parking at the event
  • BARIA orphanage – the Club supports the Vietnamese orphanage and has provide funds for building of amenities centre and with co-operation of other Rockhampton Clubs provided specialist beds for children suffering with disabilities
  • Provide community support as requested for members of the community

BEEF 15 waiting for crowds

DAVID THOMAS PRESENTING PLAQUE BARIA ORPHANAGE TO CELEBRATE THE DONATION OF SPECIALIST BEDS TO THE ORPHANAGE

Rotary Club of Yeppoon

YEPPOON

Charter Date: 1 October 1959

Sponsor Club: Rockhampton

PO Box 202 Yeppoon Q 4703

Contact

Meets At

Thursday: 6:00 pm for a 6:30 pm start.  The RSL Yeppoon Cnr Normanby and Hill Street 

https://www.facebook.com/YeppoonRotary/