• Rotary Club of Burnside Changeover Lunch 2024

    Mt Osmond Golf Course, June 23rd 2024

    The Rotary Club of Burnside had an incredible afternoon at the Mt Osmond Golf Club to celebrate the year past and look to the year ahead with incoming President Andrew Bradley.

    Des Munro did a fantastic job as Master of Ceremonies, his quick wit and ability to keep the proceedings on schedule adding greatly to the event.

    President Andrew Bradley thanks each Rotarian, from within and outside the Club, who attended or sent their best wishes. It means a lot to our new President, Andrew Bradley, as he takes on the responsibility of leading our Club for the coming year. Many past members and their partners attending included Brett Dalton, Garry Humphries and Lynette, Brian Wall and Margaret, and Wendy Stewart.

    Rotarians from within and outside the Club

    The Club expresses their thanks to all of our distinguished guests for attending: Anne Monceaux, Mayor of Burnside; Jack Batty MP, Member for Bragg; James Stevens MP, Federal Member for Sturt; District Governor Nominee Rajeev Kamini; Area Governor Elizabeth Gagliardi and her husband Eddie. A special thank you is extended to Andrew’s family, friends, and associates for their support and attendance.

    It was unfortunate that our Immediate Past President, Margie Maloney OAM, could not attend in person. However, a video feed was set up just in time for her to hear her speech recited by incoming Club Secretary John Rockliff. The Club congratulates Margie on a successful year as President in which the Club achieved a lot under her leadership.

    Very well-deserved Paul Harris Fellows were awarded to John Rockliff and Brian Higgins. This was followed by a surprise Paul Harris Fellow awarded to Immediate Past President Margie, as the first act by our incoming President. This is Margie’s first Paul Harris Fellow.

    Surprised, Chris Gascoine received the Max Scrymgour award for “Service Above Self” when, although already the Director for the Rotary Foundation, he stepped in to fill the role of Director for Public Image, undertook substantial work to get the website up and running, and took on the task of Acting Chief Editor of the Bulletin while our Chief Editor, David Dewar, enjoyed a long overdue three-month vacation gallivanting across Europe with family.

    The Club, led by President Andrew, is genuinely excited for the year ahead as we move forward under a vision of Collaboration and Community, promoting peace and understanding among peoples – in the current state of local and world affairs, our mission is more important than ever.

    With the support of fellow Rotarians, Friends of Rotary and the Board, we will have an amazing year.

  • Volunteer of the Parks Awards

    Around 50 people attended the presentation dinner for the Rotary Club of Burnside’s 2023 Volunteer of the Parks Awards, and Leadership in Conservation, on Wednesday, 10 May 2023.

    The Parks Awards set out to recognise both paid service and volunteer activities of those looking after our National Parks and are an annual event organised by the Rotary Club of Burnside.

    Bob Cooper, past District Governor, opened proceedings and welcomed all while President of the awards selection committee, David Dewar, introduced the guests and read the apologies.

    The award have been presented since 1983 (formerly Ranger of the Year) and in 1988, the Volunteer of the Parks award was introduced.  Twelve nominations had been received for both categories.  Given that the presentation was taking place during National Volunteer Week (16-22 May), it was a fitting way for our volunteers to recognise others in the community.  Bob added that although there could only be one winner in each category, all nominees were actually winners, being nominated by their peers and volunteers.

  • Environment Day Awards

    The inaugural Environment Day Awards were announced at Beaumont House on Sunday 11 April with the Rotary Club of Burnside receiving an award on the day for being “Unsung Heros” on the environmental front.

    The awards celebrate initiatives and activities that Burnside community members are implementing, across four award categories in the City.

    Climate Change Challenge award winners, and Burnside residents, Dr Susan Marsden and Michael Szwarcbord said that they feel strongly about the threats to us all from the climate crisis.

    “Everything we can all do, large and small, is really important,” Dr Marsden said.

    The award winners each received a wooden bowl made by Burnside resident and local wood turner, Flora Rumbelow, as their award ‘trophy’. Most of the trophies were turned from a section of a fallen Red Gum branch. One trophy was made from an Olive tree branch taken as part of a regular pruning program at Beaumont House.

    In the early 1990s David Harvey a member of the Rotary Club of Burnside, initiated an environmental project in conjunction with the Burnside Council to revegetate a disused quarry and council rubbish dump within Chambers Gully Park. During the 2020 lockdown, small groups constructed 22 new habitat boxes for birds and possums.

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    story courtesy Environment Champions | FOCUS On Burnside – the news hub | engage.burnside

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