Members and friends enjoyed our last meeting for 2019 which was a Restaurant Night held at Johnny Fong’s at Mounties. We were looked after well by the staff and provided with an enjoyable Chinese Banquet.
As we prepare for the heat wave that is coming and approach the Christmas New Year Season of Celebrations and Holidays here are some important date to remember –
Tuesday, 24 December 2019
Christmas Eve
Tuesday, 31 December 2019
New Year’s Eve
Tuesday, 7 January 2020
Annual Holiday
Tuesday, 14 January 2020
170 George Street Liverpool
Breakfast Meeting – 7:30am
$25 per person
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
170 George Street Liverpool
Breakfast Meeting – 7:30am
$25 per person
Tuesday, 28 January 2020
Elizabeth Room, Mounties,
101 Meadows Road,
Mount Pritchard
Fellowship Night Followed by Board Meeting. Dinner from 6pm, Meeting at 7pm.
Members Raffle Jackpot will be $30.00
on 28th January 2020
NARROMINE DISTRICT DROUGHT RELIEF ASSISTANCE PROJECT 2019
Over the period of 12 to 25 December 2019, members of the Rotary Club of Liverpool West, with partners and guests (20 in total) embarked on a visit to the towns of Narromine and Trangie in the central west of NSW to support the local communities suffering from the effects of the long lingering drought that has had a devastated the farming and business economies in the area.
In conjunction with the Rotary Club of Narromine, arrangements were made to visit schools in both towns where library books, Christmas stockings and financial support were provided. In all, eight schools and pre-schools were recipients with two schools receiving the items in advance while six were personally attended by Rotarians to distribute the “goodies” and provide some “X-Mas cheer”.
Those visited were:
Narromine Primary School
St Augustine’s Primary School, Narromine
Narromine Pre-School
Trangie Central School
St John’s Catholic Primary School, Trangie
Trangie Pre-School
The two schools who received items prior to the visit:
Narromine High School
Narromine Christian School.
At St John’s Catholic Primary School in Trangie, the team witnessed a “Bust the Dust” rain dance performed by the students during a community event to lift the spirits and hopefully attract some very much needed downpours.
With the assistance and support of the local Rotary Club in Narromine and Country Womens Association, a community sausage sizzle was arranged and took place in Tom Perry Park, Narromine where a statue of Glenn McGrath stands proud honouring a local hero who still has interests in the area. Around 500 locals attended this event.
To experience and witness the effect the drought is having on the community, both farming and business, the Rotarians were invited to undertake a tour of two farming properties outside of the towns.
Pinegrove – around 3500 acres, about 40 kms from Narromine where a “clearing sale” (auction) took place on Saturday 14 Dec. The items on sale included farming tools and machinery and took place in an empty paddock which became a dust bowl with the slightest puff of wind.
Waterloo – about 18,000 acres, 35 kms SW of Narromine and is a producer of cotton, however, has diversified and produces other grains as well as hay.
This farm has a well-established bore water irrigation canal system and is able to produce some cotton, however, fields and paddocks have been ploughed in preparation for rain and are non-producing at this time. This farm also breeds and raises sheep.
Both farms are struggling with the effects of the drought.
In support of our efforts, another group from Sydney also travelled to Narromine and Trangie to provide some hope for the local communities. Known as "Direct Compassion" the team consisting of three mothers and several school aged youngsters representing and supported by the Vietnamese Communities in Australia conducted several fundraising activities for the sole purpose of helping those in need affected by the drought.
Basing the team in Trangie at St John's Primary School, a shopping spree was conducted in Trangie, Narromine and Dubbo to purchase non-perishable grocery items which were transformed into more than 300 Christmas hampers, which together with donated adult and children's clothing, were distributed throughout the area providing much needed support and some Christmas cheer to local families. Direct financial support was also contributed to farmers who have been struggling to make ends meet".
The weekend ended with a X-Mas dinner with members of the Rotary Club of Narromine in attendance.
Since we have returned Danick Buskermolen has sourced a number of PC and laptops which will be provided to Trangie Central School in the New Year, Tissa Perera is collecting them from Newcastle and bringing them back to Liverpool for on forwarding.
A more detailed report will be compiled and posted to the Club’s website over the next few weeks.
ANNUAL CIRCUS
The dates have been finalised and this annual event will be help in the Grounds of Bonnyrigg Sports Club on Friday 29th, Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st May 2020. The Circus will again be staged by Brody Brothers, we will need Members to assist with the Sausage Sizzle, sale of drinks and marshalling of guest on all 3 days.
So don’t go anywhere!
Merry Christmas and all the best for 2020.
Tuesday, 24 December
NO MEETING
Tuesday 31 December
NO MEETING
2020
Tuesday, 7 January
NO MEETING
Tuesday, 14 January
Breakfast Meeting
Black Rose Café, Liverpool
7:30 am
Tuesday, 21 January
Breakfast Meeting
Black Rose Café, Liverpool
7:30 am
Tuesday, 28 January
Fellowship Night Followed by Board Meeting
Mounties, Mount Pritchard
6 for 7pm
Tuesday,4 February
Tuesday, 11 February
Tuesday, 18 February
Tuesday, 24 February
Tuesday, 3 March
Tuesday. 10 March
Tuesday, 17 March
ST PATRICK’S DAY
To be sure, to be sure
Tuesday, 24 March
Friday, 20 March to Sunday, 22 March
Districts 9675 & 9685 Conference
WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Tuesday, 31 March
Thursday, 9 April
Cops and Kids Touch Football
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Gary Halliday
January 14
Kevin Walker
January 23
John Gibbs
January 26
Sam Capra
January 31
Peter Beadle
December 1
Charles Hili
December 16
Maxwell Bunter
December 17
Geoffrey Gibbs
December 27
Ted Mlynarz
December 27
Alan Hall
December 30
Spouse Birthdays
Jan Still
January 6
Ramanee Perera
January 18
Rosa Cimino
January 19
Margaret Beadle
January 21
Ethel Pillay
January 25
Daisy Soedjadi
December 28
Anniversaries
Sam Capra
Sylvia Capra
January 8
Jock Cimino
Rosa Cimino
December 3
Russell Soedjadi
Daisy Soedjadi
December 8
Tissa Perera
Ramanee Perera
December 22
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NARROMINE DISTRICT DROUGHT RELIEF ASSISTANCE PROJECT 2019
Narromine Primary School
performed by the students during a community event to lift the spirits and hopefully attract some very much needed downpours.
With the assistance and support of the local Rotary Club in Narromine and Country Womens Association, a community sausage sizzle was arranged and took place in Tom Perry Park, Narromine where a statue of Glenn McGrath stands proud honouring a local hero who still has interests in the area. Around 500 locals attended this event.
on Saturday 14 Dec. The items on sale included farming tools and machinery and took place in an empty paddock which became a dust bowl with the slightest puff of wind.
This farm has a well-established bore water irrigation canal system and is able to produce some cotton, however, fields and paddocks have been ploughed in preparation for rain and are non-producing at this time. This farm also breeds and raises sheep.
Narromine and Dubbo to purchase non-perishable grocery items which were transformed into more than 300 Christmas hampers, which together with donated adult and children's clothing, were distributed throughout the area providing much needed support and some Christmas cheer to local families. Direct financial support was also contributed to farmers who have been struggling to make ends meet".
ANNUAL CIRCUS
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