Our guest speaker for the month of November was Captain Liam Bantock from the Moe Fire Brigade. Liam provided members with a very informative presentation highlighting the history of the station which dates back to 1936 to current day.  New station opened in November 2023 |  Captain Liam Bantock and President Lyn Cassar |
Serving the Moe Community since 1949
President - Lyn Cassar
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Let's show the world 'THE MAGIC OF ROTARY' in 2024-2025
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November is Foundation Month
The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world.
Our club participated in the Melbourne Cup celebrations by encouraging members and guests to "Dress to Impress" at our recent meeting. We extended invitations to partners, friends, and the Inner Wheel Club of Moe for an enjoyable evening.
The night began with dinner and fellowship, followed by a Racing Trivia contest, which Helen Morrison won.
Awards were given for the Best Cup Outfit to Suzi Maxfield, Best Hat to Robyn Cross, the "I Dare You to Wear This Down the Street" Award to Dave Wood, and a Mystery Prize to Bruce Paull.
Pictured L to R: Helen Morrison, Bruce Paull, Dave Wood, Suzi Maxfield and Robyn Cross
The Rotary Club of Moe is pleased to partner with Rotary District 9815 to provide the Rotary Foundation Student Scholarship to Lowanna College students.
The scholarship funds are used to assist students to meet educational expenses and assist them in maximising their involvement in school activities.
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Assistant Principal Michael Lakeman, RC Moe Foundation Chair Diane Wilkinson, RC Moe President Lyn Cassar, Acting Principal Julia Niamh
The Rotary Club of Moe has sponsored the Rotary Junior Community Award program for the past eleven years and engages Grade 6 students in four main areas of endeavor, to be completed over the school year – Community Service, Physical Recreation, Social Experience and Skill Development. The students, with the aid of parents and teachers, design a non-competitive program they feel they can achieve and keep a diary of their progress.
Elizabeth St PS students and Rotary Club of Moe members help display a banner showing the students work during the year
As part of their experience, students are invited to attend our club’s dinner meeting to provide members with a presentation of the work that they have undertaken throughout the year.
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| In October, students from Albert St PS and Elizabeth St PS visited our club to showcase their projects. They shared their experiences in cooking, woodworking, Anzac Day commemorations, and sports. |
The members were thrilled to learn of the students' accomplishments and the novel experiences they gained through their participation in the program. A formal ceremony was recently conducted to honor them, during which the students who completed the program received their certificates.
Albert St PS and Elizabeth St PS with their certificates
This year, Willow Grove Primary School joined the program, with six students participating. As the school is located out of town, club members made a trip to the school for an afternoon session to hear about the students' achievements and their enjoyment of the program. The students received their Certificates following their presentation.
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Our guest speaker for October was David Burt from Energy Australia. David provided an update on Energy Australia's closure plans and shared details about the Jeeralang and Wooreen Projects. Pictured L to R: Secretary Maureen Bishop, David Burt, President Lyn Cassar |  |
Moe Rotarians have had a busy start to the Rotary year with several opportunities arising to raise funds and showcase our Club.
Energy Australia - RU OK Day
Energy Australia again invited our club to cook a bbq breakfast for their employees as part of their RU OK day.
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Members, Maureen Bishop, Lyn Cassar, Helen MacDonald and Alan Bishop were up early and onsite by 5.00am to start cooking egg and bacon sandwiches ready to hand out to the workers as they commenced work for the day.
Father's Day Car Show
 | Old Gippstown held their Father’s Day Car Show on Sunday 1st September and five members of our club went along to cook over 100 egg and bacon sandwiches for the many visitors who attended on the day. Pictured L to R: Helen Morrison, Len Cairns, Alan Bishop, Lyn Cassar, Bill Connell |
| This week, a team of 4 Rotarians attended the Yallourn Training and Careers Fair. The fair was held as part of Yallourn's Transition Program which provides services to help employees plan and prepare for the future. It provided us with the opportunity to showcase our club and spread the word about what we achieve both locally and internationally. |
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In April this year our club reached a significant milestone being 75 years since our club received its Charter from Rotary International.
Our club celebrated it’s 75th Anniversary on Monday 24th June, 2024 and combined the evening with our Annual Changeover.
An 80 plus guest list comprising of current and past Rotarians, Representatives from District, Members of our local Probus Clubs, Inner Wheel Club, Lions Club and Friends of Rotary gathered for the birthday celebration.
| The evening commenced with our Annual Changeover, where President Lyn Cassar was inducted as the returning President for 2024-2025. We then celebrated this milestone by cutting the birthday cake with DG Linda Humphries, President Lyn and DGE Colin Byron followed by Historian Ross Maxfield who shared his memories of being a member of our club since his induction in 1975. |  |
The final part of the evening was a trip down memory lane which consisted of a movie showing many photos and memories from 1949 to current day.
 | 75th Anniversary Celebration Booklet  (Hit link above to view Anniversary booklet) |  |
 | President Lyn’s goal in 2023/2024 was to buy 10 Wheelchairs for kids. By the end of the Rotary year, this figure was totally blown away with enough funds raised to purchase 40 chairs. The exciting news is that on 26 June, Albert St Primary School partnered with the Rotary Club of Moe and had a Wheel-a-thon to launch Lyn’s 2nd year. |
The day was designed by 12 Rotary Junior Community Award students with activities from face painting, hair braiding, cake stalls and a sausage sizzle, along side the Wheelchair races. The entire school had 2 hours of fun and excited activities. The result was that, combined with direct donations using a QR code, they raised over $3950. Enough to buy 14 chairs.
WIN TV were in attendance and aired a segment that night. For a small school of 130 students this is an incredible achievement.
The Rotary Club of Moe is very proud to have partnered with Albert St Primary School, and thank them for their huge effort.
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Toilet Redevelopment Project
The latest Club project at the Banyuning School involved redeveloping the old school tuck shop area into a new toilet block with 4 new toilet stalls and handbasin and the construction of a new tuck shop. These works were undertaken as the old toilet block at the school was being demolished to allow for a new classroom being built by the Bali Education Department to accommodate the expanding number of students at the school. Currently there are 250 students attending the school, plus a number of teachers and staff.
This project supported a number of Rotary Areas of Focus, including supporting education through better facilities for the students, improved sanitation and hygiene with the provision of new toilets and handwashing facilities, and growing local economies through the use of local tradespeople and materials. This project brought direct benefits to the school (students and teachers) and by extension, benefits to the broader community.
Moe Rotarian Michael Koch liaised directly with our contact at the school in Bali to monitor progress on the project and facilitate payments as needed to complete the works. This included a trip to Bali to physically inspect the works being undertaken.
Implementation of this project has been supported through a District 9820 Foundation Grant, contribution from the Rotary Club of Moe, individual and corporate donations and a donation from the Rotary Club of Morwell. We are extremely grateful for all the support we have received which has enabled a successful outcome for the school.
 New completed toilet block |  New handwashing basin |  One of the new toilets |  New tuck shop building |
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| The 24th Gippsland Rotary Golf Classic was held on Monday 25th March, 2024 at the Yallourn Golf Course and attracted a full field of 108 players for the 3 Person Ambrose competition. |  |
The format for the day obviously appeals to our golfers, as the capacity limit for the event was reached by late February and as usual there was an interesting mix of corporate teams, social golfers and self-confessed golf fanatics playing on the day.
Congratulations to our major golf winners:
Winners: Todd’s Mates (Todd Malone, Chris King and Joel Poole) with 55.16 points.
Runners Up: Rookies’ Royals (Bill Williams, Dennis Hicks and Loretta Booth) – 57.16.
Third Place: Moe Racing Club (Gerard Hayes, Graham Geisler and George Jamieson) scoring 57.66.
Best Ladies Team: SDS - Sue Caldow, Donna Mellon, Samantha Caldow
Runners Up: Rookies’ Royals (Bill Williams, Dennis Hicks and Loretta Booth) – 57.16.
Third Place: Moe Racing Club (Gerard Hayes, Graham Geisler and George Jamieson) scoring 57.66.
Best Ladies Team: SDS - Sue Caldow, Donna Mellon, Samantha Caldow
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The Rotary Claude Staff trophy was won by the Alan Bishop, Roger Taylor and Jordon Snowdown representing the Rotary Club of Moe.
In the 8 weeks leading up to the golf competition, Rotarians were selling raffle tickets as part of this major fund raising event for the year. Raffle winners were: 1st prize - I. Taylor ($2000 Lakes Entrance accommodation package); 2nd prize - J Morrison ($1000 home goods package) and 3rd prize - S. Plemper (Samsung Galaxy Watch). Proceeds from the major raffle, corporate sponsorship and individual entry fees together with auction sales and donations amounted to in excess of $21,000. This amount will be distributed to a variety of organisations and projects.
We express sincere thanks to the Yallourn Golf Club, staff and members, all players and sponsors on the day and to our Rotarians and Friends of Rotary for their considerable input throughout the past couple of months.
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The Rotary Club of Moe has been presenting the Pride of Workmanship Awards to students since 1996. Each year, students who have been nominated by their teachers, receive this award in recognition of their personal commitment and perseverance shown throughout the school year.
All nominated students and their family are invited to the presentation night held at Old Gippstown. Our Community Committee prepare and serve a bbq tea to all guests prior to the students receiving their awards.
Congratulations to this year's 'Pride of Workmanship' recipients who were recently presented with a framed certificate and a $50 cash voucher.The John Dwyer Citizenship Award was also presented at the same event. Congratulations to Stephanie Nowell and Lachlan Wallace who were nominated by Lowanna College for this leadership award. Each student received a $200 voucher from the Rotary Club of Moe.
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| Rtn Di Harrison, Stephanie Nowell and Lachlan Wallace | Twelve Pride of Workmanship recipients | Julian Yeatman, Alan Bishop and Ross Maxfield |
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Our club is introducing a 'Friends of Rotary' program that invites individuals to team up with Rotary for one or two years or beyond. Becoming a Friend of Rotary allows you to share our ideals and objectives without the responsibility or commitment required from a full member. But it does allow you to be part of a Rotary club to contribute to the community and to assist in club projects and events when you are available to do so.
Being a Friend of Rotary allows you to participate in fundraising events and projects and assist in hands-on working bees. It’s an opportunity to enjoy activities and each other's company, catch up with old friends and make or develop new ones.
Benefits of Friends of Rotary
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For more information about becoming a Friend of Rotary - please email - info@moerotary.org.au
One of the programs that our club organizes each year is the Vocational Business Excellence Awards. This year the Vocational Committee decided to focus on Employee Excellence. Club members were invited to consider nominating a local employee who displays a friendly and helpful manner, is always courteous and considerate and is a credit to their particular business house.
Congratulations to Madi Kelly, Gary Harding and Adele Pugsley and who were all presented with Business Excellence Awards for their significant contributions to the Moe Business community.
 Madi Kelly receiving her award under the category of Hospitality |  Gary Harding receiving his award under the category of Customer Service |  Adele Pugsley receiving her award under the category of Public Relations |
Congratulations to Lowanna College students, Steph and Lachie, who recently participated in the Rotary Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA), held at Nossal High School, Berwick, and represented Brazil.They did themselves and their school proud and took out the Best National Dress Award
Twenty-six delegations from various schools across two Rotary Districts, represented UN-Member States. They debated four resolutions across the day. Topics included the global environment; restructure of the UN Security Council; protection of the international trade routes, and regulation of social media.
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For several years now, the Snow Train has travelled from Melbourne to Traralgon, stopping at Moe for passengers to disembark and board buses to Mt Baw Baw or Walhalla where they spend a few hours enjoying the mountains.
This year, a fully booked train arrived Saturday morning with many excited passengers ready for a full day of exploring. On their return later in the day, our members were on hand to serve Tea and Coffee to passengers while they were waiting to board the Steam Train back to Melbourne.
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Congratulations to Bruce Paull and Barry Dunstan who were recently presented with Certificates of Service for their contribution to our Club
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Bruce Paull receiving his Certificate from President Robin for 30 years of Service to the Rotary Club of Moe | Barry Dunstan receiving his Certificate from President Robin for 25 years of Service to the Rotary Club of Moe | |||
An evening of reflection and Rotary fellowship was enjoyed recently, when past and current Rotarians, together with members of the Inner Wheel Club of Moe and other invited guests, attended a social event at the Moe Library Meeting Rooms.
Two meeting rooms were converted into a small cinema and a very entertaining video, produced by club President Robin Noakes, and captured Rotarians in action in the Moe community over the past seventy-four years, was viewed by an appreciative audience.
Accompanied by a contemporary soundtrack and featuring photos of past Rotarians in service and having fun, the video invoked happy memories. The recording also included snapshots of Moe and Newborough through an historical lens and provided a context for the various Rotary projects and activities undertaken in the district.
A light supper and refreshments were enjoyed after the screening.
President Robin Noakes was thrilled with the response and said, “So enthusiastic was the audience that a second showing was requested by quite a few guests."
Pictured below are photos with current Moe Rotarians, invited guests and partners of Rotarians enjoying fellowship.
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Members of the Community Committee have been upgrading the small rotunda in the Botanic Gardens. A new colourbond steel roof was installed, damaged wood panels replaced and a new coat of paint.
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| Rotarians Helen MacDonald, Alan Bishop and Ross Maxfield | Almost finished - one more coat to go |
The Rotary Club of Moe International and Foundation Committee recently became aware of the significant impacts that Covid 19 was having on our friends in the village of Banyuning in Bali where our Adopt a School project is based. The situation has been particularly difficult for the elderly in the village who rely on support from family members to buy food and other essential items. Unfortunately, the income of many families in Banyuning has been severely curtailed due to the loss of jobs, resulting in difficulties for them in providing this support.
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Rotary ... where people help people and achieve extraordinary things. For over one hundred and fourteen years, motivated people around the world have come together as Rotarian's to unite the power of one with the power of many to bring about exceptional change in the world. Made up of men and women across all vocations and cultures, Rotary is a non-political, non-religious global organisation focused on improving the well being of local and international communities and bringing about world peace and understanding. To be a Rotarian is simply to have a desire to do something to help others. To be a Rotarian is to develop your skills, broaden your networks, grow your understanding and knowledge, enjoy the camaraderie of like-minded people and build life-long friendships. With 27,703 Rotarians in 1082 clubs in Australia and 1,22,117 Rotarians in 36,005 clubs overall around the world, that's a powerful lot of people making a difference. |
| For further information on Membership please email info@moerotary.org.au |
What would it take to change the world?
What would it take to change the world? Rotary International is the world's first service club organization, with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide. Rotary club members are volunteers who work locally, regionally, and internationally to combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, provide education and job training, promote peace, and eradicate polio under the motto Service Above Self.
The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and in particular, to encourage and foster:
1:The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service.
2:High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations and the dignifying by each Rotarian of their occupation as an opportunity to serve society.
3:The application of the ideal of service by every Rotarian to their personal, business and community life.
4:The advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
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