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Camden Rotary Club is extremely pleased to receive the Camden Council Australia Day 2025 Community Group of the Year Award.

We are very proud of our very long history of making a difference in our community.

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The Macarthur Rotary Clubs are walking together to raise awareness of mental health on Sunday 23rd March at Camden Town Farm. We hope that you can join us.

 

 

Event sponsorship packages are available as well as opportunities for local businesses to get involved. Click HERE

 

If you are unable to walk with us but would like to make a donation to mental health research click HERE

 

Camden Rotary Club is once again very pleased to receive a grant from IMB Bank to support our U Turn the Wheel Program for Year 11 students in 10 local high schools. Member Mark Donehue attended a special presentation of the IMB grants to community groups in Wollongong.

U-Turn the Wheel is a program which educates young drivers on the challenges they face every day on our roads, including car care and safety, other road users, partying safely, the effects of brain injury, road rules, and the effects of drugs and alcohol. Camden Rotary Club is proud to be able to run this program in 10 local high schools in partnership with Camden Council.

 

 

“The purpose of life is to discover your
gift. The work of life is to develop it. The
meaning of life is to give your gift away.” –
Dr. David Viscott
 

The Rotary Club of Camden is very proud to have sponsored the students from Macarthur Anglican School to attend MUNA (Model United Nations Assembly) and extremely excited that they have won the National Finals at the weekend in Canberra. Congratulations to the students and the staff for their success.

Camden Rotary Club will hold our annual Charity Golf Day on Monday 14th October at Camden Golf Club.

 The proceeds from the day will be shared between The Right Start Foundation, a local organisation raising awareness about Down Syndrome; Little Wings, which provides free, professional and safe air and ground transport for seriously ill children; Blue Wren House, a local domestic violence women's shelter; and the projects and programs of Camden Rotary Club.

To see the available sponsorship packages click HERE

On Monday 24th June 2023/2024 Club President David Binskin formally inducted Jacquie Lockyer as our President for 2024/2025 with the help of District Governor Tonia Barnes.The new Board of Directors was also inducted to lead our club through the next 12 months.

Club Treasurer Alek Jankowski and Club Secretary Chris Evans each received a Paul Harris Fellow for services to our club and to Rotary, and Judith Humphreys received a Paul Harris Fellow in recognition of her cumulative donations to The Rotary Foundation. Pictured (L to R) Nigel Smith, Stephen Humphreys, Mark Donehue, Chris Evans, Judith Humphreys, President Jacquie Lockyer, Andrew Ellis, Rob Elliott & Ross Newport (Ian White an apology).

Camden Rotary Club recently held the annual Pride of Workmanship Awards. The objectives of the Awards are to promote Vocational Service; encourage Pride of Workmanship in all vocations; provide employers with an opportunity to recognise employees who display qualities that are worthy of an award; and encourage favourable employer/employee relationships and a sense of community pride in individual achievement. Eleven members of the community received an Award on the night.

On Monday afternoon representatives from many Rotary Clubs in our district were given a presentation at Liverpool Hospital of their latest acquisition, a Transoesophageal Echocardiography Probe (TOE). This important piece of equipment was partly funded ($30,000) by 21 Rotary Clubs in our district including the Illawarra, the Shire, Sydney, Macarthur, and Parramatta areas. General Electric provided the remainder ($70,000) of the total cost of $100,000. Internal cardiac ultrasounds (TOE) form part of the key diagnostic procedures performed to diagnose heart disease. The small size of the mini-TOE probe allows procedures to be performed without general anaesthesia but instead uses a local anaesthetic throat spray only. This improves the safety of the procedure for patients (no intravenous drugs required) and thus avoids long wait times and hospital block.  Scott McGrath, Acting General Manager of Liverpool Hospital, Dr Melissa Leung, Director of Echocardiography, and many of the staff were very appreciative of Rotary’s contribution for providing such an important piece of equipment. Rotary making a difference in our community.

Our guest speaker on Monday night was Julie Burton, a Senior Associate and head of the Estates Team at Caldwell Martin & Cox Solicitors. Julie was introduced by Bill McGookin and the vote of thanks was given by Stephen Humphreys.
Julie spent 17 years at the NSW Crown Solicitor’s Office working primarily in the areas of tort law and employment law and has been at CMC for 6 years. A lifelong Camden local, Julie is married and has 2 daughters.
The title of Julie’s presentations was ‘’Where there’s a will….’’ and her presentation was very informative and enlightening. Julie outlined the many pitfalls in not having a will and not having a will that has been updated to allow for changed personal circumstances. Apart from the many legal complications there are potentially significant costs involved in not clearly outlining your intentions for the distribution of your estate.
You can’t rule from the grave!

 

Our guest speakers a few weeks ago were David Funnell and Michael Lee from the Camden Mens’ Shed. In the intro duction, Rob Elliott described these gentlemen as passionate and that was certainly the case with the presentation that followed. Starting in 2008, with only 4 members, the group has expanded to 49 paid up members and 12 social members. The annual membership fee of $50 is almost entirely used to pay into a national Men’s Shed Insurance policy which is very important when using a wide range of equipment. During the presentation, the history of finding a permanent home was outlined with exciting plans to erect the new shed on land in the Carrington zone. Once constructed, managing logistics and that includes on-costs such as energy, will be a major project. Michael and David outlined the proposal to install a 25 kw Solar Array system to alleviate energy costs and with community support, the target of $17,000 should be an achievable project. The objectives of the Mens’ Shed is to support community, provide workshops for hands-on projects and also be at present to support mental health to highlight just three. With more Men’s Sheds than McDonalds in Australia, it does illustrate the presence of an important community organisation across Camden and Australia. 

Our guest speaker this week is Picton optometrist Nandita Chowdhury who will talk about common eye problems. We meet at Camden Golf Club each Monday at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. VISITORS WELCOME.

 

 

Camden Rotary Club has just completed the planting of 100 trees at Camden Airport in recognition of the Centenary of Rotary in Australia. Community volunteers improving our environment.

     

 

 

 

 

At our Annual Club Changeover on Monday 3rd July 2022/2023 Club President Jo Perrin inducted our 2023/2024 President David Binskin. David also introduced his Board of Director for the next year. Long term members Greg Eagles, Rob Mulley, Gary Ireland and David Yong were recognised for their many years of service to our club. David Yong and Mike Scarce were acknowledged with Paul Harris Fellow Sapphire Pins.The Quiet Achiever Award for 2022/2023 was awarded to Ian White and Richard Cornhill was made an Honorary Member of our Club.

     

 

      

 

Camden Rotary Club will be holding its Annual Charity Golf Day at Camden Golf Club on Monday 16th October in support of The Right Start Foundation (a charity supporting Down Syndrome children), Little Wings (provides free air and ground transport for seriously ill children in regional NSW) and the programs and projects of Camden Golf Club.

Full details are in the flyer.

 

If you would like to know more about Rotary and the work that we do in our community you are invited to attend an information night on Monday 8th May at Camden Golf Club starting at 7pm.

 

If you would like to attend either send an email to camdenrotaryattendance@gmail.com or contact Club Membership Chair David Binskin 0428 842 779

 

Camden Rotary Club is holding our annual Pride of Workmanship Awards on Monday 15th May at Camden Golf Club.

 

 

 

Camden Rotarians were hard at work at the Camden Bike Track last Sunday morning, participating in Clean Up Australia 2023.

 

Camden Rotary, beautifying the community since 1947.

 

 

5^th April 2023

 

 

 

To purchase tickets click HERE

 

or scan the QR code

 

Camden Rotary Club held a very successful Charity Golf Day on Monday 17th October. The recipients of the day include The Right Start Foundation. Little Wings and the projects and programs supported by Camden Rotary Club.

 

Many thanks to all our supporters, particularly our major sponsor Camden Golf Club.

 

Little Wings has produced a short video of the day which you can see HERE

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

''Leadership is not wielding authority - it is empowering people''. - Becky Brodin

 

 

Want to be part of planting 10,000 trees?

 

Simply go to https://rotaryadoptatree.org.au to purchase a tree.

- The trees will be planted in environmentally impacted areas of NSW.

- The tree plantings will be determined by experts, including Landcare, once the stock has been propagated after trees have been adopted.

- Tree plantings will take place in the warmer months such as March/April or September/October.

- Adoption Certificates will be sent electronically.

- You will be notified via email when tree plantings are taking place and are invited to participate.

- Once planted you will be sent the location of your tree.

- You will receive 6 monthly updates on the growth of your trees, including photos and videos.

Funds from this Project will support Rotary Smith Family Scholarships which help young Australians grow to their best potential. Donations that you make will enable local Rotary Clubs to support youth, ensuring they receive the educational support required for them to complete their studies.

Tony Perich draws the winning ticket watched on by Camden Rotary Club President Judith Humphreys.

 

 

 

 

   

 

Our Charity Golf Day in support of The Right Start Foundation, Shining Stars Foundation and Camden Rotary community projects is on again this year.

 

To view the flyer and to book a tee time please click here.

On Thursday 24th June Camden Rotary Club celebrated the many achievements and successes of  the past year and thanked outgoing President Chantelle Kechebashian and her Board for their leadership of our Club over the past 12 months. Incoming President Judith Humphreys presented her Board for 2021-2022, an exciting mix of experience and enthusiastic newer Club members. Our Club is looking forward to another great year in Rotary, making a difference as we ''Serve To Change Lives'' in our community.

 

 

The Rotary Club of Camden with the support of Elizabeth Macarthur High School students, Airds High School students, Gregory Hills Next Gen Rotary Club, and community volunteers, on Sunday 28th March participated in Graffiti Removal Day. Making a difference in our community. #graffitiremovalday #GRD21

 

 

 

 

 

 

At our meeting last week we presented cheques to the 2 major recipients of the proceeds of our Charity Golf Day which was held in October to the Right Start Foundation and Shining Stars Foundation, both local charities doing great work in our community. 

The Right Start Foundation supports children with Down Syndrome and their families, and Shining Stars Foundation is an outreach service helping the homeless and those less fortunate in our community.

Camden Rotary Club is very proud to support 2 such worthy local charities.

 

Our Club Presidents,  Chantelle Kechebashian in 2020-2021, Judith Humphreys in 2021-2022, and Jo Perrin in 2022-2023.