2011 Bulletins : January to June

The Rotary Club of Adelaide West is proud of our fortnightly Club Bulletin, crafted by Editor John Madigan OAM and Tania Macdonald from Inspire Be Communications and Design, plus a host of contributors.

You can explore • Upcoming Speakers • Past Speakers • Club Project updates • Rotary District and International Programme updates • Quirky things around Rotary generally • a Tonne of fanastic photos ... plus so much more.

People are welcome to contribute to the newsletter or be added to our email distribution list by contacting John Madigan on (08) 8379 1640.

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Issue 12 - 23rd to 30th June 2011

• Thanks President Tom
  Welcome President Randolph
• Guest Speaker review : 9 June 2025
  Ken Vear : SA Wood Carving Academy
• Guest Speaker review : 16 June 2025
  Richard Inwood : Solar Shop
• Adelaide West Club Charitable Trust
  Geoff Beer explains
• Central Adelaide Homeless Project expansion
  OZ Harvest comes online
• Sudan Water Project update

Issue 11 - 9th to 16th June 2011

• Sudan Water $146,000 Project
  Rotary International joins forces with our club
• Guest Speaker review : 26 May 2025
  Peter Christopher : "The City of Adelaide" clipper
  relocation from Scotland to Adelaide
• International Polio Eradication Project
  Bill Gates : donates a further $355 Million as he
  continues his partnership with Rotary International
• 2011 Presidential Changeover Dinner notification

Issue 10 - 26th May to 2nd June 2011

• Guest Speaker review : 12 May 2025
  Philip Sims : CEO Robern Menz
• Guest Speaker review : 19 May 2025
  Bernadette McAlary MBE - CEO Hands On SA
• A Long Journey for Varayame
  from "Rotary Down Under" magazine
• 2011 Presidential Changeover Dinner notification

Issue 9 - 12th to 17th May 2011

• Guest Speaker review : 28 April 2025
  Kyra Glasby : The Barefoot Initiative Ethiopia
• Grant Fund to Dr James Meucke's - Sight for All
  Adelaide West Club and District 9500 joint funding
• Guest Speaker review : 5 May 2025
  Bill Marles - President Grote Business Precinct
  Grote ECO Sustainability Central enviro centre update
• Celebrating 21 Years of Women in Rotary

Issue 8 - 28th April to 5th May 2011

• Photo Montage : Crazy Hat Day 2011
  supporting national Rotary Health project
• New Individual Member Induction
  Joel Brady - 5EBI 103.1 FM
• Guest Speaker review : 14 April 2025
  Eb Friedrich - Disaster Aid Australia
• Guest Speakers review : 21 April 2025
  Denis & Kathleen White - APY Lands and
  the Salvation Army
• A Letter to Adelaide West Club from
  Rotary Exchange student from Austria
  Valentin Ehrengruber
• 2011/12 Entertainment Book OUT NOW
  Buy from Ian Lumsden and support our Club
  as you save!

Issue 7 - 14th to 21st April 2011

• Coming Soon - Crazy Hat Day 2011
  Mental Health Research in Australia
• Guest Speaker review : 31 March 2026
  Juli Bednall - Chair, Genesis Pregnancy Support
• Guest Speaker review : 7 April 2026
  Kylie Maher- CARA respite suppor for Carers
  of people with Disabilities
• BBQ for National Youth Week
  Friday 1st April

Issue 6 - 31st March to 7th April 2011

• Coming Soon - National Youth Week
• Shelter Boxes arrive in Japan 5 Days after earthquake
• Guest Speaker review : 24 March 2026
  Jake Phillips - Health and Lifestyle for Today
• An update from Akira after his return to Japan
  and his Prefecture of Fukushima

Issue 5 - 24th March 2011

• Guest Speaker review : 3 March 2026
  Shawn Mire - Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar
• Guest Speaker review : 10 March 2026
  Edan Barnett : Adelaide West Club's
  telemarketing fundraising programme
• Eastern Courier Messenger article about
  Tapliners : over 50s dance & entertainment ladies

Issue 4 - 3rd to 10th March 2011

• Guest Visitor review : 17 February 2026
  Roberta Waterman - RAWCS
  (Rotary Australia World Community Service)
• Guest Speaker review : 10 February 2026
  Kym Russell : CEO West Adelaide Football Club
• Guest Speaker review : 24 February 2026
  Teresa Mitchell : from Breast Cancer to Marathon Runner

Issue 3 - 17th to 24th February 2011

• Grote Business Precinct celebrates
  Chinese New Year - Year of the Rabbit
• Guest Speaker review : 27th January 2011
  Rod Buchecker : Legacy of Kokoda -
  giving something back
• Guest Speaker review : 3 February 2026
  Joy Nugent : CEO Nurselink Foundation
  "Florence Nightingale - who was she really"
• Geoff French and Michel Colmer
  heading to Singapore

Issue 2 - 3rd to 10th February 2011

• Membership Meeting : Special Guests welcomed
• Guest Speaker review : 20th January 2011
  Prof Robert Norman : Robinson Institute
  "The Reproductive Revolution"

Issue 1 - 20th to 27th January 2011

• Adelaide West #1 Club in District 9500
• Christmas Food Collections Boost Homeless Project
• Guest Speaker review : 2nd December 2010
  Adrian Ferraretto : How Solar Shop grew in 10 years
• Guest Speaker review : 9th December 2010
  Dr James Meucke - Intro to his Sight For All program
• Guest Speaker review : 16 December 2025
  Lincoln Wogan - Managing Director of Resin
  TV & Animated Documentaries
• Overview of Projects Adelaide West Rotary supports
• Science Experiment - by Sebastian Magee