10/2009

Rotary Districts 9450, 9460, 9470

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When Rotary was first introduced into Australia, it was operated by Commissioners.

Professor W. Osborne was appointed Commissioner for Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

The first Australian Clubs were the Melbourne Club (on 21st April 1921)

and the Sydney Club (on 7th May 1921).

In 1926 Perth was visited by Professor W. Osborne.

Twenty five leading citizens of Perth were invited to be inaugural members

and the first Rotary Club of Perth luncheon was held on 1st September 1926.

The founding President was Sir William Lathlain, a major Retailer in Perth

and Mayor of Perth from 1919–1923.

In September 1927 the 17 Clubs in Australia had become District 65

with Fred Birks of the Rotary Club of Sydney as the first District Governor.

In 1938, Western Australia, South Australia

and the western half of Victoria formed District 64 with 23 clubs.

In 1949, District 64 was renumbered and became District 33.

In 1951, Western Australia had 12 clubs and became a separate District, numbered 34.

In 1957 Western Australia was renumbered again and became District 245.

In 1970 Western Australia divided into 2 Districts, 245 and 246.

In 1977, all districts were renumbered with the 9 in place of the 2 prefix.

In 1985, Western Australia formed a third District, numbered 947.

In 1991, all districts re-numbered by adding a nought to their number;

thus Australian districts are numbered 9450, 9460, 9470,

and so on.

Currently there are

34 clubs in D9450

36 clubs in D9460

34 clubs in D9470

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Meet and Greet
Saturday Morning August 15th

9.30am -1.00pm

Burswood Park foreshore
On Saturday morning August 15th come along to the Burswood Park foreshore and meet the Great Australian Bike riders.
Make use of Perths many cycleways and ride into meet them
Come down to the park and meet the riders
Ample parking is available in the area close to the childrens playground
BBQ'S facilities are nearby and soft drinks can be purchased on the morning

On the Road for Mental Health
The Great Australian Bike Ride is a nine-stage ride around the country

that began in Melbourne on March 21st and will finish back there on October 10th.
This is a wonderful opportunity to be involved in a healthy challenge for a good cause.
The Great Australian Bike Ride is a cycling event that is raising funds for,
and awareness of,

the research into mental illness being supported by Australian Rotary Health.

D9450


Rotary Club of Matilda Bay

Thanks go to those 12 members who made it to the second Busy Bee

at our KEMH memorial garden, last Saturday June 12th.

There was a general tidy up and the removal of rubbish.

The roof is on the storeroom and now the reticulation can be set to work

The major task for us now is the wrought iron fencing,

although there is still 12 cubic metres of soil to be put in the gardens.

The good news is that the busy bee was finished by 10.30am

and the bad news is that for those who left the scene at that time

missed out on the morning tea that was unexpectedly produced

by the senior social worker at the hospital.

Some have unkindly remarked that the worker in the orange outfit

in the above photo has come straight from Guantanomo Bay

President John Lindsay
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A National Rotary New Generations Project

An initiative of the Rotary Club of Cannington WA

Incjointly produced by:

The Rotary Club of Cannington WA Inc

and The Rotary Club of Melville WA Inc

supported by:

District 9600 Conference, QLD

The Rotary Club of Alexandra Headland QLD Inc

The Rotary Club of Altona VIC Inc

The Rotary Club of Balcatta WA Inc

The Rotary Club of Belmont WA Inc

The Rotary Club of Bendigo VIC Inc

The Rotary Club of Bendigo South VIC Inc

The Rotary Club of Bendigo Sandhurst VIC Inc

The Rotary Club of Bendigo Strathdale VIC Inc

The Rotary Club of Brisbane High Rise QLD Inc

The Rotary Club of Brisbane Mid City WLD Inc

The Rotary Club of Caboolture QLD Inc

The Rotary Club of Central Launceston TAS Inc

The Rotary Club of Central Melbourne Sunrise VIC Inc

The Rotary Club of City Central Hobart TAS Inc

The Rotary Club of Eaglehawk VIC Inc

The Rotary Club of Echuca Moana VIC Inc

The Rotary Club of Flemington VIC Inc

The Rotary Club of Hillarys WA Inc

The Rotary Club of Hobart TAS Inc

The Rotary Club of Kangaroo Flat VIC Inc

The Rotary Club of Latrobe TAS Inc

The Rotary Club of Nambour 76 QLD Inc

The Rotary Club of North Balwyn VIC Inc

The Rotaract Club of South Perth WA Inc

The Rotary Club of Swan Valley WA Inc

The Rotary Club of West Perth WA Inc

The Rotary Club of Woombye Sunrise QLD Inc

also acknowledged are

Previous Stormer James Gauci & Friends in QLD


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D9470

Rotary Club of Bentley/Curtin

President Peter Snell 2009/2010

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Rotary Club of Corrigin

Newly inducted President Jackie Bowles

with Imediate Past President Frank Bowles

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