Welcome to the Thursday lunch club.
The Rotary Club of Canberra Burley Griffin.
THE CLUB MEETS AT THE ROYAL CANBERRA GOLF CLUB AT 12.30 ON THURSDAYS.
Please contact the Club Treasurer (treasurer@rccbg.org.au) to confirm your attendance.
Club activities:
MURRUMBIDGEE ACT ANTIQUES AND COLLECTABLE FAIR.
The Murrumbidgee Club is running the Antiques Fair at the Albert Hall on 14-16 March. Antique and Collectible Dealers from Southern NSW and Victoria will be participating on the Friday 5.00pm to 8.00pm, Saturday 10.00pm to 5.00pm and Sunday from 10.00am to 4.00pm. So drop in to see what treasures you may find.
TRIVA NIGHT AT THE HELLENIC CLUB ON 13 MARCH
The Rotary Club of Canberra Sundowners is holding a trivia night on 13 March from 6.30 to 9.30 pm at the Woden Hellenic Club to raise funds for birthing kits. The trivia night last year raised $7,500 to help purchase 3000 kits. The cost is $35.00 and tickets are available at https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1333776.
DAVID POCOCK PRESENTATION ON MINORITY GOVERNMENT AND THE ROLE OF INDEPENDENT MP’S.
The Canberra Club is hosting David Pocock at their meeting on Monday the 31st March at the Mercure on Limestone Avenue starting at 12.30. The President will be asking our Members if they want to join myself in attending this Meeting.
NTA’s 2025 Fundraising Dinner: 5 April
Bookings are now open for the Nusa Tenggara Association (NTA) 2025 Fundraising Dinner, to be held on Saturday 5 April, at the Canberra Southern Cross Club, Woden.
This is a fantastic and entertaining evening which raises much needed funds to assist poor farming communities in eastern Indonesia. There will be Indonesian food, music, and entertainment, plus a fabulous speaker.
Tickets $85 or $70 for students.
Visit to St John’s, Reid
Last Thursday, 27th February 2025, several club members visited St John's Anglican Church in Reid for a guided tour of the church, cemetery, and surrounds by John Richards, an active volunteer and parishioner at St John's.
St John's Church is the oldest surviving public building within Canberra's city precinct, predating the establishment of the capital by almost 70 years. The Campbell Family donated the 100-acre property where the church and cemetery are located. Building of the original church, with bluestone being the first building material, began in 1841 and it was consecrated in March 1845. The church has three major extensions. The roof was initially wooden shingles but these were replaced with Welsh slate. The church was used by the Royal Military College, Duntroon before its Chapel was built.
Our exploration of the graveyard revealed some intriguing stories about the early settlers in the region. People had died from falling off horses, crossing flooded rivers and other bush accidents. There were many different styles of tombstones over the many decades of use. Many names are recognisable to locals as they are now street or suburb names. Two Governor Generals are buried there, including Michael Jeffery, who held office from 2003 to 2008.
John also took us for a tour of the schoolhouse which was originally a shepherd’s cottage that was converted to the schoolhouse. There was great concern that the children of these early pioneers receive an education. This is Canberra's oldest schoolhouse, having been used from the early 1840s.
The Church played an important role for the community that settled on the banks of the Molonglo before Canberra was thought of. To this day, it remains an active place of worship and a Canberra landmark, and an ocean of tranquility in the centre of Canberra. The Church and cemetery are open for viewing at any time during the day.
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Car Parking – Fund raising
A HUGE Thanks to all those who gave up their time over the past months to help out the Murrumbidgee Rotary Club with their car parking events. We provided horsepower for the Festival of Speed, The Canberra Show and last weekend the Black Opal Stakes.
This is a relatively easy event for our members to participate in, we simply assist with the parking of cars.
I am happy to report, that for our efforts the Clubs share of the proceeds will be $4,000.00.
We received $1,800 for the Festival of Speed, $1,500 for the Canberra Show and $700.00 for the Black Opal Stakes.
I think everyone enjoyed working with the Murrumbidgee Club and I can see clubs helping each other out more into the future.
Thanks for all of your support.
Treasurer Ross
This is a relatively easy event for our members to participate in, we simply assist with the parking of cars.
I am happy to report, that for our efforts the Clubs share of the proceeds will be $4,000.00.
We received $1,800 for the Festival of Speed, $1,500 for the Canberra Show and $700.00 for the Black Opal Stakes.
I think everyone enjoyed working with the Murrumbidgee Club and I can see clubs helping each other out more into the future.
Thanks for all of your support.
Treasurer Ross
We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we are meeting on, the Ngunnawal people.
We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make
to the life of this city and this region.
There are at least 14 Rotary clubs and some Rotaract clubs just in the ACT.
Aurora Gungahlin; Belconnen; Brindabella e-club; Brindabella ROTARACT; Canberra; Canberra Burley Griffin; Canberra East; Canberra Rotaract: Canberra Sundowners; Canberra Sunrise; Canberra Weston Creek; Ginninderra; Gungahlin; Hall; Jerrabomberra (NSW); Tuggeranong; Murrumbidgee Canberra; the University Of Canberra Rotaract; Woden Daybreak.
We are part of District 9705, where up to 82 Rotary and Rotaract clubs.
