Hello Club Members

 

Bill and Ross will give us a rundown of their adventures in Japan.

 

Michael has been asked for volunteers to assist in placing chairs and dismantling afterwards plus setting up Lanterns for the Vigil. The Lanterns are in the Chapel so only need to be placed outside compared to last year when they were taken to the site on Mount Ainslie.

 

We will discuss more details at our Meetings in the coming weeks.

 

Warrick Howieson and Michael Rabey have sent out invitations to this event [Ed: details provided below]. You book via the link on their emails. The Canberra Music Festival to include the Peace Bell in five musical events around the Lake where the audience is taken on GoBoats to various locations including the Carillion. The idea is to sell tickets to Fellow Rotary Clubs and have the funds attributed to the Peace Bell Account that funds the Chief Ministers Peace Prize.

 

Judy Ford, President of the Gungahlin Club, has sent us this invitation. If you wish to attend make a reservation via Peter Ford at pierre51@icloud.com.

 

Our next excursion is planned for 24 April at Ollies Garage in Fyshwick. The Car museum has a wide collection of vehicles going back to the 1950/60’s including a range of Rolls Royce cars. More details will be available when we book for a 11.00 start.

 

The visit to the Hall Museum and Heritage Centre was said to be very interesting.

 

Yours in Rotary

 

"Five Short Blasts" is the Highlight Event of the 2025 Canberra International Music Festival. It has been performed in many capitals of the world and now it is coming to Canberra.

 

Our Club is involved through arranging for the striker of the Canberra Rotary Peace Bell to be hung each day of the event. As a result, the organisers have provided us with the opportunity to experience the event as part of their Dress Rehearsal on Wednesday 30th April. We only have 35 tickets to sell and as members you have this early chance to secure some of those tickets.

 

Tickets are normally $60 but we are seeking $40 for this performance and all of those funds will come back to our Club. After Tuesday we will make tickets available to our wider group of friends and supporters so please order your tickets immediately if you would like to be part of this unique performance and see the Peace Bell played among other highlights.

 

Check out more about the performance at this link: https://cimf.org.au/shows/five-short-blasts/#:~:text=Repeat%20performances%20at%207am%20and,a%20small%20flotilla%20to%20listen.

 

Order your tickets at this link: https://events.humanitix.com/charity-preview-5-short-blasts

 

Here are the full details:

Date: April 30, 2025

Time: 7:00 AM

Location: Lake Burley Griffin, Queen Elizabeth Terrace, Parkes ACT 2600, Australia

Tickets: $40 per person

 

All proceeds from this event will benefit the Rotary Club of Canberra Burley Griffin. Enjoy a morning of exceptional music while supporting our Club’s fundraising.

 

Don't miss this opportunity to be part of a truly special event! Purchase your tickets today, at:

 

Unsold tickets will be advertised to the wider Rotary and public community on Tuesday, 8 April.

 

Our next Club meeting is at the Royal Canberra Golf Club, 12:15 for 12:30 pm start on Thursday, 10 April. Our speakers will be our very own Club Members, Bill and Ross, who will fill us in on what they got up to on their trip to Japan (well, probably NOT all they got up to). It should be a great talk. Please RSVP to Eric ASAP if you haven’t already done so.

 

To see the program of future meetings, visit: Rotary activities Spreadsheet.