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Sustainability Festival Draws Crowds to the Boroondara Farmers Market
Boroondara Farmers Market
Sustainability Festival Draws Crowds to the Boroondara Farmers Market
There was much hustle and bustle and fun and laughter at Patterson Reserve on Saturday March 15th, 2025, as the City of Boroondara Sustainability Festival combined with the Boroondara Farmers Market to draw large crowds to Patterson Reserve. From worm farms to solar panels, there was much of interest for adults and children alike. Stallholder numbers were down as a number of vendors were discouraged by the forecast hot weather, but those who braved the heat did a brisk trade. Visitors to the market are numbered well over 1,000, by far the best market numbers for some time and hopefully a portent of things to come. Click on 'Read More...' below to see more photos.
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2 March 2025 - Clean Up Australia Day Report
Posted by Thelma Hutchison
Community Service Protecting the Environment
2 March 2025 - Clean Up Australia Day Report
It was heartening to have twenty-six volunteers contributing to our Clean Up at Patterson Reserve and surrounding streets on Sunday morning. Our volunteer group consisted of twenty-one Rotarians, the Hon John Pesutto, and a family of four from the community.
 
It is hard to believe that what was started thirty-five years ago, by Ian Kiernan AO, described as an "average Australian" who had a simple idea to make a difference in his own backyard has now become the nation's largest community-based annual environmental event.
The happy throng of Glenferrie Rotarians at Patterson Reserve Hawthorn March 2nd were joined by Hon. John Pesutto MP, Member for Hawthorn (in the light blue cap) for Clean Up Australia Day
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Register Now for the District Conference in Adelaide and Save with Early Bird Pricing
Rotary District 9800
Register Now for the District Conference in Adelaide and Save with Early Bird Pricing
Rotary District 9800 will join with Rotary District 9510 for this year's District Conference, at Morphettville Racecourse, Adelaide, South Australia. Combine your conference visit with a short stay in this beautiful city; visit the Barossa Valley wineries; head up north or down south, stay longer for the AFL 'gather Round". As they say in SA Great, "Travel. Our Way". Early Bird pricing still available. Click on the image below for more information and to book.
Support Mark and Thelma in RoCan 2025
Fundraising Rotary District 9800
Support Mark and Thelma in RoCan 2025
Again this year, PP Thelma Hutchison and PP Mark Ellis are going to be part of the Ride for a Cause RoCan 2025, raising money for ovarian cancer research via the Rotary Club of Williamstown. Both of us are committed to raising at least $1,000 each, so we are after donations to assist us! In the first week of April, we will be covering at least 700 km as part of a group aiming at 1,000 km in one week, riding from Geelong to Adelaide.  Originally the idea was to coincide with the Rotary Conference, but that has been moved to May.  Both of us have fund raising pages published via Facebook.
 
To support PP Mark Ellis' ride with a donation to ROCAN: Click here
 
To support PP Thelma Hutchison's ride with a donation to ROCAN: Click here
 
PP Mark Ellis in action at ROCAN. No time for partying!
PP Thelma Hutchison at ROCAN. Is there a speed limit here?
Rotary Glenferrie Provides WASH Training for Children in Buedu
International Service Sierra Leone Project
Rotary Glenferrie Provides WASH Training for Children in Buedu
A Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) training program has been delivered at the Aladura Primary School in Buedu, Sierra Leone as part of the club's project to build two new gender specific toilet blocks at the school. Drawing upon existing programs delivered by Rotary projects in Cambodia and Timor Leste, and material from the Rotary Action Group WASHRAG and the USAID Hygiene Improvement Project, the WASH training was tailored by Rotary Glenferrie to meet the specific needs of the Aladura School. The initial training was conducted by the Health Department of the Government of Sierra Leone under the supervision of our project partners, the Rotary Club of Bo, with ongoing classes to be run by the school's teaching staff, and was delivered with the assistance of a District International Grant from The Rotary Foundation. 
 
Take a peek at the program material provided by Rotary Glenferrie by clicking on the images below.
 
The WASH program developed by Rotary Glenferrie, teaching children how, why and when to wash hands, was delivered to staff and students in January 2025 by the Health Department of The Government of Sierra Leone
The Hygiene Club program was designed by the Rotary Club of Glenferrie based on a concept provided by Beyond Water International. Older students at the school will take responsibility for the maintenance of supplies and cleanliness of the new toilet blocks.
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Glenferrie Rotary is a friendly club that meets on the second, fourth and fifth Tuesday evening of the month, at:
 
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club
489 Glenferrie Road, Kooyong. 
6:30pm for 7:00pm
 
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Our Vision
“Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.”
 
Our Motto
Service Above Self
 
 
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Speakers
Trevor Moyle
Mar 25, 2025 10:30 PM
Nepal Foundations
Nepal Foundations

Trevor Moyle is going to speak about the two foundations in Nepal: the " Community Leadership Nepal Foundation" and the "Smile-high Foundation", which he is co-founder and chair for many years.

PP Taplima Muana and the Rotary Club of Bo
Apr 08, 2025 6:30 PM
The Aladura Primary School WASH Project, Sierra Leone
Jazmine Elmolla
May 13, 2025 6:30 PM
Legal Aid for Migrants
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