Visiting Rotarians, and visitors, are always welcome to join in the fellowship of our meetings.

Dinner Meetings:

Every Wednesday, 6pm for 6:30pm.

Queanbeyan RSL Memorial Club,

Yass Road,

Queanbeyan East, NSW 2620

Serving the Community since 1951

We have sponsored many new Clubs, and have undertaken an almost countless number and range of projects over the years.

We enjoy our activities which allow us to interact with our community, especially our younger members. For example, during the last year, our club has devoted more than 600 volunteer hours towards youth-related activities.

See here for more information.

RCQ Members hard at work in our community!

In October, members of RCQ were hard at work at the St Benedicts Community Centre, putting together some storage cupboards and a BBQ that our club had organised to assist in the centre's delivery of services in the local community.

2024 Book Week at Queanbeyan Schools

Monday and Tuesday 12th and 13th of August were very special days for seven primary-level schools in Queanbeyan.

President Keith and Treasurer Rod visited these schools to deliver a cheque for $500 each from the Rotary of Club of Queanbeyan (RCQ). RCQ had committed to these donations as part of our 2023-24 dispersal of funds, and arranged with the schools to get the funds to them in time for Book Week. Advance notice of the funds allows the schools to consult with the students in determining which books to purchase, resulting in a great outcome for everyone.

The schools (in order of visit) were:

• Queanbeyan East Public

• St Gregory’s Junior Campus

• Queanbeyan Public

• Queanbeyan South Public

• Queanbeyan West Public

• The Anglican School Googong Junior Campus

• Googong Public

Keith and Rod were charmed by the students who turned out to welcome them. Principals, Librarians and other officials at the schools were also extremely pleased to receive the donation, and with Book Week running from 19th to 23rd August, the library at each school will be richer in learning material in very short order.

Fund-Raising

Our fund-raising efforts during each year provide us with significant funds which we usually disburse as part of our Changeover Program in June each year.

Community Services

We also provide a range of community services (ie not fund-raising), and enjoy our interaction with our community.

This includes activities such as cooking bbq’s for the NAIDOC week, cooking breakfast for students attending the Fit For Life Program at the PCYC every Thursday morning (the 7am start can be a little daunting in winter!!), doing upgrades to local playgrounds (ie Ernie Beaver Park), provision of Dream Cricket Kits for local kids with special needs, supporting the local Council when they ask us to run BBQs for community events, and many more.

We will continue working within our community to support those in need, and to raise funds for specific programs and projects.

If you would like to become involved, either as a Member, or a "Friend of Rotary", please don't hesitate to contact us here.