Rotary Club of Queanbeyan
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.
We also successfully piloted a driver education awareness program for Year 11 students in May 2024, called U Turn The Wheel (UTTW).
See here for more information.
August 29th formally marked Dave's first day as our new member. Dave has been attending meetings and helping at events for a couple of months now, and has shown himself a very willing and able volunteer.
Our club wholeheartedly welcomes Dave and we are all confident he will be an asset to the club.
The photo shows President Keith welcoming Dave and presenting him with his badge.
RCQ welcomes new member Dave!
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.
RCQ Changeover 2024-25
Wednesday 26th June was our Changeover night at the RSL Memorial Bowling Club in Queanbeyan, and it was a lovely evening. We had many guests, including Honorary Members, Father Michael from St Benedict's, local Police Officers, Bunnings Fyshwick staff members, the General Manager of the RSL Memorial Bowling Club, and and of course, many partners of our members.
During the course of the evening, a new Club Honorary member was created (Bill Hoare), with several Paul Harris Fellow awards, a couple of certificates handed out, and fund disbursements totalling approximately $26,000 were announced. All of this whilst partaking of wonderful company and amazing food provided by the new chef at the Club, Victor.
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.