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Frank Mountford Literacy Competition
Our essay competition is now in its 11th year and is open to students from our three local primary schools – Point Lonsdale, Queenscliff and St Aloysius. This year the club received 32 responses to the theme "City or country?"  The winner was Lucy Cooper with runner up Leo Howard. Jack Connell and Tessa Herbert received encouragement awards. Lucy's mum Jenny commented "What a wonderful opportunity for our local young writers ... Thank you so much to the Queenscliff Rotary Club ... I love your motto; 'Rotary: Making A Difference'.  It has certainly helped give my daughter confidence and the self esteem to 'believe' in herself."
 
Visitor information at the Rotary rotunda
Renovations of the rotunda at Queenscliffe Harbour are now complete. The rotunda has been repainted and fitted out with seating and information panels, providing a service to visitors to Point Lonsdale and Queenscliff arriving on the ferry or visiting the Harbour.  Thanks to the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove which originally constructed the rotunda many years ago, and to the Borough of Queenscliffe for supporting the renovation with a community grant, installation of the seats and resources for the panel design.
Making a difference locally and internationally
Our club has recently donated money raised from Queenscliffe Bricks and BBQ fundraisers to these very worthwhile programs:

Wheelchair Foundation

Wheelchair Foundation’s goal is to provide a free wheelchair to every person in the world who needs one but who can’t afford to buy one. Wheelchair Foundation has delivered wheelchairs to and improved the lives of over 1,050,000 people in more than 157 countries since 2001. A wheelchair brings freedom, independence and hope.

Diversitat Geelong Refugee Settlement Support

Each year Diversitat provides intensive settlement support for 200 – 300 refugees from countries which include Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Liberia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. Sometimes refugees need assistance that is not covered by government funding and Diversitat relies on community donations for this work.

Barwon Health Patient Transport

Queenscliffe joins many other Rotary clubs in the South Barwon region in supporting Barwon Health’s Volunteer Services Patient Transport Program. The Patient Transport Service provides free transportation for patients who do not otherwise have access to safe and reliable transport and completes over 15 000 trips per year. Look out for the vehicles with the big yellow Rotary logo.

ROMAC (Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children)

ROMAC provides surgical treatment for children in Australia and New Zealand from developing countries from our Pacific Region in the form of life giving and/or dignity restoring surgery not accessible to them in their home country.

Interplast

Interplast sends teams of volunteer plastic and reconstructive surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses and allied health professionals to provide life-changing surgery and medical training in 17 countries across the Asia Pacific region.
 
 
New President via Skype

In a club first new president Peter Deacon was inducted via Skype from his caravan in Broome. Peter's proxy accepted his president's pin and collar and posed for photos. Congratulations Peter and enjoy your trip Peter and Marianne!

Queenscliffe Bricks 2017
Queenscliffe Bricks is over for another year! It was a wonderful friendly family event shared by 1800 LEGO enthusiasts of all ages.
Megan Blair posted on Facebook: "My children and I attended this morning and had a great time wandering around and chatting to the many wonderfully friendly exhibitors. We all felt really welcome and engaged and have been talking about the many fantastic builds we saw... Thankyou to all of the organisers and exhibitors for putting on another great show." 
The play area saw some very innovative creations and some young LEGO masters had fun in our masterclasses on "LEGO Microscale Creations" - Google it - fantastic stuff.
Thank you
Exhibitors organised by Melbourne Lego User Group (MUGs), Dizzy Toys/Ocean Grove Super Toys for the play zone, Rotarians, community volunteers, Queenscliff Kindergarten for the LEGO themed cake stall, Lions Club for the BBQ and our sponsors Searoad Ferries, Campbell Potts Real Estate, Lighthouse Olive Oil, Point Lonsdale IGA and BIG4 Beacon Resort.
Congratulations
Phoebe (1st) Holly (2cnd) and Della (3rd) - winners of the LEGO Raffle.
 

 

 
 
 
Come and join us!
We are a small, friendly club working to make a difference in our community and in our world.
You are welcome to join us at any of our activities. Check the Upcoming Events for details or contact Secretary Kevin Carey for more information on 0400 879 055.
 
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Thanks to Geelong Connected Communities for sponsoring our RYDA (Rotary Youth Driver Awareness) program again this year. Like GCC on facebook https://www.facebook.com/geelongconnectedcommunities/