RCWW Bulletin - 14 Jan 2026 (Jan. 14, 2026)

Rotary Club of West Wollongong Inc.

(ABN 32 681 953 565)

District 9675

Chartered 23 March 1964

Club Bulletin 14 January 2026

January is Rotary's Vocational Service Month

President's Message

Happy New Year Everyone! I hope your all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year, spent time with family and friends and were able to recharge a little.

Well, our Rotary year has already commenced with our first Bunnings BBQ on Monday 12 Jan. Thank you to all who were able to help out in making the day another success. Our next BBQ is Sunday 25 January at Bunnings Kembla Grange. The volunteer sign-up in Club Runner will be published shortly.

I look forward to seeing you all at our first club meeting for the calendar year. This week's guest speaker should be very entertaining!

Cheers,

President Phil

Jan 28, 2026

Dr Kevin Wanambiro

Radiology Today!

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Christmas Party 2025

RCWW Club Meeting 26 - Pre-Dinner Drinks
Centro CBD
Jan 21, 2026 5:30 pm – 7:15 pm

Board Meeting
Centro CBD
Jan 21, 2026 7:15 pm – 8:15 pm

Joker Draw - Team 3
The Charles Hotel
Jan 22, 2026 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Meat Raffle - Team 4
The Charles Hotel
Jan 23, 2026 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Bunnings BBQ
Bunnings Kembla Grange
Jan 25, 2026 7:00 am – 4:30 pm

RCWW Club Meeting 27 - Guest Speaker
Centro CBD
Jan 28, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Joker Draw - Team 4
The Charles Hotel
Jan 29, 2026 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Meat Raffle - Team 1
The Charles Hotel
Jan 30, 2026 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

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Member Birthdays

Ray Lee

January 1

Barry Stevens

January 15

Kim Hockings

January 25

Spouse Birthdays

Roberto Giampieri

January 2

Ed Tovar Camacho

January 22

Gaye Williams

January 30

The presentation to Parwen Aloush of Warrawong Public School (Citizenship Award) with Principal Wayne Farquhar.

On Tuesday, 9^th December, around 150 Rotarians and partners from Districts 9675 and 9685 gathered at the Epping Club to celebrate The Rotary Foundation.

Holger Knaack served as President of Rotary International in 2020-21 and is currently the Chair of The Rotary Foundation.

Holger explained The Rotary Foundation's work on ending polio, providing clean water, education and so much more. He acknowledged many of the people present for their donations to The Rotary Foundation, presenting awards for the Arch Klumph Society, Major Donors, the Bequest Society and the Paul Harris Society.

The Port Kembla Public School Citizenship Award presentation, to Jacob O'Keefe.

The Charles Hotel

The generous support of The Charles Hotel and it's Amazing Patrons enable us to fund-raise, via our Thursday Night Jag the Joker and Friday Night Meat Raffles, in support of various local, national and international charitable organisations much in need of funding for their various community programs.

The IMB Bank Community Foundation

Monetary Grants from the IMB Bank Community Foundation allow us to conduct the Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA) program throughout the year at Kembla Grange Racecourse.

Aimed at students in years 10-12, students attend 6 sessions focusing on the various areas of Road Safety.

The IMB Bank Community Foundation helps build better, brighter communities.

Bunnings Warehouse - Kembla Grange

The generous support of the Bunnings Warehouse - Kembla Grange BBQ Program allows us to fund-raise in support of various local, national and international charitable organisations much in need of funding for their various community programs.

In addition, Bunnings donate equipment and vouchers in support of our other fund-raising initiatives.

Kate Thomas
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