ROTARY CLUB OF WERRIBEE THE SECOND 20 YEARS
HIGHLIGHTS 1996/97 – President Russell Brooks Ran charity auction with proceeds to ROMAC raising $21,000 Completed the Japanese Garden First debate on women in Werribee Rotary Funds distributed $17, /98 – President Jeff Garfield Suicide Awareness Forum at Events Centre Garage Sale & Auction Provided $11,400 to the cost of MS Awareness video Provided scholarship $6k to Sue Gill HC Secondary School, Post Grad Diploma in Adolescent Health Funds distributed $30,100
Weekend at Echuca
HIGHLIGHTS 1998/99 – President Colin Muir 30 year anniversary of club Club Trip to King Island Rehabilition of part of Werribee River & Millenium Brick Project Peter Mullaney memorial Garden at Werribee Mercy Simmone Barbosa – exchange student Brazil Funds distributed $21, / President Ray Phipps Completed River Recovery project Romac charity auction Funds distributed $26,300
Exchange student Simone on Queenscliff Ferry
Club Visit to King Island
HIGHLIGHTS 2000/2001 – President Ron Hepburn Removal of By-law preventing women in the club Hosted the French GSE Team Exchange student Sofi Ristner from Sweden FAIM trip to Fiji to build mud brick houses Raised $11,500 for Bluey Day Appeal Funds distributed $41, /2002 – President Ross Smith ROMAC – Madeline Lulkowne brought from Vanuatu for operation Won Mt Buller Attendance trophy Restoration of river bank in Comben Drive Ran DG Changeover for Des Hosking Funds distributed $24,000
Christmas Party
Changeover - Ron to Ross
Exchange Student Sophie Ristner
Kelly Park Breakfast
Madeline from Vanuatu. Brought to Melbourne by WRC & Romac for jaw surgery
Visit to Etihad Stadium
Abba at the Christmas Function – Guess who?
HIGHLIGHTS 2002/03 – President Geoff Smith Community Mental Awareness Forum featuring Jeff Kennett First female members inducted President Geoff lost the Chain of Office Murder Mystery weekend at Marysville Funds distributed $27,300
Murder Mystery weekend at Marysville
HIGHLIGHTS 2003/04 – President Kim Deneys Commenced planning for the Ison House Rebuild Project Charity Auction - $33k towards a bus for Manor Court Hoster Irish GSE team Organised Judy Nettleton District changeover Murder Mystery weekend at Warnambool Funds distributed $48, /05 – President Darrell Robinson Ran RI 100 year day at Werribee Park for D9800 Ison House construction nearly complete Started Sunday Market at Barnes Place Camp Getaway working bee New Ford bus purchased for Manor Court Funds distributed $21,800
Early Work on Ison House
Murder mystery weekend Warrnambool
District 9800 Picnic in 2005 to celebrate the Centenary of Rotary