Pride of Workmanship Award Assembly
Congratulations to Jim Boag who received the North Ryde Rotary Pride of Workmanship Award from Dunmore Lang College (Macquarie University). It was great to have 8 representatives from the College staff, along with Principal Dr Alasdair Murrie-West, attend the presentation at our Club Assembly, last Friday. Finally, we can put the faces to the people who are our contacts with the college. There will be more collaborating opportunities in the future.
Club Social Dinner at Ben Mika at Blenheim Mall
We had a happy time with owner Mika, who was specially served us with delicious Turkish food on a cold Friday night on 12th September.
Our Rotary Exchange student - Mei
Mei's photo was published in the Rotary Down Under Magazine in the 10 September 2025 edition.
Last Sunday, I enjoyed my homemade jam by Lyn Ward at the 1st East Ryde Scouts Car Boots Sales on North Ryde Common. What fantastic Spring weather we had!See photos.
Premium Cheese Board Set Sales
We are still selling the Cheese Board Sets for $50 each. If you are interested, please contact me or Garry Maloney email: Garry.maloney@hotmail.com or mobile 0426230458.
Congratulations to Tylah McConnell, on both her Wedding and her birthday this month (Tylah is our ex-member Terrie’s daughter and also a past facilitator for RYLA. I wish Mr and Mrs Logie happiness forever with their family.
Our5 next Bunnings BBQ is on this Saturday 27 September at the Bunnings Gladesville store. Funds raised from the BBQ will go towards the Rotary End Polio Now Campaign. Please come along and support us and this important International project https://www.endpolio.org/.
Best regards
Mandy
For our upcoming Zoom Club meetings and assembly, here is the link details:
The 2025 Carols on the Common will be held on Sunday 14 December on the North Ryde Common.
Volunteers are needed, can you help? We are seeking help from friends of our club to assist with the many volunteer tasks that need to be undertaken on the day and during the evening of the Carols.
We particularly needstrong, able people to help with the setting up and packing up phases of the event. The more helpers we have the quicker this can be done. If you cannot help with this the heavier tasks, there are a number of other tasks that may suit you better.
Please look at the tasks below and consider volunteering your time for one or more of these tasks.
These tasks include:
Morning set up from10am-12pm
Top car park assisting with directing cars and collecting payments: 3-10pm
Bottom Car Park assisting with directing cars and collecting payments: 3-10pm
Bucket Collection: 8.00pm
Event Pack up: 9pm-12am ( the more people we have for this the earlier we can finish)
Raffle ticket sales during the event: 4-9pm
light duties can also be assigned
If you can assist in any way please let me know the times you are available and your preferred role/s by return email woodmal50@hotmail.com or call my mobile 0400803417 . If you have neighbours, friends, colleagues or family members who can assist even for a couple of hours, please let me know.
We will, once again, be running a Christmas raffle throughout the event with three baskets of Christmas goodies to be won. We are seeking donations of items to go in these baskets as part of the prizes. If you would like to donate some items such as bonbons, Christmas cake or pudding, shortbread biscuits, wine, serviettes or any other Christmas fare items please contact me by email or on my mobile 0400803417. We are also happy to take cash donations so we can top up the baskets with any items that may not be donated to make them more appealing.
The next meeting of the Carols Committee will be on Thursday 23 October at 7pm at North Ryde RSL Sports Club.
Congratulations to Jim Boag who received the North Ryde Rotary Pride of Workmanship Award from Dunmore Lang College. The breakfast was held for our September Club Assembly on Friday 19 September, Eight representatives from the College staff along with Principal Dr Alasdair Murrie-West attended the presentation breakfast to congratulate and support Jim.
On Monday 22 September, Past President Rob Wilkinson, gave a presentation to the Rotary Club of Epping about ROMAC. Past President of Epping Rotary, Bruce Jacob sent this summary to share with you.
Rob is a very special person and gave a wonderful presentation on ROMAC last Monday night. Rob has been a very active North Ryde Rotarian since 1992, President 3 times, countless other roles, Chair and driving force behind the Ryde Sports Foundation, Director at North Ryde RSL Club, RDA key supporter and most noteably the driving force behind ROMAC for 25 years.
Rob stitched together a series of video clips which vividly illustrated the incredible and life changing operations that the ROMAC team perform in Australia and NZ on the disadvantaged children from the Pacific region. ROMAC is arguably the most iconic of all Rotary projects ; recently our Club gave $3,000 to ROMAC and it’s on the agenda for the next Board meeting.
Pam Wood and Garry Maloney also from the North Ryde Club attended. Both are very dedicated Rotarians with Pam Operations Manager for ROMAC in Australia. John Corney, a long standing supporter of ROMAC, gave the vote of thanks and tree certificate ( the idea of which originated with the NR Club). Thanks Ian for your help with the technology and Peter, Louise and Susie for helping set up the hall.
We were treated to a 3 course meal, two of which were prepared by Di. As the photo shows, these were very good. Thanks Di and best wishes with your trip to the US to see your family. Say hi to “ The Donald “.
We're delighted to extend an exclusive invitation to you for a very special Mental Health Month interactive mindfulness workshop hosted by Leora Healthcare.
Burnout among healthcare practitioners and caregivers is at an all-time high, intensified by the pressures of NDIS changes, aged care reforms and increasing economic demands. Addressing this challenge has never been more urgent. This special session is a compassionate invitation to slow down, tune in and prioritise your wellbeing without guilt.
The session will conclude with a light lunch, providing space for reflection and connection with peers
You’ll walk away with: Practical applications of mindfulness in healthcare Tools to de-stress and regulate your nervous system Stress-reducing practices like breathwork and hurricane meditation Wednesday, 8 October 11am – 12:30pm Leora Healthcare | Level 6, 11 Help St, Chatswood 2067 or online (Teams link provided after registration) Light lunch provided
The two Rotary Districts covering the Sydney region are holding our annual train ride to raise funds to End Polio. This involves the organisers riding the train and stopping at every station across Sydney.
Members from each Rotary club board the train and have a certificate showing how much their club will donate to End Polio. Last year we raised around $100,000. No monies are collected during the train ride from Rotarians or the public.
This event will be held on World Polio Day 24th of October and in the Illawarra on the 23rd of October.
Rotary International established the Global Polio Eradication Initiative over 30 years ago with the goal of ensuring that no child anywhere will ever again be paralysed by any form of poliovirus.
With our six partners which include the World Health Organisation and the Bill Gates Foundation, we have restricted the cases of polio to two last countries – Afghanistan and Pakistan. However, the risk is that if we do not eradicate polio completely, within 10 years there could be 200,000 cases around the world including Australia.
We are seeking your support to increase the awareness about this Initiative by joining the train ride for one or two stations within your electorate. While you are on the train, we will be taking photos with yourself and the Rotarians doing the train ride and will send these to you. They will also be posted on each Rotary District’s websites as well as local club websites.
The attached timetable shows the stations and times for the duration of the train ride. We would be delighted to welcome you on board if you are available to join us!
