THE GIST
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Rotary Leadership in Toowoomba
The Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is a multi-district, grassroots
leadership development program and recommended program of Rotary International.
RLI seeks to provide quality education in Rotary knowledge and
leadership skills to Rotarians interested in developing their Rotary participation   
These educational opportunities will teach skills that will benefit the
members in their lives and in their volunteer service.
ONE DAY ONLY!!
QCWA Rooms,
263 Margaret Street,
Toowoomba
Saturday 15 November 2025
Program:
Start 8.30 for 9am
Finish 5:30 pm
Cost - $50.00 include
 Morning Tea, Lunch, Afternoon Tea
 and course materials
Contact:
Jitendra Prasad
   
0402422777 
jitco.powerup@gmail.com.a
Taipei Update 
RC Brisbane and Paddington Polio Day Movie Night 20th Oct.
Tri Club Movie Night 21Oct 25
 
Join us at the special event
of this funny and 
heartwarming story following
Stephen Seary, a 
charismatic and successful
stage designer, who returns
to his small hometown in 
Australia to say a final
goodbye to his dying mother. 
Maleny Rotary Golf Day 24 Oct 25
 
Event Reminders (In case you missed them last time)
RC Toohey Koala Party 11th October
 
RC of Logan: Annual Mayoral Dinner 2025 7th Oct
ESRAG club 7th Nov
RAWCS and RAM Chairs Needed
PCYC CALL FOR FUNDING ASSISTANCE
 
D9620 has been approached by the Police-Citizens Youth Clubs (PCYC) organization for funding assistance to install 2 defibrillators in their facilities throughout Queensland.
The preferred defibrillators cost $1600 per unit.
The following facilities are in or near our D9620 District area:
Bayside, Carindale, Dalby, Fernvale, Fortitude Valley, Ipswich, Lang Park, Mt Gravatt, Nerang, Sandgate and Sunshine Coast.
At this stage of our Rotary year, any funds that might be available through our District Grants programme would not become available until August 2026 at the earliest.
If your Club is able to assist with funding of defibrillators for any of the PCYC facilities noted, could you please let me know at d9620districtgrants@gmail.com. so that I can coordinate a response to PCYC.
I know any assistance would be appreciated.
David Kearney (0419700647)
D9620 District Grants Sub-Committee Chairman 
 Christmas in the Hangar 29th Nov
Tri District Conference 1-3 May 26
RARE Newsletter July
9 News Windeward Bound Story Link
The Taipei R I Convention 13-17 June 26
Flyer and registration for RPC Class 28 Mar 26
How to get your news on the district Facebook page
The GIST and How to Get your Article in it
Welcome to the Gist! Rather than send multiple messages per week to club officers in the hope that they will channel your interests and pass on what is important to you, we will be sending one digest email per week using the Clubrunner platform which lists new things in the top section, and reminders of old news in the bottom section. That way, you only need to scan the top half of one email per week to get the Gist, and everyone gets the Gist!
 
This e-bulletin is published by your District Administrator and Webmaster to let Rotarians and any other subscribers know about what is happening in the district. The GIST is for time-sensitive brief stories sponsored by the District, a Rotary club, or a Rotary RAG or Fellowship.
 
  • District Announcements
  • Club event announcements
  • RAG and Fellowship event announcements
Event notices will run once only in the "Breaking News" section, and events will continue to be published down below in the "Event Reminders" section until the event has passed.
 
Articles that report on past events and projects, anything of enduring significance, and anything else that does not fit the GIST publishing guidelines should be sent to the District Newsletter editor at newsletter@rotary9620.org.

How to get an Event in the Calendar

To get an event in the Calendar, please send the following information to gist@rotary9620.org:
  • Mandatory: The text that you would like to appear in the calendar entry. Should include a teaser as to why someone would like to attend the event, ticket prices, etc etc. The text cannot include potentially sensitive information like email addresses, phone numbers and bank account details. If you wish to communicate these, put them in an image or PDF file that can be linked as a download document.
  • Mandatory:  Date, Time, Location. Please include the postcode in the location as this is needed to generate the location map. (Or the event could be online of course.)
  • Mandatory: Name of a Rotarian in the district who is the primary contact for the event.
  • Strongly recommended: An image to go in the calendar entry detail page. Landscape format works best.
  • Optional: Documents about the event like event flyers, etc etc. Max size: 5MB
  • Optional: Links that might be useful like bookings links, the home page of the charity you are supporting, etc.

How to get an event notice in the GIST

The GIST is published on Sunday. The deadline to get an event notice in every Sunday's GIST is midnight Friday. Requests coming in after Saturday morning will be handled on a "best effort" basis. To get an event entry in the GIST, please do the following:
  • Mandatory: Get the event in the Calendar (see above)
  • Mandatory: An image in square or landscape format to be the article. If you send an image that is in portrait format, it will be cropped to square according to the GIST editor's judgement. It's OK to send a PDF Flyer - the editor will just do a screenshot and use that.
  • Optional: SHORT explanatory text which will go under the image. 200 words max. Long explanations should go in the calendar entry.

Please send event info to:  gist@rotary9620.org

 
We are always interested in hearing your feedback and suggestions on this.
 
Maggie Kuok (District Administrator)
Roger Klaassen (District Webmaster)
Upcoming Events
Rotary Club Toowoomba East Outback Getaway 25
Sep 20, 2025 – Sep 26, 2025
 
Secret Bridesmaids Business: Incinerator Theatre
Incinerator Theatre
Oct 02, 2025 7:30 pm
 
RC Toohey Koala Party
Griffith University Eco Center
Oct 11, 2025
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
 
District Board Meeting
Bostock House
Oct 16, 2025
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
 
District DLT meeting
Bostock House
Oct 17, 2025
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
 
Tri Club Movie Night 21 Oct 25
REGAL FIVE STAR CINEMA
Oct 21, 2025 6:30 pm
 
Maleny Rotary Golf Day 24 Oct 25
Malaney Golf Club
Oct 24, 2025 8:00 am
 
Moreton Bay Sea Country Showcase
Sunshine Coast Moreton Bay Petrie Campus
Nov 07, 2025
8:30 am – 12:30 pm
 
Rotary Leadership Institute in Toowoomba
263 Margaret Street
Nov 15, 2025 8:30 am - 5:30 pm E. Australia Standard Time (UTC+10:00)
 
RLI Toowoomba
QCWA Rooms
Nov 15, 2025
8:30 am – 5:30 pm
 
District Board Meeting
Bostock House
Nov 20, 2025
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
 
District AGM
Bostock House
Nov 23, 2025 9:00 am
 
Mt Gravatt Christmas fair
Mt Gravatt Showgrounds
Nov 29, 2025
4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
 
RC Caloundra Pacific Christmas in the Hangar
The Queensland Air Museum
Nov 29, 2025 5:30 pm
 
Christmas in the Hangar
The Queensland Air Museum
Nov 29, 2025
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
 
District Board & DLT Half Yearly Review
Dec 13, 2025
 
District Board Meeting
Bostock House
Jan 15, 2026
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
 
District Board Meeting
Bostock House
Feb 19, 2026
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
 
District DLT meeting
Bostock House
Feb 20, 2026
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
 
District Board Meeting
Bostock House
Mar 19, 2026
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
 
District Board Meeting
Bostock House
Apr 16, 2026
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
 
District DLT meeting
Bostock House
Apr 17, 2026
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
 
Rotary Combined District Conference 2026
Ross Street
May 01, 2026 12:00 pm - May 03, 2026 2:00 pm
 
District Board Meeting
Bostock House
May 21, 2026
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
 
District Board Meeting
Bostock House
Jun 18, 2026
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
 
District DLT meeting
Bostock House
Jun 19, 2026
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
 
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