Artificial Intelligence can seem like the answer to all your club’s promotional needs. With just a few prompts, AI tools can help you create engaging social media posts, compelling event invitations, and inspiring project ideas. However, it’s important to use AI responsibly to ensure that its use aligns with Rotary’s mission and values, which is why Rotary has developed two PDFs that outline appropriate and recommended uses of this transformative tool: AI Guidelines for Members and Member FAQ on AI Use.
The Rotary Clubs of Brisbane South-East and Carindale thrilled to once again organise the Brisbane Kite Festival at Minnippi Parklands, Brisbane on Sunday 23rd August from 10am to 3pm. Free to enter, it’s a fantastic day out with young and old to come fly kites and enjoy a day in the beautiful winter sunshine. Food trucks, children's rides and activities, kites for sale and Rotary sausage sizzle make for a great day out.
It’s a big day and we are always in need of volunteers, so if you or your club would like to help out for a few hours on the day, please contact Colleen Orange from Rotary Bne South-East on colleenorange@hotmail.com
ROTARY NOMADS ARE SEEKING VOLUNTEERS – Gympie Music Muster, August 2026
Key dates / our role:
22-30 Aug, 9 days – FESTIVAL CAMPING – Run checkpoints for vehicles & people entering the muster site
27-30 Aug, 4 days – MUSIC FESTIVAL - Manage parking operations for day-ticket holders
What we need:
We mainly need more volunteers for the 4 festival days, but welcome anyone who can help for longer. Daily shifts are about 4 hours if working 6-9 days. If working just the 4 festival days, total effort will be about 22 hours.
What you get for your contribution:
4-day Festival ticket (worth $500) with free time to see some of your favourite artists.Camp with Rotary Nomads team; hot showers, toilets, access to potable water & 240v power. You’ll need your own camping setup (whether van, motorhome or tent)Work & socialise with a fun group of community-minded volunteers while helping a great cause; The Gympie Music Muster is not-for-profit – all proceeds go to charity and local community groups.
We only have two spots left to fill, so get in quickly.
The Rotary Clubs of Brisbane South-East and Carindale thrilled to once again organise the Brisbane Kite Festival at Minnippi Parklands, Brisbane on Sunday 23rd August from 10am to 3pm. Free to enter, it’s a fantastic day out with young and old to come fly kites and enjoy a day in the beautiful winter sunshine. Food trucks, children's rides and activities, kites for sale and Rotary sausage sizzle make for a great day out.
It’s a big day and we are always in need of volunteers, so if you or your club would like to help out for a few hours on the day, please contact Colleen Orange from Rotary Bne South-East on colleenorange@hotmail.com
Because small connections can create a big impact.
Any further questions about Mirror of Hope and Tommy's visit, clubs are free to contact me, Valerie Simons, Rotary Club of Paddington, +61 458 149 028 or email valeriesimons@gmail.com.
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.
