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Earlybird Ends November 30
World Polio Day 24th October
Greater Springfield Rotary and Sunnybank Rotary have joined to hold a World's Greatest Meal End Polio Now Event on World Polio Day 24 October 2025.
 
The venue is Ballistic Beer Central Springfield (as per poster) and the idea is you arrange a group (big or small) , ring up Ballistic and Book a table for 6pm (Mention Rotary and your name). Get your group to all wear red and once settled in order your food and drinks and enjoy the evening.  There are no tickets to buy, just book and turn up.  We have a Raffle running with Prizes of cash value $1000, $750, and $500, drawn on the night, and there will music/entertainment.  Ballistic Beer are working with Rotary to try to have up to 200 people in red in recognition of World Polio Day.
 
Contact: Paul Roger 0418786945 or Betty Meng 0430216133 if you wish to purchase/reserve raffle tickets in advance (they may sell out).
 
 Christmas in the Hangar 29th Nov
Rotaract Club Brisbane international - Trivia Night Fundraiser 21st October
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Event: Trivia Night — Rotaract Club of Brisbane International
Date & Time: Tuesday 21st October 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: Brisbane Brewing Co. Woolloongabba, 601 Stanley St, QLD 4012
Tickets: Early Bird $25 | General Admission $30
Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1478579 

Description:
Bring your mates and your smarts — it’s trivia night with a cause! Join us for a fun evening of friendly competition, raffle prizes, canapés, and a cash bar. There are exciting prizes for winning teams and raffle draws on the night. Don’t miss out on Early Bird tickets — spots are limited!

Primary Contact: Rishil Raniga

Event Reminders (In case you missed them last time)
RC Toowoomba City Melbourne Cup 
RYTS 2025 Dec 7-13
Membership Action Plan Online Workshop 31st Oct and 14th Nov
Rotary Club of Hamilton Craft Beer Festival 18 Oct 25
 
RC Wynnum and Manly  Foundation Dinner  22 Oct 25
Rotary New Farm Invite 22 Oct 25
 
Toowoomba North Rotary Foundation Event 29 Oct 25
Melbourne Cup Date Claimer 4 Nov 25
Mooloolaba Rotary Lift The Lid Walk event 19 Oct 25
Garden City Rotary Charity Race Day 25 Oct 25
ESRAG club 7th Nov
 Christmas in the Hangar 29th Nov
Tri District Conference 1-3 May 26
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.
 
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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.
 
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How to get an Event in the Calendar

To get an event in the Calendar, please send the following information to gist@rotary9620.org:
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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:
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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
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
 
RC Brisbane international Trivia Night Fundraiser
Brisbane Brewing Co.
Oct 21, 2025
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
 
Maleny Rotary Golf Day 24 Oct 25
Malaney Golf Club
Oct 24, 2025 8:00 am
 
Membership Action Plan Online Workshop
Oct 31, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm E. Australia Standard Time (UTC+10:00)
 
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
 
RYTS 2025
Lake Perserverance Recreation Centre
Dec 07, 2025 – Dec 13, 2025
 
District Board & DLT Half Yearly Review
Dec 13, 2025
 
District Board Meeting
Bostock House
Jan 15, 2026
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
 
District Leadership Retreat
Feb 14, 2026 – Feb 15, 2026
 
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
 
International PELDS
Port Moresby
Mar 07, 2026 – Mar 08, 2026
 
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
 
Western PELDS
Apr 18, 2026 – Apr 19, 2026
 
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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