THE GIST
Breaking News
Earlybird Ends November 30
WRIT1999 Applications Closing 15th October
Membership Action Plan Online Workshop 31st Oct and 14th Nov
Mooloolaba Rotary Lift The Lid Walk event 19 Oct 25

Let’s Celebrate!

Mooloolaba Rotary is celebrating the 10th Anniversary of our Lift The Lid Walk for mental health. Join us as we walk and talk and raise funds fo vital Australian Rotary Health mental health research.

Rotarians and their families are encouraged to support this family event that will include live music and fun activities for kids of all ages. Register on line at liftthklidwalk.com.au - registration fee of $30 includes a free t-shirt - kids 16 and under walk for free and pets are welcome. Everyone who finishes receives a commemorative medal.

Rotary Club of Hamilton Craft Beer Festival 18 Oct 25
 
We would like to invite you to attend the event and, request that you distribute the flyers to family and friends requesting them to do the same.
Beneficiaries include
St Augustine’s Church – serving the Hamilton and Ascot community since 1895
Community Canteen -  provides fresh, nutritious and tasty meals to the homeless or at risk of being homeless
Peggy's Place- provides a safe place that helps families who have experienced domestic and family violence
Rotary New Farm Invite 22 Oct 25
 
WEDNESDAY 
22nd
October
Stratton Bar & Kitchen
3 Stratton Street, Newstead
6.00pm: Pre-dinner Drinks at Own Cost - Cash Bar
6.30pm – 9.30pm: 2 Course Meal and Awards Ceremony
Dress Code: Smart Casual
Enquiries: newfarmrotary@gmail.com
Book Now: https://events.humanitix.com/pride-of-workmanship
$70 Per Person
BOOK NOW
Click Above for Tickets
Toowoomba North Rotary Foundation Event 29 Oct 25
The Rotary Club of Toowoomba North 
welcomes you to a special Rotary Foundation Dinner featuring Peter Shann Ford
Wednesday 29 October 2025 
6.00 for 6.30 pm
Burke & Wills Hotel Toowoomba 
https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1469751 
Melbourne Cup Date Claimer 4 Nov 25
RC Wynnum and Manly  Foundation Dinner  22 Oct 25
Rotary Club of Wynnum and Manly (RCWM) is holding a Rotary Foundation Dinner on Wed 22nd October, featuring the passionate and enthusiastic speaker, PDG Wendy Protheroe (in her new role as one of the Directors of The Rotary Foundation, Australia).  The proceeds from the night (including the raffle and auction prizes) will go to The Rotary Foundation. 
The Dinner will be held at the Wynnum Golf Club, 6pm for 6:30pm sit down 2-course dinner, on 22/10/25.  Cost is $55 per person.  Numbers needed by 13 October.
Event contact is Tracey Wyatt from RCWM.  To RSVP and register, please go online to RCWM’s club website Events Calendar (details in attached flyer or Rotary Foundation Dinner 2025 | Rotary Club of Wynnum & Manly).  Pre-payment is required through the website (through PayPal – but is easily done without a PayPal account by clicking on Pay with Credit Card).
Garden City Rotary Charity Race Day 25 Oct 25
Join us for the annual major fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Toowoomba Garden City. The Charity Race Day is being held on 25 October 2025 at Clifford Park Racecourse, Hursley Road, Toowoomba. 
 
Entry is from 3.30 pm with tickets costing $75 each.
 
Funds raised will go to Base Services - Toowoomba; a not-for-profit, community development organisation that works with individuals and families in need in the Toowoomba community, and Our Rainbow House Inc who provide education and nutrition to orphans and vulnerable children in a village on the outskirts of Lusaka, Zambia.
 
Please contact Bill Cowell on 0429 659 484 for more information.
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
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
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
 
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)
 
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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