Well, here we are nearly 10% of the way through the Rotary year, and it’s already been quite a ride.
The District Changeover saw 130 people enjoying a stylish Rotary High Tea as we transitioned from the 2024-2025 leadership team to the new team for 2025-2026. IPDG Sue sums it up admirably in the changeover report!
I have also been getting to as many of your changeovers as I can, but even though I’ve driven 4,000 km in the last 3-4 weeks, I still didn’t get to as many as I would have liked to. I’m experiencing at first hand the breadth and diversity of our district.
The next exercise in breadth and diversity is my official club visits. I am very much looking forward to meeting each and every club in the district over the next 11 months, and I hope to see most of you before the end of this calendar year. To that end I have sent an email to each of the clubs in Queensland asking your clubs to propose a good date for the DG club visit. As of writing this message we have locked in visits for over 20% of the mainland clubs. DGE Ian Hope and I are planning to visit Papua New Guinea twice this year for club visits – in November and May and I am looking at options for the Solomon Islands and Nauru.
District 9620 Rotarians and guests gathered on Sunday, 6 July for the Changeover High Tea, held in the Ballroom at Victoria Park. With sweeping views and a golden winter afternoon as the backdrop, the event was a celebration of reflection, recognition, and renewal.