Bowling 2024The Bowls Competition for the Gold(ish) Cup  The Angaston Bowling Club hosted our Fellowship, Fun and Frivolity evening playing Bowls The picture shows our Club Champions, Goldish Cup holders and Cherry Ripe eaters The Lawn Stars, John Monfries, Karen Bosomworth, Mary Martin and Phil Martin after the presentation ceremony.
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The Leader -Rotary says No to DVReport reproduced courtesy of the Barossa’s favourite Newspaper, The Leader The following was printed in The Leader, on December 6th 2023 Locals’ emotional plea: Say no to DV  Rotary Club of Barossa Valley says no to domestic violence: Steve Ahrens, Bev Stephenson, Bill Simons, Sandie Simons, Phil Graetz, Sue Graetz, Mark Graetz and Robert Brookes  By Mel JaunayWhen a close family member of Sandie Simons’ told her she ‘walked into a door,’ Sandie knew, deep down, it wasn’t the truth. Although Sandie was only young herself at the time, she could tell straight away something wasn’t right within the marriage of her young pregnant relative. |
Clothing Bin StoriesI have just completed my two weeks on the clothing bins. For those that don’t know, we have three clothing bins at Nuriootpa, Angaston and Tanunda to allow people to donate clothing to the Great Revival Shop and the Truro Op shop. My job has been emptying the Nuriootpa bin. Two other members have been looking after the Tanunda and Angaston bins. This is the daily load in my Landcruiser.     |
2022-3 President Changeover Dinner2022-3 President Peter Perkins  On July 2nd, Peter Perkins became President of the Rotary Club of Barossa Valley. This is the second time Peter has been President so he is fully aware of what he is taking on. Outgoing President, now Immediate Past President, Bill Simons was pleased to hand over the reins to Peter as Bill will become the Area Governor for Group 5. The new Board was introduced with a mix of long-serving Board members and some people on the board for the first time. The new board is; President, Peter Perkins, Treasurer, Mark Graetz, Secretary Sandie Simons, IPP Bill Simons, Community, James Dunn, Public Relations, Anne Schilling, Administration and RCBV Foundation, Grant Schuyler, Vocational, Bryce Lillecrapp, Membership, Sue Graetz, International PDG Peter Thomas, New Generations, Prue Maitland, Airshow, Keith Millington. |
New Venue Our new home is the Tanunda Hotel. After trying out several venues, two were shortlisted and the winner was the Tanunda Hotel. Being on the main street of Tanunda, it will be easy to find for visitors, there are apartments available for accommodation, a good 'Pub menu' for food and an off-street car park. The Rotary Club of Barossa Valley has been located in Tanunda since we were chartered in 1956 so we will be maintaining this tradition for the foreseeable future. Come and join us to see what our new home is like.
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Moving the Aircraft.We had to move an aircraft from St Jakobi school to the Rowland Flat airfield. This was a challenging exercise as we had to pull the plane apart, put it onto a truck and a trailer to transport it to the Airfield, then re-assemble it. The picture shows the plane at the airfield, almost re-assembled.  |
Vocational Visit to Lyndoch Motors Our Vocational Visit to Lyndoch Motors Our Vocational committee organised a club visit to Lyndoch Motors to see how a car and agricultural machinery business operates. The picture shows the members enjoying a hamburger and fellowship after the tour. |
Dog Park ShelterThe Barossa Airshow and the Rotary Club of Barossa Valley raised the funds that have helped the Friends of the Nuriootpa Dog Park to erect a shelter.  |
Airshow CompletedThe 2021 Airshow has been completed and was an amazing success in all departments. It was a lot of hard work by the management committee who had to learn the process and cope with the additional load of meeting COVID - 19 requirements. The final result was a spectacular event that raised a significant amount of money that will be spent on the Barossa Valley community.  Some of the aerial action from the Show. (Not all at the same time) |
Barossa Air Show The Barossa Valley Rotary Club will be hosting the 2021 Barossa Air Show on 11th April 2021, subject to COVID-19 restrictions. |
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Mayor Bim Lange Mayor Bim Lange Bim Lange gave us a very enlightening talk on the Barossa Council and some of the problems in administering the region. |
Quiz Night for Uganda Dental Project |
Second Chances We were informed of the plight of children and families of prisoners by Helen Glanville from Second Chances, a charity set up to help the families of prisoners. Children of prisoner parents are 7 times more likely to go to prison when compared to other children. If the family is indigenous, then the probability moves to 21 times more likely to serve a term in gaol.Second Chances reach out to these families to assist them in managing their lives and to provide a means of avoiding falling into problems that may result in a term in prison. Pictured is IPP Sue Graetz with Helen and her husband Geoff.
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Changeover Dinner 2019The Annual Changeover Club Celebration CopySaturday night saw a night of surprises. We were gathered at the Barossa Arts and Convention Centre to celebrate last year's achievements and welcome the new Board, but right from the start, the surprises kept coming. |
Catering Barossa Valley Rotary has a dedicated catering trailer and a trailer fridge room, and with over 50 members in the Club, we have been able to cater for events of up to 1000 people. While this is a valuable source of revenue for the Club, we have also used this equipment and labour for events such as the ANZAC breakfast without charge. If you have an event coming up which requires catering, contact the Club for a quotation. We can do steaks, burgers, salmon, and similar items on the BBQ as well as the old favorite sausages.
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Annual ChangeoverThe Rotary Club of Barossa Valley held their annual Changeover of President and Board on 30th June 2018 at Faith College, Tanunda.
On this occasion the current President, Keith Adams, carried on the role for a further 6 months, to be followed by Sue fuller for the next 6 months. The current board remained much the same as well with only one change. The ladies were dressed in their finest and for men the fashion was suits and bow ties. Paul Harris medals were worn by those who had been awarded them. Sue Fuller was awarded her Paul Harris medal for past service to Rotary and to the Community An excellent meal was served by senior Faith College students, and wine also made by the students was served. |
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Quote of the Week - Who Said It?
We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.
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Thought for the Week - Who Said It?
An optimist is the human personification of spring.
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