Rotary District Calendar 2018/19 AUGUST 2018 MEMBERSHIP & NEW CLUB DEVELOPMENT MONTH 14 August DG visit Rocky Fitzroy & Rocky South 15 August DG visit Rocky Sunrise, Rocky Nth & Rockhampton 16 August DG visit Capricorn Coast & Yeppoon 16 August Bundaberg West High School Debating Comp Semi Finals St Lukes @ 7pm. 17 August Bundaberg West Antiques, Collectables & Militaria Fair Civic Centre 17-19 August YEP Inbound Orientation Camp - Yeppoon 20 August DG visit Bundaberg, Bundaberg East, Bundaberg West & Bundaberg Rotaract 22 August Gladstone Rotary catering breakfast for the Variety Bash Crew 23 August DG visit - Childers 25 August Bundaberg Sunrise Rotary s Oceanfest- Port Marina 10-5pm 26 August Biloela Rotary billets riders and hosts dinner at Thangool Race Club for Smile for Smiddy 30 August DG visit Bundaberg Sunrise & Bundaberg City Daybreak 31 August Calliope Rotary Trivia Night and membership drive. Calliope Community Centre @ 6:30pm 31 Aug 2 Sept Bundaberg West catering for the Country Music Muster at Wyper Park SEPTEMBER 2018 BASIC EDUCATION AND LITERACY MONTH 1 September Gladstone Rotary Ladies Long Table Luncheon (2 nd year) 1 September Sausage Sizzle by Boyne-Tannum Rotary AFL club Grand Final Saturday 8 September International Literacy Day 2 September Mackay Nth Rotary catering breakfast for Relay For Life Mackay Showgrounds Month celebration Indigenous Literacy Day 14 16 September Zone Institute in Hobart, Tasmania. http://www.rotaryinstitute.org.au/ 15 September Biloela Rotary Autofeste held at showgrounds Mid September TASTE Longreach and Emerald (Yrs 10-12 studens) 20 September Biloela Rotary Pride of Workmanship Awards
OCTOBER 2018 ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MONTH 5-7 October RYPEN Camp at Tanyalla, Tannum Sands 8-13 October Group 5 Mental Health Week pop ups, dinner and Mental Health Festival in Bundaberg 9 October Gp 5 Mental Health Week Dinner with ARH Chair Greg Ross Bundaberg Services Club 10 October Qld Mental Health Week Picnic in the Park Gladstone Rotary Clubs APEX Pk,10-2pm 13 October Mackay Mental Health & Wellbeing Fair - Mackay Showgrounds Mid October NYSF Orientation Nights around District 20 October Foundation fundraiser Mt Morgan Rotary- Roaring 20s evening at the Welfare Bowls Club @6pm. 20-21 October RLI Accelerated Course - Hervey Bay Community Centre tbc 24 October World Polio Day 27 October Biloela Rotary Annual Market Day at Biloela Civic Centre major club event NOVEMBER 2018 ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH Early November Polio Movie Fundraiser 3 November AGM @ 9:30am Sandcastles, Agnes Water 3 November Board meeting 10:30am Sandcastles, Agnes Water. Lunch @ 12:30pm 3 November COG meeting 3.00pm Sandcastles, Agnes Water 3 November COG dinner Sandcastles, Agnes Water 6 November Melbourne Cup lunch Discovery Coast Agnes Water Tavern 10 November Foundation Dinner for PHF and PHS Rockhampton Leagues Club 6:30pm tickets from Eventbrite 5-11 November World Interact Week 16-18 November RLI Accelerated Course at Gladstone Gladstone Tech College 25 November White Ribbon Day 30 November Calliope Rotary Christmas Carols from 4pm 30 Nov - 2 Dec YEP Outbound Orientation Camp - Yeppoon 2
DECEMBER 2018 DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT MONTH Early December 5 day TASTE program for school leavers Emerald & Longreach 8 December Walkerston Rotary Christmas Carols Evening 15 December First registration deadline for RI Convention in Hamburg 2019 22 December Ensure membership is up to date on Club Central 26 December Calliope Rotary - Calliope Boxing Day Races 27 December Calliope Rotary clean up breakfast 31 December Deadline for clubs to hold their AGM End December Call for nominations for DGN JANUARY 2019 VOCATIONAL SERVICE MONTH Early January Club Secretaries update Official Directory info on My Rotary RI emails half yearly club invoices to officers/current secretaries District emails half yearly invoices to clubs RI Presidential theme for 2019/20 year announced in San Diego FEBRUARY 2019 PEACE AND CONFLICT PREVENTION/RESOLUTION MONTH Early February Early February YEP debrief - location tba Applications for Rotary Adventure in Citizenship (RAIC) open and close early April or before if places are filled. http://www.raic.org.au/ 16-22 February RYLA - venue & location TBC 16-17 February AG & District Officer Training - Rockhampton Leagues Club 16-17 February District Insurance Officer Training in Sydney? 23 February 114th Rotary Anniversary/ World Understanding and Peace Day Thurs 28 February Thurs 28 February COG meeting @ 2pm, Gladstone COG dinner - Gladstone 3
MARCH 2019 WATER AND SANITATION MONTH Friday 1 March Board meeting at PETS Oaks Grand Gladstone 1-3 March Presidents-Elect Training Seminar Oaks Grand Gladstone 1 March 31 May Applications for NYSF January 2019 intake Student EOIs open 9 March Biloela Rotary Beer & Wine Night 11-17 March World Rotaract Week 31 March Second registration deadline for Rotary Convention in Hamburg APRIL 2019 MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH MONTH 5-7 April District Conference in Biloela The Power of Rotary 30 April Applications due for District Grants MAY 2019 YOUTH SERVICE MONTH Beginning May RAIC programme - Canberra 4-6 May D9570 Interact Conference Tanyalla, Tannum Sands 6 May Pubfest in Maryborough (Maryborough City Rotary) Mid - May Model United Nations Assembly programme Mid May YEP Assessments 31 May Applications close for NYSF Year 12 for January 2019 4
JUNE 2019 ROTARY FELLOWSHIPS MONTH 1-5 June RI Convention in Hamburg, Germany June school holidays TASTE- Longreach Pastoral College (Yrs 10-12 students) 22 June Board Meeting by Zoom Late June Ensure club membership figures are up to date in Club Central JULY 2019 NEW ROTARY YEAR 6 July Board meeting - Mackay 6 July District Changeover - Mackay 5