Events

Tonight Andrew and Michele Somers will lead us on a cycling and boat journey from Amsterdam to Brugge

The Rotary Club of Berwick is pleased to support our friends at the Rotary Club of Casey who are hosting their:
 

Who are you?

Who are We - The Rotary Club of Berwick?

Come along and join us as we pose these age old questions and indulge in some competitive fun activities as we explore amd reward the answers.

This week we are holding our dual Annual General Meetings:

• Rotary Club of Berwick Inc
• Rotary Berwick and District Benevolent Society.

President PDG Tim will also be talking to us about next years's big event - The International Rotary Convention - right here in Melbourne.

Tonight Eric and Wendy Boon will share their journey with the International Skiing Fellowship of Rotarians (ISFR)

Guest Speaker:  David Dippie - PP Rotary Club of Keilor and PE RC Keilor East

Born in Scotland, arrived in Australia 1957, lives in Essendon, married with three adult children and two grandchildren.

Business background; building construction - from Home Improvements to City High-rise, with a significant involvement in Marketing and Franchising        

Started and ran his own business; The Skylight Shop which he sold after 12 years and has been retired for several years.

Joined the Rotary Club of Keilor District 9800 in 1993 and was President 2004-5.

David helps to manage the Donations In Kind Store, is Co-Chair of the D9800 Environmental Sustainability Committee and is a member of the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group Oceania Chapter executive responsible for Project coordination and promotion.

He has made several trips to Timor Leste, some with members of our Club.

In August, he went to Tonga as a member of a 14-person RAWCS team. The project was the installation of dental chairs and facilities, which is similar to our involvement in the Balibo and Solomon Islands dental health and oral hygiene projects. David will reflect on this project and Rotary in Tonga.

Please note that the Rotary Club of Berwick is a full financial member of Rotary Donations in Kind (DIK), one of the very few in District 9820. David is our "Go To" person for all our activities through DIK. He is a wealth of knowledge on supplying overseas projects with equipment and goods as well as the many other aspects surrounding repurposing used equipment for other countries and local projects.

The meeting will be held at the Rotary Club of Pakenham
Deep Creek Golf Club
62 Cameron Way, Deep Creek Reserve
Pakenham VIC 3810

Meals can be purchased on the night at the Bistro.

There will be no Rotary Club of Berwick meeting this week. We encourage you all to attend this event.

Rotary Club of Berwick Christmas Dinner

Jason’s Restaurant

$85.00 per person

including a complementary bubbles/wine on arrival

Cocktail Canapes to start

Peking Duck Crepes with Hoy Sin

Arancini of baby spinach & buffalo mozzarella

Wagyu Beef Croquettes

Spanish Scallops

Alternating Main:

Chicken Galantine (GF)

Rolled chicken galantine slice, 

baby carrots, Chartreuse juslee

Beef Wellington

Seared grain fed Eye Fillet steak rolled with

Mushroom duxel, spinach, puff pastry

Green peppercorn sauce

Alternating Dessert:

Christmas Cloud (GF)

Christmas pavlova, Chantilly cream, 

salted caramel centre, fresh berries

Poached Pear

Chocolate soil, Lindt Chocolate mousse,

Poached pear, mascarpone, Persian fairy floss

Tonight our guest speaker will be Kerri Bolch, Principal of Berwick Secondary College.

Our club has had a longe association with Berwick Scecondary College through our running of the Presentation Balls.

This is a chance for us to learn more about the school and explore further opportunities for engagement with this important part of our local community.

This will also be our last regular meeting for 2022. 

After a brief interruption due to Coivd, the tradition continues once more and all club members are invited to the summer BBQ at the Kraan's.

BYO Meat, Drinks, Nibbles, Chairs, Plates, Glasses and Cutlery and a Salad or Dessert to share.

• Pruning and watering roses
• Painting wrought iron grave surrounds (Materials supplied)
• Clearing sticks and leaves from around graves and leaving them in neat piles for collection by cemetery staff
• Clearing sticks and other debris from the new section’s road.

1. Gloves
2. Rakes
3. Air brooms
4. Secateurs

Welcome back in 2023

Tonight our guests are the outgoing and incoming Executive Officers of Casey North Community Information & Support Services (CNCISS).

Our club has had a long association with CNCISS through the Rotary Berwick and District Benevolent Society where we have regularly supported them with financial contributions and of course the annual Christmas Collection in conjunction with local schools.