Do you remember when we had a Fair Dinkum project and were proud to be a Rotarian? Well, the Australia Day Council reckons that us Rotarians need a bit of a hand with getting our 'Straya Day' projects going this year cause of COVID. They are backing Rotary Clubs all over Australia to put on a show and bring the community spirit back after we got smashed by some random germ. So whip out your thongs and give that COVID germ a bash! Then we can bring back some Rotary love to our fellow Berwickians.
The Australia Day Council is working with Rotary to try and get Australia Day events up and running. PP Isobel attended a zoom meeting on my behalf (Thank you!) on Tuesday 3rd November. This is a combined super cluster event and as the timeline is very tight, I have put our club down as a potential starter to be included in the application. I will get further details shortly. We will have to find a team leader in the club to organise our part, which will most likely be our major challenge, but I understand we will have plenty of support within our super cluster including IT support from DG Mark.
The good news out of this is that the outside world are holding out a helping hand (to their own benefit) and we should take it for our benefit as a community organisation.
To clarify the application process, only one application is required for a Super Cluster of Clubs. DG Mark has combined our Melbourne South East cluster with the South Gippsland cluster to make up a Super Cluster of 15 Rotary Clubs for application purposes. AG Colin Byron will be completing our Super Cluster Grant application. There is NO need for Clubs to complete individual applications
Each Super Cluster can access a grant of $20,000 of which the money will be distributed amongst those of the 15 Clubs that held an Australian Day event.
The application form is relatively generic, but it must state which of the Clubs will be having an Australian Day event. These events don't have to be finalised and can be changed at a later date.
What AG Colin Byron required from each Club was confirmation if they are planning an Australian Day event (many of you do this every year anyway) and whether your event could be shared amongst other Clubs in the Cluster. There is also a plan to have a District event that will have the technology to broadcast the on-line event.
If you are considering to be the Club Champion for this project, here is the folder to start your research: https://app.box.com/s/2j0fwg52qps9kbyrqxbqsxxpcc9jqwd2