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Date Published
June 30th, 2026
July is
 
Membership and New Club Development Month
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Join Date
Peter Collins
June 2, 2025
1 year
 
Elaine Barnard-Brown
June 8, 2001
25 years
 
Murray Dart
June 15, 2011
15 years
 
Joseph Sofia
June 24, 2021
5 years
 
Pete Anderson
June 28, 2012
14 years
 
Speakers
Jul 08, 2026
Jonelle Colabufalo
TRAG ( Teenagers Road Accident Group)
Jul 22, 2026
Stephen Braim (President )
Peninsula Aero Club
Aug 12, 2026
Bill Paterson ( Commodore )
Safety Beach Coast Guard
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This Meeting's Responsibilities
Chairperson
Anderson, Pete
 
Cashier 1
Prossor, Merv
 
Cashier 2
Donaldson, Bob
 
Meeting Setup
Ross, Charles
 
Invocation
Booth, Christopher
 
Behind the Badge
Turner, Andrew
 
Future Chair
Viney, Tony
 
Future Chair 2
Booth, Christopher
 
Future Chair 3
Buchanan, Ann
 
Future Chair 4
Donaldson, Bob
 
Last Meeting
Apologies:
 
Murray Dart
Greg Fizgerald
Adrian Davis
Pauline Porcaro
Geoff Taylor
Marion Trevellyan
Harry Ziegerink
 
 
 
 
 
Club Information
Welcome to our Club!
Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.
Dromana Community Hall
2A Verdon Street
Dromana, VIC 3936
Australia
Phone:
0481 487 895
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1st Wednesday social night and off site visit. 2nd Wednesday full dinner meeting with guest speaker. 3rd Wednesday committee meetings. 4th Wednesday full dinner meeting with guest speaker. 5th Wednesday no meeting
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Arrive 6:00 pm

Meeting Starts 6:30 pm

Ends 8:00 pm
President's Message
 
I want to start by thanking everyone who organized the change over dinner especially Wayne who always makes things right, behind the scenes. I feel very honoured to have been chosen to lead this small but dynamic club for the next year 26--27. To all award winners' great effort to be recognised by the club for your endeavours over the past year and I hope all members will put themselves forward in the coming year. Our committee leaders have been put in place, events and projects are on the way. A big thank you to those members who have undertaken to take on these rolls.
 
My sincere gratitude must go to our past president, Charles Ross. His leadership and advice have given me the basic tools needed to lead this club. Along with more senior members who are always on hand to answer questions my time at the helm should be nothing but smooth sailing. Full steam ahead and don't forget to have some fun along the way cheers Pete Collins.
 
 
 

Happenings at last week’s Changeover Meeting

 
After preliminary drinks the Dinner was called to order, and Merv took his usual position as Master of Ceremonies for the evening.
 
 
 
The MC then introduced the President and Charles made his welcoming address. He then introduced the evenings Guests:
  • Peter Behm - District Governor of 9815
  • Jeremy Maxwell - CEO / Southern Peninsula Community Support Centre
  • Kera Zaltsberg - Fundraising Relationships Coordinator / Southern Peninsula Community Support Centre
  • Simon Brooks - President Dromana Association / Paul Harris Fellow
  • Kate Young - Coordinator Dromana Community House Choir
  • Kevin and Jess Young - Musical Entertainers at our market
  • Members Partners
The Rotary Toast and Invocation were called and then the current Director for International, Peter Collins, proposed the Toast to Rotary International.
The Awards Presentation was conducted with the following recipients:
  • David Jarman Community Award – Greg Fitzgerald for his efforts for the Hillview Reserve restoration and the Tiny House Project.
  • Paul Harris Fellowship – Joseph Sofia for his support for youth.
 
 
Special Thanks were directed to Lions Member Graham Wilson for his support of the Community Market and Simon Brookes for his work on the Tiny House Project.
 
The MC also took the opportunity to thank all those Members who quietly make the work of the Club possible and the Young Family who support the Club by providing music for our monthly Market and our Carols event.
 
Charles now presented his last Presidents Report and noted the successes that the Club has had plus the things that we still have to persevere with. He then set about inducting his successor, Peter Collins.
 
 
 
 
Peter then thanked Charles for his time as President and also the Club for entrusting him with the role of President. He expressed his positive lookout for our future and then introduced his incoming Board:
  • Wayne Higgs
  • Merv Prossor
  • Chris Booth
  • Tony Viney
  • Peter Anderson (the “loose cannon”)
 
 
Peter thanked everyone for coming along and congratulated the award recipients once again. He then closed the ceremony at 8:45.
 
 
 
 
 
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