Newsletter 13th September 2026
 

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

David, Harry, Jane and Judy spent 2 hours weeding at our Lake Claremont Adopt-A-Spot on Thursday week. Buddy was front and centre supervising. It was a perfect morning to enjoy some time in the outdoors, and we've just about cleared the weeds for this season.
 
On Tuesday, we'll run through the events planned for the 2026-27 Rotary year, decide which topic for our public event, and agree on who will be lead for each event. To make things more efficient on the day, have a look at the document here and add your name to either lead or be part of the organising team.
 
A reminder that I have made the Liquid Gold Polio Dinner on 23 October in lieu of our meeting for the week of 20 October. Jane and I are registered on table 3 so it you want to sit with us, choose table 3. The flyer appears below in the newsletter or you can book here. It would be good to have a good showing of members and partners as this is an event organised by our Rotary Community Group to raise funds for End Polio Now. 
 
Make sure you have registered for Tuesday and order your breakfast here before 10:00am tomorrow.
 

THANK YOU

At our last meeting, David mentioned the thank you we received from Kevin Prendegast, our contact for the parking at the V8 Supercars. Here it is:
 
"Just a short note to thank you for your contribution at Wanneroo Supercars. Once again it was a pleasure to have your team in the Car Park doing a great job as usual.
 
Ian Renton sent me the following comment which summaries your Teams input and please pass this on to all members who participated.
 
“I would like to highlight the Rotary volunteers again for their exceptional help; every one of them was fully engaged and willing to assist wherever possible.”
 
It is planned that Supercars will return to Wanneroo around the same time in 2027 before the event moves to the Burswood Street Circuit. So I hope we are able to again have you and the Endeavor Rotary Team onsite for the last Wanneroo event.
 
Once again, thank you and your members for all your help and I look forward to working with you again in 2027."
 
Well done, Team Western Endeavour; members, family and friends who helped on the day.
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Tony and Gaby recently enjoyed the trip on the Ghan from Darwin to Adelaide and Tony shared their journey with us over our last breakfast. If you missed the meeting or would like to have another look at his slides, click here.
 
It's on my bucket list.
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Upcoming Events
Tour of the Clinikids centre
Sep 22, 2026
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Updates on Flores and Melanie in Kenya
Oct 06, 2026
7:00 am – 8:30 am
Foodbank hamper packing
Oct 13, 2026
8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Lawn Bowling Charity Fun Day (Osb Pk) Optional
Oct 18, 2026 8:30 am
Liquid Gold Polio Dinner - times TBA
Oct 23, 2026 W. Australia Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Spouse/Partner Birthdays
September 19
 
Peter Webb
September 23
 
Join Date
Donna Thornton
September 6, 2005
21 years
 
John Boxall
September 23, 2003
23 years
 
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