Changeover Dinner 2025The much loved calendar event, the 2025 Changeover Dinner is fast approaching on 28 June 2025! Please join us for a fabulous night of celebration for the induction of the incoming president, Jo Soothill and show our appreciation to Mick Matthews as he steps down from a fantastic year of his presidency. Come dressed as your "Unite for Good" hero! Tickets can be purchased here. All welcome! We look forward to sharing this evening with you.  |
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District Conference Win! Congratulations to our very own Peter Smith, who won the district photo competition showing Rotary "in action". His image was taken prior to the start of the Wynnum Wheelchair Challenge 2024, where representatives from the community and all levels of government were invited to complete challenges around the Wynnum CBD to highlight accessibility issues.
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Bayside Community Fund "Community Raffle"Bayside Community Fund Community RaffleHelp the Bayside Community Fund raise valuable funds and you could win a $15000 Bendigo Bank Savings Account. A total prize pool of $30000 is on offer with 13 great prizes. Ticket sales close on Friday, 30 May 2025 at 5:00 PM (Australia/Brisbane). Drawn: Thursday, 12 June 2025 at 7:00 PM Tickets are only $5 each and you can purchase via this link or by scanning the QR code. Good luck!
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International Women's Day Breakfast 2025*** Unfortunately, our International Women's Day Breakfast 2025 was cancelled due to Cyclone Alfred. We are disappointed to miss out on this fantastic annual event, but we promise it will be back in 2026 *** The International Women's Day Breakfast is not to be missed and this year it will be held on Friday 7 March 2025 7:15am-8:30am at Wynnum Golf Club. The theme for International Women's Day is 'Accelerate Action' and our guest speaker is the incredible Alison (Ali) Maher who has excelled in triathlon and business. It is set to be an incredible and inspiration morning! As always, there will be plenty of raffle prizes, with funds supporting Ali's charity of choice, 4 voices who provide safe spaces for women and girls in need.  |
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Walk against Domestic ViolenceSay "NO" to domestic violence! The Rotary Club of Wynnum and Manly held a Walk against Domestic Violence along the Wynnum/Manly foreshore on Sunday 1 December. Every Friday, Rotarians can be seen in local cafes wearing purple shirts to raise awareness of the impact of domestic violence in our community. The walk aimed to bring further attention to this important cause and was supported by Rosie's Friends on the Street and Zonta and had representatives from Queensland Police.  |
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Wynnum Wheelchair Challenge 2024The Wynnum Wheelchair Challenge 2024 on 28 November was a fantastic initiative to bring awareness of inaccessibility issues of the Wynnum CBD. Participants included representatives of all levels of parliament, representatives from local businesses and even Para-Olympian, Rachael Watson. Participants were asked to use a wheelchair to complete challenges which including shopping tasks, accessing pubic toilets etc. Think the Greatest Race in wheelchairs! A huge thank you to Bill Simpson for organising this important event and Spinal Life Australia for your generous sponsorship.  |
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Foundation Dinner Success! The Foundation Dinner 2024 was a huge success with over $6000 raised for Rotary's Polio Plus campaign. Almost 100 guests enjoyed the evening, including Members from several Rotary clubs, Past District Governor Paul Roger and partners and friends of the club. We had the honour of awarding 2 Paul Harris Fellowships to Marilyne Jacob (Co-ordinator of Pete’s Pantry) and Senior Sergeant Chris Hebblethwaite (South Brisbane District Crime Prevention Unit), for their outstanding work in our Bayside community. The auction conducted by Geoffrey Lyons, proved both an entertaining and successful fundraising event. Click to read more...
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Santa's coming to town! Wynnum and Manly Santa refurbishment project has been in full swing! The Santas displayed on local businesses have been an iconic part of Christmas in the Bayside area for over 40 years. Our club has been proud to run this project for 28 of those years. In 2024, club members have been working hard, just like Santa's elves replacing old Santas and our new ones are ready to go! Thank you to Bunnings Manly West, Taubmans, Wynnum Manly and Districts Men's Shed for their generous sponsorship of this year's refurbishment project. If you are interested in purchasing one of our Santas to display in your home or business, please contact Bill Simpson to find out more. |
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Foundation Dinner 2024 Join us for  an evening of fun and philanthropy in support of the Rotary Foundation's Polio Plus campaign! After there only being 3 cases of polio in the world last year, it is really disturbing to see a re-emergence of polio in Gaza this year. Without ongoing vaccination worldwide, polio could become a threat to us all within a decade. Last year, our club donated over $1500 to the Rotary Foundation. Thank you for your support. We are fully booked for this year's event. |
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Movie Night
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PNG Fundraiser The Rotary Club of Wynnum and Manly is hosting a fundraiser for the PNG Landslide recovery efforts. The club has already committed $2000 and is looking to substantially increase our donation. Our guest speaker will be Gabriel Andandi, a Rotarian, who is also a local Papua New Guinean from the region who will share his intimate knowledge of the affected village and the devastation that the landslide and flooding has caused. Register here
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Ampol Rotary Family Fun Day 2024 The Rotary Family Fun Day on 9 June 2024 was a huge success! The Wynnum Manly community came out in full force to enjoy a beautiful sunny day all in the name of promoting respectful relationships, and saying "NO" to domestic violence. Read on to find out more... |
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Tanna VanuatuOur club recently completed an international project in Tanna Vanuatu. Our club funded the installation of water tanks and completed some roof repairs on a clinic and maternity ward. Thanks to all our supporters, particularly our Rotary District 9620 who co-funded the project. Read on to find out more.  |
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Ampol Rotary Family Fun Day The annual family fun day is on again! Bring your family and friends and come along to the George Clayton Park for a day of fun. This year the event will be held on Sunday 9 June from 10am - 2pm. |
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Australia Day Community BBQ‘Service above Self' is the Rotary International motto and the community BBQ was again well-attended with over 2000 sausages provided free to one and all.   |
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IWD Breakfast 2024This event is now sold out! The 2024 theme for International Women's Day is 'Inspire Inclusion' and our guest speaker is Trudy McGowan OAM. Ms McGowan has served as an Australian Diplomat since 2005. Click here to register. Tickets sold out for 2024. Thank you for your patronage.
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Containers for ChangeDo you have room for a New Year's resolution that supports the club and helps the environment? We don't just raise funds through BBQs and Santas, the club is also registered with Containers for Change. We are hoping to raise $10000 in 2024 to support our causes.  |
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Over $1000 donated to the Polio Plus campaignThank you to our guest speakers from 2023 who have helped vaccinate over 200 children against polio!   |
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70th Birthday CelebrationsOur club recently celebrated it's 70th anniversary holding a dinner to commemorate our people's contribution to the community.
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