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Rotary District 9690 Inc - Profile

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Background



A world-wide organisation, Rotary is made up of men and women across professions, vocations and community services

For administrative purposes, Rotary’s 32,000 clubs, in over 200 countries around the globe, are grouped into 532 areas, known as Districts

Rotary District 9690 Inc, includes 35 clubs with a total membership of over 1,000

All over the world, there are more than 1.2 million Rotarians ready to give ‘Service Above Self’



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Area

The Dharug Nation's tribal homeland encompasses an area from Western Sydney to the Blue Mountains. We acknowledge that our Rotary District is situated on the traditional lands of the Dharug Indigenous people

A compact area of only 6,500 square kilometres, District 9690 extends from the inner suburbs of Sydney - Australia’s first and largest city which is also capital of the State of New South Wales, over the scenic Blue Mountains to Lithgow and as far west as the towns of Portland and Wallerawang. The cities of Liverpool and Windsor are only 50 kilometres apart and provide the southern and northern extremities respectively

Homebush, at the eastern end of the District, was the site of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, a legacy, of which, being the many modern sporting facilities which host a variety of local and international events. There are many other world class sporting facilities within the District, some of which include aquatic and equestrian centres; netball complexes; two racecourses, various stadiums (baseball, basketball and football); a velodrome; white water rafting and rowing, as well as a motor raceway

Sydney’s western suburbs include many major residential areas, along with high density industrial and commercial complexes. West of major housing areas, there is a concentration of market gardens, turf farms, orchards and small farming blocks. Across the Blue Mountains and west to the Lithgow area, there are larger farm holdings and several major coal mines



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History

Sydney was settled in February 1788, as a British penal colony. In November of that year, the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, now known as the Parramatta River was explored. A second town established at Parramatta - which is located in District 9690 - and is thus the second oldest settlement in Australia. For a time in the early part of the 19th Century, Parramatta was the seat of government and Old Government House remains one of the oldest public buildings in Australia

During 2010, we celebrate the Bi-centenary of the arrival of Governor Lachlan Macquarie, who played a large part in the establishment of many of the older towns of our Rotary District. {Hence the cover of this year’s Directory)

In the early days of the colony, food was in short supply and farms were established at Strathfield, Rosehill, Parramatta and Windsor, all within the current boundaries of District 9690. The Blue Mountains were a beautiful but forbidding barrier to the fertile farming land of NSW’s western plains, until a way was found across in 1813. Today, the Blue Mountains are a major tourist area only one and a half hours drive from Sydney

The first railway in the colony was opened in 1855 and operated between Sydney and Parramatta. One of the intermediate stops, 107 64 at Homebush, serviced the race course which was the headquarters of horse racing between 1841 and 1860

NSW’s major abattoirs were situated at Homebush from 1915 until recently and since 1975, the Sydney Farm Produce Market has occupied part of the old abattoirs site at Flemington. Within the district is Rookwood Cemetery, the largest cemetery in Australia and the second largest in the Southern Hemisphere. St. John’s Cemetery at Parramatta is the oldest surviving European burial ground in Australia.



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The Rotary Foundation

The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is supported in District 9690

As this is our Rotary charity, the clubs and members support it with various types of donations such as Paul Harris Fellows, Paul Harris Society, matching grants, Every Rotarian Every Year (EREY), the Centurion Register. Many are concentrating on meeting the $200 million challenge, needed to eradicate Poliomyelitis from the world

Our District also takes advantage of The Rotary Foundation scholarships and has a Rotary Peace Scholar studying at University of Bradford, U.K. There will be Group Study Exchanges with District 3470 Taiwan and District 3860 The Philippines during this Rotary year.


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International Service

Rotary Australia World Community Service Ltd (RAWCS)Eastern Region is the banner under which many clubs are able to contribute by voluntary service and donations

Some of the ways by which Rotarians, their families and friends in District 9690 provide International Service include literacy programs, Donations in Kind (DIK), Project Volunteers, Rotarians Against Malaria (RAM), Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children (ROMAC), Safe Water - Save Lives and ShelterBox in Australia. Clubs have been strong supporters of the Rotary International Youth Exchange (YEP) and, to a lesser degree, Short Term Exchange (STEP)



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Service Projects

Rotary is “unity without conformity” and so each Rotary club in District 9690 determines its own projects and activities to meet local circumstances and needs - and the benefits are wide spread. A good example is the Mental Health Forum

Australian Rotary Health is the local Rotary charity. Support here comes in the form of fund raising race days, golf days, bike rides etc. The list is endless

In 1996 the three Sydney Districts combined to raise money to build the Rotary Wing of the Children’s Hospital at Westmead. The three Districts, now 9750, 9690 and 9680, together with Rotary Clubs throughout New South Wales raised $2,000,000. ($400,000 of this from our small District)

Rotary clubs throughout the District have placed importance on the sponsoring of Probus clubs. In Australia, there are now more than 1791 clubs with over 139,454 members

District 9690 is one of the few Districts which has an effective Family of Rotary Committee. It was established in 2003 at the request of Past RI President Jonathan Majiyagbe



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Vocational Service

Vocational Service throughout the District is supported by sponsorship for students to attend the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) and The Science Experience

Pride in Workmanship Awards nights are held to honour men and women for outstanding service in their vocation

Some clubs have taken up a program - the Police Officer of the Year Award. This has been extended by other clubs to include Emergency Officer of the Year Award

We have vocational ethics facilitators who will assist clubs to conduct an Ethics Forum



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New Generation



Most clubs in District 9690 support the variety of youth programs on offer


These include
Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA)
Pacific Australia Cultural Exchange (PACE)
Recognition of Youth Award (ROYA)
Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA)
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)
Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment (RYPEN)


There are three effective Rotaract Clubs within the District
- Burwood, Gunargarang and Western Sydney

Interact is also active in District 9690 with three strong clubs operating
- Mary MacKillop, Meridan and Moorebank.



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Membership and Public Relations



These two areas have been combined under one committee and will include Membership Development, Growth and Retention; Club Extension as well as Public Relations. Each member of the new committee has been assigned to one of the Assistant Governors and their respective group of clubs. Membership in District 9690 oscillates around 1010 Rotarians. The aim is to retain and increase our membership

Two major strategies are the RI President’s Membership Conference (a biennial event) and the District 9690 Membership Seminar

District 9690, along with most other Districts of Zone 8, will support a National Public Relations campaign, together with its own strategies. While the Rotary wheel is one of the most recognisable and respected symbols in the world, remarkably few people can detail the role of Rotary or nominate the projects it undertakes

In Rotary District 9690 the simplest way that Rotarians are encouraged to assist with PR is to wear their Rotary pin every day

Rotary District 9690 Inc. is committed to a Bigger, Better, Bolder Rotary




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Reports and Remittance Directions

Rotary International - Semi Annual Dues

Dues payable 1 July 2010 for 6 months US$28.60 (US $26.00 plus GST US$2.60)

Dues Payable 1 January 2011 for 6 months US$27.50 (US$25.00 plus GST US$2.50)

Subscription to “The Rotarian” US$13.20 (US$12.00 plus US$1.20 GST) per subscription per half year


All payments to RI including payments of invoices and statements should be made in Australian dollars by cheque payable to Rotary International and forwarded to:

Rotary International
PO Box 1415
PARRAMATTA NSW 2124

RI exchange rates provided by Rotary International South Pacific and Philippines Office (Please use currency conversion rate from US$, as advised and applicable at the time of payment. If in doubt ring 9635 3537)


Rotary International - Pro Rata Dues

All new inductees to the club will have their pro rata dues included in the following semi-annual invoice from Rotary International

Change in the manner pro rata dues are collected will be presented to Club Treasurers in the District Assembly


All payments to RI including payments of invoices and statements should be made in Australian dollars by cheque payable to Rotary International and forwarded to:

Rotary International
PO Box 1415
t PARRAMATTA NSW 2124

RI exchange rates provided by Rotary International South Pacific and Philippines Office (Please use currency conversion rate from US$, as advised and applicable at the time of payment. If in doubt ring 9635 3537)


Administration and Club Dues

Based on membership as at 1 July at the rate per member of A$59 .00 per half year or A$118.00 pa

The amounts are inclusive


DISTRICT DUES SHOULD BE POSTED TO:

District 9690 District Treasurer Mr Evan Whitley
22 Diamantina Close
St CLAIR NSW 2759

Cheques should be made payable to Rotary International District 9690

District - Pro Rata Dues

Pro-rata dues of A$29.50 inclusive of GST due October 2010 based on July, August and September 2010 new members, and due April 2011 for January, February and March 2011 new members

The amounts are inclusive


DISTRICT DUES SHOULD BE POSTED TO:

District 9690 District Treasurer Mr Evan Whitley
22 Diamantina Close
St CLAIR NSW 2759

Cheques should be made payable to Rotary International District 9690

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A$37.40 (A$37.00 plus A$3.40 GST) per year

A$18.70 (A$17.00 plus A$1.70 GST) semi annually

renewal kits sent to clubs in October and April


Payments at appropriate rate to:

Rotary Down Under
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