Rotary Club of Sydney Newsletter - 1st October 2024
September kicked of with the MS Megaswim 2024. Held at the Olympic Aquatic Centre at Homebush and supported in and out of the water by Sydney Rotary. Our thanks to those members that helped out in support of a wonderful cause. Special mentions to Sydney Rotarians Garry Browne, Roni Corne, Mark Dyer, Iurie Brinister, and Ned Boyce.
We held two lunch events at The Castlereagh Hotel.
On the 3rd September we inducted the CEO of PCYC Ben Hobby as an Honorary member, awarded a Paul Harris Fellow Awards and celebrated our long partnership with PCYC NSW.
On the 17th September our Peace Building Group hosted a special lunch event where a number of Rotary Peace Scholars and Rotary Peace Activators shared their stories with us.
Unfortunately, attendance was lower than expected and yet our Club Survey, for those who responded, tells us that Lunch Events are popular. Go figure?
Maybe it is the "Catch 22", people will not attend unless we have a prominent speaker and yet we cannot attract prominent speakers unless we can be assured of good attendances.
The solution is simple I ask all members to show up regardless of the speaker or topic. By showing up and supporting your Club we can build up our numbers and start to attract even more prominent speakers. The solution is in your hands!
Make sure you regularly visit our website at
www.sydneyrotary.com, look up the plethora of events we have lined up for you over the coming months and register. That includes the Rotary NSW Police Officer of the Year Awards 2024.
On November 1st is the Rotary NSW Police Officer of the Year Awards. The Rotary Club of Sydney through the tireless work of P.P. John Given have been key to organising this event since 2010. John, as you would know, is battling lung cancer. Let's make this event a special one by turning up in numbers. Book now and show your appreciation for the terrific people that make up NSW Police and the work they do. Proceeds go to Police Legacy and our Benevolent Fund.
Lets have a great night out, do not forget to enter Rotary Club of Sydney into the organisation field so we can all be sat together on the night!
Book here.
Another important event and one we ask members to put their full support behind is the
The Vision Beyond AUS Indian Dinner
You are exclusively invited to the fundraising and fellowship dinner for Vision Beyond AUS on Friday 25 October 2024.
We look forward to strong support from our Sydney Rotary members and friends of this annual fundraising and social event. Our club helped establish Vision Beyond AUS.
Please join us to experience 3 delicious courses of authentic delights of South Indian cuisine, created by Head Chef, Vijayan Ramasamy, whose experience spans over 24 years worldwide.

Date: Friday 25 October 2024 from 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Location: Dhakshin Restaurant - 320 Pacific Highway, Crows Nest
Parking available: Nicholas Street car park, rear of restaurant
Cost: $115 per person
Includes: $65 dinner and a $50 tax deductible donation
BYO wine (corkage included)
Trivia and Prizes to be won!
Bookings are essential as space is limited to 70. Please RSVP by purchasing your ticket(s) by 14 October 2024.
Don't miss out, Register Now.
Your support matters:
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Vision Beyond AUS works in India, Myanmar, Cambodia and Nepal to provide operations and train local people.
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Each operation costs just $35.00, with every dollar going to operations and training – no money is deducted for administration. All administration is done by Fiducian Group Ltd, a Sydney Rotary sponsor, free of charge.
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Eye surgeons from Australia regularly travel to the four countries and pay all their own accommodation and travel expenses – again, so that all funds pay for operations and training.
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More than 90% of people living with visual impairment cannot work and either totally rely on their families to support them or are discarded, to live and beg on the streets. Their life expectancy drops to one-third of the average for their age group.
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Whilst Vision Beyond AUS is now an independent charity the support it receives from Sydney Rotary continues.
Thank you and have a great month. Regards Glenn
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1st Sept 2024, MS Megaswim 2024