Service above Self
The Rotary Club of Bathurst Daybreak Inc
 
Chartered 31 May 1995
 
RI President Francesco Arezzo
District Governor Robert Shore
Assistant Governor Noel Trevaskis
 
  
 
 
President’s Message
 
Welcome to the March edition of our Club Bulletin.
 
I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank all the members from our Club who continue to give their valuable time to assist with our Bunnings BBQ. In particular I would like to thank Robert George, Graham Tyson, and Gaye McClure.
 
During January we held the second part of our Annual General Meeting (AGM) to fill the vacant roles on the Board for the 2026/2027 Rotary Year. Unfortunately not all positions were filled including the Treasurer and President Elect. Please feel free to speak with President Elect Erik Mol if you are interested in volunteering to be a member of the Board.
 
I am still to hear from members from our Club in relating to choosing and funding a local project in Bathurst that supports our local community in which we all live. Please feel free to contact me if you have any ideas.
 
For your diaries please find below some key dates for activities that out Club is involved with for the first half of 2026.
  1. Oberon Shakespeare Festival being held between Friday, 5th to Saturday,  7th March in Oberon. Our Club has been asked for volunteers to help from the Rotary Club of Oberon with this event.
  2. Science and Engineering Challenge in the gym at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst on Thursday, 26 March. Volunteers from our Club will be needed to help with this exciting event including setting up on Wednesday, 25 March. If you are available to help, please let Sonia Bostjancic know.
  3. Our Club will be working with the Rotary Club of Bathurst is supplying breakfast for the 2026 HD HR Nationals being held by the HR HD Holden Club in Bathurst on Sunday, 7th June at Mount Panorama in Bathurst. Please note that this activity is being held over the long weekend of the Kings Birthday. Our role is to cook and serve bacon and egg rolls etc. We hope to also have a coffee van on site.
Yours in Service
Craig Ronan
What's happening in March  
 
04 Mar - Club Meeting
              John Colebatch - Toastmasters
07 Mar - Oberon Rotary Club Shakespeare                      Festival
11 Mar - Club Meeting
              Speaker to be confirmed
14 Mar - Bunnings BBQ
16 Mar - Board Meeting
18 Mar - Club Meeting - Rotary Business and                  Thought for the Day 
22 Mar - Welcome to Bathurst morning tea
              Harvest Cafe - Kate and Lynette
25 Mar - Club meeting
              Speaker to be confirmed   
25 Mar - 3pm CSU set up for Science and                      Engineering Challenge   
26 Mar - 8am - 3pm CSU Science and                            Engineering Challenge 
 
Date
04 Mar
11 Mar
18 Mar
25 Mar
 
Wine
Doug K
Gee M
Hugh O'R
Craig R
 
Meet & Greet
Graham T
Steve A
Molly B
Catherine B
 
Executives & Directors
President
Craig Ronan
 
Secretary
Tony Thurling
 
Treasurer
Graham Tyson
 
Foundation
Sonia Bostjancic
 
Membership
Mitchell Bestwick
 
Administration
Irene Jones
 
Public Image
Molly Banks
 
Service Projects
Robert George
 
Immed PP
Sonia Bostjancic
 
Sergeant-at-Arms
Erik Mol
 
Protection Officer
Pauline Barker
 
ROTARY AROUND THE WORLD
 
More than a dozen Rotarians and friends in southeastern France donned inflatable dinosaur costumes and stumbled along a 100-meter course in a playful footrace that raised funds and awareness for Rotary’s mission to end polio. Organized by District 1730, the T-Rex Race took place last October during the Fréjus International Air Festival, a kite fair that draws thousands of people. “The idea came to me to create an event to rejuvenate the image of Rotary in the fight against polio,” says Dinh Hoan Tran, the district’s immediate past governor and member of the Rotary Club of Nice. Spectators could place bets on the contestants. “We made people laugh and we informed people,” says Tran. More than 40 of the district’s 71 clubs participated in the event, as the district motivated clubs to “support PolioPlus to the tune of about $45,000,” he says.
 
What a fun idea to highlight what Rotary is doing to fight polio. Maybe something for Bathurst Daybreak to think about!!
 
We have a busy June long weekend with the Holden Nationals in town 
 
Not able to attend a meeting
If you’re not able to make it to Rotary, please let our Secretary, Tony, know ahead of time. Thanks!
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