Volume 44, Edition 40 Wednesday 30th September 2026
RI International President 26/27 – Olayinka Hakeem Babalola
District Governor 9815 – Emma Clark
Regional Community Group Four Leader – Gus Rozycki
President
Tim Manders
President Elect & Club Service
Vice President
Peter Johnson
Secretary
Ben Vallence
Treasurer
Ray Barrett
Attendance
Jeanette Jensen 0432 106 101
Membership
Paul Martin, Peter Johnson
Program
Bailey Hodgson
On to Conference
Tim Manders
Youth Protection
Ben Vallence
Club Bulletin
Bailey Hodgson jkrakowski007@gmail.com
Photography
Garry Byrne
Fellowship
Board Members
Youth: - Peter Johnson (Chair)
Vocation - Anita Wood (Chair)
International - Alan Henderson (Chair)
Community - Gavan Mcintyre (Chair)
Car Show - Paul Martin (Chair) Ray Barrett, Peter Johnson, Garry Byrne,
Alan Henderson, John Hasan, Max McWilliam,
Tim Manders, Anita Wood
Appointed as Life Members: Alan Sharp and Peter Manders
Appointed as Honorary members:
Fred Hadley, John Moody, Kevin Parker, Pam Sharp, Neil Tassell and Anne Wettenall
Current Honorary Members:
Warwick Bisley, David Gamble, Cliff Riseborough and Les Sharp
Calendar
WANDIN CUSTOM CAR & BIKE SHOW
!! SPONSOR OF THE WEEK !!
President's Report
Hi All,
No report this week,
Yours in Rotary,
Tim
Editor's note
Hello Everyone, hope everyone is having an amazing week and continues to do so
last week we had our fellowship night at wandin pizza which is as lovely as always we thoroughly enjoy the food and atmosphere that it always provides
and just passed sunday we had our Market at wandin hall and by the photos below it looks like quite a fun affair
this week we have our Cambodia Bingo Night make sure your booked and pray lady luck is on your side
have a lovely week everyone and stay safe
ROMAC News (Sunday 27/09/2026)
John Nauka - Surgery at St Vincents Private Hospital
Last Monday, John had surgery to correct his club foot.
We are very grateful to our past Wandin Rotarian, Warwick Bisley, for visiting John twice, during the brief hospitalisation.
In Monday, home to host family at Yarrambat on Wednesday. Warwick lives very close to St V’s, but we are grateful for him taking the time to visit.
Due to strict security in the Childrens ward, no photos of the children are allowed.
John will have the cast removed and a new one applied, on Monday this week.
John and Mary in the Childrens Ward at St Vincents Private with the wonderful nurses.
Today John has had a larger cast put on his leg, which goes higher up his leg. A wheelchair with leg extension has been ordered, which will make life easier for all concerned.
(28/09/2026)
These two grant outlines were submitted to our district for consideration. It is planned to conduct a forum at the club meeting on 5 August in order to flesh the WYHO outline into a full grant application.
Youth homelessness in the outer east is often hidden, with young people couch-surfing or sleeping rough across semirural areas like Wandin, Lilydale, and Warburton.
WYHO proposes localized early intervention and prevention operating directly in the Yarra Ranges, focussing on a ‘dropin’ hub.
By partnering with existing regional networks, the program would provide on-the-ground assessment and mental health support.
This project has developed from Wandin’s leadership in the District 9815 Safe Communities Program.
Project Name: Primary School English and Rotary Speech Competition
We seek a grant to partially fund a regional primary school public speaking program which directly addresses Victorian Curriculum Level 5 and 6 English standards by teaching students how to plan, rehearse, and deliver presentations using varied vocal tones, language features, and non-verbal strategies, focussing on the annual Wandin Rotary Speech Contest.
We aim to assist the transition of classroom work into real-world civic engagement. The project embeds professional Toastmasters coaching in the 6 outereastern Primary Schools, culminating in a live showcase evaluated against the Rotary Four-Way Test.
