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Rotary Leadership Institute
PLEASE NOTE DATE FOR REGISTRATIONS CLOSE ON 5TH FEBRUARY 
DG's January 25 Newsletter out now
 
District Conference 25 Newsletter
D9620 TREE PLANTING CHALLENGE
 
ROTARY D9620 TREE PLANTING CHALLENGE – 26 APRIL 2025
 
TO: D9620 Club Presidents
DGE Mark Williams and DGN Ian Hope have already indicated that they are keen to have a District Tree Planting Challenge Day in their years.
Participating in this event allows all Clubs to continue to contribute to Rotary’s latest area of focus “Supporting the Environment” in their area.
For Brisbane and surrounding area Clubs, Brisbane City Council’s Offsets and Restoration Team has once again offered a venue for this year’s planting at Whites Hill Reserve.
For the non Brisbane area Clubs, if any of your Club members happen to be in Brisbane on the day, they would be more than welcome to join the team at Whites Hill.
D9620 DISTRICT GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR 25-26 YEAR
 
RC Brisbane Taylor Bridge Trivia Night
 
Rotary Club of New Farm’s Annual Community Dinner 
You are warmly invited to join us for the Rotary Club of New Farm’s Annual Community Dinner on Wednesday, 5th March 2025, at Stratton Bar & Kitchen, Newstead.
This year, we are coming together to support an important cause – Saying No to Domestic Violence & Yes to Respect. Funds raised from the evening will contribute to empowering our community to foster respect, safety, and positive change.
Enjoy a delicious meal, hear from inspiring guest speakers – Kate Crowley-Smith (Founder, Broken to Brilliant) and Vanessa Fowler (Chair, The Allison Baden-Clay Foundation), and take part in our raffles and auction.
📍 Venue: Stratton Bar & Kitchen, 3 Stratton St, Newstead
💰 Cost: $68 per person
🎟️ Tickets & RSVP:  Book your spot here
Please RSVP by securing your ticket online or by emailing secretary.newfarm@rotary9620.org
We hope to see you there for an evening of connection, community, and meaningful impact.
Warm regards,
Breakfast with Gemma Sisia
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Event Reminders (In case you missed them last time)
RC Brisbane Inner West Evening with Gemma Sisia 
 
Romac Trivia Challenge
The Rotary Poet of the Year Awards!
 
 
New Farm Community Dinner Date Claimer
Ryla 24-25 Date 
End Polio Campaign
2025 District Conference 
Are you heading to Calgary for RI Convention 2025?
 
How to get your news on the district Facebook page
The GIST and How to Get your Article in it
Welcome to the Gist! Rather than send multiple messages per week to club officers in the hope that they will channel your interests and pass on what is important to you, we will be sending one digest email per week using the Clubrunner platform which lists new things in the top section, and reminders of old news in the bottom section. That way, you only need to scan the top half of one email per week to get the Gist, and everyone gets the Gist!
 
This e-bulletin is published by your District Administrator and Webmaster to let Rotarians and any other subscribers know about what is happening in the district. The GIST is for time-sensitive brief stories sponsored by the District, a Rotary club, or a Rotary RAG or Fellowship.
 
  • District Announcements
  • Club event announcements
  • RAG and Fellowship event announcements
Event notices will run once only in the "Breaking News" section, and events will continue to be published down below in the "Event Reminders" section until the event has passed.
 
Articles that report on past events and projects, anything of enduring significance, and anything else that does not fit the GIST publishing guidelines should be sent to the District Newsletter editor at newsletter@rotary9620.org.

How to get an Event in the Calendar

To get an event in the Calendar, please send the following information to gist@rotary9620.org:
  • Mandatory: The text that you would like to appear in the calendar entry. Should include a teaser as to why someone would like to attend the event, ticket prices, etc etc. The text cannot include potentially sensitive information like email addresses, phone numbers and bank account details. If you wish to communicate these, put them in an image or PDF file that can be linked as a download document.
  • Mandatory:  Date, Time, Location. Please include the postcode in the location as this is needed to generate the location map. (Or the event could be online of course.)
  • Mandatory: Name of a Rotarian in the district who is the primary contact for the event.
  • Strongly recommended: An image to go in the calendar entry detail page. Landscape format works best.
  • Optional: Documents about the event like event flyers, etc etc. Max size: 5MB
  • Optional: Links that might be useful like bookings links, the home page of the charity you are supporting, etc.

How to get an event notice in the GIST

The GIST is published on Sunday. The deadline to get an event notice in every Sunday's GIST is midnight Friday. Requests coming in after Saturday morning will be handled on a "best effort" basis. To get an event entry in the GIST, please do the following:
  • Mandatory: Get the event in the Calendar (see above)
  • Mandatory: An image in square or landscape format to be the article. If you send an image that is in portrait format, it will be cropped to square according to the GIST editor's judgement. It's OK to send a PDF Flyer - the editor will just do a screenshot and use that.
  • Optional: SHORT explanatory text which will go under the image. 200 words max. Long explanations should go in the calendar entry.

Please send event info to:  gist@rotary9620.org

 
We are always interested in hearing your feedback and suggestions on this.
 
Maggie Kuok (District Administrator)
Roger Klaassen (District Webmaster)
Upcoming Events
Australian Rotary Health Dinner
Caloundra Golf Club
Feb 08, 2025 5:30 pm
 
Rotary Club of Toohey Charter Celebration
Food Connect Shed
Feb 15, 2025 5:00 pm
 
Evening with Gemma Sisia
Sherwood Magpies Football Club
Feb 20, 2025
 
RC Brisbane High-Rise Breakfast with Gemma Sisia
Glasgow Room
Feb 20, 2025
6:45 am – 8:30 am
 
District 9620 Board and DLT Meetings
Feb 20, 2025
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
 
LAUNCH THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN CHARITY CATTLE DRIVE
Kingsford Tce
Feb 21, 2025
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
 
District 9620 District Leadership Retreat
Feb 22, 2025 – Feb 23, 2025
 
RC Brisbane Taylor Bridge Trivia Night
RSL Sub-branch Hall
Mar 01, 2025 6:30 pm
 
New Farm Community Dinner Date Claimer
Mar 05, 2025
 
Romac Trivia Challenge
Unity College Auditorium
Mar 06, 2025 6:45 pm
 
D9620 President Elects' Training (North-East)
TBC
Mar 15, 2025
 
D9620 District Assembly (North-East)
TBC
Mar 16, 2025
 
Support SWIM Nepal
Mar 20, 2025 – Mar 28, 2025
 
District 9620 Board Meeting
Mar 20, 2025
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
 
Annual Peace Scholars' Seminar
Mar 22, 2025
10:00 am – 6:30 pm
 
D9620 International President Elects' Training
TBC
Mar 26, 2025 – Mar 28, 2025
 
District 9620 Conference 2025
Mar 28, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025
 
D9620 President Elects' Training (South-West)
TBC
Apr 10, 2025
 
District 9620 Board and DLT Meetings
Apr 10, 2025
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
 
D9620 District Assembly (South-West)
TBC
Apr 13, 2025
 
ROTARY D9620 TREE PLANTING CHALLENGE
Apr 26, 2025
 
District 9620 Board Meeting
May 22, 2025
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
 
RC Toowoomba East Golf Day
Toowoomba Golf Club
May 23, 2025
 
Ryla for 2024-2025
May 31, 2025 – Jun 06, 2025
 
District 9620 Board and DLT Meetings
Jun 26, 2025
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
 
D9620 District Changeover
TBC
Jun 29, 2025
 
Rotary Club Toowoomba East Outback Getaway 25
Sep 20, 2025 – Sep 26, 2025
 
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