Professor Wolfgang Lenzen is cycling around the world to raise money for 2 Rotary projects run by German Clubs. One project is fighting Aids in Uganda and the other is helping poor children in Ecuador go to school. Wolfgang recently retired as a Professor of Philosophy and has been cycling for more than 25 years. [...]

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Second Bite has been operating in southern Tasmania for six years and is about to extend operations into the North of the state. The aim of the organisation is to identify wastage or surplus in the food chain (from the ‘paddock to the plate’) and redistribute this to those in need. They serve around 60 [...]

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Greenlight is a Learner Driver Mentor Program based at Goodwood Community Centre. The program is government funded and since March 2010 has provided a car and a mentor to those people that live in the northern suburbs who do not have access to a car or a person to teach them to drive. The program [...]

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Peter Middleton from Volunteer Tasmania spoke to us about the organisation and what services it provides for volunteers, for not-for-profit organisations, and the community. He raised three main points: 1) supporting and facilitation pathways to volunteering for all members of the community; 2) providing consultancy, resources and information to volunteers; and 3) shaping the future [...]

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Alison O’Neill from Variety Tasmania gave us a bit of a background on Variety and then told us about the great work they do. In 1927, 11 men in the entertainment industry had a social club called Variety. Then in 1928, a baby was abandoned in a local theatre. The men decided to raise some [...]

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We welcomed James Wood as our guest speaker from the Tasmanian Seed Safe Program. This program was initiated because one-fifth of plants are at risk of extinction and in Australia. The Seed Safe program allows plants to colonise in new areas and last thousands of years in storage. It started in Tasmania in 2005 and [...]

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Our guest speaker tonight was Grant Herring who is employed by the Salvation Army to run programs associated with the justice system.  The Salvos have a strong sense of responsibility to guide those with addictions such as drugs, alcohol and gambling.  Risdon Prison’s “Breaking the Cycle” campaign is ambitious as it is a 10 year plan [...]

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Tonight’s guest speaker was our District Governor Peter Murfett. He spoke about Kalyan Banerjee who is our International President and the Rotary Theme for 2011/12 is “reach within to embrace humanity” including three principles: Family, Continuity and Change. He emphasised Rotary Foundation and how we in Tasmania benefit from our contributions to it. Peter Murfett [...]

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Tonight’s guest speaker were Anjie Penneyston and Angela Woodward from BlueLine Employment. They specialise in supporting people with disabilities to gain and maintain employment. They help people gain the skills and the confidence needed to gain and keep employment. They are constantly looking for employers who are willing to take on someone with a disability.

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