Making a difference... you can too
People will do amazing things when given an opportunity.
 
This simple philosophy inspires Applecross Rotary's members: both locally and further afield. 
 
We are from all walks of life - we are marketeers, scientists, educators, farmers, engineers, lawyers  and retailers: the list goes on - and we range in age from early 20s through to 80. The commonality we share is an interest to use our time, skills and energy to improve the lives of others. And we have fun while we do it.
 
Our projects are equally varied. From our much-loved Rotary Jacaranda Festival, the Pride of Workmanship Awards, a local Art Show and Sale, numerous youth initiatives as well as supporting indigenous, mental health and women's refuge projects and delivering major health and water based projects around the world that will save thousands of lives.... we're an ambitious club with the power to get things done. 
 
GET IN TOUCH
Applecross Rotary meet weekly; and we have a flexible approach to membership. Just be involved; be there only when required for your project outcomes.
 
We meet Tuesday for a 7.30am start, at the Dome Café, Deep Water Point, Mt Pleasant (or via ZOOM if that works for you). 
 
Just turn up (and/or send an email to secretary@applecrossrotary.org)
 
Visitors are the future of our community service outcomes. Check us out at a meeting, a fund raising event or at a social event. Try us on for size. 
 
If interested please drop us a line.
 

Upcoming speakers at our Tuesday breakfast meetings (7am for 7.30am start, finishing at 8.30am)

Cameron Schuster
Apr 02, 2024 7:30 AM
'The many community projects of the Applecross Cricket Club'
Philip Lako
Apr 09, 2024 7:30 AM
Boy Soldier etc
Dr Bryant Koh (via Zoom)
Apr 16, 2024 7:30 AM
Human Microbiome
Mark Fitzpatrick
May 07, 2024 7:30 AM
Telethon Speech & Hearing Institute
Club News
Leadership Lessons from Forgotten Women Artists of WA
 
A whole generation of talented women artists from WA have been forgotten and overlooked. Too late for the art boom of the 1890s and too early for the #knowmyname movement, they remain hidden and unknown. Social norms and a male dominated industry have meant they have gone missing from our private art collections, our galleries and our art history books. This was an era of immense creativity, economic prosperity and social change. Yet if you were a women artist, you were not allowed to be more famous than your husband and any form of self-promotion was seen as in poor taste.
 
Mar 11, 2024
 
Valentin Weekly Report 2024-03-04.10
On Monday we went for a little hike to near Ellenbrook as Family. We made a little four-kilometre-long hike alone the Goat Trail. It was a pretty spot to walk and to explore the Nature of WA. I Finally go the opportunity to walk on the famous Australian red stones. Afterwards we went to a German Restaurant with the name Duckstein Brewery. It was a little bit of a surprise how good an sometimes very different people interpretate German dishes. 
 


At Tuesday morning's Rotary meeting, Brian Harris from Harrisburg Pennsylvania, who was one of the first Rotary Youth Exchange student in 1963/64, visited us and gave us a little presentation about his exchange and his learnings and the Benefit of Rotary in his life. He is now an active Rotarian in his Club with about 90 members, which is really impressive. After his exchange year he had to travel back to the US for 11 Days on a Ship, which I recon this an outstanding and great way of ending your Exchange year. It was very interesting to hear his story and his experiences 60 years after his exchange.


On the weekend I was doing a 30 Hour Scout Sailing race. “Swanabout” is a competition from all the six scout groups along the Swan River, where you are trying to sail as many kilometres as possible. Sleeping was not one of the priorities everyone has. 
 
The whole time was just amazing. We sailed for more than 12hrs straight and I’m super happy to have the opportunity to be on the water sailing all the time and enjoying the company of my scout mates. 
 
At 9a.m the race started and I sailed on a pacer with my mate Hunter, where we had a enjoyable and exiting time sailing on the beautiful Swan River. At around 2:40p.m. after the wind picked up Hunter as the more experienced sailor highly recommended not to stay on the water. Afterwards I found out, that the Leader were about to tell the pacers to go of the water and some other Sailing club racer had problems with the wind as well. After we stored our Pacer at Heathcote we drove to Pelican Point in a motorboat and went back to Camp Walter in a car with Mike. 
 
We had a long dinner and relaxing break. Before we headed with my Sister Ailiana and another scout back on the water to do a short course to Mosman Bay and Back to Point Walter. After we came back we decided to do another short course without scouts and on this trip we came up with the idea of a making a long course witch would take us around 5 hrs and wouldn’t give us a lot of sleep. So we started the long course at 3a.m. and just with our great sleeping system we all made it through the night.
 
Because we were now five people onboard we always had one person sleeping, one person being ready to take over when needed and three persons sailing. We came back to our scout hall at 10a.m., which was later than we expected. After we had some bacon and eggs for breakfast all the ventures from my crew left and went back home to get some sleep. Because Tom my Hostdad is a scout leader he needed to stay there and I liked to hang out at the scout hall with them and wait for the other crew to come back, before I fell into a 3 hour long sleep on the veranda in a swag. At 4p.m. we packed up and headed home. It was a great experience and I love sailing even more now.

And last but not least a massiv HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the best Mentor, Ian Fairnie. 🥳


 

Applecross Village will once again come alive this spring with the return of the much-loved, family-friendly Applecross Rotary Jacaranda Festival!

Held on Sunday 19 November 2023 from 9.30 am to 3.30 pm, this one-day extravaganza features an amazing selection of boutique stallholders, a fabulous line-up of entertainment for the whole family to enjoy, a community group hub, a quiet area for mums and kids and a gourmet food zone serving up all your favourites!
 
 
 
 

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