Peter McDonald

Welcome to Rotary Toowoomba Garden City happenings

Thanks to all who participated in Friday's action packed meeting.Thanks to all of our nine guests and
those members who invited them to enjoy our meeting atmosphere . If you haven`t brought along a
guest, don’t forget to invite someone to share what we have.

Thanks to Damian for his great work in arranging guest speakers .

Thanks to Dani for an amazing sarg session.

Welcome to new member Molinda, looking forward to getting to know more about her .

Welcome to Pauline our new Friend of Rotary . An enthusiastic and frequent attendee at our
meetings I see signs of this concept being an important part of our club .

Plenty to do
 Aggie dig 8am Saturday . If you havn`t experienced one of our Aggie digs you will be in for a
great surprise
 Hearing testing will resume in new school term. Some extra hands would speed up this
process. I have found it interesting and rewarding to have contact with some amazing kids
from all different backgrounds .
 Mock interviews coming up in 2 weeks
 Bunnings sausage sizzle on Nov 8
 Help with food and drinks for Blush walkers from Village Green Oct 25
 More Friends of Rotary in the pipeline
 Construction of pergola for Gateway house in Nov
 Need to find school leaver for RYTS in Dec
 Cluster meeting Thursday chaired by Wendy Byron
 Board meeting Tues 13th Oct at Lara`s office. Visiting members welcome here

Thanks to Paul for mammoth efforts in bulletin production and endless supply of questionable
jokes

Word of the week is ELECTRICITY. Thanks to those who learnt how to harness this ENERGY. Let
us put some extra Spark into our Rotary lives this week.

Cheers
Peter

Good Samaritan Mock Interviews

16th October is the date set for the mock job interviews for the Students at Good Samaritan College.

The concept is to carry out job interviews with the students to provide them with some feedback to improve their confidence and skills with job applications / interviews.

We will doing this in partnership with members from Toowoomba Metro Club.

If you are interested in helping with this project please contact Fiona or Rob and they can share further details.

We will need 5 or 6 members for this.

Sip & Paint Fundraiser

Annette Coward has kindly offered to host a fun afternoon of creative play to make a small painting you are proud to take home. Time: 2-5 pm Location: 19 Kara View Ct, Rangeville Date: Saturday 17 October Limited numbers - 15 people Cost $70 each Included- all painting materials, nibbles and drinks, lucky door prize. Annette has also offered to donate one of her paintings for a raffle. Please contact Ros on rlh3064@gmail.com or 0434109226 if you and your family & friends would like to be part of this amazing event

October Social Event

Spring Family Picnic Lunch

Date: Sun 18th October 2026

Venue: Peacehaven Botanic Park (56 Kuhls Road, Highfields)

Time: 12 Noon

What to Bring: Picnic lunch or something for the BBQ, drinks, fold up chairs or a picnic rug, sunscreen and a hat.

Invite your family and firends to join us to relax, have a bite to eat and enjoy fellowship as you immerse yourself in this stunning park.

There will be a messenger poll the week prior to confirm numbers.

Club AGM

The AGM for the Roatry Club of Toowoomba Garden City has been scheduled to be held at our regular club meeting on the 4th December. One month out from, the AGM Lara will call for nominations for board position. If you have your hear set on taking on a role next year, please contact President Elect Paul.

Jokes of the Week

President

Peter McDonald

Past President

Roslyn Hooper

President Elect

Paul Davis

Secretary

Lara Alexander

Treasurer

Teresa Smith

Admin Director

Neil Lyon

Fundraising Director

Bruce Coward

Vice President

Paul Davis

Membership Director

Syd Owen

Club Learning Facilitator

Neil Lyon

Service Director

Robert Hannemann

Club Young Leaders Contact

Bill Cowell

Youth Service & Rotary Foundation Director

Bill Cowell

02/10/2026

Chairperson

Cutler, John

Vote of Thanks

Sutton, Graeme

Fellowship

Huskisson, Lindy

Sergeant at Arms

Kratzmann, Robert

09/10/2026

Chairperson

Hannemann, Robert

Vote of Thanks

Sopom, Molinda

Fellowship

Khalsa, Harvinder

Sergeant at Arms

Andreas, Matt

Sip & Paint Fundraiser

Oct 17, 2026 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm E. Australia Standard Time (UTC+10:00)

Club Picnic

Oct 18, 2026 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm E. Australia Standard Time (UTC+10:00)

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Member Birthdays

Fiona Schmidt-Lee

September 8

Anniversaries

Roslyn Hooper

Neil Lyon

September 25

Join Date

James Sampson

September 1, 1987

39 years

Robert Ward

September 1, 1991

35 years

Paul Davis
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