Register Now For 2020 District Conference!
The theme for Conference 2020 is Reasons and it gives Rotarians a chance to focus on questions like:
· Why are we Rotarians?
· Why did we become Rotarians?
· What keeps us serving our communities?
The District Conference will be held in Wollongong at the Wollongong Entertainment Centre on Friday 20th March to Sunday 22nd March 2020 – a wonderful venue right on the beach: what more Reasons do you need to attend?
We have these inspirational speakers lined up and more in the pipeline:
- Turia Pitt was burnt alive during an ultra marathon, humanitarian, Interplast Ambassador.
- Kaye Green, the first Tasmanian exchange student to Japan in 1972, successful lithographer.
- Rebecca Tolstory AM, Rotarian, founding Chair of Path of Hope
- Rob Edwards, entertaining and inspiring motivational speaker.
All registrants will receive an invitation to attend free workshops/training seminars prior to the Conference on the Friday afternoon. We have also arranged with Wollongong Council for Rotarians to plant a tree in the Wollongong area on the same afternoon.
Saturday night’s dinner dance theme will be the Roaring Twenties. Come dressed as your favourite pin striped gangster or an incredibly glamorous flapper, musician, band or song. There will be prizes for the best dressed individuals and clubs. Let your hair down, drag out your dancing shoes and let’s show Wollongong how we ROAR the Reasons why we are Rotarians.
We will be offering home hosting. What a great opportunity for you to meet and get to know a friendly Illawarra Rotarian. Jim Christensen will be our home hosting coordinator, please contact Jim by email jimhaakon@hotmail.com if you wish to participate.
The Special Early Bird Full Conference Registration price of $200.00 per person is available NOW!
ustralia Day with us at Heritage Park
Join us for the flag raising ceremony at Heritage Park from 8am!
A light brekky will follow the ceremony after 9am.
End Polio Now!
The Rotary Club of Castle Hill is a proud supporter of the worldwide polio eradication program. Here's why:
Rotary Global Rewards 
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Rotary Global Rewards is a new member benefit program designed to make membership even more rewarding for Rotarians. This exciting program includes discounts on products and services such as travel, car rentals, hotels, dining and entertainment. It’s our way of giving back to those who give so much.
Click here to :
- See the discounts
- Learn more about the program
- Visit the mobile center
Rotary Global Rewards: the good you do comes back to you.
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100% PHF Club
The Rotary Club of Castle Hill was presented with a 100% Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) Club Recognition banner in 2013, by District Governor John Dodd at the District 9680-9685 Changeover Dinner. This banner from The Rotary Foundation recognises our Club's achievement of 100% of all active members achieving PHF recognitions at that time. We're very proud of our Club!
In the News
School support in India, from the Hills Shire Times, 2018-02-13...
Christmas in July (2017)
Tickets available at https://tinyurl.com/2017-Christmas-in-July
Announcing the new 2017 Cross Country Challenge
Registrations will open in July 2017 - Watch for the updated web site!
Rotary Rises to the Occasion
(Article from Bev Jordan, Hills Shire Times, 09 Feb 2016, Picture: PHIL ROGERS)
WHEELCHAIR-BOUND TEEN GETS NEW DECK AND RAMP
SCORCHING heat, torrential rain and high winds conspired to make life difficult for Rotarians erecting a new deck and ramp for wheelchair bound teenager Scott Green in Baulkham Hills. The labour of love was carried out by a team from Castle Hill Rotary Club who had the help of Scott’s dad, policeman Phil Green. Sgt Green had to demolish the rotting back deck “years ago” and hadn’t been able to replace it.
It was just the sort of project John Given from the Rotary Club of Sydney, was looking for. As the State co-ordinator of NSW Rotary’s Policeman of the Year awards he was looking for ways local Rotary clubs could help police officers in their own area.
(See more ...)
Trek for Timor
Policewomen walk a different beat
Two off-duty policewomen will launch their 357km trek from Martin Place in Sydney at 7.30am on March3, to kick-start the 10-day Trek-4-Timor to Parliament House in Canberra.
Rotarians Libby Bleakley and Teresa Beck (both Australian Federal Police members) are walking a different beat to raise funds for their Community and Youth Centre (and women’s centre) ‘Sentru Formasaun Ba Juventude’, in Dili, Timor-Leste.
The Trek-4-Timor is the major fundraising initiative for Libby and Teresa who are hoping to raise $280,000 by the time they arrive in Canberra on March 12.
Timor-Leste Consular General in Sydney Armandina Gusmao, a traditional Smoking Ceremony from Uncle Max Harrison and senior AFP and NSW Police officers will farewell Libby and Teresa.
The centre is a labour of love for the two women who both have had multiple deployments to Timor-Leste and want to give something back to a deserving community.
Key timings & events:
• 6.30am: Her Excellency Armandina Gusmao, Libby and Teresa available for interviews.
• 7.00am: Uncle Max Harrison performs an indigenous Smoking Ceremony for good luck on the ‘walkabout’.
• 7.30am: Libby, Teresa depart Martin Place along Pitt Street, into George Street and then along Parramatta Road for the first stop at Prestons after 38km.
The youth and community centre has a designated women’s centre, classrooms, community meeting area and gymnasium and is open to all community members.
The project has been registered under Rotary Australia World Community Services (RAWCS) and the Rotary Club of Blackheath is the managing body, overseeing the project and assisting in raising funds.
A detailed route plan is on the Sentru Formasaun Ba Juventude Facebook page.
Tax-free donations can be made through the Rotary Club of Blackheath’s webpage www.rotaryclubofblackheath.com.au
For more information and coordination of media interviews contact:
Libby Bleakley on M-0411032961 or Bob Aiken on M-0417722190.