ROTARY WRITING COMPETITION 2022

Each year the Rotary Club of The Hills-Kellyville invites local primary schools to enter our Writing Competition for year 6 students. The project was initiated in 2005 to celebrate Rotary International’s centenary and was designed to promote literacy in our community.  Each school selects the best three entries and these are then judged by the Rotary Club’s judges. The finalists and prize winners are then recognised at a special Awards function.

This year 15 schools entered the competition with the 44 finalists, their parents and school representatives being invited to the Awards function at the Castle Hill RSL Club on the 5^th September. 

Schools competing in this year’s event were:

Baulkham Hills North PS, Beaumont Hills PS, Bella Vista PS

Excelsior PS, Ironbark Ridge PS, Kellyville PS,

Matthew Pearce PS, Our Lady of The Lourdes CPS, Our Lady of The Angels CPS

Our Lady of The Rosary CPS, Rouse Hill Anglican College, Rouse Hill PS

Sherwood Ridge PS, St. Angela’s CPS St. Michaels CPS.

The following students were awarded Highly Commended Certificates:

- Xylia Yang (Ironbark Ridge Public School)

- Tahlia Abou Alnasr (Kellyville Public School)

- Abir Barkale (Rouse Hill Anglican College)

- Grace Diaz (St Angelas Primary School)

The Top Three Awards were presented as follows:

2022 Student awards:

1st place student: Eva Murkins (Bella Vista PS)- Trophy + prize to the value of $100

2nd place student: Nathan Woo (Excelsior PS)- Silver medal + prize to the value of $75

3rd place student: Ahana Nayak (Ironbark Ridge PS)- Bronze medal + prize to the value of $50

2022 School Awards:

1st place school: Ironbark Ridge Public School- Trophy + prize to the value of $500

2nd place school: Bella Vista Public School- Prize to the value of $200

3rd place school: Sherwood Ridge Public School- Prize to the value of $110

We were honoured that Mayor Dr Peter Gangemi, Deputy Mayor Mark Hodges and Councillor Frank de Masi attended to support our Finalists, Principals and other teachers from the 13 schools that attended the Presentation Dinner at the Castle Hill RSL Club.

Congratulation to all the Finalists and the award winners. Thank you to the Principals and Teachers who encouraged the students to participate.

Special thanks goes to our hard working Judges Gordon & Robyn Scoble and our Competition Patrons, Graeme & Edna Rohan, who have sponsored this event since its inception in 2005.

All 169 attendees had a very enjoyable evening and we are grateful to the Castle Hills RSL for their support and to the staff for looking after us.

The Rotary Club of The Hills-Kellyville

The Rotary Club of The Hills-Kellyville  is an active and enthusiastic Club which was formed from the amalgamation of the Rotary Clubs of Baulkham Hills, Kellyville (2009) and Winston Hills (2015).

Our Club is involved in many activities at both a local and international level covering aspects such as community service, international service, vocational service and youth. 

 Some of our current and recent projects are The Sydney Hills Garden Competition, Jazz at the Pines , Christmas Tree Sales, Writing Competition for local schools, Australia Day ceremony,  sponsorship of the Bourke Public School breakfast programme,   Youth Exchange students, Rotary Youth Leadership, numerous partnership projects in India and Sri Lanka and supporting local causes such as North West Disability Services and the Children’s Hospital at Westmead.

To give you some idea of what Rotary is involved in have a look at a video of some of our activities on this link https://youtu.be/DVDZCfrgxGc

Of course while our projects do provide good fellowship as well as good service we also also like to have fun and fellowship at our social events.

  If you would like to give something back to the community and enjoy fellowship and fun with like minded individuals you are always welcome at one of our meetings.

 Contact   Membership Director John Collignon on 0409 841 281  or Secretary Wilf van Emmerik on 0428  477 000 or wilfred.vanemmerik@bigpond.com