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A workplace visit this morning to Billabong Clubhouse, a
psychosocial rehabilitation centre for adults suffering from mental illness.
30/01/02 |
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Carlingford's Robin, exchange student Noriko and Graeme
26/01/02 |
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Carlingford Rotary Club president,
Graeme Sayers, and Tamworth First Light president, Les Jacob, get into the
swing of things at the Country Music Cavalcade.
26/01/02 |
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Carlingford Rotary Club members join with their Tamworth
First Light hosts for a group photograpah at a well known local chainsaw and
mower business after the Country Music Cavalcade.
26/01/02 |
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Barry Biffin thinks he is safe from the breathalyser
26/01/02 |
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Who is wearing the odd hat? Les, Paula, Debbie & Crystal
23/01/02 |
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Associate guest speaker, Graham Nuttall (with two TTs and two
LLs), presents Tamworth First Light’s equivalent of a Golden Guitar – the
hallowed Rotary "mug" - to the official guest speaker, Dobe Newton.
23/01/02 |
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Bob Myatt thanks Barbara Daly from the Coledale Community
Centre: "You go about things in a positive way and it is your commitment
which stands out".
16/01/02 |
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Frances Kelly thanks highway patrolman, Denis Humphries, and
road safety officer, Margaret Hombsch, for their presentation on the
voluntary breath test facilities to be set up at the end of the Country
Music Festival.
09/01/02 |
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Club secretary, Michael Bryant, looks on as Paul Stevenson
presents self-confessed drifter, Rugby tragic and emininently qualified
hotel/motel manager, Mark Thomas, with "the mug".02/01/02 |
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Tamworth High School principal, Garry Raftery, and Interact
Club president, Jessica Mooney, receive the customary mugs from Tamworth
First Light member, Dennis Maunder.
05/12/01 |
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Garry Raftery and Jessica Mooney show the Order of Australia
medal and Certificate of Commendation presented to Jessica by the NSW
Governor.
05/12/01 |
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Guest speaker Tamworth High Schools Interact president,
Jessica Mooney.
Jessica was one of eight Tamworth High School students who travelled to
Government House in Sydney last week. The Governor presented them with Order
of Australia Certificates of Commendation for their achievements with
Interact and community service organisations such as Reach Out and the Rural
Fire Service.
05/12/01 |
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ABC's Andrea Ho squeezing up to Julian Smith. Andrea is the Regional Program
Manager and has been in this position for 12 months. Previously she was with
a radio station at UNE in Armidale for 18 months. She is a past Rotary
exchange student and was sponsored by district 981 in 1989 to visit Japan.
21/11/01 |
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Welcome to new member Vicki Cooper
21/11/01 |
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Guest speaker, Terry McGowen,
gave an interesting insight into his career path from the navy, earthmoving
industry and trucking industry through to his present-day occupation of
Westpac Rescue helicopter pilot. Four fulltime aircrew are based in Tamworth
to operate the Bell 407 helicopter which is valued at US $1.5 million.
14/11/01 |
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Neil Lyon presenting Bob
Minton from the Coffee Bean with one of our exclusive coffee mugs. What is
that look Dennis
07/11/01 |
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Bob Minton - guest speaker talks about Coffee, Sex and
Health
07/11/01 |
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Rotary garage sale held at the East Tamworth Scout Hall
04/11/01 |
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Dick Davison the super salesman actually sold this slip at
the Rotary garage sale 04/11/01 |
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In her personal profile, Paula Peterson revealed that she is
a natural blond; a long-standing Tamworth resident; has been involved in the
travel industry since school; and has been overseas 52 times. Most revealing
was her description of her first wedding anniversary where her husband,
David, on return to the motel room after dinner, spent the next two hours
playing with the golf clubs she had surprised him with! Paula is a "tell it
as it is" person whose philosophy is to "keep smiling".
Brian Logan presents Paula with the mug
31/10/01 |
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John Trollor presented a banner from the Foundation to past
president, Bill Moss, in recognition of the club’s achievement of being the
district’s highest donor per capita to the Rotary Foundation in the past
Rotary year.
31/10/01 |
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Paula Peterson arrived in time to distribute an array of bandannas amongst
the members as part of National Bandanna Day. At $2 each, the money raised
goes to support CanTeen – the Australian Teenage Cancer Patients’ Society.
Paula did her best to instruct members on how to fit the bandannas, creating
a scene akin to small children trying to tie their shoelaces for the first
time.
24/10/01 |
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Guest speaker, Neville Hall, described the Seniors Computer
Club as "seniors helping seniors use and enjoy computers". The Tamworth Club
has 78 members, 51 of whom are being trained to use computers by volunteer
members of the Club. The aim is to create a new breed of "techno-seniors".
In 1999, 10% of people over 65 years of age were regular internet users
compared to 56% of people in the 35-54 age group. Computer use by over 65s
doubled from 1990 to 1997.
24/10/01 |
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Pirates?? No……Tamworth First Light Rotarians joining in
National Bandanna Day in support of CanTeen – the Australian Teenage Cancer
Patients’ Society.
24/10/01 |
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