Events

Colin Twelftree will be telling us about Dental volunteering in Vietnam.

In 2019 after for almost 25 years,the leader of our South Australian Dental Team, Dr Colin Twelftree OAM stood down due to his retirement. . His accomplishments in the field of dentistry in Vietnam are unparalleled.

Colin participated in the CMF before being called up and subsequently posted to Vietnam. Following his National Service, he later re-joined the CMF.

In 1996, Colin, with a colleague made his first Dental Aid trip to Vietnam. Jointly they extracted 600 teeth to relieve pain!!

Later a Dental Clinic was established in Long Tan and Colin devised a plan to make sure every child within the immediate area would start life with a healthy set of permanent teeth. A goal that was accomplished. He then extended the service to cover the Long Hai and Vung Tau areas.

We are having a joint meeting with the Rotary Club of Prospect

Joint meetings were a regulat occurence with Prospect more than 8 years ago and are being revived for this meeting.

Learn about another club, thier people, projects activites and plans.

Tonight Mark McGill will be talking to us about Variety – the Children’s Charity supports kids and families who are facing many challenges through sickness, disadvantage or living with disability.

Our work allows kids to gain mobility, to get out and about in the community, to communicate, achieve independence and increase their self-esteem. We make sure the kids who miss out, can always join in, because all kids deserve a fair go.

Libby Robertson will presenting Experiences of the APY Lands

 Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) is incorporated by the 1981 Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act whereby the SA  Parliament gave Aboriginal people title to more than 103,000 square kilometres of arid land in the far northwest of South Australia. All Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra people who are traditional owners of any part of the Lands are members of Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara.

The main communities on the Lands include: Indulkana, Mimili, Kaltjiti, Pukatja, Amata, Pipalyatjara, and Watarru. There are several homelands as well, the larger ones being Kalka, Kanpi, Nyapari and Yunyarinyi . The APY administration centre of the Lands is located at Umuwa. 

The Rosefield Community Shed was an initiative of the Rosefield Uniting Church in Highgate and is strongly supported by the Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society of SA and Unley City Council.

The Rosefield Community Shed encourages men and women 18 years and older from the local and neighbouring communities to enjoy and enhance their health and well-being by sharing experiences, participating in a range of pleasurable and meaningful activities in a medium of wood and other materials and giving back to the community.

BBQ for children with disabilities, in conjunction with Variety Club.

Campbelltown Rotary will be managing the BBQ on Tuesday April 8 and Unley Rotary will be managing the BBQ on Wednesday April 9.

For the day we need 19 volunteers, please advise by acceptance that you can help. Additional volunteers will be sought from other Clubs if we cannot make the numbers