Athol’s Birthday

Posted Posted in Events, Meeting, News

Last week (27 February 2018) we surprised our sergeant, Athol, with a “special “ birthday celebration. Thanks to wife, Chloda, we were able to get a bit of insight into Athol’s earlier years including his cricketing ability as an opening batsman. Although it may be inappropriate to mention Athol’s age he is reminded that turning […]

John Bentley, chair of Mudgee Health Council

Posted Posted in Meeting, Speakers

Last week (27 February 2018), our guest speaker john Bentley spoke about the exciting $70+ million redevelopment project of the Mudgee Hospital that will provide a major upgrade to the health service’s ageing infrastructure. The upgraded facility will continue to be a health services hub for people living in the Mid Western Regional local Area […]

Welcome back Mal & Carmel Petrie

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In the 27th February meeting, it was great to see Honorary member & Past President (2003-04), Mal Petrie and wife Carmel attend our meeting last week for Athol’s surprise birthday celebration. Also, it gave Garry Connelly the opportunity to catch up with Mal and talk about their past, shared interest in the hardware business.

Julienne’s Birthday

Posted Posted in Meeting, Rotary Youth Exchange Program

In the meeting on the 20th February, our exchange student, Julienne gave us an update about her activities during the six weeks school holidays. Particularly a very enjoyable holiday in Fingal Bay with her host family. Julienne is now staying with a new host family, in a farm, near Gulgong. Experiencing a farm life in […]