Articles tagged: Colac Rotary Club

New board and Colac Rotary honour
Colac Rotarians have welcomed a new board, and a charity event organiser has received the organisation’s highest honour.

Second life for playground
An ageing Colac West playground has been dismantled, but is now set for its second life in a developing community.

Vital training boost
An impressive $32,000 raised from the Otway Trail Run will provide life-support paediatric and adult simulators for Colac Area Health.

Annual Otways Trail run raises $25K for hospital
A $25,000 donation from the Colac Rotary Club to the Colac Area Health Foundation will be spent on vital equipment for Colac Area Health’s maternity care services.

Eager runners to hit the Old Beechy Rail Trail
Runners will take to the Old Beechy Rail Trail on Sunday for the return of the AKD Softwoods Otway Trail Run.

Young business leaders thrive
A youth leadership camp has provided a lifechanging experience for two Colac Bulla workers, and Colac West Rotary Club is encouraging other local businesses to put forward young emerging leaders to participate.

Play equipment off the the Philippines
Rotary and Rotaract volunteers have made light work of Colac’s Memorial Square playground, gathering to dismantle the play equipment.

Banquet benefits housing
Food, fun and fashion will delight revellers at a Colac crisis housing fundraiser next month.

Club’s cash for housing crisis work
The Rotary Club of Colac has raised $6000 to address Colac’s housing crisis and will now plan how to best use the cash.

Event supports crisis housing
A Colac “mini market” this month will be a fantastic socialising opportunity while raising money for crisis housing in Colac.

Rotary market called off
The Rotary Club of Colac is unclear on when its largest fundraiser can return as its monthly market becomes another casualty of COVID-19.

Supporting fire-affected kids
The Otway Rotaract Club is supporting the children of the fire-affected Gippsland region, hoping to give them a sense of normality after devastating bushfires.

Cool contribution for Foodshare
Colac and District Foodshare will use donations from Colac Rotary Club and Colac Otway Shire Council to buy a new industrial freezer.

Honour for Rotary stalwart
Colac’s Lindsay Hulm has earned a distinguished title from Colac Rotary Club after almost five decades of service to the group.

Colac community market continues to grow
A Colac community market is fast becoming a standout social outing for its stallholders and visitors.

Truck collection remains popular
Colac’s Merv Brunt says his vintage truck museum is “going well” and attracting people from across the state.

