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For Next Meeting Tuesday 9th December 2025
(Christmas Dinner @ Austin92)
 
 
 
THANK YOU MR ODEY
 
Thank you to Robert Odey for allowing us to use your shed, including power, rent-free! This enables our Club to carry out our wood-cutting project with ease and also provides us with a safe place for our hot dog caravan to park up. 
 
APOLOGIES & GUESTS
 
Remember to let us know if you're
going to miss a meeting,
or if you're bringing a guest.
(Click the button below)
Birthdays & Anniversaries this month
Member Birthdays
Bruce Wilson
February 11
 
Spouse/Partner Birthdays
Adrienne Barton
February 19
 
Join Date
Julie Dockrill
February 25, 2014
12 years
 
Keith Bartholomew
March 11, 1986
40 years
 
Jenny Ensor
March 18, 2014
12 years
 
Andrea Lord
March 19, 2013
13 years
 
 
Featured Photo Album
Toot Cams Photos
Bulletin 20251014
Rotary Video
South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce
 
Thanks from Alzheimers South Canterbury
 
 
Thanks from Lions
Toot for Tucker
 
 
Hot Dog Caravan Upcoming Events
The caravan is operating for local events, click on the link below to see where it will be, the dates & to fill in your name if able to help. 
 
Click HERE to go to the online roster to fill in your name if you can help.
(If you have a problem doing this contact Jess Wooffindin)
 
NEXT EVENTS
STILL SOME SLOTS TO FILL!  
  
The Rose Festival.
Christmas On The Bay.
 
Editors Humour
 
 
Christmas Dinner
 
9 December 2025
 
Austin92
Temuka
From 6pm
 
RSVP: Lynette
Return To Rotary BBQ
 
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Early Evening Start
 
Jenny and Basil Ensor's Home
Pages Road
 
Bulletin Editor
Peter Jordan
(If you have any comments or questions, please contact the editor)
DUTIES ROSTER
 
 

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 President Lionel’s Bulletin Blurb 
 
This is my last “Blurb” for the Bulletin for 2025!
December is here and Christmas day is just two weeks away!
 
 
  • Hot Dog Caravan events:
    • We have the two events that are linked to the Rose Festival
      • The first on Saturday evening (Tonight! The 6th).
      • The second all day Sunday on the Bay (Tomorrow the 7th). 
    • Thanks to everyone who is doing a shift or involved in making this fundraiser a success!
    • Starting 2026 with the HDV – have a look at the rosters already up for 2026, thanks Jess!
  • Santa Christmas Parade:
    • This is happening on the weekend that this Bulletin gets posted (i.e. tomorrow the 7th of December).
    • We hope for fine weather and happy crowds in the main street of Timaru.
    • Once again, a BIG Thanks to everyone who is involved!
    • It certainly will be a big weekend for members!
  • Membership:
    • We have received a Membership application from Ari Jan a refugee settlement case worker.
      • The Membership committee and the club Board are happy to submit Ari to members as a new member of our club, this is the first of two notifications to members.
  • Christmas Dinner:
    • At Austin 92 on 9th December from 6pm
    • Get ready with your menu wishes for this coming Tuesday (the 9th)!!
  • Miniature “Wishing Wells” as Donation Boxes:
    • Thanks to John Rushton and his family for creating these miniature wishing wells, complete with Rotary Blue colour.
    • They will be placed in business’s in and around the top of the bay.
    • Fantastic work John!!
  • Ben Dalloway video via the South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce:
    • ​​​​​​​A huge thank you to Ben who has followed the club with our projects and a dinner Meeting as well over the last few months with his video camera and drone.
    • Ben has been to “Illuminate”, “the Coastal Challenge”, the wood “Kindling” morning and the Hot Dog Van at Fraser Park.
    • To pull this information together Ben interviewed Lynette and I a few weeks ago
    • And now the SC Chamber of Commerce have put up on their website a short (about 10 minutes) and a longer link (about 45 minutes) about our Rotary club, its able to be viewed on the Chamber Facebook page, go and take a look!
  • Return to Rotary BBQ:
    • ​​​​​​​This event will be held on Tuesday 3rd February 2026
      • At Jenny and Basil Ensor’s home on Pages Road
      • Starting in the early evening!
    • Our first actual dinner meeting is scheduled at the T & C for Tuesday 10th February
      • Dinner at 6pm
      • With a Club Board meeting at 4.30pm also at the T & C.
Lionel
Meeting Details
 
 
Christmas Dinner
Austin92
Temuka
From 6pm
 
 
Santa Parade
Sunday
TOMORROW
7th December, 2pm. 
 
If you aren’t already rostered to help (either for this or in the Hot Dog Van) and find yourself now available.
 
Please notify
  • John Rushton: If you can help with marshalling traffic
  • Lionel: If you can help with Health and Safety 
  • Jess: If you have someone to wear a costume and be a character in the parade (e.g. Minnie Mouse, Minion, Dinosaur).
 
Looks like it will be great weather as well.
Casual Get Togethers
 
On Tuesdays with no Official Club Meeting.
 
Head on down to the TT&CC for Dinner and a Drink
at our usual time
All Welcome
 
Next Board Meeting
Tuesday
10 February 2026
 
4:30pm (before the General Meeting)
Timaru Town and Country Club
 
Notice of New Membership Application
 
First Notice.
 
An application has been received from Ari Jan to become a member of our club.
Article in Rotary Down Under Magazine
 
 
 
The Rotary Club of Timaru (Inc) | Rotary International District 9980 | Charter No 2705 (1927)