Welcome to the Rotary Club of Crows Nest
Rotary is a worldwide organisation of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build good will and peace in the world. The Rotary Club of Crows Nest was chartered on the April 29, 1969. The club is committed to serving both local and global community with 40 members
at present and over 51 years of service. Crows Nest is a suburb of Sydney situated on the lower north shore across the well known Sydney Harbour Bridge, and is approximately 10 minute taxi ride from Sydney CBD. We are now meeting for lunch on Monday at 12.30pm for 12.50pm at the The Union Hotel, 271 Pacific Highway (Cnr West St)
North Sydney 2060. (http://www.unionhotel.com.au)
Currently, due to Coronavirus, we are having alternate meetings via Zoom. Please feel free to join us on the following link;
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3833840670?pwd=SWRwaFp5UUV5bjg2ZEVYZHpZYVFnQT09
To keep updated on our speakers and meetings, please refer to our website:
https://www.crowsnestrotary.org.au/events
We have 40 members at present and welcome both men and women into our club. Crows Nest is an active club renowned for its fun and fellowship as well as being involved in a number of projects. If you would like any information about how to join the Rotary Club of Crows Nest or to join us for a meeting, send us a message at http://www.crowsnestrotary.org.au/SingleEmail/ContactUs
Achievements and Projects
Of the Rotary Club of Crows Nest
Community. Chartered the Probus Club of Crows Nest
Chartered the Rotary Club of Northbridge
Provided equipment and funds to Mater Hospital Rectal and Colon Detection Centre
Provided equipment and funds to the Helping Hand Mission
Furnished a unit at the North Sydney Retirement Village
Participate in the Annual Salvation Army Appeal
Provided and delivered food parcels for the aged and infirm
Provided an Ezi lifter for Rehab unit
Painted and supplied equipment for the North Shore Day Nursery
Purchased monitors for Cot Deaths. Donated funds over many years to charities including the Micro Research Foundation, Bushfire Appeals and Brigades, Crows Nest Community Centre, Spinal Injuries Research Foundation, 3H Foundation, RNS Cancer Research Foundation, Nadow, Flood Appeals, Jenny Trust Fund, Polio Plus, Rowcar for rehab unit, Sister club with Tamworth West. Set up the Bicentennial Library and provided equipment for the North Shore Hospital Hand Microsurgery Unit. Donated renal testing equipment for the RNSH Renal unit. Provided 100’s of computers to TAD’s. Painted interior of a house in West street for YOTS,
Harbour cruises for seniors
Provided tradesman after Nyngan floods
Flag pole at the crossroads in Crows Nest
Supported Triple Care Farm at Jamberoo
Erected a Gazebo at Tom O’Neill Centre
One of the biggest supporters of the Rotary Health Research Foundation in the district. Lifestart Duchene Foundation for muscular dystrophy
International
Organised 4 Goodwill tours to Asia visiting Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Macau and Hong Kong. Also 3 tours to China to observe first hand our projects there. Sister Clubs with Royal RC of KL and RC of Seramban. Provided 12 scholarships for Malaysian students to study in Australia. Past and present projects in Thailand, Malaysia, Nepal, Indonesia, Timor Este, Phillipines, Pacific Islands and now South America. Polio Plus commitment
Sponsored and supported Malaysian girls training at Mater Hospital as nursing sisters
Provided 12 shelter boxes
In Binxian we oversaw the building of 14 water projects for the RC of Burwood
Built 23, 5 and 10 room schools
Trained 2,500 local teachers
Sponsored 1500 students
Trained 2853 teachers in the new curriculum
Provided books tools and repairs to 50 other schools
Repaired 2,500 desks
Donated 60 wheelchairs for the local disabled
With Burwood and Ryde club provided 320 micro-loans to women
Provided computer training and maintenance for 38 teachers
Supplied 50 computers to various schools
Donated over 10,000 books for school libraries
Vocational
Supporters of both inbound and outbound GSE
One of our members organised first wheel chair GSE team exchange
Pride of Workmanship awards night for the past 25 years
Provided advisors for Careers Markets and Career Advice Forums,
Nominated and supported numerous Ambassadorial scholars
Youth
Founded Peer Support and gave ongoing donations
Sponsored a yearly speech contest with the RC of Whangerei
Send participants to RYLA every year
Rotaract
Assisted in the re-building of Girl Guides Hall
Organised a camp for children from remote country areas studying through NSW Education Department Correspondence school
Participated in student exchanged hosting more than 20 students for 12 months.
