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Lift The Lid Walk Mackay
April 2021 After assisting with the registrations, our members participated in this fun walk to raise awareness of the importance of talking to someone about problems and being active. |
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R100 Baton Relay in Northern Beaches - 7th Feb 2021
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We celebrated the Centenary of Rotary in Australia by holding District 9570's northernmost R100 Baton Relay from the District boundary - latitude 21 South. Mackay Regional Council Mayor Greg Williamson officiated & started our club team's 5km walk on scenic Shoal Pt Beach. They walked through 3 shady parks along public shared pathways & beach access ways. At Bucasia Beach they passed the Baton to Sunset Bay Outrigger Canoe Club who carried it on the ocean leg. Eimeo Surf Life Saving Club team escorted the canoes to Eimeo Beach & to the finish line.
Celebrations at Eimeo Surf Club raised funds for them, thanks to all relay participants & supporters, including Rotarians, MRC Councillors & members of the public. Fun participation & interaction for members of 3 Northern Beaches organisations. Promotion of the 3 clubs & the volunteer work that Rotary & Surf Life Saving do for the good of our community. |
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Black Dog One Day Ride - Breakfast BBQ
An annual event in Mackay raising funds for mental health awareness.
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
With the support of Rotary District Grants, the Rotary Club of Mackay Northern Beaches Inc is able to sponsor & provide Youth Mental Health First Aid Training to people working with the young people in our community. Attendees were teachers, teacher aides, guidance counsellors & parents from a range of schools and colleges in the Mackay area. Training is conducted by Headspace Mackay.
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Mackay RYDA (Rotary Youth Driver Awareness ) Workshops - November 2020
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Rotarian Toni leading "The I in Drive" session at Mackay RYDA as a Facilitator, for approximately 150 students in total in 2020. The outdoor ‘classroom’ was an innovative solution to mid-November heat for 1 of the 6 interactive sessions for both days. Police officers, professional driving instructors, and trained volunteers from Rotary Clubs deliver powerful messages, videos and a demonstration of braking distances, etc. Mackay high school students are very fortunate to be able to participate, as it is 1 of only 2 RYDA workshops held in District 9570.
Rotarian Toni leading "The I in Drive" session at Mackay RYDA as a Facilitator, for approximately 150 students in total in 2020. The outdoor ‘classroom’ was an innovative solution to mid-November heat for 1 of the 6 interactive sessions for both days. Police officers, professional driving instructors, and trained volunteers from Rotary Clubs deliver powerful messages, videos and a demonstration of braking distances, etc. Mackay high school students are very fortunate to be able to participate, as it is 1 of only 2 RYDA workshops held in District 9570.
Camilleri Street District Park
We assisted Mackay Regional Council in various ways
at the tree planting morning at this wonderful park redevelopment in Mackay's Northern Beaches in 2019.
Kerrisdale Gardens - Chicken Coop Project
A small team of our members helped some of the elderly residents of Kerrisdale Gardens Retirement Facilities to build a moveable chicken coop beside their vegetable gardens.
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The Black Dog Ride BBQ - National Ride
In support of our friends at The Black Dog Ride, we provided a BBQ meal for the riders at the end of another heavy day of riding. A well-earned feed was had by all and an opportunity for fellowship.
World Tree Day 2018 - Harbour Beach Mackay
While we were still a Satelite Club of Rotary Club of Mackay North, we supported them and other Rotary Clubs of the Mackay area to help Mackay Regional Council to plant trees at Harbour Beach, Mackay.
