Rotary Club of Hamilton Inc  List of Activities

1956-57
• 18th July, first provisional club meeting at “Coolden”, New Farm
• First Official meeting at RQ Golf Club
• Erection of Hamilton Rotary sign at Hamilton Wharf

1957-58
• Ascot Boy Scouts Fete
• Spastic League Centre Fete
• Ascot State School Fete
• Car outings for Orphan children
• Equipment for the Training Centre for the Blind

1958-59
• Raised money for Ascot Creche and Kindergarten
• Chocolate Wheel for Nundah Spastics Centre

1959-60
• Steel fence at Ascot Creche and Kindergarten
• Sabot trainers supplied to Pinkenba Sea Scouts
• Scholarship bursary for pupils in the area

1960-61
• Rotary Park project at Boggy Creek, Myrtletown
• Levelling of playgrounds for Pinkenba Playground Association

 

1961-62
• Concrete floor for Ascot Scouts Den
• Playground seats for Pinkenba State School
• Tents for YMCA

 

1962-63
• Concreting at Clayfield Bar Jai Club
• Repair and painting of Sea Scouts Hall
• Boat for Sea Scouts
• Tools for Newstead Opportunity School

 

1963-64
• Swimming pool at Brisbane Special School, Breakfast Creek
• Materials for Newstead Opportunity School
• Picture screen for Mission to Seafarers
• Sponsor a Briton Project
• Purchase of cattle to raise for charity

 

1964-65
• Cricket equipment for Pinkenba State School

 

1965-66
• Opening of Special School Swimming Pool by Sir Henry Abel-Smith
• Lifting aid for Clifford House
• St Columban’s Cricket Nets

 

1966-67
• Clayfield Child Care Centre floor covering 
• Aboriginal Student Scholarship
• Supply of farm vehicle to Orphans in Kandy, Ceylon

 

1967-68
• Repair basketball courts at Pinkenba
• Erected fence at Clayfield Child Care Centre
• Books and bookcases for Convalescent homes
• Royal Flying Doctor donation
• New floor for Hamilton Scout Hall
• Establishment of Hamilton Senior Citizens’ Centre
• Sewing machines for New Guinea
• ‘Hamilton Room’ at International House

 

1968-69
• Host club for District Assembly
• Made 51 Folding Chairs for Senior Citizens Club
• Ascot Kindergarten maintenance
• Distribution of “Ekka” fruit pavilion produce to the needy
• 200th migrant sponsored in sponsorship programme

 

1969-70
• Hamilton Rotaract Club chartered
• Sun shade and slippery slide for Clayfield Child-care Centre
• Hendra family assisted following house fire
• Christmas decorations for “Clifford House” home for the aged
• Steriliser donated to Order of the Eastern Star Hospital
• Ann Mcdermott; outbound exchange student to Connecticut

 

1970-71
• Rotary Club of Albion chartered
• Group Study Exchange Team from Germany
• Christmas decorations for Clifford House
• Cricket Pitch for Hendra State School
• Rotaract Club established

 

1971-72
• TV set for Ascot Convalescent Home
• Opening of Senior Citizens building
• Equipment for Pinkenba Youth Centre

 

1972-73
• Table Tennis table for Pinkenba Youth Centre
• Bribie Island trip for Clifford House
• Equipment for Pony Club for the disabled

 

1973-74
• Cricket Pitch for Hamilton State School
• Group Study Exchange from America

 

1974-75
• Membership peak of 72 with 84% average attendance
• Rotary Glass to guest speakers commenced
• Club Hosted a Japanese Exchange Student - Yushi Ueda
• Club Donated $1,000.00 to Darwin Appeal
• Sue Mercer; Out-bound Exchange Student to Canada
• Adventure playground built at Tuffnell Home
• Apprentice Award to plumbing apprentice; Gary Michael
• Week in Darwin after Cyclone Tracey, helping with Medical problems
• Courtesy Award to Mrs A Gwatkin -Eagle Farm Post Office
• Drinking wells for Bangladesh
• Barbecue Raised $5,600
• Golf Day raised $670
• Bowls Day raised $951
• Hon. W. Knox laid Foundation Stone for Hamilton Senior Citizens Club

 

1975-76
• Sporting equipment for Help Industries Basketball Courts

 

1976-77
• First car presented to the Blue Nurses
• Ferry Terminal project for Tonga
• Floodlights for Help Industries Basketball Courts
• Wooden toys for fund raising BBQ

 

1977-78
• Kingsford Smith Drive cleanup

 

1978-79
• Sporting equipment for St Cecilia’s School, Hamilton
• Repairs to Help Industries sporting complex
• Remodel kitchen at Clifford House
• Replacement of car for Blue Nurses
• Youth Leadership Scheme awards for local schools

 

1979-80
• Rotary signs at airport terminals
• Flea Markets

 

1980-81
• Rotary River Walk FairSporting equipment for Hamilton Brownies
• Copying machine for Pinkenba State School
• Building for Dilkusha Children’s home in Fiji

 

1981-82
• 25th Anniversary Celebrations
• Goods for Mission in Tangoa in Vanuatu
• Final meeting held in old RQ Clubhouse
• Books to New Guinea

 

1982-83
• Change-over Dinner at Hamilton Hotel
• 1st meeting at the new RQ Clubhouse
• Art Show at St Augustines Church Hall
• Paint spray booths at Help Industries
• Sale of ties for Commonwealth Games
• Books for New Guinea
• Vaccine for 3H progam
• International Youth Exchange

 

1983-84
• Painting and playground equipment at Oriel Park
• Refurbishment of Hamilton Scouts and Guides buildings and equipment
• Flowers for Mothers’ Day at Clifford House
• Great Aussie Picnic food stall
• Red Shield Appeal

 

1984-85
• Access ramps in Racecourse Road
• Playground equipment in Oriel Park
• Planning to set up Probus Club

 

1985-86
• National Science Summer School
• Help towards funding a vehicle for Sepik’s Nutrition Advisor
• Significant growth in St Margarets Interact Club (40 to 228)
 

1986-87
• Gateway Bridge Opening.
• Children’s Playground at Oriel Park
• Maintenance at Senior Citizens Centre

 

1987-88
• Cameron Rocks Car Park
• Great Aussie Picnic & Fete
• Gateway Bridge Fun Run
• Brisbane Airport Air Display

 

No report available

 

1989-90
• Trip to Guam
• Christmas cakes 
• Cameron Rocks Recreation Reserve
• Joint fundraising project with Rotaryannes for Ronald McDonald House
• Bingo project commenced. 
• Passive Rotary Park 

 

1990-91
• Story Bridge 50th Anniversary Gala Day
• Security for Mamre Association
• Furniture for Mary Crest Home
• Equipment for International House
• Equipment for schools in Lae
• Hamilton Probus Club commenced
• Gateway Fun-Run

 

1991-92
• Eagle Farm Parklands Project
• Rotary Exchange Students
• Photocopier for Honiara General Hospital
• CRA National Science Summer School
• Asia Science Summer School
• Bingo

 

1992-93
• Passive Park tree planting
• Blue Nurses replacement vehicle
• Two vehicles for St Lukes Nursing Service
• Rotary Health Research Fund
• Formation of Hamilton Neighbour Watch
• Crime Prevention short course
• Trailer for Youth Emergency Services Inc
• Donation to Karuna House
• Brisbane River Cleanup
• Racecourse Road Fair
• Support for Dilkusha in Fiji
• Paint Your Heart Out

 

1993-94
• Drought relief project.
• Construction of pergola at Hamilton TAFE
• Ivan Holm Award
• Leukemia Foundation ‘Golden Mile of Coins’

 

1994-95
• Employ Australia Campaign
• First Involvement in Racecourse Road Carnival
• Restoration of SS Maloja at Ascot State School
• Food vouchers for drought relief
• Mechanical ventilator for girl in Thailand
• Matched Student Youth Exchange
• Siemens Science Summer School
• Citizenship Awards
• RI Youth Exchange

1995-96

No report available

 

1996-97
• Small business incubator
• 1996 the Rotary Club of Hamilton sponsored a Gala dinner at the Brisbane Convention Centre to celebrate the election of our esteemed member Glen Kinross as President of Rotary International for 1997/98. There were over 500 Rotarians in attendance including two past I/Ps Royce Abbey and Sir Clem Renouf who both gave speeches that evening congratulating Glen who was only the fourth Australian in the history of Rotary to be elected to this position!
• Paint Your Heart Out scheme
• GSE team (France) function at Boondall wetlands
• $10,000 to “Abused Child Trust”
• $6000 from successful Golf Day
• Presidential Citation
• Nudgee Beach Environmental Centre
• District Governor’s Premier Club Award
• $2500 donated to the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund
• Dinner in the City for visiting Rotarians from D2610 Japan and in particular Kanazawa Club (home club of exchange student, Shusaku Yamagishi

 

1997-98
No report available
• Glen Kinross' World Presidential Year
• RI President Charity Dinner at Doomben Racecourse

 

1998-99
• Ascot Park project
• Trolley for Halwyn Centre
• Fencing for McGill St Park
• Heather Kinross Foundation Fund for literacy
• Clean up Australia
• Humanitarian Project in Thailand
• World Community Service Project – Brian Mitchell to Papua New Guinea
• Hosting inbound International Exchange Students
• RYLA students
• Citizenship Awards

 

No report available

• 1999/2000 year the Rotary Club of Hamilton finalised the fund raising for the Heather Kinross Memorial Education Fund which was a joint project with Education Queensland to fund underprivileged Schools to carry out projects to assist their students . Our Appeal raised $45000 and the Queensland Government contributed $250000 to get the scheme up and running.
• Concrete and Landscaping at Clayfield Bar Jai Club

 

No report available
• First female member inducted
• Bulletin goes electronic
• Web site launched
• PGA Golf ticket sales
• Yearling race day
• Art Show at Forest Place
• Hamburger stand at Pinkenba School Fete
• Presidential Citation

2001-02

No report available
• ‘Polio Plus’ - Major RI Project to eradicate polio worldwide commenced. 
• Street Access Van for ‘Street Kids’ Campaign
• PGA Golf Day
• End of BINGO in the Valley Plaza
• Commencement of link between our Golf Day & ‘Drug Arm’
• Contribution to ARHRF takes average per member above $250
• Project at Hamilton Senior Citizens Club.
• Replaced Clubs’ street directional signage.
• Art Show at Forest Place, Clayfield, including fundraising auction for Legacy
• Citizenship Awards for children at Ascot State School
• Commencement of process for fixing our Member Database at RI, Evanston
• Safety fence for park in McGill Avenue
• Funds allocated to Heather Kinross Village, Phillipines
• Pinkenba School funded to upgrade their tuckshop and also publish a school history
• 1st Club Bestowed PHF Sapphires to Norm Wilson, Errol Watkins & Garry Fenner
• Four Avenues of Service Award to PDG Alan Millard
• Air-Train Opening

2002-03
• Citizenship Ceremony commenced
• Cleanup of Seafarers’ Centre
• Signage at McGill Park
• Garden Edging at Hamilton School
• Golf Day for Drug Arm’s Street Van
• Meals-on-Wheels commenced
• Mounting of Presidents’ collar
• International Convention Welcoming and Hosting
• Heather Kinross Memorial Village
• Landscaping at Senior Cits

2003-04
• Hamilton Recreation Reserve Shelters opened
• Citizenship Ceremony
• Renewed Ivan Holm Award
• Two students sponsored to NYSF and two proposed
• Melbourne Cup Sweep 
• The low-cost housing grant had come to pass with 6 houses being provided.
• X-Ray machine and associated equipment donated by the Army to East Timor. 
• Three awards for Pride of Workmanship 
• Rotary Youth Citizenship Awards to three schools in area
• Drug-Arm’s new Health Van from Golf Day
• Acquisition of Rotary’s own shipping container for Donations in Kind
• 500 Birthing Kits for Papua New Guinea