People of action making a difference

We are a service club with a purpose that is focused on fellowship and fun:

• Based in Woden in Canberra, ACT (you do not have to live in Woden or the ACT to be a member)
• Servicing to the local community and beyond (see current activities and ongoing projects)
• Operating in a supportive environment and have men and women members
  

You are welcome to check us out and get involved contact us

Current and recent activities

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Five Peaks Challenge 
The event scheduled for 26 April 2020 has been CANCELLED

Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, we have been forced to cancel.

We will be conducting the event again in Autumn 2021.

If possible, we will conduct the event in Spring 2020 (September to November).

We will publicise the date of the next event once it has been determined.

On 28 April 2019 our last annual non-competitive cyclo-sportive bike riding event provided a great challenge to 262 participants to ride the peaks around Canberra on a glorious day (4 to 19 ^oC with light to moderate winds). It was a great way to see Canberra from the saddle with support along the course, great home made food at the refreshment stations and energy snacks at the peaks.

Full details at: http://www.rotaryrides.org.au/

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Cycling Without Age - ongoing

We have an electric-assist 'trioBike taxi' (it's a tri-shaw as illustrated) currently located at Araluen Village (in Fisher) for use by the residents as part of the Cycling Without Age program to get the residents out with the wind in their hair. If you can ride a bike and have a desire to help others, then become a pilot (we will train you and it’s a simple process). You won’t need much practise before you are on the road (or the bike path).

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Services we provide:

Vehicle parking

We can park cars for your event in an effective, efficient and safe way that ensures your customers have an enjoyable parking experience and arrive at the event in a good mood. We have considerable expertise and experience with short, one-day or multi-day events. Car parking is a lot harder than it looks – especially if you want it done properly – and we do it properly. All proceeds go into our service activities and Club projects for community benefits. 

Charity Virtual Race Night was a great success

On Friday 23 February we held a fun night of punting with free play money, silent auctions and dress up for fashions on the field.

All proceeds go to charity:

• This year we are supporting MyHome in Canberra to assist them to provide supported accommodation for people with enduring mental illness.
• Last year we bought an electric-assist trike for Araluen Village so that residents again feel the ‘wind in their hair’.

 

Click here for more details of the event

Fine Wine and Friends

We had a great event on Friday 17th November

Attendees (over 80 of them) ate the food provided and sampled some beautiful wines presented by:

• Summerhill Road Vineyard, Bywong click here to view website  
• Lerida Estate, Lake George click here to view website  
• Contentiou Character, Wamboi click here to view website  

 Woden Rotary Club will use all proceeds to support of My Home In Canberra
– that will provide supported accommodation for people with enduring mental illness.

 

Our Tri-shaw now in Canberra

• We have purchased a trioBike taxi from Denmark (that's it in the photo) using funds raised from the Charity Vitrtual Race Night in April 2017 and the Five Peaks Chalenge 2017 bike ride.
• It's a ‘a couch on wheels’ – see it in this video.
• This is the third tri-shaw for Cycling Without Age in Canberra – the others are at Kangaga Waters residential aged care facility in Belconnen.

We need pilots
We are training people to become pilots and take residents for rides in the tri-shaw – out and about, to the shops, to the lake or wherever.

If you can ride a bike and have a desire to help others, then there is plenty of space for you. Our pilots are everyone from directors and senior citizens to students. You won’t need much practice before you are on the road (or the bike path).

Our motto is: ‘Hurry up slowly – turn softly’.

We will train you to become a pilot (it's a simple process) and advise you of the booking procedures so you and residents get together for a fun ride. There are no commitments as to your availability – you decide when you can ride and then your services are offered to residents. Or you can have regular passengers. It’s up to you and the residents.

Expressions of interest to wodenrotary@gmail.com.

Click here to more on this project

Clothing to Wesern Desert Dyalsis from St Anthony's Primary School, Wanniassa

The primary school changed its badge and thus had some surplus second-hand jumpers and other clothing available that they offered to Woden Rotary. We passed them onto the WDNWPT (Western Desert Dialysis) aboriginal cooperative with whom we have a close relationship having, amongst other things, constructed some dialysis centres and nurses quarters in remote communities for them.

Toll IPEC kindly transported the jumpers to Alice Springs free of charge. Here is the letter of thanks form WDNWPT and an image of a student in one of the donated jumpers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Everyone had a fun evening and we raised raised money for charity with betting with play money (no real money) on horse, dog and pig races projected onto a screen. No attendee has seen the races before. A customised race card and a wad of 'play money' is given to all attendees. And there will be fashions in the field and silent auctions.

This year's charity project helped Araluen Retirement Village in Fisher acquire a trishaw electric assist bike to start a Cycling Without Age program - so residents again feel the ‘wind in their hair’ (image left).

It's on again next year on Friday 23 February 2018.

View images of the 2017 event

 

 

Woden Rotary recognised by Rotary International President

for achieving the highest growth rate of female members in our Rotary District 9710

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Last modified JW 26 November 2018