THE Rotary Club of Torquay will celebrate 30 years of community service at a function in Bellbrae this weekend.<\/p>\n
The club has been highly active in Torquay and surrounds with a number of long-running and highly successful initiatives over its three decades of existence, including the Torquay Rotary Motor Show \u2013 which marked its 10th year in 2017 – the Torquay Book Fair, the regular sausage sizzle at the Cowrie Market, and volunteering at events such as the Anzac Day dawn service at Point Danger.<\/p>\n
More recent activities include a sold-out fundraising dinner with Tour de France winner Cadel Evans last year, and last month\u2019s planting of trees in Deep Creek Reserve \u2013 part of a global Rotary challenge for every one of Rotary\u2019s 1.2 million members to plant at least one tree by Earth Day.<\/p>\n
As well as club members and partners, past members and partners have been invited to Saturday\u2019s event, as well as local council and government representatives.<\/p>\n
The celebration will feature music by The Shy Guys.<\/p>\n
The Rotary Club of Torquay\u2019s 30th birthday will be held at Bellbrae Estate, 520 Great Ocean Road, Bellbrae, on Saturday, May 5 from 6.30-9pm.<\/p>\n
Tickets are $25 per person and include canapes. Drinks are at bar prices.<\/p>\n
For more information on the event, phone Maggie Isom on 0412 713 102 or John McDonald on 0405 146 443.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE Rotary Club of Torquay will celebrate 30 years of community service at a function in Bellbrae this weekend. The club has been highly active in Torquay and surrounds with a number of long-running and highly successful initiatives over its three decades of existence, including the Torquay Rotary Motor Show \u2013 which marked its 10th […]<\/p>\n