History of the Rotary Club, Singleton
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The Rotary Club of Singleton Inc. was chartered on 16 February 1940 with 30 members, and it was the first service club in Singleton.
The Club has a proud record of achievement, and from its inception has played its part in the various avenues of service to which Rotary is dedicated. Hundreds of organisations and persons throughout Singleton and its district, have benefited from the help given by Rotary, sometimes by financial assistance, and others by active participation in the projects concerned. |
By virtue of its composition of representatives of most of our business vocations, the Club is in a unique position to advise on projects and problems and this counsel has been gladly given when this has been asked.
Today, Singleton Rotary Club has 32 members. That membership base is made up of men and women of all ages, who enjoy giving back to the community. The camaraderie is strong and lifelong friendships are made. |
Witmore Garden Project:#MakingADifference
Our Club used the expertise of members to assist Witmore Enterprises undertake a project that was of benefit to staff and clients. Witmore Enterprises is a not for profit charitable organisation that provides disability support services including employment to disabled people from the Singleton district. The job consisted of excavating a garden area including removing a tree and placing 150 mm depth of concrete between a kerb and the existing concrete pavement adjacent to the main building. The new paving allowed the Witmore buses to reverse into an existing parking area and to discharge their wheelchair bound clients on to the newly paved area for easy access to the building. |
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Grave Restoration Project: April 2017Service to the Singleton Community
Our Club is undertaking the restoration of the graves of Singleton’s founder, Benjamin Singleton at Whittingham Cemetery and Singleton’s first Mayor, Alexander Munro, at Glenridding Uniting Church Cemetery. Financial support from Glencore allowed the restoration to proceed. |
Ray Robinson, John Arthur, Peter Brennan, Lindy Hyam, John Henderson, Barry Cox and David O’Hearn (taking photo) attended a recent working bee.
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RYDA Road at TocalRotarian Ted Drayton as Project Manager ensured the successful construction of the purpose built road for the RYDA Stopping Distance demonstration at Tocal Agricultural College. Construction consisted of subbase gravel covering geotech fabric followed by a two coat seal with the first coat being 14 mm and second being 10mm aggregate.
RYDA is designed for 16-18 year old students and is a series of workshops that aim to change the way young people think about road safety. As part of an interactive one-day experience, students experience braking at different speeds (on our purpose built road), devise travel strategies that will work for them and get tips from road safety experts on how to protect themselves, their friends and family. |
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Singleton Rotary Club Santa Fun RunWe ended the year on a high with a Santa Fun Run in Rose Point Park on 5th December as part of Singleton Council's Presents in the Park evening. To kick off the afternoon there will be markets, wine tasting, food stalls, live music from 4pm.
Our Santa Fun Run will commence at 5.30pm. All participants are encouraged to dress in costume. Entries will be taken on the day from 4:00pm, but we encourage people to enter prior. Of course the night wouldn't be complete without a movie on the big screen. At 7.30pm a Christmas favourite, Elf, will be screening. Bring the family and a rug, visit the Rotary BBQ, have your photo taken with Santa and enjoy all of the food stalls and entertainment. |
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12th Annual Rotary Cash Calendar – 2015The 12th Annual Rotary Cash Calendar is on sale now. The theme for the 2015 calendar is A Day in the Life of Singleton.
The calendars are always a popular Christmas gift with a lot of calendars purchased being sent to friends and relatives who no longer live in Singleton. The calendars are also a great gift for businesses to give to their staff as a Christmas gift. Each calendar costs $10 and only 1200 copies have been printed. There is $3000 in prize money to be won with 90 daily cash prizes ranging in value from $25 to $500. Every calendar is numbered and has a chance to win a prize in each of the three draws which take place in the first week of February, March and April. Calendars are available to purchase from any member of our Club. The calendar is also be available for sale at Singleton Square shopping centre. Just look for our cubby house raffle stand. |
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Men's Health Education Rural Van (MHERV)
A customised van built by Singleton Rotarian and owner of Customised Mine Services, Warren Deaves will be used to promote men's health around NSW. Warren has spent around 180 hours of his own time fabricating MERV and because of this the project cost just under $20,000 as opposed to the $41,000 originally quoted. Warren recently handed over the purpose built van to Rotary District Governor, Brian Atkins, in front of fellow Rotarians who gathered to acknowledge the generous contribution Warren had made to ensuring rural men can access the help and advice they need to stay healthy.
The MERV van is a mobile check-up and information service that travels to work places and community sites throughout the western area of our Rotary District. Men can have their blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol levels checked followed by a discussion with a community nurse about men's health issues. The MERV van is funded and manned by Rotary for the community and will be based in Narromine.
District Governor Brian presented Warren with a certificate of appreciation for the design, fabrication and completion of Rotary District 9670's new Men's Education Rural Van.
The MERV van is a mobile check-up and information service that travels to work places and community sites throughout the western area of our Rotary District. Men can have their blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol levels checked followed by a discussion with a community nurse about men's health issues. The MERV van is funded and manned by Rotary for the community and will be based in Narromine.
District Governor Brian presented Warren with a certificate of appreciation for the design, fabrication and completion of Rotary District 9670's new Men's Education Rural Van.
Renovation of the Girl Guide HallThe Guide Hall renovations, our Club's major project for the year, are progressing well. Our Club has donated $10,000 towards the construction of the wheelchair ramp with access to the front door, the replacement of the front doors with an emergency exit door and minor repairs of interior walls which were cracked during the re-piering of the building. The total cost of the work is approximately $23,000. Girl Guides have raised the balance through fundraising and generous donations from community groups, businesses and the local community. The ramp has now been completed with the exception of the handrails which will be installed in the near future.
We are now organising a Rotary working bee to extend the existing concrete path to the bottom of the wheelchair ramp and place slats across the front piers finishing at the ramp. |
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Youth Driver Awareness ProgramGetting behind the wheel of a car as a young driver is said to be the most dangerous thing that a person will do in their entire life. The RYDA Program equips young people with the tools and knowledge they need to stay safe on the roads.
This year, 180 senior students from Singleton High School and St Catherine's Catholic College attended the program which was held at Singleton Show Ground on 7 August. The stopping distances demonstration proved the most popular session with students surprised at how far a vehicle travelled after the brakes had been applied. The last RYDA Program was held at Singleton Showground on 4 June 2012. In attendance were 158 students and 7 teachers who were impressed with the subject matter and the quality of the presenters. The day was judged to be an outstanding success. |
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ANZAC Day BBQ
Our Club catered the ANZAC Day BBQ for the community on behalf of the Singleton RSL Sub-Branch. The weather was perfect and there was a large crowd attending the commemorations. Money collected on the day will be donated to Legacy.
Try A Skill day at Singleton Showground
The Try a Skill day at Singleton Showground proved a highly successful event with Year 9 and 10 students hearing from 51 exhibitors who showcased their various trades to the students.
Our Club fed more than 400 participants with impressive speed and efficiency and have been presented with a commemorative plaque from the World Skills Organisation
Our Club fed more than 400 participants with impressive speed and efficiency and have been presented with a commemorative plaque from the World Skills Organisation
Annual Cubby House RaffleOur 2012 Cubby House raffle was was won by a very deserving local family. Our thanks go to Rotarian Geoff Williams for his time and effort to construct another cubby house for the annual Club raffle.
This prize has raised an enormous amount for our Club's community service funds over Geoff's many years of undertaking this project. |
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Guide Hall RepairSingleton Girl Guide Hall is an important part of the Singleton community. The hall was erected on it's current site in York Street in 1960 with the help of various community groups including the Rotary Club of Singleton.
When the Girl Guides approached our Club for assistance with the repiering of the hall and the addition of a ramp to provide disabled access to the hall the members of our Club were happy to help. The first stage incorporating project managing the repiering of the hall and rectifying the drainage problems under the hall has been completed. The second stage of the renovations which involves the construction of a ramp and replacement of the old entrance doors will be underway shortly. |
Rotarians, Alf Braye, Barry Cox, Tony Groucutt, and John Henderson, with Tony's 'Tiny Digger'.
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Past Presidents' Honour Roll
1940/41 C R Whitfield 1941/42 D A Ryan 1942/43 J M Bayliss 1943/44 G E Madgwick 1944/45 K T Ryan 1945/46 W C Palmer 1946/47 J W Payne 1947/48 C B Buckby 1948/49 O B Hatherly 1949/50 E A Attwater 1950/51 A G Godfrey 1951/52 W S Paton 1952/53 C C Henry 1953/54 E W Robinson 1954/55 C Bendle 1955/56 T F Cragg 1956/57 A R Bull 1957/58 B Ricardo 1958/59 L J O’Keefe 1959/60 R J Cochrane 1960/61 W A McGregor 1961/62 R L Logan |
1962/63 H J Dorsman 1963/64 F B Tulloch 1964/65 L M Moore 1965/66 C C Henry 1966/67 R R Clem 1967/68 J D Hull 1968/69 J Gate 1969/70 W G Clifton 1970/71 W Chisholme 1971/72 M Williams 1972/73 R MacFarlane 1973/74 J V Ebsworth 1974/75 R T Rigby 1975/76 R J Leggett 1976/77 W Craig 1977/78 T Manning 1978/79 D A Allen 1979/80 P MacFarlane 1980/81 C Britts 1981/82 J Robinson 1982/83 T Brown 1983/84 A Braye |
1984/85 W N Burton 1985/86 H M Smith 1986/87 J J Lynch 1987/88 K L Harvey 1988/89 P A Williams 1989/90 I J Stevenson 1990/91 D M Williams 1991/92 E D Burley 1992/93 G W Williams 1993/94 R Watkins 1994/95 T MacKenzie 1995/96 N M Miles 1996/97 A D Jefferson 1997/98 K N McDonald 1998/99 B L Cox 1999/00 G J McMillan 2000/01 R H Robinson 2001/02 P L Brennan 2002/03 D C McGeachi 2003/04 E W Drayton 2004/05 T A Mills 2005/06 G J Woodman |
2006/07 J Myles 2007/08 A L White 2008/09 J P Bailey 2009/10 A Garton 2010/11 J R Henderson 2011/12 N D White 2012/13 J C Arthur 2013/14 J R Henderson 2014/15 W Deaves 2015/16 M J Rolfe 2016/17 L H Hyam 2017/18 A L White 2018/19 I Bailey 2019/20 B L Cox 2020/21 N D White 2021/22 W Gee 2022/23 A Almond 2023/24 N D White |
