A survey of the last 20 years or so !!
Activities listed below are described here
- Rotary Bookshop
- Headphones for Dementia Patients
- Fruit Wine and Cider Show
- Government House Open Day
- Wooden Boat Restoration
- Buddy benches at local primary schools
- Dronefest
- Pathways and parks at Howrah
- A Barbecue Rotunda at Wentworth Park
- Rotary Hoe for Risdon vale Community
- Grave Restoration
Howrah Point Bookshop
For a number of years we operated a bookshop at the Howrah Point Shopping Centre. Our bookshop has now closed but we are actively looking at options to continue it’s operation. Your patronage and book donations that will benefit the community have been appreciated.
Thanks particularly to the generosity of George Spiliopolous who made his shop available.
All proceeds went to Rotary Community Projects
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Fruit Wine and Cider Show 2017 – 2021
The Rotary Club of Howrah organises the show in conjunction with the Fruit Winemakers Tasmania Association and The Tasmanian Cider Trail. Fruit Wines, Ciders and Meads are judged by an authoritative team of judges and the entries are available to taste at the Festival held on the Bellerive Boardwalk. More….
Headphones for Dementia Patients
Both Rotary Club of North Hobart and Rotary Club of Howrah have adopted the pioneering Music for Dementia project of the Rotary Club of Geraldton – Greenough in WA,
The idea of the headsets, which are loaded with handpicked playlists of the recipient’s favourite music was initiated after viewing ABC Catalyst’s special -Music on the Brain.
We are working with Fairview Rise at Rosny Park. More…
Government House Open Day, Every 2 years
Biennially now in November , the Governor of Tasmania throws open their stately home to allow Tasmanians (and visitors) to inspect the house and party in the majestic parklands that comprise the garden.
The Rotary Club of Howrah has provided Devonshire Teas, Sausages, Hamburgers,and and Cordials to the visitors who, in some years, have numbered up to 10,000.
Wooden Boat Restoration 2019
We’ were excited about this project in which we partnered with the Australian Wooden Boat Festival (AWBF)and the Department of Justice (Risdon Prison).
Prisoners have helped rebuild a donated wooden boat that was named in honour of past member Dr Vanessa Goodwin. The boat was auctioned at the AWBF on Sunday 10 Feb and funds will be put towards rehabilitation programs to which Vanessa was strongly committed.
Congratulations to Lindsay and Jo from Adelaide who purchased the dinghy. They later sold it to Robert Archer who’s grandfather owned the boat in 1915.
Read the article from ABC news
More details here –
Read the story of our dinghy
Buddy Benches 2018
Inspired by the Club’s decision to install “Buddy Benches” at several schools in the Club’s region for the 2017-2018 year ~ the process was recorded on behalf of the Rotary Club of Howrah, Bayview College & The Clarence Plains Community Shed.
The Club saw the need to help our area’s children of today
In case they couldn’t find a friend with whom they could play.
Mayor Doug Chipman, Principal Jacquie Devine join Rotarians Susie and Jan and Clarendon Vale students around the buddy bench.
More details of our Buddy Bench scheme
Dronefest 2016 and 2018
We held two Dronefests, in Lauderdale in 2016 and at Rosny in March 2018′. Their purpose was to highlight the way drone technology was becoming widespread and opening outstanding opportunities. We accomplished that so another Dronefest is not required.
Paths and Parks Howrah
We’ve been involved in partnership with the Clarence City Council in developing a number of parks and reserves.
The Clarence City Council is developing a foreshore trail which presently runs from Geilston Bay to Tranmere.
The Rotary Club of Howrah accepted the Clarence City Council’s offer to coordinate the re-construction of the Tranmere Foreshore section of the walkway.
Howrah Rotary Club worked with local residents to complete the first stage.
Rotuma Park Playground Carella Street, Tranmere
The Clarence City Council has developed the concept of creating Neighbourhood Parks in many residential areas and Regional Parks with an increased number of facilities including, perhaps, barbecues and toilets in other areas.
Neighbourhood parks typically have children’s play equipment, seats, landscaped surroundings and perhaps a rotunda.
In February 2007 Clarence City Council were keen to have the local community involved in planning a neighbourhood park on land they had at 47 Carella St in the midst of a recently developed residential area.
They approached Rotary Club of Howrah Club to develop links with residents in the area to help ensure there was local ownership of the Park.
Wentworth Park Rotunda
In June 2004 we handed over an undercover barbecue site at Wentworth Park. This is a popular recreation area alongside Howrah Beach. there are sports fields, children play areas and plenty of space for family activities.
Members of the club built the rotunda with the generous assistance of suppliers and expertise from trades’ people. The rotunda features an electric barbeque, facilities for the disabled and a large covered area providing shelter for over 40 people.
Thanks to the following organisations who supported the project —
Independent Roofing, Pioneer Concrete, R J & S E Phillips (Electrical works), K & D Bricks & Pavers, Tony Kavanagh ( Bricklayer), Simon Garth (Welder), Bunnings Warehouse, Clarence City Council
Rotary Hoe donated to Risdon Vale Community 2014
During 2014 the Rotary Club of Howrah presented a rotary hoe bought using club funds and a Rotary Tasmania District Grant to the Risdon Vale Community via the Second Bite food recycling organisation .
Rotarian David Lamb of the Community Service Committee of the Rotary Club of Howrah makes the following observations.
“This project is not really about a machine that cultivates soil, but rather is a project in which Rotary is assisting four other linked community organisations to continue to expand their positive influence on our whole Tasmanian community.”
At Risdon Vale there is a large Community Garden that has supplied vegetables for that Community’s aged and financially disadvantaged. The Risdon Prison has assisted with labour to work in the garden and s
Fresh vegetables from the Prison Garden are donated to SecondBite, with over one tonne being donated over the past two years.
The Howrah Rotary hoe is going to be a very active machine.
A Rotary hoe was presented to Second Bite food recycling organisation for the use of the Neighbourhood Centre, Christian Care and the Hobart Gaol. on View the FB album
Linking Tiaong, Philippines 2004
In a first for our club on 23 August 2004 we signed a sister club agreement with the Rotary Club of Tiaong in Quezon Province, Philippines District 3820. It was a fitting gesture for our Rotary Centennial Year and followed a Friendship Exchange visit when one of our members, PP Reg Emmett and his wife, Annette, were part of a Friendship Exchange team visiting District 3820 last May.
PP Noguera (Nogi) Felino visited Hobart for a special meeting at which the agreement was signed in the present of our District Governor Muriel Heron
Here Nogi (left) is cementing the relationship with Secretary PP Glen Woolley and President Dick Shoobridge. Nogi presented a banner and plaques in honour of the occasion and it is hoped that this will be the start of a lasting fruitful relationship between our Clubs
The Rotary Club of Tiaong have built this centre for mute and underprivileged children in Tiaong.
Rokeby Grave Restoration
A project to restore graves commemorating two brothers, George Irwin NASH and Cyril Edward NASH who were ANZAC soldiers of the First World War serving at Gallipoli.
The graves, at St Matthews Church Rokeby, had subsided and one was in danger of collapse and were repaired with the help of a grant from Tasmanian Community Fund. The restoration was managed by the Rotary Club of Howrah after an approach by Mrs Wendy Andrew, Convenor of Tranmere-Clarence Plains Land and Coastcare Inc.
An engineering report was commissioned and the restoration carried out in accordance with The Heritage Council’s guidelines.
The restoration required removal of sandstone surrounds and the headstone, compaction of the grave site and provision of a reinforced concrete slab. Rotary Club members assisted under the direction of a stonemason.
Taste of Tasmania Booth
Our Wine and Oyster Bars are now a part of our History. We sold Glen Ayr Wine and, most recently oysters from Camerons at Dunally.