03/2022 - 9.00am on a cold and foggy Sunday morning the 9920 District Changeover occurred at the Carlton Bowling Club in Cornwall Park. DG Steve Chaney passed the chains of office to DG Alan Smith who laid out his plans for the year ahead.
The meeting was attended by Newmarket’s President Dave Birch and President Elect Mike Alison. The guest speaker Chloe Swarbrick eloquently shared her views on being the youngest MP (28) and why young people are largely dis-engaged from politics. Kirsten Hawke (District Secretary) and Edith Chaney (District Trainer) where both acknowledged by Sue Smith as wahine toa. Another guest speaker Mark Anderson, from Rotary International in Parramatta spoke passionately about why Rotarians needed to stop fundraising and start doing more projects. While somewhat counter-intuitive this “community lead” approach resonated directly with Chloe Swarbricks key messages for driving engagement. (Menu: Filled Croissants with coffee or juice).