Lunch arrangements:
Tea and coffee available and it's a BYO lunch. Food outlets nearby range from Sushi to Subway, Kebabs to Night & Day, and local cafes like Bru located on Moray Place. Alternatively, just make yourself a cuppa!
Members are encouraged to attend Thursday lunch meetings whenever they can. They are an opportunity for fellowship, to hear interesting speakers and to catch up with our Club activities.
Remember that if you are unable to join our lunch meetings in person, we can still provide a Zoom option.
Grant MacLennan is one of two duty managers who oversees the day to day running of the not for profit multi – purpose Community House facility, offering meeting venues and workspaces for over 21 organisations including Rotary Dunedin. Between the two managers they are allocated 30 hours a week to control and organise the smooth running of Community House, however at times this is a big ask. The Community House building is located in the heart of the city at 43 Princes Street and located on floors 1,2 and 6.
Dunedin Community House offers a comprehensive office space solution, complete with high – speed WIfi, printing services, professional meeting rooms, and a functional kitchenette equipped with coffee and tea facilities. In addition to offering offices for long term lease they provide hot desks for rent by the hour,daily or longer terms and make meeting rooms available to suit the needs of any client. Community House also encourage collaboration, connection and community building within the tenants encouraging them all to work together in their vibrant collective working space.
Grant says that as managers they are freely available to support tenants and groups to overcome problems that may arise in the daily running of a business in these tough and tricky economical times. Dunedin Community House has also been involved with the Dunedin Community Christmas Dinner for many years. Grant mentioned the many volunteering opportunities associated with this positive event for Dunedin people.
Click on to the link here and you can see in detail all the services and facilities provided by Community House - offered at prices much more affordable than the open market.
At the conclusion of Grant's talk, President Elect Bruce Collier thanked him and offered one our Rotary Pens! It was interesting to know that Grant and Bruce had once known each other in the Scouts.
Helpers needed for Log splitting and firewood project at Rotary Park
Tue 13 Oct, 9am
We are asking for help on Tuesday 13th Oct to split old man pine rings. We have a big splitter booked & plan to start at 9am, if anyone has access to a splitter, a 2nd machine would speed up the process.
Firewood is available at $100/m3, we have some orders already but be good to get some more for collection/delivery on the 13th. Contact: Peter Jackson 0274321888
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Volunteers needed on October 16 &17
Volunteers are sought to give two hours of their time for the Pink Ribbon Street Appeal on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 October.
You can help by donating items that you no longer need, but are really too good to throw away - Sporting gear the kids have long since left behind, small furniture items such as coffee tables and lamps, kitchen items, books, toys and games, workshop tools, ????. The more we have to offer, the more funds we raise for charity. If you do have items, we will come and pick them up. Just call Murray on 0273 820 273.
Volunteers wanted to help at Dunedin Central Rotary's Book Sale. Follow this link if you are able to take a shift over the weekend starting 30 Oct - 1 Nov
Taieri Rotary Monster Garage Sale
From late afternoon of Fri 30th Oct and from 9am on Sat 31st Oct at Taieri A&P Showgrounds, Mosgiel. There will be a wide range of quality goods, from kids sports equipment, to tools, to fancy ornaments, and everything in between. So a great opportunity to find a bargain. Hopefully we will see you there.
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Dunedin Central Rotary's
Book Sale
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Invitation to a Charity Dinner for the Rotary Foundation in Invercargill on 4 Nov, 6pm
Prices are $85.00 per person for Rotarians and our families, $100.00 per person for others
Our Community Projects Team are organising a special visit to
Lan Yuan, Dunedin's Chinese Garden
Saturday 7 November, 2 - 4pm
Save the date
We are lucky to have Malcolm Wong as our speaker to tell us stories about the concept, the design, the construction and the people involved in creating this special garden in Dunedin, now 18 years on since it opened! We'll also get to enjoy some Chinese Tea and visit the Tower Room! This event will be a small fundraiser Community Projects team.
Have a great week!
Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul. Luther Burbank
Daffodil glory! We picked flowers for the Charity Lunch from this wonderful garden belonging to Lynne and Tony Guy. After the event, the flowers were donated to the Hospice who very much appreciated receiving them!
Dr Muhammed Cheema from Otago University's School of Business is a Senior Lecturer in Finance. He returns to speak to us about scamming. According to Financial Services Complaints Limited scams are robbing millions from unsuspecting New Zealanders every year.
The five week roster is the most accurate and members are urged to check the Duty Roster webpage regularly.
Instructions for setting up and tidying the room
The duty team are responsible for setting up the room which involves placement of the tables & chairs (in sets of six chairs per table, tables placed lengthwise down each side of the room), please ensure that you arrive in time to assist with this. We also have to put the tables and chairs back after the meeting, please ask members to help the duty team if they can. Place used cups and spoons in the white bin on the trolley to take to the dishwasher. Duty officers are asked to load the dishwasher but not to turn it on.
SPEAKER HOSTS please remember to send a summary of the Speakers presentation complete with photo to Fiona fiona.robin@outlook.com
The Board has approved the following nominating committee to choose our president in 2029-30.
Lynne Guy, Bruce Collier, Neil Lyons, Alan Anderson, Brian Daniels (chair), John Drummond, Jackie StJohn, Katie Slaughter and Gordon Tucker. The Nominating committee will be meeting in mid-October.
Any member is welcome to confidentially contact any member of the committee, until 16th October, to put forward a name for consideration.
ROTARY CLUBS OF DUNEDIN CHARITY LUNCHEON WITH THE PRIME MINISTER
We expect to have a report with photos in a bulletin next week or the week after.
ROTARY PARK NEWS
We will be planning working bees for mulching and weeding trees on two or three occasions dates to be decided during spring
October - November
CLASS ACT AWARD FOR AYOKO
Ayoko Aoyagi from Logan Park High School was sponsored by our club to attend the Rotary Science and Technology Forum in Auckland in 2026. Ayoko spoke to our club in February his year and had a lovely presentation.
Recently Ayoko received the Class Act Award from Christopher Luxon and it was reported in the ODT on Tuesday 22 September. Ayoko listed the Forum as one of her achievements.
Congratulations Ayoko!
KEEP UP WITH US
Click on the links below to access our Rotary Dunedin website and our Rotary Dunedin Facebook page.
Daffodil glory! We picked flowers for the Charity Lunch from this wonderful garden belonging to Lynne and Tony Guy. After the event, the flowers were donated to the Hospice who very much appreciated receiving them! 
Recently Ayoko received the Class Act Award from Christopher Luxon and it was reported in the ODT on Tuesday 22 September. Ayoko listed the Forum as one of her achievements. 
