Club & Other Programs

DOROTHEA MACKELLAR MEMORIAL POETRY COMPETITION OUTBACK LINKS RESCUE HELICOPTER FUND RAISING (Westpac) ROTOPTICS RYAG SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CHALLENGE ROADSAFE YOUTH DRIVER AWARENESS - RYDA VOCATIONAL & EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH
ROTARY YOUTH IN AGRICULTURE (RYAG)
The various RYAG programs are developed and run by clubs to provide vocationally oriented experiences for high school students. AVIATION A project of the Rotary Club of West Tamworth. Greg THOMAS (Chairman) - West Tamworth AQUACULTURE A project of the Rotary Club of Great Lakes. Peter AULBURY (Chairman) - Great Lakes BEEF A project of The Rotary Club of Coonabarabran. In recess 2011-12 COTTON A project of the Rotary Clubs of Moree & Moree-on-Gwydir. Tim LYNE (Chairman) - Moree on Gwydir DAIRY A project of the Rotary Club of Wingham Graham LAWRENCE (Chairman) - Wingham EQUINE A project of the Rotary Clubs in the Tamworth region Barry BIFFIN(Chairman) - Tamworth First Light SHEEP A project of the Rotary Club in the Armidale region Anne ANDREWS (Chairman) - Walcha RYMARINE A project of the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour Daybreak Mark SPENCER (Chairman) - Coffs Harbour Daybreak
RYSTARS A project of The Rotary Club of Coonabarabran Colin WELSH (Chairman) - Coonabarabran
RACE– Rotary Aviation Careers Expo A project of the Rotary Club of West Tamworth Greg THOMAS(Chairman) - Tamworth West
DOROTHEA MACKELLAR MEMORIAL POETRY COMPETITION
The Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Poetry Competition recognises Mackellar’s contribution to Australian literature. The aim of the competition is to capture the imagination of every student in Australia, inspiring him or her with a passion for poetry.
Harvey STONEMAN (Chairman) - Gunnedah
OUTBACK LINKS
Aims to reduce isolation and disadvantage in outback Australia by linking appropriately skilled and gifted volunteers with outback families who could benefit from practical assistance.
Trevor GILSON (Chairman) - Port Macquarie

RESCUE HELICOPTER FUND RAISING (Westpac)
John SHARKEY (Chairman) - Tamworth West

ROTAOPTICS
This committee
coordinates the collection, testing and distribution of glasses from District 9650 to our island neighbours. John DALE (Chairman) - eCLUBONE
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CHALLENGE
Chairman	David STELLER Richard O’LEARY John WALTON Alan COATES Wayne MADDEN	Armidale Central Kempsey West Gloucester Tamworth First Light Narrabri
ROADSAFE YOUTH DRIVER AWARENESS - RYDA A program of the Rotary Club of Taree
Chairman Email	Ken PATTERSON Don HOPKINS Bill PHILLIPS Brian CALFORD Bob CLARK Don PHILLIPS Roland SOUSSA	Taree Taree Narrabri Wingham Taree Coonabarabran
This committee promotes driver awareness by young people to help save lives on the road. RYDA is a community Road Safety Program for Youth which targets awareness and attitudinal change. Over 100,000 students have already attended RYDA in Australia. “Young people aged 17-25 represent less than 15% of the population yet account for over 25% of motorists killed or seriously injured in road crashes.” Venues operating in D9650: Kempsey, Macksville, Narrabri and Taree. Visit www.ryda.org.au for further information