Michael Goldsworthy

   

 

 

 

We have an agreement with Lentara to provide helpers for the market bump in and out.  This includes the physical work required. 

 

Our role is to coordinate unloading traffic and generally oversee set up and set down. Paul Fraser maintains the roster of Rotarians for these roles.   If you can help please contact Paul CLICK HERE      
 

 

 

Craft Beer and Fine Wine Event run by the Rotary Club of Central Melbourne Sunrise to meet our commitments for its school projects in Laos to be held at

 

Henry Street Brewhouse, Unit 5, 38 Barrett Street, Kensington. [https://henrystbrewhouse.com.au/].

 

 

Born from humble beginnings in the backyard on Henry Street, this tiny artisan microbrewery pride themselves in handcrafting exquisite beers and ales. Created using the finest ingredients, a lot of passion and hard work.

 

As well as the opportunity to taste a range of craft brews, the event will feature an auction of fine wines and a talk by Sandra de Pury, winemaker at Yeringberg Wines, who has also donated some notable wines for the event.

 

Sandra, along with her father Guill de Pury and wife Katherine make wines for the new millennium from the low-yielding vines re-established in the heart of what was one of the most famous vineyards of the 19th century. In the riper years, the red wines have a velvety generosity of flavour rarely encountered, while never losing varietal character; the long-lived Marsanne Roussanne takes students of history back to Yeringberg’s fame in the 19th century. They export to the US, Switzerland, Hong Kong and China.

 

RCCMS members have raided their cellars to present a range of interesting wines for the special silent auction and the highlight auction on the evening. 

 

Attendance is strictly limited to 40 people.  Finger-food and vouchers for tastings or wine, beer and soft drink by the glass are included in the ticket price OF $65. Further drinks can be purchased at the bar.

 

Also a lucky door prize will be awarded at no cost.

 

If you cannot attend or miss out on a ticket, you can still participate by making an advance bid for the auction items from the list to be circulated before the event.

 

The Laos school projects run by RCCMS refurbish classrooms and toilets at village schools in Laos, near Luang Prabang. The Laotian people have a strong desire for education but limited resources and RCCMS with your help is working to address this issue.

 

TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT

PLEASE SUPPORT BY YOUR EARLY REGISTRATION TO HERB GREENWOOD

 

 

   

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

It’s hard to find  lovelier gardens than those at Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre  in Kew, Melbourne. A decade ago the grounds were  brownish grass and concrete paths; today a riot of shrubs, flowers, succulents,  green pergolas and natural timber textures have been established by Austin Health's garden guru, Steven Wells, 43. [Steven explains the garden philosophy to Sue Duras at morning tea]

These gardens continue to thrive thanks to what he calls "the fantastic support" of a cluster of Rotary Clubs that for 12 years have descended on the grounds for a massive annual working bee. On Saturday February 27 2016 another 30 Rotarians and friends slaved away at digging,  re-potting,  trimming, and spreading 7 cubic metres of mulch.   

The 90 patients mostly have brain, stroke and spinal injuries. They can rest their eyes on thriving and shady plants and arcades, take lunch outside and get away mentally from the wards and beds.  Some can’t talk, other can’t use a limb, few can foresee a career. But   they feel they can do small stress-free tasks or just sit in a pretty spot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The working bee inspiration came 12 years ago from Lyn McBain [see left photo-Lyn is enjoying a well earned break], wife of former Central Melbourne-Sunrise RC member Bruce McBain. [Bruce is seen here discussing old time with John Meehan]. Lyn worked there as a nurse for eight years from 2000 and felt sorry the patients had such sterile surroundings. She saw the opportunity for the Rotarians to support Steven and make a difference in the gardens for the patients.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This year’s working bee included two Melbourne Park RC youngsters and three friends, two from Melbourne RC and 23 members and friends from RC Central Melbourne-Sunrise. [all hard at work in photo below]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last year’s similar party of 26 opened up a new section of tired brown grass, which Steven has planted during winter with low-growing and drought-tolerant native lomandra, dianella and succulents. He’s topped it off with a metal artwork of symbolic leaves. “A new group of patients can now look out from their bedrooms to banks of green and the distant trees,” he says.

 “It’s been such a sustained program over the years, with so many Rotary hands getting so much done in just a morning. They bring tools galore. I have my work cut out keeping everyone busy, but I make sure my list of tasks is big enough.”

[The crew!]

Steven heads off to the UK and US on a Churchill Fellowship in May for seven weeks to study how therapeutic gardens in hospitals are kept sustained beyond the initial establishment – which involves staffing and long-term planning.

 

The results are astounding.