Planting at Rotary Park/Duck Holes Creek to celebrate 100 years of Rotary in Queensland
Thanks to Council and Auntie Bridget Chilli for the Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony,
and not forgetting Mark who organized the event and Jim & Yvonne who did the catering
We also acknowledge Deputy Mayor Cr Rick Baberowski who helped with the planting and gave a short address
Thanks for the photos Dave
This Rotary year, District 9620 celebrates 100 years of serving its local and international community. The centenary provides an opportunity for Rotarians to reflect upon their achievements since 1923, when the Rotary Club of Brisbane was chartered
Rotary celebrated 100 years in Australia and New Zealand on April 21st, 2021, the 100th anniversary of the first Rotary meeting Down Under, when the Rotary Club of Melbourne met for the first time. 100 years of Rotary in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania was held in the 2020-2021 Rotary year.
And a little history around the location of our tree planting - The park was an early project of the Rotary Club of Caloundra
Historian, Dr Ray Kerkhove locates the historic (until the 1950s) Aboriginal camp on a reserve, and located roughly where the aerodrome runways cross
c1980 Topographic Map - you can see the Caloundra bypass under construction (intersects at the roundabout) and the old rubbish tip to the south of Rotary Park. The road to the dump now runs into Rotary Park
Dr Ray Kerkhove. Caloundra and Duck Holes, Aboriginal Sites and History, Some Historical Conclusions Feb 2018
A Simple Vanished People Life and habits of the Bribie Blacks Reminiscences of Mr A B Tripcony by Nettie Palmer 1923
