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THE ROTARY CLUB
OF
MOOLOOLABA INC,
53rd Year - Volume 53
29 Sep 2025
Website www.mooloolabarotary.org
facebook.com/RotaryMooloolaba
President Sandra Harrington

Many organisations write to Mooloolaba Rotary seeking support and as Club we have to
prioritise our assistance as all requests are worthy of consideration, but we have limited
manpower and money. Some of the organisations seeking our support are:

Shelterbags for the homeless co-ordinated by Rotary Club of Paddington at a cost of $100
each. Our District is hoping for 20 Clubs to each purchase 10 bags.

Walk to defeat Motor Neurone Disease 12 October 9-12 pm at Mooloolaba Rotary Club
Park. Help is needed to set up, assist with registrations and act as course marshals.

Upgrade of Maroochydore Community Centre consisting of concrete slab and shade area
for a new café and replacement flooring at a cost of $25000. Alexandra Headland Rotary
is seeking sponsorship from other Clubs in the Renouf Cluster - Gold $5000, Silver $2500
and Bronze $1000.

PCYC has approached District for assistance in the purchase and installation of two
defibrillators ($1600 each) in their local centres. Clubs are being asked to consider
making a donation.

As a Club we identify a range of organisations to support, and all fundraising has nominated
beneficiaries. It is important for committees to prepare an annual budget and determine the
causes they wish to support either financially or through service. Our key objective should be
service to the community, and any fundraising should have clearly identifiable and
measurable outcomes. Renouf Cluster is collating donation information from each Club to
identify key causes supported by Clubs on the Sunshine Coast to ensure the best outcomes.

Next Club Meeting

The next Club meeting 29 Sep 2025

Our next club meeting will be held at the Mooloolaba Bowls Club. The guest speaker will be
Prof Matt Sanders AO PHD who will be talking on The Positive Parenting Program (Triple
P) Crucial Research into Children's Mental Health.

Professor Sanders' presentation highlights the crucial importance of research into children's
and young people mental health and traces the development of Triple P as one of the world
most extensively studied and widely disseminated parenting program. This globally
disseminated parenting program promotes the mental health and wellbeing of children and
their families. Matt Sanders is a Professor of Clinical Psychology and the founder of the
Triple P - Positive Parenting Program. His home base is in Brisbane, Australia, where he was
Director of the Parenting and Family Support Centre, University of Queensland. Professor
Sanders is also a visiting Professor at Manchester University, University of South Carolina,
Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of Auckland.