The new Bridgeport Hotel in Murray Bridge has had an occupancy rate of between 60 to 100% since February Ian Muller General Manager told the Rotary Club of Murray Bridge on Tuesday night at the dinner meeting. That's very encouraging coming out of Covid. The $45 million investment by owners Ian Tregoning and Graham Hobbs from South Australian EDP Hotels has proven to be a major step forward for the progressive Rural City of Murray Bridge. Recruitment of locals as traineeships through TAFE has proven to be a major benefit, particularly as family groups, and including aboriginal, new settlers and long term unemployed, boosted with experienced hospitality workers. Marketing is aimed at Adelaide through bus groups as well as interstate for accommodation, also conferences, birthdays, weddings, tourism, supplemented by locals for dining, showcasing the best in the Region. Ian has had wide experience in tourism and hospitality. 100 Rooms of accommodation is a major boost for tourism in Murray Bridge and the Region, fitting in with all the current and new developments. New landscaping for Adelaide road and other entrances, Sturt Reserve Upgrade, the Road Bridge update to Eastside, Monarto Zoo Welcoming Centre and New Hotel, Rotary Park, St Joseph School additions, Murray Bridge High School new buildings, Murray Bridge Regional Art Gallery, Basketball and sports stadium at Eastside, Water Park proposal for Eastside, Bunnings new store, OTR new investments, Rowing Club development, New Housing estates, Market Place and Mall are among the new developments completed or approved. We need a boost now from international tourists to be right on track for a major recovery led by the regions.
John Scarvelis
Building a school for the world’s poorest children — Gemma Sisia's story
Australian-born Gemma Sisia had many doubters when she declared she wanted to build a school for children in Tanzania.
Proving them wrong was the incentive she needed.
More than fifteen years later, Gemma provides hundreds of children the chance to receive an education, as well as daily meals and transport.
The flow-on effect has seen families and the wider community flourish and she has no plans to slow down.
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Originally broadcast March 2020
Just after this conversation went to air, Gemma had to hurry back to Tanzania due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
All schools in Tanzania closed for three months, so St Jude’s students had to return home, but the school kept up their learning with home packs, containing study materials, cleaning products and staple foods, delivered to their homes.
142 St Jude’s alumni have now graduated from university through a program for graduates, called Beyond St Jude’s (BSJ).
Another 290 have attended university by other means.
In December 2021, the first seven St Jude’s educated doctors graduated from university, supported by BSJ.
This has been a dream for Gemma since establishing the school.
On January 29, St Jude’s celebrated its 20th birthday. 1,800 students, 300 staff and many alumni came together for a day of celebrations.
Invite your friends and aquaintances to hear this great Australian
Rotary Peace Scholarships are offered annually through 8 leading Universities around the world.
These scholarships have the prime purpose of developing an international network of peace builders who are highly skilled and dedicated to preventing and resolving conflicts.
Alexandra Rose came to the attention of our Rotary District through then President of RC of Adelaide, Heidi Unferdorben. Alex is already a highly credentialled Graduate of the University of Queensland, experienced working in a number of different cultures, and fluent in several languages. We are now very pleased to announce that Alexandra Rose, has been offered a fully funded Master’s Degree Course at Duke University, North Carolina USA. These Peace Scholarships are always very highly sought by students from around the world, so Alexandra’s achievement is very special for our D9510.
In due course of time, Alex will join an International network of people, working through a diversity of organisations,
· to reduce the intensity of existing conflicts,
· to assist those caught up in conflicts
· and contribute to the education of people to avoid causing conflict situations.
Congratulations Alex, we wish you well in your endeavours to help others.
Story and photo; Rotarian Sam Cozens, Scholarships Officer.
CALENDAR WINNERS 24th MAY 2022
$100
650
Ian & Julie Mueller
Murray Bridge
J. Mason
$30
661
Mary McLean
Murray Bridge
D. McLean
$20
798
Amy Wynne
Murray Bridge
J. Sissman
Object of Rotary
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;
FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
End Polio Now
In 1985 Rotary launched PolioPlus to immunize every child in the world against polio. Working with our partners and members of the global health community, together we will end polio.
Through the science of vaccines, Rotary & partners have saved nearly 19 million children from becoming paralyzed by polio. Learn more about our work to End Polio Now and how you can get involved: https://on.rotary.org/3eqtrrr
Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 35 years, and we’ve made incredible progress in the fight to rid the world of it forever.
It’s crucial to eradicate polio from the last two countries where it remains endemic and to keep other countries polio-free.
If all eradication efforts stopped today, within 10 years, polio could paralyze as many as 200,000 children each year.
What is polio?
Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a paralyzing and potentially deadly infectious disease that most commonly affects children under the age of 5. The virus spreads from person to person, typically through contaminated water. It can then attack the nervous system.
Rotary Work Shirts
Darryl Webb has arranged with Grandisons to supply Bisley Rotary work shirts in various configurations.
Please visit Grandisons and select your shirt which will then be embroided with our Club logo.
Pay for the shirt and retain your receipt.
Upon presentation of the receipt to Sam Cozens, you will be reimbursed $20 as a subsidy
Place the Art Show in your diary
What's happening on our Facebook page
John Scarvelis has been posting up a storm with some great content.
Rotary Peace Scholarships are offered annually through 8 leading Universities around the world.
ged with Grandisons to supply Bisley Rotary work shirts in various configurations.
