Last Monday, ABC TV featured Fay Jackson as a panellist on a special Mental Health Week edition of the Q&A program.  Fay is a long-time friend and supporter of Kiama Rotary and has been recognised as a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow.  Fay helped establish the club’s annual Mental Health First Aid courses and continues to be a strong advocate of ongoing mental health initiatives.

On the international front, The World Health Organisation recently announced that Nigeria is now polio-free and has been officially removed from the list of countries where polio is endemic.

  Kiama Rotary is an active supporter of Rotary International’s, End Polio Now campaign and each year directs some of the funds raised in the local community to this worthy cause.  Website: rotarykiama.org.au

KIAMA LIONS

Our Second Saturday BBQ was a success but the rescheduling to a long weekend meant that there was no produce market alongside and reduced participants.  Nevertheless it was a worthwhile exercise and brought much needed money top up our Kiama Cancer Care Fund.

Next weekend we have our monthly market and barbecue and the following weekend October 24-25 we will be doing all the catering at the Kiama Relay for life.

KIAMA CWA

Our next monthly meeting is on Tuesday, October 20 at the CWA Hall, Shoalhaven St.  Early business meeting at 11am, BYO lunch, AGM starts at 1.30pm. Visitors are most welcome to our meetings to join us in friendship and fellowship. The CWA hall is for hire, contact Ruth Cole on 4232 4963.

JAMBEROO CWA

In a few days, our yearly event “Opera in the Valley” will go ahead at 8pm on October 17 in the Jamberoo School of Arts. The artists for this year are Agnes Saskia mezzosoprano, Glenn Winslade tenor, Javier Vilañero baritone, Adele Johnston, soprano and Glenn Amer, accompanist.

Make sure you are part of this spectacular event. Tickets are $45 including wine and cheese at interval and the famous CWA supper after the performance. Tickets are available at Elders Real Estate, 42360891 and Kiama Visitor’s Centre, 42323322.