The Right Wheel
Find out the weekly goings-on at Chatswood Rotary by subscribing to The Right Wheel
Read the latestSubscribe now
Past Projects
There are so many worthwhile projects in which Chatswood Rotary have been involved, however below are a few highlights.
Senior Citizens’ Activity Centre in Australia
Planned and built a Senior Citizens’ Activity Centre in Australia opened in 1952. It would appear from all the information available that this facility was the first of its kind in Australia.
Rotary Club of Chatswood War Memorial Athletic Field
Planned and constructed the Rotary Club of Chatswood War Memorial Athletic Field on the corner of Mowbray and Epping Roads.[Total equates to $2.8M in today’s money.] 1964-1967. The photos below show the bulldozers at work during 1962-63 (in all over 5,000 cubic yards (approximately 4,000 cubic metres) of earth and sandstone were removed) and the athletic field as it is today.
Fire-Fighting Equipment
Raised $17,000 in just one day for desperately needed fire-fighting equipment during the disastrous January 1994 bushfires.
Organ transplant seminar at RNSH
Financed an organ transplant seminar at RNSH by holding a concert starring Roger Woodward in 1994-95
English Language Learning Facilities
Provided major upgrade for English Language Learning Facilities at Willoughby City Library 2000.
Rotary Athletic Field
Upgrade to the Rotary Athletic Field with the Ken Ewen Stand providing shelter for spectators during early 2001.
Victims of bushfires
Raised $24,000 in two days for victims of bushfires during January 2002.
Children's Cancer Institute of Australia
Raised over $23,500 for the Children's Cancer Institute of Australia and the Centenary Institute for Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology 2004.
Tsunami Relief
Public donations of $15,000 raised in conjunction with Middle Harbour Rotaract Club in response to the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 were transferred into bricks and mortar in the form of a classroom at the Children and Youth Development Centre near Galle, Sri Lanka. The photos show the classroom under construction and all decked out for its opening day.
Nature board walk and canoe launching facility
In 2005, constructed a nature board walk and canoe launching facility (ramp and pontoon) adjacent to Rotary Club of Chatswood Memorial Athletic Field in West Chatswood (cnr Mowbray Road and Epping Road)
