Rotary Club of Onkaparinga

01/09/2026

A really terrific Spring start - out cutting wood before new growth and another fire season start. Another pile cleared to the ground.

20/08/2026

Dry enough for wood cutting. A small team was out for the day - cold morning with weak sun in the afternoon.
Photos by Lynn

19/08/2026

A RC Onkaparinga project from a long time ago when Keith Shaw was District Governor in 1991. The Adelaide Hills Council does the maintenance now and staff have done a hard prune of the roses which will take over from the camellias. The camellias are looking stunning in their maturity and the rotunda and benches are quietly shielded from the traffic along the main road. It's a wonderful little park on the southern end of the Council building/library.

30/07/2026

On a bitterly cold day the fencing group convened at Shed 31 for a trailer and shed tidy up before an enhanced sausage sizzle. Apparently it was very cold in the shed - sun never peeks in - and everyone wore hats all day.
Photos by Stewart.

29/07/2026

Using and checking up on old work, Dick & Karina stopped for lunch at the shelter on the Stuart Highway, north of Coober Pedy. This is one of several built on the APY Lands. It had to be tamper and camel proof and has done the job well. Stephen Royal, Royal Green Houses, designed them, they were prefabricated in Adelaide and then teams went up to erect them. Peter Young and Stephen supervised.

23/07/2026

A cold day - just right for the fencing team turned woodcutters.! A team out to the Woodside wood pile for a hard days yakka. By the end of the day yet another pile has been cleaned up with a small amount of debris left for burning. Another great effort.
Photos by Kathy.

08/07/2026

Birthdays today and tomorrow for Gordon Brice, Treasurer, and Dick Cuttle, President. Stalwarts of the Club they have not only held multiple leadership positions but they have been very active participants across the Club's many activities. There are literally hundreds of photos but here is a selection.
Happy Birthday Gordon, today, and Dick, tomorrow.

06/07/2026

The Club's Continuing Luncheon, as opposed to a Changeover Lunch, was held last Sunday. The Olive Branch, in Balhannah, provided delicious meals, the speeches were short and the ambience, fellowship and conviviality had the focus.
Carl Jooste is the recipient of the Murray Bray Award for his sevice to the Club's work programmes.
The Olive Branch recently held a fundraising dinner for charities assisting Gaza and will soon offer another, using Ukrainian recipes, to raise funds for charities working with Ukraine.
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30/06/2026

A smaller than usual group out to a property near Birdwood previously fenced. A very short section of front boundary fence was finished a few weeks ago after completing the long internal boundary fence. Today the longer section on the other side of the entrance gate was rolled up, posts and pickets removed, new creosote posts rammed in then a mesh and 3 barbs was completed. And all done by lunchtime. Champion, and the owner is simply thrilled with the job.

26/06/2026