Current Activities
Recycle and raise funds!!
Why not consider recycling your beverage containers and if you do, choose the Rotary Club of Emerald & District as your donation partner?
The easiest location to donate to is the Emerald SES on either a Tuesday night (5:00pm to 8:00pm) or Thursday (11:00am to 4:00pm). Its a drive-through, and the SES members count your containers.
However, to donate without much fuss, you need to have your app set up. Go to https://www.returnit.com.au/ for details.
If Emerald isnt convenient, other locations can be found at https://www.returnit.com.au/vic/recycling-locations-return-it-vic/
Highlights 2023-2024
Committee Chair: Allan Douglas
Team: PP PHF Vicki Van Den Bergen, Christine Mcleod, PP PHF John Ritchie, Danielle Gaitely, Rowan French, Linda Cullen
The Environmental team have had a frustrating period of time as we have hit a few challenges along the way.
We started with the awarding of the tree plantings done in Vicki’s reign, our Clean Up Australia Day was abandoned due to weather events leading up to the event where it was felt the time was not appropriate to be out and about cleaning the streets with so many trees down in the district.
We wanted to hold it at a later date, but Council wouldn’t allow the date we wanted, then the Club needed to organise the Train Of Lights, so it was aborted this year.
Tree planting was agreed to be local, but all the plantings are now pushed back to June onwards.
Can-crushing in Emerald will be completed in May, there was a mix up with the site, so we have to re-apply to get it through, then connect to Emerald SES to implement.
Members have been recycling and leaving with me to dispose.
We are looking to assist with Ecology & Restoration Australia, who presented to the Club a few weeks ago.
Unfortunately, my workload has increased in the past 12 months and personal relationships and taking on a coaching role have taken more of my time than I first thought and have limited my ability to push for alternative plans; I wish the next person well in Environment as I think in time this will be a major focus of Rotary.
