Club News and Projects

The Rotary Club of Cooma plays an active role both inside and outside our region. The club supports a wide range of community projects from providing labour to funding worthwhile Rotary and non Rotary projects in the wider world.

Latest News

2008 Inbounder

Nattapan Tansiri from Thailand arrived on in the first week of July 2007.

 

Nattapan gave a short address to introduce himself to our club and said he is looking forward to the greatest year of his life.

Indiana GSE hits town

Pictured left to right are:

Steve Barker, Jessica Jacko, Kimberly Wagner, Carrie Pence and Team Leader Kay Schwob

Indiana GSE Outbounders

Pictured left to right are:

Matt Crozier, Natalie Forrest, Andrew Casey, Cath Crawford and Team Leader Steve Shirvington (Cooma)

Pictured below is Peter Davis presenting Stanford Handu a pair of custom made boots for his daughter Helen who resides near Kokoda. The boots cost $720 and were organised and paid for by Corrimal Rotary Club`s Noel Causer. Great work and thanks to Noel for his generous contribution.

PNG Project 2007

Cooma Club`s major international project for 2007 was to purchase and install a 216,000 litre water tank in Kemabolo village. The village of about 2000 people is situated about 100 kilometres east of Port Morseby and struggles for water in dry season.

Pictured below are Rotarians Peter Davis, Steve Shirvington, Ash Constance, Wahoo (trip guide and bodyguard) and Matt Shirvington.

Cooma club delivered a wheelchair to Port Moresby hospital donated by Bombala Senior Nurse Manager Denise Green in memory of her father.

Pictured below are the Kemabolo villagers on Thursday, 18 October celebrating the completion of the tank.

Pictured below are village elders Mr & Mrs Renagi dedicating the tank. Their son Bola alerted our club to the village`s water plight.

DG Bernie Rodgers

Attended Cooma in September where he lived up to his motto for 2007 and `enjoyed his Rotary`.