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Community Services
Poverty Point Memorial
Poverty
Point is an historic landmark situated in Main Road Ballarat East that
commemorates the discovery of gold in Ballarat. The site is a park area
with picnic facilities and is maintained by our Rotary Club. As part of our
clubs 40th birthday celebrations we installed a seat near the
memorial with a bronze plaque to record this event.
Lake Esmond
Lake Esmond
is one of Ballarat’s hidden treasures. This little known lake started
life as a quarry in Larter Street Ballarat East
and became inundated when an underground spring was breached. The lake was
given to the City of Ballarat
and development began. Originally envisioned to become a Botanical Garden,
the lake boasts an array of plant life and park lands. Of recent times our
Rotary Club has established an award winning maintenance program. We have
been instrumental in publicising the venue and with the council providing a
barbeque area and supplying a toilet block, this should remain a great
family facility for all to enjoy.
Meals On Wheels
The Rotary Club of Ballarat East is involved with the Meals On Wheels
project in Ballarat, delivering meals every Saturday morning.
Buninyong Farmers
Market at Buninyong Town Hall
3rd
Saturday of each month – 9.00 am to 1.30 pm
The Rotary Club of Ballarat
East co-ordinates this farmers market with approximately 40 stall holders attending.
Stallholders are sellers of primary produce and value-added, non-commercial
goods. We hope to be able to keep it that way but it will depend upon the
availability of primary product (in this time of drought) and the
willingness of growers/producers to travel often long distances to attend
this market.
Stall holders provide in season produce direct from the
growers including:
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Cheeses and Wines
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Organic Sour Dough Breads
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Highland beef
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Honey
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Plants
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Pasta’s and Preserves
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Soaps and Herbal Balms
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Hand made clothes etc.
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Rotary BBQ on site with Gourmet Sausages
Buninyong Farmers Market Enquiries – Contact John
Olsen on 53301481 or Mobile
0403502199 or Email olsen44@bigpond.net.au
Rotary
Bowelscan
Rotary Bowelscan kits will be on sale from participating
pharmacies from 1st May and selling will conclude on 31st May. The kit only
costs $6.00 and this price includes the supply and testing of kits as well
as notification of results by the Bowelscan
Medical Coordinator.
Bowel cancer is the most common cancer affecting
Australians. By the age of 75, 1 in 20 men and 1 in 24 women will develop
bowel cancer. The incidence of the disease increases progressively from the
age of 40. If you are over 40, you, your partner, other family members and
friends in this age group should participate in the Bowelscan
program ---- 90% of bowel cancers can be cured if detected early. YEARLY
TESTING SAVES LIVES.
Christmas Cake & Pudding Sales
Christmas cakes and puddings are sold to raise funds to support our
Rotary activities.
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