September 11, 2015
by Deb Frecklington
Each year the wonderful work of our Meals on Wheels volunteers is celebrated at a special morning tea, and this year it was held in Kingaroy on September 10.
The venue was the Kingaroy Senior Citizens Centre, which also happens to be the home of Kingaroy and District Meals On Wheels.
These volunteers make sure vulnerable people in our community receive wholesome, regular meals, and we certainly couldn’t do without them.
At this year’s morning tea, special certificates were presented to Joyce Smith (past president of Nanango Meals on Wheels) for her 33 years service; Merv Wolski and Lorraine Crawford for 30 years service; and Margaret Shanahan for 25 years service.
Between them, these four remarkable people have delivered more almost 120 years of volunteer service to the local community – what an incredible achievement!
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RUOK Day Community Breakfast
This week’s RUOK Day was the fourth year my office has hosted the annual RUOK free community breakfast to raise awareness about mental health.
It was also the sixth year I have been personally involved in RUOK Day activities.
Access to better mental health services in regional areas like ours has always been a priority for me, and it’s one I will continue to push on behalf of our community.
It was wonderful to have Crow FM broadcasting live – they always do such a great job of supporting RUOK Day – along with organisers Margie Hams and Nik George from Partners in Recovery and Tim Saal from Rural and Remote Mental Health.
As has been the case for many years now, the breakfast was sponsored by Stanwell Corporation, and they deserve a big “thank you” for the support they give this event.
So do the great people from the Rotary Club of Kingaroy, who served up all the breakfasts.
RUOK day is all about people taking the time to ask “are you okay?”.
It’s a simple question, but it could help save a life.
If you’d like further information, please go to www.ruok.org.au
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Bookarama Was A Blast!
Another great event I attended recently was the Taabinga Rotary Club’s annual Bookarama at Kingaroy Town Hall.
Taabinga Rotary have been running Bookarama for many years now as a fundraiser for their community projects, and this year’s event was book heaven for book lovers across the South Burnett.
There were an unbelievable amount of books up for grabs in Kingaroy Town Hall, and three local authors also attended this year to do a meet and greet with fans.
And outside, shifts of Rotarians manned the barbecues right through the weekend to provide refreshments.
Well done, Taabinga Rotary!
[Photos: Nanango Electorate Office]
