{"id":263030,"date":"2020-07-08T10:30:57","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T00:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=263030"},"modified":"2020-07-08T19:44:14","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T09:44:14","slug":"virtual-ceremony-honours-neil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/07\/08\/virtual-ceremony-honours-neil\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Ceremony Honours Neil"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_263233\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-263233\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200708rotary1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-263233 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200708rotary1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200708rotary1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200708rotary1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200708rotary1-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200708rotary1-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200708rotary1-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200708rotary1-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-263233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">South Burnett Mayor Brett Otto pins the District Governor&#8217;s badge on Neil Black in a private ceremony at Kingaroy State High School which was livestreamed to other Rotarians\u00a0(Photo: Tim Keeler)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>July 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kingaroy businessman Neil Black has been officially sworn in as Governor of\u00a0Rotary District 9600 but &#8211; like many events these days &#8211; the ceremony had a COVID-19 twist.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony was &#8220;virtual&#8221;, with Neil being sworn at Kingaroy State High School on June 26 while hundreds of Rotarians from across the District watched via Zoom.<\/p>\n<p>South Burnett Mayor Brett Otto &#8211; a member of the Taabinga Rotary Club which officially wound up just days later &#8211; did the honours.<\/p>\n<p>Neil was inducted into Kingaroy Rotary in May 2009 and has held many roles in the organisation, including\u00a0Assistant Governor in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>A highlight of Neil&#8217;s one-year term as District Governor will occur in March next year when Kingaroy hosts Rotary&#8217;s next District 9600 Conference.<\/p>\n<p>As District Governor-elect, Neil had the privilege of selecting the venue.<\/p>\n<p>District 9600 includes part of south-east Queensland as well as Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Nauru.<\/p>\n<p>An estimated 300 to 600 delegates from across this region and beyond are expected to travel to Kingaroy for the event (restrictions allowing).<\/p>\n<p>Neil is following in the footsteps of his late father, Ray, a Rotary stalwart who died in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Ray also served as District Governor and brought the District Conference to Kingaroy in 2007.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/03\/12\/rotarians-to-flock-to-kingaroy\/\">Rotarians To Flock To Kingaroy<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_263234\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-263234\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200708rotary2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-263234 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200708rotary2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200708rotary2.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200708rotary2-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200708rotary2-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200708rotary2-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200708rotary2-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200708rotary2-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-263234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Congratulations COVID-style for the camera! (Photo: Tim Keeler)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Rotary video promoting next year&#8217;s conference:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v7.0\" nonce=\"NwOYhuV6\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/2021dckingaroy\/videos\/209259146807063\/\" data-show-text=\"false\" data-width=\"740\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/2021dckingaroy\/videos\/209259146807063\/\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/2021dckingaroy\/videos\/209259146807063\/\">A Big Rotary Welcome to the South Burnett<\/a>Join us in a trip around the place we call home.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kingaroy businessman Neil Black has been officially sworn in as Governor of\u00a0Rotary District 9600 but &#8211; like many events these days &#8211; the ceremony had a COVID-19 twist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":263233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[21,129],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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