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RECENT EVENTS
Bayside Volunteer Expo – Monday 20th May
On Monday, May 20th, our club took part in providing information about our various volunteer activities to the residents of Bayside in the Brighton Town Hall.
Amanda Hill, Gill Merzvinskis, Liz Ware, and Marie Arendsen were there to talk to many interested members of the community. Christine Lindsey provided us with some very comprehensive posters of the various projects we would welcome help from volunteers, particularly our Farmers’ Market. Amanda brought chocolates to entice passers by.
The hall was filled with all the many volunteer groups of Bayside, so we also had a great opportunity to learn more about these and make contacts. These may be possible companions in any future community projects and also as guest speakers.
We were provided with some delicious cakes, plus tea & coffee to keep our strength up.
Although the afternoon was rather long, it was deemed worthwhile time spent.
UPCOMING CLUB MEETINGS/EVENTS
Tuesday 28th May - Board Meeting
Tuesday 4th June - Social Night at Southall Restaurant, 400 Hampton St
Tuesday 11th June - Club Meeting at Picasso’s.
Speaker - Shirley Grace OAM – Post Polio Victoria
Tuesday 18th June - Club Meeting at Picasso’s
Tuesday 25th June - Board Meeting
Date for Changeover – Tuesday 16th July
YOUTH AND EDUCATION PROJECTS
Pre-School Screening Held Saturday 20th April
The hearing screening project, organised by Hampton Rotary with the support of Bayside City Council and held at Hampton Primary School, has been very popular and running for a number of years, and now also includes Large Motor Skills Screening as well.
The most recent screening session was held on Saturday 20th April at Hampton Primary School. We want to extend a huge thanks to the team from Uni of Melbourne Audiology and Physiotherapy who conducted the hearing and large motor skills assessments of pre-school age children from across the Bayside area.
The results indicate how important projects such as this are, with 20% of the children screened for hearing now referred to have follow-ups with their family doctor or specialist audiologist.
It was great for parents of children soon to start school to get feedback on their hearing and large motor skills development, ensuring they are ready to start school.
Thank you to all the Masters students from the Uni of Melb Audiology and Physiotherapy teams who participated in this project, to the Bayside City Council for their support, and Hampton Primary for making available their school premises for the day. We'd like to also thank Club members who volunteered and helped out on the day as well.
We will be holding another screening session later in the year, and will advise when dates become available.
For further enquiries about this project, contact: Marie Arendsen at: arendsen.m.a@gmail.com
Teen Mental Health First Aid Training Delivered to Year 10 Students at Sandringham College in May
Over the past week, a course designed to support the mental health of adolescents - Teen Mental Health First Aid – was delivered to all 145 Year 10 students at Sandringham College. This training course, developed by Mental Health First Aid Australia, was delivered by 3 of their accredited trainers – Nicole, Jola and Katie – with the support of the College Wellbeing team. Students learnt about the signs and symptoms of mental health problems that may be experienced by young people, and how they can support a friend who may be experiencing a mental health problem.
The initiative to bring this educational course to the Year 10 students was a joint collaboration between Sandringham College and the Rotary Clubs of Hampton and Brighton North, supported by Mental Health First Aid Australia. A big thanks to the College Wellbeing team and staff and the project teams from Rotary for organizing this specialist training to help support the mental health of young people in our local area.
Since the inception of this project, 850 students in total, across three Bayside secondary colleges, have now benefited from participation at this vital mental health training programme for teenagers.
For further information about this project please contact:
Christine.lindsey@gmail.com
Amalgamation of Berendale and Katandra Schools
Hampton East School has been formed by the amalgamation of Katandra, a P-6 school in Ormond and Berendale, a yr7 - 12 school in Hampton East and located on the Berendale campus.
An amalgamation of names was not allowed and, after much discussion among all relevant parties, the name Hampton East School was chosen.
A new Hampton East School uniform will replace the Katandra and Berendale school uniforms with all existing uniforms in the uniform shop becoming surplus. The school approached the Club to ascertain if we had ways of distributing the stock outside of Australia and it was delivered to Rotary's Donations-In-Kind (DIK) store in West Footscray and earmarked for schools in Timor Leste.
COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Mothers’ Day Gift Packs Delivered to BayCISS
The Community Committee of Hampton Rotary contacted BayCISS (Bayside Community Information and Support Services) to ascertain whether the Club could support BayCISS mothers for Mothers' Day on 11 May. A positive response was received from Rose Paduano, CEO of BayCISS and the following items were identified for inclusion in a Mothers' Day hamper - Shampoo, Conditioner, Hand Cream, Moisturiser and Soap. These products were sourced from a supportive pharmacy, packed into colourful bags and delivered to BayCISS where they were gratefully received by Rose and staff. BayCISS staff have now distributed them to Mums over the past few weeks.
The photos show all items awaiting packing and their delivery to BayCISS by Geoff Tickner.
Hampton East School Collaboration with Woolworths for Student Training
Club member Geoff Tickner has been involved with projects at Hampton East School (formerly Berendale) for many years, and has recently participated in an initiative the school has introduced with Woolworths, to provide retail training to students.
Woolworths has established a Mini Woollies Store at Hampton East School. It is a concept developed by Woolworths in conjunction with Fujitsu and is
offered only to special schools. It is gradually being rolled out throughout Australia and New Zealand after the first store commenced operation in 2018.
A Mini Woollies Store is an exact replica of a normal Woolworths store with a range of staple products, fruit & vegetables, soft drinks, tea & coffee and dairy. It is equipped with the same scanning, weighing and accounting machines seen in all Woolworth stores.
Year 11 & 12 Students at Hampton East School receive training covering inventory, stocking & ordering, replenishing products, scanning & weighing
products, packing for customers and cash handling. There is no credit card payments system and all cash transactions use imitational notes and coin.
The training students receive may allow them to achieve a certification in retail or supermarket services. Woolworths has found that students succeeding in these roles make excellent
employees who have a pride in their job and what they have achieved.
Geoff Tickner attended the official opening on 23 April and participated in selecting products required for dinner which needed both scanning, identification and weighing plus paying.
April Bayside Farmers’ Market
We had a bumper May market, with beautiful weather, and lots of people out and about enjoying a visit to the market. Thank you to all the traders for all the wonderful produce, and take-away foods & drinks. Patrons loved the atmosphere and the live entertainment as well, which all contributed to make this another great community event.
Remember, the Bayside Farmers Market is held on the 4th Saturday every month at Trey Bit Reserve Sandringham. We can’t wait to see you all again at our May market on Saturday 25th May 8am-1pm.
Next Bayside Farmers’ Market – Saturday 25th May
Our May market is coming up on Saturday 27th April, 8am-1pm at Trey Bit Reserve (Jetty Road), Sandringham. What a great way to kick-start the weekend, with a visit to the 60+ market stalls featuring seasonal fresh produce direct from the farm, gourmet and artisan foods and beverages, take-away food, drinks & coffees, and live music…all at a fabulous beachside location…..…so get your family and friends together and join in this fantastic community event!
HERE’S WHERE YOU’LL FIND US:
🗓When: Saturday, 25th May
📍Where: Trey Bit Reserve (Jetty Road), Sandringham*
⏰Time: 8am-1pm
🐶Dogs welcome on lead also
More details about the market are also available at:
Website: https://BaysideFarmersMarket.com.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BaysideFM
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baysidefarmersmarket_
*For parking options at the market, please refer to the market website
Market Volunteers Needed
If you’re interested in joining our volunteer team at the monthly Bayside Farmers’ Market, we’d love to hear from you. It’s only a commitment of 3 hours each month and no experience is necessary…so if you like meeting other locals and want to get involved in a fantastic community event that raises funds for many worthy causes, please get in touch.
If you are interested, then please contact Lance Blackley at 0411 741 586 or email: admin@hamptonrotary.org.au
WHERE TO FIND US
Club Meetings
Club meetings are held at Hampton Picasso's Restaurant, 469 Hampton Street, Hampton Victoria 3188.
Details of meetings can be found on our website and you can refer to our website for updates on the upcoming meeting program: https://hamptonrotary.org.au/all-events
New Members Welcome
New members are always welcome to the Rotary Club of Hampton. For more information about the Club, it’s projects, meetings and events, check out the website at: www.hamptonrotary.org.au
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