The Rotary Club of Kenmore is an active Club with a proud history dating back nearly sixty years. Our focus has always been serving and supporting our community, particularly our youth and those in times of need. To get a fuller understanding please <click on> “Rotary in Our Community” above.

Packing Meals at Community Table

Rotary Junior Community Awards

Helping Students assemble Solar Lights

Working at eWaste

Breaking Down Electronics for eWaste

Community Pantry Donations at Christmas

Building a Childrens' Cubby at the Women's Crisis Centre

Setting Up the Giving Tree at Kenmore Village

Sugarwood Music Festival sponsored by Rotary

Working at Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony

Packing Container of Donated Goods for PNG

Wrapping Children's Books for PNG

Appreciation from Women's Crisis Support Center

Helping Students assemble Solar Lights

Planting Trees with Brisbane city Council

Christmas Raffle 2026

Recycling Books donated by KSHS

Recycling Books from Kenmore State High School

Recycling books! All in a day's work for Kenmore Rotarians, who took 100 boxes of books donated by Kenmore State High to RARE (Rotary Australia Repurposing Equipment). The books will be sorted  and shipped to Pacific countries, where they will be distributed by local Rotarians. Club members also helped with sorting other materials to get them ready for packing into shipping containers.  

Thanks to eWaste Connection for the use of the truck.

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Hal Dobbins - Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar

1. Name of the Rotary program you participated in:
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship.

2. In what year(s) were you involved?
2002–2003.

3. Where was your exchange/program/place of study?
I studied for a Master of Environmental Management at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. My sponsoring club was the Rotary Club of Furnitureland in High Point, North Carolina, USA, District 7690.

4. How did Kenmore Rotary assist you?
Kenmore Rotary provided a warm welcome and a sense of belonging as I settled into life in Australia. Members offered friendship, local connections and opportunities to participate in Rotary activities and community service, making my experience much richer than study alone.

5. Can you recall names of your counsellor, host parents, host family members, etc.?
Geoff Haigh and Colin Melvin of Kenmore Rotary, and Marjorie Carss, along with Phil Little of Brisbane Rotary Club, were all incredibly welcoming and remain fondly remembered.

6. Do you have any special memories of your time associated with Rotary?
Highlights include volunteering with Donations in Kind at Wacol, a trip to Fraser Island with Gympie Rotary Club, and participating in the Rotary conference hosted by District 9600 in Caloundra in 2002 alongside Peace Fellows and other Ambassadorial Scholars studying at UQ.

Donations in Kind particularly resonated with me. Seeing donated hospital equipment, medical supplies and books gathered and shipped to communities overseas was a powerful example of Rotary’s practical generosity and of the value of giving useful resources a second life.

7. What was the most valuable aspect of this experience?
The scholarship opened up a whole new life. It gave me the opportunity to study in Australia, explore its extraordinary natural environments, and form friendships with local people and students from around the world.

Completing my Master of Environmental Management helped focus my career on sustainable development, while Rotary’s commitment to service reinforced my desire to contribute to the communities around me. The experience ultimately influenced my decision to make Australia my permanent home.

8. Where do you live now?
Lake Macquarie, near Newcastle, NSW.

9. Your occupation?
Waste Services Manager in local government, working in strategic waste management, resource recovery and the circular economy.