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Drought Communities Outreach Program on tour through

the Murraylands.

The Drought Communities Outreach Program is now continuing to assist people in rural areas that have
been affected by drought. Despite the unusual recent summer rains, the areas are still in drought, a
drought that has lasted over 4 years.
The touring team of Rotarians Jerry and Briony Casburn, and Sam and Elizabeth Cozens was supported
by the Commonwealth Government through the RAWCS organisation to distribute $500 debit cards
to drought affected families in Lameroo, Alawoona, Nildottie, Sedan, and Palmer. The team made
contact with 179 farmers, farm workers, and farm contractors in the first instance to give them a small
encouragement boost with the $500, but equally important bring them in contact with a range of other
support organisations who were travelling along with the team.

In total an amount of $89,500 was injected into the local community, and the various government and
private agencies were able to give advice to support these important businesses in the short term,
and planning advice for longer term viability.

Rotary Clubs of West Lakes, Loxton, Gawler Light,
Onkaparinga, & Murray Bridge also provided free
BBQ’s at Riverland/Murraylands towns of Lameroo,
Alawoona, Nildottie, Sedan & Palmer.

Rotary District 9510 has distributed 950 Rotary
$500 gift cards valued at $475,000 to farming
families affected by drought over the past 2 years
in 30 locations in the drought affected areas with
23 Rotary Clubs providing free BBQ’s.

Sam Cozens RC Murray Bridge

From left Briony and Jerry Casburn,
Elizabeth and Sam Cozens

9510 District Governor 2024-25

Marie-louise Lees has been selected to be District Governor 9510 2024-25.
She is a member of RC Gawler Light, and current President 2021-2022

Marie-louise is the Chair of D9510 The Rotary Foundation.

Rotary on Coast FM 88.7

The highest rating community radio station in Adelaide, now has a Rotary
program on the third Wednesdays of each month at 9:15am with presenter
Rob McLennan, RC Adelaide Light.

Rob presents a magazine program every Wednesday on the station
together with music from the 60s, 70s and 80s. The program likewise is
pitched at a mature audience and has an average listener number of 52,000 at any one time.

Content for the program is arranged in conjunction with the Public Image committee. If any club would
like to appear on the program with a Rotary story contact a member of the committee through the district
website.

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