Award winning author Stef Gemmill to be our special guest

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Everyone is welcome

Monday 19 October 2026, Oaktree Place, Anderson Street Torquay; 6:00pm for 6:30pm start; $30 per person; two course meal

Have you ever wondered how a children's author gets ideas, goes about writing a story, works with an illustrator to being the story to life?

Award winning children's author Stef Gemmill will be the special guest at Torquay Rotary's meeting on 19 October and will talk about how she has come to writing children's books and a whole lot more.

Previously a technical writer and music journalist, Stef Gemmill swapped the music mosh-pit for toys and tantrums to write books for curious children. Her work often reflects her quest to understand the true meaning of ‘home’ after spending a short period in a foster home in her teenage years. 

Stef lives in the Victorian High Country in winter and on the Surf Coast in summer with her family and sleepy cat, Luna, the star of her award-winning book, 'A Home for Luna'.

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Rosters 

Landcare & Surfboard Riders Thursday 15th October We will be able to participate in tree planting. 0900 at Ashmore Arts/ Ashmore Road 

1. Linda N late start – after 10am
2. Richard H - trailer
3. Gerard H 
4. John W
5. Gail and Greg B
6. Kelly B emergency 

Cowrie Market Sunday 18^th October 2026, - we need someone to take the trailer please 

0830 – 1130 AM shift:  PM Shift 1130 – 1430PM Shift 

1.  Bruce S 
2. Gerard H
3. John E    
4. Kelly B              
5. Linda N  - (I will be late – maybe closer to 12)        
6. Richard H – return Trailer
7. John W
8. Gail B
9. Emergency 

Last week Dr Bruce Anderson, the Chairman of the ARAM* Scientific Committee, President of the Strathmore Rotary Club, and a past Governor of District 9790, gave an enlightening presentation on the fight against malaria, at John Oswald's invitation.

Use this link to join the team or to donate  to End Polio - https://www.rotarywalkwithus.org/fundraisers/torquayrotaryendpolio2026

Member birthdays for October:

Garth Symington   7th Oct

Richard Hawker     7th Oct

John Weber             11th Oct

Vernon D'Souza     16th Oct

Maggie Isom           22nd Oct

Trevor Hall              25th Oct - and congratulations on your OBE for this special birthday

Tom Fratantaro      27th Oct

Date joined Rotary :

Trevor Pickles       Joined Oct 2000,   26 yrs

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