Victor Szwed
During 2024-2025 Daylesford Rotary donated just over $29,000 to local and overseas projects and causes.
Some of the local donations included: $3,000 to Daylesford Secondary College’s Live4Life program; $2,000 for Days for Girls; $2,000 for a defibrillator for the Daylesford Community Child Care Centre; $1,000 for each of Club 5000 and Good Grub Club; $2,000 towards the RSL Avenue of Honour sign and $3,000 towards the Blue Trees project for mental health support.
Overseas causes supported included: $3,500 to continue assisting the establishment of a Nursing School in Nepal; $1,500 for the End-Polio campaign which Rotary International and the Bill Gates Foundation run and $1,300 for a Mother and Child refuge in Bali.
The 2024 Daylesford Rotary Art Show raised $19,180 for Rotary to use for community causes. In addition, $25,176 was paid to 55 individual Artists whose Art works were sold and those who won Awards at the Show. These were major financial investments into our arts community.
Daylesford Rotary has been serving the community since 1953 and is the only remaining Service Club in Daylesford.
Rotary’s Annual Changeover took place on 26th June with Club President Lesley Hewitt handing over to in-coming President Koos Hulst. The role of President for 2025-2026 is being shared between four Rotarians, Koos Hulst; Victor Szwed; Danny Moynihan and Andrew Littlejohn, each serving three months as President.
Long time member Alan Harrison was presented with the “Bing Baker” Award for exceptional service over the past 25 years. Alan has served as Treasurer for 12 Years and has been the key “Chef” at the monthly Farmers Markets.
If anyone is interested in Rotary and what we do please contact Danny Moynihan on 0407 501 994.
Victor Szwed is a local resident and a member of Daylesford Rotary.
