Primary School Speech Competition The final of the Year 5& 6 class of the Primary School Speech Competition was staged on 3rd September at the RSA in the Linton Lounge. The adjudicator was Christine Wilson. When announcing the placings she […]

Rotary Club of Ashburton Plains presented the Ashburton Aviation Museum with donation of $2,500 for their Hangar Extension Project.

Youth Institute Honours Ray King for Decades of Service to Local Youth The Youth Institute of Ashburton District Charitable Trust has recognised long-serving volunteer Ray King with a Certificate of Appreciation for his outstanding contribution to youth development in Mid […]

Rotary Club Supports Staveley Camp with $1,000 Donation The Rotary Club of Ashburton Plains was honoured to stage its annual Classic Car Rally at the scenic Staveley Camp this year. As a gesture of thanks for the use of the […]

Ashburton Plains Rotary has made a donation to Hospice Mid Canterbury on behalf of South Island Seed, in recognition of their continued support of the club’s annual Christmas Potato Project. The donation acknowledges the vital contribution South Island Seed makes […]

Rotary Club of Ashburton Plains Welcomes Guest Speakers Members of the Rotary Club of Ashburton Plains were delighted to welcome two of the Club’s recent Tertiary Scholarship recipients, Alyssa Gilbert and Charlotte Marriott, as guest speakers at last week’s meeting. […]

A Paul Harris Fellow and a Life Membership Changover was was again a very enjoyable evening with 42 present including guests from the Ashburton Club, Ashburton Inner Wheel and Braided Rivers Inner Wheel. Guest speaker Pup Chamberlain , Suicide Prevention […]

Rotary Club of Ashburton Plains Honours Longstanding Member with Honorary Membership Today we were proud to present Malcolm Tarbotton with an Honorary Membership at a special function held today in recognition of his outstanding service to Rotary over more than […]

We had the pleasure of welcoming Joanne Wakelin from Hato Hone St John to our meeting last night. Joanne presented an excellent, interactive session showing Club members how to do CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) and use an AED (Automated External Defibrillator). […]