The 2022 - 23 Rotary year for our Club has been remarkably successful, largely as a result of the easing of Covid restrictions.
Two of our main Service events were conducted this year. These were Destination Outback 2022 and the Royal Flying Doctor Service Black Tie Ball, both of which were a great success.
Funds raised by the Destination Outback project were a record of nearly $400,000.00 with the Black Tie Ball project raising close to $90,000.00. The Tour de OROC project conducted in the previous year also supported donations made this year.
Monies donated during the 2022 - 23 year to Dubbo and Western area causes, as well as overseas projects, from the above project funds, were as follows:
| Beneficiary | Amount |
| Dubbo Housing Plus | $10,000.00 |
| LeaderLife | $20,000.00 |
| Macquarie Homestay | $177,500.00 |
| Broken Hill Stingrays | $7,500.00 |
| Lifeline Broken Hill | $5,000.00 |
|
Cooper Rice Brading Foundation (Molly Croft) |
$10,000.00 |
|
Macquarie Homestay |
$30,000.00 |
|
Tilpa Community Committee |
$5,000.00 |
|
Nepal ECG Machine |
$1,500.00 |
|
Nepal Project |
$10,000.00 |
|
Pink Angels |
$25,000.00 |
|
Royal Flying Doctor Service Broken Hill Aux Committee |
$5,000.00 |
|
Royal Flying Doctor Service Innamincka Cooper Basin |
$5,000.00 |
|
Pooncarie Public School |
$6,000.00 |
|
Rotary Club of Terrigal - Shelterbags |
$4,600.00 |
|
Birdsville State School P & C |
$2,750.00 |
|
Lifeline Central West |
$10,000.00 |
|
Birdsville Social Club |
$2,750.00 |
|
Royal Flying Doctor Service Dubbo Supporters Group |
$125,000.00 |
|
Western Area Health - Posey Bed |
$12,000.00 |
|
TOTAL |
$474,600.00 |
I want to thank Peter Singh for keeping things going at the start of the year, and for all the help he gave when I took over.
Craig Dickinson, Treasurer
