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Celebrating 50 years of Rotary Service in Maleny |
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Written by Les Fawkes
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Friday, 10 April 2009 |
In 1959 the village of Maleny
embraced the wide world of Rotary. Tales of challenges, achievements
and camaraderie abound in this 50-year journey to the global village of
2009....... graphically capturing the essence of Rotary: Service above
Self.
Local historian Jack Wilcox will be launching his book - Rotary in Maleny - 50 Years of Service at Tranquil Park on Wed 29th April.
This special occasion also marks, to the day, the 50th anniversary of the inaugural meeting of the Maleny Rotary Club in 1959!
Sir Clem Renouf AM, Rotary International President in 1978-79, who also wrote the book’s foreword, will be presiding at the launch.
This fascinating historical insight recounts, through dozens of cameo stories, the transition taking over half a century of Maleny from a village focussed on dairy-farming and timber-getting to the cosmopolitan hi-tech world of the 21st century.
The book took four years to research and write and is based primarily on hundreds of interviews involving a wide cross section of current and former residents of Maleny.
There are nearly 700 names in the index. Jill Morris, another Maleny author, famous for her children’s books, and on the Queensland Editorial Board, was editor and mentor throughout the editing, design, publishing and printing stages, spending over 500 hours of her time free of charge.
The cost of the book is $25.00 and can be purchased on the night and will subsequently be available from the Maleny Newsagency.
Bookings for the launch and dinner are essential and can be made by contacting Jack Wilcox on 5435 2735 or email to jma_w@bigpond.com
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Last Updated ( Friday, 10 April 2009 )
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