Community Services

	District Director Barry Hacker (Bronwyn) Rotary Club of Port Macquarie West 6 Merinda Drive Port Macquarie 2444 (H) 67821775 (M) 0412655904 bhport@bigpond.net.au
The District Community Services Committees are as follows
A - UROLOGY & PROSTATE CANCER B - BAUSTRALIAN ROTARY HEALTH RESEARCH FUND (ARHRF) C - OUTBACK LINKS D - INTERNATIONAL PLASTIC SURGERY (INTERPLAST) E - BOWELSCAN PROGRAM E - BLOOD DONOR F - RESCUE HELICOPTER FUND RAISING (Westpac) G - ROTAVISION H - INNER WHEEL I - PROBUS
UROLOGY & PROSTATE CANCER
This committee seeks support to
increase the awareness of the need for appropriate testing, raise funds for ongoing research into the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, train nurses and purchase mobile clinics. facilitate provision of information and counselling for patients and their families.
Stuart FAULKS (Chairman) John TINGLE Guy CASSAR Neil MILES Brian BEESLEY		Manilla Port Macquarie Gloucester Port Macquarie Gloucester
AUSTRALIAN ROTARY HEALTH RESEARCH FUND (ARHRF).
This committee
initiates projects and encourages club participation in the provision of financial support to ARHRF
Brian BEESLEY (Chairman) Paul YING Lindsay WILKINSON Judith ELLEM Peter MCNEILL Robert ANDERSON Carolyn WILSON Don MCLEOD		Gloucester Tamworth Coonabarabran Dorrigo Walcha Narrabri Taree on Manning Gloucester
OUTBACK LINKS
Aims to reduce isolation and disadvantage in outback Australia by linking appropriately skilled and gifted volunteers with outback families who could benefit from practical assistance.
Barry HACKER (Chairman) PDG John BARWICK Don MCLEOD		Port Macquarie West Tamworth West Gloucester
INTERNATIONAL PLASTIC SURGERY (INTERPLAST)
Interplast provides voluntary medical teams to undertake programs of plastic and reconstructive surgery for needy children and adults with cleft lip, cleft palates, severe burns and other crippling injuries, in neighbouring developing countries.
Ashleigh HICKMAN (Chairman) David HEALEY Colin MEW David HOWARD		Gloucester Taree North Narrabri Taree
Interplast Australia & New Zealand web page - A great resource - includes newsletters & downloads
BOWELSCAN PROGRAM
This committee
provides assistance and coordinates Rotary club involvement in a community, self-testing faecal blood test, which assists in the early detection of abnormalities in the colon.
Kevin SHARP (Chairman) Elizabeth TOLLIS (Secretary) Noel EMERTON (Treasurer) Les RAE (Medical adviser) Garnett WOOD (Pathology, honorary adviser) Geoff FULLER		Taree Taree on Manning Taree Tamworth Consultant Taree on Manning
BLOOD DONOR
An activity of the Rotary Club of Taree
to encourage Rotarians to donate blood at least twice a year
Ashley CLEAVER (Coordinator)		Taree
RESCUE HELICOPTER FUND RAISING (Westpac)
Brian BIRCHALL (Chairman) Geoff SLACK		Tamworth West Gloucester
ROTAOPTICS
This committee
coordinates the collection, testing and distribution of glasses from District 9650 to our island neighbours.
John DALE (Chairman) Denver WEBB Ron WEST		Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester
INNER WHEEL
Bill HEATH(Chairman) Pat CARBERRY		Narrabri Narrabri
PROBUS

Bill FORREST (Chairman)	Zone representatives are the respective AGs	Tamworth West