The Clocktower Chronicle
Volume 72 Issue 12, 8th February 2026
 
Charted in 1956
Rotary District 9423
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Upcoming events and Speakers
 
Thursday 12th February 2026.
 
Geoffrey Kingsford - Prison Fellowship Australia
 

Geoff was born in Wolverhampton England and moved to Perth, Australia when he was five. In 1982 he enlisted as a member of the Royal Australian Air Force as an Administrator and served with them for 21 years before going into full-time missions with Youth With A Mission (YWAM).

In 2001 he completed two years of Bible College part-time in Sydney Australia, before completing a Discipleship Training School (D.T.S.) with YWAM Perth, Australia. Geoff staffed the Crossroads DTS for two years with YWAM Perth and then moved to South Africa as part of a missions team in April 2004, where he met his wife Michelle.

After being called by God to go back to South Africa, Geoff started working with World Changers Academy in July 2004 as the Administrator and Discipleship Coordinator.

In 2006 he rejoined the ranks of YWAM, in Durban, becoming the Base Leader in 2010. 

He is committed to his passion - Discipleship and sees his role within Prison Fellowship Australia as an extension of that desire.

Geoff's great loves are God, his wife Michelle, sons Wesley and Sandile and drinking good coffee.

 
Thursday 19th February 2026
 
 
 
Thursday 26th February 2026
To be advised
 
 
 
Bringing People Together networking event
 
Linda Aitkin - Mayor of the City of Wanneroo
 
Club Meetings
Club meetings are generally held on Thursday mornings - 6:45am for 7:15am
 
Scarboro Surf Lifesaving Club
The Esplanade, Scarborough WA
 
 
 
Apologies and Guests names to:
 
Chris Brooks
chris.r.brooks83@gmail.com
Ph 0416 933 957
 
Please send apologies by 10.00am on Tuesdays for catering purposes.
 
2025/26 Management Team:
 
President: Darren Meakins
President Elect: Jon Stokes
Secretary: Andrew Fisher
Treasurer: Trevor Canning
 
 
 
 
Director of Club Service: Ben Furler
Director of International Projects: Alex Hickman
Director of Community Projects: Jerry Pilcher
Director of Youth and Vocational Projects: Jon Stokes
 
Club Meeting 22nd January 2026
 
It was a privilege to again hear from Helen Martino-Bailey who provided us with an update on the work she has been doing at the Sanjeevani Children's Hospital in Fiji.
 
 
 
The Rotary Club of Scarborough recently sponsored two Australian nurses who went to Fiji to undertake training of local medical staff and thereby help build local capacity.
 
It was inspiring to hear about the work being undertaken at the Sanjeevani Children's Hospital and how it is improving the lives of children in Fiji.
 
Rotary Youth Exchange
 
Applications are now open for students aged 15 to 18 and a half (at the time of departure) to spend 12 months as a Rotary Exchange Student in 2027.
 
 
Applications close on 24 March 2026 and more information can be obtained via the following QR code.
 
 
 
There is the potential for a scholarship to assist students with the cost of the exchange in some circumstances.
 
 
If you know someone who might be interested then suggest they get along to an information day on:
 
Sunday 15 February 2026
2.00pm - 3.30pm
John McGrath Centre
97 Hensman Road South Perth
 
The Chase the Ace jackpot continues to build and odds of winning continue to improve.
 
The jackpot is now up to $704.45 and there are only 9 cards left, so well worth buying some tickets at the next meeting.
 
 
Don't forget to support the Karrinyup swapmart. This is our club's major fundraiser and enables us to do the projects we do.
 
Pleasingly the weekly swapmart takings showed overall improvement during 2025 as shown on the graph below. 
 
 
 
A big thank you to the swapmart team and the Rotarians who give up their time to volunteer on Sunday morning. 
 
The success of the Swapmart enables us to support the many worthwhile causes we do.
 
Club Membership on the Rise
 
The Scarborough Rotary Club is going from strength to strength. Membership numbers are growing and the age profile is changing as new members join.
 
 
 
 
Current membership mix
 
Male 75%
Female 25%
 
Average age of active members - 61 years
 
Average age of honorary members - 83 years
 
Age Split
Over 60 - 50%
Under 60 - 50%
 
It's very exciting to see the club growing and rejuvenating as it has in the past 12 months.
 
 
Alex and Mary at Wheelchairs for Kids
 
Alex Hamilton visited Wheelchairs for Kids and met with Mary Henley-Collopy, a Thalidomide survivor who was visiting from Melbourne. Mary is a member of Rotary e-Club of Change Makers who meet online, so it was great to connect in person and celebrate everything Wheelchairs for Kids has achieved over the past few years.
 
 
 
 
 
Rotary District Conference
 
Enjoy a weekend with old and new Rotary colleagues at this year's Rotary District conference.
 
 
 
For more information you can go here, and to make a booking you can go here.
 
Rotary Training
 
 
Rotary International Convention
 
The Rotary International convention in 2026 will be held in Taipei. Taiwan from 13-17 June.
 
 
We'll have some representatives from Scarborough there so if you think you might be interested in attending check out the convention website here.
 
Member Information
 
Future meeting details
Role
 
Welcome / Chase the Ace
 
Attendance Desk
 
Chronicle Scribe
 
Photos
 
Introduce Guest
 
Vote of Thanks
 
Birthdays
 
Audio Visual
Thursday 12 Feb 
 
Jerry Pilcher
 
Chris Brooks
 
Rob Paparde
 
Mitch Whalan
 
Alex Hamilton
 
 
Ben Furler
 
N.A.
 
Darren Meakins
Thursday 19 Feb
 
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Date
 
Thur 12 Feb
 
 
 
Thur 19 Feb
 
 
Thur 26 Feb
 
Where and When
 
Scarboro SFLSC - 6.45am for 7.15am
 
 
 
To be advised
 
 
Karrinyup Shopping Centre - 6.30pm
 
 
Details
 
Geoffrey Kingsford
 
 
To be advised
 
 
Linda Aitken
Mayor of the City of Wanneroo
 
 
Rotary around the World
 
Nanotechnology brings safer water to the Ganges Delta....

 

 
 
Growing up on the edge of the Ganges Delta in eastern India, Sajal Kanti Kayal understood from an early age that the most precious resource in the world was water. Here water comes in abundance. For six months of the year, it surges in from Himalayan snowmelt, monsoon rains, and tropical cyclones. But as it churns through the rivers of the state of West Bengal and neighboring Bangladesh on its way to the sea, that precious water picks up a dangerous payload.
 
Read the full story here.
 
Just for Laughs