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Being a proactive organisation focused on assisting those in the community who may not enjoy the privileges and good fortune of others, since 2017 the Rotary Club of Mobilong has been working to develop a spacious “Rotary Park” precinct that vulnerable people could visit in safety and be surrounded by natural beauty in a non-threatening environment.
An environmentally degraded area of land, “Jubilee Park”fronting Swanport Road Murray Bridge has been selected for the project, as it services approximately 2,750 socially disadvantaged elements of the Murray Bridge community, including low-income renters of public housing and disenfranchised members of the local Aboriginal community.
The area not only holds genuine potential to provide open-space facilities and a pleasant environment for a segment of the local population that suffers significant social and financial disadvantage, it is also designed to be a shared common space for the more advantaged members of the local community.
In enhancing opportunity for the various advantaged and disadvantaged segments of the community to jointly share a public space, there is potential to partially bridge the existing social gap by acting as a conduit to reducing the social barriers between tenants of public housing (many who suffer significant social and financial disadvantage) and the neighbouring residents of privately owned property.
Working in partnership with the Rural City of Murray Bridge,part of the commitment by Mobilong Rotary involves significant financial contribution to enable the construction of a sheltered seating area, installation of park furniture and strategic environmental remediation through the establishment of threatened native plant species. The seats and shelter have been installed, the plantings have been suspended pending the lifting of the Covid-19 restrictions.
stage 2. As a developing initiative, the involvement of local school communities and interested residents in a public art installation is being encouraged.
Open 10.00am - 4.00pm Tuesday through Saturday and 11.00am - 4.00pm Sundays
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"FOODBANK" FOOD HUB - Murray Bridge
Later that year Rotarian Wendy Gaborit attended a networking lunch and was inspired by Foodbank CEO Greg Pattinson's presentation and commenced a conversation to scope community need and the project requirements with view to delivering a Food Hub in Murray Bridge servicing the communities of Murray Bride, Mannum, Tailem Bend and the Murray Mallee.
But projects such as this require partnerships and community support.
The Goal to raise $50,000 these funds to be matched by Foodbank and the funds used to create the hub and finance its first year of operation, thereafter the project is self sustainable.
Facing a diagnosis of “cancer” the trauma of diagnosis, and a schedule of invasive treatment is challenging for anyone let alone a child. Care during treatment can be invasive, painful and complicated by the clothing one wears. The Supertee is an access garment that allows the young person to be treated without disturbance. Providing greater rest, reducing stress for carer and child and delivers an emotional confidence boost.
Inspired by the story of Aloisi family, and of Supertee designer Jason Sotiris (www.supertee.com.au), Rotarian Brian Wybrow was motivated to make a difference.
Partnerships are the key to achieving dreams, the Adelaide Womens and Children's Hospital had heard of the Supertees and commenced testing it to ensure it met the criteria for a hospital garment but were looking to partner with a philanthropic organisation to fund the garments. Monday 2 September, the Rotary Club delivered the first 50 garments to the Adelaide Women's & Children's Hospital Foundation and with the support of the Hospital's Play Therapists introduced the Supertees to 2 young patients.
The Club has a 12 month goal to supply 300 Supertees and thereon - continue to meet the demand identified by the hospital for children attending the oncology and other wards within the hospital.

Murray Bridge Regional Gallery
Service Above Self
Murray Bridge, SA 5253
Australia