Armidale Central Rotary Club

Armidale Central Rotary Club Our Club is involved in helping members of the local community in many ways through supporting local projects and organisations. Everyone is welcome!

The Rotary Club of Armidale Central meets every Thursday at 1230 at NOVA in Faulkner Street. Email for details. Our Club is involved in helping members of the local community in many ways through supporting several local projects and organisations. We run the annual Armidale Book Fair, and maintain the gardens on and near the northern roundabout of the Armidale by-pass. We also organise various social events, and enjoy much good fellowship while working to help others.

We are back in business following the demolition and the re-building of our Rotary Book Depot following last year's snow...
20/06/2026

We are back in business following the demolition and the re-building of our Rotary Book Depot following last year's snowstorm that damaged the shed.
Thankfully our insurer covered the cost of the project, which meant we could not accept donations of books, etc, during the construction period
But now we once more welcome the Armidale community's generous donations of books, CDs, DVDs, games and puzzles. This year's Book Fair was another outstanding success, making us able to contribute many more thousands of dollars to local causes and charities.
A big thank-you to all those who supported the fair, an event that has become part of the social fabric of our community.
In the pics below you can see the new shed's interior and exterior plus some shots of our members who put the finishing touches on the shed. Two of those members, David Steller and John Guthrey did excellent work with their carpentry skills installing book bays where we categorise donations.
So, as they used say on the TV game show: "Come on down ... and bring your books with you!"

More happy customers at our $5 a bag of books sale today.
23/05/2026

More happy customers at our $5 a bag of books sale today.

Happy customers at our $5 a bag of books day today. Thanks to all for your support again this year.
23/05/2026

Happy customers at our $5 a bag of books day today. Thanks to all for your support again this year.

Tomorrow, the last day of our Book Fair, is $5 a bag day. Bring your shopping bag and fill it to the brim with all the b...
22/05/2026

Tomorrow, the last day of our Book Fair, is $5 a bag day. Bring your shopping bag and fill it to the brim with all the books that will fit for must $5!
A big thank-you to all those who have supported the Book Fair during the week – your generosity is appreciated.
Hope to see you tomorrow from 9am at the racecourse.

Scenes from our opening day on Saturday. The Rotary Book Fair runs all week until 5pm Saturday ... and Saturday is our $...
18/05/2026

Scenes from our opening day on Saturday. The Rotary Book Fair runs all week until 5pm Saturday ... and Saturday is our $5 a shopping bag full of bargain books! Thanks to all who have supported the fair so far and we look forward to seeing many more before the week is out.

Tomorrow is B-Day in Armidale ... B for books, nearly 70,000 of them up for sale from as low as $3 a book at the annual ...
15/05/2026

Tomorrow is B-Day in Armidale ... B for books, nearly 70,000 of them up for sale from as low as $3 a book at the annual Rotary Book Fair at Armidale racecourse, starting at 9am.
The event runs for a week, concluding on Saturday 23 May when book lovers can bag a bargain - $5 for a shopping bag full of books.
Hope to see you there, and as Joe the Gadget Man used say ... "bring your money with you!"

IT'S ON AGAIN - MARK YOUR DIARYTHERE’s no need to ‘book’ your spot, but the 28th annual Rotary Book Fair will again be a...
21/04/2026

IT'S ON AGAIN - MARK YOUR DIARY

THERE’s no need to ‘book’ your spot, but the 28th annual Rotary Book Fair will again be a good opportunity to ‘read all about it’!

More than 70,000 quality used books, CDs, DVDs, puzzles and games will be on sale at bargain prices from Saturday 16 to Saturday 23 May at the Armidale Jockey Club.

There is also a range of rare and collectable items at very attractive prices.

Children’s books are just $1 while puzzles, CDs and DVDs are $2.

In what has become a popular Armidale tradition the Book Fair offers all genres from fiction, children’s, cookery, history, reference, hobbies, military, art and photography – these at just $3 each!

The week-long fair runs daily from 9am to 5pm and finishes on Saturday 23 May with a $5 a bag book bonanza - fill our shopping bag with as many books as you can fit and walk away with what must be the best bargain in town.

All proceeds help the Rotary Club of Armidale Central fund many local causes, including charities, such as Meals on Wheels, St Vincent de Paul and the Salvation Army, as well as NERAM, The New England Conservatorium of Music, the Armidale Playhouse, and local schools.

Last year the fair raised almost $100,000, the majority of which was distributed in the local community.

Club President Kerry Myers said the annual even has become part of the social fabric of the city.

“It is great to see so many familiar faces turning up year after year – it’s become a fun community event as much as it is a great fund raiser,” Kerry said.

“Our members and valued volunteers work throughout the year sorting and collating only the best books for sale. Those that don’t make the grade aren’t wasted - they are recycled for sale by the local Ascent group.

“But the people to whom we are most grateful are those who continue to donate their books, CDs, DVDs, etc. They make it all possible and we thank them!

“People still love reading books and we look forward to welcoming them again at this year’s fair.”

10/04/2026

FOR SALE! Sandy Sweeney's personal library of about 600 CDs of country music radio programming on community Armidale Community Radio - 2ARM FM92.1.
Sandy describes it as follows: "My personal country music library has been a popular program for 40 years ... It is in excellent order, never been borrowed and no song has been added twice. I cover Country Rock, Bluegrass, Australian Bush Ballads, the Nashville sound, Country Blue and Contemporary Country."
This collection features the best of country music over 40 years. It is being offered (for pick-up only from our Dumaresq Street Book Shed) for just $200 ono.
First to reply, first to enjoy!

For sale at our Book Shed - big and bigger packing boxes. Just $2 each. Available Monday and Friday mornings from 8am to...
07/03/2026

For sale at our Book Shed - big and bigger packing boxes. Just $2 each. Available Monday and Friday mornings from 8am to 9am.

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PO Box 1150
Armidale, NSW
2350

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