Rotary Phillip Island and San Remo

06/11/2026

22/10/2026

🌏💧 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔 𝗗𝗜𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗢𝗥-𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗘!💧🌏

𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿. 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵. 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀.

The Rotary Club of Phillip Island and San Remo is proud to have sponsored the installation of a new water filtration system at the 𝗖𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗼𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗲, 𝗗𝗶𝗹𝗶, 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗿-𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲.

Installed on 𝟭𝟮 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, this is the 𝟱𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 delivered through this remarkable initiative, helping to provide safe, clean drinking water to hospital staff, patients and the wider community.

👏 We were delighted to receive a special message of thanks from Timor-Leste, acknowledging our Club's contribution and the positive impact this project will have on the hospital community.

The importance of the project was further recognised with a visit by 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶, who witnessed the new system being switched on for the first time.

💙 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁!

Through the generosity of our local community and the fundraising efforts of our members and volunteers, our Club is able to support projects that make a genuine and lasting difference — 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱.

Every donation, every purchase at our Rotary Opportunity Shop and every fundraising activity helps us turn community support into life-changing projects like this one.

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗿-𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲 — 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲! 🌏

13/10/2026

🎉 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗢𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆! 🎉

Come along to the 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗢𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘄𝗲𝘀 from 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺–𝟯𝗽𝗺 and help us celebrate 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 since the term “𝗢𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽” was coined in Melbourne.

🛍️ Grab a bargain
🌭 Enjoy a 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝘀𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝘇𝗹e
💛 Support Rotary and our community.

📍 Shop 1, 134 Thompson Ave, Cowes

𝗔 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴… 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗!

08/10/2026

🌊 💙 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 – 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗦! 🌿

The 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼 is proud to be a community partner in the exciting 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 – an ambitious environmental initiative working to restore the magnificent giant kelp forests that once flourished along our coastline.

🌏 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀. This project is a wonderful example of Rotary working alongside scientists, environmental experts and local community members to create a lasting legacy for future generations.

𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲'𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆!

Join us for one of two special 𝗞𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 to discover how we can bring our underwater forests back to life.

🎥 Enjoy a spectacular short film by award-winning underwater cinematographer 𝗝𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱.

🔬 Hear from marine restoration experts about the importance of giant kelp forests and the exciting plans to restore them around Phillip Island and Bass Coast.

📅 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚 – 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦!

📍 𝗖𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗦 – 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝟭𝟭 𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥
🕕 5:45–7:15 pm
🏛️ Berninneit, Cowes
🎟️ Book here: https://www.trybooking.com/au/event/1652423

📍 𝗪𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗚𝗚𝗜 – 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝟭𝟮 𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥
🕕 5:45–7:15 pm
🏛️ Council Chambers, Wonthaggi
🎟️ Book here: https://www.trybooking.com/au/event/1652434

💛💙 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. Through partnerships like the Island Kelp Recovery Project, we're helping protect our precious marine environment and build a stronger, more sustainable future for our community.

Come along, learn more, and discover how 𝗬𝗢𝗨 can help bring our kelp forests back!

29/09/2026

🎉 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗢𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗗𝗮𝘆! 🎉

Come along to the Rotary Op Shop, Cowes on 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟳 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝟯𝗽𝗺, as we celebrate 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗢𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗗𝗮𝘆 and an amazing milestone:-

𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 "𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽” 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀 to give second-hand stores a more dignified image.

🌭 Rotary's famous 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲 will be available!
🛍️ Browse a great range of 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀, 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲
💛 Pick up a bargain while supporting Rotary projects in our local community and beyond.

📍 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗢𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽
Shop 1, 134 Thompson Ave, Cowes, Phillip Island

Bring your family and friends, enjoy the day, and help us celebrate 100 years of the humble Op Shop.

19/09/2026

What a great weekend at the Tidal Festival where we supported the launch of Island Kelp Recovery. https://islandkelprecovery.org/

12/09/2026

🛍️ 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘’𝗦 𝗔𝗟𝗪𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗧 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗢𝗣 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣!

Have you visited the 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼 𝗢𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 lately?

Take a look around — there’s an amazing variety of quality pre-loved goods just waiting to be discovered. 👗👠📚💎☕🏺

From 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗲𝘀 to 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀, 𝗷𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆, 𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗸𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀, you never know what treasure you might find.

And the best part? 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. ❤️

Our Op Shop is run by our wonderful volunteers, and the funds raised enable the Rotary Club of Phillip Island and San Remo to support 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱.

♻️ 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆
💰 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻
🤝 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆

Pop in, have a browse and see what catches your eye!

𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼 𝗢𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝟭 𝟭𝟯𝟰 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲
📍 𝗖𝗼𝘄𝗲𝘀, Phillip Island

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱.

04/09/2026

📣 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥 – 𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗬 📣

The 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼 is delighted to welcome 𝗜𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘆, 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹, as our special guest speaker at our Club meeting on 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟱 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿.

Ian served as 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟳–𝟭𝟴, leading more than 𝟭.𝟮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲. A member of Rotary since 1978, Ian has held many senior leadership roles and is a passionate advocate for membership, leadership, humanitarian service and creating lasting change in communities.

This is a wonderful opportunity to hear from one of Rotary’s most respected leaders and gain a truly global perspective on Rotary, leadership and service.

📅 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟱 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿
🕠 𝟱:𝟰𝟱𝗽𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝟲:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁
📍 𝗔𝗻𝘇𝗮𝗰 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺, 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗦𝗟, 𝗖𝗼𝘄𝗲𝘀

🌟 𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘!
Come along, meet Ian and be inspired by his extraordinary Rotary journey.

For enquiries: 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁@𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗿.𝗼𝗿𝗴.𝗮𝘂

07/08/2026

A big thank you to Antony and Sue from Offshore Design Cowes for their generous donation to our Rotary Op Shop.

By donating these high-quality items, Anton and Sue are helping support our community and the many worthwhile causes funded through our Op Shop.

These fantastic items are sure to sell quickly, so come in soon and grab yourself a great bargain!

Every purchase helps us make a difference in communities in need.

30/07/2026

🎉 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝟭𝟬𝗔𝗠–𝟯𝗣𝗠! 🎉

The 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗢𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 is ready to welcome you six days a week.

Come in and discover affordable pre-loved clothing, books, homewares and plenty of hidden treasures. New donations arrive regularly, so there is always something different to find.

Every purchase helps support communities in need, while giving quality items a second life.

📍 Shop 1, 134 Thompson Avenue, Cowes, Phillip Island
🕙 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺–𝟯𝗽𝗺, 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆

** 𝘼 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜… 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙! **