Vocational Service

2011-2012

Director: Bruce Thomas
Ph: 59647981

email: maryherb@aapt.net.au
Committee Members: :David Brown : Laurie McDonald

Vocational service benchmarks Rotary's impeccable service to Rotary Clubs, as well as to local and international communities. Vocational service has no boundaries and can include any service, which is done for the greater good of the community.
Rotarians are classified in their clubs on the basis of their vocations.
Vocational service is an essential element in the execution of Rotary programs, especially the following:

Vocational Industrial Visits

Once or twice per year we arrange vocational visits to companies or organizations to expand our members knowledge about business and community activities in our area. Our last vocational visit was happening on the 14 th October 2010, a partner's night at the Rochford Winery.
We received information about the wine industry generally and the Rochford production in particular. We enjoyed great food, wine and fellowship.

Ron Goding Excellence Award

This award is presented each year in March to a business or organization, which in opinion of the club adhere to the highest standards in business ethics and moral standards.
This award perpetuates the memory of the late Ron Goding, a Charter Member and Past President of the Rotary Club of Healesville. He had been awarded Rotary's highest honor - a Paul Harris fellow with Sapphire Pin. The Rotary Club of Healesville considers that Ron Goding exemplifies the second object of Rotary by maintaining the highest ethical and moral standards in business. He recognized the value of occupations and the opportunity to serve society.

Past Recipients of this award:

2000 - Mc Kenzie's Bus Lines
2001 - Hoogies Hardware
2002 - Lion's Den Opportunity Shop
2003 - Healesville S.E.S
2004 - Healesville Ambulance Service
2005 - Breen Printing
2006 - R.A.C.V. Country Club
2007 -Toscano's Fruit and Vegetables
2008 - Black Spur Nursery
2009 - HICCI
2010 - Healesville Newsagency
2011 - Sanctuary House Resort Motel Healesville

Pride of Workmanship Award

Held in May each year. Pride of Workmanship was launched as a Rotary project at the District 9680 Assembly in June 1975 and later adopted by our club. The aim was to encourage a much-needed pride in personal performance in the workplace, and to help create a national attitude for the benefit of our country.

The award is designed to recognize an individual employee nominated by his or her employer for demonstrating responsibility to do a job well. Having such employees is one of the greatest intangible assets in our community.