SA Police Officer of the Year Award - 2022
CONGRATULATIONS go to Superintendent Mark Syrus,
named by Club President Ken Haines as the winner of the Rotary Club of Unley, SA Police Officer of the Year Award for 2022.
named by Club President Ken Haines as the winner of the Rotary Club of Unley, SA Police Officer of the Year Award for 2022.
This award was established in 1978 in partnership with SAPOL to recognize outstanding service of police officers to the community and has been running for 44 years.
It is a community-based award where nominations are sought from the general public and organisations all over the state. It looks for officers who exceed the requirements of duty, volunteer in a significant way to give back to the community with courtesy, courage, kindness, understanding and compassion. This may be in the face of tragedy, trauma, natural disasters, or community development.
After 42 years of service at SAPOL, Mark is currently the Officer in Charge of the expansive Yorke Mid North Local Service Area. There were thirteen excellent nominations from across the state and Mark, nominated by David Wark of the Operation Flinders Foundation, was chosen for his outstanding record of community service to this organization since 1996. He has been deeply involved with organizing character and skills building 8-day Treks in the Flinders Ranges, as well as leading teams of at-risk young people on such Treks designed to transform their lives to become valued members of the community. His direct and indirect influence, leadership, compassion, and experience has had an enormous impact on developing the self-esteem, motivation, resilience, ambition, leadership, teamwork, and responsibility, of thousands of young people over the 25 years of voluntary service. This is regarded by Operation Flinders as unquestionable. Superintendent Mark Syrus fitted all the attributes looked for in the choice, by the Unley Rotary Club, of a winner for this year’s award.
  Congratulations to the Winners and Finalists of the Unley Road Business Awards
The Unley Road Small Business Awards for 2022 were presented at Jack's On Unley! This is an initiative of the Unley Road Association and the Rotary Club of Unley.
It was a terrific night with lots of traders joining us for the Awards!
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Drought Relief in the Outback
Members of Rotary club of Unley together with Rotary Club of Coromandel Valley travelled to administer drought relief to rural communities out the back of Broken Hill,Packsaddle, Tibooburra, White Cliffs, and Wilcannia.
They chose a perfect time of the year for this little adventure with temperatures reaching 40 degrees. They joined forces with a range of professionals drawn from far and wide to assist farmers, farm workers, business owners and contractors harshly impacted by the earlier drought. Among the contingent were representatives from NSW Rural Aid, The Flying Padre , Salvation Army, mental health support, Royal Flying Doctor Service and a land specialist.
Follow their journey by clicking on the youtube link below.
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