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issue No 444

September 2003

this month's cover

Qasim Greenaway of Collarenebri, N.S.W., near Walgett, enjoys the green, green grass of Cobden during a drought relief holiday in Victoria’s south-west. A report on the visit by young people from western N.S.W. to south-western Victoria and the nearby sea appears on pages 14 and 15.

PHOTOGRAPH: Courtesy, The Cobden Times newspaper.

in this Issue

Youth Exchange Conference a well-oiled machine	10
Youth Exchange Program is about learning about life	12
Fun and green grass of Cobden refresh drought weary	14
Rotary helps young reach for the stars	16
Students can’t get enough of climbing every mountain	17
Ups and downs of conferences	18
Robin’s idea gave Narrabri a thread to the future	20
Remembering Ade Majiyagbe	21
Ade’s Hope Fund established
Coonabarabran serves so beef industry keeps talent	22
Katherine saw youth in need and acted
Rotaract the place to Lend a HAND	23
This book could be a lifesaver	26
A place in the sun marks 30 years of Rotary service	27
Meet the governors	28
Invitation to R.I. Convention in Osaka	30
Rotary backs Drug-Arm for those wanting to kick habit
Rotary backs Drug-Arm for those wanting to kick habit	32
Getting a home-town start through city, country link	34
.Riccarton recognises heart when facing adversity	35

Regular columns

People 2; President's Message 3; Bob Aitken's 'from where I sit' 6;; News Bulletin, 6;; John Thorne Jottings 7; Mailbox 8; Harley Tarrant's column 8; What's On 31; Rotarnet with Del Jeal 33; Rotary World 36; Book Review 37 Rotary World 38: Called to Higher Service, Paul Harris Fellows, Noticeboard 43; Directory 46: Smiles 48: Gardening, Wanted Known 49,

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