Rotary North Launceston St VIncents

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St Vincent's Hospital Car Project

Clifford Craig Medical Research Trust

St.Vincent's Hospital Car

At the beginning of 1977, the club was casting about for a major ongoing project. Stan Clark was then on the Community Service Project committee and invited Sister Kathleen, the Administrator of St.Vincents Hospital to address the club on a domiciliary nursing service which the staff were conducting on an ad hoc basis. Sister Kathleen as guest speaker, convinced the club of the very real need to provide an after-care service for the patients in their homes after they left hospital. Stan later presented a fully documented case for consideration by a club assembly which decided to proceed with the project. Action was taken very quickly and the first car was purchased from David Lewis Motors through David Lewis, a member of the club. It was a Renault Station Wagon and cost the club about $6000.00 which was cost price. David Lewis also agreed to provide free servicing for the first two years and he continued this for further periods on subsequent replacement cars. The first car was presented to Sister Kathleen by President Bob Frost on 29th July 1977. The project was granted second prize in a Jaycees Significant Achievement Award and Bob Frost travelled to Hobart to receive the certificate


Sister Kathleen & President Bob Frost 1977	President Kaye Gillespie, Past Presidents John Richards and Bob Frost 2003

Extract from "North Launceston Rotary Club - The First Twenty Five Years" Author Past President Phil Jackson 1982/83