Rotary Club of Kariong Somersby

Our Club was formed on Australia Day 26th January 1989 by our Mother Club, West Gosford, to serve the rapidly growing Kariong and Mountains area of the Central Coast, with the approval of then District Governor, John Lang OAM. The Club had its charter night at Old Sydney Town which was to be our home for the next 11 years. With Old Sydney Town approaching closure a new home was needed for the Club. In 2001, the Phillip House complex in the State owned Mount Penang Parklands at Kariong was offered as a venue for a community organisation to refurbish and open up as a facility for the whole community. Our Club submitted a tender and was offered a lease on the buildings on this basis. Since then we have poured in many hours and funds to make it a home not only for ourselves but a venue for many other community groups and as a hall available for a variety of functions.