More than 100 Melton residents showed their support for Rotary’s epic mower ride around Australia when Ride To the Other Side passed through Hannah Watts Park last Thursday. Rotarian Craig Alford manned the mower for this leg of the 15,000 kilometre fund-raising journey. Ride to the Other Side secretary, Kim Larsen, said the journey had so far raised $180,000 for the EJ Whitten foundation and Australian Rotary Health. The Bacchus Marsh and Melton branches of the Rotary Club pledged their support and gave two cheques to the cause. Ride To the Other Side will finish at the Rotary International Convention in Sydney on June 1. Details at www.ridetotheotherside.org.au. … Natalia Wills
