Saturday was a cold, blustery winters day for a BBQ. Nonetheless, it was a wonderful success. The BBQ was held in Moe Botanic Gardens from 11.00am-2.00pm, specifically to welcome a new group of Fijians into our community. Firstly, I would like to thank Community Chair, Alan Bishop, and members of that committee, Lyn Cassar, Ross Maxfield, Len Cairns, and Bill Connell, for volunteering time to prepare the club BBQ trailer, cook the snags, and organise tea/coffee. It was also good to see Sandy Auger (Prospective Rotarian) with her dog, Pippa. President David McInnes, together with several members from the Rotary Club of Morwell, also assisted with the BBQ and provided a variety of salads. Special thanks for the onions!! No BBQ is complete without the onions. Fortunately, accessing the Moe Tennis Clubrooms proved to be a very strategic move and lunch was eaten in comfortable surroundings. Other attendees included fourteen Fijians, representatives from St Vinnies, (Margaret McQuillan and Carmel), and Pam Wood and Lisa Dourley, from a new Rotary cause-based provisional club called ‘Rotary International Positive Peace’ (RIPP). The ‘Welcome BBQ’ was the group’s first club activity and they initially reached out to fellow Rotarians to seek ways to support the newly arrived Fijians. It was lovely to chat with many of the Fijians who braved the cold conditions and attended the BBQ. Apologies were offered on behalf of several who were not able to attend due to finishing night shift or having to work on Saturday. They have been in Australia for four weeks and expressed much appreciation for the support and care for their welfare shown by many people in our broader community. After the BBQ lunch, we were treated to a traditional kava ceremony held undercover at the tennis club. The group gathered outside on a traditional woven mat with a specially carved wooden kava bowl. Kava was drunk by several Rotarians accompanied by hearty shouts of ‘Bula’ and hand clapping. A wonderful way to end a BBQ lunch!