Youth have a ball at Rotary’s event

… while another 15 debutantes and their partners made a presentation on Friday night.
TWENTY-NINE elegant young women and their dashing partners were presented to incoming Rotary president Graeme Chester and his wife, Heather, at the Rotary Club of Healesville’s annual debutante ball in June.
The presentation, held over two nights at The International, Lilydale, was a spectacular evening for the young people and their family and friends.
This year’s presentation is the 13th for trainer Linda Bellamy and represents a quarter of century of involvement for the Rotary Club.
The debutantes and their partners for 2006 were:
Thursday night: Jade Matthews/Josh Goding; Naomi Jacobs/Michael Anson; Stacey-Jane Charlett/Luke Paterson; Casey-Lee Close/Beau Wilkinson; Celleste Regan/Jason Payne; Kayla Parsons/Robert Parry; Caitlin Connell/Daniel Nugent; Pam Thongohuek/Joshua Pye; Monica Schwarz/Matthew Chandler; Samantha Anthony/Zach Jackson; Heather Donald/Andy Hoeboer; Rebecca Brown/Leigh Hardy; Katri Kortelainen/Kiyotaka Oba; Tara Searle/Chris Tannahil.
Friday night: Jessica Otte/Steven Cooper; Cheree Macdonald-Johnson/Kirby Van Der Zwart; Elizabeth Kay/Michael Anson; Ellie Rhodes/Matt Taite; Rainbeaux Mason/James Campbell; Chantelle Woodward/Mitchell Stewart; Lenna Days/Adam Warne; Carla Ibrahim/Billy Learoyd; Natalia Chomorro/Luke Spencer; Nadia Draper/Chris Tannahill; Siobhan Sharp/Rob Barry; Rebecca Merrett/Jamie Cross; Laura Johnstone/Michael Goodwin; Stephanie Phillips/Ben Lancaster; Meg Hamilton/Travis Jeffery.
Jessica Forbes and Natasha Symons, grand-daughters of Rotarians, Doug and Fay Symons, were attendants.