Dinner Numbers 

You are in good company! The number attending the Saturday evening dinner will be over 130 in total, including adults and children. A very good attendance figure and again thank you for  your support. 

The Venue 

The venue is the Function Room (Members’ Lounge) of the Encounter Bay Football Club - 16 Armstrong Road, Victor Harbor. Armstrong Road is commonly referred to as the Ring  Route. If you are travelling from Adelaide, turn right at the roundabout at Nangawooka Corner  (at the Urimbirra Wildlife Park). After several kilometres west look for the right-hand turn into  the Encounter Bay Sporting Complex. If you get to another roundabout – you have gone too  far! Go around the roundabout and back 400 meters! The EBFC venue has recently been  upgraded with the assistance of State and Local government grants. The histories of our  descendants show how important sport has been in developing communities.

Event Information / Program 

All information regarding the Event, Program, Exhibition and Histories is available on the  rumbelow.net website. Anyone interested is invited to review this central source and provide  updates or additional items if necessary. 

https://www.rumbelow.net/events/2025/program

Exhibition Opening 

The Peter Matthews Collection will be open from 1.00pm to 4.30pm on Saturday afternoon.  Entry to the Exhibition is included with the Dinner Ticket. Dinner ticket holders are welcome  to join in celebrating the occasion. 

The Exhibition will be officially opened by Malen  Rumbelow 5th at 4.00pm on Saturday. 

Malen’s mother, Gwen, together with Alfred Engels, Peter Matthews, and others, was instrumental in developing what is now the Rotary Victor  Harbor Art Show – one of the premier art shows in this State. 

At this function a portrait of  Lionel Rumbelow by Alfred Engels, will be unveiled along with an image of Lester Rumbelow.  

We thank the families involved in arranging these and allowing them to be exhibited.  https://www.rumbelow.net/events/2025/exhibition

Saturday Dinner 

6.30pm for 6.45 pm commencement.  

We are very pleased to have as our guests of honor,  

• David Basham, MP, Member for Finnis, and  

• Dr Moria Jenkins, Mayor of the City of Victor Harbor. 

We request persons to be seated by 6.45pm to enable the service of meals to commence at  7.00pm. It is anticipated both our guests of honor will address us. Our keynote speaker, Malcolm Rumbelow, will present on the family history, both triumphs and tragedies, a topic dear to his heart. 

Fund Raising 

There will be two fund-raising initiatives to assist with the costs of the weekend event. Please  note there will be limited change available and no on-site ATM or cash withdrawal.

Silent Auction 

A John Ford OAM original painting of the “Pestonjee Bomanjee” the Barque which conveyed  our forebears to Port Adelaide, will be the silent auction subject. The auction will be  conducted over dinner. It is a magnificent production. There will be a moderate reserve price  to be reached to secure the prize. 

https://sites.google.com/rumbelow.net/history/events/2025/auction

$5.00 Raffle 

A "History Basket" will be available consisting of: 

• Reprint Voucher for a portrait of your choice, 

• Rumbelow's Dance – a book (for children). 

• “A Good Way of Life” – the Encounter Bay Football Club book naming many  Rumbelows (and other early settlers) who contributed to sporting progress from the  settlement of Encounter Bay. 

• and more, including a $50.00 Coles voucher for fuel or goods. 

Raffle tickets will be allocated in multiples of $5.00 – please bring suitable cash denominations  to enable payment to be made. Raffle tickets can also be reserved via the online payments  below. 

https://www.trybooking.com/events/1328916/sessions/5391974/sections/2527943/tickets 

Sunday Program 

Peter Rumbelow will deliver the Cairn Commemoration as part of the 170th Celebrations on  Sunday 30th March 2025 10:45 for 11.00am. The Cairn Commemoration will take place at the  Cairn on Franklin Parade, on the Yilki foreshore (in front of Yilki Store). 

https://www.rumbelow.net/events/2025/cairn 

Sunday Lunch Available

Please come along and meet and greet with family! At the Encounter Bay Football Club. The Bar will be open - a light lunch and drinks will be  available from the clubrooms on Sunday. Memorabilia will be on display. Join for family  interaction and later watch the Crows.

Memorabilia Display
Should you have memorabilia such  as Certificates of Awards, awarded by the Government, The Royal Humane Society, or similar, please  consider displaying it with the Peter Matthews Collection. An accompanying photograph of the  presentation, if available, would be appreciated.
https://www.rumbelow.net/events/2025/memorabilia 

The Peter Matthews Exhibition Walking Tour 

A reminder of the Peter Rumbelow “walk and talk” of the Peter Matthews Collection as  displayed at the EBFC. Peter will commence at 1.00pm on Sunday and the “walk and talk” is  confined to the room housing the collection. 

https://www.rumbelow.net/history/events/2025/exhibition 

Rambler Discussion with National Trust of Victor Harbor 

A meeting will be held at 2.00pm on Sunday with Rick Barton, Chair of the National Trust of  Victor Harbor. Rick and his colleagues are keen to update the family on their endeavours as  well as gain feedback regarding future possibilities. 

https://www.rumbelow.net/boats/rambler/themedia