Julie Syme

Julie Syme
Born
Julie Patricia Syme
EducationUniversity of Otago
OccupationCommunity leader
SpouseMelville Syme

Julie Patricia Syme QSM is a community leader from Kaikōura, New Zealand, who has been involved in a wide range of community groups and activities in the town.

Lions Club of Seaward Kaikōura

Syme was a founding member of the Lions Club of Seaward Kaikōura, incorporated in 1992.[1] She worked to establish the Seaward Kaikōura Lions as a club for women, because at that time, the majority of community service clubs were generally run by men.[2] Symes was the charter President, and has been District Governor. She stood down in 2017, after serving three terms as President.[3]

One of the fundraising initiatives led by Syme has been the Trash Fashion show, involving designers presenting garments made from recycled materials.  The show has raised over $100,000 for community groups.[4][5]

In 2015, the Lions Club of Seaward Kaikōura and the Kaikōura Lions Clubs announced that they had raised $243,000 towards the construction of facilities at a new integrated health facility to be built in the town.[6]

Following the 7.8 magnitude Kaikōura earthquake on 14 November 2016, in her role as president, Syme worked with Lions Club members to distribute food and water around the town and provide emergency grants for essential supplies.[2] In 2017, Syme spoke to 20,000 delegates at the 100th Annual Lions Club International Convention in Chicago about her experience in serving the Kaikōura community after the earthquake.[4]

Mayfair Theatre

Mayfair Theatre, Kaikōura

Syme has had a long association with the Mayfair Theatre in Kaikōura, an art deco building on The Esplanade.  Along with her husband Melville, she is a former owner of the theatre. The Mayfair Theatre was first opened in 1935 as a venue for cinema and concerts. In 1985, the building was put up for sale and by 1986, it had been purchased for the town as a result of a community fundraising initiative.  Syme and her husband were both members of the Theatre Committee who managed the venue from that point.[7]

The building was damaged beyond repair in the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, and Syme was involved in the major fundraising efforts to build a new cinema and performance venue on the site, retaining the 1934 art deco façade.[8][9][10] After a $3.6 million restoration project, the building was re-opened in November 2020 as the Mayfair Arts and Culture Centre Te Whare Toi ō Kaikōura.[11] As at 2022, Syme and her husband Melville are members of the Mayfair Board of Directors.[12]

Other community roles

Syme has been a trustee of the Kaikōura Education Trust, the secretary for the Kaikōura Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association from 2008 to 2016, and foundation secretary of the Kaikōura Community Theatre. She has also supported the local branch of the Plunket Society, Playcentre, Red Cross, and the Presbyterian Church. Syme has also been the secretary of the Community Hall Committee and president of the Kaikōura Garden Club.[13]

Honours and awards

In the 2018 New Year Honours, Syme was awarded the Queen's Service Medal, for services to the community.[14][15] Syme saied about the award, "You don’t do things for reward. You just do things because you get pleasure from making a difference in your community."[3]

Personal life

Syme studied at the Dunedin College of Education in 1962.[13] She and her husband Melville have been farmers.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Lions Club of Seaward Kaikōura Incorporated". New Zealand Business Number. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Heyward, Emily (30 December 2017). "New Year Honours: Kaikōura woman recognised for community work". Stuff. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b Hill, David (13 January 2018). "Julie enjoys making a difference in the community". North Canterbury News. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b Brown, Pippa (4 July 2017). "US trip marks end of term for Seaward Kaikoura Lions Club president". Stuff. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  5. ^ Hart, Maia (9 August 2019). "Creatives cut through the trash talk ahead of Kaikōura's famous recycled fashion show". Stuff. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  6. ^ Dangerfield, Emma (30 November 2015). "Lions come out to bat for Kaikoura's new hospital". Stuff. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b Bowman, Glenys (20 March 1989). "It's Kaikoura's do-it-yourself theatre". New Zealand Woman's Weekly.
  8. ^ Brown, Pippa (10 May 2017). "Scottish celebration to launch fundraising for Mayfair Theatre revamp". Stuff. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  9. ^ Brown, Pippa (14 February 2018). "Mobile Mayfair raising funds to rebuild iconic theatre". Stuff. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  10. ^ Brown, Pippa (7 February 2018). "Art Deco Mayfair Theatre "ambitious" rebuild fundraising to start". Stuff. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Picturesque Kaikoura movie theatre to reopen after $3.6m restoration". New Zealand Herald. 10 November 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  12. ^ "The Mayfair Arts & Culture Centre - About us". The Mayfair Arts & Culture Centre. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Alumni and staff feature in New Year Honours list". University of Otago. 9 January 2018. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  14. ^ "New Year Honours List 2018". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 30 December 2017. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  15. ^ "The full list of New Year Honours". New Zealand Herald. 30 December 2017. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

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