Rochester Community House responds to community needs by providing support, advocating for initiatives and organising social events and classes.
“My role is organising whatever it is that we need to do in order to serve the community,” Ms Logie said.
Becoming co-ordinator for Rochester Community House was something Ms Logie initially fell into by chance.
She was working at ANZ bank as secretary of the show society and often had business meetings at the Rochester Community House.
At one of the meetings, there was a document on the table that was advertising the co-ordinator role. Ms Logie asked what the role was all about and found herself immediately intrigued by the position description.
Ms Logie applied and was successful in attaining the position.
“Here I am still with the community house, 13 years later,” Ms Logie said.
In terms of her proudest achievements, Ms Logie mentioned the work Rochester Community House undertook as a result of the 2011 floods.
It was involved in the establishment of numerous initiatives and projects that were able to support the community throughout the aftermath of the floods.
“We did social events, we looked for ways to be able to support people financially and we also advocated on the community’s behalf,” Ms Logie said.
Ms Logie and other Rochester Community House members advocated for the rubbish tip to be opened to the public after the floods.
“People had a lot of rubbish to get rid of and we advocated to the shire to keep the tip open so that people would be able to dump their rubbish and flood-affected items, without any cost,” she said.
Ms Logie mentioned it was people within the community who inspired her and motivated her to make a difference in the community.
“It’s the community itself. The people in the community, the pride that they have for the community and their passion for community development,” she said.
While Ms Logie leads a busy professional life, she is also a mother to two boys.
She explained that she has learnt to juggle the responsibilities of motherhood with the responsibilities of work.
“I think as mums, we are just really good at juggling. We are probably our own worst enemies, in that we tend to put ourselves last,” Ms Logie said.
“At the same time, there is nothing that brings you greater fulfilment than seeing your kids doing the things that they love and achieving great outcomes.
“I feel the same way about my community. I really enjoy seeing positive outcomes in the community and that’s what keeps me going.”
Ms Logie hopes to be able to leave a legacy for future generations to further build upon.
As to her thoughts on International Women’s Day, Ms Logie said “it’s important to celebrate women and acknowledge the great work that they do whether it’s in the community or whether it’s in the household”.
“It’s about acknowledging everything that women are doing far and wide,” she said.
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