Rotary’s Centenary is a time of celebration! It Is a time to reflect on our past, and take pride in all that has been achieved. It is time we play our part in the history of Rotary.

Our Centenary is also the time to lay the foundations for our future, as we still have much to do. The key project in our Centenary year will focus on stopping the one in 16 children who die in 9 Pacific nations before the age of five.

We invite you to join Rotarians across Australia on Friday, 10 July for virtual fellowship, as well as meet our R100 Centenary Ambassadors, the Governor-General and Mrs Hurley, as they launch our national centenary campaign. By joining us, you will witness the “Passing the Baton” ceremony. The baton that will carry the symbols of our centenary and will travel far and wide across Rotary clubs and Districts.

We ask too for your support in helping us raise funds for our R100 Centenary project, “Rotary Give Every Child a Future”; saving young lives in Pacific nations.

Please expect registration details on how you can join within the next week.  We look forward to you joining in and making your mark on history!

Kind regards,

Hugh Bucknall, Founder-Centenary of Rotary Committee Campaign and Garry Browne , Chair, National Centenary of Rotary

Message from Governor-General and Mrs Hurley:  https://youtu.be/J9zgkzmQ3Dw

The agenda for the official launch includes these gems:

• Warm up by Leo Sayer on zoom, live streaming via Facebook messenger;
• MC David Mann welcomes zoom guests from clubs around Australia and the wider Rotary world to the function at Government House in Canberra;
• Messages from Melbourne’s Lord Mayor Sally Capp and Sydney’s Lord Mayor Clover Moor;
• RI President Holger Knaack’s message of support is aired;
• Governor General and Mrs Hurley are introduced and speak to those assembled at Government House and online;
• Inspiring musical performance by Josh Piterman, currently in London where he is the Phantom in Phantom of the Opera, and Nick Jones, a Tenor and amazing star of Opera Australia. The music will probably be the following three songs – Nessun Dorma, Phantom of the Opera, and You Raise Me Up. The first two to be sung by Josh and You Raise Me Up to be sung by Nick;
• The Presidents of Rotary Melbourne and Sydney respond to the Governor General and Mrs Hurley’s speech;
• The Governor General and Mrs Hurley hand the Batons across to the Presidents of Rotary Melbourne and Sydney;
• The event at Government House concludes.   Guests attending on zoom and other social media remain online for a commitment ceremony for ‘Every Child Has A Future’ – an R100 Project, and to building the resilience of Rotary for the next Century. This will be conducted by the MC & Leo Sayer.

Remember,  we shall never be part of another Rotary Melbourne Centenary!

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