Last Thursday, 13 November 2025, nearly 30 Rotary Melbourne members, friends, and partners attend the special evening gathering in celebration of World Kindness Day and the 25th anniversary of the Hush Foundation. Hosted at Wingate Capital, Level 48, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne, this event will brought together leaders from Melbourne’s healthcare community to honour Hush’s inspiring work in fostering kindness and wellbeing across hospitals and care settings.
We enjoyed music, engaging conversation, and light refreshments high above the city as we reflected on the power of compassion in healthcare and beyond.
Adrian Nelson then opened the panel discussion noting that November is Rotary Foundation Month—an appropriate time to showcase the new Growing Futures in Timor-Leste project.
We’re delighted to welcome Mark Allan who was formally inducted as a member on 5 November 2025 with the classification of Urban Planning – General. Mark’s career progression was notably marked by key positions and significant projects, including his contributions to the Urban Design Brief for Federation Square and the resultant international design competition.
Thank you to Philip Endersbee for last week's reflection on Wednesday 5 November 2025.
The Australian Rotary Health October 2025 Newsletter features an article by the Rotary Club of Carlingford and the Rotary Club of Environment and Habitat who hosted a special fundraising event, “The Life and Rhymes of Banjo Paterson,” at the historic Parramatta Town Hall. Click read more below to read the newsletter.
Guests of the Club Amy Stevenson, Jijia Huang, Xuan Zhu, Mark Allan, Barbara Yerondais, George Kokovas.
Visiting Rotarians Peter Shepheard (Altona), James Allen (Sydney), Nicky Chung (Bentleigh Moorabbin Central), Lesley McCarthy (Flemington Kensington), Pamela Dittmer (Port Philip).
Guests of Members Roswitha Horgan (David Horgan), Chris Begg (Sue McDonald).
Membership Anniversary this week: Sue McDonald (19), Iqbal Reta (17 TODAY!), Amanda Wendt (8).
Happy Birthday this week: Nick Batrouney, Trevor Neroy, Branko Panich, Kevin Sheehan (TODAY!).
Solar energy has reached an exciting milestone: it’s now the most cost effective means of producing electricity in the world.
A recent study from the University of Surrey shows that in the sunniest countries, solar electricity can cost as little as €0.023 ($0.041) per unit, making it cheaper than coal, gas and even wind power.
Rotary Melbourne’s 5,101st meeting was a lively hybrid gathering at Sofitel No.35, featuring guest speaker Henry Dwyer, acclaimed horse trainer behind Asfoora, the first Australian-trained Royal Ascot winner. Henry shared his journey “from Ballarat to Buckingham Palace to Longchamp,” including a memorable meeting with King Charles III. The meeting also highlighted World Kindness Day, upcoming AGM nominations, the Rotary Melbourne Cup, and next week’s Growing Futures in Timor-Leste project launch.
Our evening meeting for November is dedicated to supporting the Hush foundation in its celebration of World Kindness Day and its 25th year of operation.
The gathering is to be held at Wingate Capital, Level 48, 101 Collins St Melbourne, between 5:00pm and 7:00pm on Thursday 13 November 2025.
