Rotary Club of Melbourne
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THIS WEEK'S SPEAKER

Topic:  ‘Towards Australia’s First Offshore Windfarm’

Chair:  Russell Board

UPCOMING SPEAKERS

27 Mar:  Member's Day

03 Apr:  TBA

10 Apr:  Conny Lenneberg, Executive Director, Brotherhood of St Laurence

17 Apr:  The Reverend Professor Gary Bouma AM

24 Apr:  Major General Jim Barry

EVENING MEETING

25 Mar:  Mike Davis, “The Future of Work” – www.trybooking.com/BBGWR

LAST WEEK'S MEETING

Our speaker at lunch last week was Hugh de Kretser, Executive Director of the Human Rights Law Centre.

Welcome to our new Member,  Manuela Rathey seen here with her sponsor,  Chanti Bou after being inducted by President Robert at last week's meeting.  

CLUB EVENTS & NEWS

We are here in Rotary to help others.  Rotary Safe Families is here to help you help others!  There was a show of 30 hands of Members promising to register.  Where are you please?  Just 2 hours in 2 Workshops for you to understand exactly what family violence and elder abuse mean, and what you can do as a Rotarian in response.

President Robert has announced that Wednesday, 27 March will be a Member's Day. We encourage everyone to make a special effort to be there - it will be relaxed, entertaining and enjoyable.

Thank you to those of you who have already joined the Club's 2019 AFL Footy Tipping Competition. Just remember that the season begins on Thursday, March 21st .   You will need to have your tips in by 7.10 that evening. Join here to be in the footy action!   www.footytipping.net.au/rotarymelb.

Have you sold your book of 10 Raffle Tickets?  don't forget you or an interstate/overseas family member can go online and purchase tickets through our Club Raffle site: https://rotaryclubofmelbourne.auraffles.com.au All proceeds are supporting our Club's project "GIVE EVERY CHILD A FUTURE".

If you are planning to attend 2019 Rotary Convention in Hamburg, Germany, the Hon Secretary Reg Smith would like to hear from you.

20 May:  Whole of Club "Choi's" President's Fellowship Dinner

20 May:  Close of RCM Centenary Raffle

MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS

President Robert and Myra attended the Moomba Parade and guess who they came across in the Parade? PP Chris Wang, who has helped the Melbourne Dai Loong Association for FORTY YEARS to produce the ‘Big Dragon’, a key fantastic feature of the event!

Cur congratulations and best wishes to Jenny Taing who recently married and now returned from a spectacular honeymoon.  

DISTRICT NEWS

Dale Hoy has been selected as the District Governor for the year 2021 - 2022.  Our Congratulations Dale (pictured with wife Maureen)!

OTHER NEWS

Members may be interested in the update on the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School as reported in The Age, 17.3.19.  As you know,  Edward Tudor, founding Executive Director of MITS was the 2018/19 recipient of RCM’s Vocational Service Award, presented at the Club’s luncheon meeting late last year.

MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

Grahme Bond 35 years

Richard Parker 11 years

Justin Wibrow 2 years

Celina Yu 1 year 

GREETINGS

Happy birthday this week to Gerry Johnston (80 Today!), Tilman Ruff, Quin Scalzo. 

LAST WEEK'S GUESTS

Guests of the Club  Hugh de Kretser (Speaker), Jan de Kretser, Manuela Rathey (Inductee), Susie Cole.

Visiting International Rotarians  Suresh Marcandan (Kuala Lumpur Diraja, Malaysia).

Visiting Australian Rotarians  Neville John (Central Melbourne), Cameron McDonald (Footscray), Catherine Baxter (Brisbane Highrise).

Guests of Rotarians  Duncan Troop (Ian Evans), Andy Scott (David Hayes),

On duty this week  Jared Hoddinott (Robert Fisher), Adrian Kloeden, David Dunoon, Sandra Hills, Adriaan den Dulk, Stephen Mandie (Wine), Bruce Davidson (Photos).