IMPORTANT MEMBER DINNER
This is not a traditional Changeover Dinner
There are many "one offs" for our Members
No lunch meeting but a Dinner meeting
Date: Wednesday 26 June ... Don't miss it!
Meeting No 4797 in the Club’s 98th year
THIS WEEK'S SPEAKER
PROFESSOR JEREMY OATS
TOPIC: "The Timor Leste VTT Emergency Obstetric Refresher Training Workshops - 19 down, 1 to go -where to then???”
CHAIR: Peter Clements
UPCOMING SPEAKERS
12 Jun: Shani Cain, Chief Executive Officer, Oaktree
19 Jun: Vice Presidents' Reporting Day
26 Jun: Presidents' Changeover DINNER- In the Sofitel LaTrobe Dining room
BOOKINGS www.trybooking.com/BCQCM
LAST WEEK'S MEETING
YOUNG ACHIEVER AWARDS 2019
What a sensational, inspirational trio of young people awarded our Young Achievers' Awards for 2019. Photo shows (left to right) this year's Young Achievers' Awardees: Lachie Richardson, Isabella Kong and Nick Pearce with former Victorian Governor, Prof David de Krester, AC.
IQBAL RETA
Thank you to Iqbal Reta, last week's Chairperson, for not only his marvellous chairmanship of the Young Achiever Awards, but for his work over many months, promoting our Young Achiever Award search for nominations to many organisations, and his strength in selection of three inspirational young people with our Vocational Services Award.
CLUB EVENTS & REMINDERS
99th SPECIAL DINNER WITH A DIFFERENCE!
Our inaugural Wittner Award! Presented by the Wittner Family! Maybe a video premiere? These are just some of the "one-offs" for this year's Dinner in the Latrobe Dining Room at the Sofitel on Wednesday evening, 26 June. This is our 99th Changeover Dinner preparing us for our 100th. Why would you miss this?
OUR NEW MEMBERS
Renata Bernarde, Robert Thomson, Ryan Saville, Luke Bellfield, Olga Hogan, Trevor Neroy, Jing Lin, Claire Fraser, Manuela Rathey, Catherine Baxter, Suresh Marcandan, Mikaela Stafrace, Marg Lester: special message.
EVENING MEETING 18 JUNE
Speaker: Matthew Taylor - Managing director of MET Designs, a not-for-profit social enterprise that aims to transform lives through education. He is also a policy manager for Victorian Government and member of the Global Shapers Community.
Topic: "Harnessing the power of the marketplace to change the world"
MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS
MARK PINOLI REPORT from NEPAL
Mark Pinoli has recently returned from another humanitarian trip volunteering his support to the disadvantaged communities of Nepal. Mark is a quiet hero but after prompting, he agreed to write something of his passionate work in Nepal. He is seen here exchanging Rotary banners with President, Rotary Club of Gorkha.
GLADYS LIU
We congratulate our colleague, Gladys Liu, on her election as Member for Chisholm in the Australian House of Representatives in the recent Federal election. She will be the first Chinese Australian woman ever elected to the House. Gladys hopes to continue attending our regular meetings as often as possible.
ANNUAL CEO SLEEPOUT
Ken Woollard is sleeping rough for a night in the CEO Sleepout for 2019.
ROTARY "READ"
ROTARY'S MASTER SPY
This published article is by Rotarian journalist, Tony Thomas. It makes a fascinating read about Rotary Club stalwart Richard Sorge, the German communist spy in Tokyo.
AUSTRALIAN ROTARY HEALTH
AUSTRALIAN ROTARY HEALTH UPDATE
New research funded by Australian Rotary Health will look at how children are impacted when a parent from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has experienced Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), with hopes to inform a new intervention for ADF families. Thank you Keith Callinan, Health & Ageing Committee.
MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
Margaret Matters: 7 years
Jack Melbourne: 26 years
Norman Taralrud-Bay: 5 years
GREETINGS
Happy birthday this week to Ian Ross.
LAST WEEK'S GUESTS
Guests of the Club Isabella Kong, Nick Pearce, Lachie Richardson, Jan de Kretser, Edwin Hawkins, Stephin Vervoot, Adrian Campbell, Stuart Pearce, Judy Richardson, Stuart Richardson, Arooj Fatima, Katie Wilford, Luana Bacha.
Visiting Australian Rotarians Peter Neal (Adelaide), David Whiting (Keilor).
Guests of Rotarians Myra Fisher (Robert Fisher), Mina Guli (Ian Evans), Margaret Shanks (Richard Skinner), Ann Hollingworth (Peter Hollingworth).
On duty this week Timothy Goonan, Richard Skinner, Pam Brown, Cynthia Edgell (Wine), Kevin Sheehan (Photos).
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