Rotary Club of Melbourne
www.rotaryclubofmelbourne.org.au

Meeting No 4814 in the Club’s 98^th year

MEMBERS PLEASE NOTE:

Members please note we have a CHANGE of MEETING VENUE Wednesday, 16 October.  This is to be a Partner's Day at Coombe, Yarra Valley. Event details in this flyer Coombe_Lunch.pdf Our special meeting at The Melba Estate offers the extraordinary privilege of inspecting Dame Nellie’s home as well as the springtime garden tour, gallery and then a delicious lunch.

THIS WEEK'S SPEAKER

UPCOMING SPEAKERS

09 Oct: Mark Stone AM, VECCI CEO

16 Oct: Daniel Johnson, Coombe Estate - Special Luncheon Yarra Valley bookings essential https://www.trybooking.com/BFTYW 

23 Oct: Jeff Floyd, Chair, Parks Victoria

30 Oct: Professor Jane Pirkis, Chairman Australian Rotary Health Research Committee  - Hat Day

06 Nov: Lord Mayor's Annual Address

EVENING SPEAKERS

Mon, 28 Oct: Katerina Gaita Environment,"Do We Have a Climate Emergency?" 
Thu, 28 Nov: Hana Asssafiri - "A New Caucus?" 

LAST WEEK'S EVENTS

Both Gay and Mark addressed our Members at a very special lunch meeting with 96 Members, DG Grant Hocking and Guests. Gay was entertaining, light and bright sharing her memories of a different type of football in her youth.  

Rotary Park on the morning of Wednesday, 25 September was abuzz with Rotarians and Guests as the RI President Mark Maloney and his wife Gay unveiled the plaque at the foot of a River Red Gum Eucalyptus tree planted in his honour.  Photo shows our President Kevin with Mark Maloney.

PP Robert Fisher welcomed a Rotary Guest last week and enjoyed the Scottish accent.  President of Rotary Dumfries, Devorgilla, Scotland looked happy too conversing in "Sc(ɔ)ish" with Robert.

Welcome back Keith!  Balloons and smiles.  Editor very disappointed NO red and black.  This must change next year!!

Great to see Ken Badenoch back in time for his Birthday celebrated with another Birthday Boy, Adriaan den Dulk!  Happy Birthdays.

AFL FOOTY QUIZ

Terrific fun at the 2019 AFL Footy Quiz created by our delightful Peter Jones who entertained and scored us.  Two winning tables!  Pic shows Captains of Tables:  Stuart Stribling, David Frieze, Stephen Mandie, Jan Moffatt and Adrian Nelson enjoying the moment with Lisa Sheehan and Pres. Kevin.  

CLUB EVENTS & NEWS

Simply contact Ari Talantis ari.skinner@gmail.com or Jim Orchard jimporchard@gmail.com and register your support or sponsoring of a rider.  We are nearly at the Finish Line! Editor note:  Weather perfect for volunteering and cycling with cloud, sun and light breeze!

Photo shows President Kevin showcasing the casement window near office and Sofitel on Collins St. to RI President Mark Maloney, Gay Maloney and DG Grant Hocking highlighting the presence of Rotary Melbourne.  Terrific achievement Kevin. Check it out Members.

Hon Secretary Reg Smith passed on an invitation from the HUSH Foundation and Gathering of Kindness to the launch of the latest album produced by Tony Gould AM and Tony Petrucci on Sunday 6 October.  Reg said the music will be lovely and we are all invited. 

October is End Polio Now month. Saturday, 19 October commencing at 10am –join Rotarians and Friends for a 5km walk, or do as much as you can.  Walk Your Way - quick or slow.  Everyone is welcome.

Polio Train Ride Thursday 24 October – This event will be leaving from Train stations across our district (Bendigo, Brighton, Werribee and Caufield) with the aim to meet at Fed Square Melbourne at 2.30 pm.  All 4 Victorian Rotary Districts are invited to join in this adventure.

R100 NEWS

Thank you to Hugh Bucknall for the update on R100 activities which were presented by President Kevin and Hugh at last weekend's Rotary Conference in Christchurch, NZ.

You can decide what is really happening here but according to President Kevin: "What happened in Christchurch's Casa Publica restaurant stays across the ditch! But it was a great dinner!"  Mmm!

The imagination of Linda Humphries (D9820) (Pic.) has created a fabulous activity for Rotary's centenary; a Baton Relay linking all Clubs and Districts from now until the centenary year in 2021. Well done Linda for creating a centenary project that Connects Rotary and the community.

'WHERE ARE THE R100 SOCKS?'

Editor hopes this photo was not taken during our RI President's presentation to last week's meeting?  Legs belong to Rob Nethercote and Richard Skinner.  Which legs belong to which Member?  So simple to send a photo of your legs to Editor.

Thanks Sharann for the sad looking R100 socks after being put through "your" paces ascending Mt Washington, New Hampshire, the third highest mountain in USA.

Clive Weeks wrote:  "In solitary confinement then released to the exercise yard when it was realised I was a Rotarian and finally escaping the island on the Alcatraz Flyer! Fortunately I did not have to swim!"  Check if Clive escaped!

Phil Endersbee was talking to his R100 socks in a Hobart hotel room whilst watching the Grand Final!

MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS

Thank you Claire for the photo and caption after her recent visit to Moscow. Claire wrote:  " I attended two meetings. These photos are from the second meeting. In the first photo, I am standing between President Werner of the Rotary Club of Moskau Humboldt (on my left holding the kangaroo) and President Leonardo of the Rotary Club of Ravenna (Italy)."

This news item was sourced from PP Robert, Facebook and Google:  Impacto Cruzeiro published in its online newspaper an article about the interview Manoel Felipe did with Nobel Peace Prize winner Tilman Ruff at the International Language School in Melbourne where Tilman made a presentation to students. 

If you have been wondering where our Hon. Treasurer has been.  Photo says it all.  Reg is seen here treasuring every moment with his granddaughter Margot in the US.

OTHER CLUB INVITES

Kerry Kornhauser has a table for Rotary Brighton's Night of Cricket Stars.  Night_of_Cricket_Stars_2019.  Contact Kerry if you would like to join her table.

Message from Jo: "Would you like to go to this year's Paul Harris Breakfast run by Rotary Central Melbourne?  Annual event and we usually field a table at least. Should you wish to go book directly, nominate the Rotary Melbourne table and let me know you've booked just for info."  Pic shows Speaker:  Dr Andrew Browning. Bookings www.trybooking.com/BEYTZ  

October is End Polio Now month. Saturday, 19 October commencing at 10am –join Rotarians and Friends for a 5km walk, or do as much as you can.  Walk Your Way - quick or slow.  Everyone is welcome.

MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

 John Shaw (23) – TODAY , Peter Dakin (31), Adriaan den Dulk (3), Marion Macleod (8), Eleanor Onibere (2), Bill Philip (39), Barbara Yerondais (9).

GREETINGS

 Happy birthday this week to Peter Clark, Bob Cowan, James Donnelly, Rob Helme, Stephen Mandie.

LAST WEEK'S GUESTS

Guests of the Club Mark & Gay Maloney (Speaker), Grant Hocking, John Tozer.

Visiting International Rotarians David Roberts (Dumfries Devorgilla, Scotland), Gabriela Metcalfe-Smith (Downtown Los Angeles).

Visiting Australian Rotarians Amrit Singh (Southbank), Di Gillies (Balwyn), Alan Seale (Mary Barry), Ian Knight (Werribee), Gabe Hau (E-Club Melbourne), Sylvie Berchick (Brighton).

Guests of Members Lisa Sheehan (Kevin Sheehan), Ajak Manyok, Yidan Xi, Alicia Stephenson (Ian Evans), Therese denDulk (Adriaan denDulk), Ann Hollingworth (Peter Hollingworth), Paul McMurtrie (David Hayes), Ashley & Dimitri Rowe (Gabriela Metcalf-Smith).

On duty this week Bill Philip, Timothy Goonan, Clive Hollands, Robin Syme, Suresh Marcandan (Photos), James Pullar (Wine).

 Celebrating 100 years of service in 2021