Rotary Club of Melbourne
www.rotaryclubofmelbourne.org.au

 Meeting No 4841 in the Club’s 99^th year

THIS WEEK'S MEETING

Speaker:  Dr Robert Webster OAM, President RSL Victorian Branch

Venue: Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/911538359?pwd=Z3NjNytXYVVWSnJDU0NlV2hxc1Rhdz09 

Meeting ID: 911 538 359 / Password: 036747

Time:  1.00 to 2.00 pm

Cost:  $ Optional donation to the Fighting Fund via https://www.trybooking.com/BJOZO

LAST WEEK'S MEETING

The meeting: "Let's Chat about Women in Medicine ...HARD", presented by Dr Louise Segan and Professor John Wilson AM, was attended by 85 Members and Guests and held in the early evening. The meeting has been loaded by Ari into our YouTube tab on our website or you can download directly from here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c38odhiM3dw&list=PLiElUQHXfDmMNb1h7BzAtdebwi32gRWsj&index=2&t=0s

Thank Robert for this inspirational and timely reflection provided to last week's Rotary Melbourne online meeting.

UPCOMING SPEAKERS

All the following Club meetings will be online and login details will be circulated in club communications and on the Website

20 May: Neville Power Chairman, National COVID-19 Coordination Commission (NCCC)

27 May:  RM Young Achiever Awards 

03 June: TBA

10 June: Mal Walden, Rotary Safe Families & 40 Years of TV Newsreading

17 June: Vice Presidents Reporting Day

24 June: 2020 Presidents Changeover

MEET NEW MEMBERS

We welcomed a new Member Yidan Xi at last week's online meeting.  Yidan has already provided a fantastic support by organising the First Prize in the Club's International Women's Day Breakfast for us.  Welcome Yidan.

President Kevin inducted our first new Member via Zoom recently.  Welcome to Chris Carrodus.

CLUB NEWS

President Kevin has written:  "Last Friday morning, 20 members zoomed-in and joined the inaugural Coffee & Chat with teh President with Captain of Groups Phil Endersbee and myself and all hosted by Jo Mavros.

Our R100 Project End Hepatitis Now, had a boost in the latest "Good Liver" Magazine.  It has promoted our working relationship with Hepatitis Victoria.  With thanks to Melanie Eagle CEO Hepatitis Victoria and our Peter Clark. 

Are you up to date with R100 Year Celebration Projects?  Have you checked out Hugh Buckanll's R100downunder website?  This is address:  http://www.rotary100downunder.com  

Why not download and use our new Rotary logo in your email signature?  

Thank you Jim Orchard for providing details of his tremendous effort in obtaining caravans and overseeing renovation of these vans in continuing support of bushfire relief .  Read Jim's report summary over page.  Thank you Jim for making this happen and providing Editor with a project update. 

http://www.epubs.media/rotarydownunder/ezine/2020/627/.     Check out Pages 10 & 11 of the RDU May Issue for an outstanding article about our Rotary 100 Year Interactive Water Trailer Project.

Thank you to Richard Skinner and Graham O'Donnell who are the Rotary Melbourne Mentors for the next Ambulance Victoria Leaders Mentoring Program.  Rotary Melbourne was asked to provide two candidates and both Richard and Graham were successful and we wish them an awesome year working with two heroic Paramedics.  

'WHERE ARE THE R100 SOCKS?'

Not only are you able to see Ian Ross' R100 socks, but you can see what Ian has been doing “staying at home” in Red Hill.  Photo entitled “What one does with his hands staying at home!”  Ian's furniture making with his own hands is outstanding and commendable.  Keep safe and well Ian till we all meet again.  

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MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS

For those of you who may not have read the outstanding coverage "The Age" presented in a fantastic article of our Hon Member Professor Peter Doherty AC, you can find it in the newspaper dated Thursday, 30 April.

Thanks go to Sandra Hills for this reality check in the days of "pandemicania"!

Editor received this delightful play on words from our Hon. Member Peter McCall.  Thank you Peter for your email contributions and support during this "pandemicania"!

OTHER CLUB NEWS

ROTARY: 100 YEARS DOWNUNDER  Posted by Richard Blakeman, RC Glenferrie.   A consortium of clubs comprising the Rotary clubs of Glenferrie, Camberwell, Canterbury and Hawthorn have combined with the City of Boroondara in a project to build an all-abilities playground in the beautiful Yarra Bank Reserve in Hawthorn, to mark 100 Years of Rotary Downunder.

Rotary Club of Canterbury writes: "In the midst of the Covid-19 crisis, there is an opportunity to brighten the days of your family and friends by inspiring them to celebrate World Bee Day on 20 May with a "Waggle Dance Competition".

MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

Mev Connell (33 TODAY!), Russell Board (6), Max Carr (34), Suresh Marcandan (1), Dean McIntyre (7), Peter Payne (12), Morgan Stanley (3) - Arjang Taylor, Nick Batrouney, Hamish Head, Chad Brendish.

GREETINGS

Stewart Stribling ("0" - TODAY), Rob McGuirk, Thomas Docking, David Jones.

LAST WEEK'S GUESTS

Guests of Club

John Wilson, Louise Segan (Speakers), Yidan Xi (Inductee).

Visitors

Bishnu Madhumita, Di Gillies, Ian Knight Ian, Margaret Kyemba Kulaba, Dilu Rodrigo, Fr. Chrispin Leo, Cheryl Pisterman, Kristeen Barker, Cath Crock, Mike Davis, Chris Fleming, Dianne Jacobs, Richard Kalungi Kirumira, Eileen Lam, Sana Malik, Stephanie Rodrigo, Sue Smith, Tracy Wilson.

                                                       Celebrating 100 years of service in 2021