Rotary Club of Melbourne
www.rotaryclubofmelbourne.org.au

Meeting No 4852 in the Club’s 99^th year

JULY 28 IS WORLD HEPATITIS DAY - 'We Can Eliminate Hepatitis' 

THIS WEEK'S MEETING - PARTNERS & FRIENDS DAY

29 JULY LUNCH MEETING

Speaker: Melanie Eagle, CEO & Martin Forrest, Health Promotion Programs Manager, Hepatitis Vic.

Topic:  Collaborating with Rotary to End Hepatitis Now

Zoom:  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qfuCurDIvGtDp0vkfAeD8FQBz3j4LvxsD  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Time: 1-2 pm

Chair: Peter Clark

REMINDER: Wear your fave mask to next week's meeting online.  Be a winner in the trendiest, silliest, unique face mask competition!

UPCOMING SPEAKERS

05 August: Jillian Segal AO, Chair of the General Sir John Monash Foundation. Recipient of this year's Sir John Monash medal 2020 to be awarded at this 0808 event.

12 August: Evening Meeting, TBA

19 August: Lunch Meeting - Dr. Lisa O'Brien, CEO, The Smith Family Foundation

The awarding of our Sir John Monash Medal for 2020 will be held for the first time online at our lunchtime meeting Wednesday 5 August.

LAST WEEK'S MEETING

Kirsten provided Members and guests with especially inspirational information about our new corporate, RedR Australia which is a leading international humanitarian response agency that selects, trains and deploys technical specialists. 

Thank you Alistair for providing your thoughtful "Thanks" from last week's meeting.

For Rotary Presidents, there are all sorts of "pressures" to be overcome, but nothing as difficult as the pressure our President Marion Macleod experienced in "silencing" her friend, Chilli, at last week's meeting.  Backdrop is not Marion's abode but where Chilli takes Marion for Chilli's favourite walk: Convent Gallery, Abbotsford.

DID YOU KNOW? ......

JILL HIBBINS

CLUB NEWS & REMINDERS

Our Sir John Reid Community Service Award is an important annual event on our Rotary Melbourne calendar. More than 1.5 million volunteers are making an important impact across Victoria in building our communities, services, and connections. Rotary Melbourne pays tribute to those dedicated achievers, and encourages others to follow their lead through this Award.

World Hepatitis Day is 28 July and fast approaching. The theme for 2020 is ‘Hepatitis – a Virus We Can Eliminate.’ Rotary Melbourne is trying its best to do this. You can be part of this effort by being informed and sharing the information.

PP Quin Scalzo received a terrific update from Ed Tudor (our Vocational Service Awardee 2018/19) sharing some important and exciting news: Melbourne Indigenous Transition School will operate from a temporary Darwin Hub in Term 3.

Due to COVID-19, the Rotary Ambulance Victoria Mentoring Program commencement for 2020/21 has been delayed but good news is that it is being launched now 29 July.  We wish our two Rotary Melbourne Mentors, Richard Skinner and Graham O'Donnell a successful inspirational year working with our highly respected Ambulance Victoria.

VP Pamela Brown has provided an update on R100 Trauma Recovery Project (Healing the Hurt). 

Members, this is a vital part of our online Rotary Melbourne weekly meetings: our Club's Fighting Fund. ( https://www.trybooking.com/BKEVJ)

MUCH MIRTH at COFFEE WITH PRESIDENT

David Hayes hosted our regular Friday morning Coffee with President. Many smiles as picture shows. What do you do at 10.30 on Friday mornings?  Can't be as enjoyable as Coffee with President.  Our friendships and fellowships are even more important during this self-isolation.  This is such a good way to meet up with your fellow Melbourne Rotarians.

10.30am every Friday, with a coffee or tea, a biscuit, cake or pastry ... no one can see you!  Come online and enjoy some light conversation with President Marion.  Join Zoom Meeting  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3096547242 

Sunday, 26 July "The Age" John Sylvester teamed with our Victoria Police Ass. Commissioner for Family Violence, Dean McWhirter writing "The Scandal Behind Locked Doors" and said:  "We encourage third-party reporting.  It is OK to report on someone's behalf if it is safe for you and safe for them." (This endorses our Rotary Safe Families message).

'WHERE ARE THE R100 SOCKS?'

I bet none of us ever considered that our trusty feet protection and warmers could save our life!   This is how Editor wears her R100 socks!  Me thinks too much time on my hands in isolation!  Instructions over page.

MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS

President Marion via Trevor Nink, sent Editor a fascinating item from July issue of "Company Director" magazine.  It highlights the relevance of Rotary Melbourne Members and Speakers to the big issues of our day.  Ian Hamm is pictured.

MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

Membership anniversaries this week  Peter Clark (26), Clive Weeks (21). 

GREETINGS

Happy birthday this week  Mary Barry, Barbara Yerondais, John McIntosh. 

LAST WEEK'S GUESTS

Guest of Club Kirsten Sayers

Visiting Rotarians Adedotun Amori (Badan Onireke Neighborhood, Nigeria)

Visitors Fauzan Adhitia, Sophie Boustead, Laura Burkr, Coral Classon, Martin Forrest, Caroline Gatenby, Manmeet Gulati, Jackie Hanafie, Leila Irajifar, Kim Kendall, Zoe Knight, Robert Kurkjian, Simon Lewis, Yihan Li, Sana Malik, Mimi Mouse, Bridget Moylan, Liz Murray, Amanda Nguyen, Stu O'Brien, Eduardo Oliveira, Jessica Plummer, Tia Rennie, Tanja Rosenqvist, Sue Smith, Alex Suwitra, Mark Tell, Jigar Vaghasiya, Andrew Wood, Hannah Zicat.

GUESTS AT 15 JULY MEETING

Guest of Club Garry Jennings (Speaker)

Visitors Carolyn Ballagh, Elizabeth Dumonic, Edward Fanning, Bill Ham, Ian Knight, Sana Malik, Jimmy Musiime, Robert Renshaw.

   Celebrating 100 years of service in 2021