Rotary Club of Melbourne
www.rotaryclubofmelbourne.org.au

Meeting No 4857 in the Club’s 100^th year 

THIS WEEK'S MEETINGS

NEXT ROTARY MEETING: Wednesday, 2 September 

NOTE: LATER STARTNG TIME 2.30PM

Guest Speaker:  Prof. Brett Sutton - Chief Medical Officer Victoria

Topic:  ‘COVID - Where from here’

Venue:  Zoom online meeting only

Lunch Meeting Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qfuCurDIvGtDp0vkfAeD8FQBz3j4LvxsD

Time  2.30-3.30pm:  log in early to avoid lockout

Chairmen: Suresh Marcandan and Rob Medcalf

10.30am every Friday, with a coffee or tea, a biscuit, cake or pastry!  Come online and enjoy some light conversation with President Marion.  No mask needed and a great way to hear the latest news. Have a go at Zooming!    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3096547242

UPCOMING SPEAKERS

09 Sep: Evening Meeting - Liz Ritchie, CEO, Australia Regional Institute, Topic: "The Appeal of Regional Living"

Registration: 

16 Sep: Lunch Meeting - Prof. John Dewar AO, Vice Chancellor, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Topic: “What is the future for higher education in Australia”?

LAST WEEK'S MEETINGS

Yet another wonderful meeting online last week.  Here is the video link if you would like a recap or missed the meeting: https://youtu.be/nv65hSTfQFw

Thank you Ross (seen here with wife Judy) for creating a beautiful Reflection for last week's meeting.

Thank you to team PP Chris Wang and Robert Fisher with Rachel Beck, UNICEF for updating us at last week's meeting on our Give Every Child a Future initiative in times of COVID-19.

PP Kevin Sheehan inducted Major Bruce Harmer to Rotary Melbourne.  He is seen here online with his wife Carolyn.  We look forward to meeting them both when we meet again on the 35th Floor.

CLUB NEWS & REMINDERS

Calling all generous Rotary members with holiday properties. Can you spare a week or a long weekend in the months ahead to offer your beach or rural house as a prize in our very exciting Around the Bay Silent Auction for the disadvantaged kids of The Smith Family? This could be a week in the upcoming peak summer season, or a week in the off peak season next year? Even a long weekend when you property is vacant at some time ahead? Obviously it depends on the relaxing of isolation rules in the coming months. We can’t let the kids fall too far behind. Please let Kevin Sheehan, Trevor Nink or Kerry Kornhauser know what you can do – it will be greatly appreciated.

We welcomed Sarah Macleod Bourke last month when her mother, President Marion Macleod, inducted her to Rotary Melbourne.  This was a delightful moment in Rotary Melbourne history - mother daughter memberships!

For those who attended last week's "Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in Retirement" created by Chanti Bou, Serena Low and our Membership Team, you know how much you enjoyed the event.  Debra Yin Foo and Jim Orchard presentations were much appreciated as you will see from the many favourable comments.  Note the comment from a visiting Rotarian from Germany who attended at 5.00 am!

We all congratulate and thank PP Robert Fisher.  Robert was named a Paul Harris Fellow Triple Sapphire at last week's meeting.  What an outstanding Rotarian in every direction!

Please purchase your Raffle Tickets via link overpage!  First Prize: $2,000 of Bicycle and/or Accessories. We will not be conquered by COVID-19, and the Around the Bay Team has created a special fundraiser with three events including The Raffle, to raise the $25,000 target that Rotary Melbourne has set, to donate to the disadvantaged children in the Smith Family's "Learning for Life Program".  

Diarise and register now (https://bit.ly/3hHifH1) for this new event created by our very pro-active Membership team - "New & Emerging Young Leaders"

INQUIRY FROM ROTARY SOUTHHAMPTON, UK

President, Rotary Club of Southampton, UK Susan Phillips has messaged:" Hello from the UK. I hope that your Covid situation in Melbourne lessens very soon. Our thoughts are with you. I have a request please. Is it possible that any of your members or their relatives have any personal memories of the Spitfire in WW2? Our Club in Southampton, UK has chosen the spitfiremakers@btinternet.com as our charity this year. If they have, could they please contact the Spitfiremakers direct? Thank you. Susan Phillips.  Email: susanphillips8@yahoo.co.uk

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

MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS

"Sir John Monash as pictured is in his new location at Monash University near the Robert Blackwood building. He was previously in a temporary location pending completion of the new Chancellery. The Graduates paid for the move." PP Peter Rogers

OTHER ROTARY NEWS

Thank you PP Robert Fisher for providing the following report: “Yesterday morning DG Philip Archer hosted a Rotary Business Breakfast on Zoom, MC’d by our own Amanda Wendt. There were 96 in attendance, and we enjoyed some time in ‘breakout rooms’ for group discussion.

D9800 BREAKFAST SEPTEMBER

If you would like to attend the next D9800 Zoom Breakfast, Bookings via trybooking https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=644397& 

VALE

ROBERT (BOB) M COOK, AM

It is with great sadness that President Marion informed the meeting of the passing of Bob Cook.

CONDOLENCES

RODNEY SMITH

Our condolences are extended to Rodney Smith after the death of his wife Edna.

MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

 Bob Burgess (44).

GREETINGS

 Happy Birthday to Richard Fowler (TODAY!!), Yidan Xi.

LAST WEEK'S GUESTS

Guest of Club Philip Archer (Speaker), Kate Strain (D9800), Bruce Harmer (Inductee).

Visiting Rotarians Bishnu Madhumita (EClub Melb), Jaqui Clark (Southbank), Ian Knight (Werribee).

Other Visitors  Rachel Beck, Carol Bond, Myra Fisher, Sana Malik.

  Celebrating 100 years of service in 2021