Meeting No 4859 in the Club’s 100th year
HEADLINE GRABBERS INC:
SMITH FAMILY RAFFLE and SILENT AUCTION LAUNCH
THIS WEEK'S MEETINGS
PROFESSOR JOHN DEWAR AO
Wednesday 16th September: LUNCH MEETING
Guest Speaker: Prof. John Dewar AO, Vice Chancellor, La Trobe University, Bundoora
Topic: What is the future for higher education in Australia?
Unique Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvceCtqjIrGdQ-6lgn2BDgrw91S54_I9AS
Chair: Bob Fels
COFFEE & CHAT WITH THE PRESIDENT
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 MEETINGS
LOOK AT WHAT'S AHEAD!
23 Sep: Lunch Meeting - Phil Turtle, National President, Indonesia-Australia Business Council Topic: The Impact of the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement on Australian Businesses. Note each meeting will have a unique ZOOM Registration link.
30 Sep: Members' Lunch
07 Oct: Lunch Meeting - Dr Laura Hart, ARH Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow, Population Mental Health Group at the University of Melbourne. Note each meeting will have a unique ZOOM Registration link.
LAST WEEK'S MEETING
LIZ RITCHIE, CEO, AUSTRALIA REGIONAL INSTITUTE
Last Wednesday Liz Ritchie, the CEO of Regional Australia Institute, took some time away from her annual leave to speak at our September Evening Meeting.
DAVID FRIEZE GAVE US A BIRTHDAY WAVE
We loved sending messages to David Frieze for his 97th Birthday online at last week's evening meeting. He was in fine form. Did you know David has rarely missed a Rotary Melbourne meeting in his 45 years of membership. Stay safe and well and smiling David.
CLUB NEWS & REMINDERS
IT'S OFFICIAL - SILENT AUCTION BEGINS!!!
We can start bidding! Yes, here is the official Rotary Melbourne SILENT AUCTION with donated items of vast variety and potential to raise that $25,000 target for The Smith Family Learning for Life Program's children. How tantalising: a night at the Sofitel out of lockdown! Flyer: Silent_Auction_Flyer.pdf .
SILENT AUCTION - HOW TO BID
Join in the fun of our Rotary Melbourne Silent Auction. Follow the instruction to bid on the items that take your fancy!
Select one or more items, the more the merrier, simply nominate the item number and your dollar bid and email to the Silent Auctioneer - silent.auction@rotarymelbourne.org.au
MAKE DONATION AND/OR BUY RAFFLE TICKETS
Raffle Tickets via link overpage! First Prize: $2,000 of Bicycle and/or Accessories. Make a Donation via:
https://www.trybooking.com/au/donate/learningforlife
NEW AND EMERGING YOUNG LEADERS EVENT
Have you registered to attend our "New & Emerging Young Leaders" event"? Four Guest speakers on Thursday, 24 September at 11.00 am - 12 pm online. Share the flyer with your friends and colleagues. Great way to showcase what Rotary Melbourne is addressing.
HOLIDAY SNAPS PLEASE
We need your holiday snaps to close our meetings with some highlights of your holidays prior to COVID-19. To keep up our spirits until we go travelling again ... send a special photo to Jo Mavros and we wil put this to music to end our meetings.
NOMINATIONS FOR SIR JOHN REID AWARD 2020
Do you have someone in mind who fits the profile as a nomination for this year's Sir John Reid Award? Someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the local community in Victoria; a non-Rotarian volunteer who has not received awards in recognition of their contributions to community.
'WHERE ARE THE R100 SOCKS?'
R100 SOCKS FOR A POOCH
Not sure what Reg and Sue Smith's pooch is thinking. What do you think this pooch's demise is conveying? Love or torture??
MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS
INTERESTING REFERENCE TO SIR JOHN MONASH
'Monash-Style Thinking Sorely Missing in This Pandemic' This is the heading used in an article by John Kehoe in Financial Review - 9.9.20. Thanks PP Quin Scalzo for highlighting this outstanding item identifying Sir John Monash with what may be missing in today's leaders.
SPRING IS IN THE GARDENS
Thank you Yidan Xi for your beautiful photos taken at your work location - the magnificent Chateau Yering. There is hope for the future when you see nature without impact of COVID-19.
SOME MUSICAL GEMS FROM DAVID
Editor is sharing with you a delightful email and music from our Maestro David Kram. Enjoy! "Here are some video clips of popular melodies performed in the upcoming Jewish ‘High Holydays’; rosh hashanah (‘The Head of the Year’) and yom kippur (Day of Atonement). Editor note: Photo was taken at possibly our last meeting before COVID lockdown.
VALE
GREG ROMANES
President Marion announced to members at the meeting last week of the sudden passing of much loved former member Greg Romanes.
GROUP NEWS
MALVERN GROUP MEMORIAL - JOHN REYNOLDS
Malvern Group held an online Memorial for our dear, highly respected John Reynolds. Sharann Johnston created a 45 minute get together with contributions from many of our Members.
OTHER ROTARY NEWS
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&
VIRTUALLY ALICE SPRINGS ZONE 8 CONFERENCE
The Rotary Zone 8 Conference is going virtual in this year of pandemic. Registration details are over page. Alice Springs, 19 and 20 September, 2020. Zone 8 is situated in the South Pacific and includes the following countries: Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Timor Leste, Tonga, Vanuatu.
LECTURE ON PREVENTION OF DEMENTIA
DG Philip Archer has advised that there will be a free online public lecture on the prevention of dementia presented by Professor Gill Livingstone on 29 September at 6pm and you can register via: http://www.trybooking.com/BINUI
MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
Membership anniversaries this week Adrian Nelson (2), Hugh Taylor (5) – TODAY.
GREETINGS
Happy birthday this week Dasun Premadasa (TODAY), David Carruthers, Peter Clements, Rick Westcott.
LAST WEEK'S GUESTS
Guest of Club Liz Ritchie (Guest Speaker)
Visiting Rotarians Robert Edgar (Bendigo), David McPherson & Denise Phillips (Deniliquin), Madhumita Bishnu (E Club Melb), Jill Weeks (Hawthorn), Ian Knight (Werribee), Jimmy Musiime (Kabale, Uganda), Luis Filardi (Cleveland, US).
Other Visitors David Bowtell, Dickson Ngoma, Pablo Salina, Matt Keane, Wayne Smith, Leah Sutherland, Cathy Rogers, Sue Smith, Peter Payne, Stacy Berg, Waypen, Rebecca Hall, Joanne Thomas, Sally Jones, Eleanor Chan, Zenda McConnell, Tina Seirlis, TA Russell, Janice Castledine, Carolyn Ballagh, Helen Murray, Janice Ferguson, Sally Frieze.
 Celebrating 100 years of service in 2021    
|
