WELCOME TO ROTARY MELBOURNE

 

NEWS for MARCH, 2021

 

YOU CAN JOIN US ONLINE ON A WEDNESDAY - SIMPLY REGISTER

for the Speaker of your choice:   Upcoming Rotary Melbourne Speakers

YOU ARE INVITED

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY EVENT

This year, our annual Rotary Melbourne International Women's Day Breakfast "A Bold New World" will be an online event. Instead of early morning start at Crown Palladium, you can book a ticket online and watch the event at your own leisure, from Tuesday, 9 March until 12 March.  Maybe you organise a group and watch together.  Look at the lineup of presenters:

You are invited to register for our Rotary Centenary Peace Symposium. Presenters will include Nobel Laureates and expert leaders in Peace initiatives around the world. Note the various Workshops for your registration. Dates:21 April commencing  2.30 pm and 22 April, commencing 9.00 am - 1.00 pm

Rotary Melbourne is privileged to be able to invite you to our Centenary Angus Mitchell Oration on Wednesday, 7 April. Save the date and check out next month's Newsletter for the booking details.  Plans are made for this to be a face to face event at the Sofitel and/or an online event with Professor John Skerritt presenting:

"The COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Australia and the Region: Vaccines, Medicines and Masks - Where To From Here?"

LOOK AT WHAT'S AHEAD!

3 Mar:   Lunch Meeting –Projects RCM & RI Foundations

Tuesday 9 Mar:   IWD Breakfast – note First in-person meeting at Sofitel in lieu of Evening meeting 10 March. This meeting will be virtual also.  See item below.

17 Mar   Rosie Wheen - CEO of Wateraid Australia 

24 Mar:  Lunch Meeting – Members Lunch

31 Mar:  Dr Magdalena Simonis, President, Australian Federation of Medical Women (AFMW)

07 April:  2021 Angus Mitchell Oration: Professor John Skerritt

CLUB NEWS

Photo shows Ming Pheap and her mother.  Ming is part of David Hayes' Empowering Youth Cambodia program.

EndTrachoma's latest project is creating: 2000 Toiletry Kits for 2000 Children in the Northern Territory

Last week's Age newspaper highlighted the outstanding work being achieved by Afri-Aus Care's Selba Gondoza Luca (pictured). Rotary Melbourne is providing mentoring and other support via Robert Fisher and he and President Marion attended what was a monumental day in Afri-Aus Care's history.

Expressions of interest are called for by 15 March 2021

Each year Rotary Melbourne offers a number of awards rewarding excellence in education, training, and vocational contributions to our community.

The Rotary Melbourne Young Achievers award recognises and honours three outstanding young Victorians for their achievements, with an award and a prize of $1,500.   Photo by Guille Álvarez on Unsplash

Thank you Quin Scalzo for sending me Ed Tudor's email with the marvelous update from MITS' Ed Tudor.

HIGHLIGHTS 

Here is another story from our website's My Rotary Story.  This week, is the Rotary Story of Bev Brock.

Intriguing to read the following from the Environmental Sustainability Group about the Monarch butterflies that migrate and fly for two months over three thousand miles.

This Statement from the Science and Security Board Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists was discussed at a recent meeting of the Peace Symposium Committee. Thought I would share with you. This topic is part of our Centenary Peace Symposium April 21-22, 2021  2021-doomsday-clock-statement.pdf

   Celebrating 100 years of service in 2021