WELCOME TO ROTARY MELBOURNE

 

NEWS for APRIL, 2021

 

YOU CAN JOIN US ONLINE ON A WEDNESDAY - SIMPLY REGISTER

for the Speaker of your choice:   Upcoming Rotary Melbourne Speakers

YOU ARE INVITED

Our Rotary Centenary Peace Symposium has four outstanding speakers, presenters, workshops. Please register for this once in a lifetime event. 

ROTARY CENTENARY PEACE SYMPOSIUM

Registrations are open for you to join us at the Rotary Peace Symposium. 

 "The Future of Peace Leadership"

Register now so you don't miss out

Website: https://peaceleadership.org.au/  

LOOK AT WHAT'S AHEAD!

7 Apr: Lunch Meeting – Angus Mitchell Oration Dr John Skerritt, Deputy Secretary, Health Products Division (NTGA, Office of Drug Control) - in person @ Sofitel 1^st floor

Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/angus-mitchell-oration

14 Apr: Evening Meeting - Karen James, CEO Business for Development - @online only

Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melbourne-weekly-meeting-14th-april

21-22 Apr: Peace Symposium - @ online only

Registration: The Future of Peace Leadership – Rotary Peace Building Symposium 2021

Environmental sustainability must be part of our daily lives, and to improve awareness of the environmental harm of food wastes, Rotary Melbourne is partnering with Oz Harvest and the City of Melbourne to hold our inaugural event titled Round Plate during Melbourne Knowledge Week.

CLUB NEWS

ROTARY SAFE FAMILIES

The Rotary SAFE Families Program is now accessible on its own website: www.rotarysafefamilies.org.au

See how our message of "Stopping Abuse in Families Everywhere" is being promoted and adopted by Rotary Clubs around Australia.  Watch the promo and the films from the website and please use as a tool for identifying, preventing and taking some responsibility in preventing family abuse in Australia. Endorsed by Rotary Foundation Australia. 

For the information of our members, we are pleased to share the link to an event arranged by the Doherty Institute and hosted by the ABC’s Michael Rowland.

PP Chris Wang, has provided the latest report from UNICEF re. our Give Every Child a Future.  Well done Chris for your tireless commitment to vaccinating 100,000 children in the Pacific Islands.

The official R100 Centenary Coin and Stamp Launch was held last week. You can download the Order Forms over page.

It is with great sadness, we announce the death of George Tippett, AM KStJ a loved and respected Member of Rotary Melbourne for 40 years.  Thank you Bruce Davidson, our Archivist for the following obituary.

HIGHLIGHTS 

Deb Yin Foo's Rotary Story can also be found on Front Page of Rotary Melbourne website.  Thanks Deb.

The following is the Rotary Story from Sandra Hills. This can also be found on front page of our website: "My Rotary Story" tab.

   Celebrating 100 years of service in 2021