Meeting No 4902 in the Club’s 101st year
Highlights in this bulletin include:
- Message from President Reg
- This Week's Evening Meeting
- Upcoming Meetings & Events
- Last Week’s Meeting
- Reflection
- District Awards
- Member News
- District & Club News
- Members Anniversaries
- Birthdays
- Last Week's Guests
Message from President Reg
August has been the month where the challenge of the pandemic has re-asserted itself with the sudden onset of Lockdown number 6 only 9-days after we were liberated from Lockdown number 5.
This Week's Evening Meeting
Meeting Reminder - 11th Aug - SPECIAL EVENT
Next week's Evening meeting, only on ZOOM, features an intimate conversation with Netflix writer, Joe Murphy
Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melbourne-evening-meeting11aug
Upcoming Meetings & Events
The following Club meetings will be either at Level 35, Sofitel or online depending on COVID restrictions. Login details will be circulated in club communications and on the Website.
18 Aug 21 Lunch Meeting - @ No.35 Sofitel TBC - DG 9800 Dale Hoy Official Visit
Save The Date
- NGV Winter Masterpieces - Friday 17 September
- Around the Bay - Sunday 3 October
- Australian Rotary Health Gala Charity Dinner - Saturday 9 October
Last Week's Meeting
Monash Medal Presentation
Rotary Melbourne thanks Prof the Hon Barry Jones AC for his superb remarks on General Sir John Monash (SJM) and Leadership, and for his graciousness in accepting the Monash Medal award on Wednesday 4 August 21.
Reflection
Reflection - The Rt Rev The Dr Peter Hollingworth
Thanks to The Rt Rev The Dr Peter Hollingworth for last week's Reflection.
District Awards
District Awards
We acknowledge the wonderful contribution of Rotary Melbourne members who received District 9800 awards recently.
Member News
Welcome new member Vaideek Maheshbhai Chaudhary
Vaideek Maheshbhai Chaudhary was inducted as a new Member of Rotary Melbourne at our meeting on 2 June 21. Welcome Vaideek.
Welcome new member Clare Gregg
Claire Gregg was inducted as a new Member of Rotary Melbourne at our meeting on 4 August 21. Clarie is a member of Central 2 group. Welcome Caire.
Beecause They Need Us
Rotaries might be interested to read a recent aricle in Rotary Down Under 'Beecause They Need Us'
NGV Visit 2021
Rotary Melbourne has organised a lecture and visit to the NGV 2021 Melbourne Winter Masterpieces on Friday 17th September. French Impressionism: From the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
AGM – Nominating Committee
The date of the Rotary Club of Melbourne Inc Annual General Meeting has now been fixed as Wednesday 17 November 2020. Formal notices will issue in due course.
Did you know
Did you know our Past Presidents gather annually to welcome our newest President at Kingston Heath.
….No golf was played 😊
District & Club News
A reel Melbourne story: Kodak collection a 17-year focus for curator
A “reel Melbourne story “. See link to Age article below. There are 40,000 items in Museums Victoria’s collection of Kodak memorabilia. But if senior curator Fiona Kinsey (pictured right) had to pick her favourite one, it would be Thomas Baker’s formula book.
Member Anniversaries
Membership anniversaries this week: Mary Barry (15), Marc Pinoli (4), Kevin Sheehan (25), Ken Woollard (4).
Happy Birthday this week to:
John Levi, Shailesh Dangle, Ramona Martinovici, Justin Wibrow, Robert Fisher, Garry Fowler.
Last Week's Guests
Guests of the Club: Barry Jones (Speaker), Rachel Faggetter, Michael Bennett, Jim Barry, Claire Gregg (Inductee).
Visiting Rotarians and Guests:
Ian & Genny Knight, Mona Malouf, Cathy Rogers (Peter Rogers), Wendy Fergie (Madeleine McManus), Sam Muscat & Clifton Warren (Cheryl Lacey).
   
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