Rotary Club of Melbourne
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Meeting No 4916 in the Club’s 101^st year

Highlights in this bulletin include: 

• This Week's Meeting & AGM
• Upcoming Meetings & Events
• Last Week’s Evening Meeting
• Club News 
• District News
• Anniversaries
• Birthdays 
• Last Week's Guests
• On Duty

This Week's Luncheon Meeting & AGM

Wednesday 17^th November – @No35 Sofitel & Online via ZOOM – Lunch Meeting

Guest Speaker Lord Mayor Sally Capp

Topic State of the City Annual Address

Time 12.30 for 12.50 – 2.00pm

Venue No35 Sofitel 

Time 12.45 – 2.00pm ZOOM online

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL AS LIMITS APPLY

Registration  https://events.humanitix.com/rotarymelbmeeting-17nov

The 100th Annual General Meeting of The Rotary Club of Melbourne Inc. is to be held during the regular weekly luncheon meeting at No 35 Sofitel, 25 Collins St Melbourne on Wednesday 17th November 2021 at 1.05p.m. and also broadcast on ZOOM.      

Upcoming Meetings & Events

Beginning 17 November Club all lunch meetings will be delivered in Hybrid format, attended in-person at Level 35, Sofitel (venue vaccination rules apply) or online. Bookings for either will be essential and a modest administration fee of $10 will apply to online attendance. 

Meeting venue and online log-in details will be confirmed in advance in club communications and on the Website. 

Current planning is to continue delivering monthly Evening meetings online, and shift to the Hybrid format in March 2022. 

24 November Lunch - Venue No35 Sofitel & Zoom – District Governor Dale Hoy Annual Visit

1 December Lunch - Venue No35 Sofitel & Zoom – Andrew Mahar, Consul Timor-Leste

8 December Monthly Evening - will be on-line and free of charge. Speaker Dr Kate Robb, Founding Director and Head of Research at the Marine Mammal Foundation

15 December Lunch – Venue No35 Sofitel - Festive Lunch

22 December / 29 December / 5 January 2022 / 12 January 2022 - No meetings       

19 January 2022 Lunch – Venue, No35 Sofitel & Zoom

Last Week's Evening Meeting

David Locke is an impressive leader with extensive experience having come to the role of  CEO & Chief Ombudsman Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), after serving as the initial Chair of The Australian Charities and Not for Profit Commission.   

To view the recording of the meeting follow this link: https://youtu.be/uxJtRHQNFSg      

Club News 

MITS are preparing to celebrate the wonderful achievements of our MITS Class of 2021.    

This month the Environmental Sustainability Rotarian Action Group (ESRAG) Oceania newsletter features information on The Platypus Watch Project amongst other news. Click here  

District News

Please click the attached updated Order Form for Rotary Foundation Cakes and Puddings for 2021.

Besides being a worthy Rotary Foundation Project these make excellent Christmas presents for friends, neighbours, employees, tradies, home help etc. A great way to thank someone who has helped you during the year.    

Save the Date: The D9800 Australian Rotary Health Committee is very pleased to announce that the “Lets join hand to lift the lid on mental illness”, Gala Charity Dinner has now been rescheduled to FRIDAY, 4th FEBRUARY 2022.

It has never been more important to prioritise our physical health by getting vaccinated, but also investing time into our mental health and wellbeing, the way we think, feel and develop relationships.      

Member Anniversaries  

Robert Fisher (15), Maryla Juchnowski (12), Mandi Wendt (4).

This week to: Trevor Neroy (TODAY!), Peter Clemenger, Claire Gregg, Branko Panich, Richard Skinner.

Last Week's Guests 

Guests of Club  David Locke.

Visiting Rotarians and Guests Sue Smith, Chloe Giamadakis, Mona Malouf, Ian Knight (Werribee), Nesta Hatendi, Casey Tan (Carlton), Ashok Sherwal (WH).

On Duty Ari Talantis, Richard Skinner, Bruce Davidson (raffle).

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