Meeting No 4919 in the Club’s 101st year
Highlights in this bulletin include:
- This Week's Evening Meeting
- Upcoming Meetings & Events
- Last Week’s Meeting
- Club News
- District News
- Anniversaries
- Birthdays
- Guests of Rotarians
This Week's Evening Meeting
This week's evening meeting 8 December
Wednesday 8th December – Evening Meeting @ Online only via ZOOM
Guest Speaker Dr Kate Robb, Founding Director and Head of Research at the Marine Mammal Foundation,
Time 17.50 for 18.00 – 19.00pm
Venue ZOOM online - No Charge
Bookings https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-evening-meeting-8dec
Upcoming Meetings & Events
The following Club meetings will be either at Level 35, Sofitel and/or online. Venue and login details will be circulated 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.
15 December Lunch – Venue No35 Sofitel - Festive Lunch – Partners Day! with David Kram and Mia Sorella.
Bookings essential https://events.humanitix.com/rotarymelbmeeting-15dec
22 December / 29 December / 5 January 2022 / 12 January 2022 - No meetings
19 January 2022 Lunch – Venue, No35 Sofitel & Zoom - Speaker TBA
26 January 2022 - No meeting - Australia Day
2 February 2022 Lunch – Members Meeting Vocational Service Panel Venue, No35 Sofitel & Zoom
9 February 2022 Evening Meeting - Emma Herd, EY Oceania Partner, Climate Change and Sustainability Services ZOOM only
16 February 2022 Lunch - Brendan Gale CEO Richmond FC Venue, No35 Sofitel & Zoom
23 February 2022 Lunch - Venue, No35 Sofitel & Zoom TBA
Last Week's Meeting
Last week's meeting 1 December 2021
Last week's member meeting included the Paul Harris presentation to Penny Trumble and a presentation by Andrew Mahar, Entrepreneur & Honorary Consul for Timor Leste speaking on the topic ‘The Importance of Social Enterprises in Developing Economies’
Due to technical issues last weeks meeting was not recorded. However, Andrew Mahar has agreed to record his presentation for Rotary members to view. Stay tuned in the bulletin for the announcement of his presentation.
Reflection
Reflection by Ross Scholes-Robertson 1 December
Thank you to Ross Scholes-Robertson for last week's reflection.
Members News
Paul Harris Fellow: Penny Trumble
Penny Trumble, a former teacher and now is involved in the Rotary Melbourne/HepVic project, was presented with a Paul Harris Fellow which is based upon the contribution of individual members and deserving members of the community who practice the Rotary motto - “Service above Self” at last week's meeting on 1 December 2021.
It's beginning to look like Christmas - Mornington Peninsula
The Mornington Peninsula group festive gathering was held on 28th December 2021 at the home of Philip and Jane Endersbee Portsea.
It's beginning to look like Christmas - Central 1
A group of young people from Central Group 1 met for Christmas Dinner on Thursday 2 December.
Read More...
It's beginning to look like Christmas - Malvern
The Malvern Group enjoyed a wonderful early “Christmas” meeting at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club on Monday 29th November.
Christmas on the Farm
Want to enjoy a family film with your grandkids? Peter & Cathy Roger’s granddaughter Asmara shines in a Stan film ‘Christmas on the Farm’. Cathy and Peter, you should be proud of your wonderfully talented granddaughter.
Club News
Christmas
Christmas (noun): The only time where it's socially acceptable to decorate a dead tree and drink alcohol at breakfast.
Breaking News - Emily in Paris Season 2
Emily in Paris Season 2 will be released on Netflix on Wednesday 22 December - just in time for the holiday break.
Click here to view a couple of teaser trailers released by Netflix.
Australian Rotary Health Gala Charity Banquet Reminder
Lets enjoy a great meal and the opportunity to get together and support mental health research.
Friday 4th February 2022, 6.30pm for 7.00pm
Early bird tickets are available for a limited time: Bookings now open: https://events.humanitix.com/hand-in-hand-we-will-lift-the-lid-on-mental-illness-arh
Read More...
Rotary New Member Mentoring Program
Past President Robert Fisher put out a request for volunteers for the Rotary Melbourne New Member Mentoring Program.
Aussie Papers Compared
A very interesting comparison of Australian newspapers.
District News
A Wonderful Opportunity to Host - Reminder
Rotary International (RI) and the Melbourne Convention Host Organising Committee (HOC) are now seeking potential hosts for the Rotary International Convention to be held in May 2023.
Member Anniversaries
David Dunoon (17), Clive Hollands (39), Peter Hollingworth (17) - ALL TODAY!
Also Madeleine McManus (6), Shailesh Dangle (7), Nick Pelham (15).
 This week to: Chris Rodd, Reg Smith, Eric Wright.
Last Week's Guests
Guests of Club Andrew Mahar (Speaker), Penny Trumble.
Visiting Rotarians and Guests Greg Li (Yidan Xi), Sue Smith (Reg Smith).
A New Way to Support Rotary Melbourne
To find out more visit http://vicgroup.com.au/home-loans/
   
|
