Highlights in this bulletin include:
- This Week's Meeting
- Upcoming Meetings
- Last Week's Meeting
- Member News
- Club News
- District News
- Rotary International News
- Environmental News
This Week's Meeting
Wednesday 26th January 2022 – No meeting Australia Day
Upcoming Meetings
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. Lunch meetings will be delivered as hybrids, broadcasting via zoom, and meeting in person each meeting (Covid permitting). Please ensure if you intend to attend that you have registered on Humanitix as limits apply.
2 February - Lunch @No35 & Zoom - Vocational Service Panel
Register: https://events.humanitix.com/rotarymelb2feb
9 February - Evening @ ZOOM only - Emma Herd, EY Oceania Partner, Climate Change & Sustainability Services
Register: https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-evening-meeting-9feb
16 February - Lunch @No35 & Zoom – Brendan Gale, CEO Richmond FC – bookings essential
Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/rotarymelb16feb
23 February - Lunch @No35 & Zoom – Prof James Angus AO, Lieutenant - Governor of Victoria – Angus Mitchell Oration – bookings essential
Last Week's Meeting
Empowering Youth in slum districts through education Cambodia
Members at last weeks Rotary Melbourne meeting were impressed by the presentations made by Empowering Youth Cambodia (EYC) Program Director Synoeun Nov and Managing Director, Delphine Vann. If you and your colleagues would like to support this program, and have a social media account such as Facebook or LinkedIn, please help to draw the awareness of this project by sharing this link to https://chuffed.org/project/empowering-youth-in-slum-districts-through-education-cambodia with your contacts.
Members News
Reflection by Barbara Yerondais 19 January 2022
Thank you to Barbara Yerondais for last week's reflection.
Vale Thomas Finneran
Beloved husband of Nina Hunter and father to Aisling & Liam passed away on 20/12/2021 aged 57.
Vale Joan Clemenger
Joan Clemenger the beloved wife of our member Peter died on last Monday after a long illness. Joan was recognised together with Peter with an AO for their support of the Arts. Joan’s generosity and involvement in many worthy causes has been extraordinary. Condolences to Peter and the family on this great loss.
Reflection on past member Harold Clapp
The Rotary Club of Melbourne’s first Vice President was Harold Winthrop Clapp accepting that role in early 1921.
This article was researched and provided by Peter McCall. Thank you Peter. Please stay tuned for more relections on past Rotary Melbourne members.
Club News
Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) Kits
When Rotary responds to an urgent community need things can move fast.
Are you aged 70 years or older and living in Australia?
Have you ever been screened for breast, cervical, prostate or bowel cancer?
Postponed - International Women's Day 2022
The Rotary Melbourne International Women's Day Breakfast, in partnership with Rotary Brighton North will be rescheduled to later in the year when hopefully the COVID situation will be more safe and we have greater confidence in arranging large events.
District News
Reminder Save the Date - Rotary District 9800 Conference 2022
A reminder to save the date of Friday 22 to Sunday 24 April 2022 for the District Conference to be held in Albury.
Australian Rotary Health Newsletter January 2022
The Australian Rotary Health 19 January 2022 newsletter is available here.
Rotary International News
RI president-elect announces 2022-23 presidential theme
Rotary International President-elect Jennifer Jones wants members to imagine the possibilities in the change they can make to transform the world. Please click here to read RI President-elect Jennifer Jones speech on the theme for 2022-23.
Environmental News
Beating Plastic Pollution
Let’s all make this year one that counts towards helping the environment by changing our practices and becoming advocates. Beating plastic pollution is something that we should all have on our list, because the effects of it are devasting. The UN has published a beautiful article with statistics that will sadden you, but perhaps not shock you.
Update from ESRAG January 2022
This month the Environmental Sustainability Rotarian Action Group (ESRAG) ESRAG_January 2022 Volume 6 Issue 7 here features 'Post COP-26, there’s plenty Rotarians can do to advance climate solutions'.
Member Anniversaries
Garry Fowler (14), Allan Wang (6).
 This week to: Colin Honey, Hamish Head, Peter Davis, Cynthia Edgell – all on the 26th!!, Bob Glindemann, Sandra Hills, Abdullah Saeed, Ian Sunderland, Shahid Yamin.
Last Week's Guests
Guests of Club Delphine Vann, Synoeun Nov (Speakers).
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