Meeting No 4930 in the Club’s 101st year
Highlights in this bulletin include:
- This Week's Meeting
- Upcoming Meetings & Events
- Last Week's Meeting
- Reflection
- Member News
- Club News
- District News
- Environmental News
This Week's Meeting
This Week's Meeting Wednesday 30 March
This Week Wednesday 30 March 2022 - Lunch Meeting
Speaker Trevor Jensen, Civil Aviation Consultant, former Ansett head of Operations
Topic ‘The Future of Aviation’
Venue No 35 Sofitel & ZOOM Online only
Time: 1230 for 1250 - 2pm
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL FOR CATERING PURPOSES
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-30-mar
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. Lunch meetings will be delivered as hybrids, broadcasting via zoom, and meeting in person each meeting. Please ensure if you intend to attend that you have registered on Humanitix as limits apply.
Last Week's Evening Meeting
Last Week's Meeting Wednesday 23 March
Our guest speaker on Wednesday 23 March was Emma Germano, President of the Victorian Farmers Federation. Emma delivered an impressive presentation 'Rural & Regional Australia After the Pandemic'.
View her presentation here.
Reflection
Reflection by Philip Cornish 23 March 22
Thank you to Philip Cornish for last week's reflection. A very appropriate reflection for world peace.
Member News
Certificate of Recognition and Thanks: Jo Mavros
A Certificate of Recognition and Thanks was presented to Jo Mavros for 15 years of Exceptional Service to Rotary Melbourne at last Wednesday’s meeting.
Our Newest Paul Harris Fellow - Ken Badenoch
At last Wednesday's meeting we witnessed the presentation of a Paul Harris Fellow Award to Ken Badenoch whose efforts resulted in funding for the Welfare of the Young Committee amounting to $330,000 over the past 17 years.
Club News
Architectural Walk Domain Walking Tour 25 March 2022
A group of 15 people comprising Rotary Melbourne members, partners and guest joined Barb Yerondais for our first in-person architectural walking tour in 3 years.
Rotary National Flood Appeal Update
Rotary Australia World Community Service Ltd (RAWCS) has established the National Flood Appeal via the Rotary Australia Relief Fund (RARF). Click HERE to find out how you can contribute.
JWD March 2022 Newsletter
For any network to be successful, it must be of perceived benefit to its participants. With the creation of the Davidson network by the Madras (Chennai) and Bombay (Mumbai) clubs the links have been established. Now we must ensure it has value to the clubs it reaches. We can do this by capitalizing on the opportunities it creates. Dr. Robert Lampard.
To read the first James Wheeler Davidson Club newsletter please click here
District News
Lift the Lid charity golf day 24 May
Rotary District 9800 Conference 2022 - 3 weeks away
It’s not too late to register for the District Conference in Albury. There are currently over 300 registrations. For first time conference attendees the registration cost is $330.
Click here to register.
RIMERN Wine Fundraiser
Have you bought your wine supplies for Easter from RIMERN (Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network)?
Rotary Club of Woodend Invitation
Environmental News
$16 Million Waste-To-Value R&D Cooperative Launched at Deakin University
A new circular economy research project based at Deakin University’s Waurn Ponds campus has been launched, in collaboration with Monash University, RMIT, and 20 industry partners.
NSW floods kill millions of bees
NSW floods kill millions of bees, apiarists warn of flow-on effects to horticulture industry.
Member Anniversaries
Jim Donnelly (18), Tom Crampton (10), Alistair Urquhart (22).
 This week to: Malcolm Simpson, David Prest.
Guests at Last Meeting
Guests of the Club: Emma Germano (Speaker), Ken & Rebecca Badenoch, Sebastian Antoine.
Visitors: Julie Dunmore (Trevor Nink), Sap De (Dasun Premadasa).
A New Way to Support Rotary Melbourne
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