Meeting No 4942 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
This Week's Meeting
This Week's Meeting 22 June - VP Day
This Week Wednesday 22 June – Lunch Meeting
Vice Presidents Reporting Day
Speaker VP Peter Davis
Venue No35 Sofitel Melbourne
Time 12.30 for 12.50-2.00pm
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melbourne-22-june
Upcoming Meetings & Events
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.
Last Week's Meeting
Thomas Baker Oration: Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM
This year’s address delivered by Chief Scientist, Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM made a compelling case for science and technology being front and centre in Australia’s future, both from an economic perspective, and social and medical perspectives as well.
Reflection
Reflection by Robert Fisher 15 June 22
Thank you to Robert Fisher for last week's reflection.
Member News
Vale Ken Badenoch - Funeral Details
Rotary Melbourne has been advised by Ken Badenoch's family that his funeral will be held on Friday 24 June @ 2.30pm at White Lady Funerals, 339 Warrigal Road, Burwood. Rotary Melbourne extends its condolences to Ken's family. Ken Badenoch's obituary can be read on the Rotary Melbourne website by clicking the read more below.
Vale Barbara Read
Barbara Read, the beloved wife of our member Robert passed away on 15 June after battling cancer. Robert said she was well treated for her pain but had deteriorated over the last couple of weeks. Rotary Melbourne extends our condolences to Robert and the family. Funderal details will be notifed when known.
Club News
Rotary Regionalisation Pilot
In late May all members received an update from the Rotary Zone 8 Regionalisation Pilot Project Team Co-chairs Ingrid Waugh (NZ/Oceania) and Peter Frueh (Australia) advising of a Rotary Regionalisation pilot project.
District Changeover - Please Support our Member Amanda Wendt
Make sure you book for this lunch, on Saturday 23 June, as we congratulate our own Mandi Wendt as she takes the reigns from DG Dale. Our Club is the host supporting the in coming DG Wendt. Our first District Governor for 47 years.
Register: https://events.humanitix.com/district9800-changeover2022
Promote your business advertise in the directory
Have you ever thought about the great network that you could advertise your company to. Rotary Melbourne is currently seeking advertisers for the next edition of the members Directory 22-23. The cost to advertise is $880 for colour and $440 for B&W full page advert. Contact Jo at the office if you are interested.
Rotary Melbourne Annual Appeal 22 - It's not too late
A reminder it's not too late to donate to the Annual Appeal. Your donation is essential and valued and will support the Club’s projects and activities some of those are shown in the image on the right. Consider the impact your donation will have on the lives of less fortunate.
Support the RCM Foundation. Tax deductible donations available. - 30 June is just around the corner!!!!
Click to make a donation
HOC 2023 News - Home Hospitality Night Reminder
Can you provide a once in lifetime opportunity for visitors to experience true old fashioned Aussie hospitality in your home on Monday night 29th May 2023?
Also bookings are now open for the RI Melbourne Convention in May 23. Book HERE.
Bruce Harmer - A Current Affair video
Former member, Bruce Harmer, has sent Rotary Melbourne a link to a video that features his parents and tells the story of what they do in their Sydney community under the Salvo’s banner. It also features Bruce’s wife Carolyn and their family. View the video HERE.
District News
Networker 2021-2022 Issue No.15 - June 2022
For the latest edition of District 9800 Networker No. 15 June 2022. Please click here. In this edition there is a link to the recent launch of MentorMatch. However, it is only a couple of minutes in length. Here is a link to the full presentations and the interview with Zondwa Mandela, grandson of Nelson and Winnie Mandela https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTedXEXGbu8.
Rotary On The Move - June 2022
Rotary Melbourne members may be interested to read the latest Zone 8 Rotary on the Move May edition HERE. Included this month is an article by Rotary Melbourne member Garry Fowler on the Carbon Calculator.
On Duty Rosemary Nixon, Helen Moylan (Reception), Philip Cornish (Wine), Bill Pickett (Photographer).
Member Anniversaries Jim Barry (1), Philip Cornish (7), Cameron Glover (1), Timothy Goonan (14), Sana Malik (1), Ramona Martinovici (1).
 This coming week to: Russell Board, Maryla Juchnowski, Peter Manger, Peter McCall, Jim Orchard, Norman Taralrud-Bay (TODAY!), Alan Trumble.
Guests at Last Week's Meeting
Guests of the Club: Dr Cathy Foley, Sharon Kort, Logan Armstrong, Elizabeth Delahunty, Garry Jennings, Kate Metcalf, John Turnbull.
Guests of Members: Laura Anderson, James Angus, Kerrie Barry, Luke Belfield, Claude Charles Bernard, Alex Bobik, Mike Callander, Anthony Cavanagh, Andrew Cumpston Peter Currie, Soula Drummond, Lynne Dunoon, Andrew Dyer, Wendy Fergie, Alan Finkel, Helen Frazer, Cecilia Gason, Penny George, Di Gillies, Lloyd Hollenberg, Silviu Itescu, Sophia Johnston, Tom Kay, David Livingstone, Millicent Nink, Caecilia Potter, Elaine Sanij, Elliot Silcock, Geraldine Storton, Silvio Tiziani, Alan Trounson, Michael Wasley, Helen Weeks, Carolyn Williams, Susanne Williamson, John Wilson.
Visiting Rotarians: David Shoemaker (RC Norristown, Pa. USA), John McCaskill, Pam Dittmer.
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