Meeting No 4946 in the Club’s 102nd year
Highlights in this bulletin include:
- This Week's Meeting
- Upcoming Meetings & Events
- Last Week's Evening Meeting
- Member News
- Club News
- District News
- Environmental News
This Week's Meeting
This Week Wednesday 20 July – Hybrid Lunch Meeting
Guest Speaker: Mark Melvin, CEO Committee of Melbourne
Time/Venue: 12.30 for 12.50-1400 - Lunch - @ Sofitel No35 and Zoom
Topic 'Positioning Melbourne as the No.1 destination to live, work and invest'
Register via Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melbourne-20-july
Upcoming Meetings & Events
Meetings will be delivered as hybrids, broadcasting via zoom, and in person each meeting. Please ensure if you intend to attend that you have registered on Humanitix.
Last Week's Evening Meeting
Last week's evening meeting 13 July 2022
Rotary Melbourne's evening conversation was held at the Lyceum Club on 13 July. The guest speaker was Rotary Melbourne member Cameron Glover, CEO Interplast Australia speaking on ‘Checking the Pulse: Navigating Surgical Inequality During a Global Pandemic’. A great recording of the meeting can be viewed on Rotary Melbourne’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/wP-wZRbG6yE
Member News
Jo cant get Rotary off her mind
While Jo was on leave in Bali she discovered the local Rotary group in Seminyak had provided this hand washing stand.
Passing of Lady Lyn Nossal
It is with much sadness that WEHI announce the passing of Lady Lyn Nossal, wife of Sir Gustav Nossal (WEHI director 1965–1996) and Honorary Rotary Melbourne member, who passed away peacefully last Friday morning, at the age of 89.
Club News
Special appeal: Does anyone have access to a spare vehicle?
Mama Veronica is one of the Co-founders of the Empowering African Mothers: UBUNTU in Practice Program, developed by Afri-Aus Care. Veronica’s job requires a car, however she is limited financially as the money she makes from her job is only enough to pay her mortgage and support her younger children.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
At Rotary Melbourne, we're committed to treating everyone with dignity and respect, allowing everyone's voice to be heard, and providing equitable opportunities for fellowship, service, and leadership.
RGECAF Cook Islands Video - Health worker
Please click on this link for access to the Health Care worker video of the Cook Islands on behalf of RGECAF.
District News
Hands-On Volunteering Service Workshop
Interestedon Saturday 23 July? Register via the link on the district 9800 website. The workshop is free and lunch is provided.
Rotary Down Under for July 2022
Members can read the July 2022 Rotary Downunder online here.
Rotary Melbourne members may interested to read Jessie Harman's article on 'Embracing the internationality of Rotary' on page 5 and 'Interplast teams head back to the Pacific' on page 43.
Environmental News
Webinar - Climate & Peace Forum
Have you wondered if ‘net zero emissions’ is really possible? Perhaps it’s the major challenge of this decade?
Member Anniversaries: Nina Hunter (11), Malcolm Simpson (49).
 This coming week to: Bob Fels, Mary Harney.
Guests at Last Week's Meeting
Guests of the Club: Cameron Glover, speaker Interplast, Glenda Sherwin-Lane, Rotarian Co-ord Interplast.
Visiting Rotarians: Gerard Blizzard (Smithton, Tas), John Dodd (PDG 9675), Marie Dorrington (Adelaide, PDG 9500), Janette Etherington (Nunawading), Dianne North, David Tolstrup (Box Hill/Burwood), Iain Wakefield (PDG 9920 Auckland), Murray Verso (PDG Williamstown)
A New Way to Support Rotary Melbourne
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