Meeting No 5003 in the Club’s 102nd year
Highlights in this bulletin include:
- This Week's Meeting
- Upcoming Meetings & Events
- Last Week's Evening Conversation
- Member News
- Club News
- District News
- Environmental
This Week's Meeting
Guest Speaker: Dr Helen Durham AO, CEO RedR Australia.
Topic 'Humanitarian action in a challenging world: from Ukraine to Samoa, supporting people, building systems'
Time/Date Wednesday 20 September 23 @ 12.30pm-2.00pm
Venue No35 Sofitel Melbourne on Collins also Online via Zoom
Price Lunch $60 via Zoom $10
Bookings https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-20-sep
Chairman Robert Fisher
Upcoming Meetings & Events Calendar
27 September Lunch@No35 Grand Final Lunch & RCM Footy Quiz
Guest Speaker: Mark Anderson, General Manager, Club & Membership at the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC)
Topic: 'Finals Fever at the "G"'
It's the return of the annual Rotary Melbourne AFL final lunch and footy Quiz assembled by our Peter Jones, an apology due to Grand Final event rehearsal.
The quiz will be delivered expertly by footy aficionado and Saints tragic, Bernie McIntosh.
Bring your partner, bring a friend, if they are good with AFL stats and facts, it will be an advantage!
https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-27-sep
4 October Lunch@No35 David Cox, Guitars For Veterans Australia G4V
https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-4-oct
TBC October Evening@TBC
18 October Lunch@No35 Vocational Service Award Day
https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-18-oct
Around The Bay Bicycle event 8 Oct 23 - Volunteer NOW
Planning is underway for the Around The Bay in a Day Bicycle 2023 event and the Rotary Melbourne fund raising activities for The Smith Family’s - Learning for Life Programme. Please volunteer NOW.
25 October Lunch@No35 Ben Northey, Chief Conductor of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and the Principal Conductor in Residence of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra speaking on “Leadership - A Conductor’s Perspective”
24 November Lunch@No35 Dr Andrew Watts, Australian Venom Research Unit
Last Week's Evening Conversation
Last Week's Evening Conversation 13 September 2023
The Evening team turned on an excellent HUSH Welcome to Spring - 'Kindness in Health-Care - Now More Than Ever' on 13 September 23, at the The Lyceum Club, Melbourne, with music provided by Invictus String Quartet.
Member News
Vale Rosette Wittner
As previously notified to members we are saddened to advise of the death on Thursday night of Rosette Wittner, wife of Past President and Rotarian for over 53 years, David, and mother to Debbie, Michael and Peter.
Club News
NGV Visit 2023 - Pierre Bonnard - Book Now
BOOKINGS NOW OPEN: Rotary Melbourne is organising a lecture and visit to the NGV 2023 Melbourne Winter Masterpieces - Pierre Bonnard by India Mahdavi on Friday 6 October 2023. Pierre Bonnard is one of the most beloved painters of the twentieth century, celebrated for his use of colour to convey an exquisite sense of emotion.
Around The Bay Bicycle event 8 Oct 23 - Volunteer NOW
Planning is underway for the Around The Bay in a Day Bicycle 2023 event and the Rotary Melbourne fund raising activities for The Smith Family’s - Learning for Life Programme. Please volunteer NOW.
Hush Gathering of Kindness Sun 29 Oct 23: Register NOW
The Hush Foundation is holding a concert on 29 October and Rotary Melbourne members had the opportunity to preview this event at last week's evening meeting at the Lyceum Club - please register NOW.
Latest Acts of Kindness
This week, members and friends have performed even more Acts of Kindness, as we strive for our target of 5000, including spending time with mentors, past teachers and taking family on day trips from their aged care facility.
MITS Gala Dinner: Tickets on Sale NOW
The 2023 Melbourne Indigenous Transition School (MITS) Gala Dinner will be held on Thursday 19 October. An unforgettable evening of inspiration and celebration in support of MITS. Tickets on sale now.
District News
Rotary On The Move - September 2023
Rotary Melbourne members may be interested to read the latest Zone 8 Rotary on the Move September edition HERE.
Environmental News
World’s Biggest Ocean Clean-Up Project Reaches New Heights
New technology is being deployed as part of efforts to tackle the collection of marine trash in the Pacific Ocean known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
On Duty MC Bob Glindemann, Reflection Cheryl Lacey, Raffle Chris Wang, Photographer Gerald Ashman, Reception Rosemary Nixon/Anthony Battaini.
Member Anniversaries: John Levi (43).
 Member Birthdays this week: Cas Burr, Christina Boys, Peter Clements, Bernie McIntosh.
Guests at Last Week's Meeting
Guests of the Club: Catherine Crock, Lucy Mayes (Speakers), Invictus String Quartet
Guests of Members: Amanda Battaini (Anthony Battaini), Susan Burleigh (Austin Burleigh) Lisa Sheehan (Kevin Sheehan), Myra Fisher (Robert Fisher), Nova Gill (Amit Gill), Pia Latorre (Reg Smith), Maria Wiechers, Kenza Dairi (Sana Malik).
Visiting Rotarians Alan Seale (Central Melbourne), Charlotte Hornauer (Rotary Exchange Program), Sophia Patitsas (Coburg), Jo-Anne Tamlyn (Camberwell), AK Tareen (Madras, India).
  
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