Meeting No 5023 in the Club’s 103rd year
Highlights in this bulletin include:
- This Week's Evening Meeting
- Upcoming Meetings & Events
- Last Week's Meeting
- Reflection
- Club News
- District News
- Environmental News
This Week's Evening Meeting - 13 March 2024
A very special evening meeting is being planned for this Wednesday 13 March 24 at the BioEyes at Monash University.
Topic Inspiring students about science
Date/Time 5.50 for 6.00 - 8:00pm, Wed 13 March
Venue: Ground floor, Biomedical Learning and Teaching Building, 7 Ancora Imparo Way, Monash University, Clayton Campus
In Person Only
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-evening-monash
Upcoming Meetings & Events Calendar
Wednesday 3 April 24 5.50 for 6.00 - 7.00pm Evening Conversation: FORaMEAL packing
Venue RMIT Level 9, Building 80 RMIT University 435-457 Swanston St, Melbourne
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-3-apr
10 April 24 Lunch: 12.30 for 12.50 - 2.00pm Dr Chantel Thornton, Specialist Breast Cancer Surgeon
No35 Sofitel Melbourne & by ZOOM
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-10-april
Wednesday 24 April 24 Thomas Baker Oration 2024 Dr Doug Hilton AO, CSIRO
Level 1, Sofitel Melbourne
Last Week's Meeting
Last Week's Meeting 6 March 2024
At the Rotary Melbourne meeting on Wednesday 6 March 24 the Guest Speakers were Robert Klupacs, CEO and Dr Yingjie Hu, Research Engineer who spoke on ‘Giving the gift of hearing: 35 years and counting’.
Reflection
Reflection by Ruth Carlos Martinez 6 March 24
Thank you to Ruth Carlos Marinez for last week's reflection.
Club News
Changepreneurs International Women's Day
Changepreneurs invites you to join us for a special event filled with inspiration, empowerment, and connection. This IWD year's theme, "Count Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress," underscores our commitment to recognizing and uplifting the contributions of women in society.
Bionics Institute Hearing Giving Day
Rotary Melbouene is excited to share that our corporate member the Bionics Institute have raised $143,823 on their first ever Giving Day!
Interactive Water Trailer App Developed
Our Rotary Melbourne interactive water trailer is travelling across the Big Rivers Region of the Northern Territory with the Katherine West Health Board, introducing the Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) program.
Melbourne Zero Update
In this month’s Melbourne Zero update, dive into a thought-provoking article from Peter Mares about how our housing system perpetuates homelessness. Homelessness is not a bug in the system, writes – it’s a predictable outcome of our housing policies, and if we want to eliminate homelessness, we need a different approach. Read his insights HERE
Young Achievers Award
The Rotary Club of Melbourne Young Achievers awards recognise and honour annually up to three outstanding young Victorians with an award and a cheque for $1,500.
District News
Polio Be Gone—D9800 Polio Plus Society Update
Jane Pennington (End Polio Coordinator D9800) provides this communication to help mobilize support and donations for the ongoing fight against polio, ultimately bringing Rotary International and its partners closer to achieving the goal of a polio-free world.
Review of Polio Eradication in 2023
The following is adapted by PDG Murray Verso (End Polio Now Coordinator) from a review of the past year provided by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).
Rotary District 9800 Conference 2024 Closing Soon
Gathering on the Goldfields
Bendigo: Friday 12 to Sunday 14 April 2024
Bookings close Monday 25 March 2024.
Book NOW https://www.trybooking.com/events/1126739/sessions/4194420/sections/2109327/tickets.
Member Anniversaries: Neville Barwick (42), Rob Medcalf (15), Jacque Morin (16).
 Member Birthdays this week: David Kram, Doug Marshall.
Visitors & Guests at Meeting 6 March 24
Guests of Rotary Melbourne: Dr Yingjie Hu (Speaker), Robert Klupacs (Speaker)
Visitors: Nushan Anguru, Antwan Malouhi, Lucy Hooper
A New Way to Support Rotary Melbourne
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