Meeting No 5031 in the Club’s 103rd year
Highlights in this bulletin include:
- This Week's Meeting
- Upcoming Meetings & Events
- Last Week's Meeting
- Reflection
- Club News
- District News
- Environmental News
This Week's Meeting - 8 May 2024
TERRIFIC TUESDAY 11 June 24 Evening Conversation: The Energy Transition and Social License
Rotary Melbourne an Evening with...
Professor Sara Bice, Director, Institute for Infrastructure in Society, ANU
Professor Alan Finkel AC, 8th Chief Scientist of Australia, Energy Advisory to the Federal Government
Mary Barry, Founding Director and CEO Women of WInd | CEO Xellence Pathways, CEO CircularEco
Topic 'The Energy Transition and Social License'
Date &Time TUESDAY 11 June 24 @ 5.50 for 6.00 - 7.30pm
Venue The Lyceum Club, Melbourne also Online via Zoom
Price $32 (light refreshments provided) / $10 Zoom
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-11jun
Join us for a special expert panel discussion on an important issue affecting us and our future.
Upcoming Meetings & Events Calendar
15 May lunch@No35 – Speaker Dr Jonathan Spear, CEO Infrastructure Victoria
https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-15-may
22 May lunch@No35 – Speaker 2024 Young Achievers Awards - Dr Sandra Demaio, CEO Vic Health & 2024 Young Achievers
https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-22-may
29 May lunch@Royal Society Victoria – AI Summit - Artificial Intelligence for Good
https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-29-may
Last Week's Meeting
Last Week's Meeting 1 May 2024
At the Rotary Melbourne meeting on Wednesday 1 May 24 the guest speaker was DrAndrew Watt, Co-head Australian Venom Research Unit, speaking on the topic ‘The Snakebite Partnership – saving lives across Papua New Guinea’.
Reflection
Reflection by Tony Battaini 1 May 24
Thank you to Tony Battaini for last week's reflection on Wednesday 1 May 24.
Club News
Afri Aus Care and Rotary Melbourne Youth Mentoring
Rotary Melbourne has received the following message and video from Selba-Gondoza Luka, CEO & Founder, Afri Aus Care.
"Words can not say how grateful we are as a Team at AAC. Your support and advocacy for our community is greatly appreciated. As indicated in my speech (on Wednesday 1 May 24) you have not ceased supporting us since we 2018. Our Team at AAC and the Community we will forever be grateful.
Please find below the Video that we have prepared so you could share with the Club Members and also for your own history to keep". The Rotary Melbourne video. https://youtu.be/PwLkLNsZFh0
Rotary International article on RGECAF
Rotarians and friends might be interested in the recent article published by Rotary International about the RGECAF project. It includes a video from RIPP Jennifer Jones’ and Ruth Cross visit last year to Kiribati. The link is: https://www.rotary.org/en/healthier-lives-ahead-south-pacific-children Ruth Cross visited Rotary Melbourne and was the recipient of our major RGECAF fundraiser prize a few years ago. She returned to Kiribati and became President of Rotary there. Several of our members also sponsored a container of goods from DIK to Rotary Kiribati in 2020.
Residents 3000 | Residents of Melbourne CBD, Australia – community group
On Wednesday 1 May 24 Amit Gill (incoming Membership Director)and Peter Berg (RCM's City of Melbourne Liaison) showcased Rotary Melbourne and its volunteering opportunities at the Residents 3000 Community Event at the Kelvin Club, jointly organised by the City of Melbourne and Residents 3000 who are a very active citizen’s group ensuring the city has a vibrant community life.
Rotarians help make Interplast's achievements possible
Cameron Glover, Chief Executive Officer, Interplast Australia & New Zealand has sent Rotary Melbourne a letter of thanks.
Environmental News
Update from ESRAG May 2024
This month the Environmental Sustainability Rotarian Action Group (ESRAG) newsletter ESRAG May 2024 Volume 8 Issue 11 features an article titled 'Leap into conservation: how you can help save amphibians'.
Member Anniversaries: Mev Connell (37), Timothy Conolan (4), Tony Greenwood (14), Trevor Hill (17).
 Member Birthdays this week: Peter Habersberger, Sam McLarty, Stewart Stribling, Jenny Taing.
Visitors & Guests at Meeting 1 Mayl 24
Guests of Club Andrew Watt (Speaker), Selba-Gondoza Luka, Anish Varghese.
Guests of Members Sylvia Coombe (Ron Cullen), Matt Wenham (Tony Battaini).
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