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Meeting No 5036 in the Club’s 103rd year  

 

Highlights in this bulletin include: 

  • This Week's Evening Conversation
  • Last Week's Meeting
  • Upcoming Meetings & Events
  • Reflection
  • Member News
  • Club News
  • District News
  • Environmental News

This Week's Evening Conversation

 

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     

19 June  Lunch@No35 Vice Presidents Reporting Day

https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-19-jun

 

26 June    Lunch@Latrobe Presidents Changeover Lunch – Partners Day

https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-26-jun

Last Week's Meeting

 

Last Week's Meeting 5 June 2024

The Rotary Melbourne meeting on Wednesday 5 June 24 celebrated this year's 2024 Environmental Sustainability Award for World Environment Day and the Guest Speaker was Claire Moore, CEO Founder, Sweet Justice - Presenter of 2024 Environmental Sustainability Award to Star of the Sea.         

 

  

Reflection

Reflection by Ruth Carlos Martinez 5 June 24

Thank you to Ruth Carlos Marinez for last week's reflection.      

 

 

Member News

Ruth Carlos Martinez Awarded Paul Harris Fellow 8 Sapphire

Ruth Carlos Martinez was awarded the Paul Harris Fellow 8 Sapphire at the meeting on Wednesday 5 June 24.      

 

 

Club News    

 

Updated Report on the Inaugural AI Summit Wednesday 29 May 24

The inaugural Artificial Intelligence Summit was held jointly by Rotary Melbourne and the Royal Society of Victoria at the Society's beautiful 19th century building in Latrobe Street, featuring global thought leaders. See photos and read more about this successful event. Watch the video of the meeting HERE.       

 

 

 

Message from Visiting Rotarian Paul Williams

Visiting Rotarians Paul Williams and VS Sudhakar from Coimbatore Millenium, India, have sent Rotary Melbourne a message.    

 

 

District News 

Polio Plus Society Invitation

You are warmly invited to the Polio Plus Society Afternoon Tea on Saturday 15 June.  The details are attached. Thanks to the work of Jane Pennington, the District 9800 Polio Plus Society is the largest PPS in Australia. Why not come along on June 15 to learn more and to play your part in the countdown to history?

 

 

Networker 2023-2024 Issue 10: June 24

For the 10th edition of District 9800 June 24 Networker for 2023-2024, please click here. In this issue they cover articles from around District 9800, including the Singapore Rotary International Convention and the District 9800 changeover.

 

 

Environmental News

City of Melbourne Prize Awarded in Singapore

Honorary Member Sally Capp, Lord Mayor at the City of Melbourne received World City Prize special mention from the President of Singapore recently.     

 

 

 Member Birthdays this week: Ron Cullen, Madeliene McManus, Ian Ross (Today), Rodney Smith, Arjang Taylor.

 

Member Anniversaries: Christina Boys (4), Jan Moffatt (18).

Visitors & Guests at Meeting 5 June 24 

Club Guests: Claire Moore, Beth Mandile, Emily Jarvinen, Michele Parkinson, Manon Beauchamp Tardieu, Steve DeBono, Maria Lourdes Salcedo, Ruth Carlos Martinez.

Visiting Rotarian: David Fernee (Packenham), Angela Murphy (Brisbane).

 

Guests of Members: Tim Noonan, Sally Andren, Freya, Hugh, Wren & Paul Fogarty, Eddie Uzumcu (Quin Scalzo), Ioanna Petropoulou (Barbara Yerondais), Bruce Livett & Christine Zavod (Rosemary Nixon).

 

 

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