Meeting No 5038 in the Club’s 103rd year
Highlights in this bulletin include:
- This Week's Meeting
- Upcoming Meetings & Events
- Last Week's Meeting
- Reflection
- Member News
- Club News
- District News
- Environmental News
This Week's Meeting
Rotary Melbourne Weekly Meeting 26 June - President Changeover Day
Wednesday 26 June 2024 – Presidents Chanegover Lunch - Partner Day
Speakers: President Chris Sotiropoulos & President Elect Catherine Baxter
Time: 12.45 -1400 @ Latrobe Dining Room, Sofitel Melbourne
Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-26-jun
Note: BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
Upcoming Meetings & Events Calendar
03-Jul Lunch@No35 Michael O'Leary, Deputy CEO, Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation
10-Jul Evening@TBD TBA
17-Jul Lunch@No35 TBA

Wednesday 24 July 2024 at 12:30pm Rotary Melbourne's 3rd Annual Environment & Sustainability lunch
Keynote Speaker: Christine Holgate, CEO, Team Global Express
Venue: RACV Club, 17th Floor, 501 Bourke Street Melbourne
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31-Jul Lunch@No35 Kim Houghton, Economist
07-Aug Lunch@No35 Monash Medal Presentation
08-Aug 8.00am@Shrine of Remembrance 0808 Amiens Service
14-Aug Lunch@No35 Paul Guerra, Chief Executive, Victorian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
21-Aug Lunch@No35 Katherine Ellis, CEO Leadership Victoria
28-Aug Lunch@No35 District 9800 Governor Michael Lapina
Last Week's Meeting
Last Week's Meeting 19 June 2024
The Rotary Melbourne meeting on Wednesday 19 June 24 was the Vice Presidents' reporting day.
Reflection
Reflection by Robert Fisher 19 June 24
Thank you to Robert Fisher for last week's reflection.
Member News
Adrian Nelson Awarded Paul Harris Fellow
Adrian Nelson was awarded the Paul Harris Fellow at the meeting on Wednesday 19 June 24. Congratulations Adrian.
Axle Award 2024 – Peter Berg
Peter Berg was awarded the 2024 Axle Award presented by VP Peter Davis at our meeting on Wednesday 19 June 24. Congratulations Peter.
Club News
Help us Find 2024's Best Volunteer - Now
Melbourne Rotarians, we need you to think about your networks and encourage nominations for the Sir John Reid award. You must know some volunteer who hasn't been acknowledged despite lots of great efforts.
Our Assisting Homelessness project had a big Monday
On Monday 17 June 24, our Make A House a Home project (MAHAH) delivered 10 sets (20 tea-chest boxes) of new homewares to Launch Housing’s front line offices in Dandenong and Southbank.
RIMERN News Issue 9: April/May 24
If you are interested in keeping up to date with all that’s been happening with volunteers, donations, welfare agencies & clients, and the many exciting things ahead at RIMERN please HERE for Issue 9 April/May 24. This issue is full of all sorts of ways in which you can support RIMERN and the great work they do in supporting our community.
Rotaract Club of the University of Melbourne Student Union – Chartering
Reg Smith has provided an article on the Chartering of Rotaract Club of Uni Melbourne Student Union on Sunday 23 June 24.
District News
Rotary On The Move - June 2024
Rotary Melbourne members and guests may be interested to read the latest Zone 8 Rotary on the Move May 24 edition HERE. There is an interesting article on 'Global Grants are the powerhouse of The Rotary Foundation'.
Environmental News
The gold standard for student experience 🥇
Melbourne has once again been named the best student city in Australia and among the top 5 globally, according to the latest QS World University Rankings. We're so proud to be a world-class study destination for brilliant minds around the world. Get to know some of our astounding alumni who have experienced it for themselves: https://bit.ly/3QYESuJ
On Duty: Rosemary Nixon (Reception), Peter Hollingworth (Reflection), Bill Pickett (Photography), Karen Kim (MC), Marg Leser (Raffle).
Member Anniversaries: Peter Habersberger (35), Sandra Hills (14), Ruth Carlos Martinez (7), Peter Jones (21).
Member Birthdays this week: Russell Board, Peter Manger & Jim Orchard (Today!), Peter McCall, David Nurse,
Visitors & Guests at Meeting 19 June 24
Club Guests: Adrian & Theo Nelson.
Guests of Members: Bruce Livett (Kunanara, WA), Rajendra Rijal (Pashupati Kathmandu, Nepal).
Guests of Members Emmanuel Sparis, Daniel Koutzamanis (Austen Burleigh), Elise Berg, Anna & Hernan Cuervo (Peter Berg).
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