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Rotary Club of Melbourne
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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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