Meeting No 5043 in the Club’s 104th year
Highlights in this bulletin include:
- This Week's Meeting
- Upcoming Meetings & Events
- Last Week's Meeting
- Member News
- Club News
- District News
- Environmental News
This Week's Meeting - 31 July 24
Next Meeting: Wednesday 31 July 24
Guest Speaker: Dr Kim Houghton, Chief Economist at the Regional Australia Institute
Title 'Regional Economic Insights'
Venue/Time 12.30 for 12.50 - 2.00pm at No35 Sofitel Melbourne & by ZOOM
Bookings https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-31-july
Upcoming Meetings & Events Calendar
All events are listed on the Club website www.rotaryclubofmelbourne.org.au
Wed 7 August Lunch@No35
2024 Monash Medal Presentation and Address
Guest Speaker 2024 Monash Medal recipient The Honourable Josh Frydenberg
Information & to Book: https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-7-aug
Thurs 8 August 8.00am@Shrine of Remembrance 0808 Amiens Service - no bookings required just show up
Fri 9 August NGV Visit – Winter Masterpieces The Pharaohs – 5.30pm
Information & to Book: https://events.humanitix.com/ngv-2024-pharaohs
Wed 14 Aug Lunch@No35 Paul Guerra, Chief Executive, Victorian Chamber of Commerce
Information & To Book: https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-14-aug
ALSO
Wed 14 Aug Evening@UniMelb FORaMEAL volunteer packing at University of Melbourne, with Rotaract Uni Melbourne
Information & to Book: https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-14-aug-forameal-evening
21 Aug Lunch@No35 Katherine Ellis, CEO Leadership Victoria
Information and Bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-21-aug
28 Aug Lunch@No35 District 9800 Governor Michael Lapina
Information and Bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-28-aug
Last Week's Meeting
Last Week's Meeting 24 July 24: Environmental & Sustainability Lunch
The Rotary Melbourne meeting on Wednesday 24 July 24 was the Third Annual environment and Sustainability Luncheon. It earned “blockbuster” status with 230 in attendance overall. Note there was no recording of this event.
Member News
Max Barr’s 90th
Max Barr celebrated his 90th birthday on Sunday 28 July 24 with family & friends.
Back L to R: Stewart Stribling, Rob McGuirk, Heather & Stephen Lake Front L to R : Bill & Marylou Philip, Max Barr.
Best Boutique Law Firm in Australia AMK
Rotary Melbourne member Matthew Karakoulakis law firm AMK Law has been awarded the 'Best Boutique Law Firm in Australia' award 2024.
Club News
NGV Visit 24 - The Pharaohs - LAST CHANCE TO BOOK THIS WEEK
BOOKINGS CLOSE 31 JULY: Rotary Melbourne is organising a lecture and visit to the NGV 2024 Melbourne Winter Masterpieces - The Pharaohs on Friday 9 August 2024. The NGV has partnered with the British Museum to present Pharaoh, a landmark exhibition that celebrates three thousand years of ancient Egyptian art and culture.
FORaMEAL Volunteering with Rotaract Uni Melbourne
Rotary Melbourne an Evening of rewarding volunteer effort, creating food packs FORaMEAL together with Rotaract Uni Melbourne on Wednesday 14 August 2024, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm at University of Melbourne. BOOKINGS CLOSE 31 JULY 24
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Learning for Life Olympian
Congratulations to Learning for Life student Emmanouela! The Smith Family is thrilled to share that Emmanouela is heading to the Paris Olympics as the youngest member of the Australian Gymnastics Olympic team! 🌟
Rotary Mental Health First Aid Courses - Book Now
The District 9800 Australian Rotary Health Committee conducts Mental Health First Aid Courses several times a year with the objective of raising funds for Australian Rotary Health (ARH) initiatives. These courses are open to Rotarians and also the public.
Donations in Kind Open Day - BOOK NOW
The store will be open for all Rotarians and friends to visit and exclaim at the treasure trove which is available for clubs to use for their humanitarian projects. Saturday 10 August @ 10am.
MITS July 24 Newsletter
MITS (Melbourne Indigenous Transition School) has shared their latest newsletter. Edward Tudor, Executive Director noted 'In this July edition of our MITS Family Newsletter we explore what was a very busy and exciting Term 2 here at MITS. Our students are now returning from their holiday breaks and we can't wait to get Term 3 underway!'
District News
Australian Rotary Health Newsletter July 2024
The Australian Rotary Health July 2024 Newsletter is available here and features articles on upcoming events and feature articles. There is even a photo of Rotary Melbourne member Suresh Marcandan. 'ARH District 9800 Chair, Dr Suresh Marcandan presented Elizabeth Dumonio with a Gold Companion Award for her long-term commitment and continual support of ARH.'
Environmental News
Environmental Poem by 11 year old student
At the Rotary Melbourne Environmental lunch last Wednesday 24 July 24, Judy Parslow from Rotary Southbank passed on this Enviromental poem via the attached PDF HERE by a 11 year old student from Red Hill Primary School.
On Duty: Rosemary Nixon (Reception), Anthony Battaini (MC), Philip Cornish (reflection), Philip Endersbee (Raffle), John Peberdy (Photos).
Member Anniversaries: Jo Crowston (1), Colin Honey (21), Manoel Felipe Marques (1), Abdullah Saeed (15), Rooss Scholes Robertson (38), Clive Weeks (25).
 Member Birthdays this week: Mary Barry (TODAY!), Tim Conolan, Philip Endersbee.
Visitors & Guests at Meeting 24 July 2024
Club Guests: Heather Bone, Christina Wilson, Simone Carson, Ian Riseley, Clive Scott, Adam D’Sylva, Star of the Sea College
Visiting Rotarians: Michael & Alex Lapina, Peter Shepheard, Pamela Dittmer (Port Phillip), David Fernee (Pakenham), Michael Stillwell (Kew), Judith Parslow (Southbank), Pat Armstrong, Fabienne Nichola (Camberwell), Kammy Leung (Nth Melbourne), Peter Shepheard (Altona), Maxine Cooper (Carlton), Wing Tang (RSC of EFOH ), Michael Hall, Renata Sgaurio, Joshua Almond (Whittlesea), Gary Williams (Eltham), Thelma Hutchison, Andrea Kimler (Glenferrie), Himanshu Kaushik (Essendon North), John McCaskill (Canterbury), Ronald Moss, Sonia Moss, Catherine Tozer (Caroline Springs), Patricia Armstrong (Manningham City), Stephanie Hunt (Brighton) Bruce Livett (Kununurra, WA).
Visitors & Guests of Members: RACV, Michelle Males, Annalisa Ierado, Helen Arranz, Yvonne Lum, Despina Makris, Emily Hall, Christine Nallathamby, Josephine Carson, Lia Tomaras, Geoff Gruebner, Matt Eaton, Bridget Stubna, Sergio Velasquez, Cathy Joseph (Catherine Baxter – TGE), Roger Green & Graeme Ali (Deb Tin Foo), Rob Papworth, Alex Fisher, Nushan Anguru, Melissa Barlas, Wendy Dennis, Kylie Wray (Kelton Dennis), Janet Wang (Chris Wang), Ross McDonald, Kimberley Pierzchalski, Julian Brignell (Rob McGuirk), Jesse Dent (Richard Dent), Blaire Anderson (Peter Dakin), Andrea Fitzgerald (Robert Anthony), Anthea Spinks (Peter Berg), Will Abdo, Nova Gill, Stanley Ho Louie Qu, Shireen Anwar, Leah Wambui (Amit Gill), Lina Scalzo (Quin Scalzo), Dylan Perera, Christine Zavod (Bruce Livett), David Townshend, David Draycott, Liz Draycott, Maggie & Hamish Mcdonell, Miranda Shtein (Reg Smith), Andrew Rice, Bardha Beluli, Tilly Laoughborough, Irene Payne, Maria Wik, Chris Black, Heather Rendell, Marina Froeschl-Smith, Bertrand Fernandes (BSL – McIntosh), Simone Chin, Georgette Godbolt.
Visiting Schools: Oakleigh Grammar, Mentone Grammar, Melbourne Girls College, Kolbe College, Korowa, Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, Brentwood College, Star of the Sea College.
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