Meeting No 5044 in the Club’s 104th 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 - 7 August 24
Guest Speaker The Hon Josh Frydenberg
Topic 2024 Monash Medal Presentation and Address
Date/Time Wednesday 7 August 12.30 for 12.50 – 2.00pm
Venue No35 Restaurant Sofitel Hotel on Collins also Online via Zoom
Price Lunch $62 +BF via Zoom $10
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-7-aug
Will you wear this ribbon?
If you attend this week's Rotary Melbourne meeting and presentation of the Monash Medal to the Hon Josh Frydenberg, you will receive a small blue ribbon to pin on your lapel. This reminds us of a custom that originated in 1916.
0808 Amiens Service
Thursday 8 August 24 @ 7.45am @Shrine of Remembrance Sanctuary 0808 Amiens Service. Please arrive on time as we are on a very tight schedule. - no bookings required just show up
Upcoming Meetings & Events Calendar
All events are listed on the Club website www.rotaryclubofmelbourne.org.au
Fri 9 August NGV Visit – Winter Masterpieces The Pharaohs – 5.30pm
Registrations have now closed.
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
Registrations have now closed.
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 31 July 2024
The Rotary Melbourne meeting on Wednesday 31 July 24 the guest speaker was Dr Kim Houghton, Chief Economist, Regional Australia Institute, speaking on the topic ‘Regional Economic Insights'.
Reflection
Reflection Philip Cornish 31 July 2024
Thank you to Philip Cornish for your reflection at last week's meeting Wednesday 31 July 2024.
Club News
Rotary Climate Action Tracker
Those of you who attended the 4th annual Environment & Sustainability luncheon last month may have heard the speakers mention some websites to monitor data on climate change.
The Smith Family, Around the Bay and the Melbourne Marathon
Rotary Melbourne have been using the Around the Bay bike event to raise funds for The Smith Family for almost 20 years. This year we are looking to diversify our activities - instead of focussing our volunteer activities solely on the bike event we are going to put together a team to work on the Melbourne Marathon which takes place on Sunday October 13th (the week after Around the Bay).
Exchange of Club Banners
Rotary Melbourne member David Kram brought back two friendship banners from Lyon and Pisa Rotary Clubs whilst working in Europe.
Donations in Kind Open Day - BOOK NOW - Lucky prizes
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.
RIMERN Fundraising Wines are discounted until October!
Our wonderful Van range of wines has just been discounted until October but we continue to make $40 a dozen on every dozen sold,
Rotary Club of Richmond - 60th Charter Celebration
The Rotary Club of Richmond was chartered by the Rotary Club of Melbourne on the 24th August 1964 and we will be celebrating this milestone on Monday 26th August 24. Rotary Melbourne members are kindly invited to attend.
District News
Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children Newsletter July 24
ROMAC provides surgical treatment for children in Australia and New Zealand from developing countries from our Pacific Region in the form of Life Giving and/or dignity restoring surgery not accessible to them in their home country.
If you would like to read the latest ROMAC Chairman's Message and articles on successful medical cases for July 2024 please click on this link
Environmental News
Update from ESRAG August 2024
This month the Environmental Sustainability Rotarian Action Group (ESRAG) newsletter ESRAG August 2024 Volume 9 Issue 2 features an article titled 'Rotary partnerships scaling up circular economy'.
On Duty: Rosemary Nixon (MC), Anthony Battaini (Reflection), Bruce Davidson (Photography), Jan Moffatt (Raffle), VACANT (Reception).
Member Anniversaries: Bob Fels – 39 TODAY!, Kevin Sheehan (28).
 Member Birthdays this week: Tony Greenwood, Stephen Lake, Ramona Martinovici.
Visitors & Guests at Meeting 31 July 2024
Club Guests:
Visiting Rotarians: David Fernee (Packenham).
Visitors & Guests of Members: Michael Boone (Bruce Livett), Katherine Ellis & Ronda Held (Richard Dent), Charles Nelson (Adrian Nelson), Jerry Andrews (Adrian Nelson), Leah Wambui (Bernie McIntosh).
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