Bulletin 27 August 2025

Highlights

• This Week
• Member News
• Club News
• Last Week's Meeting
• Other News
• Upcoming Events

This Week Wednesday 27 August 25
No 5092 in the Club's 105th Year 

Lunch with District Governor Peter Shepheard
August 27, 2025, 12:45 pm to August 27, 2025, 2:00 pm

District Governor
Rotary District 9800
Topic: 'Uniting for Good, the Power of Collaboration'
Wednesday 27th of August 2025
12:45 PM to 2:00 PM
No 35, Sofitel on Collins
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This Week's Duties - 27 August 2025

On Duty: Bill Pickett (Photos), Bob Glindemann (Reception), Peter Addison (Raffle), Barbara Yerondais (Reflection), Karen Kim (MC).

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Member News

Membership Anniversary this week: Jo Crowston (2), Stewart Stribling (24), Stephen Rando (4).

Happy Birthday this week: Clive Weeks & Bruce Livett (TODAY!), Dean McIntyre, Chris Wang, Sue Smith.

Club Maestro David Kram returns to Melbourne to conduct a very special concert on Friday, 6 September in Caulfield South. From the Depths, a new cantata by young Israeli-Australian composer Alon Trigger. Based on the entire Book of Jonah from the Hebrew Bible, the work is presented in both Hebrew and English. David describes it as evocative, uplifting, and educational - a moving experience for all lovers of music.

The cantata is scored for chamber choir, trombone, and piano. The music is modern yet melodic, with Mediterranean colours that make it appealing to everyone. Click read more below for more information and to book.

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Club News

Congratulations to the inaugural recipients of the Cynthia Edgell Empowerment Opportunity Gift: 

• Elena Suprihartono (Awardee) - Simone Tsantarlis of Western Chances (Sponsor)
• Victoria Taseska (Awardee) - Jade Applebee of Brotherhood of St Laurence (Sponsor)
• Nyaluet D Yan (Awardee) - Selba- Gondoza Luka OAM of Afri-Auscare (Sponsor)

President José Ramos-Horta, Nobel Peace Laureate and President of Timor-Leste, spoke last week at at the Australasian Emission Reduction Summit in Melbourne. His message on courage, youth leadership and reforestation featured Rotary Melbourne’s burgeoning new partnership with Foundation Rai Matak and the Rotary Foundation - upscaling the proven WithOneSeed model to now grow 10 million trees in 10 years - helping 20,000 farming families and their communities plant trees, grow livelihoods through the sale of carbon credits, and shape a hopeful future in Timor-Leste.

Spotlight on Rotarian Edgardo Mulato
Rotary Melbourne was privileged to welcome Edgardo Mulato, a respected Rotarian and currently serving as Deputy for the Department of San Salvador in El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly.    

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Last Meeting 

At last week’s 5,091st Club meeting, Guest Speaker Duncan Harris, President of the Australia Africa Chamber of Commerce, delivered a powerful address on Africa as a partner in innovation and opportunity, urging Australia to engage boldly. We also recognised the inaugural Cynthia Edgell Empowerment Opportunity Gift recipients. 

Visitors & Guests at Meeting 20 August 2025 

Guests of the Club: Duncan Harris (Speaker), Victoria Taseska, Jade Applebee, Jasminka Taseska, Elena Suprihartono, Simone Tsantarlis.

Visiting Rotarians Emerie Agunwah (Diamond Creek), Tonie Thiel (Casterton, Vic.).

Guests of Members: Hassan Looky (Philip Cornish), Chrysanthe Pragastis, Thisby Lau (Sue McDonald), Frank Wyatt, Bill Cole (Stephen Rando).

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

Our club member Getrude Matshe,Global Curator & Founder – HerStory Circle and the DiversityConnector, shared her own African-Australian perspective on last week's meeting with guest speaker Duncan Harris.

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Other News

Adam Zaccaria, Board Chair, Launch Housing has announced the appointment of Sherri Bruinhout as the new Chief Executive Officer of Launch Housing. Sherri brings more than 30 years of experience in driving innovation and challenging the status quo and within the housing, homelessness, and justice sectors, across both government and community services.

The Rotary Action Group for Peace invites you to the first online Global Meeting of Peacebuilders in 2025–26 on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 (Midday London Time). This session will spotlight educational opportunities to support your peacebuilding journey, strengthen projects, and connect you with a global network of leaders. Join fellow peacebuilders worldwide as we begin a new year of collaboration, learning, and inspiration. Click Read More below to register.

Rotary Down Under is offering two $10,000 scholarships for budding journalists in the name of RDU founder Paul Henningham and his successor Bob Aitken.

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 click on Read More for Issue 15: June/July 25. This issue is full of ways in which you can support RIMERN and the great work they do in supporting our community.       

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Upcoming Events

Lunch with Anna Schulze, CSL
September 3, 2025, 12:45 pm to September 3, 2025, 2:00 pm

CSL Director of Government Relations & External Affairs
Topic: 'Snakes Alive! How Australian antivenoms are saving lives abroad'
Wednesday 3rd of September 2025
12:45 PM to 2:00 PM
No 35, Sofitel on Collins
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An Evening with Karen Kim & John Downes
September 10, 2025, 6:00 pm to September 10, 2025, 7:30 pm

Business Owners, Podcasters
Topic: Podcasting for Business
Wednesday 10th of September 2025
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Imperial Hotel
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Lunch with Dr Jenny Fitzgerald AM, St Vincent de Paul Victoria
October 1, 2025, 12:45 pm to October 1, 2025, 2:00 pm

Group CEO
Topic: TBA
Wednesday 1st of October 2025
12:45 PM to 2:00 PM
No 35, Sofitel on Collins
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Lunch with Sonia Vignjevic, Settlement Services International
October 22, 2025, 12:45 pm to October 22, 2025, 2:00 pm

GM & State Director
Topic: TBA
Wednesday 22nd of October 2025
12:45 PM to 2:00 PM
No 35, Sofitel on Collins
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