Next Meeting: Wednesday 7 April 2021
Angus Mitchell Oration: Note this is an in-person only meeting
Speaker: Dr John Skerritt, Deputy Secretary, Health Products Division (NTGA, Office of Drug Control)
Topic ‘The COVID-19 pandemic response in Australia and the region: vaccines, medicines and masks…where to from here?’
Venue: In person @ Sofitel 1st floor Fitzroy Room
Time: 12.40 for 12.50– 2.00pm
Bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/angus-mitchell-oration
14 Apr Evening Meeting - Karen James, CEO Business for Development - @online only
Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melbourne-weekly-meeting-14th-april
21 Apr Lunch Meeting – 100th Anniversary Lunch - in person @ Sofitel 1st floor
Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/100th-anniversary-lunch-rotary-melbourne
21-22 Apr Peace Symposium - @online only
Registration: The Future of Peace Leadership – Rotary Peace Building Symposium 2021
28 Apr Lunch Meeting – Centenary Presentation by Rotary Amiens, France - @online only
Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/rc-melbourne-weekly-meeting-28th-april
2 May Around the Bay – Picnic at Albert Park Lake
RSVP: Trevor Nink 0404 084 283 / Jim Orchard 0452 639 329
The Rotary Club of Rochester is a small but very active Club and is creating a wheel herb garden to celebrate the Rotary 100 Year Centenary. This is part of their community garden. Well done Rochester.
7 Apr: Lunch Meeting – Angus Mitchell Oration Dr John Skerritt, Deputy Secretary, Health Products Division (NTGA, Office of Drug Control) - in person @ Sofitel 1st floor
Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/angus-mitchell-oration
14 Apr: Evening Meeting - Karen James, CEO Business for Development - @online only
Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melbourne-weekly-meeting-14th-april
21-22 Apr: Peace Symposium - @ online only
Registration: The Future of Peace Leadership – Rotary Peace Building Symposium 2021
The Rotary SAFE Families Program is now accessible on its own website: www.rotarysafefamilies.org.au
See how our message of "Stopping Abuse in Families Everywhere" is being promoted and adopted by Rotary Clubs around Australia. Watch the promo and the films from the website and please use as a tool for identifying, preventing and taking some responsibility in preventing family abuse in Australia. Endorsed by Rotary Foundation Australia.
Message from Rotary Sydney: "We invite you as Members of the Rotary Club of Melbourne to book early to ensure you can join us. President Fatima Ali and all our members are keen to have you and other representatives of the Rotary Club of Melbourne at all our Centenary Events but especially at the Sydney Celebrates 100 years of Rotary in Australia, Cocktails and canapés at the Sydney Royal Mint on 1 May as this is the Centenary of the date of the Charter of both our Clubs, or to use words from 1921 our clubs were elected to membership of The International Association of Rotary Clubs on this date."
We did it! The Survey Monkey’s survey results are in and congratulations to Kerry Kornhauser and her incredible team of volunteers. Read Kerry's personal message to us.
Thank you Ross for your beautiful Reflection at last week's meeting. Photos shows Ross and his wife, Judy.
It is with great sadness, we announce the death of George Tippett, AM KStJ a loved and respected Member of Rotary Melbourne for 40 years. Thank you Bruce Davidson, our Archivist for the following obituary.
Reception Committee Vacancies: We have a number of vacancies on the Reception Committee. The following qualifications will make you an ideal applicant.
New to the club (from February 2020).
Have not met many members yet.
Don’t recognise or know many members.
Have an outgoing disposition and like meeting and greeting people.
Editor would like to thank Robert Fisher for his summary of the Aussie Peace Walk and weekend events in Canberra. Especially appreciated as Robert had a long drive from Canberra on Sunday and immediately put "pen to paper" with photos and captions in time for this week's Bulletin.
Members, please note, that you must book now to secure your place at our once in a lifetime, Rotary Melbourne Centenary Lunch, April 21, 2021.
Wednesday 31 March 2021 Note this is an in-person only meeting
Speaker: Dr Magdalena Simonis, President, Australian Federation of Medical Women
Topic: ‘Adolescent mental health, school failure and the juvenile justice system: where are the integrated support services?’
Chairman: Chris Sotiropoulos
Venue: No35 Sofitel
Time: 12.40 for 12.50– 2.00pm
Bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/rc-melbourne-weekly-meeting-31st-march
7 Apr: Lunch Meeting – Angus Mitchell Oration Dr John Skerritt, Deputy Secretary, Health Products Division (NTGA, Office of Drug Control) - in person @ Sofitel 1st floor
Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/angus-mitchell-oration
14 Apr: Evening Meeting - Karen James, CEO Business for Development - @online only
Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melbourne-weekly-meeting-14th-april
21 Apr: Lunch Meeting – 100th Anniversary Lunch - in person @ Sofitel 1st floor
Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/100th-anniversary-lunch-rotary-melbourne
21-22 Apr: Peace Symposium - @ online only
Registration: The Future of Peace Leadership – Rotary Peace Building Symposium 2021
28 Apr: Lunch Meeting – @ online only
Environmental sustainability must be part of our daily lives, and to improve awareness of the environmental harm of food wastes, Rotary Melbourne is partnering with Oz Harvest and the City of Melbourne to hold our inaugural event titled Round Plate during Melbourne Knowledge Week.
Last week, David Carruthers introduced some excellent presenters and Rotary Melboune projects and Bev Brock was MC. Here is the YouTube link: https://youtu.be/mMptXEGihMo
Our thanks to Peter Dakin for his reflection and thanks at our last meeting.
For the information of our members, we are pleased to share the link to an event arranged by the Doherty Institute and hosted by the ABC’s Michael Rowland.
The winners of the Balwyn Group Snooker night at the Athenaeum Club: Barbara Yerondais and Rob Helme! They beat the other finalist pair: Robert Fisher and Bruce Davidson.
Support our Melbourne team at Aussie Peace Walks this weekend
Team Rotary Melbourne with Reg and Sue Smith, Robert and Myra Fisher and Mark Pinoli are heading to Canberra this Friday to attend the Aussie Peace Walk festivities including the Centenary Peace Dinner and Peace Walk.
Let's get behind them and show our support by donating to the team in aid of our R100 Give Every Child a Future Project.
https://everychildfuture.raisely.com/t/melbourne
Virtual Victoria – A Multi District Conference – 1st and 2nd May
Deb Yin Foo's Rotary Story can also be found on Front Page of Rotary Melbourne website. Thanks Deb.
