Greg Ross, Australian Chair of Rotary Health has provided an update on Australian Rotary Health since 1981 and its creation.
Melanie Eagle, CEO of Hepatitis Victoria is so appreciative of her "presentation gift" of R100 socks, she has done a "selfie" from home showing her cosy foot with her letter of thanks to Rotary Melbourne. Rock on R100 Socks!
A terrific version of Swan Lake ballet was shown at end of last week's meeting. You can find it on YouTube if you would like to see it in its entirety. Here are a couple of snapshots.
At last week's meeting, thanks was given by Peter Dakin which was very appropriate in this time of great concern for our elderly citizens.
We have created a Rotary Melbourne Young Achiever Awards' Alumni. So far, we have 20 Young Achiever Awardees who have joined this group. Do you know any of the recipients listed over page? Photo shows 2016 YAA Tom Burns with 2015/16 President Peter Rogers and former CEO, City of Melbourne's Elizabeth Proust.
We will not be conquered by COVID-19, and the Around the Bay Team has created a special fundraiser with three events, to raise the $25,000 target that Rotary Melbourne has set, to donate to the disadvantaged children in the Smith Family's "Learning for Life Program". We shall not let these vulnerable children down, especially this difficult year!
The Rotary Zone 8 Conference is going virtual in this year of pandemic. Registration details are over page. Alice Springs, 19 and 20 September, 2020. Zone 8 is situated in the South Pacific and includes the following countries: Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Timor Leste, Tonga, Vanuatu.
NEXT ROTARY MEETING Wednesday, 19 August 2020
Guest Speaker: The Hon. Philip Dalidakis, Former Minister of Innovation & Digital Economy (Victoria) / Director Centre for Asia-Pacific Strategy
Topic: ‘Victoria's Post-COVID Economic Resurgence through a Digital Economy’
Venue: Zoom online meeting only
Lunch Meeting Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qfuCurDIvGtDp0vkfAeD8FQBz3j4LvxsD
Time: 1-2 pm
Chairman: Ari Talantis
Thank you to Ross and Judy Scholes-Robertson for this delightful story from 1966 about the one that didn't get away!
Rotary Melbourne has been a regular supporter of The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute through our International Committee. Typically this has involved the purchase of specific equipment related to the Institutes Malaria research.
Her Excellency The Honorable Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria and Honorary Member of Rotary Melbourne has sent a message for us to share with all Victorians.
You will see each week in our closing video, some "snapshots" of Members on Vacation. Do you remember that time in our lives where we holidayed? If you want your snap in the video collage, send your memory travel special photo to Jo and we will put this to music to end our meetings. Check out the story around the photo below.
Seventy nine Members and Guests rediscovered fond memories from Kerry Cue's earthy humour and magnetic charisma at last week's Evening Meeting. Note, we were honoured to have guests from so many different countries: Mfuwe Zambia, Africa; Gummersbach Oberberg Germany; Ibadan Onireke Neighborhood Nigeria; Kampala South, Uganda; South Miami, USA.; Sidcup, UK.
As Members are now aware, COVID-19 has prevented our annual Around the Bay fundraising event. However, we will not be conquered by COVID-19, and the ATB Team has created a special fundraiser with three events, to raise the $25,000 that Rotary Melbourne needs to donate to the disadvantaged children in the Smith Family's "Learning for Life Program". We shall not let these vulnerable children down, especially this difficult year!
26 Aug: Members Lunch Meeting – D9800 Governor Philip Archer
02 Sep: Lunch Meeting –Prof. Brett Sutton - Chief Medical Officer Victoria, ‘Victoria's Response to COVID-19’. Note Meeting Starting at 2.30pm.
09 Sep: Evening Meeting - Liz Ritchie, CEO, Australia Regional Institute
16 Sep: Lunch Meeting - Prof. John Dewar AO, Vice Chancellor, La Trobe University, Bundoora Topic: “What is the future for higher education in Australia”?
Editor and our Vocational Services Team are very happy to announce that they have created the Young Achiever Awards' Alumni. So far, more than 45 past recipients of our annual YAA have been contacted and 21 awardees have positively responded.
PP Keith McNeil, now living in Brisbane emailed President Marion: "Our Club President Margot Baillie asked me to convey the best wishes of the Brisbane High Rise Rotary Club to the Rotary Club of Melbourne during this challenging period for all of your members and all citizens of Victoria." Thank you Keith (NOTE: Keith is still a weekly Bulletin reader.)
Wednesday 12th August 2020 – EVENING MEETING
Topic: ‘Life Wasn’t Supposed to be Serious’
Guest Speaker Evening Meeting: Speaker Kerry Cue, Author, Humorist, Mathematician and Journalist
Venue: Zoom online meeting only
Evening Meeting Registration: Kerry Cue Rotary Meeting 12 August 2020
Time: 6-7 pm
Chairman: Renata Bernarde
President Marion Macleod received a warm thank you note from our Sir John Monash Medal recipient Jillian Segal AO during the week. Jillian has provided us with the website for the Monash News.
Thanks to PP Robert Fisher for his special Reflection presented to last week's meeting.
Trevor Nink has updated us with some disappointing news: "We are very disappointed that the 2020 Bicycle Network bike ride has been cancelled due to COVID-19 impacts. This has not conquered us and we in Rotary Melbourne are proceeding with our project!..." Onwards and Upwards
