Central 1 met for dinner on Thursday 28 August 25. It was a truly enjoyable night of fellowship, shared stories, and Rotary spirit. Members presence made the evening special, and it was a pleasure to connect with everyone in such a welcoming setting.
Rotary Melbourne members are invited to Rotary Central Melbourne's 33rd Paul Harris Breakfast at the Windsor Hotel on Tuesday 18th November from 7:30-9am with guest speaker Prof Ross Garnaut AC. The breakfast seeks to increase the awareness of the good work that the Rotary Foundation enables and raise funds. Click read more to book.
For the 25th edition of District 9800 August 25 Networker for 2025-2026, please click on Read More below. In this issue they cover articles from around District 9800.
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 August 2025 please click read more below.
We have been advised by members of the Kew Group that former member Roger Hall has died on 19 August 2025 aged 91 years.
A distinguished Paediatric Dentist, Roger was a pioneer of this field in Australia and globally. He was recognised by his colleagues and with the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to Paediatric Dentistry.
Roger resigned in 2017 for medical reasons after almost 20 years of membership where he served as Chair of the International Services Committee and Captain of the Kew Group for a number of years and with Second Bite for several years at Prahran Market.
Vera and their five children advise a funeral service is being held at St. Peter’s Eastern Hill at 10.30am on Tuesday 2 September.
Guests of the Club Peter Shepheard (Speaker), Garry Goldsmith, Charlotte Arndt, Kylie Arndt, Kevin Millstein.
Visiting Rotarians Rosemary Monahan, Jessica Palti, Maria Hicks (Passport Melbourne), Ian Riseley – online (Sandringham).
Guests of Members Nick Hatzoglou (Yidan Xi), Tom Roth (Peter Rogers).
Rotary Melbourne members and guests are invited to attend the Gon-Bae! Gala - Celebrating 75 Years of Korean–Australian Friendship event. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase the good work of Rotary to the Korean-Australian community, while also providing an evening of networking with community members, business leaders, and partners. The event will be held at the Immigration Museum on Thursday 18 September, 7pm-9pm
Thank you to Barbara Yerondais for your reflection at last week's meeting Wednesday 27 August 2025.
Rotary Melbourne’s ninth meeting of the year welcomed District Governor Peter Shepheard and guests, celebrated member milestones, and honoured past contributions. A highlight was presenting the 2025 Student Community Service Award to Charlotte Arndt for her inspiring “Play It Forward Vic” project, demonstrating youth leadership and Rotary’s impact in action.
Membership Anniversary this week: Bob Burgess (49), Dimitrios Salampasis (1), Antwan Malouhi (1).
Happy Birthday this week: Peter Berg, Yidan Xi (TODAY!).
At last week’s meeting we celebrated the birthday of Club Member Bruce Livett – an esteemed neuroscientist, philanthropist, polio survivor and proud Rotarian. Bruce enjoyed a distinguished career at the University of Melbourne, pioneering research into the brain and nervous system, even milking venom from cone snails to develop advances in pain medicine.
Thank you to Ruth Carlos Martinez for last week's reflection.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
On Duty: Bill Pickett (Photos), Bob Glindemann (Reception), Peter Addison (Raffle), Barbara Yerondais (Reflection), Karen Kim (MC).
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.
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.
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.
Congratulations to the inaugural recipients of the Cynthia Edgell Empowerment Opportunity Gift:
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).
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.
