Luke Belfield was inducted on 24 October with the classification STATE GOVT - CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE. Luke works for the Dept of Premier & Cabinet. In his current role he is responsible for the VicGov Infrastructure budget (in excess of $75bn of projects).
Ian Ross’s 45 year membership was recognised at lunch this week...Mandi Wendt is seen here congratulating Ian.
Hearty congratulations to Phil Endersbee and Doug Marshall completing their fundraising 2,800 km Rotary in Action's - "Male Bag Ride for Prostate Cancer".
Topic: “A Brief History of the Melbourne Cup – and why it Matters”
Chairperson: Bruce Davidson
Great news for this excellent youth project supported by Bernie and Quin Scalzo - our Welfare of the Young. Attached is the video which references Brotherhood of St Laurence and employers. https://www.ttwcommunity.com.au/employers/
Gladys, we wish you well! Preselected Thursday night and endorsed Friday morning for the Federal seat of Chisholm!
A huge thank you to our President Robert for organising for Melbourne Town Hall to be ablaze in red lighting to highlight "End Polio Now Day" 24 October 2018. This proved to be highly successful in showcasing Melbourne Rotary too. 1,000 "Likes" on Facebook in 24 hours!
The Sir John Reid Award is being presented to Kevin and Rhonda Butler, founders of BlazeAid. This volunteer organisation repairs and replaces fences in rural communities that have been affected by natural disasters.
Second Bite needs volunteers ..... Numbers have dwindled! Our volunteer in the picture is Zoe Mavros collecting 8 tubs of meat and poultry last Sunday for Second Bite.
David is seen here at last week's meeting with Auslan Interpreter Sarah Howell delivering the Annual Financial Statements for year ended 30 June 2018.
Last Wednesday’s lunch was very special as the whole event was interpreted with Brent Phillips presentation in Auslan being voiced for us by Melissa Martin, and all notices et al being interpreted in Auslan for our deaf guests by Sarah Howell.
Speaker: Alberto Calderon Chief Executive Officer, Orica - PhD Econ, M Phil Econ, JD Law, BA Econ
Chairperson: Kerry Kornhauser
Note: Please make a lunch booking with Jo for this meeting
Little boy gets a painted nail to convey he has been now vaccinated against Polio.
A gentleman and a generous Rotarian. President Robert advised members of the passing of former member Ken Woods on Sunday 14 October at the age of almost 98.
Gentle reminder from last week that we are seeking Members help to offer an appropriate sites for our Women In Rotary International Womens' Day Breakfast billboards for 4 weeks in 2019.
Club Event Thursday, 25 October. Our Arts Committee led by David Kram have worked hard to provide you with a fabulous event. We need your support by attending. Let's "Ignite" our minds and hearts to the skills of these highly respected disabled artists. Ignite_Oct_2018[1]_1.pdf
Martin Allison is our Peace Fellow for 2019. We look forward to hearing from him during the year. Thank you to Rob Helme for his fantastic support and guidance with our Peace Fellows.
Rob Helme is pleased to advise Members that two Peace Fellows have been accepted from our D9800. They are Catherine Harris (in photo - sponsor club Brighton) and Martin Allison (sponsor club RCM).
President Robert awarded Honorary Membership to Tilman Ruff AM last week. Tilman is seen here with our Warren Johnson when he acknowledged and thanked Warren for performing a medical procedure which saved Tilman’s life!
Tom is heading a discussion Evening Meeting, topic being: “Insecurity versus Cyber Security … How Not to Get Hacked”. Meet at Treasury Building, Spring Street - November 22 at 6.30 - 8.00pm. Flyer_Evening_Meeting_22Nov18.pdf Invite a friend or colleague!
Free Tasting of Rob Dolan Wines will be available at 12.05 pm (and not a minute before!) on Wednesday, 31 October prior to luncheon meeting. Order forms will be available so get in early to ensure you are prepared for summer enjoyment whilst supporting our Club fundraising efforts.
Did you know that if we stopped vaccinating, within 10 years, as many as 200,000 children could be paralyzed by polio! The picture shows the places in our world, who are working hard to End Polio Now!
