The first Melbourne Rotary Club meeting for the 2024 calendar year was held volunteering at RIMERN on Wednesday 24thJanuary.
Launch Housing is pleased to share that residents are now settling into their new homes at Bellfield, our 58-apartment social housing block nestled in the growing north-eastern suburb.
Rotary Melbourne welcomed and inducted Irena Bauer on 13 December 2023 with the classification Health Care Services. Originally Irena joined Kardinia Rotary club in 2020 and in 2022 moved to Melbourne and joined Canterbury Rotary club.
Congratulations are offered to our Member for their Australia Day Honour: Garry Fowler OAM
How everyone in our Club & community can support RIMERN (without visiting the warehouse!)
Rotary Melbourne hopes you had a restful break and wishes you a happy and prosperous new year for 2024.
Rotary International President-elect Stephanie Urchick announced the 2024-25 theme, The Magic of Rotary, at the International Assembly on 8 January.
On Wednesday 17th January 2024, President Chris, Peter Addison (Chair Int. Programmes Committee) and PP Chris hosted Ryusuke Yokoyama a member of Rotary Melbourne's sister Club Osaka Rotary. Ryusuke is President and CEO of the Osaka Stock Exchange.
Clubs will be notified via email of their Rotary Community Groups (RCGs) in February, hold their first meeting in March, then elect their Rotary Community Leaders (RCLs) in April.
Robert, Sue & Reg, had a good Second Bite 🍎🥦🥖 collection on Sunday 14 January 2024, both in terms of quantity and quality. We had boxes of fruit and vegetables, flowers, deli items, sweet treats and lots of bread. It filled up Reg's station wagon. We then dropped the collection at the Salvation Army the following day due to key staff being on annual leave.
This January (Vocational Service Month), Rotary Melbourne hosted an international business study group from the University of Houston - Downtown with a series of vocational workshops and presentations from our members about business, logistics and commercial challenges in Australia.
Rotary International president-elect Stephanie Urchick announced her 2024-25 presidential theme "The Magic of Rotary" at the Rotary International Assembly in Orlando, Florida.
Rotary Melbourne members may be interested to read the latest Zone 8 Rotary on the Move December edition HERE.
The Rotary office will be closed for the period 18 December reopening on 22 January 2024. In this time urgent matters can be referred to President Chris Sotiropoulos or Honorary Secretary John Saunders.
To all Club members wishing you a happy and safe festive season full of warmth and joy. The Club through you, the members, has activated and it has been a pleasure to work with you to improve the lives of many.
I am grateful of your kindness.
Merry Christmas, Jo
On behalf of members we wish Jo and her family a joyous, relaxing and well deserved break. The Editor
Restock your cellar for Christmas and the Festive Season with Rimern, wine lovers!
The much heralded Van Rouge/Blanc Wine Sales have generated money to pay for part of the livery of our Van Rouge Van. Further funds will complete the funding of signs and future operating costs.
For the 6th edition of District 9800 October Networker for 2023-2024, please click here. In this issue they cover articles from around District 9800, including 'Cheaper and Easier International Shipping to Timor Leste'.
Thank you to Quin Scalzo for last week's reflection on Wednesday 13 December 23.
At the Rotary Melbourne meeting on Wednesday 13 December 23 President Chris inducted new members Irena Bauer and Will Brown, followed by entertainment by Jozseph Tallosi.
Regrettably, President Chris observe many close members of our community afflicted with neurocognitive decline, a condition that has become common in our elderly community. This year he is proud to invite members to support, as our Club Christmas Appeal, PALZ, Professionals with Alzheimer’s.
Toorak 1 Group held its annual end of year dinner at Toorak Hotel on Thursday 14 December 2023.
Next Meeting Wednesday 24 January 24 – RIMERN Volunteer Day
Join us at RIMERN warehouse for Volunteer & Learn Day
Time 11am for some volunteering, packing, sorting etc.. Finish at 2pm.
At 12.30 we will break for refreshments and hear about the project.
Venue RIMERN (Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network), 32-34 Lincoln St, Brunswick East VIC 3057
Price $25
With Christmas just around the corner we're eager to make it merrier with a Rotary Melbourne after lunch get together of Fellowship, Christmas drinks and delightful company! 🎄✨
We, as members of our cherished Club, stand on the shoulders of our former members and community stakeholders. This is a reflection I make every day as I turn to the Club current and emerging vision and activities.
Malvern Group held its annual end of year dinner at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club 29 November 2023.
Rotary Melbourne's Peter Berg atteneded the first of two sessions on the City of Melbourne Economy Summit which was held on the morning of Wednesday 6th December 24. Invitees to the summit, which included a representative from Rotary Melbourne, were from local Melbourne businesses, Government and Not-for-Profits.
