Rob McGuirk the Project leader of the Peace Bells project advised the meeting that he was very pleased and also very relieved to confirm that the bells were now installed in Rotary Peace Park just in time for the UN International Day of Peace on 21st September.
At the Rotary Melbourne meeting on Wednesday 18 September 24 Damian Cardona Onses, Director of the United Nations Information Centre in Canberra recommended Rotary members may be interested in attending the Disinfo Pacific, Regional Conference on Disinformation, Australia, New Zealand and The Pacific, 11-12 November 2024, Brisbane.
Support PP Robert Fisher - He is already over half way to his target fundraising of $5,000 - $2,901 thanks to all those who have supported him so far.
District 9800 Rotary Walk with Us to end Polio 2024
https://www.rotarywalkwithus.org/s/528/616/e
The Rotary Melbourne meeting on Wednesday 25 September 24 the guest speakers were Stephen McBurney, head of AFL Umpiring & Adrian Anderson, Vice President of the Melbourne Cricket Club, former General Manager Operations of the AFL.
Always promoting the Arts, Rotary Melbourne and maestro David Kram hosted young music scholar Julia Ogas from Nuremberg, Germany for part of her 6 week Rotary music exchange, including attending the Rotary Melbourne luncheon on Wednesday 18 Sept 24. 🎻
Rotary Melbourne welcomed and inducted Puja Roy Gangopadhyay on 18 September 2024 with the classification Education & Training (Management – Career Counselling & Corporate Relations). Puja believes that “Life isn’t about finding yourself.... Life is about creating yourself”.
Rotary Melbourne welcomed and inducted Will Abdo on 18 September 2024 with the classification Business Development Executive. Will was the Assistant Vice President of Universal Peace Federation Australia (UPF), which is a global Peacebuilding NGO in General Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.
Support PP Robert Fisher
District 9800 Rotary Walk with Us to end Polio 2024
https://www.rotarywalkwithus.org/s/528/616/e
As part of the Rotary Melbourne’s ongoing work to build peace in our city, at 11am last Saturday, Rotarians and friends met at the Rotary Melbourne Peace Bells, which are located in Rotary Melbourne Peace Park, at the corner of Anderson Street and Domain Road adjacent to the Royal Botanical Gardens.
Guest Speakers: Stephen McBurney, head of AFL Umpiring & Adrian Anderson, Vice President of the Melbourne Cricket Club, former General Manager Operations of the AFL
Date/Time Wednesday 25 September 24 @ 12.30 for 12.50 – 2.00pm
Venue No35 Restaurant Sofitel Hotel on Collins also Online via Zoom
Price Lunch $62 +online via Zoom $10
Information and Bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-25-sep
Rotary Melbourne has been supporting The Smith Family's Learning for Life Program for nearly 20 years. Join us to volunteer at this year's Melbourne Marathon on Sunday 13th October when we work a drink station in the Ponsford Stand as the runners enter the MCG. You don't have to be a Rotarian to be part of this fun social volunteering event. Invite friends and family to join (minimum age 13). Click through and complete our contact form by selecting volunteering.
Planning is underway for the Around The Bay in a Day Bicycle 2024 event and the Rotary Melbourne fund raising activities for The Smith Family’s - Learning for Life Program. Join Rotary Melbourne Team NOW.
The Rotary Melbourne meeting on Wednesday 18 September 24 the guest speaker was Damian Cardona Onses, Director of the United Nations Information Centre in Canberra.
Thanks to Rosemary Nixon on providing a final update on the AFL 2024 tipping competition. Thanks to all who participated and the ESPN platform should automatically enrol tippers for next year, you just have to remember to pay!
Always promoting the Arts, Rotary Melbourne and maestro David Kram hosted young music scholar Julia Ogas from Nuremberg, Germany for part of her 6 week Rotary music exchange. 🎻 Watch what they got up to in just one day!
For the 2nd edition of District 9800 September 24 Networker for 2024-2025, please click here. In this issue they cover articles from around District 9800. Read about Walk with Us in October 2024 to raise money for the End Polio Campaign.
The event is The Big Serve Melbourne 2024 (“BSN”) will be held on Sunday, 27th October, 2024. This is a community day, designed to bring as many people together as possible to connect and have fun. It will be held at the Maribyrnong Park Tennis Club, Moonee Ponds. It is a community day, in support of mental health, any funds that are raised will go to three mental health support agencies, one of which is the Trauma Recovery Network Australia. The other two agencies have yet to be decided, there are so many that are worthy of support.
Rotary Melbourne recently made a donation to St John Emergency Services PNG, to enable purchase of a Zoll mobile ventilator for use in ambulances transporting snakebite victims from Kwikila District Hospital to Port Moresby General Hospital.
A Prospective Members Evening was held in the Rotary Club Melbourne (RCM) office on the evening of 11 September 2024. It was well attended despite the poor weather and protests at the Convention Centre.
In this edition, you’ll meet Esther and her family, who feel ‘blessed’ by the SecondBite food and other support they receive via Family Place Playgroups.
DIK has recently been offered a substantial quantity of 3M, N95 Masks (8210 P2 Respirators) with an expiry date of September 2025. While many local communities could greatly benefit from this donation, DIK may not be fully aware of the numerous community groups or individuals you collaborate with. Can you identify communities?
Working with a tight budget and some creativity, Mat Boyle and Anna Winneke are giving new life to reclaimed materials and setting an example for eco-friendly building practices.
Guest Speaker Damian Cardona Onses, Director, United Nations Mission, Canberra
Date/Time Wednesday 18 September 24 @ 12.30 for 12.50 – 2.00pm
Venue No35 Restaurant Sofitel Hotel on Collins also Online via Zoom
Price Lunch $62 +online via Zoom $10
Info & Bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-18-sep-24
