For the 7th edition of District 9800 February 24 Networker for 2023-2024, please click here. In this issue they cover articles from around District 9800, including 'Better Health Care for Hospitalised Patients in Africa'.
One of Europe’s biggest former metal mines in Finland is to be repurposed as ‘gravity battery’, an energy storage system that uses gravity to store and release renewable energy.
Rotary Melbourne members and guests may be interested to read the latest Zone 8 Rotary on the Move Febrsury edition HERE. There is an interesting report on Eradication of Polio in 2023, by PDG Murray Verso.
at Prahran Market. Thank you to the wonderful stall holders for your generous donations! Thanks last week to Manoel taking a video of this great project. You can view it HERE.
There is going to be an unveiling of a statute of past Presdient Sir John Monash in Jerilderie on Sunday 5 May 24 which members and guests may be interested in attending.
A group of nearly 20 people comprising Rotary Melbourne members, partners and guest joined Barb Yerondais for the yearly iarchitectural walking tour in Fitzroy.
After a blistering few days of heat nearly 20 members gathered on a cool and breezy evening at the Peace Park for another relaxed fellowship opportunity at the Rotary Melbourne Peace Park on Wednesday 14 February.
Last Friday morning 16 Feb 24, with a special invitation from SBS Somalia Producer Hassan Jama, Dorothy Gilmour (Rotary Hawthorn) along with Ahmed Tohow and Peter Berg both Rotary Melbourne members were given the opportunity to talk about Rotary SAFE Families Inclusive Communities Initiative with CALD communities[1] (a partnership between Rotary Melbourne and Rotary Hawthorn) for the Somalian radio/podcast program on SBS.
La Trobe University's Ideas and Society Program is holding a webinar on Friday 8 March 2024 @ 5.00pm-6.30pm on 'How to Fix the Housing Crisis'.
A couple of weeks ago PP Phil got an email from one of our wonderful past members, Heather Barton, who retired to the Peninsula but kept up her involvement with Rotary. Heather is now the President of the Rotary Club of Rosebud-Rye and given my ongoing interest in homelessness and social housing asked if I would mind addressing her Club on the topic.
Rotary Melbourne Angus Mitchell Oration 21 February 24
Guest Speaker The Hon Arthur Sinodinos AO, former Liberal Party politician, Former Ambassador to the US
Time/Date Wednesday 11 February 24 @ 12.30pm-2.00pm
Venue Level 1 Latrobe Room, Sofitel Melbourne on Collins 25 Collins St, Melbourne
Register: https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-21-feb
BOOKINGS CLOSE 2PM MONDAY 19 FEB 24
Join us for lunch, bring a friend or partner, be informed and form connections.
You are invited to the Rotary Club of Launceston, who in 2024 will celebrate the centenary of club. On the 27 February we will be holding a Centenary Dinner Meeting - 100 years to the day that the provisional Rotary Club of Launceston first met to effect positive change within the community.
‘Big week of events in Melbourne last week. You never know who you might run into!’
The posts on Rotary Melbourne social media generated and bit more buzz than we anticipated! We'd love Taylor Swift to be at our next Rotary meeting, but she does have a bit on right now here in Melbourne. As of now, she won't be joining us at Rotary. But you never know!
Rotarians and guests might be interested to read the latest update from For Change Co. HERE. Rotary Melbourne provided them with a grant for $10,000 to assist with setting up their 'Catering For Change' program.
At the Rotary Melbourne meeting on Wednesday 7 February 24 the Guest Speaker was Tim Watson-Munro, Criminal Psychologist, who spoke on 'A Criminal Psychologist's Journey through the Justice System' and past member Professor Dr Harald Schmidt, who returned to the Club and presented on 'The End of Medicine as We Know it'.
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Long time member Rodney Smith shot off a message to Jo on Monday to advise he has had almost a month in hospital with influenza and pneumonia. He’s currently in respite care and hating it. Please speak with Jo for more information. Rodney celebrates 40 years of membership this week and we are forever grateful of his extensive service, particularly to Youth Exchange which he was recognised with a Paul Harris Fellow as he relaxes in his Rotary twilight years.
Peter Berg draws readers to this short video from the Chelsea Flower Show, May 23, and highlights the importance of insect life amongst a wonderful array of flowering plants. Click HERE to view.
Robert and Myra Fisher are attending the Rotary International Convention being held in Singapore 25 to 29 May 24, and hope that other Rotary Melbourne might consider joining them; it’s just up the road after all! Visit https://rotarysingapore2024.org/ for more information.
EXCLUSIVE $59 TICKETS FOR ROTARY MELBOURNE:
Please use the promo code ROTARYMEL24 when purchasing tickets online or on the phone to our Box Office to access this special offer of $59 tickets. Offer is valid for A, B and C Reserves. Limited allocation available, so be quick!
Thank you to Past President Peter Dakin for last week's reflection on Wednesday 7 February 24.
This Week's Evening Meeting 14 February 24 Rotary Melbourne Peace Park Annual Picnic
Time from 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Venue Rotary Melbourne Peace Park, Cnr Birdwood Ave, Domain Rd & Anderson St, Royal Botanic Gardens
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-peace-park-picnic
Partners & Friends event
Young Achievers Award 2024 - Call for Nominations
The Rotary Club of Melbourne Young Achievers awards recognise and honour annually up to three outstanding young Victorians with an award and a cheque for $1,500.
Our second lunchtime meeting of 2024 and 26th for the Rotary year was a outstanding opportunity to showcase the breadth and depth of vocational talent in Rotary worldwide, and Melbourne in particular.‘AI - Managing Rapidly Changing Technologies’.
This month the Environmental Sustainability Rotarian Action Group (ESRAG) newsletter ESRAG February 2024 Volume 8 Issue 8 features an article titled 'Judith Diment reports Feb. 7 on Rotary at COP 28'.
Thank you to Robert Fisher for last week's reflection on Wednesday 29 January 24.
