Thank you to Robert Fisher for last week's reflection on Wednesday 6 September 23.
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 article for August 2023 please click on this link
Boroondara Council have introduced a free temporary soft plastic collection and recycling service.
The 3 eggs have been laid commencing on 4 September at 367 Collins Street Melbourne. Now we wait until end of September or early October to hatch. Stay tuned for more updates. To view the live stream click HERE.
The following information has come from RID 3181! Note: September 30, 2023 will be the last date to register for the Early Bird Offer.
Rotary Melbourne an Evening with...BOOK NOW tickets selling fast
Speaker Professor Catherine Crock AM founder & Lucy Mayes Consultant, Hush Foundation
Topic HUSH Welcome to Spring - 'Kindness in Health-Care - Now More Than Ever'
Date/Time Wednesday 13 September 23, 5.50 for 6.00 - 7.30pm
Venue The Lyceum Club, Melbourne - in person only
Price $50 (light refreshments provided)
The Greenline Project is a transformational $300 million project that presents a new ambitious vision for the north bank of the Yarra – Birrarung. Following a joint approach from Rotary Melbourne and Rotary Canterbury, Rotary is now a stakeholder in the project.
Join with Rotary Melbourne’s team to complete SecondBite's No Food Waste Challenge this September. It is a 21-day challenge where our participants will aim to reduce their food waste. Rotary Melbourne has a long history with SecondBite, including years of volunteering at Melbourne’s Markets to collect food from stallholders that would otherwise go to waste. Read more to sign up and help us reach our target. Every $1 you raise will help SecondBite distribute up to five meals for people in need.
The latest update on Rotary Give Every Child a Future is available by click here to view the August RGECAF Newsletter on this Rotary Melbourne R100 project. STOP PRESS - We did it! In the last few days, Rotary Give Every Child A Future, received that magic contribution that took us to USD 3.9 million, our project target. Our fundraising task is complete!
The Invictus Quartet have a 1 hour concert of classical and contemporary (ie. pop) music that's been layered over each other in a 'mash-up' format on Saturday 16 September at the Brunswick Ballroom.
The Rotary Melbourne Arts Committee is organising a visit to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Deborah Cheetham Fraillon’s cantata Eumeralla on Saturday 14 October.
This question came up at a recent meeting of the Group Captains. Information was sought and, wait for it, the answer is “you can be a member of more than one group".
The discovery could help extend the lifetime of mobile phone batteries by up to three times, extending their life and reducing electronic waste.
Guest Speaker: Catherine Taylor, International Trade Manager - Dairy Australia, Former Australian Consul-General to Osaka, Japan
Topic 'The importance of investing in trade relationships'
Time/Date Wednesday 6 September 23 @ 12.30pm-2.00pm
Venue No35 Sofitel Melbourne on Collins also Online via Zoom
Price Lunch $60 via Zoom $10
Bookings https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-6-sep
Chairman Chris Wang
This month the Environmental Sustainability Rotarian Action Group (ESRAG) newsletter ESRAG September 2023 Volume 8 Issue 3 features an article titled 'Rotarians Tackling Plastic Pollution'.
To celebrate our historic 5000th Club Meeting on 30th August 2023, Rotary Melbourne has launched its 5000 Acts of Kindness project.
Bruce Davidson has done another wonderful job - keeping up with the AFL fixture for 2023.
The 53rd Angus Mitchell Oration was enjoyed by a large number of Members and Guests. The oration was presented by Hon John Hoiward OM AC.
Rotary Melbourne celebrated its 5000th club meeting on Wednesday 30th August 2023 by holding the 53rd annual Angus Mitchell Oration with special guest speaker, former Prime Minister, the Hon John Howard, with approximately 300 in attendance in the Grand Ballroom of the Sofitel on Collins, Melbourne.
For the 2nd edition of District 9800 August Networker for 2023-2024, please click here. In this issue they cover articles from around District 9800.
On 24th August 1923, members of the Rotary Club of Melbourne set up a meeting of prominent South Australians to form the Rotary Club of Adelaide. Past President Adrian flew to Adelaide last week to celebrate their centenary with them at the iconic Adelaide Oval.
Thank you to Barbara Yerondais for your reflection at last week's meeting Wednesday 23 August 2023.
The 2023 Melbourne Indigenous Transition School (MITS) Gala Dinner will be held on Thursday 19 October. More details to come.
