Rotary Melbourne celebrated two members' birthdays at last week's meeting Sue McCarthy & Stephen Lake.
A FINAL reminder to complete this important Rotary Melbourne Members Group survey, sent via email to all members on Friday 5 August, if you haven't already done so and thank you to those that have. The survey closes Friday 19 August.
Nominations for this year's Vocational Service Award are required by 30 August 2022. This picture shows the 2022 Awardee, Professor John McNeil AO is a pre-eminent Australian public health researcher. He was Head of Monash University’s School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (SPHPM) and Head of the Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine at the Alfred Medical Research Precinct from 1986 to 2019.
Venue: State Library Victoria, Create Quarter – enter via 328 Swanston St. Melbourne
The Arts Committee invites Club members and guests to attend an event at the 2022 Melbourne Writers Festival – it’s a free event discussion with the winners of ‘The Age’ 2022 Book of the Year awards which will be announced on the festival opening night. Club members and guests can book as follows: https://mwf.com.au/program/meet-the-winners-the-age-book-of-the-year-awards-fba1/
On making a booking please advise Peter Berg at pberg8@bigpond.net.au and confirm an interest in joining Club members at dinner after the event.
Please consider volunteering some time to RIMERN. A wonderful opportunity to involve your self and your partner in an activity that recycles and assists disadvantaged to housing. This could make a great regular Group or workplace activity.
It was a pleasure to host District Governor Amanda Wendt at last week's meeting on Wednesday 10 August 2022.
This month the Environmental Sustainability Rotarian Action Group (ESRAG) ESRAG August 2022 Volume 7 Issue 2 features Rotarians Foster Green Housing.
President Adrian advised that the NOMINATING COMMITTEE Nominations are now open.
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 for May 2022 please click on this link
Last week’s meeting was the awarding of the Monash Medal to Prof Emer Peter Darvall AO FTSE FIE Aust
You can view the full recording of the meeting HERE.
This Week Wednesday 10 Aug – Hybrid Lunch Meeting
Guest Speaker Emeritus Professor Peter Darvall AO FTSE FIEAust
Topic 2022 Monash Medal
Venue No35 Sofitel & ZOOM
Time/Venue: 12.30 for 12.50-1400 - Lunch - @ Sofitel No35 and Zoom
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melbourne-10-aug
Nominations for this year's Vocational Service Award are required by 30 August 2022. This picture shows the 2022 Awardee, Professor John McNeil AO is a pre-eminent Australian public health researcher. He was Head of Monash University’s School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (SPHPM) and Head of the Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine at the Alfred Medical Research Precinct from 1986 to 2019.
Rotary Melbourne Members are reminded to respond to the Groups survey sent via email to all members on Friday 5 August. Make sure you participate in this important survey. The survey closes Friday 19 August.
Jim Orchard went to the opening of Launch Housing's new facility in Dandenong on 5 August 22 as the Rotary Melbourne representative.
Rotary Melbourne member Ahmed Tohow presented at the prestigious International Leadership Conference, with the theme “Toward Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula: Creating a Global Culture of Peace”.
Rotary Melbourne's evening conversation was held at the Lyceum Club on 13 July. The guest speaker was Richard Weiss OLY, CEO and Founder Living the Dream Foundation speaking on 'Past Present & Future, Healthy Communities & Partnerships'.
A recording of the meeting can be viewed on Rotary Melbourne’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/ZjsRhecKPQA
Everyone who's been to the RIMERN warehouse has seen Ros McMaster in action, quietly organizing, leading, picking orders, making things hum. This is an opportunity for you to vote for Ros in the Westfield Local Heroes Awards.
SecondBite is BACK at the Prahran Market. With all of the activities to deal with this over the past few years, we are now at a point where we can recommence these Sunday collections, but we have to reconstitute the rosters.
For the first edition of District 9800 Networker for 2022-2023. Please click here.
The Australian Rotary Health July 2022 newsletter is available here. In this edition you can read about 'Promising Treatment for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases'.
Planning is underway for the Around The Bay in a Day Bicycle 2022 event and the Rotary Melbourne fund raising activities for The Smith Family’s - Learning for Life Programme. Please vonunteer NOW.
The Spirit of Australia Foundation, in conjunction with Rotary Melbourne, have organised several events to commemorate the Battle of Amiens and Sir John Monash's leadership. Members are invited to attend any one of the events commemorating and recognising Sir John Monash our 2nd President. Click here to view the events.
