Zone 8 Better Together Conference will be held in Canberra from October 28-30.
Several years ago, Katie Wilford came from Iowa to Melbourne under the Rotary Global Scholar program. Recently at the RI Convention in Houston she caught up with Amanda Wendt.
Members will be saddened to learn that Josh Badenoch advised on Saturday 11 June that his father, Ken Badenoch, had passed away on Tuesday. Funeral details will be advised when known. Members can read more about Ken's recent acceptance of a Paul Harris Award here.
Rotary Melbourne's evening meeting was our second hybrid format held at the Lyceum Club on 8 June. The guest speakers were Phoebe Gardner - the winner of Rotary Melbourne’s Environmental Sustainability Award in 2022 and Garry Fowler on Carbon Calculator. A great recording of the meeting can be viewed on Rotary Melbourne’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toouWzudydk.
Rotary Melbourne may be interesting in reading about 'Bees, youth and healthcare can be catalysts for change' in the latest hundup Congo publication by Rotarians for Bees. Click here to read.
We have received this update on current service of our first Interactive Water Trailer - built in 2018 for service in APY Lands, SA as part of our Rotary Melbourne EndTrachoma R100 initiative.
Read the RI President 2021-22 Shekhar Mehta's message here.
June 2022
Rotary Melbourne member, Vaideek Chaudhary, has agreed to interview various members of the Club as part the Communications Committee idea to get to know members of the Club. Vaideek's third candidate is George Giamadakis.
Thank you to Cheryl Lacey for the reflection on Wednesday 25 May.
A reminder it is Annual Appeal time. Your donation is essential and valued and will support the Club’s projects and activities some of those are shown in the image on the right. Consider the impact your donation will have on the lives of less fortunate.
Support the RCM Foundation. Tax deductible donations available.
Make sure you book for this lunch, on Saturday 23 June, as we congratulate our own Mandi Wendt as she takes the reigns from DG Dale. Our Club is the host supporting the in coming DG Wendt. Our first District Governor for some years.
Register: https://events.humanitix.com/district9800-changeover2022
Please see the details of the Governor of Victoria and Mr Howard invitation to a musical morning at Government House Victoria on Tuesday 21 June 22.
As the end of the World Environment Day event approached, Garry Fowler, Co-chair of the Environment Sustainability Committee came to the podium to accept the Carbon Social Certificate from Andrew Mahar AM, founder of WithOneSeed, an East Timor based social enterprise.
This month the Environmental Sustainability Rotarian Action Group (ESRAG) Oceania newsletter features information on the launch of the Cabon Calculator by Jessie Harman (RI and Zone 8 Director) who launched the event, along with Gary Fowler (Rotary Melbourne), Pat Armstrong (incoming Chair of ESRAG) and Dr Roger Blakeley (Rotary Club of Wellington). Click this link to read the ESRAG Oceania May 22 edition.
Our World Environment day celebration on Thursday 2 June will go down as one of President Reg's highlights of 2021/22.
View the video of last week HERE
Save the Date Sun 31 July 2022 National Tree Day.
Join Rotary Melbourne in a Community Planting.
Expressions of interest to Jo click here
More details to come.
This Week Wednesday 8 June 2022
Evening Meeting
Speaker Garry Fowler, Co-Chair RCM Environmental Sustainability Committee
Topic 'Towards Carbon Zero'
Time 5.50 for 6.00 - 7.30pm
Venue ZOOM or The Lyceum Club Melbourne
Price $30 (light refreshments provided)
$10 ZOOM Online only access
Members can read the June 2022 Rotary Downunder online here.
Rotary Melbourne members may interested to read Jessie Harman's article on changeovers on page 5.
Our World Environment day celebration on Thursday 2 June will go down as one of President Reg's highlights of 2021/22.
View the video of last week HERE
Rotary Melbourne member, Vaideek Chaudhary, has agreed to interview various members of the Club as part the Communications Committee idea to get to know members of the Club. Vaideek's second candidate is Dr Chris Sotiropoulos.
Many members are concerned that Rotary needs to adapt and evolve to increase its relevance in a changing world. A major consultation will begin in June about piloting a regional structure in Zone 8 (Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands) will be conducted.
A reminder it is Annual Appeal time. Your donation is essential and valued and will support the Club’s projects and activities some of those are shown in the image on the right. Consider the impact your donation will have on the lives of less fortunate.
Support the RCM Foundation. Tax deductible donations available.
Make sure you book for this lunch, on Saturday 23 June, as we congratulate our own Mandi Wendt as she takes the reigns from DG Dale. Our Club is the host supporting the in coming DG Wendt. Our first District Governor for some years.
Register: https://events.humanitix.com/district9800-changeover2022
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
