Garden DesignFest is back!
After covid enforced cancellations in 2020 and 2021, this year’s Garden DesignFest in November will be bigger and better than ever.
For the latest edition of District 9800 Networker No. 16 June 2022. Please click here.
This end of financial year and MITS are excited to share a short video celebrating the growth of their connected community of MITS students on Wurundjeri Country in Richmond HERE.
SAVE THE DATE! *BOOKINGS OPEN SOON* Rotary Melbourne is organising a lecture and visit to the NGV 2022 Melbourne Winter Masterpieces on Friday 22 July 2022. The Picasso Century. Exclusively developed for the NGV by the Centre Pompidou and the Musée national Picasso-Paris, the exhibition features over 80 works by Picasso alongside over 100 works by more than 50 of his contemporaries.
There are two versions this year’s Thomas Baker Oration:
Option 1: delivered by Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM is now available on-line. Members can view the full meeting video here.
Option 2: Dr Foley’s address, including the introduction and thanks by Rotary Melbourne Past President Dr Gerry Johnson is available here.
VP Peter Davis Chaired the event in an accomplished way. Vice President Bev Brock sent her apologies, and asked Peter to read her written statement.
Members may recall notification in the Bulletin of a performance at Government House by students from the Australian National Academy of Music.
Over 200 Rotarians from around the District witnessed the passing of the District Governor baton from Dale Hoy to Rotary Melbourne member, Amanda Wendt.
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.
As per the request of Rtn Bruce Fenwick of RC Calgary, it gives me great pleasure in sharing with you the link to view the annual James Wheeler Davidson (JWD) Luncheon featuring Dr. Lampard hosted by RC Calgary.
For the latest edition of District 9800 Networker No. 15 June 2022. Please click here. In this edition there is a link to the recent launch of MentorMatch. However, it is only a couple of minutes in length. Here is a link to the full presentations and the interview with Zondwa Mandela, grandson of Nelson and Winnie Mandela https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTedXEXGbu8.
Former member, Bruce Harmer, has sent Rotary Melbourne a link to a video that features his parents and tells the story of what they do in their Sydney community under the Salvo’s banner. It also features Bruce’s wife Carolyn and their family. View the video HERE.
Have you ever thought about the great network that you could advertise your company to. Rotary Melbourne is currently seeking advertisers for the next edition of the members Directory 22-23. The cost to advertise is $880 for colour and $440 for B&W full page advert. Contact Jo at the office if you are interested.
Rotary Melbourne members may be interested to read the latest Zone 8 Rotary on the Move May edition HERE. Included this month is an article by Rotary Melbourne member Garry Fowler on the Carbon Calculator.
Rotary Melbourne has been advised by Ken Badenoch's family that his funeral will be held on Friday 24 June @ 2.30pm at White Lady Funerals, 339 Warrigal Road, Burwood. Rotary Melbourne extends its condolences to Ken's family. Ken Badenoch's obituary can be read on the Rotary Melbourne website by clicking the read more below.
Barbara Read, the beloved wife of our member Robert passed away on 15 June after battling cancer. Robert said she was well treated for her pain but had deteriorated over the last couple of weeks. Rotary Melbourne extends our condolences to Robert and the family. Funderal details will be notifed when known.
A reminder it's not too late to donate to the Annual Appeal. 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. - 30 June is just around the corner!!!!
In late May all members received an update from the Rotary Zone 8 Regionalisation Pilot Project Team Co-chairs Ingrid Waugh (NZ/Oceania) and Peter Frueh (Australia) advising of a Rotary Regionalisation pilot project.
Can you provide a once in lifetime opportunity for visitors to experience true old fashioned Aussie hospitality in your home on Monday night 29th May 2023?
Also bookings are now open for the RI Melbourne Convention in May 23. Book HERE.
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 47 years.
Register: https://events.humanitix.com/district9800-changeover2022
This Week Wednesday 22 June – Lunch Meeting
Vice Presidents Reporting Day
Speaker VP Peter Davis
Venue No35 Sofitel Melbourne
Time 12.30 for 12.50-2.00pm
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melbourne-22-june
This year’s address delivered by Chief Scientist, Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM made a compelling case for science and technology being front and centre in Australia’s future, both from an economic perspective, and social and medical perspectives as well.
Can you provide a once in lifetime opportunity for visitors to experience true old fashioned Aussie hospitality in your home on Monday night 29th May 2022?
Also bookings are now open for the RI Melbourne Convention in May 22. Book HERE.
Rotary Melbourne were delighted to have three representatives from the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School (MITS) at the Sustainability Lunch on Thursday 2 June.
