A group of 15 people comprising Rotary Melbourne members, partners and guest joined Barb Yerondais for our first in-person architectural walking tour in 3 years.
Our guest speaker on Wednesday 23 March was Emma Germano, President of the Victorian Farmers Federation. Emma delivered an impressive presentation 'Rural & Regional Australia After the Pandemic'.
View her presentation here.
This Week Wednesday 30 March 2022 - Lunch Meeting
Speaker Trevor Jensen, Civil Aviation Consultant, former Ansett head of Operations
Topic ‘The Future of Aviation’
Venue No 35 Sofitel & ZOOM Online only
Time: 1230 for 1250 - 2pm
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL FOR CATERING PURPOSES
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-30-mar
At last Wednesday's meeting we witnessed the presentation of a Paul Harris Fellow Award to Ken Badenoch whose efforts resulted in funding for the Welfare of the Young Committee amounting to $330,000 over the past 17 years.
It’s not too late to register for the District Conference in Albury. There are currently over 300 registrations. For first time conference attendees the registration cost is $330.
Click here to register.
NSW floods kill millions of bees, apiarists warn of flow-on effects to horticulture industry.
For any network to be successful, it must be of perceived benefit to its participants. With the creation of the Davidson network by the Madras (Chennai) and Bombay (Mumbai) clubs the links have been established. Now we must ensure it has value to the clubs it reaches. We can do this by capitalizing on the opportunities it creates. Dr. Robert Lampard.
To read the first James Wheeler Davidson Club newsletter please click here
Have you bought your wine supplies for Easter from RIMERN (Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network)?
A new circular economy research project based at Deakin University’s Waurn Ponds campus has been launched, in collaboration with Monash University, RMIT, and 20 industry partners.
A Certificate of Recognition and Thanks was presented to Jo Mavros for 15 years of Exceptional Service to Rotary Melbourne at last Wednesday’s meeting.
Thank you to Philip Cornish for last week's reflection. A very appropriate reflection for world peace.
In response to the deepening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, The Rotary Foundation has created an official channel for donors around the world to contribute funds to support the relief efforts underway by Rotary districts and has designated its Disaster Response Fund as the main avenue for contributions.
We claim to be “People of Action”, what is your Club going to do in the remain- der of this Rotary year to Protect the Environment? What are you going to do? We know there are still some restrictions, but they are reducing. Let’s concentrate on what we can do, not what we can’t. For the latest District 9800 Enviro News click here.
Rotary’s ‘can do’ spirit has been centre stage recently, responding to natural disasters in our area. by Jessie Harman
MITS (Melbourne Indigenous Transition School) has shared their latest newsletter here. Edward Tudor, Executive Director, mentions that 'What a joy it has been to welcome our new MITS Year 7 cohort to Melbourne over the past few weeks! While those first steps of Year 7 are always nerve wracking, this year the Year 7s join a large and welcoming cohort of MITS alumni, providing connection, community and belonging in Melbourne from the very start of the year.'
Rotary International (RI) and the Melbourne Convention Host Organising Committee (HOC) are now seeking members to host a convivial dinner for the Rotary International Convention delegates in May 2023.
Once again we are asking you all to spend some time each week on our club's social media accounts. Let's think of social media as a way to promote the club and its activities, and more importantly as a tool to attract the attention of like minded people and potential new members.
SAFE Families has had our Guide to Prevention of Family Abuse in Australia translated into 5 different languages so far.
This Week Wednesday 23 March 2022 - Lunch Meeting
Speaker Emma Germano, President, Victorian Farmers' Federation
Topic ‘Rural & Regional Australia After the Pandemic’
Venue No 35 Sofitel & ZOOM Online only
Time: 1230 for 1250 - 2pm
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL FOR CATERING PURPOSES
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-23-mar
"Investing and Creating Businesses in the Post Pandemic World". Members who missed the evening meeting on 16 March might like to take a look at this lively and informative meeting delivered by the Evening meetings team.
Check it out via this link: https://youtu.be/okI2bxaXJDM
It’s not too late to register for the District Conference in Albury. There are currently over 300 registrations. For first time conference attendees the registration cost is $330.
Click here to register.
The latest update on Rotary Give Every Child a Future is available by click here to view the March RGECAF Newsletter on this Rotary Melbourne R100 project. Excellent progress is now being made with this project, despite the pandemic set-backs.
It’s not too late to register for the District Conference in Albury. There are currently 300 registrations. For first time conference attendees the registration cost is $330.
Click here to register.
