For the 4th edition of District 9800 December 24 Networker for 2024-2025, please click on Read More below. In this issue they cover articles from around District 9800. You can also read about Supporting Vanuatu: District 9800’s Response to the Earthquake.
MITS (Melbourne Indigenous Transition School) has shared their latest newsletter. Edward Tudor, Executive Director noted 'In this edition, our students reflect on their many highlights over the past year, culminating in our MITS Celebration Dinner at the MCG.' Click on read more to read the newsletter.
Shortly after sunset on 7 January 2025, devastating wildfires broke out in Metropolitan Los Angeles and surrounding regions, powered by 160 Km winds. The explosive winter fires destroyed several densely populated residential areas. Rotary Melbourne is working with the Rotary District 5280 Disaster Relief Fund to help.
Member Anniversaries: Garry Fowler (17), David Hayes (11), Gustav Nossal (14), Bill Pickett (32), Charles Qin (8).
Member Birthdays this week: Jim Barry, Chad Brendish, Keith Callinan, Philip Cornish, Peter Davis, Steve DeBono, Alan Finkel, Bob Glindemann, John Green, David Hayes, Trevor Hill, Sandra Hills, Colin Honey, Daniel Koutzamanis, Andrew Morrice, Kevin O'Flaherty, Antonio Pajovic, Charles Qin, Puja Roy Gangopadhyay, Abdullah Saeed, Ahmed Tohow, Shahid Yamin.
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 articles on successful medical cases for December 2024 please click read more below.
The Rotary Healthy Communities Challenge, a $30M partnership with the Gates Foundation and World Vision, strengthens health systems in Africa to combat childhood diseases, reaching 3.5M people across four countries.
In rural, mountainous Isabela, Philippines, Dangan Elementary School faces limited access to water, sanitation, and educational resources. Students fetch water daily, and literacy is hampered by a lack of supplies. Rotary Melbourne together with a Melbourne Primary school is transforming lives by providing clean water, a new library, 380+ books, teaching aids, and sustainable gardens. This project fosters health, education, and resilience, creating a legacy of hope and opportunity for the future.
Rotary Melbourne's Stephen Rando shared an inspiring message about hope, collaboration, and global connection during a Fox News interview in New York City.
Salman Mubarak of Rotary Club Multan Cantt in Pakistan empowers polio survivors through cricket, proving disabilities don’t define limits but highlight extraordinary abilities on and off the field.
President Catherine Baxter has shared exciting highlights from her first six months leading the Rotary Club of Melbourne.
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Rotary Melbourne welcomed and inducted Getrude (Trudy) Matshe on 27 November 2024 with the classification Social Entrepreneur - Business & Systems Analyst. Trudy is a poet and artist who believes in changing the world one story at a time.
Rotary Melbourne welcomed and inducted Stephanie (Steph) Hunt on 20 November 2024 with the classification of Law - International Mediation. Steph is an Accredited Mediator, and is a Councillor of the Australian Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
The 2024 Carterton Rotary Christmas Parade in New Zealand celebrated “Christmas All Over the World” Kiwi-style, with vibrant floats and community spirit lighting up High Street. A magical day showcasing Rotary’s festive leadership in New Zealand!
In Maryland USA, the Rotary Club of South Anne Arundel County holds its annual Lights of Kindness event, raising over $200,000 in 9 years. Businesses are paired with local charities to decorate Christmas trees. The trees are displayed at a garden centre during the first weekend of December, and visitors can vote for their favorite tree by donating any amount of money. Each dollar donated is divided equally between the club’s foundation and the charity responsible for the tree, and the three charities that collect the most money earn an additional cash prize.
On Tuesday 10 December, International Human Rights Day, Past President Ozuem Esiri of Nigeria curated a global Zoom meeting, attended by 80 people from around the world, which featured five speakers, including Rotary Melbourne Past President Robert Fisher.
Thanks goes to an anonymous member for providing the following jokes:
1. What do you call a lazy skeleton?
2. What do you call a fairy who hasnt had a wash for a week?
3.What lies in a pram and wobbles?
Click read more to find the answers!!!!!
Rotary Melbourne members and guests may be interested to read the latest Zone 8 Rotary on the Move December 24 edition (click on READ MORE). There is an interesting article on Polio Eradication – A Game of Snakes & Ladders.
On Tuesday 10 December 24, Richard Parker, Jan Moffatt, Trevor Nink and Sue Smith picked up car loads of toys from Launch Housing HQ in Collingwood. The donated toys were delivered to their facilities in Dandenong, South Melburne, East St Kilda and St Kilda, bring cheer and happy faces to those less fortunate.
The Rotary Club of Melbourne Young Achievers awards recognise and honour annually up to three outstanding young Victorians with an award of $1,500 each. Nominations are now open.
The Australian Federal Police and Untapped Dandelion Program has been awarded the Inclusive Communities Award at the recent National Disability Awards. Rotary Melbourne member Carolyn (Cas) Burr, is the Managing Partner at Untapped Talent.
23 Melbourne Rotarians and partners participated in a delicious pizza night at Kate & John Saunders house on Thursday 12 December 24.
Club Guests Michael Lapina, Alex Lapina, Edward Le, David Kram, Karen Kim.
Visiting Rotarians Peter Shepheard (Altona), Aviv Palti, Maria Hicks (Passport Melbourne), AK Tareen (Madras).
Visitors Luke Downing, Penelope Hansen, Anna Riccio (Deb Yin Foo), Victoria (Karen Kim), Amy Wells (Richard Dent), Heather Glindemann (Bob Glindemann), Alexandra Chapman (Cheryl Lacey), Penne Ebbage (Joseph Ebbage), Amanda Battaini (Tony Battaini), Sue Stott (Malcolm Simpson), Helen Weeks (Clive Weeks), Janet Wang (Chris Wang).
Thank you to Kevin Sheehan for your reflection on Wednesday 11 December 24 sharing stalwart member John Mitchell's last THANKFULL REFLECTION in 2016.
At the Rotary Melbourne Meeting on Wednesday 11 December 24 the guest speaker was District Governor Michael Lapina, Opera singer, singing milestone songs in his career. Click on read more to get the full story and view photo gallery.
