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Hundreds participated in the End Polio Walk last Friday 26 May. They walker past our Rotary Flower Bed, ending up at the Rotary Melbourne Peace Park.
Rotary Melbourne hosted a private meeting on Friday 26 May 23 with Lord Mayor Sally Capp for our sister club the Rotary Club of Osaka - sister city of City of Melbourne - during the Rotary International Convention in Melbourne.
The Peace Bells are ringing! 
Officially opened on Wednesday 24 May 2023 at Rotary Melbourne Peace Park with Lord Mayor Sally Capp, Nobel Prize Peace Laureate Tilman Ruff, designer Neil McLachlan, Rotary Melbourne President Adrian Nelson, and Project Leader Rob McGuirk. An historic day for peace and Rotary in Melbourne.
The 17th ITFR World Championship will take place in Melbourne, Australia 22-26 May 2023.
The event will be held at the Australian Open Grand Slam venue, Melbourne Park in the days before the 2023 Rotary International Convention.
Rotary Melbourne an Evening Conversation with...
Guest Speaker: Adrian Kitto, Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer, Detexian
Topic 'You, Me & Cybersecurity'
Date/Time Wednesday 10 May 23 5.50 for 6.00 - 7.30pm
Venue The Lyceum Club, Melbourne also Online via Zoom
Price $30 (light refreshments provided) / $10 Zoom
Join us for a night of networking and informative conversation.
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melbourne-10may
All members and friends are invited and encouraged to bring a friend partner or child to assist with the packaging of bulk food for distribution to those in desperate need.
Time from 5.50 for 6.00 - 7.00pm
Venue RMIT Level 9, Building 80 RMIT University 435-457 Swanston St, Melbourne
Price $15 (donation to FORaMEAL)
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melbourne-12apr
All members and friends are invited and encouraged to bring a friend partner or child to assist with the packaging of bulk food for distribution to those in desperate need.
Time from 5.50 for 6.00 - 7.00pm
Venue RMIT Level 9, Building 80 RMIT University 435-457 Swanston St, Melbourne
Price $15 (donation to FORaMEAL)
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melbourne-12apr
Guest Speaker: James Tomkins, OAM, OLY, Olympic Rower
Topic 'Doing the right thing in sport is sometimes hard and sometimes easy'
Date/Time Wed 5 April 12.30 for 12.50 – 2.00pm
Venue No35 Restaurant Sofitel Hotel on Collins also Online via Zoom
Price $53 (2 course lunch @ No35) / $10 Zoom only online access
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melbourne-5apr.
Guest Speaker: Colin Honey, Ethicist
Topic 'Respect'
Date/Time Wed 29 March 12.30 for 12.50 – 2.00pm
Venue No35 Restaurant Sofitel Hotel on Collins also Online via Zoom
Price $53 (2 course lunch @ No35) / $10 Zoom only online access
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melbourne-29mar
Guest Speakers: The Venerable Dr Colleen O’Reilly AM, Archdeacon of Stonnington & Alex Kats, Chair of the Council of Christians and Jews (Vic).
Topic Religion & Peace Panel
Time 12.30 for 12.50 – 2.00pm
Venue No35 Restaurant Sofitel Hotel on Collins also Online via Zoom
Price $53 (2 course lunch @ No35) / $10 Zoom only online access
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melbourne-22mar.
Guest Speaker Dr Jenny Gray, Chief Executive Officer Zoos Victoria
Topic 'Lessons from the Zoo'
Time 12.30 for 12.50 – 2.00pm
Venue No35 Restaurant Sofitel Hotel on Collins also Online via Zoom
Price $53 (2 course lunch @ No35) / $10 Zoom only online access
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melbourne-15mar
Our annual AFL Footy Tipping competition raises funds for our Health & Ageing projects.
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Guest Speakers: Peter Lusk, CEO of Southern Cross Kids’ Camps & Tenille Gilbert, Managing Director and Co-Founder For Change Co.
Topic International Women’s Day Panel – ‘Challenging Limitation for Young Women’
Time from 5.50 for 6.00 - 7.30pm
Venue The Lyceum Club, Melbourne also Online via Zoom
Price $30 (light refreshments provided) / $10 Zoom
Guest Speakers: Club Members
Topic 'Project Updates'
Time from 12.30pm – 2.00pm
Venue No35 Restaurant Sofitel Hotel on Collins also Online via Zoom
Price $53 (2 course lunch @ No35) / $10 Zoom only online access
Guest SpeakerCiaran O'Toole, Conciliation Resources, Director SE Asia/Pacific
Topic ‘Climate Change and Conflict Risks’
Time from 12.30pm – 2.00pm
Venue No35 Restaurant Sofitel Hotel on Collins also Online via Zoom
Price $53 (2 course lunch @ No35) / $10 Zoom only online access
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melbourne-22feb
Guest Speaker Nerita Waight, CEO Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service
Topic ‘Indigenous Justice Issues’
Time from 12.30pm – 2.00pm
Venue No35 Restaurant Sofitel Hotel on Collins also Online via Zoom
Price $53 (2 course lunch @ No35) / $10 Zoom only online access
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melbourne-15feb
Professor Jeremy Oats AM has been awarded this year’s Rotary International highest honour, the Service Above Self award, joining past Rotary Melbourne awardees, George Tippett, Mev Connell, Bob Glindemann and Ruth Carlos Martinez.
Guest Speaker Professor Graham Currie FTSE, Professor of Public Transport, Director Public Transport Research Group,
Monash University Australia
Topic New Developments in Public Transport
Time 12.30 for 12.50 -2.00pm
Venue No35 Restaurant Sofitel Hotel on Collins also Online via Zoom
Price $53 (2 course lunch @ No35) / $10 Zoom only online access
Topic Vocational Service Issues Panel – Managing Major Infrastructure Projects
Speaker Panel Barbara Yerondais, Nick Pelham, Jim Orchard, Moderator Richard Parker
Venue No35 Sofitel/Zoom
Price $53 (2 course lunch @ No35) / $10 Zoom only online access
Next Meeting Wednesday 18 January 23 – RIMERN Volunteer Day
Join us at RIMERN warehouse for a tour and volunteer day
Time 11am for some volunteering, packing, sorting etc..
At 12.30 we will break for refreshments and hear about the project.
Venue RIMERN (Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network), 32-34 Lincoln St, Brunswick East VIC 3057
Price Your time - Free
Register: https://events.humanitix.com/rotarymelbourne-18jan.
Trevor, Peter, Deb (and David) had a good Second Bite 🍎🥦🥖 collection on Sunday, both in terms of quantity and quality. We had 3 boxes of egg plant, 3 boxes of mango, many bananas, onions, potatoes and lots of bread. It filled up the SUV. We then dropped the collection at the Salvation Army.
Next Meeting Wednesday 18 January 23 – RIMERN Volunteer Day
Join us at RIMERN warehouse for a tour and volunteer day
Time 11am for some volunteering, packing, sorting etc..
At 12.30 we will break for refreshments and hear about the project.
Venue RIMERN (Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network), 32-34 Lincoln St, Brunswick East VIC 3057
Price Your time - Free
Register: https://events.humanitix.com/rotarymelbourne-18jan.
As we take a break for the holidays, President Adrian reflects on the year at Rotary Melbourne.
This Week Wednesday 14 December – In person only
Join our annual Festive lunch at No35 filled with friendship, food music and songs.
Time 12.30 for 12.50 – 2.00pm
Venue No 35 Sofitel
Price $53 (2 course lunch @ No35)
Register and donate: https://events.humanitix.com/rotarymelbourne-14dec
Rotary Melbourne's evening conversation was held at the Lyceum Club on 7 December. Last week's guest speaker was Tim Conolan AM from TLC for Kids. TLC for Kids provides relief and distraction to sick children and their families going through stressful and traumatic situations.
The video of the full meeting can be viewed by Clicking: https://youtu.be/JmIKyy9eFNc
