Last Monday (14 November 22) a group of Rotary Melbourne members attended and participated in the Batman Cluster meeting at the Red Emperor Chinese Restaurant Southbank.
Last week’s meeting guest speaker was Visual Artist George Petrou OAM. George spoke on 'The Art of Sacrifice'. You can view the meeting HERE.
This month the Environmental Sustainability Rotarian Action Group (ESRAG) ESRAG November 2022 Volume 7 Issue 5 features an article titled 'RI President Jennifer Jones leads Rotary's official delegation to COP27'. Attached is the October edition of ESRAG.
This Week Wednesday 23 November – Hybrid Lunch Meeting
Guest Speaker: Lord Mayor Sally Capp
Topic ‘State of the City’
Time 12.30 for 12.50 – 2.00pm
Venue No 35 Sofitel or ZOOM
Price $53 (2 course lunch @ No35) / $10 Zoom only online access
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotarymelbourne-23nov.
Join the silent auction for the Smith Family. This is a great way to get started on your Christmas stocking fillers and help a very worthy charity.
Check out the auction items and make your bid!
Updated bid reports will be posted at 2pm and 9pm daily until the auction closes at 12.00 noon on Tuesday 22 November.
The Rotary Melbourne 'Make A House A Home' team made another shopping trip for Launch Housing on Monday 7 November.
Members of Rotary Melbourne have been in Japan this week to celebrate the centenary of our sister club, the Rotary Club of Osaka.
Thank you Debra Yin Foo and Warren Johnson on providing a report on this year's Senior's Lunch. How lucky to have a sunny warm day on Wednesday 9 October at Red Hill (Max's Restaurant). A fun day was had by all.
Members can read the November 2022 Rotary Downunder online here.
In this edition you can read an article by PRIP Ian Riseley on 'Rotary's forest of hope and peace'. Also the announcement that Dr Murray Verso has become the regional coordinator for Australia to End Polio Now.
Jo, our esteemed Office Manager, has kindly donated a trailer to Rotary Balwyn to transport their rotary hoe for their Nature Strip Transformation project.
Dennis Shore, Co-Vice Chair and Promotions Director, has produced the attached Procedure which steps Rotarians through the process to ensure they register and pay in Australian Dollars. The Procedure also emphasises the benefit in registering before 15 December, where there price increases by USD100. Click here for info.
Register HERE.
This offer expires 15 December 22. Read the latest newsletter on exciting volunteering opportunities.
This Week Wednesday 16 November – Hybrid Lunch Meeting
Guest Speaker:George Petrou OAM, Visual Artist
Topic 'The Art of Sacrifice'
Time 12.30 for 12.50 – 2.00pm
Venue No 35 Sofitel or ZOOM
Price $53 (2 course lunch @ No35) / $10 Zoom only online access
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotarymelbourne-16-nov
Rotary Melbourne's evening conversation was held at the Lyceum Club on 9 November. The guest speaker was Genevieve Hayes, Director of Genevieve Hayes Consulting, AI and Analytics Specialist speaking on‘Emerging Technology and the Future of Business’.
The video of the full meeting can be viewed by Clicking: https://youtu.be/pBywFpwCz0w
Alternatively click this link to view only Genevieve Hayes' presentation: https://youtu.be/32LNIl1NN04
The Australian Rotary Health October 2022 newsletter is available here. This edition focuses on Lift the Lid walks and hat days this year.
Congratulations to Kushal and team for winning the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Sustainathon 2022 for Australia and New Zealand.
Last week, President Adrian advertised the District 9800 Batman Cluster Group Meeting and encouraged members to attend. We have now received the details of the event which are outlined in read more.
Dennis Shore, Co-Vice Chair and Promotions Director, has produced the attached Procedure which steps Rotarians through the process to ensure they register and pay in Australian Dollars. The Procedure also emphasises the benefit in registering before 15 December, where there price increases by USD100. Click here for info.
Register HERE.
This offer expires 15 December 22. Read the latest newsletter on exciting volunteering opportunities.
Visiting our Club this week we heard from Rotary International Trustee Larry Lunsford with his wife Jill.
Here is a link to an interview of Don Watson by Geraldine Doogue discussing the path-finding work of Dr Neville White AM. Neville has a close association with Rotary Melbourne working together on the Donydji Homeland Project. The focus was on Neville's 47 years working as a biological anthropologist with Indigenous Australians.
Speaker Dr Genevieve Hayes, AI and Analytics Specialist
Topic ‘Emerging Technologies and the Future of Business’
Time: 5.50 for 6.00 - 7.30pm
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Venue: ZOOM or The Lyceum Club, Ridgway Place Melbourne
Price $30 (light refreshments provided)
$10 ZOOM Online Only Access
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melbourne-9-nov
Last week’s meeting guest speaker was Rotary Melbourne member Philip Cornish, former Interim CEO of Mission to Seafarers. Philip spoke on‘The Mission to Seafarers - Caring for Seafarers Around the World’. You can view his presentation HERE.
DG Amanda Wendt has notified Rotarians that 'in our District many Rotarians have been affected by recent rainfalls, many local members are pitching in and making a hands-on difference.
This National Recycling Week is all about reminding ourselves that waste really isn't waste until it's wasted. That's Panet Ark are providing simple, easy and actionable tips to enable you to keep valuable materials out of landfill. Click HERE for more info.
