You and your family and friends are invited to attend the charity Rotary action on Monday 12 August to support the valuable work that Rotary Foundation undertakes to help those who are less privileged. Please see auction items.
This Week Wednesday 27 July – Hybrid Lunch Meeting
Guest Speaker Professor Margaret Hellard AM, Deputy Director Burnet Institute
Topic ‘World Hepatitis Day’
Time/Venue: 12.30 for 12.50-1400 - Lunch - @ Sofitel No35 and Zoom
Register via Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melbourne-27-july
In addition the Hepatitis Testing Van will be in the Sofitel forecourt for members to view and to test should they wish.
Rotary Melbourne member, David Carruthers attended an informal Rotary gathering onboard the Viking Jupiter.
L to R: Fraser and Sheena MacGillivray of the Forres Rotary Club, Scotland North; Donna O’Neal of the Rotary Club of Greene & Putnam Counties, Georgia, USA; and David Carruthers of the Rotary Melbourne, Australia and his wife Caroline.
Last week's meeting was of great interest to Rotary Melbourne Members, in which CEO of the Committee for Melbourne, Mark Melvin addressed us on the impact of the pandemic and the challenges for Melbourne going forward.
You can view the recording of the meeting HERE.
This World Hepatitis Day, LiverWELL is supporting ten sector partners in hosting their own events around viral hepatitis through our World Hepatitis Day Incentives.
Seven Women has now resumed physical cooking classes while we continue online cooking sessions. We welcome anyone in Nepal who would like to join these physical cooking classes where we make traditional Nepalese cuisines.
Click HERE to view a collage of images from the End Trachoma Water Trailer in WA bringing hygiene and lots of smiles to young faces.
Have you wondered if ‘net zero emissions’ is really possible? Perhaps it’s the major challenge of this decade?
Interestedon Saturday 23 July? Register via the link on the district 9800 website. The workshop is free and lunch is provided.
At Rotary Melbourne, we're committed to treating everyone with dignity and respect, allowing everyone's voice to be heard, and providing equitable opportunities for fellowship, service, and leadership.
While Jo was on leave in Bali she discovered the local Rotary group in Seminyak had provided this hand washing stand.
Please click on this link for access to the Health Care worker video of the Cook Islands on behalf of RGECAF.
This Week Wednesday 20 July – Hybrid Lunch Meeting
Guest Speaker: Mark Melvin, CEO Committee of Melbourne
Time/Venue: 12.30 for 12.50-1400 - Lunch - @ Sofitel No35 and Zoom
Topic 'Positioning Melbourne as the No.1 destination to live, work and invest'
Register via Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melbourne-20-july
Members can read the July 2022 Rotary Downunder online here.
Rotary Melbourne members may interested to read Jessie Harman's article on 'Embracing the internationality of Rotary' on page 5 and 'Interplast teams head back to the Pacific' on page 43.
Rotary Melbourne's evening conversation was held at the Lyceum Club on 13 July. The guest speaker was Rotary Melbourne member Cameron Glover, CEO Interplast Australia speaking on ‘Checking the Pulse: Navigating Surgical Inequality During a Global Pandemic’. A great recording of the meeting can be viewed on Rotary Melbourne’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/wP-wZRbG6yE
Mama Veronica is one of the Co-founders of the Empowering African Mothers: UBUNTU in Practice Program, developed by Afri-Aus Care. Veronica’s job requires a car, however she is limited financially as the money she makes from her job is only enough to pay her mortgage and support her younger children.
It is with much sadness that WEHI announce the passing of Lady Lyn Nossal, wife of Sir Gustav Nossal (WEHI director 1965–1996) and Honorary Rotary Melbourne member, who passed away peacefully last Friday morning, at the age of 89.
Rotary Melbourne's evening conversation was held at the Lyceum Club on 13 July. The guest speaker was Rotary Melbourne member Cameron Glover, CEO Interplast Australia speaking on ‘Checking the Pulse: Navigating Surgical Inequality During a Global Pandemic’. A great recording of the meeting can be viewed on Rotary Melbourne’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/wP-wZRbG6yE
Planning is underway for the Around The Bay in a Day Bicycle 2022 event and the Rotary Melbourne fund raising activities for The Smith Family’s - Learning for Life Programme.
Susan Barton AM, Founder of Lighthouse Foundation and one of our longstanding Melbourne Rotarians, is urgently seeking good-hearted members of the Rotary community to step forward as potential foster carers.
Melbourne Rotary welcomed and inducted Saptarshi De (Sap) into the Club on 29 June 2022. Sap is a Propject Manager. His classification is Business - Project Management. Sap is excited about joining Rotary Melbourne and is looking forward to his participation in the Club committees and activities.
Nominations for this year's Vocational Service Award are required by 30 August 2022. This picture shows the 2022 Awardee, Professor John McNeil AO is a pre-eminent Australian public health researcher. He was Head of Monash University’s School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (SPHPM) and Head of the Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine at the Alfred Medical Research Precinct from 1986 to 2019.
The Rotary Melbourne volunteering opportunity for National Tree Day has been well received in the Club and there are only a few places left for members to participate in a tree planting. So get in quick.
