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The inaugural Artificial Intelligence Summit was held jointly by Rotary Melbourne and the Royal Society of Victoria at the Society's beautiful 19th century building in Latrobe Street, featuring global thought leaders. Read more about this successful event, see photos and watch the summit here.
To better treat snakebite victims in Papua New Guinea, we have purchased our first new ventillator as part of our club's new Snakebite Project.
When a hospital system in Colorado, USA declared an emergency on youth mental health, Rotary members stepped up.
The first of our "From the Archives" series: When club member Barry White brought along his brother Neville to a Rotary Melbourne meeting in 2003, who knew what would inspire a multi-year, multi-million dollar commitment to build a community centre and school, train teachers, and give support to the remote indigenous homeland community of Donydji in North East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory.
Learn about some of the latest Rotary projects around the world from Mexico to the Netherlands, from Albania to the USA.
We are proud of the impact we are making with Afri-Aus Care Inc to provide youth mentoring to help their migrant community. Founder Selba Gondoza Luka and Simbarashe Chigwedere share their stories.
Our interactive water trailer of the Rotary Club of Melbourne as part of Rotary’s EndTrachoma by 2020 project. We partnered with Monash University, GHD and Telstra to deliver this Rotary Melbourne Centenary project, one of many different ways Clubs are working together to solve the problem of trachoma in indigenous Australia.
Rotary Melbourne members, we need you to think about your networks and encourage nominations for the Sir John Reid award. You must know some volunteer who hasn't been acknowledged despite lots of great efforts.
Some images from the Rotary Melbourne On To Conference 2024 which personified Friendship, Fun, Food and Fact Finding in Victoria! Photo: Wheelers Bridge.
The Rotary SAFE Families Inclusive Communities Initiative is focused on providing prevention of abuse information via printed translated Guides and films, to our many CALD (culturally diverse Australian communities). It now includes materials for Melbourne's Greek community.
Rotary Melbourne's Amanda Wendt (Past District Governor of District 9800) talks about The Four-Way Test at the International Assembly in Orlando, Florida, USA. She explains how the test, created by Herbert Taylor in 1932, should be used not to judge others but to guide a leader’s own performance and help them become more visionary.
At the Rotary Melbourne meeting on 27 March 24 we witnessed the presentation of a Paul Harris Fellow Award to Bill Pickett.
In 2017, Rotary Melbourne signed an MOU with the Minister for Education in Timor Leste for the publication and shipment of a series of books written by Kirsty Sword Gusmao, Timor’s first lady to enhance the opportunities for school children in Timor to have access to publications in Tetun and Portuguese for reading. Several books were written, published, and sent to Timor via Donations In Kind (DIK).
Congratulations to David Carruthers who has been CONFIRMED elected as Treasurer on the Zone 8 Regional Council.
At the Rotary Melbourne meeting on 20 March 24 we witnessed the presentation of a Paul Harris Fellow Award to Richard Parker.
Rotary Melbourne has partnered with our longstanding friends of the Rotary Club of Lubang Island on an important WASH sanitation project in Agkawayan, Philippines.
Have you watched our Rotary Melbourne YouTube Channel lately? It features our People of Action, including volunteering projects. Our Speaker Series is updated regularly, showcasing our amazing weekly guest speakers. Plus major events including our 2021 Future of Peace Leadership Symposium and last year’s Rotary International Convention here in Melbourne. Be inspired and watch the channel here.
Australian Greek newspaper Neos Kosmos attended our Angus Mitchell Oration with Arthur Sinodinos and published this article.
Photos and Video highlights from the 54th annual Angus Mitchell Oration delivered by former Australian Ambassador to the USA, the Hon Arthur Sinodinos AO, at the Sofitel on Collins, Melbourne.
Rotary Melbourne is proud of its history in the establishment of Lord Somers Camp in 1928 in conjunction with the Governor of Victoria, Lord Somers, and the subsequent support for young people at the camp over the next century.
Robert, Sue & Reg, had a good Second Bite 🍎🥦🥖 collection on Sunday 14 January 2024, both in terms of quantity and quality. We had boxes of fruit and vegetables, flowers, deli items, sweet treats and lots of bread. It filled up Reg's station wagon. We then dropped the collection at the Salvation Army the following day due to key staff being on annual leave.
Rotary International president-elect Stephanie Urchick announced her 2024-25 presidential theme "The Magic of Rotary" at the Rotary International Assembly in Orlando, Florida.
Rotary Melbourne works in conjunction with AfriAus Care to help the Black Rhinos team, helping young migrants from African backgrounds to integrate, engage and develop relationships, preventing crime through participation in sport. Watch this video to learn more.
