Guest Speakers Sam & Tim Lane, AFL Sports writers, Broadcasters
Time: 12.30 for 12.50-2.00pm
Venue: No35 Sofitel on Collins
Price: $53 (2 course lunch@No35) /
$10 (Zoom only access)
Event
Date From : Wed Sep 21, 2022 : 12:30
Date To : Wed Sep 21, 2022 : 14:00
We have received this update on current service of our first Interactive Water Trailer - built in 2018 for service in APY Lands, SA as part of our Rotary Melbourne EndTrachoma R100 initiative.
Former member, Bruce Harmer, has sent Rotary Melbourne a link to a video that features his parents and tells the story of what they do in their Sydney community under the Salvo’s banner. It also features Bruce’s wife Carolyn and their family. View the video HERE.
Dorothy is very happy to be working with Afri-Aus Care under the guidance of the amazing CEO, Selba-Gondoza Luka. Afri-Aus Care programs include the Culturally Appropriate Womens group who use the UBUNTU guidelines and the Positive Change Model.
Rotary Melbourne members maybe interested in learning about a program where horses help women who have been traumatised and abused.
Peter Davis provided the following report on the Commemoration of the Battle of Amiens on 8 August 2022.
Venue: State Library Victoria, Create Quarter – enter via 328 Swanston St. Melbourne
The Arts Committee invites Club members and guests to attend an event at the 2022 Melbourne Writers Festival – it’s a free event discussion with the winners of ‘The Age’ 2022 Book of the Year awards which will be announced on the festival opening night. Club members and guests can book as follows: https://mwf.com.au/program/meet-the-winners-the-age-book-of-the-year-awards-fba1/
On making a booking please advise Peter Berg at pberg8@bigpond.net.au and confirm an interest in joining Club members at dinner after the event.
Jim Orchard went to the opening of Launch Housing's new facility in Dandenong on 5 August 22 as the Rotary Melbourne representative.
Rotary Melbourne member Ahmed Tohow presented at the prestigious International Leadership Conference, with the theme “Toward Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula: Creating a Global Culture of Peace”.
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.
Stephanie A. Urchick, of the Rotary Club of McMurray, Pennsylvania, USA, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International for 2024-25.
Rotary Melbourne launched its first annual ‘World Environment Day’ on June 2nd with partners City of Melbourne, and Sofitel Melbourne on Collins with all the profits from the lunch going to SecondBite.
This year we commemorate 100 years since General Sir John Monash was President of the Rotary Club of Melbourne.
Rotary Melbourne has become one of the first Rotary Clubs in the world to achieve net zero emissions from meetings and events.
Inspired and led by Emma Cutting’s Heart Gardening Project, inner Melbourne Rotary Clubs have been invited to collaborate and create an 8-kilometre Melbourne Pollinator Corridor from the Botanical Gardens to Port Melbourne.
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.
This end of financial year and MITS are excited to share a short video celebrating the growth of their connected community of MITS students on Wurundjeri Country in Richmond HERE.
Guest Speaker 2022-23 Awardee, Robert Pradolin
Time: 12.30 for 12.50-2.00pm
Venue: No35 Sofitel on Collins
Price: $53 (2 course lunch@No35) /
$10 (Zoom only access)
More information & Registration Link
Event
Date From : Wed Oct 5, 2022 : 12:30
Date To : Wed Oct 5, 2022 : 14:00
This Week Wednesday 19 October – Hybrid Lunch Meeting
Guest Speaker: Brad Hodge, Former Australian Cricketer
Topic ‘The Impact of T20 on World Cricket’
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
Chairman Austen Burleigh
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotarymelbourne-19oct.
Members of Rotary Melbourne have been in Japan this week to celebrate the centenary of our sister club, the Rotary Club of Osaka.
Members of Rotary Melbourne have been in Japan recently to celebrate the centenary of our sister club, the Rotary Club of Osaka. President Adrian Nelson spoke at their meeting on Wednesday 16 November.
PP Philip Endersbee provides details of the history behind the Wittner Plate Champion Golf Tournament 2022, which was played this November. Graham Whitelaw joined this years group and cleaned up with winner on strokes, handicap & stableford. Yes an outright winner!!
At last Wednesday's meeting we witnessed the presentation of a Paul Harris Fellow Award to Lord Mayor Sally Capp for her commitment to the community and for her support of Rotary projects that improve our city. Congratulations Sally.
Rotary Melbourne member Prof Jeremy Oats, recently returned from a visit to Timor Leste and has provided the following report on the Rotary International Vocational Training Team (VTT) Emergency Obstetric Care (EMOC) Fresher Courses.
