Date: Wednesday Nov 1, 2023, 12:45 pm
Guest Speaker Bernard Saundry
CEO, RSN Racing & Sport
Topic 'The Changing Landscape of Thoroughbred Horse Racing'
12.30 for 12.50 – 2.00pm
Venue No35 Sofitel Melbourne also Online via Zoom
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View...Date: Wednesday Oct 25, 2023, 12:45 pm
Guest Speaker Benjamin Northey
Principal Conductor in Residence, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Topic 'Leadership - A Conductor's Perspective'
12.30 for 12.50 – 2.00pm
Venue No35 Sofitel Melbourne also Online via Zoom
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View...Date: Wednesday Oct 18, 2023, 12:45 pm
Guest Speaker Dr Sandro Demaio
following presentation to him of the
Vocational Service Award 2023
12.30 for 12.50 – 2.00pm
Venue No35 Sofitel Melbourne also Online via Zoom
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View...Date: Saturday Oct 14, 2023, 7:30 pm
Eumeralla, a war requiem for peace
with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
followed by private audience with composer & soprano Deborah Cheetham Fraillon OA
Time 7.30pm start
Venue Hamer Hall
Date: Friday Oct 6, 2023, 6:00 pm
Winter Masterpieces Pierre Bonnard by India Mahdavi
Introductory Lecture
5.45 for 6pm Lecture
(7pm Entry to Exhibition)
Venue NGV, St Kilda Rd Melbourne (meet inside MAIN Entrance)
View...Date: Wednesday Oct 4, 2023, 12:45 pm
Guest Speaker David Cox
Founder - Guitars for Veterans
Topic Mental Health of Veterans
12.30 for 12.50 – 2.00pm
Venue No35 Sofitel Melbourne also Online via Zoom
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View...Date: Wednesday Sep 27, 2023, 12:45 pm
AFL Grand Final Week Lunch
Guest Speaker Mark Anderson
Executive Manager, Club & Sport at Melbourne Cricket Club
Topic Grand Final Week at the MCG
12.30 for 12.50 – 2.00pm
Venue No35 Sofitel Melbourne also Online via Zoom
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View...Date: Wednesday Sep 20, 2023, 12:45 pm
Guest Speaker Dr Helen Durham AO
CEO RedR - Humanitarian, Academic & Optimist
Topic Humanitarian action in a challenging world: from Ukraine to Samoa, supporting people, building systems
12.30 for 12.50 – 2.00pm
Venue No35 Sofitel Melbourne also Online via Zoom
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View...Date: Wednesday Sep 13, 2023, 6:00 pm
Guest Speaker Prof. Catherine Crock AM founder & Lucy Mayes Consultant, Hush Foundation
Topic HUSH Welcome to Spring - 'Kindness in Health-Care - Now More Than Ever'
5.50 for 6.00 - 7.30pm
Venue The Lyceum Club, Melbourne - in person only
View...Date: Wednesday Sep 6, 2023, 12:45 pm
Guest Speaker Catherine Taylor
International Trade Manager - Dairy Australia, Former Australian Consul-General to Osaka, Japan
Topic The importance of investing in trade relationships
12.30 for 12.50 – 2.00pm
Venue No35 Sofitel Melbourne also Online via Zoom
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View...Date: Wednesday Aug 30, 2023, 12:45 pm
The 2023 Angus Mitchell Oration will be delivered by the Hon John Howard on the occasion of the Rotary Club of Melbourne's 5000th club meeting on Wednesday 30th August 2023.
Topic Global Leadership
Venue Ballroom Level 1, Sofitel Melbourne
Cost $75 ($650 for Table of 10)
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View...Date: Wednesday Aug 23, 2023, 12:45 pm
Guest Speaker Keith Ryan,
Executive Director - Victoria - Housing Industry Association
Topic 'Will My Builder Finish My House? Yes They Will But Talk To Them.'
12.30 for 12.50 – 2.00pm
Venue No35 Sofitel Melbourne also Online via Zoom
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View...Date: Wednesday Aug 16, 2023, 12:45 pm
Guest Speaker Ron Payne, RI District 9800 Governor
12.30 for 12.50-2.00pm
Venue No35 Sofitel on Collins
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View...Date: Wednesday Aug 9, 2023, 12:45 pm
Guest Speaker Richard Elkington OAM
Topic Monash Medal 2023
12.30 for 12.50-2.00pm
Venue No35 Sofitel on Collins
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View...Date: Wednesday Aug 2, 2023, 12:45 pm
Guest Speaker Prof. Elaine Saunders,
Biomedical Engineer, Audiological Scientist, Managing Director Bingarra Scale-up Solutions
Topic Hearing loss: more of a problem than we thought
12.30 for 12.50 – 2.00pm
Venue No35 Sofitel Melbourne also Online via Zoom
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View...Date: Wednesday Jul 26, 2023, 12:45 pm
Guest Speaker Dr Rod Irwin,
Author, Coach, Motivator
Topic How to Wire Your Brain for Success
12.30 for 12.50 – 2.00pm
Venue No35 Sofitel Melbourne also Online via Zoom
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View...Date: Wednesday Jul 19, 2023, 12:45 pm
Guest Speaker Dr Sonja Hood,
CEO Community Hubs, President Nth Melbourne Football Club
Topic Community & Football
Venue No35 Sofitel Melbourne also Online via Zoom
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View...Date: Wednesday Jul 12, 2023, 5:45 pm
Speaker Dr Mehrnaz Shoushtarian, Lead Researcher
Topic ‘Measuring Tinnitus Using Brain Imaging and Artificial Intelligence’
Time 5.50 for 6.00 - 7.30pm
Venue The Bionics Institute
View...Date: Wednesday Jul 5, 2023, 12:45 pm
Guest Speaker Bevan Warner, CEO Launch Housing
Topic Homelessness in Melbourne
Date/Time Wednesday 5 July 12.30 for 12.50 – 2.00pm
Venue No35 Restaurant Sofitel Hotel on Collins also Online via Zoom
Cost $60/$10
Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melbourne-5july
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View...Date: Wednesday Jun 28, 2023, 12:45 pm
2023 Presidents Changeover Lunch
Time: from 12.30-2.00pm
Venue: Level1 Latrobe Room, Sofitel Melbourne
Price: $53 (2course lunch)
or $10 ZOOM Online
View...Date: Wednesday Jun 21, 2023, 12:45 pm
Vice Presidents
Catherine Baxter &
Peter Davis
'Imagine Rotary'
Time: from 12.30-2.00pm
Venue: No35, Sofitel Melbourne
Price: $53 (2course lunch)
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View...Date: Wednesday Jun 14, 2023, 6:00 pm
Manon Beauchamp-Tardieu,
Founder and Managing Director, Little Green Panda
'The Future of Sustainable Packaging'
Time 5.50 for 6.00 - 7.30pm
Venue The Lyceum Club Melb.
Price $30 (light refreshments)
$10 (Zoom only access)
View...Date: Wednesday Jun 7, 2023, 12:45 pm
Ian Hamm, Chairperson First Nations Foundation
'The Indigenous Voice'
Time: from 12.30-2.00pm
Venue: No35, Sofitel Melbourne
Price: $53 (2course lunch)
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View...Date: Sunday May 28, 2023, 5:00 pm
Don't Miss Out!
To celebrate Rotary Melbourne’s sister and friendship clubs during the Rotary International Convention, you are invited to our Marvellous Melbourne Cocktail Party.
Venue: Melbourne's iconic Hotel Windsor, 111 Spring Street
Price: $120 (Drinks, canapes, grazing & dessert)
View...Date: Saturday May 27, 2023, 12:00 am
The Rotary International Convention is in Melbourne, from 27 - 31 May this year! We are expecting up to 15,000 visitors for the convention.
For more information about convention events and how to book, click here.
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