Past Events

Rotary NGV Visit 2022

Date: Friday Jul 22, 2022, 6:15 pm

Rotary Melbourne @ NGV Melbourne Winter Masterpieces

The Picasso Century

Date Friday 22nd July 2022

Time 6.15 pm for 6.30 pm Introductory lecture / 7pm Entry to Exhibition

Venue NGV, St Kilda Rd Melbourne (meet inside North Entrance near State theatre) 

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Lunch with Mark Melvin, CEO Committee for Melbourne

Date: Wednesday Jul 20, 2022, 12:30 pm

Guest Speaker Mark Melvin, CEO the Committee for Melbourne

Topic Positioning Melbourne as the the No.1 destination to live, work and invest

Time 12.30 for 12.50-2.00pm

Venue No35 Restaurant Sofitel Hotel on Collins

Price $53 (2 course lunch @ No35)

          $10 Zoom only online access 

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An Evening with Cameron Glover, Interplast

Date: Wednesday Jul 13, 2022, 6:00 pm

Rotary Melbourne Evening Meeting - 13 July 2022

Speaker Cameron Glover, CEO Interplast

Topic: Checking the Pulse: Navigating Surgical Inequality During a Global Pandemic

Time: 5:30 for 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Venue Level 3, The Lyceum Club, Melbourne 

also Online via Zoom

Price $30 (light refreshments provided) / $10 Zoom

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Lunch with Heidi Victoria

Date: Wednesday Jul 6, 2022, 1:00 pm

Guest Speaker The Hon Heidi Victoria

Topic  'The Show Must Go On'

Time 12.30 for 12.50-2.00pm

Venue No35 Restaurant Sofitel Hotel on Collins

Price $53 (2course lunch @ No35)

          $10 Zoom only online access 

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President's Changeover

Date: Wednesday Jun 29, 2022, 12:30 pm

Club Presidents Changeover - PARTNERS DAY

Guest Speaker President Reg Smith / President Elect Adrian Nelson

Time 12.30 for 12.50-2.00pm

Venue No35 Restaurant Sofitel Hotel on Collins

Price $50 (2course lunch @ No35)

          $10 Zoom only online access 

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Vice President's Reporting Day

Date: Wednesday Jun 22, 2022, 12:30 pm

Guest Speaker Vice President Peter Davis

Topic Vice Presidents Reporting Day

Time 12.30 for 12.50-2.00pm

Venue No35 Restaurant Sofitel Hotel on Collins

Price $50 (2course lunch @ No35)

          $10 Zoom only online access 

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Lunch Meeting 15 June

Date: Wednesday Jun 15, 2022, 12:30 pm

Thomas Baker Oration

Dr Cathy Foley ASO PSM, Australia's Chief Scientist 

Date 15 June

Topic ‘Harnessing the Power of Science and Technology in a Rapidly Changing World’

Time 12.30 for 12.50-2.00pm

Evening Meeting 8 Jun

Date: Wednesday Jun 8, 2022, 5:45 pm

Speaker Garry Fowler

Date: 8 Jun 

Time: 5.50 for 6.00 - 7.30pm

***HYBRID
Venue:  ZOOM or

            Dorothy Kaiser Room, Level 3, The Lyceum Club,

Ridgway Place Melbourne

Price $30 (light refreshments provided)

          $10 ZOOM Online Only Access

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FOOD WASTE & ENVIRONMENT EVENT

Date: Thursday Jun 2, 2022, 12:00 pm

Rotary Environmental Sustainability Food Waste Event

Menu to be devised in consultation with celebrity food guru Matt Preston

Featuring an Environment Panel including Matt Preston, John Thwaites, Lord Mayor Sally Capp Dr Sandro Demaio, Abiola Ajetomobi & SecondBite’s Steve Clifford

Date 2 June

Time 12.00-2.00pm

Lunch Meeting 25 May

Date: Wednesday May 25, 2022, 12:30 pm

Annual Young Achiever Awards presented by

Dr Alan Finkel AC

Date 25 May

Topic Young Achiever Awards

Time 12.30 for 12.50-2.00pm

Lunch Meeting 18 May

Date: Wednesday May 18, 2022, 12:30 pm

Lisa Millar
Journalist, Author

Date 18 May

Topic 'Daring to Fly'

Time 12.30 for 12.50-2.00pm

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Lunch Meeting 20 April

Date: Wednesday Apr 20, 2022, 12:30 pm

Professor Peter Doherty AC

Topic: ‘Opportunities for Australian Research Development & Manufacturing’ 

Time 12.30 for 12.50-2.00pm

Evening Meeting Live@The Lyceum

Date: Wednesday Apr 13, 2022, 5:45 pm

Speaker: Sandy Hood, Soldier, Expedition Leader, Businessman

Date: 13 April

Time: 5.50 for 6.00 - 7.30pm

Dorothy Kaiser Room, Level 3, The Lyceum Club,

Ridgway Place Melbourne

Price $35 (light refreshments provided)

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Brendon Gale Lunch Meeting April 6

Date: Wednesday Apr 6, 2022, 1:00 pm

Brendon Gale MA, LLB, GAICD, 

Richmond Football Club Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director

Topic The Impact of Indigenous Reconciliation on Club Performance

Time 12.30 for 12.50-2.00pm

Venue No35 Restaurant Sofitel Hotel on Collins

***HYBRID MEETING

Price $50 (2course lunch @ No35)

          $10 Zoom only online access 

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Lunch Meeting with Trevor Jensen

Date: Wednesday Mar 30, 2022, 1:00 pm

Speaker Trevor Jensen, Civil Aviation Consultant           

Lunch Meeting

Date: Wednesday Mar 23, 2022, 12:30 pm

Speaker Emma Germano, President, Victorian Farmers' Federation            

Presenting: Rural & Regional Australia After the Pandemic

HYBRID MEETING

Time 12.30 for 12.50-2.00pm

Venue No35 Restaurant Sofitel Hotel on Collins

$50 (2course lunch @ No35)

$10 Zoom only online access 

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Evening Meeting - ONLINE ONLY

Date: Wednesday Mar 16, 2022, 5:45 pm

Jim Rogers, Finance Expert, Author

Presenting: Investing and Creating Businesses in the Post Pandemic World

Time 17.50 for 18.00-19.00

Venue Online only via ZOOM

FREE ONLINE EVENT

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International Women's Day Lunch Celebration

Date: Wednesday Mar 9, 2022, 12:30 pm

Speaker Gael Jennings, Award winning broadcaster

Presenting: STEM - The Way of the Future

HYBRID MEETING

Join in Celebrating International Women’s Day

Time 12.30 for 12.50-2.00pm

Venue No35 Restaurant Sofitel Hotel on Collins

$50 (2course lunch @ No35)

$10 Zoom only online access 

In a Club first Gael will broadcast into No35 during the Club meeting.

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Lunch Meeting

Date: Wednesday Mar 2, 2022, 12:30 pm

Adam Jacoby, Director, Global and Strategic Innovation and Entrepreneur in Residence at Swinburne University.

Presenting: Ethics in a digital age

HYBRID MEETING

Time 12.30 for 12.50-2.00pm

Venue No35 Restaurant Sofitel Hotel on Collins

$50 (2course lunch @ No35)

$10 Zoom only online access 

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Angus Mitchell Oration

Date: Wednesday Feb 23, 2022, 12:30 pm

Professor James Angus AO, FAA, FAHMS (Hon), Lieutenant - Governor of Victoria  

TOPIC: Angus Mitchell Oration 2022 - 'Medicinal Use of Cannabis in Australia: evidence or promise'

HYBRID MEETING IN PERSON & ONLINE

Time 12.30 for 12.50-2.00pm

Venue No35 Restaurant Sofitel Hotel on Collins

Price $50 (2 course lunch @ No35)

          $10 Zoom only online access 

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Photo: Stroke Foundation website

Lunch Meeting

Date: Wednesday Feb 16, 2022, 12:30 pm

Peter Jones AM, Managing Director Peter Jones Special Events

TOPIC: Melbourne's Major Events Rebounding from COVID

HYBRID MEETING IN PERSON & ONLINE

Time 12.30 for 12.50-2.00pm

Venue No 35 Sofitel Hotel on Collins

Price $50 (2 course lunch)

$10 Zoom only online access

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Evening Meeting - ONLINE ONLY

Date: Wednesday Feb 9, 2022, 6:00 pm

Weekly Club Meeting - Wed, 9th February (Evening Meeting)

Guest Speaker Emma Herd, EY Oceania Partner, Climate Change and Sustainability Services

Topic ‘The Rise and Rise of ESG: Can Capital Save the Planet?’

Time 17.50 for 18.00-19.00

Venue Online only via ZOOM

FREE ONLINE EVENT

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Lunch Meeting - ONLINE ONLY

Date: Wednesday Feb 2, 2022, 1:00 pm

Vocational Services Panel

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Lunch Meeting

Date: Wednesday Jan 26, 2022, 1:00 pm

No Meeting - Australia Day Public Holiday

Lunch Meeting

Date: Wednesday Jan 19, 2022, 1:00 pm

***HYBRID MEETING

Speaker: Delphine Vann, Managing Director of Empowering Youth Cambodia (EYC)

Topic: Changing young and vulnerable lives through education