Nobel laureate leads speaker roster for 2025 Rotary International convention Taken from Rotary International site here.Yemeni journalist Tawakkol Karman promotes peace and women’s rightsThe first woman from the Arab world to win the Nobel Peace Prize will address Rotary International’s 2025 convention, which takes place from 21-25 June in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Tawakkol Karman has endured persecution and imprisonment for speaking out in favor of democracy and women’s empowerment. |
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Club meeting March 19 2025
Alan Kempton was chairperson for today's club meeting at Cilantro. Charles Rener joined the meeting via Zoom - including former club member, Max Trist. Barbara M. of R.C. Moorabbin also joined the meeting as a visitor. |
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Club meeting March 12 2025 Linda O'Brien Sri Lanka
Chairperson this morning was Peter O'Brien. Guests this morning included Jules Gaddie and Denise from Holmsglen. (some of the longer serving members will remember Denise when she looked after us in the dining area in the front building). Our speaker at today's meeting was fellow member, Linda O'Brien who spoke about the trip she and Peter recently took to Sri Lanka. Linda gave us a great summary of the history of the island and it's varied peoples. there seemed to be so many different interesting aspects of their trip to cover. The weather, the wildlife, the amazing ruins of a rich past, and of course the impact of the 2004 tsunami. Special highlights of her address were the amazing Lion Rock and the varied wildlife including the elephants and a leopard. They visited Galle which was hit hard by the tsunami. In total, it is estimated some 45 - 60 thousand people lossed their lives on Sri Lanka. Something few of us were aware of was how Shane Warne was instrumental in re-building the famous Galle cricket ground. Everyone, I'm sure enjoyed Linda's address this morning and would welcome a return session as I'm sure she has much more to tell. Thank you Linda for a fascinating address. Bert d'Unienville presented Sue, Margie and Fay with a Mahjong set I believe belonged to his father - see pic. Click on Read More for more pics.
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2025 Sylvia Whitlock Leadership Award
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Evening meeting George Petrou March 5 2025
This was a special evening meeting at Cilantro attended by some 33 members and guests. Our special guest speaker was George Petrou (OAM). George is a graphic artist by profession but obviously also an accomplished artist. He also has a special interest in history and Australians who have played significant roles in our history. George gave a great address focusing on his latest book entitled "The Art of Humanity". This book features some 40 prominent, but little known, Australians. The book features a painting of the individual accompanied by a brief story about them, contributed by a range of people all having a connection with the person featured. His talk was fascinating and I am sure was enjoyed by all. To abtain a copy of this, and/or his previous book, The Art of Sacrifice, click here. Please click Read More for some more pics. For a larger collection of images from the evening I have created an Album here.
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Young trailblazers find inspiration at Rotaract UN Days Taken from the Rotary International Site here. I have included in this story a short extract from the entire article in which three participants were asked to reflect on their experience. which I encourage members to read. -Ian BThe first Rotaract UN Days brought about 200 young people to the United Nations Office at Geneva for four days of inspiring discussions about human rights, health, economic development, peace, and science — and of course some fun (they’re Rotaractors, after all). |
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Club Meeting Feb 26 2025 Justine Coleman
Justine Coleman leads the Southside Welcome Crew - part of CRISP (Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Project). Justine explained how the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Project works. Simply put a team of about 5 people, all volunteers come together to form a support team for one refugee family arriving into Australia. The family remains under the "care" of the team for 12 months during which time they will be assisted to find schools, Centerlink support, work, housing etc etc. Since the Program's formation in 2022 about 130 families have been supported. It has involved the contribution of over 1000 volunteers. The families have come from a variety of some 15 countries. Until recently, the program was still in a pilot phase but has now been classified by the Department of Multicultural Affairs as a permanent program.
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Rotary Response to USA's move on WHO and AIDThis story is taken directly from the RI website here. Rotary’s response to the U.S.’s plan to withdraw from the WHO, USAID funding freeze |
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Club Fellowship Evening Feb 20, 2025 On Thursday, Feb 20, 2025 the club held a fellowship evening at the Mid Valleys Restaurant in Cheltenham. A total of some 22 people attended including a number of partners and guests.A huge thank you to member Linda O'Brien who arranged the whole event. She liaised with the Restaurant to organise the banquet menu and to have the corkage fee waived. Linda even provided some fortune cookies to enjoy at the end of the evening. I'm sure everyone who attended enjoyed the meal and the fellowship. Please keep an eye on the Club Events calendar here for future events. Note that the Club meeting on the 5th March will be a special evening meeting at Cilantro - details here. BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Click Read More for more photos.
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Meeting Feb 19 Cheltenham Sec College
At this morning's meeting we had as our guests, the Principal of Cheltenham Secondary College, Karl Russell and Naomi Smith (Communications/business manager). Chair this morning was Helen Nodrum. In introducing Karl, Helen pointed out to members that the Club has developed a close connection with CSC through our support of their awards night and, of course the RYDA program.
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Club Meeting Feb 12 2025 Amalocal
Guests at this morning's meeting were Carolyn and Peter Worth, guests of Jo Impey.  Our guest speakers were Don Smith, owner and director of AMALOCAL and Sandra Cavallo from Matt's Place.AMALOCAL is a business providing deliveries to homes in the Bayside, and South East of fresh produce including fruit, vegetables, milk, eggs etc sourced from farmers/growers based in the general south east region. Generally, clients provide a weekly order and the produce is delivered to your door. His base of operation is in Tulip Street, Sandringham.
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Club Meeting Feb 5 2025 Jenny Stone
Treasurer Neville Kruss was our chairperson for today's club meeting at Cilantro. Charles Rener joined via Zoom and Gary Ramage joined the meeting as a guest. Our guest speaker was our own Jenny Stone - Member behind the Badge. |
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9815 Connections Jan 2025 District Governor Colin Byron has released his January, 2025 edition of 9815 Connections.Click on image at left for YouTube video. Key Updates: ✅ Rotary Events & Activities – Clubs started the year strong with family picnics, BBQs, and annual art shows from Sorrento, Leongatha, and Mornington (celebrating its 53rd year!). 🎨 ✅ Australia Day Celebrations – Many clubs are hosting events to reflect, respect, and celebrate our communities. ✅ District Conference (March 2025) – Over 400 registrations and 52 clubs confirmed! Our theme: "We Belong Because We Are Better Together" 🤝 ✅ Special Guest – Welcoming Rotarian Dr. Bharat Pandya from Mumbai, India, Rotary Foundation Trustee & past RI Director! 🎤 ✅ Membership Growth – 27 new members joined by December, making us the 2nd highest-growing district in the zone! 👏 📅 Upcoming Events: 📌 New Club Seminar – Mid-February 📌 PELDS Training – March in San Remo |
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Member Jim Magee Honoured Congratulationsto one of our newer members, Jim Magee who received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) as part of the Australia Day honours list.The official citation reads: Mr Jim MAGEE Bentleigh East VIC 3165 For service to local government, and to the community of Glen Eira. The following is taken from the Glen Eira City Council website. (link) Former councillor Jim Magee awarded OAMCouncil congratulates former Tucker Ward Councillor Jim Magee, who received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) as part of the Australia Day honours list. The OAM has been awarded to recognise ex-Cr Magee’s service to local government. Jim was a long-serving councillor who was a four-term representative of Glen Eira’s southern suburbs which he affectionately referred to as the ‘Paris end’ of Glen Eira. During this time, he was a fierce advocate for sustainable planning, all abilities access and protecting services for the most vulnerable, along with increasing open space and sporting infrastructure. During his time in office, Council invested significantly in these key priorities. As Mayor, Jim also advocated strongly for the role and financial sustainability of local government. Recognising local government’s unique role in promoting connections to place and quality of life, he worked closely with colleagues across the sector to call for reform which led to inquiries from the Victorian Legislative Council and Auditor-General. Jim’s term on Council concluded in October 2024 and since that time he has remained a staunch support of local government and regularly appears in sector media to discuss current events. Jim joins the late councillor Dr David Zyngier AM, former councillor Jamie Hyams OAM and and current Councillor Sam Parasol OAM as other recent recipients of Order of Australia honours. |
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Club Meeting January 29, 2025 Club update
Chair today was Margy Lucas. Today's meeting was intended to be an opportunity to brief the members on plans for the second half of the Rotary year. We heard reports from Youth Chair Julie Reid, with Helen Nodrum and Co Market Chair Grant Perry. We were joined this morning by Rotarian and Co President, Carole Harris from the Rotary Club of Saint Marylebone. She was accompanied by her friend (and former colleague from Army days of member Margy Lucas), Alan Brimelow. Carole visited our Club a couple of years ago. Carole gave a description of her Club in London and exchanged banners with President Tim. Two other momentous events this morning.... President Tim had the honour of inducting our newest member Bert d'Unienville. Bert was introduced to the Club by member Neville Kruss and has a mangaement background in the paint manufacturing sector. Secondly, member Ian Ballantine had the privilege of awarding a second Paul Harris Fellow to Glenda Stahel. Glenda served as "emergency" President during the year 2022-23 and was also recognised for her contribution to the running of the registration desk at the D9810 Conference last year. Glenda is a continuing contributor to the successful operation of our Club and it was a pleasure to make the presentation. Please click on Read More to see plenty of pics from this morning's meeting along more words on Committee activities. All photos from today's meeting are also available at full resolution here.
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2025 Senior Australian of the Year Brother Thomas Oliver Pickett AM, Co-founder, Wheelchairs For Kids, has been made 2025 Senior Australian of the Year.Brother Thomas Oliver Pickett AM co-founded Wheelchairs For Kids in 1996 to provide adjustable wheelchairs and occupational therapy expertise for children in developing countries, free of charge. Rotary, and particularly our own Club, support Wheelchairs for Kids. Refer recent meeting here. |
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Club Meeting Jan 22, 2025 Aila Cafe
We had a total of 26 members and guests register for our first meeting for 2025. The venue was Aila Cafe in Highett. Amongst attendees were members John and Dee Mason, proudly showing off John's new set of "wheels". The atmosphere was great with everyone enjoying the opportunity of catching up after our "holiday" break. Member Larry Green conducted a quiz which was a lot of fun, if not a little chaotic! Well done Larry. We had three guests attend, Bert d'Unienville, Jules Gaddie and Margaret Toyas. Please click on Read More for pics,
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Club Dinner Sandringham Yacht Club Dec 15 2024
 About 30 members and partners attended a great evening dinner to celebrate the holiday season on Sunday evening, December 15, 2024.The venue was the Olympic Room at the Sandringham Yacht Club. The meal was excellent, as was the venue. Most came a little earlier to enjoy some pre dinner fellowship in the member's lounge area with it's magnificent outlook over the Club and Port Philip Bay. The staff at SYC couldn't have been more efficient or pleasant. The event was organised by Linda O'Brien who also prepared the table decorations. The evening was such a success, I'm sure we'll be choosing this venue once again. Click on Read More for more photos.
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Club Meeting December 11 2024 Break up fun
 Today's club meeting was our last in 2024 and also our festive end of year meeting to celebrate holidays, Christmas, Hanukkah or whatever anyone desired. President Tim presided over the meeting, whilst Charles R zoomed in on Zoom. The morning's events commenced with a True or False quiz game presented by our own Quiz Master - Larry Green. We found not too many of us were very knowledgeable, with lots of questions finding us scratching our heads. We then moved to an activity less challenging for everyone - with a fun game of "Pass the Parcel to the Left or Right" following a story of Father Christmas who mislaid his special bag for delivering presents to all the good children of the world. The last person holding the box on each table was the lucky winner of a supply of delicious shortbreads made by our newly crowned President Elect Grant Perry. |
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Club Meeting Dec 4, 2024 Bryce Alman
Barry Oliver was our chairperson for today's club meeting at Cilantro. Margaret Lucas performed invocation and the toast to Rotary and Australia. Guests included Bert d'Unienville, Gary Ramage, and our guest speaker, Bryce Alman.
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GESAC BBQ Dec 4, 2024 Rotary Club Bentleigh Moorabbin Central joins with Glen Eira Council and Glen Eira Sports and Aquatic Centre to recognize international day for people with disabilities.On Wednesday 4th December, club members Peter and Linda O’Brien, Margaret Lucas, Gary Ramage, Dr. Helen Parker, Sue Loeliger, Bert D’Unienville and friend of Rotary Ian Cooper celebrated this day by joining with council and GESAC to provide the catering mainly through cooking the bar b que and serving the upwards of 300 people in attendance. Our partnership with council is valued and we appreciated the opportunity to join in at this important event and show our support to all facets of our community. This club will look forward to continuing our involvement each year. |
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Club meeting Nov 24 2024 AGM and DG Visit
Helen Nodrum was the chairperson for today's club meeting at Cilantro which included our club's annual AGM, and a club visit from our District Governor Colin Byron and Community Leader Wil Conneliusen.
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Club Meeting Nov 2, 2024 Wheelchairs for Kids
Terry Kane was chairperson for this week's club meeting at Cilantro. Neville performed invocation and the toast to Rotary and Australia. Guests included Jim Magee and Bert d’Unienville and our two guest speakers from Wheelchairs for Kids - Grant Klaaysen and Russell Hayes.
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Rotary Code of Conduct
Some years ago Rotary International declared their strong and commendable stance on Diversity Equity and Inclusion and expects all members to be familiar with this code of conduct and abide by it. To quote: Rotary core values: fellowship, integrity, diversity, service, and leadership This code of conduct reflects our core values and explains the responsibility that comes with being a Rotarian and Rotaractor, which includes members from nearly every country in the world, speaking over 100 different languages. We are committed to upholding and evolving this code as our organization grows. Like our core values, we expect Rotarians and Rotaractors to exemplify this code of conduct as they interact with one another, Rotary program participants, Alumni, project partners, and members of the community. Specifically, the code of conduct applies at all club, district, zone, and Rotary International meetings, trainings, events, and anywhere else a member represents Rotary and on My Rotary and social media. Expectations All club members and other participants including Rotary program participants, Alumni, project partners, and representatives of Rotary are expected to comply with this code of conduct, be considerate and contribute to a collaborative, positive, and healthy environment in which all are respected and valued. The entire document can be accessed here. Note this link will download/open a pdf document to your computer.
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Rotary Down Under Nov 2024 |
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Committee Updates November 2024 At the club meeting on November 13th, 2024, amongst other business reports were provided by Committee Chairs or their delegates.Here is a summary of reports........................
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Club Meeting November 13 2024 Club Forum
Larry Green was chairperson for today's meeting that was a club forum and provided opportunities for club committees to update our members on activities in their respective committee. President Tim Lynch had the very enjoyable task of inducting our newest club member - Fr James Grant. Welcome Fr James. John Mason read the very moving poem In Flanders Fields by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae commemorating the efforts and sacrifices made by all those who fought to defend their country during WW1. |
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Cup Day BBQ 2024
On cup day 16 members and partners got together at the home of Ron and Marilyn to enjoy a scrumptious bar- b-que, some great fellowship, excellent weather, and three people went home a little richer . Click to see more pics
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Club Meeting November 6 2024 Cilantro
Karin Soster was chairperson for this evening's meeting at Cilantro where members and guests enjoyed a wonderful 3 course meal prepared by student chefs at Le Cordon Bleu Australia Cookery School, and very ably waited on by students undergoing an advanced diploma management course in hospitality. Ron Brownlees performed Invocation and the toast to Rotary and Australia. Guests included Angela Lynch, Ken Oakes, Sarah Bennett, Gary Ramage, John and Diana Mulcahy, Margaret Toyas, and former club member Richard Wright, and of course our guest speaker - Simone Gescheit.
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Club Meeting October 30 2024 Mord RC Project We were joined by Jennifer Cloke and Jenny Pudney from Mordialloc/Mentone Rotary Club to talk about a possible pilot project involving Bayside Rotary clubs around homeless women and families sleeping rough in our local communities. |
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Scouts Presentation
President Tim and Helen present achievement awards donated by Rotary at Glen Eria Stonnington Scouts Presentation afternoon. See more pics....courtesy Geoff Gartley
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Applied Learning Awards Oct 2024
Rationale for ALAs Applied Learning assists students to develop vocational skills while completing secondary school. This includes the VCE Vocational Major (VM), Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC), Vocational Education and Training in Schools (VET) programs or School-Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships (SBATs). |
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Club Meeting October 23 2024 Denise GrockeLarry Green was our chairperson for today's meeting at Cilantro. Margaret Lucas performed Invocation and the toast to Rotary and Australia. Tony Ryan and Charles Rener joined the meeting via Zoom. Visitors included Margaret Toyas, and our guest speaker - Professor and Past President of Beaumaris Rotary Club Denise Grocke. Quite a number of apologies were announced. |
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Club Meeting October 16 2024 Nathan Burke Dee Mason was chairperson for this week's club meeting that had a full house of club members and guests. Roy Kaplan performed the toast to Rotary and Australia. PDG Ian and Charles joined the meeting via Zoom. How wonderful is Zoom to enable members half way around the world to join a club meeting. President Tim welcomed club members and guests. Here are some photos of this meeting courtesy of Geoff Gartley.
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Club Meeting October 9 2024 PDG Bob Richards
Past District Governor Bob Richards addressed the |Club on the subject of The Rotary Foundation. A number of members were absent this morning whilst overseas. O'Brien's are in Sri Lanka. Ian and Helen are in the UK and Scandinavia. Larry and Sarah also OS. Ian and Helen and Charles joined the meeting via Zoom. We had the pleasure of inducting three new members to our Club and Rotary International this morning. Jenny Stone, Kirsten Oakley and Chris Burrows.
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Club Meeting October 2 2024 Onyx Once again we met at Onyx. Meeting was chaired by Ron Brownlees in President Tim's absence due to Covid.Well done Ron and we are back at Cilantro next week.  |
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Thank You from Glen Eira SES On September the 23rd Tim Lynch, Peter O’Brien & Linda O’Brien were invited to the Glen Eira SES meeting. The purpose was to present Tim with a certificate of appreciation and to show us a display of items purchased with last year’s Community donation…the items purchased are2 Milwaukee light stands, 1 Still battery operated chain saw, 1 SES marquee, 1 Marquee bag,5 e Flares,5 Tabbards, 5 5 Crew Leader Brassards, 10 Head torches, 1 Fire PPE Kit, 1 4WD access platform,1 Duffle Bay. |
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Club Meeting September 25 Onyx A very enjoyable meeting at Onyx cafe.Unfortunately we have to meet elsewhere whilst Cilantro is on semester break. Next week we are back there again.
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Club Meeting Sept 18 2024 Libby Dewar
Sue Loeliger was chairperson for today's club meeting at Cilantro. Barry Oliver performed the invocation and toast to Rotary and Australia. Glenda Stahel, Tony Ryan, and Charles Rener joined the meeting via Zoom.
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Club Meeting Sept 11 2024 Chelt. SC
Neville Kruss was our chairperson for today's club meeting at Cilantro. Barry Oliver performed Invocation and Toast to Rotary and Australia. Guests included Fr James Grant, Jenny Stone, and Cr Jim Magee; and our guest speakers Peter Allen - Asst Principal at Cheltenham Secondary College, and students Atika Saysouk and Lauren Hermann. Charles Rener, Tony Ryan, and Glenda Stahel joined the meeting via Zoom. Apologies were received from Sue Loeliger, Paul Fergusson, Sam Langridge, and Linda O'Brien. |
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Emergency Plus App
As members may recall, a couple of weeks ago we had reason to call for an ambulance to attend at Cilantro. I am taking the opportunity now to recommend to members, and whoever else finds this article, to consider installing the Emergency Plus app on their smart device. And, to ensure you place a shortcut on your Home Screen. Opening the app at a time of emergency will give you immediate access to the appropriate phone numbers and, very importantly, provide accurate location information. Often a simple street address may not be available or useful. Read on into this article for how to obtain the app and a summary of what it contains.
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Tim Wilson Evening Sept 4 2024
President Tim was chairperson for this evening's club meeting at Cilantro where club members, partners and guests enjoyed a wonderful dinner prepared by students studying at the Cordon Bleu Cookery School. Tony Ryan performed Invocation and the Toast to Rotary and Australia. Guests included Leonie Ryan, Puja Mahajan, Gary Ramage, Kieran and Bronwyn Lynch, former club member Richard Wright, Marie Arendsen and Jenny Fox from the R.C. Hampton, Jenny Stone, Kirsten Oakley, Chris Burrows, Peter Cummins from the R.C. Box Hill, Ross Delahunty, Ian Crane, and of course our guest speaker Tim Wilson. |
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Savusavu Update
FROM OUR SISTER CLUB ROTARY CLUB OF SAVUSAVU {Rotary Club of Bentleigh Moorabbin Central donated $1500.00 to this project last month} Rocket Burn Barrel Waste disposal, particularly plastic waste, is a major problem for remote villages and islands in Fiji. There is no recycling possible in these remote areas, so all garbage is either thrown into a casual landfill, burned in an open fire, left at the side of the road, or thrown into the sea. |
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Important Polio Update There have been some disturbing developments in the End Polio campaign, initiated by Rotary in 1985.Please note, this is not an official update but one that I have prepared to update members of my own Rotary Club. Background: Since 1985, Rotary in conjunction with the World Health Organisation and more recently The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have sought to eliminate Polio from the planet. This has involved the immunization of some 2.5 billion children in 122 countries. Background of campaign here. This campaign has been incredibly successful, to the point where it could be claimed that cases have been reduced by 99.9%. Over the last two years, Polio (Type 1) has been endemic in only two countries namely Pakistan and Afghanistan where in 2022 there were 22 cases in total and 2023 there were 12 cases in total. This year, 2024 has taken a turn, on two fronts.
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Registering for an Event
This article is intended to help members register themselves and/or a guest to a Club event. Note, your can also register your intention NOT to attend. If an event is inviting members to register there will be a button with the word: "Members" below "Online Registration". refer image at left. Note that you need to be already logged in as a member. If you are not a member, this page will not be of any help. It may still be possible to register for an event as a non member if the event is open to the public. Please refer to this Help article in full. |
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Club Meeting Aug 28 2024 Website
Helen Nodrum was chairperson for today's club meeting. Alan Kempton performed invocation and the toast to Rotary and Australia. Charles attended via Zoom, and Lili De Brango from Holmesglen attended as a guest. Apologies were received from Terry Kane, Fr James Grant, Kevin Egan and Linda O'Brien. We wish Faye Weeks all the best for her upcoming surgery.
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Club Meeting Aug 21 2024 Don Elgin
Paul Ferguson, was our chairperson for today's club meeting at Cilantro. Tony Ryan and Charles Rener joined the meeting via Zoom. Barry Oliver performed invocation and the toast to Rotary and Australia. Guests included Jenny Stone, June Egan, and Don Elgin - our guest speaker for today's meeting. President Tim announced apologies were received from Kellie Carruthers, Greg O'Shea, Glenda Oram, Helen Nodrum, Linda O'Brien, Faye Weeks, and Sam Langridge.
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Thanks from ROMACThe following message was received from Minh Nguyen who attended our Club Meeting on the 14th August. Dear All, I would like to thank all of you at the Rotary Club of Bentleigh Moorabbin Central for giving me the opportunity to present ROMAC to you last week and your donation of $2000 to ROMAC. Such generosity is very needed and meaningful. It certainly gives us, the volunteer Rotarians, encouragement in continuing the work in giving life-changing opportunities to those disadvantaged children. The club atmosphere was fun, friendly, relaxing but not lacking its class despite the early hours. I enjoyed it. Thanks to all. Regards, Minh Nguyen Regards Minh Nguyen ROMAC Southern Region Chair (Vic/Tas) Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children - ROMAC |
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RYDA Cheltenham College Aug 19, 2024
A number of Club members attended a RYDA (Rotary Youth Driving Awareness), website here, event held at the Sandown Greyhound Facility. In attendance were Helen Nodrum, Grant Perry, Peter O'Brien, Jenny Stone, Ian Ballantine and Bruce Fitcher (Moorabbin Rotary Club). Helen Parker also came along as an observer and supporter for Jenny. This was the first time our Club has been involved with RYDA. The school we sponsored was the Cheltenham Secondary College and there were about 115 students and a further 10 or so staff. We hope to have a couple of the participants come along to a Club meeting in the near future to tell of their experience. I can assure you that all of us were very impressed by the program and were very proud of our Club for sponsoring the day. Please click on Read More for lots more pics.
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Club Meeting August 14 2024 ROMAC
Our new club member, Kevin Egan, was our chairperson for this week's club meeting at Cilantro. Charles, Tony and Helen N joined the meeting via Zoom. Guests included James Grant and Jenny Stone, and Min Nguyen - our guest speaker. Apologies were received from Helen P, Linda, John, Dee, Alan and Faye.
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Club Meeting Aug 7 2024 Trish Carr
Peter O'Brien was chairperson at this week's club meeting at Cilantro. Charles and Karin attended via Zoom. Guests included James Grant, and Jean. Special birthday greetings for Linda O'Brien who celebrates her birthday today. GUEST SPEAKER - Trish Carr - Rotary Club of Box Hill Burwood |
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Evening Meeting July 31, 2024
Linda was our chairperson for this evening’s meeting at Cilantro joined by partners, friends, and guests. Sam performed Invocation and the Toast to Rotary. Guests/friends included Rosie, Kirsten Oakley, Margaret Stoya, John and Desiree Levanson, and partners included June Egan, Leonie Ryan, Puja Mahajan, Ken Oakes, Sarah Bennett and Gary Ramage. It was a full house, with everyone enjoying a fabulous Cordon Bleu buffet prepared by Chef Barry, and a cohort of students who are completing their Certificate Level 4 in the Cordon Blue cookery school, backed up by students providing drinks and table service.
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Club Meeting July 24, 2024 Member Kevin Egan
Julie was our chairperson for today's club meeting at Cilantro. Guests included Jenny Stone, Margaret Stoya, and James Grant. Glenda and Charles joined the meeting via Zoom. Jo performed invocation and the toast to Rotary.
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Club Meeting July 17 2024 Gibney
Ron was our chairperson for today's club meeting with a return to our favourite venue Cilantro. Guests included Kate and Jane from Riding for the Disabled, and our guest speaker Matthew Gibney from Rotaract. Apologies were received from Tony, Linda, Barry, Larry, Dee and John. |
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Vic Police Inside Story program The following is a letter sent to the Club by Neil Soullier OAM, Chief Executive Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation.Members are encouraged to read it so we can perhaps discuss down the track. INSIDE STORY Inside Story is a program developed by the Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation 25 years ago in conjunction with Victoria Police. It’s an event where the public can be part of an audience to hear detailed stories on significant crimes committed in Victoria from current, serving Victoria Police detectives. |
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Hampton Changeover July 2024
I had the pleasure of attending the Changeover of the Rotary Club of Hampton on July 16th. Also in attendance from our Club were Linda and Peter O'Brien. It was at the Sandringham Yacht Club. More pics - take link |
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Moorabbin Changeover July 15 2024
Helen and I , along with Linda and Peter O'Brien attended the Club Changeover of the Moorabbin Rotary Club on the evening of July 15, 2024. It was held at the McKinnon Hotel. Congratulations to all for a most pleasant evening. Incoming (joint) Presidents are Intha Chetty and Jothi Nelson.
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Club Meeting July 10 2024Our meeting was once again held at the Onyx Cafe in Reserve Road, Cheltenham as Cilantro is closed during semester break. Meeting was mailnly fellowship and Committee discussions. We are back at Cilantro from the 17th.
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Club meeting July 3 2024
Marg Lucas chaired today's club meeting at the popular cafe and restaurant - Onyx in Reserve Road, Cheltenham. A lovely and bright cafe within an industrial zone of Cheltenham with great food and ambience - though also a space shared with other patrons.
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District Changeover June 2024 Well, this event marked the end of my year as DG. I am grateful to President Ron and Marilyn along with Peter and Linda O'Brien and AG Helen Nodrum for their attendance and support. It was a great evening and one I was a little relieved to get through.
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Club Meeting June 26 2024 President Ron chaired today's club meeting in his last and official meeting as President. Larry performed invocation and the toast to Rotary and Australia. Apologies were received from Jo, Paul, Peter and Linda, Barry, Geoff Gl, Kevin, and Glenda. |
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Club Changeover June 22 2024 The Club held their annual Changeover Dinner on the evening of June 22 at the Rossdale Golf Club.President Ron Brownlees passed on the President's Collar to Tim Lynch. The evening was MC'd by the amazing Dee Mason OMG who, once again did an amazing job! A highlight of the evening was the "singing chef" Guiseppe Fettuccini. PHF's were awarded to Faye Weeks, Grant Perry, and Linda O'Brien. Certificates of appreciation were awarded to Sue Loeliger, Sam Langridge, Neville Kruss, Margie Lucas, Peter O'Brien and Terry Kane An album of photos can be viewed here. |
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Club Meeting June 12 2024
A fairly relaxed morning as we enjoyed some fellowship and reports from some of the Chairs. Click on Read More for more pics
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Club Meeting Wednesday June 6 2024
Larry Green was our chairperson for today's club meeting at Cilantro. Paul Ferguson performed invocation and the toast to Rotary and Australia. Helen Parker, Charles Rener and Karin Soster joined the meeting via zoom. Guests included Peter from the R.C of Beaumaris and Margaret, and our guest speakers Chris and Tania from the Moorabbin Proactive Policing Unit. Plus we had a very important new member induction......................... |
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McInally Luncheon June 2 2024 A number of members from our Club attended the special luncheon held at the Cape Schanck Resort on Sunday, June 2, 2024.The event was attended by the RI International President Gordon McInally and his wife Heather, who had generously agreed to "call in" on their way home from the Singapore International Convention. The invitation was originally extended, and accepted a year ago. Along with DG Ian, club members who attended were: Club President Ron Brownlees and Marilyn, Linda and Peter O'Brien, Karin Soster and Gary, Jo Impey, Helken Nodrum and Margie Lucas. Unfortuantely, Helen Parker was unable to attend as she has returned from Singapore with Covid and was home in bed feeling very unwell. Pictured above are our club members surrounding President Gordon. Click on read more for a higher res version of this photo along with a couple of others from the day. I will post more photos when they become available.
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Club Meeting May 29 2024Our new club member, Barry Oliver, was our chairperson for today's club meeting at Cilantro. Larry Green performed the invocation and toast to Rotary and Australia. Guests included James Grant, Dee Mason, and James Aloni and Clare from the Salvation Army as our guest speakers. |
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Club Meeting May 22 2024
Helen Nodrum was chairperson for today's club meeting at Cilantro. Guests included Dee Mason, Chris Burrows, Joan (former member of the now defunct Rotary Club of Glen Eira), and Jeremy O'Halloran - our guest speaker for today. Apologies were received from Tony Ryan, and Tim Moran. Helen announced this week is Emergency Services Week, recognising the efforts of Not for Profit organisations and their volunteers - our unsung heroes of local communities. Club members were invited to wear something orange to this week's club meeting A few members remembered - with smatterings of orange around the room. |
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Club Meeting May 15 2024A very relaxed meeting this morning, chaired by Peter O'Brien. It was generally a meeting of fellowship, without a guest speaker. Grant Perry was back with his International Toast with a great presentation on Jamaica - the home of our RIPPR Haresh Ramchandani. A special guest this week was Dee Mason.  More pics.....
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Evening Club Meeting May 8 2024 Cilantro
President Ron chaired today's evening club meeting at Cilantro where club members, partners and guests enjoyed a lovely buffet dinner prepared by students in the Cordon Bleu Cooking School. Julie Reid performed Invocation and the Rotary Toast to Rotary and Australia. President Ron welcomed all club members and partners, with a special welcome to Madeleine Popper and Ron Popper , AG Les Martin, Louise Godfrey - Yoga teacher and last week's guest speaker, and Jinyola Blanco - houseguest/student of Larry Green and Sarah. |
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Club Meeting May 1 2024
Our special speaker this week was Louise Godfrey "Chair Yoga, the benefits" Chairman for our meeting was, once again, Neville Kruss who, once again, did a great job. Members enjoyed a succulent breakfast provided by our special Cordon Bleu team.
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Club Meeting April 24 2024
Grant Perry was our chairperson for today's club meeting at Cilantro. Geoff Gartly performed invocation and toast to Rotary. Visitors included Dee Mason, Lily, and Simon. Charles Rener and Karin Soster joined the meeting via zoom. Apologies were received from Jo Impey, Paul Ferguson, Linda O'Brien, and Faye Weeks. PRESIDENT'S REPORT - President Ron Brownlees ANZAC Day - Our club will present wreaths at the ANZAC dawn services at RSL Bentleigh, and Cheltenham. District Assembly - This year's district assembly will be conducted over Zoom with separate zoom meetings scheduled. Club officers and incoming committee chairs are encouraged to attend, including newer club members to get a better understanding of Rotary. TRIBUTE TO ANZACS - John Mason To commemorate our ANZACS John performed the Ode of Remembrance by reciting stanzas from the poem For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon. "Lest we Forget". |
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Club Meeting April 17 2024
Secretary Neville was our chairperson for this week's club meeting, and called upon our newest club member, Kevin Egan, to perform invocation and the toast to Rotary. Apologies were received from Helen, Linda, Jo, and Paul. Karin joined the meeting via Zoom. There was no guest speaker for today's meeting and provided an opportunity to discuss other matters - namely, our wonderful BMC market - our fund raiser that has been going strong for over 40 years and never fails us. We are very lucky. |
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RC Springvale End Polio Evening Last Thursday evening a number of members attended the End Polio fundraising evening held by the Rotary Club of Springvale City.What an amazing evening this is, held at Maxim's Saigon Restaurant in Springvale. I have already posted a story on the District 9810 site here. From our Club we had President Ron and Marilyn, Peter and Linda O'Brien, Helen Nodrum, Margie Lucas, Tim Lynch, Jo Impey. A special thanks, on behalf of (my) Helen to Linda O'Brien, Sam Langridge and Ron Brownlees for donating prizes to the raffle which raised $1,265.
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Club Meeting April 3 Onyx Cafe
Because Cilantro is unavailable to us during mid semester break, we met up at the Onyx Cafe in Reserve Road. We were very well looked after with great coffees and a cooked breakfast. Larry was our Chairperson for the morning. More pics - take Read More link
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Club Meeting March 27 2024
A very special meeting this week where we shared the induction of Kevin Egan as our Club's newest member. Kevin and his wife, June attended the Warrnambool Conference. We also reflected on the success of the District Conference. Please click on Read More for more pics of the meeting.
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District Conference 2024 Well, we had the District Conference this last weekend in Warrnambool.I am so proud of the contribution of so many of the members of our Club. All of you contributed to the outstanding success of the weekend. Having attended so many conferences in the past and watched other Clubs help their District Governor I knew how much "in the spotlight" it places the host club. You all did such a great job. You made me so proud of my Club and I am so very grateful. Click on Read More for more of this story. Also, David Liao's photos from the Conference are here. |
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Club Meeting March 13 2024Our club’s legal eagle, Tony Ryan, was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Jo performed the invocation and toast to Rotary and Australia. Karin joined the meeting via Zoom. President Ron was an apology having flown the coop to see the sights of Norfolk Island.
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Club Meeting March 6 2024
Peter, one of our Market Chairs ‘extraordinaire’, was our Chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Faye performed Invocation and the Toast to Rotary and Australia. Charles and Karin joined the meeting via Zoom.
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News from RC of SavuSavu
NEWS FROM OUR SISTER/TWIN CLUB ROTARY CLUB OF SAVUSAVU URATA LOOKOUT CAFÉ In 2023, the Rotary Club of Savusavu in partnership with the mataqali Urata, whose land it is on, opened a lookout cafe above Urata Village. This project was all about economic empowerment of a rural community: up-skilling the local community, giving them a stake in tourism, environmental rehabilitation, establishing a highly attractive tourist stop on the Labasa - Savusavu road.
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Club Meeting February 28 2024
Larry Green was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro, and called upon Alan Kempton to perform invocation and the Toast to Rotary and Australia. Charles, Neville and Karin joined the meeting via Zoom. Visitors included Kevin Siergesma, and Kevin Egan.
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Club Meeting February 21 2024
Our illustrious president Ron Brownlees with chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Neville performed the invocation and Rotary toast. Tony R, Charles R, and Karin S joined the meeting via zoom. Ron welcomed visitors Kevin Egan, and Kevin Siergesma. Ron listed a number of apologies for today’s meeting. GUEST SPEAKER – Kathy Langley - Huntington’s Disease |
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Club Meeting Feb 14 2024
Julie Reed was our chairperson for today’s breakfast meeting at Cilantro. Terry performed the Invocation and Toast to Rotary and Australia. Neville, Charles, and Karin joined the meeting via Zoom. GUEST SPEAKER – Club member and Immediate Vice President Glenda Stahel |
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Social afternoon at the O'Briens
Once again members Linda and Peter O'Brien generously opened their home to host a wonderful afternoon. Whilst it got a little warm, we all survived under the shade of the trees in the lovely garden. There were well over 30 present including a few friends of Rotary. Our thanks to Linda and Peter - a great afternoon of fellowship. Click on Read More to get a few pics. |
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Club meeting Feb 7 2024
Linda was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Paul performed Invocation and the loyal toast to Rotary and Australia. Charles joined the meeting via Zoom.
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Club Meeting January 31 2024
Peter O’Brien was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Alan performed invocation and the toast to country. Helen P, and Charles joined the meeting via Zoom. Apologies were received from Jo, Roy, and Linda.
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Club Meeting Jan 24 2024
Our illustrious and incoming President Elect, Tim Lynch, was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro – our first breakfast back at Cilantro, and aren’t we lucky to have such a wonderful venue for our club meetings. Faye performed invocation and Rotary toast with some lovely words. Apologies were received from Linda O’Brien, Helen Parker, Kellie Carruthers, and Tony Ryan. Ron arranged a 50th Birthday Celebration Cake to commemorate our club’s 50th Rotary Anniversary. Thank you Ron and a lovely gesture.
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Club Meeting January 17 2024
Tim Moran was today’s chairperson for our first club meeting for 2024 at The Deck in Brighton. The meeting was well attended and everyone enjoyed a lovely casual breakfast prepared by staff at The Deck. DG Ian and Helen P joined the meeting via Zoom. Guests included partners – Ken, Gary and Asia. Attendance apologies were received from Geoff Gledhill, Paul F, Kelly C, Vishal M, Samantha L, Julie R, Barry O, and Roy K.
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Club Meeting December 13 2023
Today’s meeting at Cilantro was our last for 2023 and what a fun meeting it was and enjoyed by all who attended. Alan chaired the meeting, and Glenda, Faye and Roy were apologies. Grant performed his International Club toast which, very fittingly, was toasted to President Svein Magne Sirnes of the Rotary Club of Drobak in Norway – Drobak officially being recognised worldwide as the ‘home of Santa Claus’.
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Club Meeting December 6 2023
Jo was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Geoff Gartly performed the invocation and toast to Rotary and Australia. Charles and Karin joined the meeting via Zoom. PRESIDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS – President Ron Apologies for today’s club meeting - Alan, Faye, Tony, Sam, Glenda, and Roy. Ron reminded everyone of the following dates and events: Sunday 10/12/23 – is our end of year function at Dendy Café, Dendy Park in Brighton 1-4pm. Monday 11/12/23 – BMC Board meeting in Cilantro at 7.30pm Wednesday 13/12/23 – our last club meeting for this year at Cilantro Wednesday 17/1/24 – first club meeting for 2024 – morning meeting at The Deck in Bay Street, Brighton – venue to be confirmed. |
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Special Evening Meeting November 29 2023
This week we enjoyed a very special evening with guest speaker, author Laraine Stephens. We had a number of guests attend on the evening and all appeared to have enjoyed the night. Laraine had worked as a teacher-librarian and Head of Library before she became a writer of historical crime fiction. Her first novel in the Reggie da Costa Mysteries, was The Death Mask Murders (2021) followed by Deadly Intent (2022) and then A Deadly Game in 2023. Laraine sets her Reggie da Costa Mysteries in Melbourne, early 20th century, in the aftermath of the Great war and during the heady days of 1920's, when gangs, sly grog and gambling dens inhabited the back streets of Melbourne. Laraine happily signed copies of her books at the end of the evening. Our thanks to Tony and the staff at Holmsglen for making our evening so special. Take read more link to see some pics of the evening.
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Club Meeting Nov 22 2023 AGM
Sue was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro, and also did a double act of performing Invocation and a toast to Rotary and Australia. Charles joined the meeting via Zoom. Another lovely breakfast with a superb selection was prepared by the students and budding chefs of The Cordon Bleu Cookery School. Today’s meeting was also our club’s Annual General Meeting. |
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Club Meeting November 15 2023
President Ron chaired today’s club meeting at Cilantro where we enjoyed a Cordon Bleu buffet breakfast prepared by the cookery school budding chefs. Julie performed invocation, and Faye performed the loyal toast. Charles joined the meeting via Zoom. Guests included Marilyn Brownlees, and Gary Ramage. Apologies came from Paul Ferguson, Geoff Gartly, Kelly Carruthers, Barry Oliver, Helen Nodrum and John Mason.
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High Tea Sunday November 12
We were fully booked. A big success. Thank you to everyone who contributed. We raised around $5000 for PNG mothers and babiesFayeTake Read More for pics |
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Club Meeting November 8 2023
oday’s morning meeting at Cilantro was a club forum, with President Ron providing an update for the Zone 8 Regionalisation Pilot Program, and garnering thoughts and ideas from club members for the club moving forward. It was a welcome return for club member John accompanied by daughter Bronwyn, and Greg who was able to get away from his busy new life in Geelong. Charles joined the meeting via Zoom. |
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Marriott House RelocationMarriott House Relocation to meet clients needs As part of the needs to update the facilities at Marriott House, it was decided by the Marriot Board, that extension modifications to apply with OH&S requirements would not be able to be carried out on the current facility at Wheatley Road, and as such it was decided to relocate to various locations away for the existing location. The new facilities will be at Hampton East and Hughesdale to meet with the clients needs and expand to locations more in keeping with the NDIS program. The Rotary Club of Bentleigh Moorabbin Central received an invitation to the Marriott Community new service site OPEN DAY at 898 Nepean Highway, Hampton East, on Friday 27 October 2023, from 10:00am to 2:00pm. This was attended by club members at the new facility to have an overview of the building as Kellie Carruthers and other members of staff showed club members around as Marriot Community continues to supports those in our community with disabilities to achieve their goals and live an independent life. Hampton East will provide us with a modern location that is close to all amenities to support the capacity building of our NDIS participants . Want to know more contact Kellie @ Marriott : kellie.carruthers@marriott.org.au |
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Club Meeting November 1 2023
Faye chaired this evening’s club meeting at Cilantro where we enjoyed a fabulous 3 course meal with cheese being focused and included in each course in various guises. Sam performed Invocation, and Helen N performed the Loyal Toast. Faye welcomed her son, Scott, our guest speaker, and daughter Kate, husband Ken, guests Rotarian Liz DeNitts and daughter Loretta, our former exchange student to Finland, and welcomed other member partners – Sarah , Warren and Gary.
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The Big Serve
A number of members attended "The Big Serve" on Sunday. Included were President Ron, Grant, Larry and Sarah, Neville, Sue, Sam, Kellie and Helen (P). (Forgive me if I've left anyone out - please let me know - IanB) Our Club was well represented with our marquee and we served lots of sausages and burgers. Here are some photos provided by Helen and Ron.
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Marriot Services Open Day
Om the 26th Oct Marriot support service opened a new site in Hampton East . Marriott supports those in our community with disability to achieve their goals and live an independent life. Hampton East will provide us with a modern location that is close to all amenities to support the capacity building of our NDIS participants . Want to know more contact Kellie @ Marriott : kellie.carruthers@marriott.org.au Click on Read More to see more photos |
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Club Meeting October 25 2023
Helen N chaired today’s morning meeting at Cilantro where we had a full room of club members and guests for the presentation by Anton Hockey of RYDA – Rotary Youth Driver Awareness program. Guests included Rebecca Bullock – RYDA coordinator, Peter Allen – Asst Principal Cheltenham S C, Brent Govan – CEO Vocational Dept – Holmesglen Tafe, Bob Williams – R.C. Nunawading, and Trish Smyth and Vivienne Zuppolate – R.C. Beaumaris. Karin perform invocation and Larry performed the loyal toast. Tim M and Charles joined the meeting via zoom.
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Holland Foundation Caulfield Cup Eve function
The event was held at the Sandringham Yacht Club that began at 7:00pm Upon arrive all the ladies were given a presentation pack that included a bottle of Yarra Glen sparkling, as well as chocolates, cookies and other tasty morsels |
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Club Meeting October 18 2023People on Zoom - Charles Rener, Tony Ryan, Helen Nodrum Invocation - Sue Loeliger Loyal Toast - Neville Kruss Chair - Linda O’Brien It was a small group in attendance at Cilantro, due to a number of factors including, sickness, work commitments and travel. One such traveller was our esteemed President Ron Brownlees having a short break with his lovely wife Marilyn. Vice President Linda O’Brien took his place and delivered Rons Presidents Report to the club |
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Club Meeting Oct 11 2023
Chairperson Grant Perry. Invocation Jo Impey Royal Toast Alan Kempton. President Ron Brownlees welcomed Neil Soullier OAM our Guest Speaker. Club Announcements Interplast $5000 HighTea 12th Nov.Help needed 11th Nov to move chairs at the Healey Tennis at Beaumaris 29th Oct. 12-3pm to serve BBQ Lunch Apologies Geoff Gartley, Sam Langridge |
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Rio Carnivale Charity Ball
Helen and I, along with Jo Impey attended the Share me a Dream Rio Carnivale Charity Ball on Saturday evening. Club member Terry Kane is the main organiser and driving force behind this wonderful organisation which funds projects in the Philipines. A great night - well done Terry. Click on button to see more pics.
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Club Meeting October 4 2023
Neville chaired today’s club meeting with a welcome return to Cilantro. Sam performed Invocation, and Karin performed the loyal toast. Members Glenda and Charles joined the meeting via zoom. Guests included our guest speaker, Hadi Saab – Mayor of City of Kingston, and Marina Shneyder – guest of Larry Green. Welcome to all. ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CLUB TOAST Grant conducted the Rotary International club toast to President Anne Isavwa and members of the Rotary Club of Mbuluzi-Mbabane in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), in Africa. Eswatini is a landlocked country in Southern Africa – bordered by Mozambique and South Africa. The club was chartered in 1990 and is the third oldest Rotary club in Eswatini and one of two clubs based in the capital city. Projects include providing painting materials for Ekwetsembeni Special School, a play area for Sinethemba Preschool, donations for the annual scholarship program for the Salvation Army High School, Solar lamps for students at disadvantaged schools, support for Diabetes Eswatini, and providing food hampers for the elderly. |
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Club Meeting September 27 2023Karin was chairperson for today’s club breakfast meeting held at The Deck, Bay Street, Brighton. Tony conducted invocation and Kellie conducted the loyal toast. Partners Ken Oakes and Gary Ramage joined the meeting.
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Club Meeting September 20, 2023
Today’s meeting was a social evening where a group of approximately 20 members and partners enjoyed each other’s company and a lovely meal at Cheltenham RSL. President Ron called on Larry to perform Invocation before the following announcements were made: |
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Club Meeting September 13 2023
Faye was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Karin performed Invocation and Alan performed the Loyal Toast. Glenda and Charles joined the meeting via Zoom. Former member, Richard Wright, was also a guest at today’s club meeting. Larry introduced Brent Govan, Principal of Holmesglen Institute of TAFE, who is interested in taking up Corporate Membership. A warm welcome was conveyed to all. GUEST SPEAKER – Fr James Grant |
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Club meeting Wednesday September 5 2023
Paul was our chairperson for today’s meeting at Cilantro opening the meeting with an Acknowledgement to Country. Tony performed Invocation, and Faye performed the Loyal Toast. Charles, Helen, Marg, Glenda and Karin joined the meeting via Zoom.
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Club Meeting August 30 2023
Tony Ryan was chairperson for today’s evening meeting at Cilantro – a wonderful evening with club members, partners and guests. Made all the more enjoyable with a 3 course meal prepared by budding Cordon Bleu chef students in the final dinner for their course. The food was delicious. Tim L performed invocation, and Larry performed the loyal toast. |
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Club Meeting August 23 2023
Peter O was our Chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Helen N performed Invocation and Julie performed the Loyal Toast. Glenda and Charles joined the meeting via Zoom. Guests included Tom from SES, and Tania Hutchison from Stride Education, and our Guest Speaker, Rebecca McKenzie, CEO of Glen Eira Council. MEMBER INDUCTION President Ron had the very pleasant duty of inducting Barry Oliver to our club, and invited D.G. Ian to present the Rotary International lapel pin. Barry looks forward to meeting all club members and participating in our programs. |
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Springvale RC 20th Anniversary |
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Club Meeting August 16 2023 DG Visit
Larry Green chaired today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Julie Reid performed invocation and Neville Kruss performed the Loyal Toast. Glenda Stahel and Charles Rener joined the meeting via zoom. Guests included D9810 A.G. Les Marton, Marilyn Brownlees, Gary Ramage and Barry Oliver. Today’s breakfast was a buffet breakfast prepared by Cordon Bleu students – a lovely selection enjoyed by all.
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Club Meeting August 9 2023Sergeant John Mason was chairperson for today’s evening meeting at Cilantro where members enjoyed an excellent and delicious 3 course meal prepared by Holmesglen chefs and an army of Cordon Bleu students (and no mushrooms!). Sue Loeliger performed Invocation and Faye Weeks performed the Loyal Toast. Tony Ryan joined the meeting via Zoom. Guests included Ernie and Jo (guests of Peter and Linda O’Brien), and member partners, Ken Oakes, Sarah Bennett and Gary Ramage. Sergeant John Mason was chairperson for today’s evening meeting at Cilantro where members enjoyed an excellent and delicious 3 course meal prepared by Holmesglen chefs and an army of Cordon Bleu students (and no mushrooms!). Sue Loeliger performed Invocation and Faye Weeks performed the Loyal Toast. Tony Ryan joined the meeting via Zoom. Guests included Ernie and Jo (guests of Peter and Linda O’Brien), and member partners, Ken Oakes, Sarah Bennett and Gary Ramage. |
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Signed St Kilda Football Jumper
Our Rotary member Paul Ferguson CEO was responsible for obtaining a Signed St Kilda football jumper This was donated by the Moorabbin Airport to Inner Wheel
It was auctioned this week at the IW meeting raising $500 for a charity 3D Hands. One happy IW lady is now the owner Thank you Paul and the Moorabbin Airport |
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Club meeting August 2 2023Geoff Gartly was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. D.G. Ian performed invocation and Paul performed the loyal toast. Tony, Glenda, Helen, Charles and Karin joined the meeting via Zoom. INTERNATIONAL CLUB TOAST – Grant Perry |
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Club Meeting July 26 2023Julie Reid chaired today’s club meeting at Cilantro. D.G. Ian Ballantine performed Invocation and Peter O’Brien performed the Loyal Toast. Guests included Henrietta Foley, BMC RYLA participant and our guest speaker for today, and her supporters – parents Cree and Peter Foley, grandmother Kathy, Matthew (Rotaract Club of Whitehorse), friend Maria and Eva from Holmesglen. An army of members joined the meeting via Zoom – PP Glenda Stahel, Tony Ryan, Charles Rener, Neville Kruss, Helen Parker; and from D9810 District RYLA Committee- Trish Carr and Les Marton.
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Impact for Women in Sandringham
Yesterday ( Saturday 22/7) I delivered the donations from club members to Impact for Women in Sandringham. They were very grateful to receive them especially as they were running low on toiletries. Thank you again to everyone who so generously donated. It is much appreciated by me and those who will ultimately receive your donations. |
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Club Meeting July 19 2023Peter O’Brien was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Charles R. PP Glenda S and Karin S joined the meeting via Zoom. |
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District Changeover Photos
District Changeover Photos are now available here. David Liao ( Rotary Club of Waverley ) was our photographer on the evening. His photos can now be seen here. Follow "Read More" to see a nice club shot.
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Club Meeting July 12 2023President Ron was chairperson again for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Tim Lynch performed Invocation and Julie Reid performed the loyal toast. Our guest speaker today was Grant Holland from the Holland Foundation, and Barry Oliver and Nicholas Bowman were club guests. |
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District Changeover PhotosGeoff Gartly has posted some photos from the district Changeover here https://app.box.com/s/9dswlxz0zi5jsz0kv0hpi5cjze953mtb David Liao has also posted photos here https://photos.app.goo.gl/XeQWcY2MYoDHJqCM6
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Club Meeting July 5 2023
PHF – IAN BALLANTINE
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Club Meeting June 14 2023Marg Lucas was our chairperson at today’s club meeting at Cilantro, and marks the last club meeting for the Rotary year. Grant performed Invocation and Faye conducted the loyal toast. Sue and Charles joined the meeting via Zoom. Guests included Trinh, Serge, Barry Oliver, Sharon Haig – Director of Nursing at Sandringham Hospital, Malcolm Chiverton – District 9810 Membership Chair, and partners Ken Oakes, Marilyn Brownlees and Warren Stahel. |
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Club Meeting June 7 2023 FellowshipJo Impey was chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro – which was also a fellowship meeting. Marg Lucas performed the invocation, and Tim Lynch performed the loyal toast. Tony joined the meeting via Zoom. Barry Oliver attended as a guest.
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Fellowship Night at the Weeks's
A great number of members and partners attended a great evening of fellowship at the home of Ken and Faye Weeks on Saturday evening. The dinner was spectacular and the company even better. Here are a few pics. Thanks to Ken and Faye for once again opening your lovely home to your fellow members and friends.
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Bayspeak Final
On Wednesday evening, June 7 Warren and I together with Ian Ballantine, Margaret Lucas and Helen Nodrum attended the final of the Bayspeak competition. There were twelve participants with a winner in the Junior section and a winner in the Senior section. All participants spoke for a maximum of 6 minutes, with adjudicators from Bayside Toast masters. Another evening listening to impressive young people from different schools presenting on a topic of their choice. The winner of the senior section was from Brighton Secondary College and from the junior section, Shelford Girls School.
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Marriot Services Ball
A number of members attended the Marriot Services Ball on Thursday May 25 at The Waterfront, Station Pier Our Club received an award in recognition of our support. In addition, Ron Brownlees received a very special award, being made a Life Member. Congratulations Ron.
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Club Meeting May 24 2023
Alan Kempton was today’s chairperson, with Grant conducting Invocation and Ron the Loyal Toast. Special guests from the Philippines and guests of member, Terry Kane, were P.E. Sonia Garcia, Kathy Uy, PP Arthur Uy and daughter Kaely Uy – who are attending this year’s Rotary Convention in Melbourne. Charles joined the meeting via Zoom. Photos to come
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Club Meeting May 17 2023 Wadzanai Nenzou
Jo was our chairperson for this evening’s club meeting at Cilantro which was a cocktail party with fine and delicious savoury and sweet finger food prepared by the kitchen team and students in the kitchens of Cilantro. The meeting was well attended with club members, partners and guests.
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Bayspeak 2023
Bayspeak brings together the most talented senior and junior secondary school students from the Bayside and surrounding area to compete in a speaking competition, with an aim to build confidence and harness leadership qualities. Bentleigh Moorabbin Central Rotary Club are proudly supporting the delivery of this competition alongside the Rotary Clubs of Brighton, Brighton North, Cheltenham and Sandringham and Bayside Toastmasters.
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Club Meeting May 10 2023 Cheryne Blom and new member
DGE Ian was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Ron conducted Invocation, and Tony conducted the Loyal Toast to King and Country. Tim introduced his two guests – Michelle and Aimee. Charles joined the meeting via Zoom.
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Club Meeting May 3 2023Sam chaired today’s meeting at Cilantro, with Helen conducting Invocation, and Peter O – the Loyal Toast. Neville joined via Zoom, and a surprise visit from former member Max Trist. |
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Club meeting April 26 2023
Helen chaired today’s meeting at Cilantro, with Paul conducting Invocation, and Anna the Loyal Toast. And we were joined by Irina – Anna’s guest for the meeting. Charles and Peter joined the meeting via Zoom. ANZAC Services Many of our club members joined one of the many ANZAC services held yesterday to commemorate ANZAC Day - at Cheltenham, Bentleigh, Caulfield, Oakleigh, Highett and Dingley. It was suggested our club should place a wreath at next years’ service at Bentleigh RSL. Guest Speaker – Alan Brown |
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Club Meeting April 19 2023 PDG Daryl Moran
GUEST SPEAKER – PDG Dr Daryl Moran The last time PDG Daryl visited our club was in the capacity as DG of D9810, however, today he came to talk about his book Empire’s Noble Son which was published in 2019 and tells of the little known story of a very brave Australian soldier during WW1, 2nd Lt Lyle Buntine MC, who was a member of the British Royal Flying Corp. David’s talk portrayed the life and times, and the essence of what was considered important in Australia during the early 20th Century where reverence was held for “God, King and Country”. Lyle Buntine was born Walter Horace ‘Lyle’ Buntine and attended Caulfield grammar 1903 – 1913 when it was a private school owned by his father. |
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From Calvary Care Tables Chairs and Music
This is a letter from David Zerman, Fundraising and Philanthropy Coordinator, Calvary Health Care Bethlehem - Kooyong Precinct. Tables, Chairs and Music A winning community combination from Members of the Rotary Club of Bentleigh Moorabbin Central to support Calvary Bethlehem patients |
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Club Meeting April 12 2023 Calvary Care
Club Visit to Calvary Care Bethlehem This week’s club meeting took place at Calvary Bethlehem Hospital in South Caulfield, with a continental breakfast served in the St Luke’s Education Centre in their wonderful new premises. Club members were welcomed by David Zerman and Karyn Conway. |
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Club Meeting April 4 2023 Langridge and Kellie
This was a morning meeting with very special guest speaker, David Langridge, father of member Samantha. We also had the pleasure this week of inducting our newest member, Kellie Carruthers Larry Green was chairperson for today’s meeting at Cilantro. Jo Impey performed Invocation and Neville Kruss performed the Loyal Toast.
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Community Planting Day
Our club was represented by members Peter O’Brien, Samantha Langridge and Helen Nodrum. Congratulations to the members of Glen Eira’s sustainability, parks and gardens teams on what was a very successful morning during which 2,000 shrubs, groundcovers and grasses were planted by 150 community volunteers at Wattle Grove Reserve in McKinnon. |
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Club Meeting March 29 2023
Grant Perry was our Chairperson for this morning’s meeting at Cilantro. Jo Impey performed the invocation and Roy Kaplan performed the loyal toast. Charles Rener, Larry Green and Claire O’Brien (RYLA participant) joined via Zoom, with Larry zooming in from a hospital bed at Sandringham Hospital. This morning’s meeting celebrated youth and young adults who have benefited from participating in various programs supported by Rotary and our club. Guests included Matthew Gibney (Rotaract Club of Whitehorse) and Lucy Shao (Rotaract Club of Monash), Monique Andejelic and Tilde Verhoeven (NYSF participants) and parents, Lloyd Thomas-Morgan and Kai Farrugia (students from Holmesglen Vocational College) and Eva Filinis (Counsellor for Holmesglen Vocational College).
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Club Evening Meeting Mar 22 2023
Greg O’Shea was our chairperson for this special evening club meeting - cocktail party at Cilantro. Guests enjoyed a wide selection of especially prepared finger food served with drinks from the bar, with desserts to follow. President Glenda welcomed club members, partners and invited guests, and our guest speaker, Domenic Saporito of Mentor Match who was also a guest speaker at our recent District conference in Canberra. Note there are more photos here |
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Club Meeting Mar 15 2023
Karin Soster was chairperson for today’s meeting at Cilantro. Sue Loeliger provided invocation and Neville Kruss provided the loyal toast. Charles Rener joined the meeting via Zoom. Guest was Kellie Carruthers from Marriott Support Services. Today’s club meeting was Club Fellowship with club committees grouped to conduct committee meetings with a presentation to follow. |
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Community planting day April 2023
City of Glen Eira Community planting day Join in at Wattle Grove Reserve in McKinnon for a community planting day to help increase habitat for native fauna in our public open space. Details here |
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International Women's Day 2023
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2023 KINGSTON TOWN HALL Margaret Lucas, Greg O’Shea and myself attended this event on Wednesday last to celebrate International Women’s Day. There were over 400 guests in attendance to celebrate 38 women recognised and nominated for this year’s awards. Our congratulations go to former club member, Lisa Kinross, on her worthy nomination. |
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Lift the Lid on Mental Health March 2023
ROTARY CLUB OF YARRAWONGA MULWALA INAUGURAL “LIFT THE LID ON MENTAL HEALTH WALK 2023” I had the good fortune whilst up in Yarrawonga recently to join the local Rotary club for their inaugural walk “Lift the Lid on Mental Health”. |
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Club Meeting March 8 2023Rotary Meeting 8th March2023 Chairperson Greg OShea Invocation Margaret Lucas Loyal Toast Roy Kaplan No guests attended No Presidents announcements |
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Club Meeting March 1 2023
Chairperson Faye Weeks Invocation Peter OBrien Loyal Toast Jo Impey Guests Barry Oliver friend Geoff Gartley. Ian Chart friend Neville Kruss. Zoom Charles Rener Pics to come |
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Club Meeting Feb 22 2023 Bayside Gift
Tim Lynch was our chairperson for today’s evening meeting at Cilantro. It was a full house with club members, partners and invited guests who came to listen to Tim Mason, president of the Beachside Gift, and enjoy a wonderful dinner prepared by Cordon Bleu students at Holmesglen and the kitchen team at Cilantro. Sam conducted invocation and Greg performed the loyal toast.
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Meeting Feb 15 2023 Paul Ferguson
Tony chaired today’s meeting at Cilantro. Sue performed Invocation and Helen performed the Loyal Toast. Karin joined via Zoom and apologies were announced.
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Meeting Feb 8 2023 Membership
Grant was our chairperson for today’s meeting at Cilantro. Peter N performed Invocation, and Tony performed the Loyal Toast. Charles joined the meeting via Zoom. Today’s meeting focused on membership initiatives for attracting new members. |
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Club Meeting February 1 2023
Paul Ferguson was our chairperson for today’s meeting at Cilantro. International Club Toast
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Afternoon at the O'Briens January 29 2023
Members Linda and Peter O'Brien kindly opened up their lovely home, especially their charming rear garden, to members and friends of our Rotary Club on Sunday. A very pleasant time was had by all. A great variety of delicious food was provided courtesy of Linda and a number of members. We all enjoyed being served by Linda and Peter's charming granddaughter, Georgia. Thnak you so much Linda and Peter for your generous hospitality. |
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Club Meeting January 25 2023
Chairperson: Faye Weeks Speaker: 9810 District Governor Elect Ian Ballantine Ian arrived wearing a very colourful shirt of an Indigenous design which he went on to explain was worn by all Australian and New Zealand incoming District Governors and partners at the International Assembly held at Shingle Creek Hotel, in Florida USA. |
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Interact District Assembly Dec 5 2022
I had the pleasure of attending the Interact District Assembly at Camberwell Grammar School on Monday, 5th December 2022. The day was facilitated by Immediate Past District Governor 9810, Dr Daryl Moran. In attendance were teams from at least 13 schools, and included students and teachers. More pics...follow link
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Emerald and District day Puffing Billy 2022
Emerald and District Rotary Club held their Annual fundraiser on Sunday at Gembrook. The day features children's running races against Puffing Billy. A most successful day with proceeds going to the Monash Childrens Hospital More pics follow link
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Club Meeting November 30 2022 Weather Satellites
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Bikes for Rochester
Our Club has undertaken a project to "rescue" push bikes from the now closed Camelot Traffic School in East Bentleigh and deliver them to the good people of Rochester, Victoria. |
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Club Meeting November 23 2022 AGM
Larry was our chairperson for today’s club meeting and AGM at Cilantro. Alan performed the invocation and Tim L performed the loyal toast. Charles and Karin joined the meeting via Zoom.
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Market Advertising
Rotary Bentleigh Sunday Market chair, Ron Brownlees recently organised some great advertising for the market. Two digital signs were set up on the corner Nepean Highway and South Rd Moorabbin , outbound. And another on the corner North and Tucker Rds Ormond-inbound. They were displayed during the week of November 7th to 13th. |
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Bentleigh Festival November 20 2022
After overcoming some minor issues, we were able to attend the 2022 Bentleigh Festival on Sunday 20th November. People started arriving before 10.00am and we were set up around 10.30am. Thanks to Jo Impey and Helen Nodrum for assisting in taking the Rotary marquee down Centre Road to just outside Aldi. The weather was very pleasant until the first of several rain showers swept in from the west. Nothing seemed to deter the thousands of attendees from enjoying themselves at the multiple food outlets and entertainment/amusement attractions. Obviously, the fact that this was the first Festival since 2019 meant that everyone was keen to be there. Plenty of dry spells during the day meant that the marquee was able to dry out before we packed it away. |
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Club Meeting Nov 16 2022 Sam Langridge
PRESIDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS – President Margaret President Margaret outlined the program for the rest of 2022.
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Melbourne Convention Promotion
Taken from the RI website here The host city of the 2023 Rotary International Convention is multiple cities rolled into one By Meagen Martin Photography by Rhys Martin Register now at convention.rotary.org. 15 December is the last day for the early registration discount. |
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Club Meeting November 9 2022 Ken Mirams
Greg was chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Ron performed invocation and Tony performed the loyal toast. John read the poem by John McCrae called " In Flanders Field" to commemorate Remembrance Day. Glenda and Karin joined the meeting via Zoom. A buffet breakfast was catered by Holmesglen Certificate IV students as part of their Certificate IV Commercial Cookery course.
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Rotary and Ukraine Friends deliver ambulances
Rotary members, Ukraine Friends deliver ambulances to Ukrainian officials From the RI website here A convoy of nearly 40 ambulances wound its way from Slovakia, around mountains and through roadblocks, military checkpoints, and torrential rain to arrive in Kyiv, bringing the critically needed vehicles to Ukrainian government officials.
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Club Meeting November 2 2022 Angel Flight
Faye was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Ron conducted the invocation and Neville conducted the loyal toast. Faye welcomed guests – Denise and Chris from R.C. Beaumaris, Rod and Sean, our guest speakers from Angel Flights, and husband Ken. Tony, Julie and Karin joined the meeting via Zoom. |
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Zone 8 Training and Conference Oct 2022
Last week I had the honour of attending several days of training, in preparation for my year as District Governor, 9810. This was along with all my colleagues from the other 25 Districts that cover Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Our Zone also includes East Timor and PNG.
At the conclusion of our training we attended the Zone 8 Conference which took place over the weekend. The events took place in Canberra. |
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Club Meeting October 26 2022 RYLA
Helen was our chairperson for this evening’s meeting at Cilantro. Guests included Nigel Cousins - D9820 RYLA Chair and Ann Cousins, Les Marton - D9810 RYLA Chair, Trish Carr – D9810 RYLA Coordinator, Loreto Pinnuck - guest of Helen and Margaret L, Maureen Mateer - guest of Linda & Peter O’Brien, Jason - accompanying guest speaker – Claire O’Brien, Carol and Leah – Vic Police Youth Resource Officers, and Rotary partners – Angela Lynch, Sarah Bennett, Leonie Ryan and Gary Ramage.
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Weekly Meeting Oct 19 2022 Children First
Margaret Lucas was chairperson for today’s club meeting at the bulletin. Tim L performed invocation, and Helen conducted the loyal toast. Glenda and Charles joined the meeting via Zoom.
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Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
From the RI Website here Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation extending fundraising partnership to eradicate polio
Partnership will infuse an additional US$450 million into global polio eradication effort |
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Caulfield community AGM/dinner
I had the pleasure of attending the South Caulfield Community Centre AGM and dinner on Monday last, 17th October. This event was conducted in the Chapel area of the community centre. Those in attendance included the Governing Board members, Salaried staff and volunteers, along with Faye Kirkwood and Merv Ritter from Rotary Club of Caulfield. |
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Club Meeting Oct 12 2022
Julie Reid was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Tim L performed invocation and Helen performed the loyal toast. Julie welcomed our guest speaker Daniela Markovic. Peter N and Karin joined the meeting via Zoom.
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Works at Marriot Oct 10 2022
Monday October 10 saw a number of volunteers helping out at Marriot House.
Whilst we weren't required to help, Linda and Peter O'Brien provided some food and refreshments. |
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Community Safety Day Oct 9 2022
A number of members attended the Glen Eira Community Safety Day on Sunday, Oct 9 2022 Thanks to Faye Weeks and Ron Brownlees for photos
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Club Meeting October 5 Story Dogs
Paul Ferguson was today’s chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Greg performed invocation and Tony performed the loyal toast. And before there were further proceedings, Paul performed an acknowledgement to country. Jo, Charles and Karin joined via Zoom. Paul welcomed our guest speaker – Maureen Bolar from Story Dogs.
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The human touch From the RI website hereA Ukrainian family found refuge in the home of a Polish Rotarian By Geoffrey Johnson Produced by Andrew Chudzinski Photography by Monika Lozinska |
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A new weapon against polio
From the RI website here A modified vaccine offers hope that eradication is closer than ever By Jason Keyser |
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Club Meeting September 28 2022 The Healey
Jo was our chairperson at this morning club meeting at The Healey in South Road Moorabbin. A lovely breakfast was prepared by Sue and her team at The Healey, with breakfast served in the community room, and our guest speaker presentation held in the lounge. Tony performed the loyal toast, and Karin performed the invocation.
GUEST SPEAKER – Vicky McKay, president of Sandringham Life Saving Club – Silver Salties program |
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Rotary President Jennifer Jones announces US$150 million pledge toward polio eradication
From the RI website here Rotary International President Jennifer Jones appeared on the main stage at the star-studded Global Citizen Festival on 24 September to highlight Rotary’s commitment to eradicating polio and announce an additional US$150 million pledge toward that end. |
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Re-emergence of polio underscores the need for eradication
From the RI website here The detection of poliovirus, and even cases of polio, in places where it hasn’t been found for years has demonstrated once again that eradicating a human disease isn’t easy, especially in the final stages. In recent months, an unvaccinated man in the United States was paralyzed. In the UK, poliovirus was detected in sewage. In Malawi, a child contracted polio. And Mozambique announced its first polio outbreak in 30 years. |
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Club Meeting Sept 21 2022
Ron chaired today's club meeting at Cilantro. Larry conducted
Invocation and Geoff conducted the Loyal toast after the club observed a minutes silence in recognition of the Queens passing. Tony, Charles, Glenda, Peter N, Terry and Karin joined the meeting via Zoom. |
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Fellowship at Arcobar
A number of members enjoyed a great night of fellowship at the Arcobar in Moorabbin. Amongst the group were Jo, Sam, Grant, Anna, Julie and Stewart, Ron and Marilyn, Neville and Cheryl, Alan and Julie, Faye and Ken, and John and Margaret |
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Rotary, Ukraine Friends to collaborate on addressing needs in Ukraine
From the RI website here Rotary International and the U.S.-based nonprofit Ukraine Friends have agreed to collaborate to provide resources, organize logistics, and distribute funds for high-impact projects that help Ukrainians affected by the war with Russia. |
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Club Meeting Sept 14 2022 DG Ken Miller
President Margaret chaired today’s club meeting at Cilantro that coincided with the D.G. club visit from our District Governor, Ken Miller. Other guests included our Assistant Governor, Les Marton, and Peter Cummins from Beaumaris. Greg conducted the invocation, and Sergeant John M conducted the loyal toast which included a toast to our new sovereign, King Charles III. Glenda, Charles and Peter N joined the meeting via Zoom.
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Rotaract in Italy
From the RI website here The Rotaract Club of Fiorenzuola d’Arda partnered with municipal officials and the Rotary clubs of Fiorenzuola d’Arda, Cortemaggiore Pallavicino, and Piacenza S. Antonino to challenge high school students to propose environmentally sustainable projects that city leaders could implement.
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McKinnon SC Interact Sausage Sizzle
Some members of the club were at McKinnon Secondary College on Friday 9th September, supporting the Interact Club run the sausage sizzle stand. Thank you to Tim Moran, Julie Reid, Ron Brownlees and Peter O’Brien for your time and effort. The students the Interact club and the teacher were very appreciative of the support.
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Club Meeting Sept 7 2022 Forum
John Mason chaired this week’s club meeting at Cilantro, and called upon Paul to conduct the loyal toast and Sam to conduct the invocation. Tony, Charles, Geoff (Gledhill) and Glenda joined the meeting via Zoom. John welcomed guest Jane Baker from Riding for the Disabled. Today’s meeting was a Club Forum providing an opportunity to discuss club matters.
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Vale: Melbourne Business Awards (MBA)
On Thursday 1st September 2022, our Rotary members were invited to attend the winding up of the Melbourne Business Awards that was held at the Woodlands Golf Course in White St, Mentone.
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Lessons in fatherhood
From the RI website here From Erdenet, Mongolia, to Evanston, Illinois, support for dads can be life-changing By Steve Almond |
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Club Meeting August 31 2022 Team Sports
Special evening meeting with guests from Team Sports for All Tim Moran was our chairperson for this evening’s club meeting at Cilantro. Glenda and Neville joined the meeting via Zoom. Leonie Ryan, Gary Ramage and Sarah Bennett also joined in.
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Curry Night Aug 28 2022
Club members enjoyed a great evening of fellowship at the premises of the Kings Park Tennis Club. A great night for the club sampling dishes cooked by fellow members. Photo album can be found here
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The gift of reading
From the RI website here The Guatemala Literacy Project is working to reverse the country’s low literacy rates and keep children in school By Diana Schoberg Photography by James Rodríguez |
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Club Meeting August 24 2022 Les Marton |
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RI President 2024-25
From the RI website here Stephanie A. Urchick is selected to be the 2024-25 president of Rotary International
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Marriot Services get their Projector
Following the Club's recent donation, Marriot Services have received the new projector and have demonstrated it at their recent Expo The followeing note has been received from Kellie Carruthers, Customer Engagement Manager I am pleased to say the projector has arrived and we have used it for the first Expo we have attended in a few years . I have attached the good news story above for the team . However, I would like on Behalf of Marriott to invite to view the projector working its magic at the day program (Wheatley Rd)at your convenience. Please let me know when is most suitable to attend and I will arrange. Thank you to Rotary once again – this has made a large impact on our community and will continue to do so for many years, I am sure. See the story on the Expo..... |
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Polio in US and EuropeFrom the RI website here Rotary statement on recent polio detections in U.S., Europe The recent detection of the vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 case in New York, USA, and isolates in several environmental samples collected in London are stark reminders that as long as polio exists anywhere, it is a threat everywhere.
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Club Meeting August 17 2022 Regionalisation
President Elect Peter Nolan was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. He also performed Invocation and Tim L performed the Loyal Toast. Tony, Julie and Glenda joined the meeting via Zoom.
Guest Speaker – PDG David Tolstrup – District Representative for Rotary Regionalisation Pilot program |
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Zone 8 Regionalisation
Clubs within the Rotary International Zone 8 will be asked to vote on the Pilot project at the end of September, 2022 For more information please go to: http://creatingtomorrowrotary.org Also Rotary Downunder article here Video here Zone 8 Rotary Regionalisation Pilot Project
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Zone 8 Newsletter
Rotary on the Move is the monthly newsletter for our Zone 8.
Have a look at the August edition here and subscribe, if you are not already receiving it. |
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Recognizing a woman’s worth
From the RI website here Programs of Scale grant-winner Together for Healthy Families in Nigeria helps families by focusing on the fundamental needs of women By Diana Schoberg Illustrations by Gwen Keraval |
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Club Meeting August 10 2022 Peter Hendrix
Chairperson this week was Ron Browless and the guest speaker was Peter Hendrix from Swimwell. International toast was provided by Grant Perry.
Peter runs an open water swim school in Melbourne's Bayside and explained to members the importance of exercise and the benefits of swimming. |
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Rotary Fellowships amplify Ukrainian relief efforts
Taken from the RI website here By Arnold R. Grahl In the festive atmosphere of a gala dinner, Rotary members raised glasses in toasts and kindled friendships in Lviv as they welcomed a group of Ukrainians to the International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians. The next day, the Ukrainian members showed visitors former Eastern Bloc aircraft at a military base that had become a general aviation field. |
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District 9810 Conference 2023 |
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Club Meeting August 3 2022 Roy Kaplan
Grant was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Geoff conducted invocation and Jo conducted the loyal toast. Julie, Glenda, Charles and Karin joined the meeting via Zoom. Roy Kaplan, our own club member, was our guest speaker for today’s meeting, and was joined by his wife, Hilary, and Michelle. |
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Club Meeting July 27 2022 James Grima
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Club Meeting July 20 2022 Glen Eira Historical Soc
Larry was our Chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Neville conducted invocation and Linda conducted the loyal toast. Tony, Peter N, Charles and Karin joined the meeting via Zoom.
Announcements – President Margaret District 9815 - President Margaret advises the Rotary year 2024-2025 will be the first year for the amalgamation of Districts 9810 and 9820, and will become 9815. The districts are calling for nominations for DG Nominee and DG Designate. Further information – contact our District D.G. Ken Miller. |
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Friends of Kakarook Park Membership
In recent years Rotary has added a seventh arm of service to its portfolio. This being towards Environment and Sustainability. In order to acknowledge and support this, Rotary club of Bentleigh Moorabbin Central has taken on organisational membership with Friends of Karkarook. |
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Club Meeting July 13 2022 Pres Margaret Mason
Alan Kempton was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Tim L performed the invocation, and Larry performed the loyal toast. Glenda, Julie and Jo joined the meeting via Zoom and Debbie Taylor was a visiting guest returning for a second time. International Club Toast – Grant |
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Rotary responds: support for Ukraine
From the RI website here The Rotary Foundation and Rotary clubs around the world have hurried to provide funds, supplies, and services to Ukrainians displaced by the war. The Rotary Foundation has raised more than $15 million in contributions that are already helping provide people in Ukraine with essential items such as water, food, shelter, medicine, and clothing. Donations made to the Disaster Response Fund after 30 April will be available to all communities around the world that need assistance recovering from disasters. |
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Inner Wheel Changeover July 2022
Here are some photos from the Inner Wheel Changeover held at Woodlands Golf Club, Victoria, Australia. July 6th 022 Images can be found in an album here. |
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Club Meeting at Marriott Services July 6 2022
Today’s meeting was held in the kitchen and canteen at Marriott Support Services in Keys Road, Cheltenham and was a wonderful opportunity to re-engage with an organisation that had a very close and enduring connection with a former club member, Alan Marriott. Today was the first club meeting to herald in the new Rotary year and President Margaret’s first meeting as a returning president. Linda and Faye collaborated to provide a lovely continental breakfast of fresh fruit, croissants, toast and Danish pastries, washed down with orange juice, coffee and tea. Ian setup the Zoom meeting enabling non visiting club members to join in. Charles R joined the meeting via Zoom.
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First woman takes office as president of Rotary International
From the RI website here. EVANSTON, Ill. (June 29, 2022) – Jennifer Jones, member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, will be the first woman to take office as Rotary International President in the service organization’s 117-year existence on 1 July 2022.
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Club Meeting June 29 2022 Pres Helen Nodrum
This week’s club meeting was the last for this current Rotary year, and marked Helen’s last meeting as club president with her year drawing to a close. Incoming President Elect, Peter Nolan, was our chairperson today. Neville K performed the Invocation, and Larry Green conducted the loyal toast. Glenda and Charles R joined the meeting via Zoom. Club International Toast – Grant |
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RYLA 2022 |
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Melodies and memories
The good things music does for aging brains From the RI website here. Carol Rosenstein was watching her husband, Irwin, slip away inch by inch. At one time he had been a brilliant lawyer, a lover of Broadway musicals, a world traveler. But after his diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease in 2006, he developed dementia, and slowly everything changed. His gait flattened to a shuffle. The sparkle in his eyes turned into a blank stare. His mood soured. Worsening matters, the medications he took caused hallucinations and extreme agitation. As communication grew more challenging, Carol felt the distance between them growing. |
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District Changeover June 25 2022
Some photos from the District 9810 Changeover held Saturday, June 25, 2022 at the Southern Golf Club. I'd like to thank Linda and Peter O'Brien, PE Margaret and John Mason and President Helen Nodrum for joining Helen and myself at this event.
Ken Miller (DGE) and his club of Emerald and District did a great job hosting the event at Southern Golf Club. I would like to remind members that it will be our responsibility to host this event next year. Photos are here. |
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Club Meeting June 22 2022 Launch Housing
Tony Ryan was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Peter O’Brien performed the invocation and Ron Brownlees performed the loyal toast. Peter Nolan and Charles Rener joined the meeting via Zoom. Guest Speaker – Howard Ralley from Launch Housing |
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Club Changeover June 18 2022
The Club held its annual Changeover this year at Sanctum at the StKilda Football Club facility in Moorabbin. This event marked the changing of our Presidents. Helen Nodrum, 2021-22 to Margaret Mason (PP), 2022-23. A full album of photos can be found here. Well what a night it was – a night to celebrate the end of one Rotary year and the beginning of a new one, and it couldn’t have been better than last night’s Changeover to commemorate the changing of the guard to farewell our current President, Helen Nodrum, and welcome in our new president, Margaret Mason. A fabulous venue in the Sanctum Room at St Kilda Football Club, with excellent food, lovely table decorations and presentation, live background music from Bradley Marshall on piano, a well-run program, an entertaining and witty Master of Ceremony, wonderful speeches and all over too soon before it was time to go home and contemplate the year that was, and consider the promise of the next one yet to unfold.
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Rotary and ShelterBox renew global partnership
From the RI website here
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Houston Convention 2022
From the RI website here The 2022 convention in Houston, Texas, USA, offered plenty of inspiring moments as Rotary's global network gathered in person for the first time since 2019, following two conventions that were held virtually because of COVID-19. The convention offered participants new horizons to discover through in-person events and a robust schedule of virtual offerings (with recordings available through 31 August).
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Melbourne Convention 2023From the RI Website here By Arnold R. Grahl Photography by Monika Lozinska After discovering new perspectives and being inspired by new ideas at the 2022 Rotary International Convention, attendees and virtual participants are looking ahead to next year's gathering in Melbourne, the sparkling second city of Australia. |
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StKilda Mums cheque
I had the pleasure of dropping into St. Kilda Mum’s unannounced on Thursday last where I was warmly greeted and invited in. Each year donations made on a nominated day in June are tripled through the corporate sponsors of this organization, hence our $2,000.00 donation increased to $6,000.00. Ruth Holdaway CEO is seen here in this picture with yours truly. |
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Meeting June 8 2022
Tim L was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. After performing Acknowledgement to Country, he called upon Glenda for invocation and Larry for the loyal toast. Tim welcomed guests Anna Mouradian, our frequent club visitor, and Kelly Crothers from Marriott Support Services. Charles R and Karin joined the meeting via Zoom. How lucky we are to have Zoom to keep members connected if unable to attend meetings in person. This morning’s meeting was devoted to fellowship since our guest speaker was unable to attend.
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BaySpeak Final 2022 |
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Indigenous Scholar Recipient 2021-22Each year our club donates to Australian Rotary Health, $5,000. This donation is directed to providing funding for indigenous students. This year’s recipient of our donation is Isobella Kruger. Isobella is currently studying medicine at Monash University and is at the fourth year level. |
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Club Meeting June 1 2022 Grant Holland
Neville was the chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro and performed the Acknowledgement of Country. Glenda performed the invocation and Faye performed the loyal toast. Tony, Charles and Clare O’Brien, our club RYLA recipient, joined the meeting via Zoom.
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Glen Eira Community Centre May 31, 2022
A visit to the Glen Eira Community Centre President Helen Nodrum, Sue Loeliger, Samantha Langridge, Karin Soster and Gary, Ian Ballantine. Tracey Burt from the Community Centre A full album of pics can be found here.
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A little bit of salt
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Club Meeting May 25 2022 Bees
Vishal was our chairperson for this evening’s club meeting at Cilantro – Wednesday 25 May 2022. After welcoming everyone, Vishal performed the Acknowledgement of Country, then called upon President Helen to perform the invocation and Peter O’B to perform the Royal toast. Vishal welcomed guests- Angela Lynch, Leonie Ryan, Anna Mouradian, Helen Parker, Asia Berri, Gary Ramage, Sally from the Healey, Clare O’Brien (BMC RYLA sponsored recipient), and Faye Kirkwood, our guest speaker for this evening’s meeting. Note that a full album of photographs can be viewed here.
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Ukrainian clubs help others in need in their country
Taken from the RI Website here By Sallyann Price Rotary members in Ukraine are helping neighbors return to their homes, distributing supplies from other countries, and organizing long-term aid — all despite being affected by the war themselves. |
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John Mason and Grandson
Like Grandfather, like Grandson. Keeping Australia Safe!
Private J Mason from 1959 (John at Puckapunyal) and 2022(Jhett at Kapuka) More pics....click on link |
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District Leaders Meeting May 20 2022
On Friday, DG Daryl Moran called together all Presidents, Assistant Governors (2021-22 and 2022-23) and other members of the district Leadership to the last meeting for his year. It was very well attended and took place, in-person and on Zoom, at the Mulgrave Country Club. In attendance was DGN Ian Ballantine and Club President Helen Nodrum and Presidernt Elect, Margaret Mason. More pics.....click on link
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Club Meeting May 18 2022 Melb Convention 2023
President Helen was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro and commenced the meeting with an Acknowledgement to Country. Helen welcomed our guest speaker, PDG Tony Monley, from the R.C. of Manningham, and visitors – Anna Mouradian, and Gary - Karin’s partner. Tony Ryan joined the meeting via Zoom. Glenda Stahel conducted invocation and Tim Lynch conducted the Royal Toast. |
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Club Meeting May 11 2022 Danny Frawley Centre
Geoff Gartly was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. He called upon President Helen for the invocation and Marg Lucas for the royal toast. Guests, Marcus Godinho, CEO of FareShare, and Elise Facer- Childs, our guest speaker, were welcomed. Tony Ryan and Jo Impey joined the meeting via Zoom. There was a welcome return from Graham Chad, who also performed a toast to the club. We had some intermittent technical problems today, however, true to form, we got by very well. We wish to thank Tony Fitzlaff and his team for preparing breakfast this morning under some challenging circumstances having experienced a gas leakage last night and not having any gas for cooking this morning. Yet the kitchen team provided a lovely breakfast to the high standard we have come to accept as normal. |
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Degustation Dinner May 10 2022
A number of members and friends of Rotary attended this event at Zest Restaurant, Holmsglen, Waverley. In attendance were Peter and Linda O'Brien, Helen Nodrum, Margie Lucas, Ian Ballantine and Helen Parker, Greg O'Shea and Michael Bury. An album of pics can be viewed here.
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Bayspeak displays talent in our local students
Bayspeak is live and underway for the second year in a row. Bayspeak brings together the most talented senior and junior secondary school students from the Bayside and surrounding area to compete in a speaking competition, with an aim to build confidence and harness leadership qualities. On Tuesday 10 May the 1st heat of the competition was held at Brighton Grammar School. |
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Inner Wheel Art Auction May 7 2022
Held at the Bentleigh Club on Saturday, May 7th 2022. A number of members and partners attended this great event organised by Inner Wheel An album of pics can be found at Inner Wheel Art Auction May 2022. These are at 1500 pixels. In addition, all images are available to save from Google Drive here These are available at both 1500 pixels and original resolution |
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DG Training Sydney May 2022
Member Ian Ballantine, District Governor Nominee, attended a two day training session in Sydney with other DGN's.
It was the first time we had the opportunity to meet in person. |
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St Kilds Footy to be Auctioned
ATTENTION St Kilda Fans - This is your chance to get your hands on a football signed by the 2022 St Kilda Football Team! To be Auctioned This Saturday at 8PM at the Bentleigh Club. Refer here for details. |
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Club Meeting May 4 2022
Geoff Gledhill was our chairperson today at Cilantro, and called upon Greg O’Shea for invocation and Larry Green for the royal toast. Anna Mouradian, who visited our club last week, joined us again today as a club guest. Ian was absent from today’s meeting, so there was no Zoom. Club International Toast – Grant Perry |
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European Rotaract clubs organize to help Ukrainian refugees
From th erotary.org weebsite here By Ryan Hyland Within hours of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, Iryna Bushmina fled her home in Kyiv. Along with her sister and her three-month-old nephew, she journeyed to Vienna, Austria, staying with Rotary members along the way. Their generosity inspired Bushmina, a member of the Rotaract Club of Kyiv-City and the district Rotaract representative for Ukraine, to organize a larger-scale relief effort — and now, an online platform she created has helped Rotaract and Rotary members find shelter for thousands of Ukrainian refugees. |
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Rotary Statement on the War against Ukraine
From the rotary.org website here. Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation stand with the United Nations General Assembly in expressing grave concern at “the ongoing human rights and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, in particular at the reports of violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law by the Russian Federation.”
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RAM No Mosquito Picnic 30-4-2022
Held at Six Acres Winery, Silvan, Victoria All photos are now up and available to see and download.via the album on this site. No Mosquito RAM Picnic AlbumImages are at 1500 pixels In addition, all images are available to save from Google Drive here These are available at both 1500 pixels and original resolution |
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Club Meeting April 27 2022 Alfred H and RAW
Faye Weeks was our chairperson at today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Sue Loeliger was invited to perform Invocation, and Paul Ferguson to perform the Rotary Royal Toast. Faye welcomed our visitors – Anna Mouradian, a former Rotary member of Balwyn North Rotary Club and who returned to Australia recently after two years in Armenia, Rohan Laging - Director of Sandringham Hospital Emergency Department, Emma Saddington - Nurse Unit Manager in the Emergency Department, and guest speaker Miriam Issa. Glenda Stahel and Tony Ryan joined the meeting via Zoom. President Report – President Helen Helen reports we received two thank you letters: R.C. Whittlesea thanked our club for the money spinner we provided to them, adding it is collecting lots of coins for their club Rural Aid thanked us for donating $3,000 that will be used to aid victims of the recent floods etc. |
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World Immunization Week: Vaccines keep communities healthy
From the RI website here Our progress in the fight against polio shows why vaccination is important Increasing awareness about the power of vaccines and closing immunization gaps could protect millions of people worldwide from vaccine-preventable diseases, including polio, according to the World Health Organization. World Immunization Week, 24-30 April, is an opportunity to focus on that work, and the robust polio eradication infrastructure built by Rotary and our partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) provides a model for it. |
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Member and ANZAC day
Member Neville Kruss attended a service at the Glen Waverley RSL on Sunday and marched on ANZAC day to the shrine. Lest We Forget
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Club Meeting April 20 2022 NYSF
Jo Impey was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro. Ron Brownlees conducted invocation and Grant Perry performed the international club toast. Jo introduced our two guest speakers, Tilde Verhoeven and Monique Andjelic who attended this year’s NYSF – National Youth Science Forum, and parents – Robyn Logan and Nick Andjelic. There were no zoom members for today’s meeting. (Sue Lolieger came on later). International Club Toast – with Grant Perry |
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Rotary clubs unite across continents to collect and deliver medical aid to Ukraine
From the Rotary website here. Two cargo planes packed with tons of medical equipment have already been flown from Chicago, USA, to Ukraine where members helped to unload the supplies. by Arnold R. Grahl Rotary members in North America, Argentina, and Europe are collaborating with a U.S.-based association of Ukrainian health care workers and using their connections to collect and ship more than 100 tons of critical medical supplies to Ukraine. |
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Club Meeting April 13 2022 Public Safety
It was a welcome return to Cilantro for today’s meeting, cojoined with Zoom for members unable to attend to “zoom in”. One of our newest club members, Samantha Langridge, was our chairperson today. Larry was invited to conduct the invocation, and Jo to conduct the toast. A warm welcome was extended to our special guest to for today’s meeting - Debbie Taylor-Haynes - her second in two weeks running. Tony and Julie joined the meeting via Zoom. |
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Rotary responds to the humanitarian crisis caused by the war in Ukraine
From the Rotary website here EVANSTON, ILL,. April 5, 2022 – Rotary announced today that it has raised more than $7 million to support locally-led relief efforts underway by Rotary clubs in Ukraine and neighboring countries. “The need for immediate humanitarian aid is increasing with each passing day,” said John Hewko, CEO of Rotary International. “Rotary clubs in Europe and around the world, including our 1,100 members in Ukraine, have stepped up their relief work, with some on the ground helping those displaced by the war.” |
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Club Meeting April 6 2022 Matt Finnis
This evening on Wed 6 April 2022, our club had he pleasure of joining Inner Wheel in a joint meeting. It was to have been held at Woodlands Golf Club, but with Covid lending its heavy hand, our meeting was held over Zoom – our faithful friend during these past two years. Inner Wheel President Margo Colquhoun was our meeting convenor and Janeen Randle organized the meeting over Zoom.
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Projects Around the Globe
From the Rotary website here.
Here is a selection of stories from around the world where Rotary is changing people's lives. |
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District 9810 Conference Photos March 2022
All photos are now up and available to see and download. I have set up 2 albums (images at 1500 pixels) In addition, all images are available to save from Google Drive here These are available at both 1500 pixels and original resolution
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Club Dinner at the Marine March 25 2022
The Club had a special meeting at the Marine Hotel in Brighton so we could participate in the 2022 District 9810 Conference launch Here are just a couple of photos - all photos are contained in an album here. This week’s club meeting was held on Friday evening 25/3 in the Stables Room at the Marine Hotel, and was held in conjunction with the commencement of this year’s District 9810 conference. All clubs in the district were invited to participate and join in the conference opening and hear the opening address from D.G. Daryl Moran and presentations from the first two conference presenters using technology to Zoom in. The evening commenced with drinks and nibbles followed by the conference opening and the two presentations, before enjoying dinner mains and dessert. This year’s conference theme was working towards a Healthy World and Healthy People with a focus on sustainability.
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Rotary relief for Ukrainian Refugees
Rotary’s network enables rapid humanitarian relief for Ukrainian refugees From the RI website here The crisis in Ukraine is having devastating consequences on civilians as families flee their homes. According to the United Nations, more than 3 million people, most of them women and children, have sought refuge in neighboring countries and across Europe, while about 1 million more people have been displaced within Ukraine.
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Walk for Mental Health
LIFT THE LID WALK FOR MENTAL HEALTH DAY – RC MASH (Mont Albert, Surrey Hills club) Congratulations to the Rotary club of MASH on its yearly fund raising event “Lift the Lid on Mental Health” |
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Club Meeting March 16 2022 Glen Eira Community Garden
This week is Mental Health Week and in recognition members were invited to wear a hat to today’s meeting - everyone did with a variety of hats, caps and fascinators in different shapes and colours. Today’s chairperson was Peter O’Brien, who looked resplendent in “a take on Lawrence of Arabia” wearing the keffiyeh headdress. Can I ask everyone - is there a likeness? Is this Peter O’Brien in a former life?? |
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World Rotaract Week: Scale models
From the RI website here Access to Foundation grants will help Rotaractors broaden their impact In 2018, Rotary International President Barry Rassin was visiting Turkey for a district meeting. His hosts took him around to see some projects — but to his surprise, they weren’t Rotary club projects. They were projects of Rotaract clubs.
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Club Meeting March 9 2022
Meeting 9/3/22 - Report Paul Ferguson was Chairperson for today’s meeting. Two visitors were welcomed to the club - Barry Oliver introduced by Geoff Gartly, and Wayne Kobrin introduced by Neville Kruss. Guest Speaker – Marcus Godinho |
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Rotary support for Ukraine
The Rotary Foundation creates channel for direct humanitarian support in Ukraine region - from the RI website here In response to the deepening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, The Rotary Foundation has created an official channel for Rotary members around the world to contribute funds to support the relief efforts underway by Rotary districts and has designated its Disaster Response Fund as the main avenue for contributions.
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Club Meeting March 2 2022 Membership
The meeting was held at Cilantro. Grant Perry proposed the toast to President Srdjan Radonjic and members of the Rotary Club of Nis Centar in Serbia.Serbia is a land locked country in the Balkan peninsula. Serbia has an area of 77.5 km2 and a population of 8.7 million. Nis Centar is the third largest city in the country and has a population of 250000 people.
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Rotary Storm Recovery Festival
Thank you to Margaret Mason, Alan Kempton, Peter Nolan, Neville Kruss and Sheryl Zorella along with Ian Ballantine, Asia and Charles and myself who attended the Rotary storm Recovery Festival on Sunday last in Monbulk. A show of support for the clubs in our district was important. Huge organisational component to this day – congratulations to all concerned. More pics...........
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District Presidents Meeting Feb 2022
President Nominee Peter Nolan attended the meeting on Zoom, standing in for President Helen. DGN Ian Ballantine also attended. Various issues were discussed amongst the District leadership group.
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Pizza Pasta Poetry and plonk night
Held at the Kings Park Tennis Club The brainchild for this fellowship evening was Linda O’Brien, beautifully supported by Margaret Mason. So many of our successful socials appear to have these two members in the foreground.In realisation of our community partnerships, the committee of Kings Park Tennis Club readily agreed to allow our club the use of its clubhouse which is well equipped to cater for most functions at no cost. More so to this the club president, George Leighfield attended as bar manager for the evening. |
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Club Meeting February 23 2022 Linda O'Brien
The meeting was held at Cilantro and on Zoom. The chair welcomed Graham Chad who was a visitor for a very short period of time as he was inducted minutes later. President Helen then reminded members about the fellowship evening on 25 February, the Storm Recovery Festival on 27 February and the District conference on 25 and 26 March. |
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Rotary statement on wild polio case in MalawiFrom the Rotary website here As a result of ongoing disease surveillance, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has confirmed a case of type 1 wild poliovirus (WPV1) in a child suffering from paralysis in Malawi. Analysis has shown the virus is genetically linked to WPV1 that had circulated in Pakistan’s Sindh province.
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Club Meeting February 16 2022 Tania Hutchinson and new member
The meeting was held “back home” at Cilantro as well as on Zoom for members who were unable to attend in person. The guest speaker was Tania Hutchinson and we inducted a new member, Samantha Langridge.
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Caulfield South Community House Community Garden Feb 2022
Our Rotary club is a proud supporter of the Caulfield South Community House Community Garden, which is located at 450-452 Kooyong Rd, South Caulfield – enter the garden area off Jupiter St. Open days are held there each second Sunday of the month. |
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Club Meeting February 9 2022 at the Healy
The meeting was held at ‘The Healy’, a newly built retirement complex at the corner of South Road and Healy Street Moorabbin. Sue Loeliger was our host. President Helen welcomed Leonie Ryan and thanked Sue for hosting the meeting. Helen then updated members on matters relating to the club and the board meeting held on 8 February. |
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Beachside Gift February 6 2022
A number of Club members assisted staff and students from Holmsglen Uni at this event.
Holmsglen support the day by providing a food stall manned by students from the hospitality faculty. |
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Club Meeting Wednesday February 2 2022 Chris Mara
The meeting was held on Zoom. 20 members participated. Guests: Tony and Sossi from Cilantro and Barbara from the Rotary Club of Moorabbin. Guest Speaker: Chris Mara. |
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RI president-elect announces 2022-23 presidential theme
Taken from RI website here Rotary International President-elect Jennifer Jones wants members to imagine the possibilities in the change they can make to transform the world.
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Marmalade Garden Party
A lovely afternoon of fellowship, marmalade tasting and afternoon tea was enjoyed by a number of members and partners at the home of Linda and Peter O'Brien. The day was a little warm but we were very comfortable in the shade outside. Congratulations Jo Impey on a successful tasting and our thanks go to Linda and Peter for opening up their home to us.
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Club Meeting January 19 2022 Faye Weeks
Members zoomed in 22.
Guests: Margot Colquhourn President Inner Wheel, Bayside. Peg Gill Inner Wheel, Bayside. Guest Speaker: Our very own Faye Weeks. Faye gave a background of Inner Wheel. |
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RI Statement on Covid Vaccinations
Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation release position statement on COVID-19 vaccinationTaken from the RI website here As the first organization to envision a polio-free world through mass immunization of children, Rotary believes the decision to vaccinate is a humanitarian imperative. The Rotary International Board of Directors and Rotary Foundation Trustees believe that:
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Club Meeting December 15 2021 Christmas Break Up
Lots of fellowship this morning as we celebrated the festive season and said goodbye and good riddance to 2021.
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Applied Learning Awards 2021
Through our club’s partnership with “stride education” and “in2life organisation” we once again were delighted to be the major sponsor for the VCAL, SBAT, VET awards 2021. Just over 40 nominations from schools in the Glen Eira and Kingston areas were received. |
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Christmas Party 2021
Ron and Marilyn Brownlees generously hosted our Club Christmas party at their house in Cheltenham last Saturday. Many members and partners along wit ha few past members and other friends of Rotary attended. Here are some pics
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Club Meeting December 8 2021 James Newbury
This was the first meeting at “our home” in Cilantro after a long period of several lockdowns. The chair was Glenda Stahel. |
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District 9810 College of Governors Luncheon
I had the pleasure of attending the College of Governors luncheon on Sunday.
The event was hosted by Governor Daryl and organised by his partner and fellow Rotarian, Jenny. It was held at the Churchill Waverly Golf and Bowls Club. |
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Club Meeting December 1 2021 Gerald Quigley
The meeting was held at the Royal Brighton Yacht Club and on Zoom. The Chair was Margaret Lucas. There were 2 guests, Samantha Langridge (Jo Impey) and Chad (Geoff Gartley).The guest speaker was Gerald Quigley who was introduced by Margaret Lucas. |
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RI President Shekhar Mehta urges countries at COP26 to protect mangroves
From rotary.org here Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta joined the Rotary delegation to the 26th United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, on 10 November to explore ways Rotary can work on environmental challenges, including by restoring mangroves, a crucial ecosystem that can mitigate the effects of climate change in coastal areas. |
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Club Meeting November 24 2021 AGM
The meeting was held at the Royal Brighton Yacht Club and on Zoom. There were two visitors, Samantha Langridge (Introduced by Jo Impey) and Gaurar Gaur ( introduced by Ron Brownlees). |
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Christmas Hampers 2021
Bringing Joy in a time of Depression. For more than a decade, RCBMC has teamed with Community organisations in Glen Eira and Kingston to provide Christmas Cakes, Puddings and Mince pies to bring some Christmas Cheer to those who are doing it tough. The goodies are packed and delivered to the Salvation Army, Family Life, The Holland Foundation, and Glen Eira Community Information and Support Services. |
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SafePL8 November 2, 2021
Our club was happy to accept an invitation from Glen Eira Police to assist in their “Safe Plate Day” held on Saturday last 20th November at the Glen Eira Town Hall carpark area. We partnered with other community groups, State Emergency Service (SES), fire brigade, and neighborhood watch, not to mention our local law officers. The SES truck, a fire brigade truck, and the very impressive police pursuit vehicles were there on the day – a definite drawcard for the families and children to see over these impressive vehicles. Last but not least thankfully “the coffee cart”. |
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Club Meeting November 17, 2021 Jonathon Kolieb
The meeting took place at Royal Brighton Yacht Club. Guests at the meeting were Ken Oaks and Samatha Banbridge. The guest speaker was Jonathan Kolieb. Paul Ferguson was chair |
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Young Ugandan Activist Speaks Out About Climate Change in Africa
Taken from the rotary.org website here Vanessa Nakate, a 24-year-old climate activist from Uganda, made international headlines after the World Economic Forum’s 2020 meeting in Davos, Switzerland. But the story wasn’t what she said about the climate crisis. The story was that her name and photo were missing from media coverage of the event.
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Club Meeting November 10, 2021 Michael Bury
This was the first face to face meeting of the club after the protracted sixth lockdown!
It was heartening to be able to greet each other in person. The speaker for the meeting was our very own Michael Bury who spoke about the Member Behind the Badge. |
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The Power of Nutrition partners with Rotary, other organizations for new malnutrition program in Ethiopia
From the Rotary website here
London, 1 November 2021: The Power of Nutrition announced on 1 November a partnership with Rotary International, the Eleanor Crook Foundation, and The END Fund, to fund a new multi-sector nutrition program in Ethiopia. By pooling resources and working through The Power of Nutrition, the funding partners' investments are being matched to create a five-year, $30 million program. |
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Club Meeting November 3 2021 Anna Pylkkanen
The meeting was held on Zoom. 22 members participated. There were 2 apologies. The guest speaker was Anna Pylkkanen and the chair was Linda O’Brien. |
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Rotary’s World Polio Day program looks toward polio eradication’s endgame
From the RI website here. Rotary’s goal of ridding the world of polio is within reach, global health experts said during the 2021 World Polio Day Online Global Update on 24 October. The 30-minute program, “Delivering on our Promise of a Polio-Free World,” provided encouraging information about the progress and remaining challenges in the fight to end polio. |
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Club Meeting October 27 2021 Forum
The meeting was held on Zoom.24 members participated, and PDG Alma Reynolds also joined in the meeting. |
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Rotary responds to COVID-19
Rotary is taking action in response to the pandemic as our clubs support COVID-19 vaccination and continued prevention efforts around the world. From the rotary.org website here.
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Club Meeting Wednesday October 20 2021 John Roskam
The meeting was held on Zoom and 22 members participated. There was an apology from one member. The Chair was Greg O’Shea and the guest speaker was John Roskam from the Institute of Public Affairs. President Helen welcomed members and the guest speaker. She gave an update on matters in the club. Ron is busy organising for the reopening of the market and hopefully, this can take place from the first week in November. Plans for the first post lockdown face-to-face meeting have been arranged. This will be on the 10 November at the Royal Brighton Yacht Club. |
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World Polio Day Event 2021
On October 25th District 9780 will be celebrating World Polio Day with a Live Event on Teams, introduced by DG John Clue and hosted by Rotarian and Polio Survivor, Gary Newton from Geelong East Rotary. All details here including registration
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The Best Chance to Eradicate Polio is Now
Taken from Rotary website
“There’s something about the whole idea of eradicating polio that grabs the imagination,” says Aidan O’Leary. “Most people talk about making steps toward achievements, and it’s almost always into the never-never. Eradication is a zero-sum game; anything short of zero is failure. You keep getting closer and closer, but ultimately the only number that actually matters is zero.” |
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Club Meeting Wednesday October 13 2021 Ken Mirams
The meeting was held on Zoom. Twenty-one members participated. Claire O’Brien was our guest and the guest speaker was Ken Miriams, who is the District 9810 Youth Protection Officer.
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Club Meeting Wednesday October 6 2021 Nick Staikos MLC
Meeting was held on Zoom. 24 members participated and there were 4 apologies. The chair was President Helen and the guest speaker was Nick Staikos local Member of State Parliament. |
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Rotary’s $97 million pledge for sustainable projects
RI President-elect Jennifer Jones announces Rotary’s $97 million pledge for sustainable projects during Global Citizen Live The star-studded global event rallied people to take action on some of the world’s most urgent problems by Ryan Hyland
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Club Meeting September 29 2021 Emma Gierschick, OAM
The meeting was held on Zoom. Twenty-three members participated and there were two guests, Sossi and Tony Fritzlaff from Cilantro. The chair was Tim Moran and the guest speaker was Emma Giershick. Tim introduced Emma who is a survivor of family violence and breast cancer She is a sole parent to a daughter who has Downs Syndrome. Emma has been advocating for support for women and children who are victims of family violence. She has been awarded an OAM for her work.
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District 9810 Conference March 2022
It's time to start considering attending the District 9810 Conference, scheduled for March 2022 (25th and 26th) It will be a combination of "on-line" and "in-person" and feature a gala night on Saturday. Please refer here for up to date details. Click on read more for more details and a video invitation by the DG
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District 9810 Newsletter
A reminder to all members and friends of Rotary that our District Governor, Daryl Moran publishes his newsletter each month and is a very worthwhile read...if not essential reading.
You should receive it each month via email but you can always find the current and past editions here. |
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African region marks one year since being certified wild polio-free
Rotary joined its partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) to mark the first anniversary of a historic public health milestone: the World Health Organization’s African region being certified free of wild polio. From the Rotary International website here |
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Club Meeting September 22, 2021 Kevin Bailey
The meeting was held on Zoom. Twenty three members participated and there were two apologies. Five members from the R C of Monash joined our meeting. The chair was Linda O’Brien and the guest speaker was Kevin Bailey. President Helen welcomed members, the guest speaker and visiting members from the R C of Monash. The visiting Rotarians from Monash wanted to experience what a breakfast club is like. Zeki, from the club explained that they were once a breakfast club but changed to an evening club some years ago but are considering reverting back to being breakfast club. |
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Cooking with Jo - Orange Cake
Sunday afternoon Jo was joined by Margie Lucas and several observers in a special cooking session in which Jo prepared what, at least looks like, a delicious orange cake.
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Club Meeting September 15th 20212 Trish Reynolds
The meeting was held via Zoom. 25 members participated and there were two visitors ( Sossi and Tony from Cilantro). The chair was Greg O’Shea and the guest speaker was Trish Reynolds formerly with the Australian Federal Police. Greg welcomed members, guests and guest speaker. He then introduced Trish Reynolds who gave us an insight into the life in the Australian Federal Police. (AFP).
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Zone 8 Virtual Conference September 11-12 2021
This last weekend I attended the Zone 8 Conference.
Zone 8 comprises Clubs from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands |
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AFL Trivia Night September 9, 2021
Members Geoff Gartly and Ron Brownlees put in a lot of work to run a really fun evening of a Footy Trivia quiz. John and Julie Kempton, Pres Helen Nodrum, Roy Kaplan, Margie Lucas, Tony and Leonie Ryan, larry Green, Jo Impey, Peter and Linda O'Brien and Ian Ballantine joined in the fun. Follow the link to see pics
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Club Meeting September 8 2021 Brad Rowswell
The meeting was held on Zoom. Chair was Peter Nolan and the guest speaker was Brad Rowswell MP, Member for Sandringham. President Helen welcomed all members and wished our Jewish members a happy Jewish New Year. She also reminded board members of the board meeting on 14 September 2021.
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Club Meeting September 1 2021 Paul Ferguson
The meeting was held on zoom. The chair was Ian Ballantine and the speaker was our member Paul Ferguson. Paul went as an observer when the Interplast Team went to Laos in February 2020.
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Zoom Meeting Etiquette
I have endevoured to list some of the more common ones here and ask that members try to observe them. As a rule, please don't assume that because it's a Zoom meeting that your behaviour should be any different than if you were meeting in person. |
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Members needs Sponsorship
 Members Terry Kane and Jo Impey ares seeking support from fellow members and friends of Rotary in their effort to help raise funds for Cerebral PalsyMore details.........here
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Jo's Cooking night
On Sunday evening, member Jo Impey conducted a fun get-together on Zoom with members to prepare a delicious fish pie, having already circulated the recipe. Jo's Fish Pie Jo demonstrated her Fish Pie recipe tonight on Zoom. Simple and so tasty. Quick to make and just as quick to eat with mashed potato and salad A recipe that could be used for a dinner party Excellent Jo, thank you. PS Only a small amount of Fish Pie remains Faye Weeks See full story for all the pics |
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Family Connections
When my father was around 2 years of age he suffered a nasty burn to is leg when caustic soda got down his sock, it was some time before the burn was discovered but when its was it was more than nasty and doctors had started talking about amputation as there wasn’t enough skin in the area for it to heal. .....
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Club Meeting August 25 2021 Sean McCarthy
The chair was shared between President Helen and Tim Lynch. The guest speaker was Sean McCarthy, whom Tim met in the course of organising his shop for rental. Tim introduced Sean to members. |
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Quiz Night August 20 2021
Who says you can't still have a bit of fun when you're in lockdown? Congratulations to Geoff Gartly and Larry Green for putting this evening together.
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Club Meeting August 18 2021 Market Info
The meeting was held on Zoom. The guest speaker was our Market Manager Ron Brownlees. Ron explained in detail the protocols we have to follow when the market reopens. This is to ensure that we are compliant with the rules and regulations set out by the government as a result of the Covid pandemic. A copy of all the protocols will be available in the market office when it reopens. A special thanks go to Ron who has put in an amazing amount of time and effort in this endeavour. |
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Rotary's Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
We believe that exemplifying and embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) should be a part of everything we do at Rotary. To ensure we live up to that ideal, the Board of Directors and our DEI Taskforce acted to strengthen the DEI statement originally adopted in 2019. The result is in a new commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion: (taken from rotary.org here) |
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Celebrate Rotaract: Strength in Numbers
Taken from rotary.org here. The call went out from New Zealand, and Rotaractors in places as far away as Denmark, Jamaica, Mexico, and Uganda answered. Over 30 days in October and November, they took part in relay races, practiced yoga on the beach, danced, and did pushup and squat challenges, raising awareness — and about NZ$7,000 — for a project to vaccinate 100,000 children in nine countries and territories against three deadly pathogens. “They were inspired by our story to say, ‘We want to be involved in this. We want to help see these illnesses erased,’” says Becky Giblin, a member of the Rotaract Club of Auckland City, New Zealand |
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Vale Stuart McDonald
Many of you will have met or knew of Stuart McDonald. Sadly Stuart passed away last weekend following a recent illness.I had known ‘Stuey’ for over 45 years, first as a member of Healesville Apex Club at both club and District level, and then because one had to leave when you reached 40 years of age, as a member of Healesville Rotary Club. |
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Club Meeting August 11 2021 DG Daryl Moran
The meeting was held on Zoom. It was DG Darryl Moran’s official visit to the club. The chair was Geoff Gledhill. President Helen welcomed DG, his wife Jenny, members as well as visitors Sossi and Tony.
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RI President 2023-24 Announced
Gordon R. McInally of Scotland selected to be 2023-24 Rotary International President from the RI website here Gordon R. McInally, a member of the Rotary Club of South Queensferry, Lothian, Scotland, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International for 2023-24. He will be declared the president-nominee on 1 October if no challenging candidates have been suggested.
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Club Meeting August 4 2021
The Chair was Tim Lynch. The meeting was held at Cilantro and connected to Zoom. Tony Ryan and Glenda Stahel joined the meeting via zoom. President Helen welcomed members and reminded all that the DG will visit the club next week, 11 August 2021. Editor's note - thanks to Peter Nolan for providing the excellent photos and to Larry Green for setting up Zoom. |
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District 9810 History
The Rotary year of 2021-22 marks the 40th year of District 9810 having been officially launched with an inaugural dinner at Pitrone’s Function Centre, Keysborough on 16th July 1982. The function was hosted by the Rotary Club of Nunawading and Fred Hay from the Rotary Club of Waverley assumed the role of our first District Governor.
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Dandenong Ranges Storm Recovery
The incredible storm that swept through the Dandenong Ranges on the late evening of June 10th left a trail of devastation and destruction behind it and the nine or ten D9810 Rotary Clubs in the Hills in particular, were greatly affected.
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Railuli School East Timor Playground
A letter received from Kris Webb at Spenditwell Dear Linda, I hope you’re well. It was back in 2019 that RC Bentleigh Moorabbin provided the funds for the shipping, transport and re-installation at Railuli School of the huge playground from Melton West Primary School. |
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Club meeting July 28 2021 Pat Armstrong
The meeting was held on Zoom. The chair was Julie Reid and the guest speaker was Pat Armstrong.President Helen welcomed members and the guest speaker. She then advised that she attended the District Presidents meeting on line. |
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Africa’s Agents of Change
The arrival of the first peace fellows at the new peace center in Kampala, Uganda, heralds the beginning of a new era for Rotary and the continent.
by Jeff Ruby Photography by Tobin Jones From the rotary.org website here. |
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Club Meeting July 21 2021 Bentmoor Mens Shed
The meeting was conducted on Zoom. Alan Kempton was Chair.We had visiting Rotarians from the RC of South Davao in the Philippines, President Michael Gerard and Past President Arthur Uy. The guest speaker was John Dixon form the Bentmoor Men's Shed. |
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RC of South Davao Philippines Changeover
Members may recall that our club through the international service team, donated $3,000 in last Rotary year to the Philippines. This money was directed through Terry Kane to the Rotary Club of South Davao, who have reported back to us that the funds were used for the following three causes: Manabo Tribal School Mother Theresa orphanage Missionaries of Charity home for the elderly, sick and dying |
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The Healey promotion to support Club
Do yourself and Bentleigh Moorabbin Central Rotary Club a Favour. Purchase an apartment with a retirement lifestyle for yourself at The Healey, or refer a friend who purchases an apartment and you will receive a $1000 Visa card. Plus Bentleigh Moorabbin Central Rotary Club will also receive a $1000 donation**. |
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Club meeting July 14 2021 Brain Health and Audiology
The chair for the meeting was Terry Kane, and the guest speaker was Andrew Campbell from Neuaudio. President Helen welcomed members and advised that the Board, at its meeting on 13 July, decided to contribute $5,000 to the Storm Relief Fund in District 9810. This is to be ratified by members vote in 2 weeks time. There will be a dinner at Mulgrave Country Club for returned “Outgoing Exchange Students “ on 6 August 2021
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Rotary projects around the globe
- taken from the rotary.org website here. This is a sample of a number of projects being undertaken at present around the world. Please read on....
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District 9810 Changeover July 9 2021
This article is primarily here to provide links and instructions to obtain images from District 9810 Changeover held at Southern Golf Club on Friday, 9th July, 2021. The small number of images in this story are primarily of members of the Rotary Club of Bentleigh Moorabbin Central.
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Club Meeting July 7 2021 Linda O'Brien Albert Park
This is the first meeting if the Rotary year 2021-2022 with Helen as President. John was chair for the meeting. Member and past President Linda O'Brien was our guest speaker. The International toast was to President Michael Displaines and the Rotary club of Norfolk in Virginia, USA. It is in District 7600, and has 112 members and meets on Tuesdays at 12.15pm in Norfolk Scope, Norfolk. Grant, as always, presented a detailed, informative and interesting history. |
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Meet Rotary’s New President 2021-22
Our new president, Shekhar Mehta, envisions Rotary’s next chapter – and is ready to make it a reality by John Rezek Taken from rotary.org here Over the years, I caught glimpses of Shekhar Mehta when he came to One Rotary Center in Evanston, Illinois, for Board of Directors meetings. I met him formally during one of the days of back-to-back meetings with various staff members that every incoming Rotary president participates in. During the session I attended, he was the most relaxed person in the room, despite being the only one suffering from jet lag. He was alert, patient, and asked perceptive questions — not surprising for someone as successful as he is in his professional and philanthropic life. I kept thinking that he was assessing each of us to see how we could be recruited to help him achieve his dreams for Rotary. |
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Club Meeting June 30 2021 President Geoff
This week's meeting was a an opportunity fro President Geoff to make some reflections on his past two years as President and make some special awards to some members. Note that many more photos from the morning are contained in an album here. It was Geoff”s last meeting as President of RCBMC. President Geoff thanked members for their support over the past two years when he was President during what was a very difficult time because of the Covid pandemic and the protracted statewide lockdown. Ian was thanked for maintaining the zoom meetings throughout this period when it was not possible to hold face to face meetings. |
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Retired doctors in Finland vaccinate thousands against COVID-19
RI director and PolioPlus national advocacy adviser are responsible for an estimated 50% of vaccinations in their region by Arnold R. Grahl Taken from the RI website here.
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Club Meeting June 23 2021 Tim Lynch
The meeting was held in Cilantro but with limited attendance due to covid restrictions. The International Toast prepared by Grant Perry was to President Dean Christy and the Rotary Club of Abergavenny in District 1150, in Wales. Wales is part of the United Kingdom and is located in the west coast of Great Britain. District 1150 covers South, mid and west Wales and has 58 Clubs. |
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Club Changeover June 19 2021
Our Club Changeover was held on Saturday evening of June 19, 2021 at the Bentleigh Club. A full album of photos can be found here. In this story is just a sample of the pictures taken.
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Club Meeting June 16 2021
This week's meeting. once again on Zoom was fairly informal with no guest speaker.
President Elect Helen Nodrum raised a few matters regarding her upcoming year. |
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Cilantro Brunch June 16 2021
A number of members and guests attended a very special brunch at Cilantro this morning. It was necessary for the students of the Cordon Bleu school to host a breakfast and club members were only too happy to attend. Numbers were limited (due to Covid) to 15. Enjoy the pics
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Club Meeting June 9 2021 Jessie Harman video
Sue Loeliger was Chair. Members watched a video on a presentation made by Jessie harman at the multi-district conference in May 2021. Jessie is a member of the Rotary Club of Wendouree in Ballarat and will be on the R.I. Board from the next Rotary year on 1 July 2021 Jessie’s presentation is about the future of Rotary and is entitled “ Rotary in the next 100 years.”
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Weekly Meeting June 2 2021 Grant Perry
The meeting was held on ‘zoom’ and the guest speaker was our very own Grant Perry. Grant made an informative, interesting and intellectually challenging presentation on “Polymerase Chain Reaction” (PCR).
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District Assembly 2021
District 9810 Assembly has been held over the last two weekends and I had the privelege of attending and actually convening one session. Of course, it had to be conducted on-line via Zoom. If any other members attended, please add your comments at the foot of this story.
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Club Meeting May 26 2021 David Burt
The meeting was held on ‘Zoom’, and Larry Green was Chair. Guest speaker was David Burt from Sport And Life Training (SALT), which is a not for profit organisation. It receives significant support from Bendigo Bank and some Rotary Clubs. |
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Rotary members lead effort to transform childbirth care in Mongolia
Taken from rotary.org here.
Julie Dockrill, recipient of Rotary’s People of Action: Champions of Health, led a team of midwives in training health care professionals as part of a comprehensive well-being program that’s saving mothers and babies by Ryan Hyland |
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Terry Kane Birthday
A number of members joined quite a number of Terry Kane's other friends to help her celebrate a significant birthday she was unable to celebrate last year. There were Peter Nolan, John and Margaret Mason, Linda and Peter O'Brian and Ian Ballantine and Helen. The event was held in Tullamarine and there was in excess of 350 people! Follow the Read More to see some pics.
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Where is the Sign on the Bank??
Members with good memories will remember the Market Strategy Plan from 2020. Whilst COVID has delayed most of the implementation process, some progress has been made on the proposal to erect a sign on the rear of the Commonwealth Bank Building. You may be wondering what happened to this proposal…well-... |
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Club meeting May 19 2021 Audrey Birmingham
Members present : 20 Chair : Faye Weeks Guest Speaker : Audrey Birmingham from the City of Glen Eira |
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Kenyan Rotary clubs sow seeds and reflect on fruits of their labor
Taken from the RI website here. In 2007, Agnes Kiraithe was invited to speak at the Rotary Club of Muthaiga, in Nairobi. At the time, Kiraithe was the chief administrator of what is now the Kenya Children’s Home, and she had come to talk about the organization, which takes in orphaned children from around the city. After her presentation, she looked around the club.
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Rotary members in Italy apply expertise to assist in COVID-19 vaccinations
Taken from rotary.org here “We Stop COVID” initiative draws on volunteers’ diverse skills to support vaccination campaign in Italy’s Verona region by Ryan Hyland |
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Club Meeting May 12 2021 DG Alma Reynolds
At our Club meeting this week our special guest was District 9810 Governor, Alma Reynolds.
Ian Ballantine, chair for the morning, welcomed DG Alma Reynolds and members |
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Club Meeting May 5 2021
A relaxed meeting of general fellowship and Club news. Our guest speaker Grant will have to find another day later in the year to do his presentation on vaccinations. |
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President's Meeting May 7 2021
Each quarter there is a meeting of District 9810 Presidents, Assistant Governors etc and is hosted by the District Governor.
On May 7, 2021this meeting also included Presidents elect and Assistant Governors elect. |
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Canadian Rotary members assist with COVID-19 vaccinations and feeding families
Volunteers work to keep the community of Kingston, Ontario, healthy and safeTaken from rotary.org here. Rotary and Rotaract members in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, have been volunteering at the region’s largest COVID-19 vaccination center, helping to facilitate the process of immunizing hundreds of people per day. |
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Weekly Meeting April 28 2021Harry Moffitt
President Geoff greeted guests and members. He encouraged members to forward suggestions on events/projects to promote Rotary 100 in Australia. Helen introduced the guest speaker Harry Moffitt. Harry was in the SAS and has written a book “Eleven Bats” which is a story of combat, cricket and the SAS. He said that when he was a 20 year old and contemplating joining SAS, he could not find any Australian books on the subject on how to join or the training involved. He had to resort to books from the UK, US and Germany.This was the reason he decided to write a book to inspire the young on what is involved and what to expect. |
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How to talk to someone who is vaccine hesitant
Taken from rotary.org here Tips to have that talkby Elizabeth Schroeder As COVID-19 vaccinations are administered around the globe, you’ve probably seen your social media feeds fill up with joyful vaccine selfies and excited appointment updates. Chances are, you also have someone in your life who’s skeptical. Most of us do — and that has public health officials concerned. |
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Weekly Meeting April 21 2021 Soup Angel
This morning's guest speaker was Nicole Lewis Jacobs, the "Soup Angel" We met at Cilantro for the first time since COVID 19 and the Currawongs flew out of the gum trees greeting with their distinctive beautiful musical call. Even better, Tony and Sossi greeted us with our favourite coffee, we felt as if we had come home. We had! As we meet at 7:00 am we discovered we were the first club in Australia to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Rotary in our beautiful country.
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Weekly Meeting April 14 2021 Anne Coughlan
This Wednesday was a most glorious morning with the sun shining after a few really chilly and wet days. The birds were chirping and our Guest Speaker, Anne Coughlan from Community Information and Support Services was cheerfully waiting to do her presentation. Karin was Chairperson and invited us to stand for a minute silence in honor of Prince Philip who sadly passed away last Friday.
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Rotary District 9810 Training Assembly May 2021
The District Training Assembly is an annual event aimed at informing club office bearers of the latest developments in Rotary in order to better prepare for their role. It’s not just for new office bearers. It’s an opportunity for the more experienced Rotarians to share their experience in a mutually supportive learning environment, aimed at strengthening all our clubs. It’s also a great opportunity for newer Rotarians to network and learn more about the “bigger picture” of Rotary and what happens beyond their club. On behalf of District Governor Elect Dr Daryl Moran, PDG Tony Monley OAM, D9810 Learning & Development Chair, invites all members of our District to register for one or more sessions in this year’s District Training Assembly.
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Club Meeting April 7 2021 Les Marton
Les Marton (a Rotarian from Box Hill R C) was the guest speaker. He will also be the AG for RCBMC for the Rotary year 2021-2022. The topic for the presentation was the Concorde aeroplane. |
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Major Foundation Donation
$15.5 million gift will fund new Rotary Peace Center in Middle East or North Africa The Otto and Fran Walter Foundation has pledged $15.5 million to The Rotary Foundation to start a Rotary Peace Center in the Middle East or North Africa. Taken from the rotary.org site
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Club Meeting March 31 2021 Fellowship Breakfast
This morning we enjoyed a relaxed breakfast at Virginia Park Cafe. Formalities were kept to a minimum.
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Foreign Coin Collection for UNICEF
Our rotary district, 9810, has partnered with UNICEF to collect foreign coins and notes.
We are invested in this Rotary project and through member donations, and foreign coin matter that is retrieved via our Sunday market our club is able to contribute to this very worthwhile Rotary project. |
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Tony Grusd on the mend
Club member Tony Grusd has been in Cabrini Hospital for almost a week now. I am pleased to report he is somewhat on the mend. Here is a text I received from him today.
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Club Meeting March 24 2021 Kim Ellis Antarctica
Paul was our Chairperson on this very wet and dark Wednesday morning. At least we are not flooded like the long-suffering people in NSW. Thank goodness. Grant and John M presented us with the Invocation and the Loyal, Royal Toasts. Paul welcomed Suzette, Jo’s friend and colleague and our Guest Speaker Kim Ellis. Pres. Geoff greeted us all and mentioned his opening article in this week’s Bulletin Board dealing with the looking at the mixture of the club and the importance of needing a discussion and the talk of where the club is heading in the future.
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Holmesglen Awards Night
Holmesglen Hospitality, Cookery and Bakery Awards Night Our club values its ongoing partnership with Holmesglen Faculty of Education, Service Skills and Environment and as such are proud partners each year sponsoring the annual awards night within the Hospitality, Cookery and Bakery section of the Faculty. This sponsorship provides for the purchase of Kitchen cookware for 18 category winners. |
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John Mason and Kingston Council History
I attended Kingston Council last Monday to re-present a repaired gavel and block that my father had presented in 1963 at the opening of the Moorabbin Town Hall. This is my speech on presentation…. |
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The Four-Way Test in a post-truth era
Taken from rotary.org
I only recently learned of The Four-Way Test, one of Rotary’s central principles. It is of special interest in the current day, when truth — or, more precisely, truthfulness — seems to be losing its prestige in public life. |
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Sri Lanka Rotary uses ingenuity, invention to protect communities against COVID-19
Rotarians, Rotaractors, and Interactors worked together in a nationwide project that promoted behavior change and initiated safety standards for businesses From the rotary.org site here |
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Club Meeting March 17 2021 Grant Holland
Once again the Club had their meeting at the Virginia Park Cafe. Our Guest Speaker was Grant Holland from the Holland Foundation.
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Congratulations John Mason
PP and PHF John Mason has proudly announced the arrival of his 4th Great Grandchild, Flynn, one week ago.
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Club Meeting March 10 2021 Club Planning
Kevin was our Chairperson and Speaker on this still dark morning! Autumn is making its presence felt. He invited Ian to give us Invocation and Peter N to present the Royal Loyal Toast. Pres. Geoff welcomed us all and reminded us that the meeting was a Club Forum. |
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Multi-District conference 2021
Multi-District conference “Virtual Victoria” will be happening on Saturday and Sunday 1 and 2 May. Registration will be free and the booking site will open soon – you’ll be notified. |
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Improving education in Tanzania
Taken from rotary.org here
Former soccer star leaves it all on the field to improve education in Tanzania Here’s how joining a Rotary club helped enhance Ashley Holmer’s work Looking for a meaningful year-abroad experience, Ashley Holmer decided to teach in Tanzania. The former college soccer star coached and taught English in a Maasai community in 2005. |
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Water for Peace
The Supurunda Water Supply Project in Papua New Guinea has been a successful example of how Rotary is advancing peace and providing clean water and sanitation. by Rotary Down Under In 2018, eight villages inhabited by five cultural groups agreed to put aside past conflicts so they could enjoy the benefits of a safe, clean water supply. The resulting water system is now a common and enduring thread that, no matter what else happens, will unite them and will be protected by them for everyone to enjoy into the future. |
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Club Meeting March 3 2021 Professor Geoff Sussman
Members attended 27 Guest. Kate Lynch. (daughter of Tim Lynch ) Guest Speaker. Professor. Geoff Sussman Chair. Ron Brownlees. President Geoff Gledhill welcomed the guest speaker, guest and members. He informed members of two thank you cards he received, one from Family Life and the other from a recipient of one of our Christmas hampers. He also reminded members to refer to the Bulletin for the club’s strategic plan. |
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Community Grants Named for PDG Merv Ericson
This story was taken from the District 9810 Newsletter of March 1, 2021 Below, I have copied the FB post from Bendigo Community Bank at Pinewood. Speaks for itself, really. Congratulations to PDG Merv for being given this signal honour. Well-deserved and well done. |
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African region is certified free of wild poliovirus
How we got there: WHO African region is certified free of wild poliovirus In a challenging time, Rotary members and partners have shown drive in overcoming challenges by Diana Schoberg Image credit: Andrew Esiebo This is just part of this article on the Rotary website. |
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Club Meeting February 24 2021 Pat Armstrong
Members zoomed in 22 Guests Sossi and Tony Fritzlaff Apologies Peter Lewis and Geoff Gartley Guest Speaker Pat Armstrong from the RC of Doncaster. President Geoff welcomed guest speaker and members. He then spoke about his message in this week’s Bulletin and what the club can do in tis post lockdown covid situation.Helen introduced Pat Armstrong. |
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Market back in business
It's great to see our Bentleigh Sunday Market is back in full swing after the temporary closure brought about by the lastest "mini" lockdown.
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StKilda Mums drop off
Our club are proud supporters of St. Kilda Mums. Their values of Respect for each other, for the earth and for every individual align well with those of our rotary club. We donate financially each year to support their work. The Covid 19 lockdown in 2020 meant that to be active and maintain our club’s service projects we had to reinvent the way we worked. |
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Knowledge network: Using member expertise and connections to grow
This club develops presentations on a particular subject - conflict, migration, and refugees - to help other clubs improve their projects Quentin Wodon, an economist at the World Bank, joined Rotary to share his expertise, to network, and to help others. He has remained a member because he enjoys it. “I have been a Rotarian for 10 years,” says Wodon. “My father was a Rotarian, and I was a Rotaractor in Belgium. I also did Rotary Youth Exchange, so I’ve known Rotary for a long time.” |
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Club Zoom Meeting February 17 2021 Loretta De Nitts
Chair Geoff Gartly Guest Speaker. Loretta De Nittis (our Rotary Youth Exchange student) Visiting Rotarian. Liz De Nittis ( mother of Loretta) President Geoff commented on the “set back” as Victoria was in a snap 5 day lockdown, hence we had to resort to zoom for our meeting. He mentioned that the Board met the night before. He also encouraged members to participate in the club strategic planning meetings. |
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The sad truth about altruism is that there aren’t enough altruists
The people who fill the truly essential roles in society are often in short supply. From time to time, societies run low on the things — and the people — they really need. We wake up one day and realize that there are too few doctors. Or far, far, far too few nurses. Or it suddenly dawns on us that there aren’t enough teachers, engineers, or plumbers to go around. There are certainly never enough guys who work well with sheetrock. |
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Rotary ramps up COVID-19 vaccination efforts
Rotary clubs around the world are mobilizing in their communities to support the introduction and delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations. Rotary leaders are urging members to connect with their local health agencies to determine how Rotary can support COVID-19 vaccine efforts.
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RI President-elect announces 2021-22 presidential theme
Incoming Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta urged members to become more involved in service projects, saying that caring for and serving others is the best way to live because it changes not only other people’s lives, but also our own.
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Presidents Elect Training Seminar 2021
This year's "PETS" was held this past weekend, on line of course. Additional specific training sessions will be held over several evenings this week. I had the pleasure of participating this weekend along with our own Club's President Elect, Helen Nodrum. The Multi District Presidents Elect Training Seminar (MDPETS) provides an opportunity for Presidents Elect to gain a better understanding of their roles, to hear broader Rotary messages and plans and a chance to share ideas and plans with other Presidents Elect across four Rotary districts; three in Victoria and one covering all of Tasmania. |
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Arthur Charles Mauldon Gray and the SS Glenelg
Arthur Charles Mauldon Gray (grandfather to Linda O’Brien) was born Australia Day 1905. On the occasion of his birth, his Aunt Jane, purchased a lottery ticket for him, the ticket resulted in a one thousand pound win. Frequently at family gatherings he would remind those assembled that he was the recipient of a winning ticket but he never saw a B penny of it. (The picture at left is of Arthur with his wife Annie)
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Balibo East Timor projects
These are two projects which the Club supports in the Balibo district of East Timor. The Ai-Asa School Project and the School Gardens Project
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Twin / Sister Club of the Rotary Club of Savusavu Fiji
As reported at the recent Club forum we now have a twin/sister club relationship with the Rotary Club of Savuavu in Fiji
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Linda O'Brien and the Centurian Club
Member, Linda O’Brien was surprised when President Geoff Gledhill made a presentation of a Ruby Paul Harris fellow at our meeting on Wednesday. She soon realised the presentation would have come from Rotary Parramatta as a result of her donations to Rotary Foundation via the Centurion Club
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Club Meeting February 10 2021 Dr Helen Parker |
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Bulletin Rotary Club of Dhulikhel Nepal
The Club has received a copy of the Club Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Dhulikhel ,RID 3292 Dhulikhel,Nepal It was forwarded by Rtn.Ranjeev Shrestha-Past President/TRF Chair Contact details and website information are as follows:
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Club Meeting February 3 2021 Committee Updates
Last week’s meeting was a most casual gathering with members collecting their breakfasts from a buffet choice. Pres Geoff welcome Glenda who was In Melbourne for a few days. Marvellous to see her. He also welcomed Zilla who has not been well and this was her first face-to-face meeting and Kevin who has been in Queensland.
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Club Meeting January 27 2021 Ron Brownlees and Roy Kaplan
This meeting was held at the Buckingham in Highett and featured Ron Brownlees as our guest speaker as he gave a very quick summary of his 40 odd years in Local Government. The meeting also featured the "physical" induction of Roy Kaplan. |
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Rotary Clean Up Australia Day Karkarook Park
On this Australia day 2021 we were proud to join with our cluster clubs, Moorabbin and Mordialloc to engage with community to clean up our beautiful Karkarook Park, utilising all the guidelines for covid safe environment. More photos can be found in an album here. |
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Zoom Meeting January 20 2021 Moor SES
This morning was our first meeting for the 2021 calendar year. Our guest speakers were Andrew Litwinow and Sara Johnson from the Moorabbin SES
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Breakfast get together
A great morning of fellowship was had by a number of Club members who attended a breakfast at the
LEVI CAFÉ/RESTAURANT, 6 Railway crescent, Murrumbeena |
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Gecko Gratitude
The Club recently made a donation to the Green Gecko Project to enable the purchase of two laptops.
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ShelterBox recognizes Rotary with Global Humanitarian Service Award
ShelterBox awarded Rotary International with its first Global Humanitarian Service Award, in recognition of Rotary’s outstanding partnership throughout the years during its 20th anniversary virtual event on 12 November.
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Christmas Party Coatesville Bowling Club
The Club held a Christmas break up event at the Coatesville Bowling Club. It was very well attended by members and partners, this being a great opportunity to re-connect in person. Our special thanks to Helen Nodrum for arranging the event which included a great variety of food from Holmesglen. Guests on the day included Tony Fritzlaff from Holmsglen and Liz DeNitts, mother of exchange student Loretta.
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Zoom Meeting December 9 2020 Huddleston video
We had about 30 attendees this morning on Zoom, including Tony and Sossi from Cilantro. We were also joined by Dr Liz Basilonia a Rotarian from Manila where it was 4.30am! The meeting was jointly hosted by Helen Nodrum and Ian Ballantine |
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Giving to charities for Christmas 2020
Some photos from the donations of goods within RCBMC Market bags for the needy with the community for Christmas 2020 The first group to receive 25 market bags contain food items was the Holland Foundation in Centre Rd, Bentleigh The second group was CIS Glen Eira – helping local people in Glen Huntly Rd, Glen Huntly |
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Help on Wheels
Maternal health projects give Rotary clubs in Uganda a sense of purpose during COVID-19 restrictions by Claire Zulkey rotary.org In March, the Ugandan government moved rapidly to confront the COVID-19 pandemic, issuing a strict lockdown and closing schools before the country had experienced more than a handful of reported cases. |
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Zoom Meeting December 2 2020 Helen Morgan
17 members “zoomed in.” Apologies from Faye Weeks and Ian Ballantine. President Geoff spoke on the club’s Bronze recognition from DG Alma for our substantial contribution towards Rotary Foundation over the years. Geoff said that support from members and clubs worldwide is the reason Rotary has been in existence for so long. This is indicative that Rotary is in a position of strength. Geoff is also in the process of applying for a sausage sizzle day at Bunnings but has not received any response to date. |
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Rotary Foundation Club award
I wanted to share some good news with you in relation to our club having been recognised in the club recognition program as a Bronze level contributor to the Rotary Foundation. You will see from the attachments which include the certificate and a letter from the DG, that we have made a very significant contribution over an extended period, we should feel proud to have played a part in this achievement. All the best Geoff |
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Community Service: Christmas Cheer
There was a change in the project this year. As well as the usual Christmas Cakes and Puddings, Helen suggested that after the torrid year we had been through, that we should prepare 100 hampers of Treats to cheer people up. The hampers are to be given to Holland Foundation, Family Life and Glen Eira Community Information and Support for distribution to their ‘ clients’, as well as a load of Cakes to the Salvation Army. The thinking was that while plenty of people were in need of baked beans and staples, some ‘’treats’ would be appreciated at this time. |
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Zoom Meeting November 25 2020 AGM and Youth Exchange
Numbers of members attended 29. Guest speaker Sandra Geisler.
Sandra Geisler is a past Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE ) participant. She is from Austria and has lived in Australia for the past 10 years.-in Sydney and now in Melbourne.. Sandra was a RYE participant in 2006 and went from a small village of 3,000 people to Austin, Texas, which is a big city to her. She stated that she has always wanted to travel and particularly to go to the U.S. She lived with a family for 6 months and said that her host family was amazing and treated her like their own daughter. She still maintains contact with them and they have visited her family in Austria. |
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Zoom Meeting November 18 2020 Youth Protection
This week's guest speaker was Ken Miriams from District 9810 speaking about Youth Protection. The meeting was jointly chaired by Helen Nodrum and Greg O'Shea, the Club's Youth Protection Officer. We also welcomed our Assistant Governor, Heather Chisholm, members Julie Reid and Terry Kane (welcome back ladies) and Tony Fritzlaff from Cilantro. After President Geoff delivered his report, Greg introduced Ken who gave a presentation detailing the importance of compliance in the area of Youth Protection.
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Zoom Meeting November 11 2020 Jenna Kruss
Numbers of members participating. 27. Apologies. Zilla Roth. Guests. Karin Knoester from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Tony Fritzlaff from Holmesglen Guest speakers. Jenna Kruss and Cassie Hose from Anglicare November 11th is Remembrance Day The meeting commenced with John Mason reading 2 poems To the Fallen by R.L. Binyon and In Flanders Fields by J McCrae. Welcome back to Julie Reid. Great you can join us again. Faye Weeks, who has been very industrious during the lockdown, made and sold face masks. |
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Major achievement focus of Rotary's World Polio Day event
Rotary’s 2020 World Polio Day Online Global Update program on 24 October hails this year’s historic achievement in polio eradication: Africa being declared free of the wild poliovirus. Paralympic medalist and TV presenter Ade Adepitan, who co-hosts this year’s program, says that the eradication of polio in Africa was personal for him. “Since I was born in Nigeria, this achievement is close to my heart,” says Adepitan, a polio survivor who contracted the disease as a child. “I’ve been waiting for this day since I was young.” |
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Long Walks in Lockdown
Like many Melbournians Peter and I took to walking daily during the recent lockdown, wandering our local streets and parks, watching the progress or lack of progress on building sites, admiring gardens, plants and decor. One of our regular walk locations is to Landcox Park, this walk would sometimes take us past the now empty site that was W.T. Grants Building and Garden Supplies in Nepean Highway, Brighton East. W.T.Grants was a bit of a institution in the area being a family business of more than 100 years, but sadly closed their doors many years ago selling a large area of land at the rear of the Nepean Highway property but retaining the shop front and a number of other buildings facing Nepean Highway. |
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Zoom Meeting November 4 2020 Pere Village Nepal
Here we were at 7:30 pm sitting very comfortably at home looking at each other through the magic of Zoom and amongst us were two visitors Richard Buhrer and Alex Zahnd, our two guest speakers meeting with us in Switzerland. It would have been 5:30 am and as they said while were in the dark in the evening, it was still dark in the morning. As was mentioned the magic of Zoom! Kevin D hosted the meeting and while welcomed our special guests, he also welcomed President Ian Kirkwood and PP wife, Faye, Dora, Sophie and PP Merv from the Rotary Club of Caulfield. President Geoff also welcomed us all and thanked Richard and Alex for their time. He announced how pleased he was for the lifting of restrictions so we can be starting the market on Sunday. He reminded us that plans for familiarization of the market rules will start on Saturday. He reminded us that will be doing somethings that we have not done before but we need to make sure we are following COVID rules, and more than likely we are better to err on the side of caution.
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Rotex fills the gap after Rotary Youth Exchange
After returning home, many students miss their lives abroad. Rotex helps keep the international connections going by Diana Schoberg Illustration by Viktor Miller Gausa from rotary.org website Riikka Muje had a fantastic time when she lived in Brittany, France, in 2011-12 as a Rotary Youth Exchange student. “At the beginning it was hard,” she recalls. “I didn’t speak the language. I didn’t know anyone. But then it’s amazing how you can form a life in another place.” |
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Zoom Meeting October 28 2020 Jane Tewson
There was an air of a little bit of light heartedness and hope as we enter into a new phase of life in Victoria. The shops and beauty, hairdressing and more freedom to all of us is happening or about to happen. There is positive talk about the market re-opening and there is talk of mini-meetings face-to-face. WOW! Well done us. This was re-iterated by Pres. Geoff as he addressed us on his way to the country. We have more scope with what we can and cannot do. He continued by reminding us to follow all the rules and be observant of the guide lines and look at more positive ways of moving forward.
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How Rotary is alleviating the effects of isolation during COVID-19
Throughout the pandemic, members are discovering ways to connect, cope, and care for each other and people in the communities they serve. by Joseph Derr from the rotary.org website Social distancing, self-quarantines, and lockdowns, all of which have been necessary to reduce the spread of COVID-19, help keep us safe but also isolate us, creating feelings of loneliness and anxiety. Rotary clubs are rising to the challenge to mitigate these negative effects, both in their clubs and beyond. Along the way, members are discovering new ways to serve. |
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Zoom Meeting October 21 2020 MITS
It was once again a wonderful morning and for those members who logged in earlier than 7:30 we had cheery fellowship with talk of how to get together in groups in parks so we can have friendly face-to –face time. The date of 13th December arose as a possible time to have our annual Christmas gathering. We were already 20 members at 7:30. Our speakers this morning were Edward Tudor, Executive Director and Paul Barcham Development Manager of MITS, Melbourne Indigenous Transition School. Pres. Geoff managed to log in to us while driving to work. He welcomed Ed and Paul and stated that we honor our partnership with the important work that MITS was achieving.
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For true economic development, women are essential
For true economic development, women are essential. Here’s why these organizations and their Rotary club partners are supporting local women’s entrepreneurship with financial literacy, small business loans, and one-on-one advisors. Women’s economic empowerment contributes to a nation’s growth and to the world’s economic health overall. Studies have shown that it boosts productivity, increases economic diversification and income equality, and supports economic resilience. And income loss associated with gender discrimination costs the world economy an estimated $12 trillion and well as a reduction of 16 percent of cost to the global GPD. |
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Pere Village Nepal
Nepal with its 30 million inhabitants is sandwiched between India and China, the 11 highest mountains in the world are located there. The country offers difficult topographical and social framework conditions. Life expectancies for people living in the remote mountain areas are low, with approximately 52 for women and 54 for men. RIDS-Switzerland/Nepal is partnering with village communities all in the high Himalayan mountain areas, in remote and demanding topography, between 2,000 and 3,500 m above sea level. |
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Point Ormond Quarantine Station
This may be of interest to members - a connection between Glen Huntly and th ecurrent pandemic. The cairn marks the site of Victoria's first quarantine station which was established in 1840. It was erected as a project to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the State of Victoria. |
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Old Bulletins on the site
I have uploaded all the older bulletins I could find up onto Google Drive with a link from the Club Bulletins page here. They date back to 2008.
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New page about the Board
I have added a page on the site that may help explain how the Club's Board is formed each year. This is especially relevant as we approach the Annual General Meeting. Go here.
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Zoom Meeting Oct 14 2020 Moorabbin Airport
It was a beautiful morning and we were all gathered to listen to our Paul Ferguson who is the CEO of Moorabbin Airport. Pres. Geoff gave us a brief good morning greeting while on his way to work. He welcomed Tim L back and as we all do wished him a speedy recovery from his disastrous road accident and welcome our AG Heather Chisolm to the meeting. He explained that his introduction in the bulletin is short because there was not a lot happening and like the rest of us looking forward to some sort of change although not to expect too much.
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Zoom Breakout Rooms
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Zoom New User
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Educating in a pandemic and beyond
Facing the challenges of COVID-19, Rotary clubs and partner organizations are finding new ways to support access to education Recognizing that education is a pathway out of poverty, Rotary and other organizations have made significant progress in increasing access to learning in communities around the world. |
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Open link in a New Tab
For browser users who are unfamiliar with this trick, it allows you to "force" a link you are clicking on to open in another tab of your browser. Usually, links open in the same tab of your browser, meaning you can no longer see the page you came from. To see it again you would normally just hit the back button. Opening in a new tab allows you to easily switch between the two, (or more) pages. |
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5 ways to support education during the pandemic
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Zoom Meeting October 7 2020 Fiji Partnership
The wonderful things about Zoom meetings in the morning are firstly that one can get up dressed for the day but do not have to hurry to be somewhere else, secondly we can perhaps enjoy the early morning freshness without the “hurry” stress and thirdly, best of all, that we can have visitors us from far-off places such as our Guest Speaker Rotarian Delia Rothnie-Jones from the Rotary Club of Savusavu, Fiji. We also welcomed Kevin Berry, friend of Geoff Gartly. Kevin is a builder who was involved with their Venturer Scout group who were involved in putting together a playground for the Batibalavu School.
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Subscribe to Calendar
From the Calendar page here you can subscribe to the Club's event calendar. This will result in the Club's calendar being added to your existing calendar subscriptions, thus ensuring that as an event is added (or modified) to the Club's calendar, it will appear on your phone, tablet etc. Calendars supported are Outlook, Google and Apple. Take the link, Subscribe to Calendar, from the Calendar Page. |
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Vale Ricardo Krauskopf
This is part of a report on the recent passing of Ricardo Krauskopf. Ricardo Krauskopf was an innovator, an altruist, and a true gent, who passed away on September 24 after a long battle with motor neurone disease. “For Ricardo, supporting the community was intrinsic in his DNA, whether it was through his businesses which always seemed to find some way of paying back to the community or in areas such as the Rotary Club, Ricardo was only to happy to lend a hand. Whether it was flipping sausages at Bunnings to raise funds or lobbying politicians, he was always there doing his part to provide support. |
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Social Media Share Bar Display
At the bottom of most pages there should appear what is referred to as a Social Media Share Bar, including this page after you have clicked the Read More button. This post is intended to help you if your browser is not displaying this bar. It would appear to be mainly an issue with desktop/laptop browsers as opposed to mobile or tablets devices. |
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Chat with the DG
Chat with the District Governor, Alma Reynolds Alma runs Zoom meetings
The sessions are informal chats about anything and everything Rotary – BYO topics or take up those brought by others. No need to RSVP just turn up. Meeting ID's and passwords tend to vary so they are not being published here. Check your email or our Club Events Listing here. |
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First woman RI Pres Nominee
EVANSTON, Ill. (October 1, 2020) — Jennifer Jones, member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, will become Rotary International’s president for 2022-23, a groundbreaking selection that will make her the first woman to hold that office in the service organization’s 115-year existence.
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Run a Zoom Meeting
 If you would like to:
Please feel free to use our Zoom meeting facility. Simply book in a time with me and I will kick it off 10 minutes beforehand and assign Host rights over to you. When you've finished your meeting, simply click on End Meeting, then End Meeting for All. Click here for Zoom Help. |
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A Memory of my Childhood
It was an event eagerly looked forward to by both my father and myself, even my mother looked forward to it not that she went but it meant time to herself while we were out of the house. My father went as a boy with his brother and I went every year with my father until we shifted from Albert Park to Elwood in the mid 60’s.... The Old Buffers Carnival.... It seemed to be very much a local event, while one was there to visit the events and side shows we did spend as much time chatting and catching up with people.
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Zoom Meeting Sept 30 2020 Malvern Travel
What fun! How much fun was it on Wednesday September 31th evening, a glass or two of wine, 2 very enthusiastic and passionate Guest Speakers and many members with apologies from Peter L and John L. and appearances from Leonie R and Angie G. Welcome Terry! We have not seen Terry for a while as she has to work long hours from home and lives a long way from us. Pres. Geoff welcomed us all including Vishal, Angie and Leonie and Karin who at last has a camera and therefore can be seen. |
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Zoom Meeting September 23 2020
Happy Birthday Helen, Ian’s Partner. By 7:30 there were already 23 participants who included Sossi, Tony Fitzlapp, Rotarian Merv from RC Caulfield and our Tim M who is not able to join us often due to his children’s commitment. Pres. Geoff welcomed us all and made mention that we were having a very, very busy day due to our meeting, 7;30 in the morning and then again 7:30 in the evening.
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Dilmah Tea Evening
7:30 pm Wednesday 23rd September! There was great excitement even though we were on Zoom and we could feel it! Geoff Gartly was our host and welcomed our many guests, including a number of members from other District 9810 Clubs. He had been very fortunate to have Dilhan Fernando younger son of Merill Fernando Founder of Dilmah Tea, agree to talk to us from Sri Lanka. Dilhan explained that he was a Rotarian, his club being Colombo Metropolitan and that a former RI President was running his office.
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Letter from Loretta De Nittis
We recently received a letter from Australian Exchange Student, Loretta De Nitts in Finland.... Terve, I heard Melbourne has gone into stage 4 lockdown and I just wanted to say I hope everyone is safe and well, even if you are stuck inside for another 6 weeks.
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StKilda Mums Blankets
Club Community Project for September - Donations of single bed and cot size blankets urgently required for St Kilda Mums. St Kilda Mums always need items for babies and up to primary school age children but even more so during the Covid Pandemic. Please ask your families and friends to check if they have bedding for cots and single beds that can be donated. All items should be laundered and in near new condition. |
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Zoom Speaker v Gallery View
Zoom meeting participants can switch between two views - Gallery, where you see all the attendees and Speaker, where you have a large image of the speaker (at any instant) and a smaller listing of other attendees. |
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Zoom Meeting September 16 2020 Mitch Fifield
A special meeting this morning as we were joined by Mitch Fifield, the Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations.
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Some history from Linda O'B
My family history on my mother’s side is interesting, I am sure that her mother’s side of the family would have a story to tell and I know some of it... I remember vividly my great grandmother talking about her youth in Wagga Wagga and hearing the aborigines at corroboree in the distance, but my memories are not detailed and would need to be substantiated and I am not inclined to do the long hours to research required to compile the history ...however on my mother’s fathers side her cousin has been prolific and detailed in her research, so I submit the following
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Zoom Meeting September 9 2020 Geoff Gartly
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Zoom Raise Hand
In a meeting, participants who wish to address the meeting or ask a question, please use the “Raise Hand” function. Remember to lower it after you have had your turn. |
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Why being kind is as important as ever
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Zoom Meeting Running Sheet
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Want to be Chairperson?
Zoom is going to be with us for a while…..How would you like to be the chairperson of a meeting? This also means you will be made “co-host” in terms of it being on Zoom. |
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My name is Zilla
Over my life time many people have asked what is your name? Where do you come from? What kind of name is that? Coming from a refugee family, “landing” in Hobart, Tasmania, where school children in Primary School did not know the difference between Germans, Jews and Japs. Not knowing what a Jew is,or what a Jew was, I became a “Dirty Jap”! Even the teachers were unaware. One can imagine what the teasing was like. My parents had anglicized our name from Abramowsky to Abrams and this still did not help. So how DID I get my name. |
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Zoom Audio Settings
For those who seem to have issues hearing, or being heard, I suggest you use the facility within Zoom to set and test your audio settings. |
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Zoom Meeting August 5 2020
It is 7:15 on a very cold slightly wet morning in Melbourne and once again we are warm and cosy at home greeting every one as they arrive on Zoom screen instead of racing to a morning breakfast for a Rotary meeting! It certainly a wonderful alternative as we are in further COVID19 lockdown. Ian began by handing the hosting job to our enthusiastic Jo. Jo welcomed us all and mentioned those who did not seem to be present such as Margie, Glenda, Liz, Sue, and an apology from Kevin. Paul was greatly visible with his background of the St. Kilda Football Club Flags and Scarf! Yay for the win! She then introduced Pres. Geoff. |
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Zoom Meeting August 12 2020
We had Larry Green as our host/chairman this morning. Our special guest was, of course, Alma Reynolds, District Governor, District 9810. This was Alma’s “official” visit to our Club. It was not her first, however, having joined us before as the DG elect. Alma was joined by her partner, Greg King and our Assistant DG, Heather Chisholm. Zilla was an apology this morning. |
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DG Partner's Project 2020-21
Governor’s Partner: Greg King Manningham When Rotary started the PolioPlus project 1000 children a day were paralysed by Poliomyelitis across more than 135 endemic countries. Today, only Afghanistan and Pakistan report cases of the wild polio virus. |
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The Way We Were: 1958!
Private Mason. J. 3/786001 20 NS Battalion, 14 Platoon, Charley Company Battles of Scrub Hill and Puckapunyal Royal Melbourne Regiment Freedom of the City of Melbourne March 1959 |
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D9810 Responds to COVID19
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Moorabbin History
A couple of weeks ago a number of members gave presentations on the history of Moorabbin and Bentleigh. Here is a copy of the presentation given by John Mason. IanB Moorabbin didn’t have a town hall, Functions were held at Brighton. The Town Hall site was offices and baby health centre where I was weighed and vaccinated, the band hall where my father played cornet in the Band, and I tried to but failed, and a small library. |
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Le Cordon Bleu Degustation Dinner
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| Le Cordon Bleu Degust'n Dinner |
When you are in a meeting you can still access your audio and video settings by clicking on the carat symbol adjacent to each icon—bottom left of your screen.
Last Thursday 22nd August, we had a most wonderful evening to enjoy and to partake of delicious Cordon Bleu French cooking prepared by 9 cookery students well on their way of their course and 8 front of house students who have almost finished the course and who waited on us superbly! Geoff Gartly was MC and the room was decorated with French flags and serviettes. Clemence Vandercruyssen was introduced to us and we all introduced our friends and partners. There was a very relaxed atmosphere.
There is a photo album of this event here.
The ‘Run for Change’ community event started about 6:00 to 6:30am on Sunday morning. The event is always well organised and was again assisted by the RCBMC along with students from Holmesglen Training facility
The RCBMC had in attendance Greg O’S (Chef supreme), the versatile Grant P (without whom the BBQ’s and storage unit would not have been there), Peter O’B ( rubbing shoulders with the upcoming chefs), Margaret M ( learning new cooking skills), Terry K (who travelled from St Albans to provide her expertise in BBQing) and of course the club photographer and President IB
The house the Club owns in a Bayside suburb of Melbourne was damaged by fire late last year. After a complex insurance claim it has now been restored, And is now ready to hand back to ‘Launch Housing’ to accommodate a family escaping domestic violence. To get ready for this the Club had a working bee on Saturday. Ron B organised this which was attended by Pres Ian, Peter O’B, Grant P, John and Margaret M, Marilyn B, with Geoff Gledhill doing an early shift as he was busy in the arvo. Work completed included tree and shrub pruning, planter bed edging, window cleaning, general tidying up of the garden and grounds and some planting, and filling the Hopper with the rubbish.
Please see pictures below, courtesy of Terry Bracks at BHT. Our Belola School project is at 65% of construction and progressing fast. It is now a race between the builders finishing and our fit-out container arriving in Balibo/Belola. We are still confident it will all come together by end of October 2018.
The youth of today are tomorrow’s future and it is important that we support them.
McKinnon Secondary college’s Interact club which RCBMC proudly sponsors and supports held its major annual fund-raising event on Friday last 17th August in the school grounds starting at 9am and concluding at 6pm.
This day was brilliantly organised by the team, supported by all school students, teachers, staff, families and friends.
At the Bentleigh Sunday Community Market on Sunday 20th May 2018 for the third time under difficult conditions, stoic club members Grant Perry, Margaret Mason and Linda O’Brien gathered under a stormy, dark and challenging Melbourne’s weather pattern that was very cold, windy and not really fit for man nor beast, however, these RCBMC members were extremely determined to set up various stalls with items donated by club members and raise funds to continue the rotary support of the Rotary Oceanic Medical Aid for Children (ROMAC) program.
This week has been an opportunity for the Rotary Club of Bentleigh Moorabbin Central and the Glen Eira City Council to engage with the broader community to be able to provide various forums that will be become necessary for residents and the council to assess the requirements of both the council and community in the future.
So the Glen Eira City Council ran a number of informative sessions for people considering their lifestyle choices as they grow older.
I enjoy community projects so it was without hesitation that I volunteered to assist on Saturday 29th April with a combined rotary project of removing and storing approximately 100 beds, overhead tables and lockers that had been donated from the premises of the Old Peter MacCallum Hospital in St. Andrews Place.
I am not sure how many people we had across the day with the various comings and goings but something in the order of 50+was probably near the figure. Importantly they came from 16 different Rotary Clubs.
On Sunday 22nd April 2018, RCBMC members Linda O’B, Grant P, Margaret & John M, Jo I and myself had a number of stalls at the market to sell donated items from various club members that included soft toys and other children’s games (from Grant Perry) , miscellaneous items including glass wares, plates, crockery (from Linda O’Brien), other items including books (from Margaret & John Mason), some items (from Helen Nodrum), fashion items including leather boots and shoes (from Jo Impey) and some items that went unsold from a previous fund raiser held at the market – thank you to all that contributed.
Rotary honors a teacher and mentor with the 2025 Sylvia Whitlock Leadership Award
November is The Rotary Foundation Month.
