Meeting WILL NOT be at Cilantro - We are meeting at the Feast Cafe 7am
341 Hampton St
Hampton , VIC 3188
Note that registration and breakfast order is required. Must be in by 4pm Monday
Details here
The Meeting will NOT be available via Zoom this week
Edition 239
Monday, 3rd November 2025
Last week’s speaker was the Mayor of Glen Eira, Cr Simone Zmood, who gave a brief account of her own journey followed by an update on the City of Glen Eira. This included current programmes and future ones.
Last Friday’s drinks was at the Sandringham Side Bar in Sandringham. There was myself, Peter, Linda , Jo, Ian and Helen Parker. We were probably there for about two hours enjoying each others company and soaking up the local atmosphere. Why not join the group at the next one this Friday?
Recently there was a meeting of Rotary Community Leaders at which there was a presentation about social media. A PDF of the presentation has been prepared and sent to presidents within our community group. I think that this document is worth a look by anyone who may be considering creating promotion material for the club and not just social media. It is available HERE.
Cilantro is shut this week because of the Melbourne Cup, so for this Wednesday we will be meeting at Feast Cafe in Hampton. Bookings are absolutely essential and this includes the breakfast order.
Club President, 2025-26,
Grant Perry
BOARD MINUTES
A reminder to members that Board Minutes are available for viewing from the Club's website. Note that you must be logged in as a Member in order to gain access.
Access to all documents including Board Minutes can gained here.
The last published Board Minutes were the meeting of August 25, 2025 - HERE.
Ian Ballantine
Annual General Meeting
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR ELECTION AS DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The Annual General Meeting of the Rotary Club of Bentleigh Moorabbin Central Inc. Will be held on Wednesday 26th November 2025 at a Cilantro.
Business includes Presentation of accounts for the Club and Market, Statutory matters for the Incorporated Association, and the Election of Directors and Officers for the Rotary year 2026-2027
The formal Agenda will be issued later.
Accordingly, members are invited to nominate other members to one of the positions on the Board of Directors that need to be filled for the year 2026-27 as well as Auditor for the same year.
The Board positions falling vacant at June 30, 2026 are:
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
President Elect (would immediately assume role of President Nominee)
Two Other Directors for a period of 2 years: 2026 - 2028
For information, the remaining three positions on the Board do not require election:
Past President - current President, Grant Perry
Two Directors - Kellie Carruthers and Larry Green commenced their tenure on July 1 2025, and will remain on the board to June 30, 2027.
All club members are eligible for nomination. Accordingly, members will be invited to either nominate themselves or another member (with the club member's consent) for any of the positions that fall vacant, and forward their nomination to the nominating committee (to be announced)
A formal Agenda for the Annual General Meeting will follow.
Roster for the next 2 weeks
Note Market start time is 6.15am
Click on See all Rosters at right for future weeks. Members click here to see your own roster.
Wheelchairs for Kids always need blankets/rugs to give away with their wheelchairs.
Member Linda O'Brien is inviting any members or friends of our Club who would like to help in this project.
Please contact Linda for more information.
Alannah & Madeline Foundation
Looking for support to provide Buddy Bags for children who have experienced extreme violence HERE
December 9, 2025
“Where do my dues go? The greater workings of Rotary.”
Link to photos from District Changeover July 2025 here
Link to photos from 2025 Conference here
Link to photos from 2024 Conference here
Market report for Sunday 02/11/2025.
Leader: Greg O’Shea
BMC: Karin Soster, Burt Lancaster
Moorabbin: Intha Chetty, George Tissera
Holland Foundation: Ryan A
Visitors: Charles (Chucky) Renner Peter O’Brien
Cars in the Queue: Nil
Overnight Parkers: Nil
Pedestrian Count: 1602
Market Report: Beautiful and sunny day
Thx to Linda who came along to do some face painting. Ambulance called for elderly man (heat exposure). $200 found on floor in office from previous week.
Important message to Market Leaders: New Computer
The iPad is NO LONGER. Entry of Market Report and Try Booking access is now done via new computer in the office. The procedure for its use is in the office.
Note there is a separate story about the defib at the Market here.
Rotary Foundation receives highest rating from Charity Navigator for 17th consecutive year
For the 17th consecutive year, The Rotary Foundation has received the highest rating — four stars — from Charity Navigator, the largest and most utilized independent charity evaluator in the United States.
The Foundation earned the recognition for adhering to sector best practices and executing its mission in a financially efficient way, demonstrating both strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency.
Faced with declining numbers, the Rotary Club of Belmont, WA, has turned the tide by embracing a whole-club approach to membership growth.
WORDS: Elizabeth Newton-Faas. Rotary Club of Belmont, WA.
I TOOK on the challenge of being president for the Rotary club of Belmont, WA, for 2024-25. When I joined the club six years ago there were 24 members and it gradually dropped to 17. One of my goals as president was to increase membership back to 24. I started with no membership director and no-one wanted the role. I introduced the concept that we are all responsible for membership.
I adopted a six-step plan to achieve my membership goals.
District Governor Peter Behm sits down with Past Rotary International President Ian Riseley for an honest and thought-provoking conversation about what truly drives Rotary — and how each of us can tap into that purpose to lead, serve, and make our corner of the world brighter. The interview is wide-ranging as only DG Peter can think up and covers some unexpected topics.
It is a long-form video that takes 35 minutes to watch — but it just might rekindle what first inspired you to become a Rotarian.
Jim Magee was chairperson for today's club meeting at Cilantro. Guests included Gabriela Ammendola, (later inducted as our newest member), and partner Bruno Santi, and Gary Ramage.
Do you have questions about Rotary’s pledge to end polio? We’ve got answers.
You’ve likely heard a lot about polio in recent weeks. Rotary members talk about it all year, but never more than in the month leading up to World Polio Day on 24 October. It’s one of the most important days of the year for Rotary — a time to reaffirm our nearly four-decade commitment to eliminating this disease from the world.
Polio eradication may seem complicated, but it’s actually fairly straightforward. If you’ve ever wondered about the science of the disease, the history of Rotary’s fight against it, or the progress of the global eradication effort, find the answers to those questions and more below.
Neville Kruss chaired this morning's meeting at Cilantro. Charles joined via Zoom, and guests included Ken Oakes, Gary Ramage, Gabriela Ammendola, and today's guest speaker - Nick Staikos M.P. for Bentleigh.
PRESIDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS - Grant Perry
Grant welcomed club members and guests to today's meeting.
GUEST SPEAKER - Nick Staikos - Minister for Parliament for the State Government of Victoria
Rotary’s future depends on bold transformation, as clubs across Zone 8 prove that purpose-driven action and flexible models are the key to survival and growth.
WORDS: Tony Heyward. Regional Council Deputy Chair.
Rotary has always been a powerful and well-respected force, delivering volunteer-driven service. But today, in Zone 8, it faces a stark choice: evolve or risk on becoming irrelevant. The heart of Rotary is its volunteers, but unless we change how we engage, support and grow that spirit, we are at risk of losing the very lifeblood of our organisation.
As Editor of the Bulletin and responsible for the Club's website I am asking members to please consider sending me any news about events they may have attended on behalf of the Club or any project that is being undertaken by the Club.
I am very happy to convert your news into a story which will then appear in the Bulletin, but, more importantly, appear on our Website.
This will show any people coming to our Website what our Club is involved in and the projects we support.
So, please take some photographs and put together some words - I will do the rest. Please send me your photos in the highest resolution possible via email or WhatsApp. I will do the cropping etc. Please DO NOT send pics via SMS (MMS). These are next to useless.
Also, don't bother creating the article in Word or similar-just adds work. Just send the words and a few pics. I will do the rest.
This article is intended to help members register themselves and/or a guest to a Club event. Note, your are also expected to 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. As venues need to be advised of numbers PRIOR to the event, please register by noon on the day prior unless otherwise stated. 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.
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.
A point regarding the submission of images for the Bulletin and Website: Members are reminded that images have to meet a minimum size requirement, as has been specified for some time in the section at the bottom of this Bulletin. 820 pixels is the minimum size required with larger being better as this allows for cropping. The submission of images via MMS is NOT preferred as they are too small and of inferior quality. Email or Whatsapp is far superior.
Would any member like to take responsibility for the updating of the Club's Event Calendar? I have created a page of instructions here so it is very easy to take over.
Thank you, Ian Ballantine
I remind members that you are responsible for the information contained in the Club's database. This includes, birthdays, phone numbers, addresses etc etc. Even your own photo. You maintain this via this link.
Additionally, member's birthdays and anniversaries will no longer be listed in the Club Bulletin. This is to protect the privacy of members. This information is still available to members here.
Ian Ballantine
A reminder to members to keep checking the calendar of upcoming events for evening and perhaps, one day, daytime events.
Thank you for being a subscriber to our Weekly Club Bulletin. I try to have it published each week by Tuesday morning.
If you would like to have something included please contact me at editor@rotarybmc.org.au and attach, as separate files, the words and any images (jpg files are fine, minimum width 820 pixels). Please DO NOT send information as pdf files.
Ian Ballantine, Editor.
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Special information about meeting this Week
Last week’s speaker was the Mayor of Glen Eira, Cr Simone Zmood, who gave a brief account of her own journey followed by an update on the City of Glen Eira. This included current programmes and future ones.
Annual General Meeting
WORDS: Elizabeth Newton-Faas. Rotary Club of Belmont, WA.
Taken from RI website 
Neville Kruss chaired this morning's meeting at Cilantro. Charles joined via Zoom, and guests included Ken Oakes, Gary Ramage, Gabriela Ammendola, and today's guest speaker - Nick Staikos M.P. for Bentleigh. 
Taken from RDU 
A number of members attended the Holland Foundation Ball on Friday evening, October 17, 2025
As Editor of the Bulletin and responsible for the Club's website I am asking members to please consider sending me any news about events they may have attended on behalf of the Club or any project that is being undertaken by the Club.
