Presidents Report

Hi Everyone, Our guest speaker last week was Peter Wiltshire – Darebin Parklands Ranger The Darebin Creek is 50 kilometres long. and starts in Wollert meeting the Yarra River near Alphington. We were treated with a wonderful history lesson of the area and its progress through history to todays activities the park offers. It is…

Hi Everyone, Last week we welcomed our DG Brian Peters and AG Greg Paull for their official visit. DG Brian was also accompanied by Tiana who is Championing the DG Partner Project Rotex. Rotex is a Rotary alumni association that exists to establish and maintain a common bond among Rotary Youth Exchange alumni, as well…

We welcomed Adino from East Timor last Wednesday night – it appears he has many talents so should be a great asset when he returns home. ‘Trumpistan’ is an interesting place or at least PP Ian Bushby made it sound interesting – Thanks Ian. We also heard from our Directors about their 2019-2020 plans –…

What a great meeting – the people from Angel Flights had a great sense of humour – and obviously a sense of adventure as well as caring and empathy. Their commitment to people who need assistance bring to mind the words ‘unsung heroes’. RYLA is offering a unique opportunity to go through the experiences of…

In Rotary We are neighbours, community leaders and global citizens uniting for the common good. However the heart of Rotary is our clubs—dedicated people who share a passion for both community service and friendship. Becoming a Rotarian connects you with a diverse group of professionals who share your drive to give back, over a meal…

What a great start to 2019! It was great to see so many of our members and partners in attendance; it was really a great fellowship night. Thank you for your great hospitality, Glenda! We’ve heard from our Treasurer just how to “Launder Cash” – the reason was that apparently there where a couple of…

Again a reminder for our Christmas Hampers: bags for members to fill will be available soon from Yevonne Pollock; we also have a suggestion list available. This is for Brother Harry (Alice House) and I am sure that our effort is really appreciated. We’ve welcomed our guests: visiting Rotarian Anthony Femandez (Manningham Rotary Club) and…

Another great meeting as we welcomed our DG Malcolm Kerr and his wife Jill. Malcolm spoke about his life in general and his School days remembering one of his favourite teachers telling him to always remember WHO WHAT WHEN HOW & WHY. Malcolm began his teaching career in Robinvale, where he met his wife Jill.…

OUR PRESIDENT Merle Maunder I think we all have now got the travel bug after hearing about Peter and Sue’s latest holiday. They both had a great time cruising the Mediterranean, visiting so many ports in Italy, Spain. France, Greece, Albania and Croatia – all very different. Peter was very lucky to get back on…