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Volume 71 | Issue 21 | 19th November 2025

 
Let’s Unite for Good in our local community
and the world
 
This week’s reflections from President Vijay Susarla
Our Fellowship Meeting on 19 November 2025 at The Celadon
 
Thank you, Brenda Innes, for organising another wonderful fellowship evening for our Club. Excellent choice of venue, with the location in Camberwell Road within half a kilometre from the Tower hotel with ample free street parking. The Celadon is a quaint little Thai restaurant with a unique artistic décor on the inside. It had a wide range of authentic Thai dishes on their menu that were reasonably priced.
 
The evening was well supported with twenty people attending, compromising of members, partners and one special guest (Rosemary Sier). Rosemary one of our gracious volunteers at our Art Show and was invited by Fabienne. It was lovely to have the company of our Associate member Councillor Hollingsworth on this evening too.
 
Although there was twenty of us, we filled 50% of the venue and brought the house down with lots of shared bottles of wine, shared plates of delicious meals, lots of laughter and interesting and lively conversations. Just the way we would strive to have these fellowship evenings, without the typical regular meeting formalities. A good indication of a great evening is when a bunch of us were the last clients to leave.
 
 
 
Fellowship evenings are amazing opportunities to meet with members partners, guests and members. Tonight, we were graced with the presence of the following partners of some of our members; Andrea Lorenzini, Hong Sangam, Heather Heath and Greg Watson.
 
Thanks
 
 
Daya Govender
President Elect
 
Stories
Volunteers Needed: Hawthorn Makers Market
Your help is needed! Volunteers are required for the following event. Click on HERE to view available slots and book yourself directly online.
 
Event:   Hawthorn Makers Market
Date:     Sunday 07/12/2025 at 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Chair:    Teresa Molella 0420 286 840
Location:   Hawthorn Arts Centre
360 Burwood Road, Hawthorn
 
 
 
 
Volunteers Needed: Bunnings Sausage Sizzle
Your help is needed! Volunteers are required for the following event. Please check available slots and book yourself directly online by clicking HERE.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Event:
Bunnings Sausage Sizzle 
 
   
Date:
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
 
   
Chair:
Nadia Hamilton 0416 307 478
 
   
Location:
Bunnings Hawthorn
230 Burwood Road
Hawthorn, VIC Australia
3122
 
 
 
 

CAMBERWELL SUNDAY MARKET ROSTER

RC CAMBERWELL
CSM ROSTER ALLOCATIONS
November 2025
 
Date
0650-1000
0950-1300
2nd Nov
Yvonne Wills/Brenda Innes
Darren Li/Daya Govender
9th Nov
Lyndon Joss/ Gary Goldsmith
Priya Somabhatta/ Vijay Susarla
16th Nov
Rob Pattison/ Peter Pratt
Geoff McCormick/ Nadia Hamilton
23rd Nov
Murray Anderson/ Lindy Anderson
David Troon/ Patrick Docherty
30th Nov
Michael Blood/Alan Lorenzini
Pierre Kriegler/George de Souza
 
 
Boroondara Cluster Clubs Quiz Contest
 
 
Rotary District 9800
 
Proposed Boroondara Cluster Clubs Quiz Contest
Thursday 12 March 2026, Dinner
Green Acres Golf Club
 
4 November 2025
 
G’day Boroondara Cluster Presidents and Michael Stillwell
 
Following our meeting on Friday, Michael, you asked me to send out more detail about a proposed Cluster Quiz Contest being planned for Thursday 12 March next. Here ’tis.
 
Each club should provide a team of three members, one with over ten years experience, one with less than two years membership, and each team to have mixed genders.
 
Two teams will play off in each round. Each team member will have their own buzzer with light. The first to buzz in will have the chance to answer. If incorrect, the opposing team will have the chance to do so. It is proposed ten questions be asked in each round, half Rotary-based and half general knowledge. The number of rounds needed to determine the two finalists will depend on the numbers of clubs competing.
 
If neither team answers correctly then the question may be answered by those at one of the club tables, as nominated by an adjudicator. Apart from the winning team, the table with the most points will also win prizes.
 
Including their teams of three, in late February Clubs will be asked to book a table/s for dinner in support. Partners will be most welcome.
 
Since all the questions will be compiled confidentially, similar to the successful 1993 RI Convention Quiz here in Melbourne, it will help if clubs indicate their wish to participate asap. Please let me know directly once you have decided.
 
The quiz will take place no matter the club number but it will add to the atmosphere and fun on the night the more Rotarians and guests who take part.
 
Cheers!
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Gregory Ross OAM
President 2025/26, Rotary Club of North Balwyn
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Andrew Hunter
November 9
 
Daya Govender
November 16
 
Don Jago OAM
November 23
 
Phil Young
November 23
 
Geoff McCormick
November 30
 
Spouse Birthdays
Margaret Fisk
November 8
 
Hong Sa-Ngam
November 9
 
Julie Walmsley
November 26
 
Join Date
Vijay Susarla
November 1, 1995
30 years
 
Louie Yuan
November 6, 2024
1 year
 
Jessica Wat
November 15, 2023
2 years
 
Patrick Docherty
November 24, 2010
15 years
 
Please send your contributions or any general feedback to your 2023-202 RCC Bulletin Editor Joe Yeh (joe@prowseqs.com.au)