We gather together on the lands of the traditional custodians, the Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung people. We pay our respects to all of Melbourneโs First Peoples, to their ancestors and Elders, and to our shared future together.
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It was a great to see members returning for their holiday break and attend what was effectively our first โnormalโ meeting back at Conochie Hall. Our guest speaker Peter Warner outlined what has been a life-long commitment serving the Camberwell Magpies Cricket Club. Other guests accompanying Peter were long standing friends Mark Graven, Anthony Hall and Don McQueen who is โNomadโ Rotarian of many years. Peter has been part of an organisation which has contributed significant community benefits through the provision of local sport. The Cricket ground is an integral part of Camberwell life for many families across many generations. The strong growth of junior teams and women and girlsโ teams promote positive personal development, skills and inclusiveness of our local community. Boroondara is fortunate to have Peterโs commitment and dedication in his role. Although through different pathways, both our clubs share a common aspiration to make a positive impact in our local community. We hope to have an ongoing relationship with the Camberwell Cricket Club in the future. As a first step our members have been invited to take part in their golf day on 3 March at the Box Hill Golf Club. Interested members can find details below.
You would have received advice from the Camberwell Art Show (CAS) 2023 date of 24 June to 2 July at Swinburne University. Details of Artist entry and the Gala Opening on 23 June will be available soon. This is a busy and rewarding time for all club members. Please diarise the dates to ensure your availability. In the meantime, the CAS Executive Committee are in high gear in preparation to meet these deadlines. As with other years, we are grateful for the committeeโs hard work.
Another upcoming event led by Fellowship Chair Patrick Docherty being ramped up is the multi club Rotary International Convention Club dinner at the Kooyong Tennis Club on Monday 22 May. This is rare opportunity to host International Rotarians in our City. A special night is planned and I hope members will attend.
Its great to see members taking up the offer of courses offered through the Rotary Leadership Institute. I strongly encourage you to take this opportunity, you will find it very rewarding. Please see Secretary Justine Paragreen for registration.
Thank you, Jo-Anne Tamlyn, Lindy Anderson and Patrick Docherty, for assisting at the last Camberwell Sunday Market.
Next week the club meeting will be specially dedicated to membership growth with a number of membersโ guests attending. The theme is โEach one Bring oneโ. Community Chairs will showcase their main projects to our guests and members. There is still time for you to invite a guest. You simply include them as a guest when you register to attend the meeting.
Welcome back home Maria Wiechers after being away in St Martins, Caribbean after the passing of your beloved father (above) on 17 December. Club members and friends extend their sincere condolences to you, the boys and all your family.
We missed you after being away since well before Christmas so you could care for your father in his last days.
Youโve had a challenging time over the past few weeks including coordinating your fatherโs funeral on 23 December and taking care of your affairs. We look forward to seeing you again as soon as youโve settled back home.
Camberwell Magpies Annual Golf Day | 3rd March 2023
The Camberwell Magpies Annual Golf day is fast approaching.
Box Hill Golf Club, who are hosting the event, require our numbers several weeks in advance, so don't miss your chance to book a spot.
Costs below:
$110 Single Player
$400 Group Four
$750 Hole Sponsor (Includes Group Four)
18 holes of Golf, raffle prizes and a complimentary BBQ Dinner on the 19th. We look forward to seeing you on the green.
This great day of music, from 1pm to 10pm is happening on 17 March at the Seafarers Mission in Docklands, and Rotarian, Sue Foley's band, Bhan Tre, is performing at 9pm.
The event raises money for Rotary Mental health programs through Australian Rotary Health and Foundation.
If you just canโt get there you may still like to get some raffle tickets or just make a donation to this very worthy cause.
If you have any questions please call Sue on 0418 557 751
Hope to see you there and please share with your friends and family!
Rotary Peace Fellows use their training to amplify their work at the local, regional, or global level. Clubs and districts can partner with them on peacebuilding initiatives before, during, and after their fellowships.
But we need your help finding candidates. Rotary and Rotaract members can get involved by:
Taking the All About the Rotary Peace Fellowship course to learn about the qualification criteria, eligibility restrictions, the application process, and more
Forwarding the fellowship announcement to your contacts and including it in club and district communications
Using our referral form to tell us about potential candidates so we can contact them
Sharing a PowerPoint presentation about the fellowships with your club members and community
Whoโs making the decisions about our Energy future? How soon can we have mostly renewables? and What can you and I do? - Key questions that will be answered in the Webinar Transitioning to an Energy Superpower - Tuesday 7th February 6pm AEDT.
Check out the panel of Industry leaders; Dr Kerry Schott โ who has recently joined the AGL Board, Kobad Bhavnagri - Global Head of Strategy at BloombergNEF - and Kylie Hargreaves who heads up the Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity.
An exclusive event to follow the Australian Open, but played with super-sized racquets and special rules. It is a fun networking day that captures the excitement of the Australian Open, in its home ground, whilst raising funds and awareness for mental health programs (for disadvantaged children and disaster affected communities).
As part of this bold initiative, Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott, AO will appear as our guest speaker, Friday 24 March 2023 at Melbourne Park.
Join us fighting for mental health support and register your team of two. This is your chance to be part of Melbourneโs inaugural โThe Big Serveโ Tennis event.
Welcome assistants at major entrance venues to Melbourne as well as the two Convention venues Rod Laver Arena , Melbourne Convention and Entertainment Centre as well as the various Event venues during the Convention.
Marshalls at the Convention venues.
Assistance for Delegates at the major Melbourne accommodation Hotels and Motels.
VIP transport
Assistants in the House of Friendship
Assistants at the Host Organisation Office - providing general information to delegates
The Rotary Leadership Institute Program presents a wonderful opportunity for experienced Rotarians, new members and indeed people interested in finding out more about Rotary to take some time to experience the history, current and new initiatives related to this great organisation we call Rotary.
Part 1 and 2: Saturday 4 March at 10am for 90 minutes
Part 3: Saturday 18 March at 10am for one hour
Part 4: Saturday 25 March at 10am for one hour
To register email Jane Pennington
Jane.Pennington@rotary9800.org by 28 February.
There is a limit of 20 people for each program.
A big thank you to Paul Casha, Kemi Shobowale, Jim & Trish OโHara, Michael Blood, Brenda Innes, Geoff Heath, Patty Laufenberg, Joe Yeh, Peter Pratt, Andrew Hunter, David Baker, Lyndon Joss, Fabienne Nichola, Jo-Anne Tamlyn and Patrick Docherty for raising $2,036.09 for the clubโs Charity Account at the January Camberwell Sunday Market, bringing the total raised so far this year to $14,33071.
