We gather together on the lands of the traditional custodians, the Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung people. We pay our respects to all of Melbourne’s First Peoples, to their ancestors and Elders, and to our shared future together.
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RIMERN (Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network) is the brain child of long-standing Rotarian Susie Cole supported by multiple clubs including Camberwell Rotary Club. Susie is a passionate Rotarian as a Past President of the Rotary Club of Prahran, a District 9800 End Polio Now Ambassador, she awarded District 9800 Royce Abbey Champion of Change in 2018. In her most recent (and most exciting) involvement leading RIMERN, she has ongoing interactions with her team. As a guest of the club, she provided members a glowing report of three of our members who have been an essential part of her team. These members are David Troon, Phil Young and Jo-Anne Tamlyn. David Troon was recognised with a Royce Abbey Award last year. For his commitment and enthusiasm as a new member of our club, Phil Young followed David’s footsteps and was also recognised with a Royce Abbey Award. Jo-Anne is an existing member of around 15 years, has contributed significantly volunteering many hours at RIMERN. She has also contributed to many other club activities including managing the Camberwell Sunday Market roster for four years. Jo-Anne received a Paul Harris Fellow as well-deserved recognition for all her efforts. Congratulations Jo-Anne and Phil.
One of the club’s proud projects is ROMP (The Rotary Outreach Myeloma Program) which supports regional clubs with a scholarship program for qualified nurses to obtain additional skills to better assist multiple myeloma patients and their families. Peter Allen OAM, a Rotarian of 32 years has led the ROMP Committee to reach an outstanding level of achievement. A week after his 80th birthday, Peter was recognised for his invaluable service with a Paul Harris Fellow. Congratulations Peter.
We were pleased to also welcome the Eastside Cluster Assistant Governor Robert Fisher who attended the meeting and kindly assisted in presenting the awards on the night. Robert stepped in to support the cluster presidents part way through the Rotary year. His guidance has been much appreciated over that time.
The guest speaker of the night was Valerie Jones presenting her current PHD findings of how technology, specifically the role of voice generated capability, can assist aging, isolated and medically impaired individuals to improve their social connection. Her research is shedding light on how voice generated functionality can positively impact feelings of isolation, improve cognition, reduce pain and depression. A fascinating perspective of how technology can be of benefit, something that may be relevant to some of us in years to come.
Thank you also to all those who assisted at the Hawthorn Makers Market Sunday 7 May. It was in the middle of Melbourne’s cold snap and many members braved the cold to give their time to this great club activity.
Thank you to members Michael Blood, Kristina Nicol, Kieran Healy and Geoff McCormick who were rostered at the Camberwell Sunday Market on 14 May.
The next club meeting will be on Wednesday 17 May. The meeting will host the key Camberwell Art Show sponsors. The Chair will be Jon Oppy. This is an important meeting to acknowledge the contribution the sponsors of the Art Show without whom the proceeds of our fund raising would be adversely impacted. I encourage members to attend the meeting and interact with the sponsors to demonstrate the club’s gratitude.
Let's celebrate our amazing year of Imagining Rotary and International Convention Melbourne at our very own Rotary Gala Dinner, where we will welcome our veryspecial guests Rotary International President Jennifer Jones and Lord Mayor Sally Capp.
Rotary International President-ElectGordon McInally and Rotary International President-NomineeStephanie Urchick, and many more visiting Rotary leaders will be joining us.
This is an incredibly rare opportunity for us all to celebrate with Rotary's current and future senior international leadership at our very own event, a special edition of District Conference dinner for the year the International Convention is in Melbourne.
Melbourne’s iconic Plaza Ballroom is the ideal venue for this once-in-a-lifetime evening, serenaded by the legendary singer-songwriter Jack Jones, and compelled to the dancefloor by the energetic Baker Boys dance band.
Event proceeds will be donated to The Rotary Foundation.
Tickets close Tuesday 16 May 2023, so be sure to book your club’s tables, or individual tickets now.
Great news! We have just about sold out for our special Rotary Convention 2023 Club Hosting Evening on May 29th. The Convention Host Organising Committee has allocated two busloads of conventioneers to our event, a total of 100 guests. Locally we have sold 121 tickets so far to our club members and their guests, leaving just seven to go before our event is a complete sell-out. With 230 people for dinner there should be quite a buzz in the room!
Thank you to those who have volunteered to help make our guests feel welcome. To make sure every volunteer knows what is expected of them on the evening, a series of volunteer position guides have been developed and a special Volunteer Briefing Session via Zoom scheduled. Please read through the position guides, which can be accessed and downloaded via the links below. Then, if you would further clarification about what is planned and what is expected, please attend the Zoom briefing session on May 25th.
... if you have been leaving it to the last minute to decide whether or not to be part of our club's hosting of 100 international visitors on May 29th, or perhaps inviting guests to meet and hear from our excellent guest speaker, Hon Josh Frydenberg Former Treasurer of Australia and Champion, Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club 1996, don't leave it much longer. There are only seven tickets left at time of writing before the event becomes a COMPLETE SELL-OUT. No last minute tickets will be available unfortunately, so please book now, before they are all gone, and be part of this very special occasion.
Join us for a celebration of Victorian environmental sustainability initiatives. Learn more from an assembled expert panel about how your own organisation can benefit and get involved over a sustainable lunch designed with a low carbon footprint from sustainable sources.
Tickets are $95.00 and include 1 courses and a drink on arrival.
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ESRAG at RICON
If you are attending Rotary International Convention (RICON) 2023 in Melbourne, Australia, 27-31 May, don’t miss the many environmental activities taking place in the week prior to the Convention and during the convention itself. You can follow all the events on the ESRAG RICON website.
Melbourne is renowned for its beautiful parks, gardens and walking trails. Join us on the afternoon of Friday 26 May to enjoy an easy walk from Federation Square, in the centre
of the city, along beautiful St Kilda Road, past many city landmarks, to the Rotary Peace Park.
The 2.5 km (1.5 mile) Walk will enable us to raise awareness of Rotary’s number one humanitarian priority – the global eradication of poliomyelitis. Don’t forget to bring your red End Polio Now shirt.
Our District Governor Amanda Wendt wants to make a BIG DIFFERENCE during the 2023 Rotary International Convention.
How? By conducting the biggest ever FORaMEAL Packing Event in Fed Square on Saturday 27th May, with 15 packing tables set up. Amanda hopes to pack 100,000 meals, which will be going to people affected by the disaster in Ukraine, Turkey and Syria. To do this we hope to attract over 1,000 members of the public to work in one hour blocks from 10am to 4pm to pack the meals.
All D9800 Clubs are being asked for volunteers to help with Bump In, Bump Out or to act as Supervisors during the packaging. Click on the link below for more information and to volunteer:
