Stories

Club Assembly was held on 19 March 2025 and the Community Service, Youth and Vocation Committees presented an update on their recent activities. Their many achievements reflect the commitment of club members to support the needs of our local community.

The Community Service Committee members focused their efforts on collaborating with existing organisations who are delivering positive outcomes assisting the disadvantaged. Funding was directed to support social housing, emergency food and other necessities due to financial hardships, Christmas toys for children, rehousing support as a result of domestic violence and other homelessness as well as mental health. 

These organisations include Servants Community Housing, St Vincent De Paul Camberwell, You Matter, Camcare, Salvation Army Camberwell, Boroondara Outreach Kew, RIMERN and Headspace. 

Hands on programs include FORaMeal, a meal packing program to support families in disaster areas and providing a weekend working bee at Camp Getaway, Axedale, a sanctuary for regional families caring for a family member with a disability.  

 

The Youth and Vocation Committee members activities include youth educational scholarships and awards, a youth leadership program, awards for young adult graduating in trade courses and a school student welfare program.

Club members participated in a year 9 student Mock Job Interview Program.

Recipients of funding include Canterbury Girls Secondary College, Rotary Youth Leadership, Box Hill Institute and Camberwell High School.

 

We are grateful to all members who participated in the Community Service and Youth and Vocation Committees activities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations Clement and welcome to Rotary Camberwell. We look forward to sharing your Rotary journey.

Rotary Camberwell continued its tradition of inducting the current Mayor of Boroondara. Mayor Cr Sophie Torney was inducted as an Honorary Member of the Club on 5^th February 2025.

 

Mayor Cr Torney has extensive community involvement serving in various leadership and volunteer roles, including President of the MLC Parents’ Association, managing junior football teams, and supporting numerous charities such as Boroondara Community Outreach, You Matter, and the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School. Additionally, she is passionate about environmental causes.

 

A warm welcome to our newest club member.

 

The Rotary Club of Camberwell, in collaboration with the Running Water Project, has initiated the construction of twelve new menstrual health management (MHM) toilets at Kampong Thom High School in Cambodia. The project aims to address the issue of girls missing school due to inadequate menstruation facilities.

 

 

Dear George and everyone at the Rotary Club of Camberwell,

I hope you and everyone at the Rotary Club of Camberwell are doing well. My family and I are also well too. There are many things I’d love to share with you in this letter.

I began my journey at St. Jude in 2009 at the Sisia campus and completed my primary education in 2016. Fortunately, I earned a scholarship for secondary education and started Form One in 2017. I completed my ordinary level studies in 2020 and continued to advanced level education, which I finished in 2023.

After completing my A-level studies in 2023, I had the opportunity to participate in a community service year. I volunteered at Muriet Secondary School, a government institution near my home, where I taught commerce to Form One students. Teaching 180 students was a rewarding and enjoyable experience, and I truly appreciated the chance to give back to my community.

Currently, I am pursuing a degree in Procurement and Logistics Management at the Institute of Accountancy Arusha (IAA), located here in Arusha. The university provides an excellent learning environment—it is peaceful, well-organized, and equipped with great facilities, making my studies both enjoyable and beneficial for my future career.

My future aspirations include starting my own business using the knowledge I have gained and contributing to my community. I also hope to become a successful businessman. In my free time, I enjoy reading books and articles as well as watching movies.

I would love to learn more about you—about your family, and about the Rotary Club of Camberwell. Lastly, I want to express my sincere gratitude for your support and sponsorship. Your generosity has been invaluable to my education, and I truly appreciate it.

Wishing you and everyone at the Rotary Club of Camberwell a Happy New Year!

With gratitude,
Denis Martin Mvungi

 

 

From L to R: Peter Allen (Rotary Camberwell), Bob McMullin (Rotary Club of Warrnambool Central), Chris Rantall (Guest speaker), John Hutson ( Rotary Club of Warrnambool Central & event organiser) and Adrian Campbell (Rotary Camberwell)

 

The City of Warrnambool celebrated the 150^th running of the Grand Annual Steeplechase this week, and the pre meet lunch organised by the Warrnambool Central Rotary Club was attended by 130 guests from all over the State. The charity partner of the event was Myeloma Australia, and our Club members Peter Allen and Adrian Campbell joined the lunch - representing the Club's award winning Rotary Outreach Myeloma Program (ROMP). We are pleased to report about $9,000 was raised for the Myeloma Foundation on the day through very generous donations and raffles - special thanks to local Rotary organisers John Hutson and Bob McMillan (who lives with myeloma).

 

The Warrnambool community are remarkable ambassadors & fundraisers for those living with Myeloma - with this lunch event together with the city's recent 38mate Walk in February, they have now raised close to $20,000 for the cause - which is the best result of any town or city in Australia. Well done Warrnambool.

 

The Camberwell Club's multi District ROMP initiative has sown seeds in Rotary Clubs all over the State, to support those living with blood cancers in regional Victoria and to improve health outcomes for those dealing with cancer. A cause worth fighting for in all our regional communities.