The Footy season has already started with AFLW off and running. We are launching our famous Footy Tipping for this year at our meeting on 26 February at the Manningham Club, 6.30 for 7 pm. Former Essendon great and Captain Ken Fraser, will be our guest speaker on this night. Our Footy tipping is a … Continue reading Bring on the footy! Ken Fraser (Essendon)
Great to see everyone back after a long break. Our club through our fund raising will be sending donations to the East Gippsland Rotary Fire appeal. There has been some concern in the media about Bushfire donations not getting to those in need straight away when donating to large organisations. We are assured that when … Continue reading Presidents Message – February
Join us as one of our newer members, Carmen Stenta tells her remarkable story. Carmen has earned a reputation for being a dynamic, highly-skilled negotiator and is one of the most knowledgeable real estate agents in the property industry today. Recognised as a respected member of the community, Carmen is a multiple award-winning agent and … Continue reading From stay-at-home Mum to Award-winning Agent
Have you heard about the great work that the Women's Friendship Group (WFG) do in our community? Founded in 2006 by Helen Jurcevic OAM, the group is a non-denominational, non-political, multicultural group for women from diverse cultural backgrounds in Manningham. The WFG has women from 33 diverse cultures who meet in friendship and harmony on … Continue reading Women’s Friendship Group – Helen Jurcevic OAM
A quick update on the Rotary response to the Bushfires in Victoria, from our sister clubs in East Gippsland. The five Rotary Clubs of East Gippsland have come together and formed a Fire Aid Committee, pooling their collective resources to be a greater force. 100% of all funds raised will be used to benefit the … Continue reading Update: Rotary response to Bushfires
Join us on January 29th as we hear from Gabe Denemark of nbn local Victoria. Gabe is a Community Ambassador for nbn, and will be speaking on: the progress and status of nbn in our area what it means for us tips and tricks on how to choose the right plan how nbn affects existing … Continue reading Are you ready for the switch to NBN?
Contributor: Diane Fisher Each year - the United Nations selects a focused theme for the year and in 2020 it is "Plant Health". In Australia the focus will be led by Plant Health Australia and the Department of Agriculture to coordinate the promotion across our nation. The slogan adopted is Protecting plants, protecting life with … Continue reading 2020 – International Year of Plant Health
Our first meeting is on January 15th 2020 for a Fellowship get-together with partners at Keith Anderson’s penthouse in Doncaster. It will be BYO and $20 for pizza, chicken and salads. 6.30pm for 7.00pm start. Guests and partners are most welcomed - for bookings and details, please contact Dan Hession.
Late last week, Premier Daniel Andrews declared a State of Disaster as Victoria's bushfire crisis worsened and NSW has been declared a State of Emergency. Firstly, we must remember that Rotary is a secondary or tertiary response community server organisation (ie recovery and restoration of the towns), and any plans or projects must be aligned … Continue reading Our District's response to the Bushfires
Happy New Year Everyone. At the time of writing, catastrophic bushfires were raging through Australia. As to what we can do to help, we will have to wait until the fires are brought under control and then look at a coordinated approach as to ways to help. We are going to start off the Rotary … Continue reading Presidents Message – January
by Diane Fisher As a new decade dawns and we consider "the good", "the bad" and "the interesting" from the year that is drawing to a close, it is an opportunity to consider the influences we chose to accept. For many the story of how in the 1930s Coca Cola together with their advertising agency, … Continue reading An after Christmas thought…
Well, what a month November was. Let’s start with the Manningham Family Festival at Finns Reserve on Sunday 17th November. It was a fantastic event with a new stall layout centred around the stage and a huge undercover viewing and eating area for the public. Over 3,600 people came through the gates, and that’s not … Continue reading President's Report – December
Did you know that every year, 8.8 million tons of plastic waste make their way into our oceans? 700 marine species are now at risk of extinction, and most of marine life has now swallowed contaminated plastic, ultimately ending up in our meals. Come listen to fellow Rotarian Ludovic Grosjean, founder of The Ocean X … Continue reading Cleaning up our oceans – Ocean X
At our recent Spring Racing evening, we presented a cheque for $1,400 to Simon Lewis CEO of Onemda, being funds raised from our Annual Footy Tipping competition between our 3 cluster clubs (Manningham, Doncaster and Templestowe). Onemda is a centre for learning and therapeutic development for people with a disability. Based in Doncaster East, they … Continue reading Aquatic wheelchair for Onemda
We congratulate fellow member Brian Negus, who became the first Australian inducted to the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress Hall of Fame at the recent ITS World Congress in Singapore. The award recognises industry professionals who personify the highest standards of leadership and help to drive the ITS industry forward. “I am deeply honoured … Continue reading Congrats to Brian Negus – ITS Hall of Fame
We would like to take this opportunity to recognise Terry Fleming, who has continued to support The Rotary Foundation since he retired from our Club. This year, he was awarded with a Paul Harris Fellow award (his second) - Past President Bruce Evans and his wife Valerie recently visited Terry to make the presentation, where … Continue reading Terry Fleming – Paul Harris Fellow
November will be a big month. Coming up is the Manningham Family Festival at Finns Reserve on Sunday 17th November. It promises to be a fantastic event with new onstage entertainment, new stalls and a live radio broadcast from 96.5 inner FM. The Festival Planning Committee, which also includes the Rotaract club of Manningham, needs … Continue reading President’s Message – November
Wednesday November 6, 2019 This evening will provide the opportunity to consider where our club fits within our community and within the broader Rotary community. Shia Smart our District Governor will visit with our club (and members of the Board, after the meeting) to provide this annual opportunity for questions, comments and suggestions as to how … Continue reading Our community…
November 13th, 2019 meeting Many of you will remember Thomas Cossurel, who came to us as a Rotary exchange student ten years ago when he was just 15. Now 25, Thomas will be visiting us in November and is hoping to catch up with everyone during our November 13th meeting. He is very keen to … Continue reading Thomas is back!
Update to your diary! November 20 will be a debrief of Manningham Festival at Finns Reserve, and a night of food and fun. The night will be held at Ichiban Teppanyaki - East Doncaster. Fun Fact: Ichiban means "number 1"! The menu is: ENTREE : Combination of sushi, sashimi and fried chicken MAIN: Chicken Salmon … Continue reading Stop Press – November 20 has changed
