Category: Rotary
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Rotary Club of Ringwood 2009 Changeover Dinner
Positions on Rotary Clubs are generally appointed on an annual basis and a changeover function is held around the middle of the year to welcome the incoming administration. Tonight the Rotary Club of Ringwood held its annual changeover dinner at Rosebank Reception Centre in Ringwood North. The function provides an opportunity to reflect on some…
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Ringwood Rotary – discussing Help for Wildlife
Ringwood Rotary is part of the worldwide Rotary International and is one of the 50 clubs that form District 9810, which covers eastern and southeastern Melbourne. Tonight’s guest speaker was Dense, the founder of Help for Wildlife, who spoke about the organisation and its many volunteers. Help for Wildlife is a volunteer organisation that cares…
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Ringwood Rotary – discussing the Maroondah Police Seniors Register
This evening I attended a Ringwood Rotary meeting held at Club Ringwood on the corner of Oban Road and Maroondah Highway. Ringwood Rotary is one of the 50 clubs that form District 9810, which covers eastern and southeastern Melbourne. Rotary’s motto “service above self” epitomises the work undertaken by the organisation with the club being…
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Mitcham Rotary Changeover Dinner
This evening I was invited to the Mitcham Rotary 2008 Changeover dinner. Rotary rotates its President on an annual basis to ensure new ideas and to assist in providing equitable distribution of the workload within the club. Tonight’s dinner provided an opportunity for Sharon Partridge, the outgoing President, to discuss her year as the President…
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Mitcham Rotary Reconciliation Week Concert
This afternoon I attended the Mitcham Rotary Club’s Reconciliation Week concert featuring singer and songwriter Archie Roach. Mitcham Rotary hosted the concert to fund Rotary Scholarships to train Indigenous medical professionals and also to raise money towards providing solar power for community centres in East Timor. Archie Roach sang a number of his songs, including…
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Ringwood Rotary and Beyond Blue – Forum on depression
This evening after a council briefing session I attended a forum hosted by Ringwood Rotary and facilitated by Beyond Blue in regard to depression. While it was unfortunate that I could only attend the latter part of the session, it was most informative in providing information and raising awareness about the symptoms of depression and…