2022 Rotary Zone Conference

Date: Friday Oct 28, 2022, 9:00 am

The 2022 Rotary Zone Conference a partnership between Rotaract and Rotary will be held at the Nationall Convention Centre, Canberra from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th October. For full details and registration go to the conference website.

Rotary International Convention

Date: Saturday May 27, 2023, 12:00 am

Melbourne will be the host city for the 2023 Rotary International Convention. Full details on Convention  website .

Speaker 18th August

Josh Tamener was our guest speaker for our meeting on the 18^thAugust. Josh is Assistant Principal at Parkville in the Youth Justice System (previously known as Turana). Josh spoke about the day to day life of a teacher – having to lock and unlock doors up to 80 times a day and of trying to make a connection with young people in a very short period of time before they went to Malmsbury. An important part of Josh’s role was the debriefing of teachers who had been verbally or physically assaulted by the young people moving through the system. Most teachers only last for two or three years. He also spoke of the overwhelming numbers of young people coming from disadvantaged suburbs as compared to the more well-off areas.

Speaker 4th August

Vale George Kerry

Members of the Rotary Club of Footscray mourn the sudden passing of fellow Rotarian George Kerry on Monday 20th June.
George was a quiet, ever-present gentle man. Introduced to the club by his father, George senior, he was an active member for almost 33 years. He lived the Rotary motto of ‘Service above Self’ and will be greatly missed
A  funeral celebrating George's life will be held at
Holy Protection Cathedral
1-7 Albion St, Brunswick East
10.30am Thursday 30th June
 

Rotary International Convention 2023

Special registration fee for RI Convention.

Ensure you register for this once in a lifetime opportunity as the 114th Rotary International Convention is held in Melbourne 27-31 May 2023. 

The best and cheapest registration fee of US$425 is available for 5 days only during the Houston Convention [4-8 June 2021, Houston time]. Fee increases to US$475 on 9th June. Register online at: https://convention.rotary.org/en

Rotary Regionalisation Project

Rotary Zone 8, principally Australia and New Zealand, is involved in a pilot project exploring a better way of organising Rotary, ensuring the best support possible to Rotary clubs and Rotaract clubs. Through a less layered and more devolved contemporary approach members can continue to do what they do best – projects and connections/fellowship.  The aim is to reduce duplication and streamline processes, encourage even broader and more collaboration in areas such as public image, marketing Rotary, partnering with business, government and service partners, and make leadership roles more attractive and doable.

New Members

The club was delighted to welcome new members Rana Yawary and Khushel Kahn at our meeting on May 19^th. We look forward to getting to know them and their contribution to the club.