We have an excellent program of speakers lined up for you. It is going to be a wonderful and enjoyable weekend away. Looking forward to seeing you there.
District Governor 2022-23
Nominations are open for the role of District Governor 9810 for 2022-23. I would strongly encourage anyone who is interested in doing more in Rotary to put forward their nomination as it is a very rewarding and enjoyable role. We are also looking for people to be on the nomination committee.
If you have not seen the nomination forms for either the role of District Governor or to be on the nominating committee, please ask your Club President or Secretary to pass the details onto you.
February is Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution Month
What does Peace really mean. Several elements are useful in defining peace. On an individual level, peace may start with having calmness within oneself. Expanding outward, peace entails agreement and harmony among people. At its largest scale, peace is to live without violent conflict or war.
Rotarians around the world are aiming to achieve these elements of peace all year round, with the focus in February, highlighting the need to ensure that we have peace within ourselves and with each other, to enable us to bring peace to the world.
As Rotarians within D9810, we do this in a myriad of ways. We address domestic violence by supporting local women’s outreach and support services, with donations in kind to help these women get started in their new life.
Interact is a wonderful way of getting our youth of today to work in harmony with each other.
Internationally we support groups such as Rotarian Action Group Against Slavery, we have multiple projects looking at education, poverty, inequality and lack of access to education, all of which are underlying causes of conflict. If we can address these issues, we can start to bring peace and conflict resolution to the fore.
Youth Exchange Safari Leader: Expression of Interest
The D9810 Youth Exchange Committee are urgently looking for Adult Leaders (who do not need to be Rotarians), for the Youth Exchange Safari which starts in Bendigo on Sunday March 29th 2020 and will finish in Melbourne on Saturday April 18th 2020. The annual Safari is for the inbound exchange students and is a highlight of their year.
If you are interested and would like to support, all the details of the annual Safari or ‘Rock to Reef’ tour and the Safari Leader requirements can be found here.
For an application and other information contact; Stuart McDonald atstuhoo2000@yahoo.com.auor Phone, 0408 388 489
Next year District 9810 is hosting the Recognition Event
Venue: Templestowe Baptist Church Hall,
103-105 Anderson Creek Rd, Doncaster East
The Event recognises volunteer and paid work carried out by people with a disability in their local community. Their disability could be a chronic illness, an acquired injury, or a congenital condition and may affect the person’s mental, intellectual, physical, mobility and/or psycho-social functioning.
Rotaract District 9810 - New DRR & DDRR for 2020-21
Rotaract District 9810 are excited to announce that Clare Caulfield (left) from Monash Rotaract will be the 2020-21 District Rotaract Representative and she will be joined by Deputy District Rotaract Representative Nat Arambasic (right) from Yarra Ranges Rotaract.
Congratulations to both Clare and Nat. We look forward to working with you both in Rotaract District 9810 during 2020-21.
It’s early days, but District Governor Nominee Dr Daryl Moran is commencing the process of formulating his 2021/22 District Conference Organising Committee. As such, DGN Daryl is appealing for any interested parties throughout the District to come forward and join the fun.
To begin with there are three key roles that he’d like to fill:
Treasurer
Build, publish & manage budget
Build, publish & manage cash flow
Oversee collection of income
Manage all expenses
Marketing Director
Define and oversee all Club visits
Develop advertising materials
Define and manage advertising program
Sponsorship Director
Set sponsorship structure
Prepare sponsorship materials
Oversee acquisition of sponsors
Oversee Rotary commitments to sponsors
Should none of these key roles suit you, but you’d still like to be involved, there will be many other tasks for which help will be greatly appreciated. Please contact DGN Daryl(djjamoran@gmail.com)and/or his Conference Chair, Steve Macdonald(steve.macdonald1312@gmail.com), to let them know how you’d like to help.
After each Council on Legislation, Clubs are required to update their Club Rules and Bylaws to comply with approved amendments to Rotary's constitutional documents.
Constitution of Rotary International
Bylaws of Rotary International
Standard Rotary Club Constitution
The last Council in April 2019 approved a number of amendments, - a shortlist of some of the key changes are summarised here.
To make it easy for Clubs to ensure that their Club Rules and Bylaws are up to date, McKean Park Lawyers offers an update service for $450. If you would like to engage the Services of McKean Park, please refer to their Instructions. Alternatively, Rotary Hampton will again be offering an update service for $250 with part of the proceeds contributed to The Rotary Foundation.
Should your Club wish to receive a presentation on the changes to legislation arising from the 2019 Council on Legislation, please contact PDG David Alexander.
Why don’t you join us on a Sunday at 8am for a 2 hr /35km bike ride riding the safe bike tracks around Melbourne plus coffee and cake at the end.
We have been riding every Sunday for the past 15 yrs since the then DG, Denis Hyland, suggested we form a group to help improve Rotarians health. A few times a year we end up having brunch with our partners at the end of the ride. We have a few weekend rides each year and this year, six of us did a 1,300km ride together in Spain.
More and more of us are heading overseas and we always seem to return with useless foreign coins that end up in the bottom of a drawer somewhere.
Ron Brooks, RC of Forest Hill, coordinates their collection in this successful D9810 project. In the last 3 years, 300kgs of coins and notes sent to UNICEF were valued by them at over $10,000. Put out a labelled 200gm coffee jar at your weekly club meeting which will hold over 2.2kg of coins.
UNICEF Partnerships Manager emailed "We see Rotary and UNICEF as a perfect match, a dream fit". UNICEF works in over 190 countries for the rights and welfare of all children. It supports children's health needs, clean water and sanitation, quality basic education, and protection from violence, exploitation, and HIV.
$2 feeds a malnourished child for day
50 cents provides a dose of life-saving measles vaccine
So, get out that coffee jar and let's recycle this "scrap metal" into something valuable for kids. And while you are at it, let's give UNICEF any leftover paper money.
Rotary Club of Noble Park - Keysborough - Fund Raising Initiative
There are 2 Cool Rooms available from my place at 3 Nambrok Close Dingley Village for pick up and delivery back and all types of trailer lights electrical towing connections available. 50mm standard towing Ball required. Empty weight is 400KG with 650/750KG max weight allowable (fits within Vic Roads rules). Hire agreement detail available.
Very Simple to operate. Will enhance Club BBQ fundraising efforts, or Club parties or support for other Rotary involved functions.
Thank you
Keith Maxwell, Past President 2015/2016 the Rotary Club of Noble Park
Broadcast from studios at the Box Hill Town Hall, The Rotary & Community Service Radio Show has been running continuously for more than 15 years.
This program helps promote Rotary by showcasing inspirational and uplifting Rotary and community stories. Be inspired by those who have made a difference, those triumphing over adversity, and those creating new horizons.
The show features superb music and is broadcast live every Friday night between 6pm and 8pm from the studios of 94.1FM 3WBC. The program can be heard via the TuneIn app, or streamed from the 3WBC website www.3wbc.org.au. Podcasts can be found at www.canterburyrotary.org and iTunes podcasts - search for "Doing good in Victoria".
Regular Broadcasters consist David Proud, Ian Salek and other D9800 Rotarians, as well as our very own PDG Russell Gurney who recently joined the team.
Rotarians, and community partners, interested in promoting their Club / activities, and sharing their inspirational stories, or even becoming involved in community radio, can contact Russell on 0407 212 406 or rjgurney9810@gmail.com.
“Rotary in Action” (RiA) can be heard on north-eastern community radio station 96.5 InnerFM and goes to air live every Tuesday afternoon between 3 o’clock and 4 o’clock.
RiA has been broadcast every week of the year since July 4, 1995, and has amassed over 1250 programs. The “Rotary in Action” broadcast team claims their program is “the world’s longest running weekly hour-long radio program totally dedicated to Rotary news and information!” This statement has the approval of the Rotary International Media Department.
RiA is a truly multi-District endeavour with Rotarians from D9810, D9800 and D9790 continuing the long standing tradition, with the continuing support of 96.5 InnerFM. The presenters from our District are Brian Tyedin, Russell Gurney and Greg King.
“Rotary in Action” is a vibrant, magazine style format, aimed specifically at the general listening audience, with studio guests and Rotary community announcements, mixed in with some great music. Listeners enjoy the interaction between presenter and guest (effectively the program’s co-host) as they share the wonderful story of Rotary, via the FM radio band, on the internet and via social media and smartphone.
The website reference is www.innerfm.org.auand click on “listen live” or you can download the “TuneIn” app on your smartphone (just ensure you select the correct 96.5 InnerFM – we’re in Heidelberg). A Facebook page and a Twitter feed are planned to be in operation in the next few months.
Expressions of interest in becoming a guest on the show, or providing announcements to share with listeners, can be directed to Greg King on mobile 0416 045 157 or via email on gregking.rotary@gmail.com
Using the platform of its Community Connections program on Wednesday at 12 noon, 99.1 Yarra Valley FM provides three Rotary clubs in the region an opportunity to discuss their projects, fundraisers and other items of interest.
Host, Alan Collier, is a Rotarian himself and is adept at ensuring the guest Rotarians cover all the aspects of each topic and show Rotary to its best advantage.
A range of D99810 Rotarians appear on the show from the Rotary Clubs of Lilydale, Healesville and Wandin.
Rotarians talks about local clubs' current projects and those coming up in the near future. The show also gives clubs the opportunity to promote their fundraisers and promote the advantages of joining Rotary to potential members.
Just a reminder that you can also keep up to date with current events on the District website.Click Here
If you have any PHF's or any other special recognitions that you would like to share within the district, please forward them to me.
Please remember that if your Rotary Club has any Events and Fundraising Activities planned from now or in the future, please forward the information to me at highlights9810@gmail.com.
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