Latest News in our Community
3rd Tuesday's Evening Meetings at Naughtons
Join us on the 3rd Tuesday of the month for our informal meetings at Naughton's Hotel, 43 Royal Parade Parkville. We meet at 6:30 for an informal dinner in the function room. All are welcome.
Heritage Cluster - Meal Packing Project
At our cluster meeting on 10th August, members of the Rotary Clubs of Carlton, Collingwood, Fitzroy & Richmond packed 100 bags of ingredients to make Orange Carrot Soup. These meal bags were taken to the Afghan Community premises in Noble Park to be distributed to those in need among the Afghan and Ukrainian Communities. And how much fun was it last night doing this………!!!
Paul Carlin Outstanding Community Leadership Award
The Rotary Club of Carlton recognises the outstanding work of these dedicated leaders:
2017-2018 Natalie Warren, Kathleem Syme Community Centre
2018-2019 Maree Rabach
2019-2020 Khanya Ibrahim, Harari Womens Group
2020-2021 Alison Beck, Carlton North Railway House
2021-2022 Jazmyn Walkin, BSL Breakfast Club
Rotary Club of Carlton Community Award
The Rotary Club of Carlton recognises the outstanding work of these dedicated leaders:
2010-2011 Leading Senior Constable Nick Parissis
2011-2012 Mary Parfrey, Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre
2012-2013 Rev. Dr John Evans, Chuch of All Nations and
Julie Large, Principal Carlton Primary School
2013-2014 Brian Falconer
2014-2015 Bichhoa Ha
2015-2016 Maria Ibrahim
2016-2017 Peter Behrendorff, Carlton Aus Kick
Rotary Club of Carlton Vocational Award
The Rotary Club of Carlton recognises the outstanding work of these dedicated leaders:
2017-2018 Mary Galea, Dept of Medicine, RMH, Melb Uni.
Rotary Foundation- Scholarships
The Rotary Foundation and Clubs invest in our future leaders and philanthroprists by funding scholarships for undergraduate and graduate study.
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Become a Member
Who are we?
Members of a Rotary Club are part of a diverse group of professional leaders working to address community and international service needs and to promote peace and understanding throughout the world.
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Rotary Peace Fellowships
DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO CHANGE THE WORLD?
Rotary is now accepting applications for the world competitive Rotary Peace Fellowships program. The application deadline for submissions through local rotary clubs in District 9800.
Download flyer: https://my.rotary.org/en/peace-fellowship-application
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Princes Hill Makers Market
Princes Hill Hello Neighbour Makers Market
Sunday 11 September, 9am - 1pm, 20 Solly Ave, Princes Hill
Handmade goods, plants, books, sausage sizzle, entertainment and free children's activities
Presidents Message
President's Message 2022-23
The Rotary Club of Carlton has had as the tagline for most of its 37 years “Caring for Carlton”. There are so many worthy projects that support the lives of residents in our community, many more than all the current organisations can support. We have supported many, directly particularly through the local schools, migrant and refugee groups, as well as support for programs run by others.
Research tells us that young people volunteer their time more than any other group, even retirees. But they also have strong preferences when deciding how to dedicate their time. Our plan for the coming year is to ask young people what they think is an important hands-on project needed in the Carlton community, and tell us briefly how they would undertake it. We will then post the best ideas on social media for voting. We will put the people who support the project that receives the most votes in touch with each other and the project proposer, and offer to support their project with project planning and management advice.
I look forward to announcing the project that young people have chosen, and sharing how it progresses during the year.
Ian Ada, July 2022
Club Events
Rotary Walk with us for October
It's nearly time to put on your walking shoes to raise funds to End Polio Now. The October walk challenge is fast approaching, join our team and start raising funds now.
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Community Impact Competition
Younger members of our community (20 -40 yo) make a major contribution to the number of people who volunteer in Australia. They have strong preferences when it comes to deciding where to dedicate their time and are particularly passionate about their choices.
The Rotary Club of Carlton would like to find out what younger community members think are the most important issues that need to be addressed in our Carlton/Parkville community. You can do this by listing a project that you think can make a meaningful difference to address this issue at https://forms.gle/wxdamYPJFVxqqHbn8
After collecting these over the next month we will invite young people to vote for the one that they believe can be best achieved by a group working together. We will then invite those who have voted for the three projects that get the highest number of votes to meet and develop a project plan. The Rotary Club has members who can provide advice on project planning and management as appropriate and support at least one project with a small amount of seeding funding if needed. However, it will remain the young people’s project.
We do know that younger people are attracted to projects that align with their priorities that:
- make a meaningful difference – things such as environment, equity and mental health, that directly impact beneficiaries, and which they can share on social media.
- are hands-on – they are participatory, and have tangible results that visibly benefit people, so they can share the results of their work
- are conveniently held in their local community, are run regularly, particularly after hours, and are free to participate.
The time lines for identifying the final projects are:
- List a community project at the platform shown above by Saturday 17 September.
- Vote for a preferred project by Saturday 8 October
- Join a group to develop a project plan for one of the top three projects in the latter half of October and early November.
Mental Health First Aid Course
As a contribution to building community members' capacity to deal with mental health problems, the Australian Rotary Health Committee of Rotary District 9800 is conducting a Mental Health First Aid course to give skills for adults helping other adults.
The cost is $200 per person. This course will be conducted by Rotarian Betty Kitchener AM, the co-founder of the Mental Health First Aid Program: https://mhfa.com.au/instructor/135, who will donate her facilitator fee to Australian Rotary Health for mental health research.
Because this course will be delivered online, the number of course participants need to be capped at 12. Early registration is highly recommended as reservations will be strictly on a 'first come first served basis’.
Please contact Dr Suresh Marcandan (email: suresh@stellamarisinternational.com / Mobile: 0448 838 838) to express your interest to attend.
Speakers Program
Steve Layt - Pat Cronin Foundation
Lets End the Coward Punch
Fellowship Meeting - Naughton's hotel
Rotary Club of Carlton
Meets
2nd & 4th Tuesdays at 12:45pm for 1:00 pm
Graduate House,
University of Melbourne,
220 Leicester Street Carlton 3053
3rd Tuesdays at 6:30pm for 6:45pm
Naughton's HotelView Larger Map
DG Amanda Wendt
RI President Jennifer Jones imagines a Rotary where members act to make their dreams become reality and they make the most of their club experiences. She urges members to engage more with each other and use these connections to build partnerships that change the world.
Rotarians worldwide are inspired by the Rotary theme of “Service Above Self” and are guided by reference to ‘The Four-Way Test’. In particular, ‘The Four-Way Test’ challenges Rotarians, in everything they do, to ask of themselves:
“Of the things we think say or do:
- Is it the TRUTH?
- Is it FAIR to all concerned?
- Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
- Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?"