Speakers Program

Fellowship Dinner, January 21st- Graduate House

Time 6.30 pm Cost $35.00 per head

Update on the Club Vision & Progress

District Governor Murray and Irene Verso visited the Club. Murray spoke about his role as DG, the contributions that the Rotary Club of Carlton is making and what Rotary means to him.

Fellowship meeting

Fellowship meeting

Bob Slater- "Experiences as an Australian Army Engineer in Vietnam"

Bob entered The Royal Military College, Duntroon at age 17 and graduated from here in 1963.  He then went to University to finish his engineering degree.

February 15th, Docklands Musical Evening on board the "Yacht".

Melbourne Cup- no meeting

Down syndrome is the most common genetic disability, occurring in one of every 700 to 900 births in every country of the world, covering all ethnic groups and nationalities. Approximately 3000 people in Victoria have Down syndrome, with between 50 and 70 new babies born each year.

John McCaskill (RC of Canterbury) is the District Chair for Group Study Exchange (GSE). He spoke about the what GSE involves, the benefits of the program and how the Rotary Club of Carlton could be involved. He also spoke briefly about another Rotary program he is involved with-- Donations in Kind (DIK).

Dr Claire Kelly is coordinator of youth programs with Mental Health First Aid Australia. She described a new training program called ‘teen Mental Health First Aid’, which teaches adolescents how to better support their peers.

Peter is a member of the Rotary Club of Brighton Beach. His parents were Danish Missionaries and he grew up in the African bush. In 2001 He came to Australia as part of a Rotary youth exchange and lived in Albury/Wodonga. He was chosen from an initial group of one thousand applicants

Self Energy Housing- Possiblity or Pipedream?

Lea Waters is from the Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne and has been appointed to a Chair in positive psychology. Positive psychology is a new area of research within psychology, which attempts to increase positive emotional states. It complements the traditional emphasis within psychology on intervention to reduce negative emotional states.

Bob Slater spoke about George Selth Coppin (1819 – 1906) The Comedian