Speakers Program

Lift the Lid on Mental Illness Walk

Member behind the badge

RC Carlton Literacy Project

Co-Director, Information Systems for Social Impact (IS4SI), Swinburne UT

The Centre of Optimism

Sue Worland- Donor Relations Officer, St. Vincents Hospital shared with us St Vincent story.

Alan, our past president and the international portfolio

Susie Cole is the End Polio Ambassador now Chair and also the Immediate Past President of Prahran Rotary.

Malcolm Horne on Presymptomatic Parkinson's Disease.

Shaking Palsy. James Parkinson was very nearly Australia's first Neurologist. That was way back in 1817. 1960s Dopamine and its use in treating Parkinson's. They did a Study on 200 people aged 60 years or over. 

Bill Oakley, Chair, 9800 Rotarians Against Malaria (RAM)

Malaria is the most serious of the many vector-borne diseases involving human beings and mosquitoes.  Over 3 billion people live in malaria prone areas.  

Claire Halliday discussed her latest book "things my father taught me"

Assistant Governor Anne King visited the Rotary Club of Carlton.

Our Sergeant-At-Arms, Ross shared the journey of the musicians group Tinalley String Quartet.

Holly Watson-Reeves

Rotary Scholar 2015-16

Holly addressed the Cub to discuss her time at McGill University in Montreal Canada.

Holly studied, International Human Rights Law, International Environmental Law, Space Law, & Innovation Law. Holly successfully completed her studies and achieved excellent grades.

Prof Mary Galea & Prof Fary Khan and their current research program.

Mary & Fary have recently raised over $1million in grants in order to launch an Australian rehabilitation Centre in order to improve rehabilitation care.  Unfortunately there is no single centre of co-ordinated care all rehabilitation care is ad-hoc.

David Percival- "Travels in Burma"

David & Joan Percival visited Myanmar this time last year;

Myanmar (formerly Burma) is a Southeast Asian nation of more than 100 ethnic groups

TOPIC: Evidence on the benefits of exercise and physical activity programs

Bronwyn Stephens-"Driving force behind the Cambodian projects, in which Carlton Rotary has been involved".

Bronwyn provided an update on the World of Difference tours project that is district managed.  The tours take both rotarians and non-rotarians to developing countries to give awareness of Rotary projects and how individuals can support these countries.  Most support is in the form of schools, agriculture and safe water.  

Rhys Watson- Chair of the Graduate Union. TOPIC: “ The Graduate Union – An International Collegium – Visions for the Future” 

The Graduate Union is an association that has been around fo 105 years, Rhys believes its founders imagined a future with talented people who would lead the community.

The philanthropic element of the Graduate Union used to just consist of an annual giving program.  They are now looking at this and establishing a bequest society, and considering the establishment of a foundation.  The annual giving program will now be project/target based to make it more relatable.

Graduate House is the only college at Melbourne University for post grad students - there are over 40,000 students at Melbourne Uni and around 20,000 are post grads.  The college wants to provide more than just a room, but a collegiate experience that supports and nutures the needs of the residents.

A master plan has been established for the future of the college in three parts.  Part A is the people part, looking at how the college can develop its intellectual capital which includes its strateguc alliances with Rotary and the Variety Club as well as a reciprocal arrangement with the Kelvin Club.

Part B is the expansion of its facilities from 120 to 360 rooms by way of an 11 level building, as well as an acquistion strategty of offsite expansion which is more flexible.

Natasha Holt- Counsellor, Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture

Josie Howie - Founding Principal of The Pavilion School, Preston & Mill Park

The Pavilion School was founded in 2007 as a years 7-12 school for kids who have been excluded/expelled from mainstream schools. 

Indigenous Australian Art

Susan grew up in Whistlewood an 1870s cottage,built by the Tuck family, in Shoreham.  Her parents were actively involved in the art community an often prominent artists came to stay.  Whistlewood continues to be her family home as well as a gallery of indigenous art.

Thierry Demathieu- The Member behind the badge.

Thierry provided us with a pictorial view of his life including information about his family, his home town in France and his work.

Thierry first did work experience with his uncle who was a surveyor and it was this work experience that led him on his career path, from 1998-06 as a surveyor, from 2007-15 as a lecturer/co-ordinator at RMIT and now as the program manager at RMIT.

12 years ago, Thierry became an Australian citizen and it was one of the proudest moments of his life.  He is married to the beautiful Lisa, has two children and a toy poodle and loves eating, walking and soccer.  His parents visit every second year and he returns to France in the in-between years.

David Percival has been a Board Member of Benetas for 8 years and will step as the Chairman for his last year on the Board.