Speakers Program

Peter Gray RC Phenom Penh

“The MEC Project in Cambodia”

(MEC: Meningoencephalocele)

Peter Gray is a member of the Phnom Penh Rotary Club (has lived in Cambodia for the past 12 years working with slum dwelling children in Phnom Penh). (He has previously spoken at the RCC in October 2013).

"My experiences at RYLA" 

Harry is a Year 10 student at University High School. Harry & Ayden from Uni high participated in the RYLA program. RYLA program offer students the opportunity to reflect on their situation and encourages them to use the skills that they learn over the program in every day life particularly helping and influencing other people in their cohort.

"Working Bee at DIK" 

Short Lunch at Graduate House

Volunteers required at DIK following lunch

"A Physio robot for Stroke patients"

Andrew has been and exchange student sponsored by the RC Cheltenham to Belgium. he found this experience invaluable and gave him a huge amount of confidence.

In later years Andrew participated in RYLA and was for 10 years a mentor and leader in the RYLA program. 

Business, Football & Men's Health

How do Australians help those close to them who are at risk of suicide?

'Older People and Music'

"membership" 

Speaker for Tuesday 7 August - Stephen Peterson, introduced by Betty Kitchener.

‘About Japan - what you might not hear from your travel agent’

Community Volunteer-Smith Family "Learning for Life Scholarships" 

Onya Bike

RCC members, Betty Kitchener and Tony Jorm shared photos and stories of their bicycle ride in May/June this year from Prague to Copenhagen via Berlin. The distance was over 1,000km, with 19 days of enjoyable and fairly easy cycling. Their route through Germany from west of Dresden to Rostock in the NE, was in the former East Germany - the DGR. Tony spoke about the past and present influence of the former Soviet rule.  

The Concept of Social Business

Janet Hay from Canterbury RC spoke to the concept of “Social Business and the Charity Model; Calling in the Generosity of Economics”.

"Be the Inspiration"

Principal, Politician and Poet

David Lea was born in Birmingham (UK) and first joined Rotary in 1971. David’s commitment to Rotary was further demonstrated by his continual membership of the Rotary Club of Bendigo South for 25 years.

Polio Eradication 

TITLE of TALK: 

Building on the Book Fair: Possible Community Service Projects to Promote Literacy

Ian Ada’s Trip to Pilbara  July/August 2018

Ian retraced the steps of a trip he did 49 years ago!  After crossing the Nullabor, he and Anne went up the coast of WA to Port Headland then headed back to Kalgoorlie on the Great Northern Highway, the total trip from Melbourne being 12,000 km.

Cultural Intelligence.

Elaine gave an overview of cultural values and drew on her experiences working and growing up in seven countries to emphasize the importance for everyone to have a cultural 'lense' / cultural intelligence / CQ.

Hannah Rundell is soon to embark on her Honours year in her Bachelor of Music degree at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (MCM).

Dr Usha Iyer-Raniga

B.Arch, M.A.S.A, PhD

MCIOB, MIEAA, GSA
Associate Professor

Co Chair, Second Symposium on Sustainable Development Research in the Asia Pacific 

sustainable-buildings-and-construction

International Women's Day Breakfast

7th March 2019

Andrew Chapman  - Servicing Futures Manager -  South East Water

His informative presentation outlined the innovative services currently being conducted by South East Water “SEW”.

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