Speakers Program

9800 District Vocational Director

3 Year Strategy Plan – Workshop

District Governor’s visit

Peacebuilding 101

Social isolation during COVID-19

Professor Sheehan teaches mental health in the postgraduate social work program at Monash University and is Director of the Higher Degree by Research program.

The Big Group Hug

Local Community Issues

Nick Parissis has been a member of Victoria Police for over thirty years, most of it in or near Carlton and North Melbourne. He specializes in community engagement and one of his major projects is taking disadvantaged children camping in the country.

Estate Planning

Mercy Hub Meeting the Needs of Communities

Wealth Management in the Post Corona Economy

Acclaimed International Writer

The Melbourne Cup

Peter  Freu (PDG) and Director of Membership (District 9800) addressed a range of issues relevant to encouraging and retaining members of Rotary, as well as being prudent in the distribution of funds generated from Fundraising activities. Peter previously worked in the areas of finance and investment and was associated with both Telsta and Hewlett Packard prior to becoming significantly involved in Rotary both at local and District level. Questions initially focussed on two major areas, namely, “Why do people join Rotary and, How is money raised distributed to organisations versus specific projects?

Speaker: Warwick Cavill – Development of Three Year Strategic Paln

Warwick is a Business Strategist and Profitable Conversations Coach.  His business – Profitable Conversations – is focused on strategy, strategy implementation and business coaching. He specializes in assisting professionals and Not-for-Profits to have profitable conversations with their clients and their teams.

Safe Injecting Room

Paul has had some 22 years in various capacities in District 9800 over the years.

His main involvement at present is in the ongoing organisation of the District 9800 "World of Difference" 

“Take Actions for Peace”

"The Toilet Warrior" 

Mark is the President Elect of the Rotary Club of Box Hill Central in District 9810 in Australia. He was introduced to Rotary just over six years ago by a business colleague in Nasik, India.

My Leadership Journey

A zigzag road

Greg Champion speaks at Carlton Rotary Zoom meeting

Member of footy legends, the Coodabeen Champions, and a well known entertainer in his own right, Greg Champion was the guest speaker at our meeting on 1 June 2020. 

Education after COVID19

Keith Ryall introduced Cheryl as an educationalist who specializes in promoting rational educational strategies.

She started as a country primary school teacher with a Bachelor of Education from La Trobe University. With her love of education, she has developed a business helping others in the education field to further develop and hone their skills, in their particular fields.

Overview of 2019-2020 Rotary Year

Concern Australia, on Covid19 and Young people experiencing homelessness

Anne spoke about her work supporting young families experiencing homelessness in this particularly difficult time

NGV-Shut down led to virtual reality project

Guest speaker David Menzies, (Curator) National Gallery of Victoria presented a fascinating, intriguing and imaginative overview of works being presented by a number of international, national and local identities.

Betty Kitchener AM, MNsg, BA

Betty has been a Rotary member since 8 June 2010, when she joined the Rotary Club of Carlton. Betty joined Rotary because she had been involved with Australian Rotary Health, promoting its wonderful support for mental health research.