Thanks to Mark & the Youth committee for a successful Youth Night. Thirteen students, primarily from Swinburne University, attended the night. They sat amongst the members and were keen & interested. Following up with them we hope to encourage them to access a leadership camp called RYLA, Mock Interviews. or join the new Camberwell Rotaract.

District Governor Graeme visited Glenferrie with his wife Sue at our meeting on 29 September.  Graeme, a Camberwell Rotarian, who was introduced by Chair Cheryl Pisterman, is a retired Chartered Accountant and married to Sue for more than 50 years – they must have been teenagers!

Graeme began his presentation with a short video of RI President “Yinka’s” ideas for Rotary in 2026-2027 and a slide illustrating the District’s Goals (see graphic & discussion on the next page.

At our last meeting we welcomed 14 young guests at our youth focused night. Organised by the youth committee, many students from Swinburne were seated amongst the members, which worked well. At the end of the presentation, we were able to offer students information about RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award), Mock Interviews and Camberwell Rotaract.

Initially we were entertained by a talk from Ardie Martono who had recently attended the RYLA Camp.

The Environment and Sustainability Committee of our club has booked a stall at the Camberwell Market for Sunday the 15th of November. The aim of this stall is to recycle a variety of items donated by club members, which they no longer wish to keep, and to sell them at the market. The proceeds of the sales will return to the club and will be used for humanitarian projects.

I would like to ask members to gather together saleable items they wish to donate for the stall. There will be a collection point or collection at a time closer to the market date.

Items suitable for sale must be secondhand or handmade. These would include secondhand clothes, (especially vintage), scarves, jackets, jewellery, china, glassware, metalware, or other interesting bric-a-brac.