This will be the last week of our daylight savings time. The mornings have been bathed in darkness for me upon awakening every morning and the new day dawns as I go off to work. So, I expect I will be hearing “Winter is coming” as I will then denote, who was stuck on “Game of Thrones” last winter. Not having much of a summer, I hope the winter will be not as severe and long as denoted in the series.
As COVID vaccinations are rolling out, we will have more confidence in moving about in our community. RI President Holger Knaack and the TRF Chair K.R.Ravindran have recently put out statements to support COVID vaccinations, and we as Rotarians can play an important role in encouraging people to have the vaccinations and counteract anti-vaccination sentiment.
How much do you know about Australia? Not much? Well no matter, because next Tuesday's meeting is a great place to learn. Quiz Master extraordinaire Ian Salek will entertain Rotarians and guests with challenging questions, informative answers and creative excuses.
This is a special night to bring along partners, family, friends and acquaintances for an evening of fun and frivolity. No speeches! Well mostly no speeches.
President Mark Ellis AM inducted new Rotarian Simon Messenger at the club meeting on March 23rd. Pictured here with Rotary mentor Past President Don Heath, Simon will hold the vocational classification IT Consultancy within the club. Simon has already made many friends and contributed much to the work of the club, as a volunteer at the Boroondara Farmers Market and with the Rotary Overseas Recycled Playgrounds project.
A very warm welcome to Rotary, Simon, and to your partner Nicole Gatto. We look forward to your company and friendship, and to serving alongside you in the years ahead.
Congratulations John and Eril on your 60th Wedding Anniversary!!
Hearty congratulations to John and Eril Hudson who celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary on March 24th. John and Eril were married on March 24th 1961 in the chapel at the Methodist Ladies College in Hawthorn, where Eril had been a student. They were having a home built for them in Glen Waverley at the time, so they had to move into temporary premises in Camberwell for six months. A lifetime together and now a large family, two sons and a daughter, seven grandchilden and one great grandchild (so far!). In a lifetime of giving and of achievement, John and Eril have made many friends both within and outside Rotary, and continue to do so. Their contribution to the community and to Rotary, and their genuine love of people, widely recognised in Boroondara and within Rotary, has enriched the lives of many.
The Hudson's have already received a letter of congratulations from Her Majesty the Queen, from the Governor General the Honourable David Hurley, and from the Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison. So, from all of us at the Rotary Club of Glenferrie through which you have both contributed so much, congratulations John and Eril, on this wonderful milestone in your lives together.
Last week we dedicated our night to celebrate what makes Rotary a reality. It was a time to focus our attention on 'spreading the word' about Rotary, helping our community and making a difference in the world.
I would like to personally thank all our special guests who came along and watched our presentation and took part in the process of inducting our New member to Rotary Simon Messenger to our club.
The Rotary District 9800 Ride for ROCAN event this year was dedicated to the Late Yvonne Moon OAM as the driving force behind its success over the last twenty years. Twenty-seven cyclists and six support crew set off from Avington for a week of cycling in north-east Victoria ...
The Rotarians of Amateur Radio was established in 1966 by a Rotary club in Illinois, USA, and is one of the oldest Rotary Fellowships.
The aim of the Fellowship is to provide a forum for the exchange of views between members of Rotary International who share an interest in amateur radio, as either licensed radio amateurs or as short wave listeners with a view to developing understanding, acquaintance and fellowship. Membership is open to Rotarians, Rotaractors, licensed amateur operators, or a person with a genuine interest in shortwave radio whose partner is a member of R.O.A.R.
Professor Marc Pellegrini is an infectious diseases physician and Head of the Infectious Diseases and Immune Defence Division at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. His research focuses on improving the management of infectious diseases that threaten to become the major contributor to morbidity and mortality globally. Activities in his lab include developing and delivering new diagnostic tests, interventions, treatments and cures for infectious diseases. He currently works on hepatitis B virus, tuberculosis, HIV, the COVID-19 virus, dengue fever and many other infections. He has been awarded several prizes including the Centenary, Burnet, Fenner, BUPA, Viertel, NHMRC Excellence and two Eureka Prizes for his therapeutic discoveries
