Events

Do you want a great morning, having fun and doing good for the community?  RIMERN (Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network) is a Rotary initiative set up in a warehouse in East Brunswick.  Glenferrie Rotarians are invited to make up a team once a month to help sort, stack and pack household items for distribution to those who are looking to make a new life; those escaping from domestic violence, war and other trauma.
Pick a Thursday morning suitable to your diary and join the team at RIMERN.

Fresh produce, friendly stallholders, gala atmosphere and the joy of shopping outdoors in the fresh air. The Boroondara Farmers Market, voted the best Farmers Market in Victoria, is held on the third and fifth Saturdays of every month.

Guest Speaker:

Bookings essential

Dianne Sides is President of the Boroondara Family Network. The Boroondara Family Network, founded by The Rotary Club of Glenferrie in 2000, provides assistance to young families in the City, particularly where young mothers do not have family support.

The club will meet at the Camberwell Art Show frpm 6:00pm to admire paintings submitted by talented artists from across Australia. Bring partners and friends. To book tickets for the Art Show, click on this link: www.camberwellartshow.org.au

At 7:45pm, after admiring the paintings, everyone will adjourn to The Glnefrrie Hotel, 5 minutes walk from the Art Show, for an evening meal and a barrel of laughs. 

To register for the pub dinner afterwards, please email President Mark Ellis and let him know who's coming: mark.ellis744@bigpond.com

Fresh produce, friendly stallholders, gala atmosphere and the joy of shopping outdoors in the fresh air. The Boroondara Farmers Market, voted the best Farmers Market in Victoria, is held on the third and fifth Saturdays of every month.

Guest Speaker:

Bookings essential

According to his LinkedIn profile, Domenic Saporito's professional role is: "helping students and career changers get job ready through internships, mentoring, starting their own business and technology". Importantly, Dominic is playing a key role in Mentor Match, a partnership between Outcome.Life, Rotary Districts of Victoria and Study Melbourne with a sole purpose: to build confidence in Victoria's 200,000+ international students.

Strongly supported by Rotary District 9800, Mentor Match promises to be a major new Vocational Service project for the club. Dominic's address will explain how we can help.

Fresh produce, friendly stallholders, gala atmosphere and the joy of shopping outdoors in the fresh air. The Boroondara Farmers Market, voted the best Farmers Market in Victoria, is held on the third and fifth Saturdays of every month.

Club Forum

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Do you want a great morning, having fun and doing good for the community?  RIMERN (Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network) is a Rotary initiative set up in a warehouse in East Brunswick.  Glenferrie Rotarians are invited to make up a team once a month to help sort, stack and pack household items for distribution to those who are looking to make a new life; those escaping from domestic violence, war and other trauma.
Pick a Thursday morning suitable to your diary and join the team at RIMERN.

Guest Speakers:

Bookings essential

Rtn. PP Catherine Eagleson (2017-18) will tell her story about being diagnosed with mental illness (Bipolar disorder) in 2002. She was told by her GP that she could only work 8 hours a week. However, she knew
she had to do something. As a (reference) librarian, she decided to put her vocation and interest in crossword puzzles to good use; she decided to learn how to write them. Over the last 20 years, she has worked to develop an educational business, the focus of which is an online puzzle portal that is now being available on subscription through public libraries.

Fresh produce, friendly stallholders, gala atmosphere and the joy of shopping outdoors in the fresh air. The Boroondara Farmers Market, voted the best Farmers Market in Victoria, is held on the third and fifth Saturdays of every month.

Board Meeting at Auburn Hotel

Fresh produce, friendly stallholders, gala atmosphere and the joy of shopping outdoors in the fresh air. The Boroondara Farmers Market, voted the best Farmers Market in Victoria, is held on the third and fifth Saturdays of every month.

Guest Speaker:

PP Michael Berry

Induction as Honorary Member

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Rotarian Michael Berry, Past President of the Rotary Club of Glenferrie (2007-2008), was inducted on October 13th 1998. In the nearly 24 years since, Michael has held a number of key club roles, been a strong contributor to the work of Rotary, and a mentor to many Rotarians. He is a Paul Harris Fellow with one sapphire. Well respected in the club and throughout the District, Michael will be inducted as an Honorary Member of the Rotary Club of Glenferrie, in recognition of his outstanding career as a Rotarian and the high esteem in which he is held. As Guest Speaker, Michael will talk to us about his life, career, and his adventures in Rotary service.

The Rotary Leadership Institute Program presents a wonderful opportunity for experienced Rotarians, new members and indeed people interested in finding out more about Rotary to take some time to experience the history, current and new initiatives related to this great organisation we call Rotary.

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David Whiting is well known to Melburnians as the affable lawyer with the dulcet tones who appears regularly on the Virginia Trioli program on 774 Radio Melbourne. His no-nonsense approach to giving sound sensible advice has been both an entertainment and an education for listeners. David insists that law is 'Not all about fences and trees'. Then what is it about? Come along to the club meeting this Tuesday and get the answer directly from the master himself. 

David is a Rotarian widely respected for his considerable contribution to the work of Rotary over many years. He is the Immediate Past President of the Rotary Club of Keilor, and a Past District Director of Governance for Rotary District 9800.

Guest Speaker:

David Whiting

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Do you want a great morning, having fun and doing good for the community?  RIMERN (Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network) is a Rotary initiative set up in a warehouse in East Brunswick.  Glenferrie Rotarians are invited to make up a team once a month to help sort, stack and pack household items for distribution to those who are looking to make a new life; those escaping from domestic violence, war and other trauma.
Pick a Thursday morning suitable to your diary and join the team at RIMERN.

Fresh produce, friendly stallholders, gala atmosphere and the joy of shopping outdoors in the fresh air. The Boroondara Farmers Market, voted the best Farmers Market in Victoria, is held on the third and fifth Saturdays of every month.

The Rotary Leadership Institute Program presents a wonderful opportunity for experienced Rotarians, new members and indeed people interested in finding out more about Rotary to take some time to experience the history, current and new initiatives related to this great organisation we call Rotary.

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Guest Speaker:

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Jean Ker Walsh is an active Woodend member of the Macedon Ranges Rural Australians for Refugees and also Co-chair of the Grandmothers for Refugees, a national movement of women elders lobbying for justice for refugees. Jean’s career experience is as a broadcast journalist, political advisor and strategic communications practitioner in various fields. Grandmothers for Refugees advocates for compassionate welcome and safe settlement of all people seeking asylum, with a primary focus on children.

The Rotary Leadership Institute Program presents a wonderful opportunity for experienced Rotarians, new members and indeed people interested in finding out more about Rotary to take some time to experience the history, current and new initiatives related to this great organisation we call Rotary.

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Peter Frueh held a wide range of executive roles with Telstra and Hewlett Packard before leaving in 2006, when he joined the Rotary Club of Balwyn and was President in 2011-12. After serving in several District positions Peter was District Governor of District 9800 in 2017-18. He was a Zone 8 Assistant Rotary Coordinator for 2019-22. He is currently Co-Chair of the Zone 8 Regionalisation Project

Find out what Rotary International is planning to enhance club support and reduce volunteer effort and cost. PDG Peter Frueh will explain how Rotary and Rotaract can be enhanced in Australia, New Zealand and the 14 Pacific Islands that make up Zone 8. The focus is on streamlining communications, avoiding duplication within the 21 Districts and having properly trained and skilled volunteers and staff directly supporting clubs.

Fresh produce, friendly stallholders, gala atmosphere and the joy of shopping outdoors in the fresh air. The Boroondara Farmers Market, voted the best Farmers Market in Victoria, is held on the third and fifth Saturdays of every month.

Guest Speaker: TBD

Bookings essential

Do you want a great morning, having fun and doing good for the community?  RIMERN (Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network) is a Rotary initiative set up in a warehouse in East Brunswick.  Glenferrie Rotarians are invited to make up a team once a month to help sort, stack and pack household items for distribution to those who are looking to make a new life; those escaping from domestic violence, war and other trauma.
Pick a Thursday morning suitable to your diary and join the team at RIMERN.

Fresh produce, friendly stallholders, gala atmosphere and the joy of shopping outdoors in the fresh air. The Boroondara Farmers Market, voted the best Farmers Market in Victoria, is held on the third and fifth Saturdays of every month.

Children First Foundation has been facilitating life-changing, sometimes life-saving surgery for disadvantaged children from developing countries since 1999. Larissa Reinboth is the Partnerships Development Manager at the Children First Foundation. Larissa came to the non-profit sector after a successful career in consulting and sales, finding it more rewarding to pursue fundraising goals than sales targets.

She loves to work with and for children, and is determined to help facilitate equitable, healthy and successful lives for children all around the world.

Guest Speaker

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Guest Speaker: 

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SecondBite began in 2005 with one couple – Ian and Simone Carson. Gathering a committed group of friends, they would visit market stalls in Melbourne at the end of a day, collect surplus food, and drop it to a local charity that ran a food program. In 2011, Coles and SecondBite formed a national partnership, which led to a rapid expansion of our organisation’s operational scale and reach.

Julie Dwyer is the new head of marketing and communications at SecondBite and came to know the organisation after doing regular volunteer market collections with her family several years ago. Julie has worked in marketing,  communications and stakeholder management roles across the health, NPO, education and manufacturing sectors.

Fresh produce, friendly stallholders, gala atmosphere and the joy of shopping outdoors in the fresh air. The Boroondara Farmers Market, voted the best Farmers Market in Victoria, is held on the third and fifth Saturdays of every month.

Guest Speaker: TBD

Bookings essential

Fresh produce, friendly stallholders, gala atmosphere and the joy of shopping outdoors in the fresh air. The Boroondara Farmers Market, voted the best Farmers Market in Victoria, is held on the third and fifth Saturdays of every month.

Guest Speaker: TBD

Bookings essential

Do you want a great morning, having fun and doing good for the community?  RIMERN (Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network) is a Rotary initiative set up in a warehouse in East Brunswick.  Glenferrie Rotarians are invited to make up a team once a month to help sort, stack and pack household items for distribution to those who are looking to make a new life; those escaping from domestic violence, war and other trauma.
Pick a Thursday morning suitable to your diary and join the team at RIMERN.

Guest Speaker: TBD

Bookings essential

Save the date for the 2022 Zone 8 Rotary and Rotaract ‘Better Together’ Conference in Canberra ACT.

With borders opening and COVID-19 restrictions easing, now is the time to begin planning your attendance at “Better Together” Zone 8 Conference in Canberra.

From Friday 28 October to Sunday 30 October, the conference will celebrate the very best of Rotary and Rotaract.

We have experienced a lot over the last three years since we met in person and now is the time to reflect and to look at where we are heading. The future is looking hopeful and together we can share what we have learnt and to showcase the impact of our projects.

It is time to catch up with friends and renew those connections that make our organisation a truly unique one – friendships are for life.

The stories of Rotaractors and Rotarians helping locally and internationally need to be heard and this is the time to tell them. We have a diverse and exciting lineup of speakers to entertain, engage and inform you.

Special social events are being planned to show off Australia’s capital including the conference dinner which will be sure to delight!

In addition to the conference, why not take some time out to stay longer in Canberra to appreciate what this wonderful city has to offer. 

Tickets sales will open in May 2022 so ensure you keep your clubs and members informed as we can’t wait to see you soon.

We want all Rotarians and Rotaractors across the Zone to know that this is an event not to be missed - because we really are Better Together!

Please feel free to share this information with your networks.

Sincerely,
Your South Pacific and Philippines Club and District Support Team

Andrew Best - Supervisor
Trudy Grice – Australian regional Coordinator
Mary Jayne Desmond – Philippines regional Coordinator

Fresh produce, friendly stallholders, gala atmosphere and the joy of shopping outdoors in the fresh air. The Boroondara Farmers Market, voted the best Farmers Market in Victoria, is held on the third and fifth Saturdays of every month.

Fresh produce, friendly stallholders, gala atmosphere and the joy of shopping outdoors in the fresh air. The Boroondara Farmers Market, voted the best Farmers Market in Victoria, is held on the third and fifth Saturdays of every month.

Guest Speaker: TBD

Bookings essential

Guest Speaker: TBD

Bookings essential

Do you want a great morning, having fun and doing good for the community?  RIMERN (Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network) is a Rotary initiative set up in a warehouse in East Brunswick.  Glenferrie Rotarians are invited to make up a team once a month to help sort, stack and pack household items for distribution to those who are looking to make a new life; those escaping from domestic violence, war and other trauma.
Pick a Thursday morning suitable to your diary and join the team at RIMERN.

Fresh produce, friendly stallholders, gala atmosphere and the joy of shopping outdoors in the fresh air. The Boroondara Farmers Market, voted the best Farmers Market in Victoria, is held on the third and fifth Saturdays of every month.

Guest Speaker: TBD

Bookings essential

Guest Speaker: TBD

Bookings essential

Fresh produce, friendly stallholders, gala atmosphere and the joy of shopping outdoors in the fresh air. The Boroondara Farmers Market, voted the best Farmers Market in Victoria, is held on the third and fifth Saturdays of every month.

Ding Dong Merrily on High, as the club celebrates Christmas 2022 with our fellow Riverside Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Hawthorn.

Do you want a great morning, having fun and doing good for the community?  RIMERN (Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network) is a Rotary initiative set up in a warehouse in East Brunswick.  Glenferrie Rotarians are invited to make up a team once a month to help sort, stack and pack household items for distribution to those who are looking to make a new life; those escaping from domestic violence, war and other trauma.
Pick a Thursday morning suitable to your diary and join the team at RIMERN.