The Club holds its meetings in person each week and usually via Zoom.
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Taken from RDU HEREBy inviting multicultural communities to experience Rotary’s purpose, impact and sense of belonging, clubs can build trust, develop diverse leaders and unlock sustainable membership growth.
Words Renga Rajan. Immediate Past District Governor. District 9675.
As Australia and New Zealand become increasingly multicultural, Rotary has a unique opportunity to strengthen its membership and community impact by engaging migrant communities more effectively.
Indian, Nepalese, Filipino, Vietnamese and other multicultural communities share many of Rotary’s values, including service, leadership, education and community support. The key is not simply inviting people to join Rotary but creating meaningful opportunities for them to experience Rotary’s purpose and impact.
Kellie Carruthers chaired today's club meeting at Gilberts. Kellie welcomed our two guest speakers, Cassidy Connor and Katrina from Headspace, and club member partner, Gary Ramage. Today's club meeting was marked as a special day to recognise the Australia Rotary Health program "Lift the Lid" on mental health - with October designated as Mental Health Month. All members were asked to wear a hat - and we saw some absolute beauties in all styles and colours and it was the men with the most colourful!. See who won prizes at the end of this report. (Note from Club Treasurer - the sum of $80 has been forwarded to Australian Rotary Health to reflect donations from members on the day. - Ian Ballantine)
A number of members visited the Riding for the Disabled facility in Moorabbin on October 24th, 2026.President Neville Kruss, Grant Perry, Karin Soster and Gary, Jo Impey and Ian Ballantine braved the weather to join Kate, from RDA Moorabbin who had generously given up her time to meet with us.
The weather had meant that normal Saturday activities had been cancelled. However, we still had the chance to have a look around and, of course, meet Remi.
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An album of all pics HERE
A number of Club members, along with partners and friends attended the annual Holland Foundation Ball at the Sandringham Yacht Club last Friday evening.We had Gary and Karin, Linda and Peter, Nicky and Chris, and Jo Impey. Helen and I were accompanied once again by our good friends Mark Lipzker and Wendy Clark. So, that was 11 in total - an entire table.
For stories about the Holland Foundation, click HERE.
It was great that our Club was well represented and we had the opportunity to support this organisation which does such great work in the Glen Eira area. Grant (Holland) very kindly gave a shout out to our Club during his address.
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Taken from RDU HEREAn exemplar for President Yinka’s push to Create Lasting Impact, a Queensland-funded school in an impoverished Zambian district showcases the importance of building projects that stand the test of time.
Words Sarah Atkins. Immediate Past President. No Borders Rotaract.
Standing in a well-pressed high school uniform in the bright Zambian sun, a teenage student named Harrison speaks of his future plans.
“I’ve already started working on how I can impact the community.
“We’re about to launch a global impact network group… the young ones, able to speak up with their views on global issues, will be a really good thing.”
Past District 9810 Governor Ian Ballantine
