The Members of The Rotary Club of Geelong East wish everyone a Happy, Safe and Rewarding New Year
And our winners are:R. Campbell - Ticket #144
J. Durston - Ticket #136
J. Acopian - Ticket #181
Congratulations to you all and thank you to all those who took part in our first online raffle.
The Rotary Club of Geelong East would like to thank Bunnings and Dan Murphy's for their support with prizes.
For many years Geelong East Primary School students have participated in the Rotary Junior Community Award (RJCA) program. In this year of COVID-19, students found it impossible to conduct a hands-on community project and instead undertook to research polio and Rotary International’s effort to eradicate the disease.
This initiative arose from a suggestion by Rotarian Gary Newton, a polio survivor, and Vice-President of Polio Australia.
On 9th December 2020, Gary was invited to the school to speak to the RJCA students about polio and present a certificate of excellence for the best polio project.
To his surprise the teachers had arranged for all Grades 5 and 6 students to hear his story.
The students and their teachers were captivated from the start and listened intently as Gary told of contracting polio at the age of 15 months, causing him to be isolated in an infectious disease hospital in Melbourne, with no parents allowed to visit for 32 days. It was awful!
He explained that when the polio virus hit the community, schools, swimming pools and other community spaces were loc
ked down, much like the corona virus restrictions today.
ked down, much like the corona virus restrictions today.Gary didn’t attend school until the age of seven and then it was at the Yooralla Hospital School for Crippled Children. He didn’t attend a ‘normal school’ until he was 15 years of age.
After finishing school, he found employment in a career he had always wanted: as a radio announcer.
Gary urged the students to always pursue their dreams and never give up.
At the end of his presentation Gary was inundated with questions.
Finally, he presented the Certificate of Excellence (shown in picture) to Lexiar Tanga who was cheered enthusiastically by her classmates.
Gary enjoyed the experience and reflected that, ‘’It’s always great knowing you’re making an impact, hopefully positive, on growing minds’’.
Rotarians - Inspiring Young People
On 17th November 2020 the Rotary Club of Geelong East celebrated PP David Beretta’s 50 years of service when he was presented with congratulatory letters from RI President Holger Knaack and DG Phil Beasley, and an attractive plaque. The Club honoured David with a third sapphire to add to his Paul Harris Fellow recognition
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During the evening, David’s years in Rotary were retraced by viewing a nostalgic PowerPoint presentation prepared by his Rotarian daughter-in-law, Sue Beretta.
David was a young, hard-working plumber with a growing family when he joined the club in 1970, one year after the Club was chartered. Over the years he has participated in a wide range of service activities including as President in 1980-81.
In March 2009 David was honoured by the-then RI President Dong Kurn Lee with an ‘Avenues of Service Award’ that recognized his outstanding contribution to four areas of service: club, vocational, community and international.
In accepting the many accolades, David reflected on his fifty years in Rotary and spoke fondly of his time in Tonga in 1995 when he was a member of a Rotary team that replaced the roof of the local hospital.
He and his family also enjoyed hosting Rotary exchange students from India, Denmark and Holland.
David also recalled the early days of community service, cutting fire wood; collecting, bagging and selling sheep manure; painting seats; organising art shows and dinner auctions; selling hotdogs at the Geelong Show; building a drinking fountain and wood BBQ in Eastern Gardens – to name a few.
Although now in his eighties, David continues to be a loyal, hard-working and passionate supporter of the ideals of Rotary.
Well done David!
You Can't Keep a Good Rotarian Down!!
Many members of the public will know Rotarians as 'those people who cook sausages'. That is correct. What people may not realise though, is what the funds raised are used for. Rotary has been serving communities locally, nationally and internationally for 115 years.
The graphic below is to recognise those selected to do a Masters degree in various Peace and Conflict Resolution studies, conducted at seven universities around the world and funded by Rotary. The group below will undertake 2 years of study and will then go and work in the area of peace with different organisations around the world. There are now well over 1100 Rotary Peace Scholars.
Rotarians working to create a Peaceful World
Recently, the continent of Africa was declared Polio Free. That now leaves only two Polio endemic countries - Pakistan and Afghanistan. The long fight is nearing its end. 99.9% of the world in now Polio free.
Many people are unaware that the original campaign to drive polio from the world was Rotary's Gift to the Children of the Future - a polio free world.
The original campaign was called Polio Plus. The 'Plus' included several other vaccines that brought health to millions of children. There was another part to the 'Plus' - the establishment of virus monitoring sites in countries around the world that did not have such facilities. Since the polio program began, these laboratories have been used in identifying and managing Ebola, SARS and the current pandemic, Covid-19.
The 'Father' of the polio program was Sir Clem Renouf, a Queenslander who went on to become President of Rotary International. Sir Clem passed away earlier this year. He will not be with us to celebrate the eradication of this crippling and deadly disease. He won't be forgotten though.
Rotary and Rotarians are very proud of the Polio program.
The Barwon River Safety Markers have now been in place since April 2019. The initiative of the Rotary Club of Geelong East is supported by partners, The City of Greater Geelong and The Corangamite Catchment Management Authority and the Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority.
The following figures are an update of the various uses made of the Safety Markers.
9 Markers had event reported against them and they made up with 11 different types of requests for Help for the year ending 30/6/2020.
| Events | Occurrences |
| Traumatic Injuries | 3 |
| Suspect Loiter | 1 |
| People Causing Trouble | 2 |
| Missing Person | 1 |
| Rescue Trapped | 1 |
| Welfare Check | 1 |
| Event | 1 |
| Property found | 1 |
| TOTAL | 11 |
Figures supplied by Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA)
Since the first of the 46 Safety Marker were installed (2018) along the length of the Barwon River between Fyansford and Breakwater there has been 32 events reported. The bike & walking trial that the Safety Marker align with is used by over 5000 people (2012 figures) each day. With the current Covid-19 lockdown it has become an extremely popular place for people to exercise so daily usage is expected to be much higher.
The Rotary Club of Geelong East - protecting the Community
For more than 30 years, Rotary and our partners have driven the effort to eradicate polio worldwide. Our PolioPlus program was the first initiative to tackle global polio eradication by vaccinating children on a massive scale. As a core partner in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, Rotary 
focuses on advocacy, fundraising, volunteer recruitment, and awareness-building.
focuses on advocacy, fundraising, volunteer recruitment, and awareness-building.Rotary members have contributed more than $2.1 billion and countless volunteer hours to protect more than 2.5 billion children in 122 countries from this paralyzing disease. Rotary’s advocacy efforts have played a role in decisions by governments to contribute more than $10 billion to the effort.
Polio Today
When Rotary and its partners formed the GPEI in 1988, there were 350,000 cases of polio in 125 countries every year. Today, we have reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent, and just two countries continue to report cases of wild poliovirus: Afghanistan and Pakistan. Because of the efforts of Rotary and its partners, nearly 19 million people who would otherwise have been paralyzed are walking, and more than 1.5 million people are alive who would otherwise have died. The infrastructure we helped build to end polio is also being used to treat and prevent other diseases (including COVID-19) and create lasting impact in other areas of public health.
Since beginning to offer Workshops at Bluebird House in 2017, Bluebird Foundation has had a strong commitment to supporting the social participation of disadvantaged young people by providing scholarships and supported pathways that have allowed them to attend creative arts workshops that align with their personal interests. A robust network of partnerships among social welfare agencies, schools a
nd other community organisations has ensured appropriate identification, recruitment and support of participants.
nd other community organisations has ensured appropriate identification, recruitment and support of participants.When face-to-face workshops were closed down in March due to COVID-19 restrictions an urgent need was identified to move workshops online to maintain critical connections and support young people through a difficult year.
The grant from The Rotary Club of Geelong East has provided short-term financial support to allow the establishment of the online Creative Crew program.
Two age groups (8-12 yr olds and 13-18yr olds) have participated in weekly live video-conferences, had access to a password-protected website with creative prompts and forums for sharing artworks, and have had art material packs delivered to doorsteps.
So far, 37 young people have participated in the online Creative Crew program through collaborations with the following organisations:
• Barwon Child Youth & Family
• Barwon Health
• Bethany
• Newcomb Park Primary School, Newcomb
• Tate Street Primary School, Thomson
Rotary Club of Geelong East -Supporting Our Community
Jennifer E. Jones, a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, has been nominated to become Rotary International’s president for 2022-23, a groundbreaking selection that will make her the first woman to hold that office in the organization’s 115-year history.
Jones will officially become president-nominee on 1 October if no other candidates challenge her.
Jones says she sees Rotary’s Action Plan as a catalyst for increasing Rotary’s impact.
“As we reflect upon our new strategic priorities, we could have never envisioned that our ability to adapt would become our North Star during what is inarguably the most profound time in recent history,” Jones said in her vision statement. “Silver linings rise out of the most challenging circumstances. Using metric-driven goals, I will harness this historic landscape to innovate, educate, and communicate opportunities that reflect today’s reality.”
As the first woman to be nominated to be president, Jones understands how important it is to follow through on Rotary’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Statement. “I believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion … begins at the top and for us to realize growth in female membership and members under the age of forty — these demographics need to see their own reflection in leadership,” Jones said. “I will champion double-digit growth in both categories while never losing sight of our entire family.”
Jones is founder and president of Media Street Productions Inc., an award-winning media company in Windsor. She was chair of the board of governors of the University of Windsor and chair of the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce. She has been recognized for her service with the YMCA Peace Medallion, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, and Wayne State University’s Peacemaker of the Year Award, a first for a Canadian. Jones holds a Doctor of Laws (LL.D.).
A current Rotary Foundation trustee, Jones has been a Rotary member since 1997 and has served Rotary as RI vice president, director, training leader, committee chair, moderator, and district governor. She played a lead role in Rotary’s rebranding effort by serving as chair of the Strengthening Rotary’s Advisory Group. She is the co-chair of the End Polio Now Countdown to History Campaign Committee, which aims to raise $150 million for polio eradication efforts.
An Historic Rotary Appointment
Since 2013, Rotary has had six Areas of Focus.
- Peace and conflict prevention/resolution.
- Disease prevention and treatment.
- Water and sanitation.
- Maternal and child health.
- Basic education and literacy.
- Economic and community development.
These allow clubs to tailor their work to fit within these areas in order to bring about a better world.
In June, Rotary International announced a seventh Area of Focus – Supporting the Environment. This new area is actually not new to Rotary, it has just been recognised as an Area of Focus for the first time. For many years, Rotarians and their clubs all around the world, have been active in environmental work.
Now when clubs consider projects to create or support, they consider whether they fall within the 7 Areas of Focus.
Rotarians – People of Action
"Samaritan House Geelong is a not-for-profit organisation which relies heavily on the kindness and generosity of the Geelong community - individuals, companies and charitable organisations - both in financial ways and through volunteering.
Established in November 2017, Samaritan House Geelong exists to help men experiencing homelessness in the Greater Geelong Region by providing welcoming accommodation, an evening meal and ongoing support.
Since April, The Rotary Club of Geelong East Community Committee has been actively involved in maintaining the gardens and the general upkeep of the property. Volunteers from the Club have been donating their time, their gardening prowess as well as trees and compost bins. Their aim is to create a vegetable garden so that residents can benefit from the fresh produce.
Another example of Rotary Club of Geelong East supporting our Community
This Rotary year (July 2020 – June 2021), Rotarians in Australia and New Zealand, celebrate one hundred years of service to their communities, nation and the world.
The Governor General, His Excellency, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) launched the year of activity for the Rotary Clubs of Australia and New Zealand on Wednesday 8th July.
Clubs in both countries are combining for a Pacific-wide project to provide 100,000 vaccinations to children. One in eight children in Pacific countries dies before the age of five, most from preventable diseases.
Australian clubs will combine to eradicate Trachoma from the country. This eye disease impacts mainly on indigenous children. Left untreated, it is likely to cause blindness.
Keep an eye out for the many additional local community projects that Rotary clubs will be carrying out all throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Rotary clubs all around the world are in the ‘Changeover’ period where one President and Board step down to make way for a new President and Board. The Rotary Club of Geelong East held its Changeover on Tuesday 7th July. 
This was the first Changeover when members were not all present in the same room. As has been the case for some months now, the meeting was held using Zoom.
The new President, Yannick Le Gall, congratulated Past President Tony Alsop and his board on a successful year. Yannick introduced her Board and outlined her thinking in terms of the direction of the club during the pandemic.
A Service Model will be the greater focus for the year. Members will be involved in more hands-on activities in the community than in the recent past. She encouraged members to embrace the changes that the Covid-19 had forced upon us and consider how we meet as a club in the future. Members recently voted to meet by a combination of Zoom meetings and Face-to-Face meetings once the pandemic is over.
The new President also encouraged keeping new members engaged and thus continue to build the club membership. At present, the Rotary Club of Geelong East has a membership of fifty-one Active members and five Honorary Members. The club is one of the largest in Geelong.
There is a fine, well-built blue stone structure in Eastern Park that proudly displays the logo of the Rotary Club of Geelong East. It is a water fountain, located near a colourful new children’s playground, picnic table and public toilets, in the general vicinity of Geelong High School. It is obviously a past project of the Rotary Club of Geelong East – but when was it built?
Thanks to our wonderful long-serving Rotarian David Beretta, its story has been revealed.
The project was completed in David’s year as President, 1980–1981 and was opened with great ceremony by the-then mayor, Councillor Des Podbury, in the presence of President David and Rotarians Leon Mott, Alf Foster, John Burleigh, Bob Lethbridge and others
The project took many months and involved more than water fountains. It included picnic tables and two wood-fired barbecues, with wood generously supplied by the Geelong City Council. However the wood kept disappearing (light-fingered visitors were blamed) so the Council demolished the barbecues and left the fountain. Several gas barbecues are now installed in a large pavilion elsewhere in Eastern Park.
Rotary Club of Geelong East - Serving the People
Rotary District 9780 was to have held its District Conference in Swan Hill in March. The Covid-19 virus put a stop to that. Fortunately District Governor, Rosanne Kava has arranged for a number of the speakers to do videos and all clubs and members can see them. Below is the link to the first of these speakers.
Sarah Brown has an important story to tell and it is one that should interest every Rotarian and indeed Australian. The link below will take you to the video. Enjoy and learn about the Purple House and the amazing work it does.
Rotary - working in all communities to improve health
Geelong East Rotary is proud to be a supporter of the North Children’s Choir, a group of four to eleven year-olds drawn from the northern suburbs of Geelong. The formation of the choir was the brainchild of the Bluebird Foundation and aims to gather and perform songs, music and dance from the diverse cultural backgrounds of the children and their families. 
Geelong East Rotary has a long association with the Bluebird Foundation, a community arts organisation that recognises the power of the arts to effect cultural change within communities resulting in improved social, emotional and health outcomes. Together we have touched the lives of many vulnerable children, youth and adults in our community, bringing joy and meaning through music, art and theatre.
So we were delighted when our Rotary club was invited by Bluebird to participate in ‘Pitch Up Geelong’, a live crowdfunding event organised by ‘Give Where You Live’ at the Geelong Arts Centre on 5 March. Three enterprises—Bluebird Foundation, Foundation 61 and Geelong Mums—were invited to’ pitch’ to an audience of community-minded people as to why their work should be supported. There was a great incentive to make a pledge as each pledge (up to the value of $15,000) was to be matched by two generous donors, GForce and the Anthony Costa Foundation. Our pledge of $600 was therefore doubled. 
As a result of the generosity of the assembled throng, Bluebird received over $30,000 for the North Children’s Choir project, Foundation 61 over $45,000 for its dream to build a residential facility for women fighting addiction, and Geelong Mums received over $31,000 for their work in providing material support for new mothers and babies.
This most successful event showed the Geelong community at its most generous best and demonstrated what can be achieved when we work together.
Rotary Club of Geelong East - working with others to build stronger communities
On Sunday 23rd February, Rotary International’s 115th Anniversary, The Rotary Club of Geelong East held a celebration lunch for its 50th Anniversary. The club was accepted into Rotary International on 2nd December 1969 and the Charter meeting was held on 21st. February 1970.
Over 80 Past and current members, Friends of Rotary and members of other clubs, enjoyed a lunch at the Range, Curlewis Golf Club.
A presentation from the District Governor, Roseanne Kava of a commemoration certificate from the Rotary International President, Mark Daniel Maloney and a certificate from District 9780, of which the club is a member.
A special announcement was made by the District Governor, that club member and Past District Governor, Eddie Loughnan was to be recognised with the highest award of Rotary International – the Service Above Self Award. It was fitting that the announcement was made at this event, as Eddie has been a stalwart of the club since he joined and has served the club, the District and Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation.
There were three short speeches, covering the history, projects and membership achievements. The projects included:
- Building the first Heliport in Geelong for an Air Ambulance Helicopter
- Working with other clubs to get a Renal Dialysis unit in Geelong and funding a building to house it (Rotary House, corner Ryrie and Swanston streets)
- Providing bursaries and scholarships to students of Geelong High School and Newcomb Secondary College
- Re-roofing the hospital in Tonga following damage by a cyclone
- De-mining 700kms of the Cambodian/Thailand border in conjunction with other clubs overseas
- Provding water to 21 villages in Zambia and 18 in Cambodia
- Annual involvement in Arbour Day tree plantings
- Funding the Organisation for Socially Handicapped, monthly dance and provision
of a bus - Providing library books and iPads to Whittington Primary School
A great day of celebration was had by all. The club is now well positioned to continue carrying out Community, Vocational, Youth and International Service for another fifty years.
Rotary Club of Geelong East – Now its onto the next 50 years’ service!
Over the past few years, the Newcomb Power Football Club has introduced award winning junior programs which work with loc
al schools. Record levels of participation and a growing number of teams has meant Building better facilities for players, coaches, volunteers and fans with a view to encouraging more locals.
al schools. Record levels of participation and a growing number of teams has meant Building better facilities for players, coaches, volunteers and fans with a view to encouraging more locals.The primary foci of the programs are to engage young people who would not have the opportunity (usually financially) to take part in football and to get children into healthy activities. Both boys and girls take part in the programs. The programs have been so successful, that the club is now considering using the model on their Netball program.
This will give the club the space they need to grow, store equipment and provide greater
flexibility to train and win avid junior FC players, Newcomb Power Netball Club
and Newcomb Cricket Club.
The Community Service Committee of The Geelong East saw the need and worked with Newcomb to provide financial support. The Rotary club has been a major sponsor providing the club with a $6000 district grant. Newcomb FC has also played an integral part in supporting our main events like the Geelong Show BBQ, Bunnings Sausage Sizzles and for this received a further $1500 and $200.
The Rotary Club of Geelong East – Sporting Partners
Rotarian, Alison Marshall was on a private trip to the Philippines when she decided to attend a local Rotary club meeting in Makarti which was the Rotary Club of Manila, District 3180.
On the night she was there, the club was arranging a working bee as part of an ongoing project to protect the mangroves along the coastal area of Alaminos, Pangasinan. The mangroves are important for protecting marine life and people.
For marine life, mangrove forests serve as valuable nursery areas for fish and crustaceans as well as a sanctuary for threatened and endangered species. For people, mangroves protect the shorelines from damaging storms and floods, and they provide renewable resources such as timber and plant products that can be used as raw material for construction and other commercial uses.Alison joined the working bee, which was an all-day affair. While she said everyone worked very hard, they all enjoyed being able to help in the upkeep of the natural environment.
As a result of Alison’s visit to the area, her club, The Rotary Club of Geelong East, has contributed $500.00 toward the project. Alison is personally adding to the club contribution.
Rotary Club of Geelong East - working internationally
On 16th April 2019, The Rotary Club of Geelong East and its partners, The City of Greater Geelong and The Corangamite Catchment Management Authority and the Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA), launched a series of Safety Markers along both sides of the Barwon River.
In order to ensure that the signs remain in good condition, they are regularly inspected by members the Rotary Club and report made to the partners. The initial report highlighted that only 3 of the 46 signs have been tagged graffiti and due to the vandal and graffiti proof nature of the signs this has been removed without any damage.
The Calls and the events which are managed by ESTA reported the following breakdown: -
A total of separate 21 events (calls) were received from 13 different locations with the following services responded to:
- Victorian Police 11 times,
- Ambulance Emergency 7 times and
- Ambulance Referral 3 times.
A Breakdown of the Type of Events
- Abdominal pain
- Breathing problems
- Cardiac Arrest
- Convulsions
- Falls
- Missing person
- Overdose Poisoning
- People causing trouble
- Property found
- Sick person
- Snake Bite
- Suspect Vehicle
- Theft
- Traumatic Injuries
- Unconscious
- Welfare Checks
The Rotary Club of Geelong East - Making the Community Safer
The staff and volunteers at the Andrew Love Cancer Centre, have every reason to be proud of the work they do and the standards they set.
This was what led to three Rotarians who had all had experience with
either Chemotherapy or Radiology at the Andrew Love Cancer Centre to nominate the centre for the Pride & Professionalism Award. The annual award is an has been until now, presented to an individual. In discussing the nomination, all nominators agreed that they could not separate individuals from the overall professionalism of those they came into contact with. Hence, the award was presented to all management, staff and volunteers within the Andrew Love Cancer Centre.
The award was presented at a small gathering on Thursday 27th June at the centre. All groups and professions were represented on the day.
Pictured are (left to right): Rotarian Stan Deans, Medical Oncologist
Dr. Madhu Singh, Operations Manager Radiotherapy, Shane Barsier
and Rotarians Laurent Franklin & Jenny Acopian
Dr. Madhu Singh, Operations Manager Radiotherapy, Shane Barsier
and Rotarians Laurent Franklin & Jenny Acopian
The Rotary Club of Geelong East – Recognising those who Serve our Community
The Rotary Club of Geelong East has been working with a range of authorities including City of Greater Geelong and Corangamite Catchment Authority to arrange for safety markers to be installed along the BaRwon River.
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The project, an idea by Rotarian Keith Dawson is to have markers spread along the bank so that anyone who had an accident could give emergency services the exact location that they were in. Each marker would be numbered and would be linked to a GPS. This would save emergency services critical time in trying to locate someone and may make the difference between life and death.
The project is now about ready to go. A great deal of work has been done and shortly the markers will be put in place.
The Rotary Club of Geelong East is a key player in the Eastern Geelong area and has a number of Partners and organisations that it does work with and for. These include: The Eastern Hub, Barwon Health, Whittington Primary School, East Geelong Primary School, the Eastern Geelong Business Network, Newcomb Secondary College, the Uniting Church, Geelong High School and others.
As part of this extensive network, the club is advised of activities of interest to residents. A new feature on this website will now be the promotion of those activities. Under the heading Downloads on this page, readers will find a range of materials that relate to activities being held in the area or of general interest to the people of the area.
Items will include health promotion activities, classes, meetings and discussion groups.
The Rotary Club of Geelong East, teamed up with the St. Albans Football & Netball club to raise funds for the education of children 
undergoing cancer treatment.
undergoing cancer treatment.Footy Colours is an annual fundraiser for The Fight Cancer Foundation,
This year, both clubs joined together to raise funds so that children undergoing cancer treatment or rehabilitation, can continue their education. The average child treated for cancer, loses six months of schooling, putting them behind their peers. The Fight Cancer Foundation fund ongoing education at this time, to ensure no child is left behind.
Through a range of activities, culminating in a Dinner with the CEO of the Gold Coast Suns, Mark Evans, just over $2,000.00 was raised.
Rotary working with other community organisations
The Rotary Club of Geelong East donated $1,500.00 to the Mark West Foundation during the senior game of football at St. Albans ground.
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The funds will be used to assist disadvantaged children from missing out on the opportunity to play football. In the 2019 season, there are sponsored children playing at 25 Geelong clubs, due to the assistance of the Mark West Foundation.
The Mark West Foundation was established following the tragic death on the football field of Mark West at the age of 19. Mark had played football at all levels of club football and began coaching at the age of 17. A very talented footballer and someone who believed that he had to give back to the game, for the enjoyment he gained from it.
The Foundation has two Mission Statements:
To ensure no child in the greater Geelong region misses out on being able to play Australian Rules football due to financial reasons.
To strengthen the legacy of Mark West who set an amazing example of how to make a difference to those around him through participation, community involvement and striving to be the best you can be.
Details on the Mark West Foundation can be found at the website: http://www.tmwf.org.au/the-foundation
The Rotary Club of Geelong East – Connecting with Other Community Organisations
The staff and volunteers at the Andrew Love Cancer Centre, have every reason to be proud of the work they do and the standards they set.
This was what led to three Rotarians who had all had experience with
either Chemotherapy or Radiology at the Andrew Love Cancer Centre to nominate the centre for the Pride & Professionalism Award. The annual award is an has been until now, presented to an individual. In discussing the nomination, all nominators agreed that they could not separate individuals from the overall professionalism of those they came into contact with. Hence, the award was presented to all management, staff and volunteers within the Andrew Love Cancer Centre.
The award was presented at a small gathering on Thursday 27th June at the centre. All groups and professions were represented on the day.
Pictured are (left to right): Rotarian Stan Deans, Medical Oncologist
Dr. Madhu Singh, Operations Manager Radiotherapy, Shane Barsier
and Rotarians Laurent Franklin and Jenny Acopian
Dr. Madhu Singh, Operations Manager Radiotherapy, Shane Barsier
and Rotarians Laurent Franklin and Jenny Acopian
The Rotary Club of Geelong East – Recognising those who Serve our Community
The Rotary Club Geelong East, together with the City of Greater Geelong and the Corangamite Catchment Authority, launched the Barwon River Safety Markers.
This six year start-to-finish project was the brainchild of Rotarian Keith Dawson of Rotary Geelong East. The idea of the project was to TRANSFORM and make SAFER the activities areas along both sides of the Barwon River. Safer for Walkers, Runners, Riders, Tourists and Families.
A total of 46 double sided Location Marker signs were installed along the Barwon River on both sides. Along approxi
mately 10 kilometres of river on both sides stretching from the Breakwater to the Ring Road.
mately 10 kilometres of river on both sides stretching from the Breakwater to the Ring Road.The two most important pieces of information during a Triple Zero call is the nature of the emergency and its location. When an incident occurs at a specific street address, it is generally easy for emergency services to find the caller. However, if it takes place in large open-spaces, walking trails or beaches where no obvious reference points exist, it takes extra, valuable, life saving time to identify and verify the specific location and vehicle access point.
Another Community Service of The Rotary Club of Geelong East
River’s Gift and Sailability were the recipients of a combined $15,000.00 from the most recent Rotary Club of Geelong East Dinner Auction.
River's Gift is the largest source of funding for laboratory-based SIDS research in Australia. To date, River's Gift has generated over $1 million to save babies lives, by funding scientific research, delivering Safe Sleep Education and raising awareness of Sudden Infa
nt Death Syndrome (SIDS).
nt Death Syndrome (SIDS).Sailability is a “not for profit” organisation, volunteer-based, and through the activity of Sailing enriches the lives of people of all abilities – the elderly, the financially and socially disadvantaged as well as people with physical challenges.
The Dinner Auction attracted 150 Guests and was MC’d by media personality and Rotarian, Gary Newton and the auction was conducted by Joe Grgic.
Dozens of local businesses supported the auction by donating goods and services to be auctioned on the night and the club thanks them. The club’s Dinner Auctions are held every two years.
Rotarians working in the Community
The Rotary Club of Geelong East hosted ten Canadians visiting our District. Four couples and two single women travelled from Canada to Australia on a Rotary Friendship Exchange. Ten Australians will go to Canada in August on the return leg of the Exchange.
The visitors were home hosted by local Rotarians both on their way into the District and again on their departure. In Geelong they toured the Bollards, Narana, National Wool Museum, did a tour of Corio Bay, Anglesea Golf Club, attended an AFLW match at GMHBA Stadium, toured Queenscliffe and a Picnic in the (Eastern) Park.
They spent time in Portland, Warnambool, Grampians, Port Fairy and Drysdale.
The feedback from all, was that they thoroughly enjoyed their 14 days in the area.
The Rotary Friendship Exchange allows small groups of Rotarians to go to other countries and meet with locals and experience the culture and so see local sites of interest and animals. A component of the Friendship Exchanges is creating greater understanding and friendships between people of the world.
Rotary Friendship - Worldwide
It is with great excitement that we announce Melbourne as the host city for the 2023 Rotary International Convention, the largest conference secured this century for Victoria.
Melbourne is a Big Events City! Set to deliver over $88 million to the Victorian economy, the Convention is the most valuable conference ever won for the state, with the four-day event anticipated to attract more than 20,000 Rotarians from around the world. The global spotlight will be on Melbourne and how we present ourselves to the world.
The Convention will take place 27-31 May 2023 using superb venues; Rod Laver Arena and the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. All activities and events are within the Heart and Soul of Melbourne. Over 7000 hotel rooms over 50 properties across Melbourne. Our transport plan uses our famous trams, ferries and buses to quickly and easily move delegates between venues, hotels, event and restaurants. And of course, Melbourne is a very walkable city with many interesting routes and laneways to tantalise visitors.
In addition, the Victorian visitor economy will be bolstered with expenditure from thousands of visiting Rotarians utilising transport, hospitality, entertainment, venues, attractions, tourism services, event planning, freight customs broker services, technology rental, security and various other members of the local business event and tourism supply chain, as well as the flow on benefits across regional Victoria for pre and post touring. Rotary has a business heritage as well as community service. We are proud to make an impact on local business and create jobs.
Rotarians Supporting Victoria
Rotary world-wide, is dedicated to making the world a better place for all.
Through its 32,000 clubs, the organisation and its 1.2 million members work in their local communities, internationally, through youth and professions to do those things that will lead to a more peaceful world.
The illustration below shows Rotary’s Six Areas of Focus. Working to improve five, will help the world move toward the sixth, Peace.
Rotarians - People of Action
When Rotary members tried to bring toilets to a remote island, the population wasn’t ready.
As we stand at the threshold of the third decade of the 21st century, imagine where we’re
When clubs cultivate relationships with Rotary alumni, both sides benefit.
The people who fill the truly essential roles in society are often in short supply
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Service Above Self
Thomson, VIC 3219
Australia