Sunday, January 26, 2020



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Welcome to the world's newest Rotarian, Ivan Burgess!
 Ivan has been a member of Rotary in the past 
so we are grateful that he has chosen to join our club.








Induction of Barbara Rowell




























































































































Peace Park



















Shelley Foreshore










Pioneer Park



























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hosted a memorable day for Aboriginal youth and youth leaders
 visiting from the small Kimberley community of Mowanjum.
 Many thanks to River Gods Kayaking adventures,
 BOAB Network and a BIG shoutout to the beautiful kids who participated.















First meeting for 2020


A VERY enjoyable breakfast at the home
 of John Rana and Leonie Oxley opened 2020
 for Palm Beach Rotarians and their partners and spouses 
.    Sausage, bacon, eggs, beans tomatoes, toast, fruit and toast were laid on.
  (And Rae Heston’s chooks appreciated the uneaten toast!)   
  The weather was ideal and surroundings great


















Point Walter









Our Rotarians had a sensational time at last night’s 
Swiss-themed International Dinner!


Plenty of laughs as a complement to all of the cheese and sausages. ðŸ§€ ðŸ¥© ðŸ¥—

Our first meeting for 2020 will be held soon -

 for more information, message this Page or go direct to 
















Lunch time BBQ, at Mark & Samantha Stephens,
 Lunch Woodanilling Pub & Dome Katanning 
& Evening BBQ at Lesley & Morris Trimming




















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 Jasmyne, Anna, Shu-Min, Grace, Daniel, Ciedele, James, Madeleine, Alyssa, Jasmine.


James (Poland) with members of sponsor club Heirisson 
and their Inbound student Nils from Switzerland.






Ciedele (Germany) with a member of sponsor club the Rotary Club of Kalamunda.





Jasmine (Sweden, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Subiaco) with family and friends.







Alyssa (Denmark, sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Scarborough
 and Western Endeavour) with family.









Anna  [Batavia Coast] with RYE Committee Placement Officer David




Shu-Min (Spain, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Perth City East) with family.





Grace with members of sponsor club the Rotary Club of Mundaring.




Jasmyne (Italy, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Geraldton-Greenough) with family



Madeleine (Argentina, sponsored by the Rotary Club of North Perth).




Daniel (Norway, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Dalkeith).







Our final student Sammy sponsored by Rotary Club of Mandurah
 has left Europe and arrived in her home of Norway for the next 12 months





Our last outbound to depart Perth in the early hours this morning was David
 who is very lucky to be spending the next 12 months in Japan.
 He has arrived safely and warmly welcomed by all his host families.
 Thank you to his Sponsor club #RotaryClubBunbury
 and his host club #RotaryClubKanazawa.







Our Outbounds have arrived to their new homes and are settling in or started language camps.





















Rory McElwee arrives in Osaka Japan



Isaiah Kavi in Germany



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Acting President Greg Hunter of RC Heirisson Perth WA
 with ShelterBox 9475 area Co-ordinator June Wade
 following her update on ShelterBox work and activities.   




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Speakers this week were Yads Ellegala (Leader for the second year running)
 and Talissa Pratt who was our participant at RYLA 2020.

Yads was his usually bubbly self and is an excellent PR person
 for the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Camp.

Talissa, as was expected LOVED her week at RYLA
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Also at the meeting was Shayani Galhenage 
who we sponsored to the Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment Program.
 Fantastic young people coming through our Club.

Photo from RYLA Wrap Up Party
 is of Talissa with our members Richard and Di Harper
 as well as Aaron Chinyimba














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The Kimberley Earbus, our club's 40th Anniversary project,
 has been in service for a couple of years now. 
At our meeting this week we heard from Earbus Foundation of WA
 CEO Paul Higginbotham about the wonderful results it has achieved.









It was great to welcome the ladies from Karrinyup Inner Wheel 
who sponsored the project.



























Rotary Ph.D Scholar Aaron Alejandro gave us a great presentation on 
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).
 He is jointly funded by a group of Rotary Clubs including Como











Rotary Club of West Perth is privileged to be a long term supporter
 of research in the field of Muscular Dystrophy.
 At this week’s breakfast, we were treated to a very special talk
 from Professor Steve Wilton pictured here with Byron Kakulas.























































































































Catwalk for a Cause is back in 2020!

REQ's signature fundraising event Catwalk for a Cause 
is returning with a BANG in 2020.
 We are proud to be donating 100% of the proceeds of the evening 
to Copelands LGBTQI+ Youth
Emergency Accommodation Service, provided by
 Assisting Your Life to Achieve AYLA Inc.

To find out more about the fantastic work AYLA Inc do,
 and to learn more about the event follow
 our event page on Facebook and Instagram! 









If you haven't already, don't forget to pencil in 
our One in a Million Night of Recognition! ðŸ¥‚✨
 A special evening to join in recognising and supporting those
 making an positive impact in the male mental health space.

You can keep up to date with upcoming event details
 and announcements by following the event page:


































































































































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I am, you are, we are Australian






















































Western Australia


Out in the wheat belt















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