The Joint District Conference team has the unending pleasure
of introducing Dr. Michael Chaney AO
as our keynote speaker to kick off the weekend's proceedings.
Michael is a titan of business in Australia,
having made his mark leading the likes of
Woodside Petroleum and Wesfarmers
from strength to strength.
If you're looking to seize the opportunities ahead of you
and make a difference to your community,
look no further than Michael
Chaney.
For a rare opportunity to listen and learn from Dr. Chaney
, make sure to grab a Conference ticket here
: https://events.humanitix.com/rotarywa-joint-district...
For more information about the Conference, please visit
https://www.rotarywa.org/joint-district-conference
Don't forget to follow the Conference event page
for more updates:
Induction Officer Stuart, and President Richard welcome Jane
as the newest member of our club.
Did you know that a 20-minute operation can restore
sight?
's Sight Restoration and Blindness Prevention Project started in 1991,
offering cataract surgery in a mobile operating theatre, free of charge
for economically-disadvantaged people in the villages
of Bali.
There are 7 million blind people in Indonesia,
and 4.6 million of these are cataract blind
, a condition which is curable in most cases.
However for most Indonesians, the cost of a cataract operation is far
beyond their financial capacity and so they are left with sever vision impairment
is proud to support this incredible foundation and its work
and we would encourage you to learn more about them
and
maybe even donate to their cause.
Southern Districts Rotary Club is delighted to announce
that thanks to all of our wonderful sellers and buyers
at the Maddington Bring n Buy secondhand markets
we have donated $15,000 to the Rotary Bushfire Fund
for the WA Bushfires.
You can also donate here:
https://directory.rawcs.com.au/62-2019-20
One in a Million -
Night of Recognition
, Mr Graham Mabury OAM 
For 33 years, Mr Mabury was a recognisable voice
of radio hosting 6PR’s Nightline.
Mr Mabury is a strong advocate for social justice, community,
compassion and mental health.
He established the Livingstone foundation in 1986,
which later merged
with Life in Focus to form Lifeline WA,
an organization providing counselling and
support to thousands of people in need.
Head over to the Rotary Crawley website to purchase your tickets to OIAM
and
help us make an impact on Male Mental Health in WA
We've partnered with the Rotaract of Perth to host Carnival Charity Ball.
PERTH HOMELESS
SUPPORT GROUP Inc
. Join us for an amazing night of entertainment
(and get a first hand glimpse at the newly renovated Parmelia Hilton on Mill St
If you felt you had a physical illness or pain,
it's likely you would take yourself to see your GP.
Why should this be any
different for when problems arise for your mental health?
We fund mental health research that aims to make support
more accessible, effective and appealing for young people and their
parents.
You can help by donating today:
If you need support for your mental health, speak to your GP
or call Lifeline: 13 11 14.
As Western Australia emerges from a snap lockdown, Perth Rotary - Western Australia
celebrated Chinese New Year with a business lunch at the Parmelia Hilton Hotel.
Rotarian Dr Sandy Chong was our guest speaker to a maximum audience.
A great welcome (if a little delayed) start to
the Rotary 2021 Year.
hosted our annual Emergency Services Personnel of the Year award
for 2020 last night
. It is a privilege to be able to honour all the men and women
of our Emergency Services
especially given the less than
usual last 12 months...
This year we would like to congratulate Brad
Jackson from
Goldfields-Esperance District - WA Police Force
Department of Fire
and Emergency Services WA
Kyran O'Donnell MLA
- Member for Kalgoorlie
for sponsoring this very special event
and Bianca Johnston for returning to pass on the shield to this year's winner
(and to step
in for Graeme) and to Nadine for accepting on Mike's behalf.
The Rotary Club of Albany Port made a vocational visit
to Foodbank Albany on 10 Feb.
Our club is proud to provide support to Foodbank whenever possible
to assist in their important work in our community.
Albany Manager, Rod Pfeiffer, welcomed us
and explained how Foodbank operates.
Low levels of government assistance mean reliance
on a wide range of donors and
volunteers.
Pizzas, courtesy of President Elect, Adrian Benson,
the owner of Dominos Albany,
were on the menu.
Thanks Adrian, this enabled us to donate most of the proceeds
from the meeting to Foodbank.
The wonderful desserts in the photos were the work
of Kristie Benson and were consumed with
delight.
Post Lockdown in WA - safely masked Palm Beach Rotarians
were happy to get together to share the progress on our
upcoming
events and current projects.
Projects include finding seed funding for the Catalpa Film Project,
building Penguin Nesting boxes, preparing for the
Rockingham Beach Cup in November
and supporting the Bendigo Bank Raffle.
Special attention was given to finalising the
upcoming
Fun Run on beautiful Safety Bay
. Come and join us on Sunday 14 March
- run registration close 8 March.
Thank you to the City of Rockingham for their generous grant
and event sponsor
A really excellent social night tonight on the Busselton jetty.
90 people in total including many friends and partners of Rotarians
. Lisa and her jetty crew looked after us perfectly
so a big thank you all round to everyone involved
in the planning and running of this event.
We were privileged to receive longtime Rotarian Max Bird
(Kwinana Rotary Club Int'l
Mgr, Project Mgr. Rotary Projects Timor-Leste East) recently
to talk about Timor Leste Rotary projects.
It was great to see how things like addressing potable water supply
can change a community for the better: better health;
and school attendance outcomes especially for girls.
Keep on doing the work that you do Max and team.
#rotaryclubofdili #rotaryclubofkwinana #rotaryclubofdilieast
Rotary clubs of Boulder, Kalgoorlie and Hannans are at the goldfields expo
come on down and meet us. Lots of ways to help out in
your local community
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