Review the training schedule above.
and register for the appropriate training.
by clicking on the event link below.
Presidents Elect ONLY can attend Pre PETS and
PETS.
President Elect Training Seminar (PETS)
District
Assemblies (select preferred venue)
Hi all,
if you're
thinking of gifting, don't forget Give a Feed,
a Rotary WA initiative with Foodbank WA
for some of
our state's most vulnerable families.
You can
gift hampers in recognition of others,
business
contacts, staff, family, and friends,
or the
quiet achievers
and unsung heroes in your community.
RAWCS has started a new appeal to provide funds.
for
disasters affecting the Australian
community for example
the recent
Wanneroo bush fires
in Northern Perth suburbs.
Our aim is to distribute funds to projects.
that meet
the needs identified.
in the RARF appeals (calls for funding)
and that
meet RAWCS project criteria.
as soon as possible in the aftermath of a
disaster.
RAWCS works with Rotarians on the ground.
to see that effective program
which meet the identified needs,
are
commenced and completed.
in timeframes that support recovery
and build
long term resilience.
If your club would like to make
a donation to this appeal
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At our last meeting we inducted Chris Elieff
as a new
member of the Rotary Club of Mt Lawley
and he
was warmly received by members.
and guests in attendance.
Congratulations Chris and we look forward.
to your
contributions within our club.
Congratulations to Rose
Moyle
on receiving a Paul Harris Fellow Award
at our Club Christmas Dinner Function.
Rose Moyle joined our club in July 2014
and has been an active member during her time
in the club.
She was Secretary
2016-2018 Treasurer 2018 - 2024 year.
Member of the Timber Towns Wine Show Committee
for many years
Member and Treasurer of the Southern Forests
& Valleys Wine Show
Bulletin Editor of the club for several years
Active member of the
Rotary Club of Manjimup Board Rose
is always ready to help
at any event or function.
and is a member that every club would be proud
to claim as their own.
Rose Moyle was presented
with her Paul Harris Fellow award.
by President Paul Rumeno
Congratulations Steve Weychan
on winning the Dr PRID Ken Collins Award for
Service to Rotary
Polio this week
Headlines
·
is scheduled to take place on 22-27 January
2024,
and one of the topics that will be discussed by
Member States is the global effort
to eradicate polio and to ensure that polio
investments are sustained.
to build
strong, equitable and resilient health systems.
To this effect, the Secretariat has prepared two
reports.
which will inform Member State discussions, namely
on polio eradication and on
polio transition planning and
post-certification.
On polio eradication, the report provides.
an update on
work towards
Goals 1 and
2 of the Polio Eradication Strategy 2022–2026.
Specifically, it provides information on
interrupting.
all wild
poliovirus transmission
in countries where the virus is endemic,
stopping the
transmission of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus
and
preventing outbreaks in non-endemic countries,
and the current financing situation
. On transition and post-certification,
the report outlines the post-2023 strategic framework,
building on
lessons-learned from the implementation of the
2018-2023 Strategic Action Plan.
Specifically, it highlights the changes that
are foreseen.
to strengthen ownership and accountability,
monitoring and evaluation,
as well as actions tailored to country
·
The Australian Rotary Health
and the Alliance for the Prevention of Mental Disorders
(ARH-APMD) awards
recognise excellence in research in the area
of prevention of mental disorders.
and are intended for researchers whose work is beginning.
to make a significant impact,
reflecting either scientific excellence or
public impact (or both).
The ARH/APMD 2023 awards were
recently
by ARH Director PDG Jerry Pilcher.
Mid-Career Researcher
A/Professor Yael Perry, Telethon
Kids Institute,
University of Western Australia, WA
Universal prevention of Mental
Health difficulties in young people
- focussed on prevention.
Dr Perry is an emerging leader.
in LGBTQA+ youth mental health research.
Early-Career Researcher
Dr Lauren Gardner, the Matilda
Centre,
University of Sydney, NSW
Emerging Leader in the
prevention of mental disorders,
and particularly, substance use
disorders.
PhD Candidate award
Ms Scarlett Smout,
Matilda Centre, University of Sydney, NSW
Associations between lifestyle
behaviour
and mental health among early
adolescents in Australia.
#AustralianRotaryHealth #AwardWinners #Researchers
ARH WA Suicide Intervention Training Initiative
(SITI)
In 2021 your Australian Rotary Health (ARH) WA team
set up a
RAWCS-RABS project
to
provide suicide intervention training
for
regional, rural
and
remote communities across Western Australia.
Recently the first candidate,
Stephen
Morrison from Kalgoorlie,
very
successfully completed the safeTALK training.
Stephen is a valuable trainer with extensive.
reach
into many communities.
in which
he will provide and develop awareness, alertness.
and
skills around working with suicide.
and building communities that are safer from
suicide."
Soon he will deliver his first shared workshop,
probably
partnering initially
with a
similarly trained Bush Chaplain
so they can continue developing skills
together.
Stephen works for Hope Community Services
in the
Goldfields
and
regularly leads Men’s Bush Trips
for any Men from their community,
and runs
the Good Way program with their Men.
in the
Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison.
He’s a nationally awarded alcohol and drug
counsellor.
After hours Stephen volunteers as a Youth
Coordinator
with the
BLAST Youth Group, Kalgoorlie
and this is where he has the opportunity to
alongside at-risk Indigenous Youth.
Interplast Australia
& New Zealand
·
For children like Pasilio,
one accident can impact their entire life.
Pasilio’s injuries severely
impacted his mobility.
and as a result,
he developed a profound sense of
social isolation,
seldom venturing far from his
father's side.
Thankfully, Pasilio’s story
doesn’t end there.
Interplast volunteer specialist surgeon, Dr
David Morgan,
and the team were able to
release.
a lot of Pasilio’s scarring to give him.
significant range of movement through his neck
and his arms.
Now he can hold his chin up
high.
and lift his right arm above his
head.
Give new hope for the future to
childlike Pasilio
by donating to Interplast today
www.interplast.org.au/christmasappeal
Merry Christmas from Perth Rotary
to all our
friends around the world!
It was fabulous to have Rotary in Western Australia
District
Governor Ineke,
City of Stirling mayor and councillors,
as well
as so many families,
friends and supporters, join the
for our
wonderful Christmas Function at
Al Fornetto Cafe Ristorante Pizzeria
this
week to celebrate a fantastic year
working
together in our community.
Looking
forward to doing it all again in 2024.
What a lovely way to celebrate a great year
at the Rotary Club of Subiaco.
Dinner at Siena restaurant in
Leederville
. Enjoying great food, having fun, playing games
and enjoying all the festivities.
We wish all our friends and family a happy Christmas.
and all the best for the new year
. We resume on Tuesday 16 January 2024
at the Subiaco Hotel
Rotary Club
of Palm Beach WA Inc
Secret Harbour Surf Life Saving Club·
A lovely venue to celebrate
Christmas and the New Year
We had a wonderful Christmas
lunch.
Thanks to Glynis for organising.
and Alison for arranging the Rotary Foundation
raffle.
. We were thinking of absent
friends,
but grateful for the opportunity
to gather.
before enjoying a short break.
Here’s to a productive and impactful year
ahead!
End of year Cockburn Rotary
breakfast
was well attended and enjoyed by
all.
Thank you to the Rotarians.
who did the shopping and
cooking.
The club of behalf of the FUN
QUIZ sponsors
donated a Christmas hamper to
FIND A FEED
for each sponsor.
The first certificate was handed out to Mark.
from Cockburn BARC at the
breakfast.
Thank you to the Rotaract Club
of Belmont
for organising a Christmas dinner.
Great fun, first time at the Stirling Arms
Hotel in Guildford
and I must say good job on the
renovations!
Also
thanks to the Ascot Rotary Club members who
attended.
Thank you to Shire of
Esperance
and everyone involved in today’s Christmas 
Pageant!
What an
amazing turn out of participants
and spectators!
Merry Christmas 
to all
Terry Winner and Reverend Elizabeth Smith
blessing a miner's pick and hat at the
miners’ memorial service
.(ABC Goldfields: Jarrod Lucas)
SOLD OUT!!
Our annual Christmas Stocking
raffle has sold out once again.
Thank you to everyone that has supported our
raffle this year.
helping us raise funds for our Rotary
projects.
·
We would like to express our sincere gratitude.
to the Southern Districts Rotary Club
for their exceptionally generous donation
of
uniforms to our college.
The
donation, which is valued at $1000,
was
personally delivered by the
Club's Community Committee Director, Mr Craig
Howlett,
and received
by our College Chaplain, Mr Martin Wynn.
The uniforms will be added to the College's Uniform
Bank
and given to families who are experiencing
financial difficulties.
This
thoughtful donation will help promote equality, inclusivity.
, and togetherness among our students.
Once again, thank you Rotary for your kindness and
support.
John Stockbridge presented two
Ron Sloan Scholarships valued.
at $500 each
to a couple of excellent students from
Harrisdale Senior High School
. Congratulations to Alex Wade
and Yuveen Ganesh.
South Thornlie Primary School
presented the
Citizenship Award for Service to Others"
to graduating student Jacob Ferguson.
Jacob was also School Captain for 2023
picture published with parents'
permission.
South Crescent Primary School. 2023 graduation
and presented our Book Award
and Four Way Test Award to
Aardhra Haridas.
Aardhra was also the 2023 Head Girl.
our club first presentation at
the school was in 1995.
28 years ago.
Picture published with parents'
permission.
RWADE - Rotary West Australia
Driver Education
a program run for Year 10
Students to alert them.
to the potential and possible hazards
they will face once they are old enough.
to get behind the wheel of a
car.
Organized by Lindsay Francis and Peter Wagner
with strong support from the Town of
Cambridge,
JTC students were hosted at a
new venue in City Beach.
This week President Geoff
caught up with Centacare CEO David Power
to make a $3000 donation towards the
Christmas & Back to School appeals,
two
projects that provide much needed assistance to those.
who are less fortunate during the holiday
season.
What a fantastic way to end the
year!
We recently held our AGM to
reflect.
on the year that was and
REQ-ognise
the generosity and impact our Club have made
whilst acknowledging a few
members
for going above and beyond to make a
difference in the community.
The night also had guest speaker
Adam Przytula from
sharing his inspiring story and passion on
teaching resilience
to others particularly high school students.
We'd like to take the
opportunity and thank all our Club members.
for all your hard work and
contributions to facilitate and inspire generosity
- Thank you and hope you enjoy a well-deserved
break!
If you'd like to get involved
and want to know more about our Club
please visit our website: www.rotaryeq.org
Pam Roffery visited us from
Rotary Club of Batavia Coast, Western
Australia.
Rotary Club of Dun Laoghaire , Dublin.
Thank you to everyone.
who brought their beautiful pets for a pic!
Thank you also to
for generous discount on water and soft
drinks.
Huge thanks to
for once again hosting
and donating the proceeds
from this weekend’s dog wash.
We held a successful Bunnings
BBQ today at Subiaco.
It was great to have enthusiastic volunteers
who made it fun!
Thanks to Bunnings and their
shoppers.
An evening with John Worsfold
Fundraising for Youth
Mental Health in Collie
Collie Rotary and Collie Eagles
Football club
invite you to join us for
a special evening with John Worsfold,
former AFL player and
coach,
as we come together to
raise funds for youth mental health in Collie.
This in-person event will
be held at the
Collie Eagles Football
Club
located on Prinsep Street South
in Collie,
Western Australia.
