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Jul 01, 2022 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Please join us for our Club Changeover Dinner meeting which will be held at the Commonwealth Club starting at 6pm for 6.30pm on Friday 1st July. Partners, family and friends are all welcome as President Sandra passes the collar to President Chris. It's a time to review the year that was and look to the future. Incoming President Chris will highlight some of his plans for 2022-23 and will introduce his Board to our members. It's been quite a while since we have all been together for a dinner event so please mark this date in your diary and book early. Payment is required in advance through the RCC General Account. Details in The Bulletin. |
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Jul 11, 2022 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Welcome to the new Rotary Year!Come along to our Club Assembly, where newly minted President Chris will lay out his vision for the club. Additionally, the new board will speak to their respective roles and how we can develop our membership through the lenses of 'growth and retention'. We encourage members to bring along their questions, opinions and feedback regarding our club, so we can collectively chart a direction for the incoming Rotary Year.
Please pay the usual way, via bank transfer to the club with your name and meeting date: eg. J Smith 11 Jul 22 Note the new cost of Club Lunches are $37.00 (this is tabled for discussion). |
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Jul 18, 2022 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Kate Rice is an emerging designer and visual artist currently in her final year of study at the Australian National University's School of Art and Design.
Studying a double degree in Design and Visual Arts majoring in textiles, Kate has always been drawn to the universality of textiles. Due to its closeness to the body, both physically and conceptually, textiles have an inherent ability to evoke emotional connections. Kate grew up on a mixed farming property just outside the central west NSW town of Parkes. This connection to the land and in particular our memories of people and place is a theme that runs through much of her work. In her current artist practice, Kate has been exploring the conceptual and material possibilities of wire. Kate applies a textiles philosophy to the medium of wire to create pieces that explore form and movement.
Additionally, Kate Rice doubles as the President of the Rotaract Club of Canberra, the longest continuous running club in the country and 3rd longest in the world. Kate has been a member of the Rotaract club since moving to Canberra in 2019. As the newly elected president of the club Kate will give an overview of the clubs growth over the past few years and an insight into our membership base. The club has a strong focus on engaging the passions of its members, providing a space for community involvement, social networking and professional development. |
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Jul 25, 2022 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Circus Quirkus and Pub LunchCircus Quirkus is performing at 10:30am on Monday 25 July, some club members will be volunteering at the event, meeting and greeting families. Afterwards, all members are invited to an informal Pub Lunch at the Royal Hotel in Queanbeyan at 12:30pm. There will be no agenda for this meeting. There is no set price for this meeting, food at members at member's expense, the menu is attached or can be found here: Menu |
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Aug 01, 2022 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Member Talk: Telesia and Lawrence Fatiaki: The Rotary Club of Canberra boasts a vast array of interesting people, two of whom are Teleisa and Lawrence. At this meeting, we'll hear a little bit about their backgrounds and how they joined the Rotary Club of Canberra. Additionally we'll learn more about their posting to Honiara due later this year. A friendly reminder to pay the usual way via bank transfer of $37.00 to the club account. More Member talks to follow! If you have a guest speaker, meeting or project idea of your own, please complete this form!
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Aug 08, 2022 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Senator David PocockHaving migrated from Zimbabwe with his family as a teenager, David went on to captain the Wallabies and Vice-Captain the Brumbies as part of a stellar rugby career in which he has been awarded for leadership on and off the field. With a Masters in Sustainable Agriculture, David also has a track record as a powerful advocate on issues ranging from climate to marriage equality. He is involved in multiple small businesses and has co-founded numerous not-for-profit community initiatives in Australia and overseas, including with his wife Emma. In 2021, David attended the COP26 climate summit and led The Cool Down campaign that saw over 470 Australian athletes from 40+ sports call on the Australian Government to lift its ambition on climate change. Upon returning home, he announced his run as the community-endorsed Independent Senate candidate for the ACT. After campaigning on a platform of integrity, doing politics differently and making Canberra count, David was successfully elected at the 21 May 2022 Federal Election. Please pay the usual way, via bank transfer, of $37.00 to the club's account. If you have an idea for a meeting, speaker or project please complete this form! |
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Aug 15, 2022 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Climate Change and Security in the Pacific Next week's meeting will be a treat! In line with our Club's strong focus on our Pacific neighbours, the next meeting will feature a world class expert on Climate Change. Dr. Kumar has a particular focus on climate impacts in the Pacific region and is keen to talk about how Climate Change and Regional Security are inextricably linked. There will be plenty of time for discussions, so please bring along all your questions from Envrionmental degredation to Chinese influence at the recent Pacific Forum, it can all be covered! The cost of the meeting is $37.00 and the best way to pay is via bank transfer to the Club's General Account.
Rotary Club of Canberra
BSB: 012-950
Account No: 232936633
EFTPOS Card services will be available on the day if needed, but we strongly encourage those who can, to pre-pay.
Dr Kumar's Biography: Dr. Mahendra Kumar is a senior climate change specialist with wide experience in climate change, development, energy and environment programs mainly in the Pacific region. He is currently Honorary Associate Professor at the Institute of Climate Change, Energy & Disaster Solutions (ICEDS), ANU, Canberra. He has served at many universities, mainly University of the South Pacific in Fiji and international organisations such as ADB, UNDP, UNEP, UNFCCC, Pacific Islands Development Forum, SPREP and NGOs such as International Diplomat and Pacific Islands Climate Action Network. Dr. Kumar holds a PhD in Environmental Physics from the University of Nottingham, UK and a BSc in Biology/Mathematics/Physics from USP. He has also held fellowships at PIDP, East West Centre (Hawaii); University of Boston (US); ICRISAT (India); CSIRO (Australia) and International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) & Third World Academy of Sciences, Italy. He has participated in IPCC Scoping meetings for Special Reports and plenaries, and has represented many Pacific Governments at UNFCCC Conference of Parties and related meetings. He currently serves on the UNFCCC Roster of Experts. He continues to provide technical and policy support to Pacific Island governments and is currently the main technical support for the Pacific Elders’ Voice (PEV). |
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Aug 22, 2022 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Next week's speaker is a volunteering extraordinaire! Our next speaker is Meherun Nisa, who has a breathe of experience in the Canberra community. Meherun looks forward to meeting with our club and sharing her experiences and passions. She's a lifelong educator in Geography and Bengali languages and has taught in both school and tertiary settings. See her full bio below! The cost of the meeting is $37.00 and the best way to pay is via bank transfer to the Club's General Account.
Rotary Club of Canberra
BSB: 012-950
Account No: 232936633
EFTPOS Card services will be available on the day if needed, but we strongly encourage those who can, to pre-pay.
Bio: Ms. Meherun Nisa
Meherun Nisa is a long-term Canberra resident, having moved here in 1984. Prior to arriving in Australia, she was a lecturer in geography at Dhaka University in Bangladesh, where she completed her bachelor’s with Honours and master’s degrees. Meherun came to Canberra to complete her second master’s at the Australian National University (ANU) under a Ford Foundation scholarship. Since then has worked in research at ANU and in the public service, largely in education and employment. She also previously taught Bangla to Australian diplomats. She volunteered as president of the ACT Muslim Women’s Association and visited Hospices, public and private schools around Canberra to share more about Bangladeshi culture, Muslims, Ramadan and Islam in general. Since her retirement in 2015, Meherun has continued to volunteer with several organisations in a range of roles. She has volunteered with the Australian Government’s Migrant and Refugee Settlement Services program and helped establish the Gungahlin Mosque Islamic School, where she was the inaugural deputy principal. Currently, at Gunghalin Mosque, she is volunteering at Hafiz Al Qur’an school as an admin officer, and she is also the principal of the Bangla Language and Cultural School in Canberra. In her spare time, Meherun enjoys travelling, gardening, learning Arabic, and sewing, having taken up a hobby business of making cloth masks during the pandemic. She enjoys visits from her energetic almost-three-year-old granddaughter, son, and daughter-in-law, who also live in Canberra, and her eldest daughter in Melbourne. She lives in Palmerston with her husband, youngest daughter, and many rose bushes. |
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Aug 29, 2022 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Member Talk: Our latest installment features longtime Diplomat and Rotarian Mr. Jeremy Hearder. With a career spanning decades as a diplomat, including 9 overseas postings Jeremy is a seasoned expert on worldy affairs. His talk will feature his Graduate Study at Stanford University on a Rotary Fellowship. Please pay the usual way via bank Transfer to the Club Account. |
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Sep 05, 2022 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
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Sep 12, 2022 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Wayne Simpson: CEO RiseAbove – Capital Region Cancer Relief Wayne is an experienced business management consultant and executive. He has held senior roles within Bendigo Bank and a local technology company and has owned and operated his own small businesses. He is a past director of local not-for-profit boards, Hartley Lifecare and Respite Care ACT. Originally from Manilla, NSW he grew up in Central West NSW with his career taking him across the country working in every state of Australia. He has called the ACT region his home, on and off, for over 15 years. Wayne is passionate about helping those in need and has volunteered for many charities and worthwhile causes. Wayne’s family has been touched by cancer with his father passing away with prostate cancer and his sister currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer. “I deeply respect the support that Rise Above has provided to families in the ACT region, and I look forward to working with the team at Rise Above sustaining our support to the community and celebrating the success of the families we help, our partners and the organisation.”
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Sep 19, 2022 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Monday, 19 September: Ms. Theresa Shindende
This weeks' meeting will include a talk by Diplomat Ms. Theresa Shindende from Zambia.
Theresa is the current Education Secretary for the Zambian High Commission in Australia.
Please pay the usual way, via bank transfer to the Club's General Account.
Rotary Club of Canberra
BSB: 012-950
Account No: 232936633
Biography:
"I arrived in Canberra on the 27th of February 2020 after being appointed to serve as First Secretary-Education, just before lock down.
I am an Educator. I taught High school English, Literature in English and History for 13 years before becoming a Curriculum Specialist - English in 2014 at Ministry of Education HQ, in Lusaka Zambia. I also tutored at the University of Zambia from 2014 to 2015.
During my spare time back home, I am a corporate Master of Ceremonies, Actress and Stand up comedian. Funds permitting, I wish to pursue here in Australia, a Masters degree in Education, focusing on Curriculum and Literacy and another one in Film, focusing on production. "
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Sep 26, 2022 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Monday, 26 September: Member Talk This months' Member talk is from another longtime diplomat and fellow Rotarian: Ms. Ruth Pearce. Ruth has served as Australia's top diplomat in the Soloman Islands, Russia, the Phillipines, Poland and has had many other postings around the world. We eagerly look forward to hearing from Ruth at our next meeting. Please pay the usual way via bank transfer to the club account. |
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Oct 03, 2022 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Oct 10, 2022 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
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Oct 17, 2022 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Monday, 17 October 2022: Rhiân Williams – Childrens Author This week's meeting will feature a local childrens' author who has a goal of creating a free Auslan library for hearing impaired children to use and enjoy. Biography: Rhiân Williams is a local children’s author and has written two picture books. Her first, Ten Little Figs, illustrated by Nathaniel Eckstrom and published by Walker Books, was a 2021 CBCA Notable Book and shortlisted in the Speech Pathology Book of the Year. Her latest book, Emergency Emergency - Vehicles to the Rescue, is illustrated by Tom Jellett and published by Wild Dog Books has been gathering great reviews. The Children’s Book Council of Australia has said 'this book is a "must have” for Australian children’s libraries’ and it has been shortlisted in the 2022 Educational Publishing Awards. As a volunteer with her local Bushfire Brigade Rhiân is particularly pleased that the book shares a key safety message about calling Triple Zero in an emergency. And as a local author she is really delighted it features Canberra own yellow fire trucks! Rhiân has started a crowd funding campaign to raise the funds to create Auslan versions of both books and is hoping to create an Auslan Story-time Library that will make great Australian picture books available free to children everywhere! |
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Oct 24, 2022 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Monday, 10 October: Dr. Marisa Paterson MLA Dr Marisa Paterson is a Labor MLA for the electorate of Murrumbidgee. Prior to her election in October 2020, she was the Director of the Centre for Gambling Research at the Australian National Uuniversity. Marisa is an anthropologist that has spent the better part of the last two decades working in remote Indigenous communities and focusing on the harms from gambling. Since her election in 2020, she has been incredibly proud to be able to represent her community and work towards some important changes in the ACT. Marisa’s greatest achievement so far has been introducing a Bill to amend the Crimes Act in the ACT to implement an affirmative model of sexual consent, the Bill passed earlier this year with tri-partisan support. |
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Oct 31, 2022 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
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Nov 07, 2022 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
This week's meeting will feature District Environmental Envoy Dr Stephen Utick will outline the Weston Park Heritage Project, a proposed project for 2023 currently for consideration by the RCC and RCMC (Rotary Club of Murrumbidgee Canberra) Boards, including the potential public profile benefits for Clubs located at one of the busiest hubs in Weston Park. ACT Urban Services is very keen to support Rotary engagement. |
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Nov 14, 2022 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Monday, 14 November 2022 This week's lunch meeting features the rapidly changing world of electic vehichles and the implications on our societal adaptation. Paul Fox leads corporate strategy and organisational development. He is an investor, strategist, business builder, and technologist. He is a co-founder of both Evie Networks and Blockchain Pacific and an advisor to the Enosi blockchain project. Evie Networks was founded in 2017 to "build Australia's largest electric vehicle fast charging network and give their owners across the country the freedom to travel anywhere." He has held technology investment roles at Corran Toohill, AGL Energy, Southern Cross Ventures, the California Clean Energy Fund and Flex. He was instrumental in creating AGL Energy Limited’s New Energy subsidiary, delivering products including zero-down solar, home batteries, smart air conditioners, virtual power plants, EV charging and blockchain enabled P2P trading. Now based in Sydney Australia he spent 14 years in Silicon Valley including as CEO of a smart grid company, a VP at Flex, and the CEO of a fuel cell company. Please pay the usual way, via bank transfer of $37.00 to the club account. Rotary Club of Canberra Account No: 2329 3663 3 BSB: 012-950 Please email any dietary requirements to: clubservice.rcc@gmail.com by Friday, 11 November. |
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Nov 21, 2022 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Monday, 21 November 2022 Dr Ana Penteado received her first law degree in 1994 at Mackenzie University, School of Law, becoming a licensed member of the Brazilian Bar Association in the same year. In 1997, she earned her Legum Magister ( LL.M.) from the University of California at Berkeley, specialising in intellectual property law and international law. In 2009, Ana Penteado, an IMURs scholarship holder, was awarded a Doctor in Philosophy in Laws at Macquarie University, Law School. She has combined her professional career with her passion for legal scholarship in multiple intellectual property topics, focusing on patents and plant breeder’s rights by publishing submissions to IP Australia and the Australian Parliament in intellectual property policy and legislation. In addition, she presented working papers at the European Policy for Intellectual Property Conference in Bordeaux, France, in 2017 and many other conferences in public policy for international intellectual property law. She has also presented a very popular webinar on Genetic Resources, and International Law focused on the new legislation in Pakistan. Another webinar in Indigenous Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights for Indian and Brazilian postgraduate law students. Please pay the usual way, via bank transfer to the club account. |
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Nov 28, 2022 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Annual General Meeting: Monday, 28 November This week's meeting will be our club's annual general meeting and will also feature local horitculturalist and local 'garden guru' Ms. Paulene Cairnduff OAM. Paulene feels very fortunate to have spent her childhood on a farm in Tasmania. This lifestyle instilled in her the love of being outdoors. In 1981 she qualified as a horticulturist at the Weston Campus and has been employed in the industry since. Paulene is currently working at 2CC radio as a Garden Guru on both Saturday & Sunday morning. After the 2003 bushfires in Canberra, she became the Convenor of the Phoenix Garden Group which supported the recovery of gardens in Canberra for which she received the Chief Ministers award. For over 10 years she was on the committee for the Canberra and Monaro Open Garden Australia Scheme before its closure. Currently an active member and Vice President of the First Canberra Garden club. A grower and committee member of Holder Canberra Organic Garden Weston Creek. A member of the Horticulture Society Canberra. Awarded the Len McInnes Medal for service to the horticulture industry. A friend of Rotary Weston Creek and recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow award for involvement in growing plants for the regenerating of Cobargo and surrounding area after fires the fires of 2020. In 2019 was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for services to Horticulture. Please pay the usual way, via bank transfer to the club account. |
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Dec 05, 2022 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Monday, 5 December 2022 Come along this week to hear from Elba about her remarkable Australian refugee story, fleeing the Pinochet regieme in Chile and her life resetting her family and adapting to life on the other side of the Pacific. Elba Cruz was born in 1945 in Chepica, Chile. Her father, a self-employed sharecropper and community leader, imbued her and her six siblings with a strong sense of social justice and socialist values. Dyslexia impeded Elba's education and she left school at about 14 to help her mother in the home. At 18 she went to Santiago where she worked in a men's clothing factory, participated in union activities, and in 1969 married Leonardo Valenzuela Ramirez, a carpenter. Elba and her husband worked to promote community development centres in suburbs and country towns under the Allende government, and two of her brothers became Allende's unofficial bodyguards. One of her brothers was at the Presidential Palace (Moneda) in November 1973 when Allende was assassinated. The other brother was at the Intedensia (the Santiago administration office). This brother was arrested and executed three days after the coup. The other brother who was at the Moneda in the morning of the coup was imprisoned, tortured, and released after four months. Elba's husband was granted refuge in Argentina and she followed him with her three small children in November 1974. They lived there for three years under UN protection and another child was born, before the family was accepted as refugees by Australia in 1977. They settled initially in Adelaide, then came to Canberra, where her husband worked as a carpenter and she studied English. In the early 1980s Elba worked as cook, a cleaner in a hotel and hospital, and as a casual worker at the Health Services Supply Services laundry at Mitchell. In 1987 she initiated a successful three-week strike over employment conditions at the laundry, and subsequently became the union representative there. After six years she developed RSI and was forced to seek less physically demanding work. In 1991 she joined the staff of the Beryl Women's Refuge. She has assisted many Chilean refugees settle in Canberra and has been involved in a number of community organisations such as the Chilean Solidarity Committee, a support organisation for Argentinean refugees. Please pay the usual way, via bank transfer to the club account. |
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Dec 12, 2022 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Monday, 12 December This weeks meeting will be our Club's Christmas Party.
Please pay the usual way via bank trasnfer to the club account. |