President Leon Lorenzen opened the meeting at 6.30pm.
We welcome our guest speaker, Professor Paul Parizel.
The meeting was opened by singing the National Anthem.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
Who has been appointed as the inaugural coach of the Tasmania Devils?
Answer: Ken Hinkley
Correctly answered by Russell Hawkins.
FAMILY AND FRIENDS:
• Solaris Cancer Care – If you would like, please make a donation to the project account for Solaris Cancer Care, in memory of Barbara Ranshaw. The project account details are: RCD Project Account BSB: 016 484 Account no:100311017
Please put Solaris in the description line with your name. Thank you to the generous donors for the $580 in cash given at the meeting!
• Bottles and cans for collection – Since Susan Watson has been injured, it has come to light what a huge job she does in collecting bottles and cans. In addition she also manages a small army of helpers. Please let Susan know how much we appreciate her work!
CLUB AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
•Business lunch – The Business Lunchwill be held on Friday 4 September 2026 at the Royal Perth Golf Club. This year’s speaker is Professor Jacques Eksteen, talking about critical minerals and metals. A flyer has been sent out about it to all members, please get your tables together and let John Bolto or John MacKinnon know names and numbers, thank you.
• Subistrand– There will be another opportunity to help with this pollinator garden project in early August, please let John Bolto know if you are able to assist on rj.bolto@gmail.com
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES:The following birthday was announced by Stephanie Fryer-Smith:
Member’s birthday
Anita Bourke 31 July 2026
ROTARY MOMENTS:
•Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal – Craig James received a letter from the Salvation Army thanking him for his work in collecting $1,490 towards the Red Shield Appeal. In total over $410,000 was raised for Australians in crisis. Well done to Craig!
ACTING SERGEANT HUGH SESSION:
The following members were fined:
John MacKinnon because his phone was too old to receive the AusAlert message;
Graeme Sansom because he turned his phone off so he couldn’t receive the AusAlert message, watch out for bushfires, Graeme;
Russell Hawkins for letting out an expletive when the AusAlert went off;
Is there a doctor in the house? The five doctors at the President’s table;
Jill Elias for looking like an advertisement for The Sound of Music;
Anita Bourke for not paying for dinner but still getting a flower for her birthday.
GUEST SPEAKER: PAUL PARIZEL – introduced by Mark Khangure:
Appointed in 2019, Professor Paul Parizel holds the inaugural David Hartley Chair of Radiology with an academic appointment as Full Professor at The University of Western Australia Medical School and a clinical appointment at Royal Perth Hospital. Since 2020, he has served as the Director of the Western Australia National Imaging Facility (NIF) Node, hosted by UWA.
Paul is a former President and Chair of the Board of Directors of the European Society of Radiology, as well as a former President of the European Society of Neuroradiology. A neuroradiologist by training, his main scientific interests include imaging of the brain and spine, as well as quantitative imaging techniques. Paul has authored or co-authored over 600 peer-reviewed papers. His work has been cited more than 26,000 times to date.
Paul’s international career started when he received an International Scholarship Award from the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International in Evanston, Illinois, U.S.A. This allowed him to do a Fellowship in Neuroradiology in Boston, with a dual appointment as “Clinical Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital” and “Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School”. He remembers having to learn the 4-way Rotary test (in French, since that was the language of the club that sponsored him) and learned about Paul Harris.
Paul talked about the history of radiology which started with Wilhelm Röntgen and outlined some of the radiological milestones. It is interesting to note that in the years since Paul started his medical career that the methods he used first for reading radiological records are now largely obsolete, with the invention of the CT and PET scans and MRI.
The invention of CT and PET scans and MRIs, the work of a radiologist is now more pressured as volume of work can be valued by managers more above quality. Sometimes quiet and thoughtful reflection of medical reports is needed but radiology is seen as merely a business by some.
The NIF is located at the QEII centre and is the only node in Western Australia. There are thirteen other sites in Australia. NIF houses powerful, state-of-the-art equipment (digital PET-CT and 3T MRI) in a research-dedicated environment. These instruments provide a unique capacity for standardised, reproducible and quantifiable imaging to support biomedical research and imaging for clinical trials.
Western Australia is very lucky to have Paul as a NIF Node Director with his world-class calibre background, well done to Mark Khangure for luring him to Perth. Thanks to Paul for his illuminating talk to the Club.
REMINDER OF COMING EVENTS:
Monday 3 August 2026 – Fellowship
Monday 10 August 2026 – Leonie Browner, Mayor of Nedlands
Monday 17 August 2026 –To be advised
ROSTER:
Monday 3 August 2026
Mark KhangureWelcoming members and guests
Michael SnellTable duty
Susie RichRegistrar 1
Peter PanekRegistrar 2
No speaker
Geoff CahifPass the microphone
THANKS:
Thanks to the Staff of the Nedlands Golf Club, Shino and Joel, for their service tonight and Chef Alvin for dinner.
WE RECOGNISE OUR VERY GENEROUS SPONSORS:
Lizzi Bee - supplier of flowers.
Dry Kirkness Chartered Accountants (Butler Settineri) – Club Auditors.
Accura Accounting & Advisory Services for providing Xero Accounting software and Sharesight Portfolio reporting software to the Charitable Trust.
Dirk Vanderstruyf from Euroz Hartleys.
MEETING CLOSE:
President Leon closed the meeting by recognising the Rotary International presidential theme for 2026-27, "CREATE LASTING IMPACT "
