Venue Change for April Meetings

Please note that our regular meeting venue is not available for use for the time being as it is awaiting repairs to the floor after flooding. For at least the next 4 weeks we will instead be meeting at the University Club Business Lounge at UWA, which is to the…

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Meeting 22nd Mar: Sam the Coffee Man

Our meeting on 22nd March 2023 was an onsite Vocational Visit from Sam the Coffee Man, which worked out perfectly as our meeting room ended up not being available to be used. Sam Bridle, a friend of President Fiona Tremlett, brought his coffee van along, and educated everyone thoroughly on…

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Meeting 15th Mar – DG Visit

After multiple reschedules throughout the year, we received a visit from District Governor Ineke Oliver at our meeting on Wed 15th March. DG Ineke spoke about various of aspects of Rotary, both within our current District this year and our new District from July 1st when the two districts in Western Australia combine…

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2023 Sylvia Whitlock Award

To celebrate International Women’s Day on 8th March 2023, Rotary International streamed the video below featuring past winners of the Sylvia Whitlock Leadership award – including our own Charter President, Di Collins – and announced this year’s winner of the award: Chin Mei Lu of the Rotary Club of Taipei…

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Meeting 8th Mar: New Colombo Plan

The speaker at last week’s meeting was our member Professor Greg Acciaioli, whose field is Anthropology and Sociology. Greg is involved with the new Colombo Plan, which aims to lift knowledge of the Indo Pacific in Australia by supporting Australian undergraduates to study and undertake internships in the region. Greg is…

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Meeting 8th Feb: RYLA

The speaker at our meeting on Wednesday 8th February 2023 was Kelsey Sewell, who spoke about her experiences at the recent Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) camp. She went in knowing little about what to expect, and despite initial skepticism, was pleasantly surprised by the experience. Kelsey is pictured with Rotarian Stephanie…

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Welcome Sheila and Lau

Club members Sheila Cheng and LAU Eng Seng, along with their three adult children, travelled to Perth from Singapore to spend Chinese New Year with their family. They have been satellite members of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay for over a year, carrying out a number of excellent projects…

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