On Wednesday 26th October, our guest speaker was a nurse from Papua New Guinea, Regina Pima Seki, who has returned to Perth to undertake her Doctorate in Maternal and Child Health at Curtin University, having previously come here to complete her Masters. Regina told the same story of high mortality…
On Wednesday 19th October, PP Karen Munjak from the Rotary Club of Grande Prairie, Canada, visited our club with her West Aussie husband Paul, and mother-in-law Anne. Karen made an excellent presentation on the incredible work her Rotary Club is doing to assist in the resettlement of Ukrainian refugees. Thus far around 120…
For the past four decades, GP Dr. Rajeshwary “Raji” Radha Krishnan has dedicated her life to two main areas: Indigenous and women’s health. Believing in holistic, culturally appropriate treatment, early diagnosis, timely intervention and ongoing follow up, she empowers her patients with greater awareness of health issues and ownership of the…
Notice is hereby given for the Annual General Meetings of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay (Inc) and the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Charity Fund (Inc), to be held on Wednesday 23rd November 2022 at 6pm in the Carnaby Room at Moerlina School. Nominations for the following Board positions…
Freshwater Bay Rotarian Nishi Galhenage recently took funds from our club with her to Sri Lanka, her country of origin, to assist a refuge for young abused girls, some of whom are pregnant and others who have already given birth. Nishi provided us with an excellent presentation about the women’s shelters in Kandy, however,…
Rob Edwards OAM, a professional motivational speaker, arrived in Perth on Wednesday just in time for our club meeting. He was here to present to some 600 people at the Convention Centre the following day. Rob is a member of the Rotary Club of Corrimal in Woollongong. He runs the Fiji Raffle…
At last week’s meeting we welcomed PP Gordon Hudson and Peter from the Rotary Club of Scarborough, to tell us about their wonderful Wheelchairs for Kids project. Established in 1996, Wheelchairs for Kids has evolved from using old bicycles to create wheelchairs to now a very solid, safe and customised wheelchair for each…
Dr Sujit, founder of the Institute for Indian Mother and Child (IIMC), gave us a fascinating look at his background, his work with Mother Theresa, and her encouragement for him to go out and provide his own help to the community. It was incredible to trace his journey, from starting out…
Our club meeting on 10th August 2002 saw a large turn out both in person and on Zoom to share memories and esteem for Past RI Director Ken Collins. It was very touching to welcome so many members both past and present, as well as Rotarians from other clubs, and…
At our weekly club meeting on Wed 3rd August, our member Aaron Chinyimba spoke about his early years and his journey to Australia. When Aaron came to Australia without anything but a dream and an opportunity provided as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, he had to leave his family behind in…