Meeting 6th Jul: RI Convention

At our first meeting for the new Rotary year, PP Simone Collins took us through what Rotary International Conventions entail, and why one would consider attending. Simone has previously attended RI Conventions in Brisbane (2003) and Chicago (2005) as a Rotaractor, and Thailand (2013) and Sydney (2014) as a Rotarian.…

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District Changes & Regionalisation Pilot

From 1st July 2023 the two Rotary Districts in Western Australia will be combined into one big new District: 9423. Learn about the proposed transition and give feedback via Zoom on Sunday 24 July 2022 at 4-5.30pm The Rotary Districts in Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Samoa,…

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Meeting 8th Jun: Childhood Dementia

At our last club meeting on Wednesday 8th June, Dr Prashant Bharadwaj, a researcher with the Australian Alzheimer’s Research Foundation, gave an informative presentation on Childhood dementia – a demographic you wouldn’t expect to find this disease affecting. Prashant is working with hospitals in the eastern states and overseas on…

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Meeting 25th May: Climate Lobby

Two volunteers from the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Joyce Erceg, who came from a farming background, and Jeff Wilson, a retired engineer, gave a detailed overview of  the economics of carbon pollution. The University of New South Wales Grand Challenges program produced this report a couple of years ago, written by economist Richard Holden and lawyer…

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Meeting 18th May: Fiona Tremlett

PE Fiona Tremlett gave an excellent presentation on her work as a Wills and Probate lawyer. Fiona told of the necessity for everyone to ensue they have current wills, enduring powers of attorney, end of life and guardian documents. She provided extremely interesting and valuable information which can be viewed…

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Welcome Back Lyn Packer

It was with great pleasure that Charter Member Lynette Packer was welcomed back into the Rotary Club Freshwater Bay as a member at our meeting on 13th April 2022. Lynette’s classification is “International Volunteer” as she has spent many years as a volunteer in Cambodia and Vietnam.

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Meeting 6th Apr: Pauline Tremlett

The speaker at our meeting on 6th April 2022, was Pauline Tremlett, who until the age of 10 lived a very privileged life in Geneva, Switzerland, as her grandfather was involved in the early days of the World Health Organisation. Pauline, an only child in a home which hosted and…

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