Rotary’s focus for April is Child and Maternal Health, so this week we heard from one of our members who is well versed in this area: Dr Ken Collins. Even in this day and age the figures of mother and child mortality is staggering, despite advances in medicine in the…
Dr. David Cook from Edith Cowan University gave us an outstanding presentation at our weekly meeting on cyber crime and password security. Not only did David stress the importance of a secure password, he also discussed who owned what on computers, particularly after someone dies. His full presentation can be…
This week our member Fiona Tremlett gave a thumbnail sketch of her life and times. We were also delighted to welcome back visiting Rotarian Helen Frankland from the Rotary Club of Sherwood Sunrise, who last visited us 6 or so years ago!
Yadava “Yads” Ellegala, who was a Leader at the 2019 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Camp, and Isabel Seton-Browne, who was sponsored by us to attend RYLA as a participant in January, were the speakers at this week’s meeting. Both Isabel and Yads gave spirited presentations on their experiences at…
Just home from attending Session A of the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) in Canberra, Daniel O’Connor and Beth Redwood, both from Newman College, presented two perspectives of the program at our weekly club meeting on 30th January 2019. Daniel attended NYSF as a student this year. Beth, having attended…
This week we welcomed the President of the Rotary Club of Morley, Peter Mack, as the guest speaker at our weekly club meeting. Peter gave us another of his wonderful, historic presentations, this time about the commencement of World War 1.
Weekly meetings resumed after the Christmas break on 16th January 2019. This week Tim Balakrishnan and Jason Loong gave an excellent presentation on the work that they have been undertaking in and around the Palu area of Sulawesi, and what they would like to do to assist the plight of…