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…
On Friday 3rd March 2023, the Peace Pole at Quintilian School in Mt Claremont was inaugurated. Rotarians Wes Rigg and Stephanie Rainey-Smith, both members of our Youth Committee, attended on behalf of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay.
In collaboration with the Rotary Club Freshwater Bay, APSN Chaoyang School in Singapore along with their CEO Mr Stanley Tang, officially launched the Buddy Bench project on 23rd February 2023, on Rotary International’s 118th Anniversary. Affectionately named ‘’Let’s be friends’’ by the students, the Buddy Bench hopes to provide a…
At our weekly club meeting on 22nd February 2023, we were delighted to induct Dan Magee into the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, with the classification Urology Registrar.
At their meeting this week, the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Board approved the International Service Committee’s decision to contribute $1,000 towards a ShelterBox for the Turkiye/Syria earthquake. If anyone would like to donate to ShelterBox Australia to provide emergency shelter for families affected by the earthquakes, you can do…
With no speaker planned for the evening of 15th February 2023, we decided to enjoy a social evening out at the Tee Box Cafe instead of our regular meeting.
On 25th January 2023, Freshwater Bay Rotarian Sheila Cheng conducted a three hour practical session on Mooncake Making during her visit to Perth. This year, the Mid Autumn Festival falls on 29th September but as Sheila will be Singapore then, she took the opportunity to do a hands on session…
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…