Playground Circularity: How reuse and waste education are re-shaping our places of gathering.

Join Gretel Tobin & Joshua Davies from B-Alternative -  a Melbourne Based Social Enterprise working with businesses, events, and communities to reduce waste and regenerate our planet. Gretel and Josh share their story, from first volunteering with B-Alternative 4 years ago to now leading a small team delivering impactful environmental services across Victoria & NSW.Our guest speaker for this week’s lunch meeting is Gretel Tobin from B Alternative.

Choice of main meal or soup and salad.

Graduate House Development Strategy

Daniel Clark - CEO Graduate House

Our Bi-monthly volunteer commitment to Ronald McDonald House

Rostered members will be cooking a BBQ dinner for families staying at Ronald McDonald House.

At our regular lunch meeting our guest speaker is Prof Michael Asten with the topic of Natural climate cycles – what they tell us of global temperature changes, human advancement and human misery.

Michael Asten was Professor of geophysics, now retired from School of Earth-Atmosphere-Environment, Monash University.  Prior to that he was a Senior Principal in BHP with 18 years experience in world-wide programs for the search for new mineral resources.  He is a past-President of the Australian Society of Exploration Geophysics, has published 224 scientific papers and has various research awards from the Australian SEG, BHP and CSIRO for innovations. 

Prof. Asten has been researching for several years the role of natural cycles in centennial and millennial global climate change. His research found evidence for multi-centennial climate cycles within the ages described as the Medieval Warming Period and the Little Ice Age.

 These cycles also highlighted events in history which have played major roles in the rise and fall of human advancement or reduction of civilisation in the past 1000-2000 years.  Quantitative study of climate cycles also showed that much of the warming of the past century appears to be independent of changes in atmospheric CO2. Natural cycles indicate that future warming will not be solely a function of CO2.

 A projection to the year 2100 predicts global temperature changes different from those provided by current climate models. The year 2100 will be colder.

Our first meeting back for 2026.

Choice of main meal or soup and salad.

Our last meeting for the year to celebrate Christmas.

As per our tradition, members are requested to bring (unwrapped) gifts to be given to children at Ronald McDonald House.

All guests are welcome.

Please arrive at 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start

Our Bi-monthly volunteer commitment to Ronald McDonald House

Rostered members will be cooking a BBQ dinner for families staying at Ronald McDonald House.

AusWISE empowers international students and graduates to succeed in their careers through advocacy, collaboration, and support. Manorani Guy, President of AusWise will be speaking about AusWISE at our regular lunch meeting.

Choice of soup and salad ($26) or main meal ($36)

RSVP to Maureen by midday Friday prior.

Bill Gasiamis is a stroke survivor, author, and host of the Recovery After Stroke podcast. Over the past decade, Bill has been dedicated to helping others rebuild their lives after trauma, and has recently developed a keynote presentation focused on Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG)—a powerful concept that helps people find meaning, resilience, and purpose after adversity.

Our regular lunchtime meeting, choice of main meal ($36) or soup and salad ($26). Please RSVP to Maureen here no later than Friday prior to meeting and make payment to the club bank account.

Rotary Club of Central Melbourne invites all to the 33rd annual Paul Harris Breakfast featuring Guest Speaker PROF. ROSS GARNAUT, AC

EXPLORING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN A POST-CARBON WORLD

This is a rare chance to hear one of Australia’s leading thinkers on a critical issue. Professor Garnaut, AC, head of Melbourne’s new Superpower Institute, is working to position Australia as a global leader in the post-carbon economy.

Much of our wealth has come from coal and gas exports, but this cannot continue. The Superpower Institute believes that combining Australia’s abundant natural resources and minerals is the best way to transform its economic prosperity through the development and export of green, energy-intensive commodities. Our future economic prosperity, wealth and full employment is very much tied to meeting this challenge.  In addition, of course, it will assist reducing Australia’s direct and third-party carbon emissions.

Professor Garnautwill explain the challenge for us with examples demonstrating both the opportunities and consequences of meeting it or neglecting it. Ross has consistently been of the thinkers who has added light rather just heat to the net zero debate over many years.

Professor Garnautis a globally recognised Australian National University economist and incredibly diverse background, including:

•Australian Ambassador to China (1985-88) as it opened to the world

•The landmark GarnautClimate Change Reviews over nearly 20 years for all Australian Governments as a key trusted advisor

•Chairmanship of Ok TediMines, PNG, and other enterprises

Tickets $75 per head or $700 for table of 10 with profit supporting the Rotary Foundation.

Tickets can be purchased online here until 10th November

Speaking at our regular lunch meeting is Des Tobin on his latest book “It’s all in the Genes - Australian Football Families”

Melbourne-based author Des Tobin, has crammed more lives into his 86 years than your average cat. He has variously been a failed student, a discontented apprentice panel beater, a youth worker, a springboard diver, a junior pole-vaulter, a VFL, QANFL and Olympic Australian Rules footballer, a 10-pin bowling instructor, a successful business executive, a golfing tragic, a university lecturer and a prolific writer. 

Choice of Main Meal ($36) or Soup and Salad ($26). RSVP to Maureen Friday prior.

Our Bi-monthly volunteer commitment to Ronald McDonald House

Rostered members will be cooking a BBQ dinner for families staying at Ronald McDonald House.

At our regular lunch meeting, Robert Anastasio, Principal of Simonds Catholic College will be speaking on their Breakfast Club for deserving students.

Choice of main meal or soup and salad.

DG Peter Shepheard makes his official club visit.

'Peter has been a Rotarian for over 20 years being inducted in Rotary Club of Altona in May 2003.

 He has demonstrated knowledge of volunteering, governance, financial, project management and sustainable development. Peter has a long career in retail management and is currently the Precinct Manager for Queen Victoria Markets. 

 He has strong interests in sporting and community not-for-profits, events and festivals, and currently holds leadership positions at Altona Sports Centre Limited and Altona Beach Film Festival and is a past President of Altona Bay Basketball Association. 

 In Rotary, Peter can be found both onstage, behind the scenes and everywhere in between, utilising his considerable professional and Rotary expertise. He has held the roles of club President and Assistant Governor several times including as AG Chirnside this year, supported no less than 12 District Conferences, has served on various Group Study Exchange and Group Vocational Exchange committees and is currently on 2022 on the District Foundation and Youth Exchange Committees'.

Our regular lunchtime meeting, choice of main meal ($36) or soup and salad ($26). Please RSVP to Maureen here no later than Friday prior to meeting and make payment to the club bank account.

Our first regular lunch meeting for the 25/26 Rotary year led by new President Maxine Cooper

After his induction, returning member Noor Shah will give a member behind the badge presentation.

Choice of Main meal or soup and salad.

Our changeover/40th Anniversary dinner is on Friday 18th July, tickets can be purchased online, stay tuned for the ticket link.

Saturday 5th July is the date for the District 9800 Changeover - starring Peter Shepheard and Michael Lapiña

Grand Star Receptions, 499 Grieve Parade, Altona North. 12 noon for a 12.30pm start.

2 course meal, drink on arrival and entertainment. Drinks at bar prices.

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 Think about organising a club table. Book now don't miss out. $85.00 per person

Guest speaker at our regular lunch meeting is Janet Hay speaking on microfinance

Choice of Main Meal ($36) or Soup and Salad ($26). RSVP to Maureen Friday prior.

No guest speaker this week at our lunch meeting so an opportunity to engage in fellowship.

Choice of main meal ($36) or soup and salad ($26)

Our Bi-monthly volunteer commitment to Ronald McDonald House

Rostered members will be cooking a BBQ dinner for families staying at Ronald McDonald House.

New Member, Steven Hsia will be giving his Member behind the Badge presentation at our normal lunch meeting.

New Member, Viraj Patel will be giving his Member behind the Badge presentation at our normal lunch meeting.

The experts in turning a sausage are back at it this Federal Election to ensure voters have access to their Democracy Sausage. We’ll have a full team there all day making sure no voter goes hungry.

All funds raised will go to our important projects, including our Caring for Carlton programs

Rowan McLean from the Rotary club of North Balwyn