The Morelander, Edition 5 - 2020-21

Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Moreland

EDITION 5|25 AUGUST 2020

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SENIOR CONSTABLE SHANICE ABDELREHIM

SC Abdelrehim talks about her life, becoming a police officer and working with our diverse community

Award of Excellence for Club Bulletin 2018-2019

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Moreland Rotary acknowledges the Wurundjeri people of the eastern Kulin Nations on whose unceded lands we conduct our business. Moreland Rotary respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past, present and emerging. Moreland Rotary also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.

Cover photo courtesy of Elaine Price and the Rotary Club of Preston THE MORELANDER

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Senior Constable Shanice Abdelrehim - working with our diverse community The club was privileged to have Shanice speak to us at our meeting on 19 August.

Shanice was the winner of the Rotary District Peter Toomey Community Police Award in 2018-19 and prior to that winner of the Preston Rotary Club award.

She was then based in Darebin and developed a very good relationship with the Rotary Club of Preston.

Shanice went to University High School initially but then went over to Princes Hill Secondary College which proved to be more socially accepting and allowed her to regain a sense of self worth Her very substantial community engagement included – organisation of the local Blue Light Disco frequently visiting local primary and secondary schools Cuppa with a Copper community engagement strategy in shopping centres Olivia Newton John Wellness Walk and Research Run Safety presentation for 2,000 international students at Latrobe Uni Shanice was also the Multicultural Liaison Officer working with East Preston Islamic College which included participating in camps and pursuing a personal passion of inspiring young Muslim women.

Speaking Arabic was an advantage in gaining trust among young people at the school where Shanice would spend recess and lunch times engaging in conversations and answering questions.

This also involved running an Islamic Leadership Program which increased aspirations of young Islamic women, which even inspired some to join the police! As she explained, this was quite a challenge, given some traditional views on the roles of young women.

She took this ambition further as a L2P learner driver mentor for young Muslim women and oversaw school work experience in the police station environment.

Shanice is described as humble and empathic but she clearly epitomises our Rotary value of “Service Above Self” An impressive feature of Shanice is her positive, determined and resilient personality as a daughter of Egyptian migrants. Although she came from a family of police officers (her father and grandfather were policemen in Egypt) she experienced considerable cultural barriers to her ambition to join the police force.

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Shanice raised her children for 9 years as a single parent before joining Victoria Police.

Some of her values as a police officer include – Promising not to put people down, opting for a constructive and supportive approach instead Ensuring that the police uniform provides a balance of authority and respect An empathetic approach to family violence issues Involvement in the CALD programme to promote a message that family violence is wrong She is committed to recruiting people like herself and promoting trust in police from all cultural groups.

Shanice is now with Moreland Police in the Proactive Policing Unit in Brunswick.

Shanice’s involvement with Rotary has reconnected by joining the Moreland Youth Mental Health Forum fortnightly discussions. She made an impact at her first meeting by reporting from outside the locked down housing towers at North Melbourne.

It was very clear that Shanice has a very positive view of Rotary from the mentoring she received from Rotary Club of Preston members esepcially Rotarian Elaine Price and now through a connection with Moreland Rotary.

A very impressive and positive woman, making a difference in her active engagement in our community. Well done Shanice!

Text: Barry Hahn | Images: Morelanrotary.orgd Youth and t David Redfearn Text: Trevor Moyle | Image: Elaine Price and the Rotary Club of Preston

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Call us on 0448 852 747 or email us: moreland@rotary9790.org.au

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About Rotary District Governor's Newsletter "Bruce's Bulletin" is the monthly newsletter of District Governor Bruce Anderson. There is a lot of information about the many Rotary projects and events across our District.

Simply click here to read the latest edition Members of Rotary are part of a diverse group of community and professional leaders working to address community and international service needs and to promote peace and understanding throughout the world.

Rotary districts are a way of grouping a number of clubs in a particular geographic area. The area covered quite often crosses state and even international boundaries.

Rotary District 9790 encompasses the northern Rotary clubs receive a charter suburbs of Melbourne and from the worldwide organisation - stretches north and north east of Rotary International.

Victoria to the Murray River and up into parts of NSW. A Rotarian belongs to a particular Rotary Club often near his/her For more information about home or work or sometimes Rotary District 9790, click here because of the club meeting time.

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Upcoming events and meetings A standing invitation exists for all readers of The Morelander to attend Moreland Rotary Club meetings and some of our other events. Please let us know if you intend to join us by ringing David Redfearn on 0448 852 747 or emailing on dredfearn@vtown.com.au (click on email address).

Upcoming speakers/events 26 August: Fiona Patten MP (via Zoom) Chair: Nino Galgano 2 September:Rotary Passport Club of Melbourne (via Zoom) Chair: John Hoffmann 9 September: Monthly Board meeting (via Zoom) Chair: President David Redfearn 16 September: Assistant Governor Emma Davis, Behind the Badge (via Zoom) Chair: Trevor Moyle Our Guest Speakers Moreland Rotary Club invites speakers to our club both from our local community and further afield. They come from a wide range of backgrounds and are invited because they hopefully inform and stimulate our members and guests. We feel that this is of value in fostering a deeper understanding of our diverse community and even providing guidance as to the types of activites and projects our club may engage in.

However the opinions expressed by our speakers do not necessarily reflect any official viewpoint of Moreland Rotary nor those of individual club members. Irrespective of this we always offer a warm Rotary welcome to all of our speakers.

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Rotary Leadership 2020-21

Rotary International: President: Holger Knaack (Susanne) , Rotary Club of Herzogtum Lauenberg-Mölln (Germany) District Governor: Bruce Anderson (Marilyn), Rotary Club of Strathmore Assistant Governor Group 2: Emma Davis, Rotary Club of Strathmore Rotary Club of Moreland President: David Redfearn (Deanna)

Club Service Roles 2020-21

President Secretary Treasurer Club Service Community Service Vocational Services International Service and Assistant Bulletin Editor Membership and Rotary Foundation Local Environment Youth and Assistant Secretary Club Administration Bulletin Editor Australian Rotary Health Public Relations Club History Valued members Honorary Members

David Redfearn OAM Rosemary Freeman John Hoffmann Brian Bennett David Redfearn OAM Brian Bennett Trevor Moyle Trevor Moyle Jo Connellan Silvana De Pretto Nino Galgano David Redfearn OAM Rosemary Freeman Russell Stuckey Nino Galgano Richard McCarthy, Elly Gardner, Lee Garwood The Hon. Kelvin Thomson, Helen Bailey, John Awler

District 9790 /Multi District Roles 2019-20

District Community Service Chair and Australian Rotary Health District Legal Officer Coordinator Peter Toomey Community Police Award Shine On Awards

Rosemary Freeman Nino Galgano David Redfearn OAM Brian Bennett

WHEN AND WHERE WE MEET: Moreland Rotary Club meets most Wednesdays at 7.30 for a 7.40 am start.

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HOW TO GET A COPY OF THE MORELANDER: If you would like to receive our bulletin via email each week, email our editor at: dredfearn@vtown.com.au WHERE TO SEND FORMAL CORRESPONDENCE: Attention: The Secretary, Moreland Rotary Club, PO Box 219, Coburg, Victoria, 3058

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During the pandemic we are meeting via Zoom on Wednesday mornings from 7.30-8.30 am and we have some great guest speakers.

Why not join us one morning? Simply ring David on 0448 852 747 the day before to RSVP and then go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87077765173 just before the meeting to join in.