The Morelander, Edition 1 2021-22

Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Moreland

EDITION 1|2 JULY 2021

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PRESIDENT EMMA

Emma Davis is installed as President of our club

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Award of Excellence for Club Bulletin 2018-2019

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: President Emma receiving the gavel of office from outgoing President David Redfearn (photo: Silvana De Pretto) THE MORELANDER

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2021-22 CHANGEOVER - PRESIDENT EMMA TAKES OFFICE

Moreland Rotary celebrated our changeover lunch on Saturday, June 26. Past President David and I planned a relaxed, social event; with plenty of time for food; friends and fellowship.

The Bekka team made us very welcome and we were able to review the year that was and thank Past Presdient David and the team. Our newest member Lee was MC with Charter President Nino thanking Past Present David alongside formalities delivered by District Governors past and present.

We welcomed wide support from the District Board of Management, Cluster clubs, partners, families and friends.

Presenting Rosemary Freeman with a Paul Harris Fellow

In welcoming our guests, I affirmed how grateful I am to be serving Moreland Rotary and community as People of Action who make a real difference.

We are a strong active club and will celebrate our 25th Rotary Birthday this year, build on our Australia Day activity and start a Mental Health walk so save the date for October 10. We are proud to be an informal, relaxed, friendly, welcoming, and efficient breakfast meeting club with interesting guest speakers and activities. We will continue to support each other and have fun at our Bunnings BBQ’s.

Induction of President Emma by outgoing President David in the presence of District Governor Bruce Anderson

We were pleased to acknowledge Rosemary Freeman with a Paul Harris Fellow. As District Community Service Chair, we are always impressed with Rosemary’s contribution to our club, and projects such as Australian Rotary Health, the Bushfire Committee and the Homelessness taskforce. Thank you Rosemary, for all that you have done and continue to do for Rotary.

Our community presence and reach is from Brunswick to Nepal and beyond. We should also be proud that a third of our members are serving District, Zone and beyond.

This year’s board is Rosemary: Secretary, Community and Foundation; Brian and Russell: PR; John: Treasurer; Brian: Vocational; David: Club Newsletter and Environment; Silvana: Youth; Trevor: International and Membership; Nino: Club Administration with Governance support from Lee I’m looking forward to working together to “Serve to Change Lives” in the year 2021 / 22 and thank you all for your connection to Moreland Rotary.

President Emma Davis

President Emma and the Moreland team TEXT: EMMA DAVIS | IMAGES: SILVANA DE PRETTO AND REBECCA MAURICI-GAUCI THE MORELANDER

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MORE PHOTOS FROM THE 2020-21 CHANGEOVER

MC Lee Garwood

Presdident Emma with Lee Garwood and Grant Godino

Guests

Past District Governor Terry Grant responding to the toast to Rotary International

Guests

Guests

IMAGES: SILVANA DE PRETTO THE MORELANDER

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About Rotary District Governor's Newsletter

"Bruce's Bulletin" was the monthly newsletter of District Governor Bruce Anderson in 2020-21. There is a lot of information about the many Rotary projects and events across our District.

Simply click here to read the last edition for 2020-21. The next bulletin will be issued for our new District Governor Anne Reid and will come out during July 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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Rotary Leadership 2021-22 Rotary International: President: Shekha Mehta(Susanne) , Rotary Club of District Governor: Anne Reid , Rotary Club of Alexandra Assistant Governor Group 2: Emma Davis, Rotary Club of Moreland Rotary Club of Moreland President: Emma Davis Club Service Roles 2021-22

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

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

District 9790 /Multi District Roles 2021-22

Assistant Governor, Group 2 and Director, 2023 Convention Host Organising Committee District Community Service Chair and Australian Rotary Health District Legal Officer District Bulletin Editor and Peter Toomey Community Police Award Shine On Awards

Emma Davis 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.

We meet at the Sorrento Bar, 801 Sydney Road, Brunswick, 3056 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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Images by David Redfearn and logos from rotary.org unless otherwise specified.

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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

7 July: Club discussion on planning outcomes, how this will shape our Rotary year / citation goals - President Emma 14 July : Monthly Board meeting chaired by President Emma 18 July: Backyard Gardens Workshop and Jemma's Farm Tour 21 July: Club meeting, speaker to be advised 28 July: Club meeting, speaker to be advised 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.

click here @RotaryMoreland

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During the pandemic we were meeting via Zoom on Wednesday mornings from 7.30-8.30 am and we have had some great guest speakers. You can now join us in person at our usual venue which is listed on page 6. Numbers are presently restricted so an RSVP is essential. You can still join us on Zoom though and the link is below.

Why not join us one morning? Simply ring David on 0448 852 747 the day before to RSVP or go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3068589175 just before the meeting to join in.