Bulletin of Moreland Rotary
EDITION 1|5 JULY 2022
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VACCINATING MORELAND AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES We hear from Moreland Council about its vaccination program and also from the Fawkner Residents' Association about its local activities Pages 4 and 5 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: Fawkner Residents Association Chair Joe Perri addressing a community meeting on the Merri Creek (image: Fawkner Residents Association)
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Moreland Council Vaccination Programme
We welcomed Kim Tully from Moreland City Council at a recent club meeting Kim spoke of her work as part of a team of Community Liaison Officers (CLOs) at Moreland who are responsible for arranging COVID and influenza vaccinations for the elderly. She organises in house vaccinations and transport for booster shots. For instance she mentioned that on the day prior to our meeting she helped a 90 year old get her fourth shot via Western Health, the principal deliverer of vaccinations in the area. The community liaison program is funded by the Victorian Government and delivered by local government. The program was rolled out very quickly starting in April 2022 an finished at the end of June but the councils are planning to meet with DHS to see about extending it. Interpreters are made available for non English speakers and promotion is undertaken among Italian and Greek speakers as well as those who speak Arabic and Turkish, usually via their clubs and organsations.
13,000 people in Moreland have had their third dose so far, 87% have had a second with 77% having had two or more. Coburg, with a population of 38,000, has seen 65% with their third dose. Pop up vaccination clinics are run in Moreland and free food and coffee is offered as an encouragement to get vaccinated. Free flu vaccinations is considered a positive component and are offered simultaneously with COVID vaccinations. Demonstration of how to use RATs are also available. Kim was previously an Executive Assistant to one of the council’s directors but was brought across to this program on which she works one day a week. Her background is in aged care The council has a lot of RATs available so we should let the community know about these. Kim's contact details are 0438 260 572
The CLOs reach out directly to the community and also via other council departments to get the vaccination message out.
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TEXT: DAVID REDFEARN AND TREVOR MOYLE | IMAGES: DAVID REDFEARN AND MORELAND CITY COUNCIL
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Fawkner Residents Association (FRA) In addition to Kim Tully from Moreland Council, we were fortunate to have Joe Perri as a guest who give us an update on the FRA, which he chairs. Joe backgrounded his work at the FRA by stating upfront that primary objective of the association is to articulate local community issues. It now has 1,400 members and a very active Facebook page. Fawkner is an area expecting significant population growth with resultant pressures for development, which in turn provokes a need for adequate public consultation. Joe's interest in the FRA started with a proposed townhouse development near his home, where he was able to apply his background gained from his firm Joe Perri & Associates, which provides public relations, marketing & corporate communication strategies and processes. One of key issues that the FRA took up successfully was the future of land in McBryde Street, Fawkner which was on the Merri Creek and which was owned by VicRoads. Plans to sell off the land for development would have compromised the environmental values of the Merri Creek so the FRA worked with the Merri Creek Management Committee (MCMC) and Friends of Merri Creek (FOMC) to successfully campaign against the sale. Local MP Peter Khalil also provided valuable support. Trevor also introduced Joe as an active member of the Merri Paddle project which he coleads in his capacity as a community leader of ACF with Dr Peter Ewer from Friends of Merri Creek. Merri Paddle has an ambitious objective of restoring conditions of the Merri Creek and surrounds that will allow reintroduction of the platypus.
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TEXT: TREVOR MOYLE AND DAVID REDFEARN IMAGES: FAWKNER RESIDENTS ASSOCIAION
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About Rotary District Governor's Newsletter
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.
"Our District, Our Voice" was the monthly newsletter of our late District Governor Anne Reid in 2021-22. There is a lot of information about the many Rotary projects and events across our District. Simply click here to read the last edition
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. THE MORELANDER
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Rotary Leadership 2022-23 Rotary International: President: Jennifer Jones (Nick Krayacich), Windsor-Roselands Rotary, Canada District Governor: David McPherson, Deniliquin Rotary Assistant Governor Group 2: TBA Moreland Rotary President: Trevor Moyle
Moreland Rotary Service Roles 2022-23 President President Elect Secretary Treasurer Community Service Vocational Services Membership, International Service and Assistant Bulletin Editor Rotary Foundation Youth Club Administration and Governance Environment Bulletin Editor and Public Image Australian Rotary Health Club History Valued members Honorary Members
Trevor Moyle Jo Connellan Silvana De Pretto Nino Galgano Rosemary Freeman Brian Bennett Trevor Moyle Rosemary Freeman Silvana De Pretto Nino Galgano Jo Connellan David Redfearn OAM Rosemary Freeman Nino Galgano John Hoffmann, Russell. Stuckey, Lee Garwood, Emma Davis The Hon. Kelvin Thomson, Helen Bailey, John Awler, Richard McCarthy
District 9790 /Multi District Roles 2021-22 Director, 2023 Convention Host Organising Committee 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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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 5 July: Jo Connellan on her conservation project in the Wimmera Chair: Trevor Moyle 12 July: Monthly Board meeting Chair: President Elect Jo Connellan in the President's absence 19 July: TBA 26 July: TBA
Our Guest Speakers Moreland Rotary 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 THE MORELANDER
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During the pandemic we met via Zoom on Wednesday mornings from 7.30-8.30 am but we NOW MEET in person at our usual venue (listed on page 7). You should contact us beforehand in case restrictions are in force but you can still join us on Zoom at any time and the link is below.
We always aim to have great guest speakers whether meeting in person or virtually! 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.