Events

This week our guest speaker is Desmond Maruziva.

Desmond is Principal Lawyer at VK Lawyers

He will speak about his journey into the legal world and an overview of Domestic Violence in Victoria

This week our very own Isobel Caulfield will lead us on a journey to Antarctica.

This week our guests are Yezdi & Porochi Batlivala from RC Poona Downtown

This week our guest speaker is Dr Daryl Moran - D9815 Youth Chair 

This week we are visited by guest speakers from Victoria Police Legacy

Rotary World of Difference (WOD) responds to local areas of needs in Cambodia with continuous, sustainable projects, providing safe water, sanitation, education and maternal child and health. Supporting these WOD has been taking participants on combined cultural and volunteering trips to Cambodia since November 2011. World of Difference is a volunteering project of several Rotary Clubs. There are no paid employees. Project work employs local Cambodians and will be monitored continuously and sustainably year after year, tour after tour.

In November 2023, 19 Victoria Police Young Adult Legatees (aged 18-25) and 4 VPL Leaders went to Cambodia on an incredible personal development, humanitarian experience during a WOD tour. The group raised an outstanding $33,000 to support several humanitarian projects in villages surrounding Siem Reap. All funds raised went to directly to aiding the people of Cambodia. Rotary volunteers accompanied the Victoria Police Young Adult Legatees, with no fundraising money being used for administration. The tour not only changed the lives of impoverished Cambodians but also had a profound impact on the Victoria Police Young Adult Legatees.

It's School Holidays

It's Grand Final Week

It's a good excuse for a Social Night

Join us for a casual dinner and some fellowship at

The Pink Hill Hotel

20 Pink Hill Bvd, Beaconsfield VIC 3807

No Regular Club Meeting this week

This week our guest speaker is our very own Gary Castricum.

Gary will be presenting to us on the topic of 'How Charities are Run'

Gary's position as Chairman of Windermere Family Services gives him a unique and first hand perspective on this subject

PP Dave Anderson is back from his international travels.

Tonight he'll be presenting to us about Leadership.

We also have D9815 Conference Chair Wil Connelissen along to tell us more about this year's distruct conference .

This week we have Anton and Bob along to prsent to us on RYDA.

Formerly Rotary Youth Driver Awareness, RYDA is more than a program, it’s partnership which supports teachers on the journey as they provide their students with the tools and understanding they need to see themselves as active, responsible road citizens. Taking, largely, a student inquiry learning approach, RYDA becomes part of the school culture from the first to last day of a young person’s high school life. Beyond that, RYDA provides students with the tools, habits and motivation to take action and stay safe on our roads as both drivers and passengers throughout their lives.

Long term change will only be realised where educational materials support each-other and key messages are repeated over time. RYDA, a program professionally developed by leading learning organisation, Road Safety Education Limited (RSE), is designed to complement the high school curriculum.

RYDA features a highly engaging and memorable one-day workshop which front-loads students’ understanding of road safety. The workshop sessions are designed to be held in small classroom sized groups (approximately 25 students) and are led by a team of trained facilitators including Police, driving instructors and other community sector specialists.

RYDA is delivered to over 660 high schools throughout Australia and New Zealand, with an average of 40,000 students participating in the RYDA Program every year.

Our first vocational visit for some time sees us meet at Mercedes Benz Berwick, 6 Prestige Place, Narre Warren, on Wednesday 23^rd October, at our normal time of 6.30 for 7.30pm.

We will be guided through a site tour of both state-of-the-art showrooms, followed by a tour of the workshop, and finishing with a new model release talk in one of only three AMG performance Centres in Victoria. 

Our dinner meal will be hot and cold finger food catered for at the venue,  and served with soft drink, sparkling wine, beer and wine, generously part sponsored by our hosts.

Bring your family and friends for this fun opportunity of an exclusive look behind the scenes at Mercedes Benz Berwick whilst having a great social night out.

This week our guest speaker is our very own Gary Castricum.

Gary will be presenting to us on the operation of a 'Not for Profit' organisation.

Gary's position as Chairman of Windermere Family Services gives him a unique and first hand perspective on this subject

Tonight it's a chance to get hands on! With clay that is.

Our very own master of the wheel - Louise J will be leading us in in this 'black magic' art, whilst Wendy will will show us the joys of hand formed pottery.

Come along and have a try. Who knows, we have have some budding potters out there.

We'll cap it off with some Pizza. 

Bring your partners for a night of fun and fellowship.

Pizza and drinks (beer, wine and soft drink) included.

With Remembrance Day having just passed, tonight we will be joined by Ray Heathcote from the Berwick RSL.

This is chance to learn a bit more about the RSL and what they do for returned service personnel and their families.

This week we are holding our dual Annual General Meetings:

• Rotary Club of Berwick Inc
• Rotary Berwick and District Benevolent Society.

In addition to the AGMs, PP Geoff will be giving us a short presentation on an exciting new project opportunity with St John of God Berwick

​Toinight is also an opportunity to bring along any items for the Casey North Community Information and Support Services (CNCISS) Christmas Appeal

They are particularly after childrens toys and non-perishable food items.

The Christmas Party is currently fully subscribed.

If you'd like to be added to the waiting list, please contact the Secretary.

T’is the Season……..

So let’s get jolly!

Wednesday 4^th December will see the Rotary Club of Berwick celebrate the festive season, with fun and frivolity, over a four-banquet meal at Shanikas - 7 Lakeside Boulevard, Pakenham.

There will be a visit from the man in red and, of course, a couple of rounds of heads and tales! Pocket some coins to bring along to chance a win.

The cost is $85 per person inclusive, for a four course banquet.
Drinks at bar prices. 

This is a purely social night of festivity,and time to spend in each other’s company.

Fundraiser BBQ at Bunnings Clyde North

We will be running two shifts: 8am to 12noon and 12noon to 4pm

Please indicate your available time in the comments when registering

The tradition continues once more and all club members are invited to the summer BBQ at the Kraan's.

BYO Meat, Drinks, Nibbles, Chairs, Plates, Glasses and Cutlery and a Salad or Dessert to share.

Happy New Year to all.

We're back to regular meetings at Holm Park again this week.

No guest speakers as such but we'll just enjoy a meal together and do a bit of a catch up on what everyone's been doing over the holidays.

Hope to see you there.

This week our guest speaker is PDG Tony Monley.

Tony is a director of the Rotary Foundation.

The Rotary Club of Berwick is a long term supporter and contributor to the Foundation.

Tony will be giving us an update on the great work done by the Foundation and of course telling us about how we can help.

This week our guest speakers are Paul Lloyd and a team from the Rotary Club of Southern Mitchell.

       Project LEMUR: Lift Every Malagasy Up Rotary.

This Southern Mitchell Rotary international project is designed to support 1,000+ Primary School children and their teachers at St. Vincent de Notre Dame de l'Androy (St. Vincent's) Primary School in Ambovombe, Androy Madagascar.

Years of severe drought and Covid-19 forces rural communities to resort to desperate measures. Many have had no significant rainfall for years.

Modest crops fail. People eat insects and cactus & even these are dying off.

Little access to water is profound, impacting the island's flora & fauna, crops, livestock and people.

Fodder can't grow, so livestock are exchanged for food. Farms and homes are being sold.

Children are removed from school, adding to the tragedy and reducing chances of recovery.

This week we have not one but two behind the badge talks.

Come along to find out a little more about two of our members.