Events

It is once again time for the annual Lawn Bowls challenge…Rotary Club of Monbulk V Rotary Club of Berwick - Wed 29^th March

Berwick is hosting this year’s event at Berwick Bowling Club Manuka Rd Berwick

Flat shoes(no heels) or barefeet

To get in some practice arrive at 6.30

Tournament begins at 7.00 followed by meal, presentations, fun and frivolity etc

Dinner is catered for by the Inner Wheel Club of Berwick

$35 will get you a game of bowls and a meal

No prior experience required - just come along and have some fun

Bowls will be provided if you don’t have your own and volunteers will be on hand to tutor those that require

Drinks at bar prices

Monbulk have outplayed us for a few years now so if anyone has a friend that bowls bring them along to bolster our ranks

Rae held the role of Latrobe Valley Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner from June 2017 to June 2020 before becoming the Chair of the Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority Board. Rae has extensive mine rehabilitation related expertise, with more than 40 years’ experience as a practising engineer, hydrogeologist and academic.

Rehabilitation of the Latrobe Valley Brown Coal Mine: the story so far.

The Inquiry arising from the Hazelwood Mine Fire in 2014 identified mine rehabilitation and the lack of appropriate frameworks for rehabilitation as significant issues for the Latrobe valley mines and for the region.  Recommendations were made on a way forward in terms of policy and legislation that have been rolled out over the last 5 years.  This has been set against a backdrop of early power station closures that have occurred (Hazelwood) and have been brought forward significantly (Yallourn and Loy Yang).  This presentation will give a brief snapshot of the key issues and the current status of rehabilitation planning for the Valley.

This week we will be having a guest spoeaker from the Black Dog Institute

Adam Ritzinger is a mechanical engineer who has worked in the trucking industry since graduating in the early 2000s. He is a Melbourne resident but has lived and worked extensively around the globe, including Europe and South East Asia. He is a devoted family man and father who lives with his partner, their two young girls, and the family's two miniature sausage dogs. Adam's lived experience with mental illness includes depression and anxiety, which he experienced in his late 20s and early 30s. Overcoming those challenges, and assisting others in the community to do the same, is what drives Adam to volunteer for the Black Dog Institute. 

Following the tragic loss and injury of Defence Personnel in Afghanistan in 2010, Harkaway local, Helen Comport, learnt of the need to reach out to wounded ADF personnel and honour their sacrifice for serving Australia on a combat deployment. The quilt, made to wrap veteran or Defence personnel, was such a powerful symbol in a traumatic time that it felt like an important issue that Australia should become involved in.

Helen learnt how touched her son was when he received a quilt made by Americans following critical injuries he sustained in Afghanistan. Following this tragedy, Helen decided to set up an Australian group to recognise veterans and Defence Personnel touched by war by presenting them withquilts. 

Tonight we will hear Helen’s Quilt’s of Valour Australian story.

Tonight We embark on a journey through Canada with Jack and Ann Kraan. 

Tonight we will be assembling and packing 200 birthing kits for the Birthing Kit Foundation.

Birthing kit assembly commences a 5:30pm. A regular club meeting and dinner will follow the birthding kit assembly.

The concept of the Birthing Kit began in 1995, when Adelaide Doctor, Joy O’Hazy, attended them United Nations Fifth World Conference on Women and heard Sally Field speaking about a similar kit she had seen in Nepal. With the idea that hygiene was key to improving maternal and newborn survival in low resource settings, Joy developed the Birthing Kit – a small zip-lock bag containing six basic and clean items to be distributed to women and birthing attendants in low-resource and emergency settings.

In partnership with the Adelaide Hills Zonta Club, Joy and the dedicated volunteers began assembling and distributing these simple kits around the world. The scale and impact of this project continued to grow and what was once known as the ‘Zonta Birthing Kit Project’ transformed into the Birthing Kit Foundation Australia in September 2006. 

Since our establishment, the team at BKFA has worked to extend and enhance our reach, forming strong partnerships with many Field Partners in the Sub-Saharan Africa, Asian and Indo-Pacific regions. Our work has expanded from the original Birthing Kit Program to a range of In-Country Programs that engage individuals, families and communities to create sustainable change and improve maternal and newborn health outcomes.

It's time to put your hand up to attend one of our presentation balls.
This is always a great night and at no cost to Rotarian attendees. 

We require approximately ten Rotarians needed on the day for each presentation ball 

• Rotarians required to
  • Place a program on tables for each person
  • Distribute gloves and flowers – tick off who has gloves
  • Assist with marshalling for photographs
• Roster needed of two Rotarians at door to check tickets
• Extras needed to usher if needed, answer questions, assist generally​

It's time to put your hand up to attend one of our presentation balls.

This is always a great night and at no cost to Rotarian attendees. 

We require approximately ten Rotarians needed on the day for each presentation ball 

• Rotarians required to
  • Place a program on tables for each person
  • Distribute gloves and flowers – tick off who has gloves
  • Assist with marshalling for photographs
• Roster needed of two Rotarians at door to check tickets
• Extras needed to usher if needed, answer questions, assist generally

Click here to register:

Night 1 (May 17th): https://rotaryberwick.org/event/copy-of-berwick-college-presentation-ball---night-1/

Night 2 (May 18th): https://rotaryberwick.org/event/berwick-college-presentation-ball---night-2/

It's time to put your hand up to attend one of our presentation balls.

This is always a great night and at no cost to Rotarian attendees. 

We require approximately ten Rotarians needed on the day for each presentation ball 

• Rotarians required to
  • Place a program on tables for each person
  • Distribute gloves and flowers – tick off who has gloves
  • Assist with marshalling for photographs
• Roster needed of two Rotarians at door to check tickets
• Extras needed to usher if needed, answer questions, assist generally

Tonight We embark on a journey through Portugal with Isobel and Mark Caulfield

Presentation overview

“An Economic and Investment Update - Twelve Interesting Things”

In his presentation Matthew will provide insights into the current state of economic play and then suggest how this might unfold in the various asset classes as well as ASX listed securities.

He will then look at how private investors who are holding diversified quality portfolios might best position themselves in these more volatile market conditions.

Biography

Matthew is a fully advisory stockbroker and wealth manager with Ord Minnett with over 28 years of experience in providing personalised investment advice for private clients often for their Self Managed Super Funds.

His experience in providing professional advisory services is backed by his formal qualifications in economics, applied finance and financial planning.