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2023-2024 Planning
Apr 05, 2023
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM -
Breakfast meeting
Mama Bear CafeApr 05, 2023 7:45 AM
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Kensington Neighourhood HouseApr 17, 2023
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Dinner Meeting
Windy HillApr 20, 2023
6:15 PM - 9:00 PM -
Tour of Duty - Retro Entertainment ANZAC Day event
Maribyrnong Park Bowling and Croquet ClubApr 21, 2023
1:00 PM – 3:33 PM -
RIMERN VOLUNTEERING
RIMERNApr 27, 2023
10:30 AM - 3:00 PM -
Breakfast meeting
Mama Bear CafeMay 03, 2023 7:45 AM
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Fairbairn Park Wildlife Corridor planting
Fairbairn ParkMay 20, 2023
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM -
RIMERN VOLUNTEERING
RIMERNMay 25, 2023
10:30 AM - 3:00 PM -
RICON23
Melbourne Convention CentreMay 27, 2023 10:00 AM -
May 31, 2023 5:00 PM
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Lyn BorghoutsApril 5
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John SklenarApril 9
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Leonard SeddonApril 11
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Geoffrey CawseyApril 15
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Allan BrunoApril 20
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Geoff CawseyApril 15
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John SklenarAnneApril 1
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Peter CribbBev CribbApril 5
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John SklenarApril 1, 199429 years
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Peter CribbApril 5, 200617 years
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Paul HarrisonApril 13, 20212 years


She asked for the assistance of members Peter Cribb, Josie Magri and Karolina Sevcikova with the badges.





The speakers were:

These playgrounds came from Casey shire and Dandenong Council.


Meeting this warm couple at the Sugarbeat cafe on Langs road and walking down their memory lane was an absolute treat. Here’s the conversation with our charter member Geoff and his wonderful life partner, Dulcie.
The Polio Plus Society, a fundraising and recognition program specifically to support the worldwide effort to eradicate polio, is now open to District 9800 Rotarians. Members pledge to donate at least US$100 annually to the PolioPlus Fund until polio is gone from the world. To become part of this exciting venture, simply complete the Commitment Form and continue to donate to this vital program until polio is only a memory. You will receive a certificate and pin; and your contribution will count towards Paul Harris Fellow recognition and Major Donor status.
Inaugural members of the District 9800 Polio Plus Society will receive their recognitions at a launch event is planned for 15 April.
The Polio Plus Society brochure and commitment form are here: https://www.rotarydistrict9800.org.au/sitepage/foundation/polio-plus-society
If you have any questions or would like more information please contact Polio Plus Co-ordinator,
Jane Pennington. Email: Jane.Pennington@rotary9800.org

You will remember my request for no presents on my retirement, just money for the Street feeding program. So I had $590.


The traffic is unbelievable! bumper to bumper AND you need to give yourself at least 3 hours travelling time to just go a few kilometres. Seriously, and the Filipinos take it in their stride, it’s just how it is!








Below right - Ching Chan, Lesley, Zoe and Graeme {a long serving teacher.





She then made presentations to:
Peter Cribb - acknowledging his efforts as a Mentor to her when she first joined the club.
Edith Chen - as a mentor to Melina Caccetta in her role as the new Op Shop Manager.




The Rotary Club of Flemington Kensington feels very privileged to be able to extend our ongoing sponsorship support to this wonderful club.
Good luck to the whole team for another year of playing.



Prior to the COVID pandemic, Gallery Sunshine Everywhere acquired funding from Brimbank Council and implemented the project in Sunshine, a suburb in Melbourne’s west. A report is available in the Projects section of www.gallerysunshine.com.
In 2019, Gallery Sunshine Everywhere joined with the Public Pedagogies Institute in a successful grant application to Moonee Valley Council to run a similar program in Flemington.
The program ran at Debney Meadows Primary School in early November.

Fabulous meal organised by Dulcie and her crew.



A new PhD research project funded by Australian Rotary Health and the /Rotary Club of Flemington Kensington PhD Scholarship. is aiming to equip schoolteachers with evidence-based strategies to tackle mental health problems in the classroom.
Former teacher and hD candidate Catherine Johnson knows first-hand about the impact a student’s sense of wellbeing has on their ability to learn and reach their potential.
“When I started in the classroom, my training did not prepare me for the complexity of student concerns and needs that arose, which led me to want to explore how to best provide training to teachers in supporting student mental health,” Ms Johnson said.




Thank you Bob Allardice.


This was recorded in Hansard on 4 August.







* Supporting the environment
* Basic education and literacy
* Maternal and child health
* Community economic development
* Water, hygiene and sanitation
about us and our work. Or call in and see Mel at the op Shop.

the most significant award a Rotary club can achieve, for 2021-22.
This past year, your club demonstrated a commitment to achieve its goals, which ultimately helps strengthen Rotary and shape our future.

The partnership will capitalize on Rotary International ‘s global network along with the alumni of Sri Lanka’s leading schools to raise funds from the Sri Lankan community living overseas.
Donors can also donate through the online platform www.lifelinesrilanka.rotary.unicef.org.au to give a lifeline to Sri Lankans during the current crisis.
UNICEF will use the collected funds to procure essential medicines, medical equipment, water purification tablets, and school stationery to support vulnerable communities facing severe shortages across the country.
The partnership was launched ON 22nd August in Colombo by UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, Mr. George Laryea-Adjei and UNICEF Sri Lanka Representative, Mr. Christian Skoog together with Zone Director of Rotary International, Mr. A S Venkatesh, and Sri Lanka Rotary District Governor Ms. Pubudu de Zoysa.
Donations can also be made by direct deposit to: UNICEF Sri Lanka through the bank details below. Please note ‘Lifeline Sri Lanka’ in the description. Please also email notification of the deposit to: donatesl@unicef.org
Account name: UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUNDBank name: Sampath Bank PLC Account number: 002960004747Account currency: LKR Branch name: Headquarters’ branchBranch address: 110, Sir James Pieris Mawatha, Colombo, Postal code 00200 SWIFT BIC: BSAMLKLX

Len was born 11 April 1933 in a small town in Victoria called Murtoa. We moved when I was still young to Linga, situated between Ouyen and the South Australian border in the Sunraysia region. There I went to Linga state school. My father was a Bank Manager, and my mother managed the Post Office until we moved to Melbourne in 1940, after my fathers' passing in 1937.










Yvonne has been married to Bob, an Agricultural & Resource Economist for 44 years and they have 3 adult children (a geotechnical engineer, an archaeologist, and an editor in the publishing trade) and 4 grandchildren who live in New South Wales. Education is a big part of our family life!

This connection began in 2017 when PP Peter Cribb met Dr Esantha Ariyadasa through friends in Adelaide. This led to the shipping of a 40' container filled with educational materials from donations in Kind - and a playground. Thus began RORP.



It follows the very successful Victoria Police & Ambulance mentoring programs run by Central Melbourne for many years. This is an exciting new collaboration from Rotary delivering an innovative mentoring program to international students.
It offers an opportunity for Rotarians seeking to “give something back” and provides an opportunity for clubs who are interested in mentoring but were unable to participate in previous programs.
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Our sponsorship is targeted at young women from disadvantaged socio economic backgrounds and contributes towards their membership and playing fees as well as their uniform.

RIMERN has been awarded a coveted Centenary of Rotary in Australia Grant for $25,000 from the wonderful Rotary Club of Balwyn to enable us to buy our own VAN!! This is the best news and we are so grateful to Rotary Balwyn for their generosity!









Other guests were Nicole Marshall and Caitlin, Yvonne Farquharson, Michelle, Barbara and Debbie from the Op Shop, Edith, Carol and Kiran, Karolina and Lesley.




Del had been a serving policewoman in the Flemington and Kensington areas for many years, working with multicultural families and young people. She had a passion for empowering these young people through education and "walked the talk". She took on a role with our district in supporting the Rotary Youth Exchange program and hosted many international students for their exchanges here in Melbourne. She also undertook the Kokoda Trek with students from MAC and St Bernard's with other police officers on 2 occasions. Del also visited India on a Vocational Study Exchange with PDG Murray Verso.

Haniyah Abdou Said - 2019-2020 now studying art and fashion design at RMIT.
Zebin Gebreslase - 2021-2021. Zebib has just completed VCE.
Inas Adil Ahmed - 2021 - 2022 Inas has completed year 11 and will also attend NYSF in January 2022
Habon Sani - 2022 - 2023

At this year's graduation -


bolts while Jules Borghouts and Suba Pragasam from North Melbourne Rotary tackled the higher elements and the 2 roofs.
See all the photos at photoalbums/rorp-kensington-ymca
This is a good fun hands on activity which was over and done in under 3 hours. Bob says this playground will join several others in the yard awaiting a container and shipping berth. It will probably go to Egypt where SA Rotary has made a connection.
We planted another 50 understorey plants to extend the planting towards Flemington.



Support the Rotary Club of Flemington Kensington projects + Give kids on remote islands a modern education + Save carbon emissions and plastics.

Grocery packs and clothing were supplied from the JET Foundation and Flemington Kensington Rotary's Fit for Use store in Werribee.



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Flemington Kensington Rotary is proud to have supported many students in recent years including 2020 DUX Alex Langley who attended National Youth Science Forum in 2020 and 2020 Growth DUX Haniyah Abdou Said who was the inaugural Del King Scholarship recipient.
PP Peter Cribb: 3





Geoff Cawsey: Charter Member 1987, Past President 1988-1989: 2001-2002, James Hosie Awardee, Paul Harris Fellow Sapphires. BBQ and Onto Conference Champion.



Access the application form here.



family and neighbours? It gives a strong
overview of what we do,
who we are and how we work to improve lives.
- join in with our many volunteering opportunities
- make new friends and
- learn new things.
- give back

More work needs to be done to reach rural and hard to reach communities and the need for ongoing funding to eradicate the disease completely remains.
All contributions will be matched 2:1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation again this year. Donate online here or contact the treasurer to make a donation through the club.
Join us to celebrate President Anne Heyes year of COVID and Rotary Opens Opportunities and handover to Lesley McCarthy for Serve to Change Lives.


Drinks at bar prices.


Did you know that each year these volunteers dedicate over 600 million hours to help others. Let’s recognise the significant contribution of Australia’s almost six million volunteers and reconnect with what is important by giving your time to help others.


- Volunteer Opportunities
- Humanitarian Focus
- Community Engagement
- Public Image Focus



Sincere thanks to our supportive sponsors.








The plan is to create a sensory garden to surround the new Buddy Bench,
and create an enjoyable space for children to sit, chat and enjoy the fragrances.


It is with immense delight we were advised that the first playground from the recent container to Sri Lanka has been installed and officially unveiled today. This playground has been placed at a children's play area in Ampara, about 360 km east of Columbo.
The formal ceremony was conducted by President Dr. Rohana Dayaratne of the Rotary Club of Ampara in the presence of President Sarav Soundar of the Rotary Club of Columbo, Past District Governor Senake Ameresinghe and PP Pubudu De Zoysa Chairman of District 3220 projects as well as Urban Council dignitaries and a large number of Rotarians.
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