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President's Report

Thank you to all our members, friends, supporters and volunteers who assisted in making this Art Show so very special.  After the COVID year everyone was ready for an opportunity to celebrate, communicate and enjoy each other's company again.

Despite some hiccups in the leading weeks, the show itself was a great success as shown by the many positive comments and feedback we received.

The Art Show would not have been the wonderful event it was without the dedicated Art Show Committee: John Elston, Betty Kitchener, Anne McMahon, Edith Chen, Sandy Belcher and our intern Ellen O'Shaughnessy.

 

We were delighted to welcome Councillors Rohan Leppert and Davyyd Griffiths from the City of Melbourne and Councillor Rose Iser from Moonee Valley Council to the Gala opening night.

 

 

Also, we continue to upload material to our Gallery247 site including some podcasts with our artists.

 https://flemingtonartshow.com.au/podcasts

Anne

 

At this week's meeting we will hear from local historian Sheila Byard on her research into Flemington Kensington.  She hopes to share memories and stories with our members Ted Frank, Geoff Cawsey and Len Seddon.
 
Fresh Prince Cafe, 192 Bellair Street Kensington at 7.15am.
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2021 Art Show
We were also delighted to receive so much assistance from the fabulous team of volunteers who contributed so many hours: Allan Bruno, Jenny Gallivan, Dulcie Heard, Lyn Borghouts, Shraddha Sharma, Josie Magri, John Sklenar, Tony Jorm, Sam Nicol, Karolina Svecikova, Jodie Mussared, Belinda Woodruff, Debbie & Barbara Ryan, Michelle Gaudry, Cathy Williams, Julie Klimpton, Maryann Scales, Parisa Shiran, Amanda McNamara, Peta Wheadon and Mel, Chewy and Vinh, Nga and Anh from the op Shop.  We were also assisted by MAC students Alex Langley, Ella & Jacinta Klassen and Inas Ahmed Abdi.

Apologies to those I have missed!!
 
Without the financial support of our generous sponsors the show would not have been the success it was.  We are extremely grateful for the ongoing support of the City of Melbourne, Bendigo Bank Ascot Vale, Nelson Alexander, Kensington Business Network, Hardimans Hotel, White Gum Potters and Flemington Traders.
 
 
 
RORP CELEBRATION DINNER - TUESDAY APRIL 6th at The Anglers Tavern
 
It's time to celebrate all the hard work and get together with all those who have been part of RORP #1.
 
The Anglers Tavern, Maribyrnong Road Maribyrnong beside the river.
6pm booked under Peter Cribb's name.
 
 
 
The 2 containers destined for Nepal are almost complete.  It is hoped they will ship within the next 2 weeks.
 
Shradd is off to Nepal to visit her family this week and will be able to see how the process unfolds "on the ground"/  We look forward to hearing from her.
 
 
 
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The Rotary Club of Yarraville will hold a special theatre evening at The Sun Theatre,
Date:  Wednesday 28 April 2021
Movie:  The Father
 
Based on the acclaimed, award-winning play, The Father starts out as a deceptively simple drama hinged on a deceptively familiar dynamic. Anne (Olivia Colman) is losing patience with her 80-year-old father, Anthony (Anthony Hopkins), whose grip on reality is fading but who refuses to allow a carer to look after him. She’s moving to Paris and needs to ensure his safety while she is away so before she leaves she must find someone who will endure him. For Anthony, life has become a source of ever-disorienting confusion and in a masterful stroke, the writer-director Florian Zeller (who created the original stage production) tells the story from his eyes as characters and locations shift and we become as muddled as he.
 
Session Time:  6.30pm
Cost: $20.00 pp (includes a bag of sweets)
 
Members and guests are also invited to D'Asporto restaurant in Yarraville at 5 pm for a light dinner before the movie. 
 
Rotary Centenary in Australia
In 2021, Rotary celebrates a centenary or service in Australia. To mark this incredible milestone, the Royal Australian Mint has produced this stunning coloured uncirculated coin. Australia’s over 1100 clubs and more than 30,000 members are proudly making an impact locally and globally with their dedication to community service. This coin honours the hard work of Australia’s Rotarians who organise a range of community programs including overseas youth exchanges, life changing surgery and fundraising for bushfire survivors. 
Rotary100downunder


Available now: http://bit.ly/3bB45Xs 
 
 
 
Rotary International President Holger Knaack has challenged all Rotary clubs to create a 70-100 second video for his #IFixThePlanet competition. 
See Holger's video here.
 
Rotary International have released new graphics for the Areas of Focus including Environment.

 

 

 
 
 
 
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The club almoner continues to be busy:

Geoff Cawsey is continuing his recovery and will attend a meeting soon.  
Len Seddon had a fall and cracked some ribs.
Lesley is almost out of rehab and hopes to be back next week.
Josie's partner Brian is still unwell.
 
COMING EVENTS:
Guest Speaker - Wednesday 7th April local historian Sheila Byard will speak on her research into the local community - she loves chatting to our history {Ted, Geoff and Len} so hope everyone can come along.
 
Tree Planting for our club's Rotary 100 celebration:  Fairbairn Park Maribyrnong Sunday May 3rd 10-2.  More info to come.
 
Multi District Virtual Conference  Virtual Victoria, is fast approaching and will be staged over four hours between 11am and 1pm on Saturday 1 May and Sunday 2 May.
 
District Governor Changeover:  Sunday 27 June - a face to face event venue TBA
 
Our club changeover TBA.

 
Gold Sponsor
Kensington Business Network
Silver Sponsor
City of Melbourne - Major Sponsor
Nelson Alexander
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Lyn Borghouts
April 5
 
John Sklenar
April 9
 
Len Seddon
April 11
 
Geoffrey Cawsey
April 15
 
Allan Bruno
April 20
 
Anniversaries
John Sklenar
Anne
April 1
 
Peter Cribb
Bev Cribb
April 5
 
Join Date
John Sklenar
April 1, 1994
27 years
 
Peter Cribb
April 5, 2006
15 years
 
Flemington Kensington Rotary are proud members of ESRAG.
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The Rotarian
Moonee Valley Council Green Action Plan
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