Club News
Harry’s Houses
Work is progressing well on the house accommodation project in West Heidelberg, led by Br Harry Prout of the Exodus Community, and supported by the Rotary Club of Heidelberg. Work on the four properties has been continuing steadily with paid and volunteer workers. Pending Certificates of Compliance from the plumber and electrician, we hope to…
Read MoreVale Max Chester
Max Chester OAM PHF 28.02.1933 – 22.06.2018 Max was inducted into The Rotary Club of Heidelberg 1st December 1968 and he served the Club in many capacities for nearly 50 years. He was Club President and Secretary and played a most vital role in introducing distinguished guest speakers from a wide range of disciplines.…
Read MoreVale Tom Brown
THOMAS STANLEY BROWN 7.12.1929 – 14.05.2018 Tom joined the Rotary Club of Heidelberg on 25 July 2011. Before that he was a member of The Rotary Club of Tracy, California for 38 years. He was awarded a Sapphire Paul Harris Fellowship for his work in that Club. Tom served in the United States Navy…
Read MoreAndrew Mackenzie OAM
Andrew Mackenzie gave a fascinating talk to the Club on April 16. The transcript is attached below. THE FIRST WORLD WAR AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS
Read MoreProfessor Paul Mulvaney
Our Speaker today was Professor Paul Mulvaney Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne. His talk was on “Our Future World and Our Future Energy” and was very thought provoking. His presentation is attached to the link below. Prof Paul Mulvaney: “Our future world and our…
Read MoreVale Lynne Rodda
VALE LYNNE RODDA As most members will know Lynne passed away at approximately 1.00am on Thursday morning after a two year struggle with multiple myeloma. Whilst I only met Lynne when she joined Rotary in 2004 it quickly became clear that she, throughout her life, was a woman of great spirit, of sharp mind and…
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Calcutta 2017
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Gordon’s Makeup in Vienna
Makeup last night (Wed 25 Oct) at Rotary Club of Wien-Albertina in Vienna. They made me feel quite welcome but unfortunately for me, other than my introduction, the entire meeting including guest speaker, was conducted in German. Their club is in District 1910 and was formed about 24 years ago in 1993. I think their…
Read MoreRotary Foundation 9790
The Rotary Foundation is Rotary’s own charitable fund and is operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes throughout the world. The purpose of The Rotary Foundation can be found in it’s motto: “Doing good in the world”. Rotary is working to improve the lives of children, by providing access to health care, education, adequate food,…
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