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The Southbanker


The Electronic Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Southbank
District 9800

OUR VISION

A club that is enterprising, caring and productive. Developing fellowship and implementing activities rich in choice, for the benefit of our community.

 

[Club Diary Dates] [Guest Speaker] [Meeting Details]
[DG Colin Muir's message in Networker]
[Bulletin Index]
[Last Week's Meeting]
[Upcoming Events]


"What's on in District?"


Southbank Club Diary Dates

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9 March 2010 Fellowship meeting - Lawn Bowls - Middle Park Bowls Club, Canterbury Road, Albert Park
11 March 2010 RC Southbank business breakfast - Crown Towers Hotel: 7 am for 7.15 am start
15 March 2010 Board Meeting
16 March 2010 Joint Friends of Rotary meeting
1 April 2010 Breakfast with the Prez
16-18 April 2010 Victorian Street Soccer Camp - Lancefield
20 April 2010 RC Southbank business breakfast - Rohit Talwar, Futurist Speaker - Crown Towers Hotel: 7 am for 7.15 am start
4 May 2010 Rotary in Concert Meeting - special performance - Cath Mundy & Jay Turner: 6 pm for 6.30 pm start
29 May 2010 Kids Foundation Ball
10 June 2010 RC Southbank business breakfast - Crown Towers Hotel: 7 am for 7.15 am start
2 July 2010 Club President Changeover Dinner

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MEETING 520 - Tuesday 9 March 2010

This meeting of the Rotary Club of Southbank will be held at 
                    
Middle Park Bowls Club
                     Canterbury Road
                     9690 4948
                     Melways ref: 2K F10
                     5.45 pm arrive and begin BBQ
                     6.30 pm - dusk barefoot lawn bowls

To book or record an apology, please contact Narina via email before 12 pm Monday.  If you want to know how to get there, please click here.

Upcoming rosters:

Date Chair Members' Moment Attendance Scribe Greeter
9.3.2010 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
16.3.2010          
23.3.2010          

Are you rostered for duty at this meeting, but will not be able to attend? Please make sure, that you organise a replacement and inform Club Service.

PROGRAM

Guest Speaker: no guest speaker for this meeting.  This is a fellowship meeting with lawn bowls and BBQ, organised by Bobbi.  Bare feet or rubber thongs only, pedicures optional, toe rings desirable.

More upcoming speakers here! 


 

President Philip's Message

We had seven delegates from Southbank attend the Perth Conference and all of us had a great time.  In many ways the event was quite special with a number of inspiring speakers, both from within Rotary and outside of it.  ...

(Full President's Message here) 


Last Week's Meeting

We had a very pleasant meeting with Darren Williams as our guest speaker.  We also had a contingent from RC Caulfield, led by President Heather Welsh, visiting the club.  President Heather presented to the club their GreenClean Laundry Balls project which is not only environmentally friendly but is also economical. ...

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Beautiful Timor-Leste
 

2010 Calendar
Twelve months of fabulous art photos of Timor-Leste
plus an additional 2011 Planner page

All proceeds support the work of the Xanana Trust in Timor-Leste

Order now - $20
Order online at www.xananatrust.org (click the link)


Rotary Foundation Thought

This week’s Rotary Foundation Thought is about District Simplified Grants (DSG). ...

 


Inspire - from "The Prez"

“Try not to become a man of success but a man of value.”

- Albert Einstein


Upcoming Events

11 March 2010 - RC Southbank Business Breakfast - guest speaker: Geoff Kelly - strategic influence.  Be sure to invite your colleagues and friends. All profits go to the The Rotary Club of Southbank’s Community Fund, so it is a good opportunity to contribute by attending.
 

Rotary International, International Convention 20-23 June 2010, Montreal, Canada.

 

 


Service Projects and Opportunities

Be part of the Regeneration of Kinglake.  Volunteers needed - plenty of opportunities to help the victims of the Black Saturday bushfires.

 

Kids Foundation - Camp Tango - a brief outline from Catherine Morales.


 

Yarra Glen Community Fire Relief Centre - Fundraising and opportunity to construct a children's play area.

Hanover House BBQ in 2010 - volunteers needed!

 

 


DG Colin Muir's Weekly Message in Networker

(Issue 32, 1 March 2010)
March
is World Literacy Month
"Rotary Let the Conference Begin"

I write this week’s DG Message from my hotel room in Perth as our Conference Committee puts the final touches to what I believe will be the best District Conference ever. There is a special buzz around Perth as Rotarians from District 9800 start flying in for this special calendar event. ...

(Click here for the Networker with the full DG's message)
 


Batman Cluster ~ Club Meeting Details
RC Melbourne
President
Barry Watts
Wednesday 12:40 pm for 12.50 pm
The Windsor Hotel
103 Spring Street, Melbourne
Ph: 03 9654 7242
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RC Central Melb-Sunrise
President Kevin Love
Tuesday 7:15 am for 7.45am
RACV City Club
501 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Ph: 03 9944 8888
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RC Albert Park
President Joan Robison
Wednesday 6 pm for 6.30 pm
Lifesaving Victoria
cnr Todd Rd & The Boulevard
Port Melbourne

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RC Melbourne South
President Bronwyn Stephens
Friday 12:45 pm for 1:00 pm
The German Club Tivoli
291 Dandenong Road,
Windsor
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RC Port Melbourne
President
Geri Charles
Monday 6 pm for 6.30 pm
Lifesaving Victoria
cnr Todd Rd & The Boulevard
Port Melbourne
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RC Docklands
President Mark Nutter

Tuesday 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm
James Squire Restaurant (Upper Deck), G16, 439 Docklands Drive, Waterfront City (cnr Waterfront City Promenade & Pearl River Rd), Docklands, VIC 3008
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