Thank you for visiting Rotary Albert Park's website.
Rotary Albert Park (part of Rotary International) is a group of neighbours, friends, and community leaders providing humanitarian service, encouraging high ethical standards in all pursuits and helping build goodwill and peace locally and worldwide. Our club was established in 1992 and has a long history of service. We have a membership of 56 with a 50:50 gender balance.
Join us for Dinner where we can introduce you to the Club & its members, and answer any questions you may have about membership.
Let it Pour - Rotary National Drought Relief
Here’s cheers to a great “Let it Pour” campaign to help our drought stricken country cousins with this year’s National Rotary Drought Appeal.
This link takes you to ”The Rotary Clubs of Australia 2019 National Drought Appeal” GNBC Let It Pour Fundraiser website - now LIVE! https://www.letitpour.com.au/
Our partners this year include:
- Great Northern Brewing Company
- Rotary Districts and clubs in Australia
- Channel 9 -Today show
- Bendigo Bank
For more details, go to https://rotarydistrict9800.org.au/bulletin/viewsent/ad2d09c4-aade-48bb-bd68-0852f39dcdac/ccbc534d-9a5d-41d5-a4dd-60eb9d0dacdb?mid=udgnJkbP7YpctwbWHjOdJg==&type=m
A Taste of Africa - Friday, 25th October
Just a quick note to let everyone know that we're almost sold out for A Taste of Africa next week. We've sold 130 tickets so far, and taking into account a percentage that won't show, and a percentage that will just show up without booking, we're very close to being full!
If you haven't booked, but want to attend, please do so as soon as you can, or let myself or Stella know via email/phone and we'll pencil you in.
All funds raised from the night go directly to projects supporting youth and communities in Africa, including:
- Primary School children in Uganda
- Orphans and School children in Tanzania
- Children & young women in Kenya
Our focus is on supporting healthcare and education for those in need, and building a sustainable economy for communities - and hand up instead of a hand out.
We hope to see you there!
Best regards,
Matthew & Stella
Thea Hamilton
School Strike for Climate Change
Thea was one of the organisers of the Melbourne Global Climate Strike, calling on governments to take action on climate change, organised by School Strike 4 Climate, on 20th September. Other upcoming event are planned, see https://www.facebook.com/pg/StrikeClimate/posts/?ref=page_internal
Melbourne Cup Day at the Emerald - Tuesday, 5th November
You are invited to the Melbourne Cup Lunch at
The Emerald Hotel
415 Clarendon St, South Melbourne
on Tuesday, 5th November
from 12:00 onwards......
- Meals and Drinks from the Bistro Bar
- Sweeps throughout the day
- TAB on the premises
- Dress as though you are going to the Cup
RSVP: to Joan by 1st November at joanrobison43@gmail.com or 0418 351 762
AGM +
Sam Sly
Italia Mia Travel
Samantha is a self-starter who at a young age negoiated her way into the travel industry because of her love to travel and see the world. She is now the owner of a very successful Travel Avenue and Italia Mia since 2000. Sam’s spontaneity and lively personality has endeared her to clients who trust her expertise and product knowledge and repeatedly return each year for their next trip. See https://www.travelavenue.com.au/
Lakehouse Pop Up Case Study
Women over 50 are the fastest growing group of people experiencing housing instability in Australia – often as a result of pay inequity, little to no superannuation or savings, divorce, domestic and family violence and time taken as unpaid carers. Adequate supply of social housing and affordable housing remains an enduring issue across Australia. Currently there are more than 40,000 applicants for social housing, on the Victorian Housing Register alone.
The Lakehouse is Melbourne's first Pop Up Shelter for women in need of temporary housing. For the Study report, go to (here)
Winds of Hope update from Uganda
Just wanted to reach out and let you know about some of the work Stella and our team have being doing in Uganda during her recent trip. She returns this week, but a sneak peak at one of our new projects, is the Kisaabwa Primary School in Uganda.
This particular primary school wasn’t in our original roadmap, but we were invited by a local Rotary club to join them on a brief visit, and it was very clear that a small contribution from us could go a long way! We’ll have more of an update on this at our Taste of Africa event, as well as it being the launch night for our new Schools program in Uganda. More on that later! Don’t forget to get your tickets for our upcoming event – it’s going to be a fantastic night! For details and booking, see (here)
Kim in Timor Leste - Some Photos
For some photos of her current trip, go to https://rotaryalbertpark.org.au/PhotoAlbums/kim-in-timor-leste-sep-19
Also see video at https://youtu.be/o7VaouJy_6E or for more information, go to (here)
Committee Reports
Year-end reports were presented by each of our Avenue Directors. Click on thumbnail to view report
Presentation of donation of $4,500 to One Ball. For more photos, go to (here)
OneBall is a free community program designed for young people aged between 8-18 years. The program provides opportunities for young people from CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse) backgrounds across Melbourne to play soccer in a social setting and encourages them to:
- be fit and active, and to enhance both their physical and psychological health and wellbeing
- develop positive cross-cultural relationships with others, and
- feel more connected and empowered to make a positive contribution to their community.
Presentation of $1,000 to Geoff Amor to support Orange Sky Laundry, see https://orangesky.org.au/where-we-are/melbourne/
The shortage of emergency response vehicles is a serious problem being faced in the Western Cape, South Africa, with the numerous fires that need to be contended with. The lack of vehicles often leads to emergency services taking up to 40 minutes to arrive at disaster scenes, especially in more remote areas. It goes without saying that the vital lost time can literally mean the difference between life and death. With the help of Rotary Albert Park, The Rotary Club of Newlands were able to donate a multipurpose vehicle to the Emergency Volunteer Services (EVS).
Below are some stories and video of the project:
Rotary Albert Park runs a book recycling project where it collects books from local libraries and from direct donations, sorts and redistributes them in various ways to benefit the community. On the third Saturday of each month at the Farmers Market at Gasworks Park (weather permitting) we have a wide selection of these recycled books for sale. We are located at the back of Priscilla Jones' Cafe in Graham Street, Albert Park.
For more information on our book recycling project, 
Other Media Pages
The club is also on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter & Instagram. There are often additional posts entered by members and by other clubs, and it is a great way to get notified of events and functions.
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