We were pleased to hear from fellow Rotarian and Club member Lisa Wait who is employed in the role of Knowledge Translation Manager at the Epilepsy Foundation. The Foundation was established in 1963 by a concerned group of parents. Its origins are with an epileptic...

We welcomed via ZOOM Kate Warren from Ambulance Vic, who gave a very valuable and informative talk on Strokes - what they are, how to recognise them and what we can do to minimise the risk of stroke. 4 out of 5  strokes are caused by blood clots Since 2017, if you are...

A short-lived return to another combined face-to-face and ZOOM meeting (but not for long!) We welcomed our long-time friend Suzanne Crellin and her associate Craig from 3081 Angels. 3081 Angels is a volunteer run, not-for-profit organisation which collects quality,...

We welcomed Julie Johnston, Manager of the North East Neighbourhood House Network. Julie was full of information on our local Neighbourhood Houses. Did you know the first neighbourhood house in Victoria was in Greensborough? There are approximately 400 neighbourhood...

Another ZOOM only meeting as Melbourne enters its second week of the current Covid lockdown. Phil is stuck in NSW at his rural property - feeling the cold in his caravan and shed accommodation. Not quite the 50th birthday celebration he had in mind. Carl bunkered down...

Rotarian club member Robert Stringer has a passion for practical sustainable living. He and Mary’s Heidelberg home is a wonderland of examples including a very productive permaculture garden and aquaculture setup. It was aquaculture that provided the topic for...

4 November Meeting Local resident Robert Bender has been working on the garden beds around Ivanhoe Station for 20 years. “Every plant was a serious environmental weed” reported Robert—like Chilean Needle Grass and Central American Cactus, and of course the...

Tracey Young - Silver Spoon Estate Tracie Young, long-time friend of Beverley, started in the wine indus-try in 2008 after purchasing a 350 acre property just north of Heath-cote- called ‘Silver Spoon Estate’ after a geological fault line and old mine of the same name...

14 October Meeting Una Hobday is a passionate advocate for the Rotary Food Plant Solutions initiative. Started in 2007, the Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group empowers people through education about the nutritional value of local food plants. The project was...