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Private Investigations And Drones
Aug 18, 2020
Paul York is a security risk management expert. He also has over a decade’s worth of experience as a member of Victoria Police. Paul is the Managing Director of SureFact Australia, which provides tailored investigative solutions. It's said to be one of the nation’s most efficient and successful investigation companies offering an extensive range of services, including an Aerial division. Zoom Host: Ian Bentley
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Aug 18, 2020 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Private Investigations And Drones This week's speaker is security and risk management expert, Paul York. Paul has more than ten years of experience as a member of Victoria Police. He is the Managing Director of SureFact Australia, which provides tailored investigative solutions. SureFact is said to be one of the nation’s most efficient and successful investigation companies, offering an extensive range of services, including an Aerial division. Zoom Host: Noel Halford |
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Era of the Entrepreneur
Aug 25, 2020
What is an entrepreneur? And why are they so important to our future? In regional Australia the entrepreneurs walk quietly amongst us, but would we recognise them in our family, neighbourhood, school or workplace? And when we do identify an entrepreneur, what can we do to encourage and support them? Passionate about small business and rural towns. Rotarian Kerry Anderson never tires of sharing her insights from interviews conducted with amazing entrepreneurs from all over Australia. Kerry is author of Rural Entrepreneurs Australia (2020) and Entrepreneurship: It’s Everybody’s Business (2016). In 2018 she was named one of Australia’s Top 50 Regional Agents-of-Change. Zoom Host: Andrew Crockett
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Aug 25, 2020 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
This week's speaker is Kerry Anderson on the topic 'Era of the Entrepreneur' What is an entrepreneur? And why are they so important to our future? In regional Australia the entrepreneurs walk quietly amongst us, but would we recognise them in our family, neighbourhood, school or workplace? And when we do identify an entrepreneur, what can we do to encourage and support them Passionate about small business and rural towns. Rotarian Kerry Anderson never tires of sharing her insights from interviews conducted with amazing entrepreneurs from all over Australia. Kerry is author of Rural Entrepreneurs Australia (2020) and Entrepreneurship: It’s Everybody’s Business (2016). In 2018 she was named one of Australia’s Top 50 Regional Agents-of-Change.
Zoom host: Ian Bentley
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Lessons from the Living Room: Turning the Covid Crisis into Classroom Competency in Aust. Schools
Sep 01, 2020
Cheryl Lacey, author, business leader, is sometimes called a ‘rational education strategist’ and sometimes an ‘enlightened educational consultant’.
Either way, she thinks outside the square on Australia’s massively complex and often dysfunctional education system.
Zoom Host: Ian Bentley
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Sep 01, 2020 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
This week's speaker is Cheryl Lacey 'Lessons from the Living Room: Turning the Covid Crisis into Classroom Competency in Aust. Schools' Cheryl Lacey, author, business leader, is sometimes called a ‘rational education strategist’ and sometimes an ‘enlightened educational consultant’. Either way, she thinks outside the square on Australia’s massively complex and often dysfunctional education system.
Zoom Host: Ian Bentley |
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Sep 05, 2020 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Hi Rotarians and Friends of Rotary
You are invited to join us for 'Morning Tea with the DG' this Saturday 5th September commencing at 10.00am.
We have another great lineup of presenters, including Gabe Hau, Ambassador for the Institute for Economics & Peace and Peacebuilding Committee Chair; Dr Catherine O’Connor on the Polio Walk With Us campaign; and Dr Murray Verso introducing the Foundation’s new club recognition program.
Additionally we have a demonstration of Zero Waste Cooking ideas from Open Tables, and a few musical surprises for you as well.
Prior to the meeting concluding at 11.30am, you will have the opportunity to participate in a quiz and contribute your ideas whilst meeting with Members and Friends of other Clubs.
Please register your interest by clicking on this link: https://www.trybooking.com/BKXUJ To those who have already registered, thank you. 😀 We will send the zoom link to you prior to the event.
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Rural Health
Sep 08, 2020
Mark was first elected to the House of Representatives for the seat of Parkes, New South Wales, in 2007. On 6 February 2020, Mark was sworn-in as the Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government. Mark was appointed to the Coalition Government Ministry on 26 May 2019 by Prime Minister Scott Morrison as the Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government, and Assistant Trade and Investment Minister, and was officially sworn-in on 29 May 2019. From March 2018 to May 2019, Mark was the Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment. Prior to his election to the House of Representatives, Mark was the Mayor of Gwydir Shire Council from 2004 until 2007. Mark has an extensive agricultural background having spent 30 years as a farmer and grazier. Mark and his wife Robyn owned and operated a mixed farming system growing cereal crops and running beef cattle. The electorate of Parkes covers an area of 393 413 square kilometres, which is 49% of NSW and has an economy based on agriculture and mining. As the Federal Member for Parkes, Mark represents one of the largest Aboriginal populations in the Australian Parliament. When Parliament is not sitting, Mark and his wife Robyn cover large distances travelling from community to community to meet with their constituents.
Zoom Host: Andrew Crockett |
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Sep 08, 2020 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Guest Speaker: The Hon Mark Coulton MP Mark was first elected to the House of Representatives for the seat of Parkes, New South Wales, in 2007. On 6 February 2020, Mark was sworn-in as the Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government. Mark was appointed to the Coalition Government Ministry on 26 May 2019 by Prime Minister Scott Morrison as the Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government, and Assistant Trade and Investment Minister, and was officially sworn-in on 29 May 2019. From March 2018 to May 2019, Mark was the Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment. Prior to his election to the House of Representatives, Mark was the Mayor of Gwydir Shire Council from 2004 until 2007. Mark has an extensive agricultural background having spent 30 years as a farmer and grazier. Mark and his wife Robyn owned and operated a mixed farming system growing cereal crops and running beef cattle. The electorate of Parkes covers an area of 393 413 square kilometres, which is 49% of NSW and has an economy based on agriculture and mining. As the Federal Member for Parkes, Mark represents one of the largest Aboriginal populations in the Australian Parliament. When Parliament is not sitting, Mark and his wife Robyn cover large distances travelling from community to community to meet with their constituents.
Zoom Host: Andrew Crockett |
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The Experience Equation: The future of work for mature Aussies
Sep 15, 2020
In this presentation, Hunter will share information and some inspiring case studies of mature people who’ve overcome ageism to create a future where their experience will be valued. Hunter Leonard is a multi award winning marketer and best selling author of seven books. He has helped over 500 clients achieve revenue growth of over $2billion dollars. Hunter his helping one mature Aussie at a time, on a mission to help end ageism.
Hunter will share the answers to these questions and more in this presentation about his new book - The Experience Equation.
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Sep 15, 2020 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Guest Speaker: Hunter Leonard Topic: The Experience Equation In this presentation, Hunter will share information and some inspiring case studies of mature people who’ve overcome ageism to create a future where their experience will be valued. Hunter Leonard is a multi-award-winning marketer and best selling author of seven books. He has helped over 500 clients achieve revenue growth of over 2 billion dollars. Hunter his helping one mature Aussie at a time, on a mission to help end ageism.
Hunter will share the answers to these questions and more in this presentation about his new book - The Experience Equation. |
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Melbourne Indigenous Transition School
Sep 22, 2020
Edward is the founding Executive Director of the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School (MITS) where he has been responsible for the establishment, opening, management and strategic vision of MITS. Prior to MITS, Edward was a mergers & acquisitions lawyer with law firm King & Wood Mallesons, with experience in corporate governance, project management and commercial legal advice. Edward was KWM’s first Integration Secondee to its Beijing office following the firm’s merger with KWM China in 2013. Edward is driven by a belief in the value and importance of equitable access to education for all young people, in particular young Indigenous people from remote and regional communities. Choice and opportunity is an essential part of this equity – whether that choice is to study at home, or away from home. In his role with MITS Edward seeks to model the MITS values of Respect, Courage, Culture and Care. He is excited to join the IEBA Board to advocate for young people and their families who choose education away from home. Zoom Host: Noel Halford
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Sep 22, 2020 7:00 am - 8:30 am
Dear Rotary, Community and Business Leaders
You are invited to join us for the next Rotary District 9800 Business Leaders Breakfast being held on Tuesday 22nd September via Zoom. It is free and open to your Community Partners so please share this opportunity.
Topic: Leading teams and organisations in a changing world. Date: Tuesday 22nd September 2020 Time: 7:00am to 8:30am Bookings at: https://www.trybooking.com/BKRGN
Guest Speaker: Annette Kimmitt - CEO/Managing Partner, MinterEllison. Annette has strategic leadership experience in financial and professional services, and worked with clients and in management, both in Australia and globally. Annette will share with us her thoughts on leading teams and organisations through the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. Annette will also show you how her organisation is ensuring her team remains upbeat, in good health and optimistic. Annette will leave us with practical tips to remain ever present in an every changing world.
Once booked, the zoom details will be sent in a separate email prior to the event.
We do hope you and your friends can join us. Best regards
Philip
Philip Archer
District 9800 Governor 2020-21
M: 0448 999 555
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Sep 22, 2020 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Via Zoom Edward Tudor, Executive Director Melbourne Indigenous Transition School Edward is the founding Executive Director of the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School (MITS) where he has been responsible for the establishment, opening, management and strategic vision of MITS. Prior to MITS, Edward was a mergers & acquisitions lawyer with law firm King & Wood Mallesons, with experience in corporate governance, project management and commercial legal advice. Edward was KWM’s first Integration Secondee to its Beijing office following the firm’s merger with KWM China in 2013. Edward is driven by a belief in the value and importance of equitable access to education for all young people, in particular young Indigenous people from remote and regional communities. Choice and opportunity is an essential part of this equity – whether that choice is to study at home, or away from home. In his role with MITS Edward seeks to model the MITS values of Respect, Courage, Culture and Care. He is excited to join the IEBA Board to advocate for young people and their families who choose education away from home. Zoom Host: Noel Halford
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Street University
Sep 29, 2020
The Street University is a youth development project created by the Ted Noffs Foundation which provides various community based services and interactive spaces for people aged 12 – 25. Our aim is to help them realise their dreams, harness their potential and to create positive outcomes for their lives and their community. The Street University’s trained directors, mentors and facilitators use a multifaceted range of youth work, counselling and community development techniques in order to combine progressive approaches to social work with grassroots community participation. We experiment with the artistic and social potential made possible by a uniquely Australian multi-ethnic, inter-faith, socially diverse culture. Zoom Host: Noel Halford |
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Sep 29, 2020 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Via Zoom Kieran Palmer, Noffs Foundation
Street University
The Street University is a youth development project created by the Ted Noffs Foundation which provides various community based services and interactive spaces for people aged 12 – 25. Our aim is to help them realise their dreams, harness their potential and to create positive outcomes for their lives and their community. The Street University’s trained directors, mentors and facilitators use a multifaceted range of youth work, counselling and community development techniques in order to combine progressive approaches to social work with grassroots community participation. We experiment with the artistic and social potential made possible by a uniquely Australian multi-ethnic, inter-faith, socially diverse culture. Zoom Host: Noel Halford |
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Oct 01, 2020 5:00 pm - 6:45 pm
We have organised a special screening of the movie “Homeland Story” which is being held via Zoom for Rotary Hawthorn members and friends on Thursday 1st October at 5.00pm An amazing film showing 50 years of real life footage of Donydji - a small Indigenous community in North East Arnhem land. In 1974, Dr Neville White, a biological anthropologist, spent part of each year on the Homeland, responding to the community's request to resist the threat of mining license claims. HOMELAND STORY is a moving portrait of a resilient and determined community facing the challenges of maintaining their Donydji Homeland and preserving their vibrant culture. Whilst our projects have been based in Kimberley, WA , viewing this movie will assist us understand a little about the challenges of the remote homelands communities. We hope that you will join us! |
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Infectious Optimism - Your Superpower
Oct 06, 2020
Victor is a Director of The Centre for Optimism He believes that 'Optimism is the underpinning of resilience and we need to foster it throughout the community'. He wrote 'The Case for Optimism: The Optimists’ Voices' to give voice to the yearning for a positive approach to leadership and life. Victor's follow up book "Optimism: The How and Why" answered requests for more of 'The How' of optimism. His life experience includes stints as Commissioner to the Americas, 18 years a parliamentarian, practice as a barrister, mediator, arbitrator, businessman and board service. **Please Note: You are asked to wear a hat...funny, serious, modern, classic.
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Oct 06, 2020 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
A Super Bonus Meeting for all Hawthorn Rotarians and friends. Members will recall the success of our Hat Day Meeting last year and this year promises to be even greater with an outstanding guest speaker Victor Perton who is the Director of the Centre for Optimism. Victor served as a State Parliamentarian for eighteen years. Following his retirement from politics, he has been a barrister, mediator, arbitrator, businessman and board member. The topic he will address is "Infectious Optimism - Your Super Power". I am sure you would agree this is the time to learn how we can harness this power. And now for the added bonus. It is the Rotary Club o Hawthorn Hat Day which provides you with the opportunity to make a complete fool of yourself through the wearing some outrageous personally designed head attire. You can be creative through your HAT and make it up from all sorts of odds and ends from your personal dress up box or from your garden or anywhere within the 5klm radius from your home! There will be prizes for the best-designed hat with our own Delphine Genin being the judge. The purpose of the Hat Day is to once again raise funds for mental health research with all donations of $10.00 or more being contributed to the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund.
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Behind The Badge
Oct 13, 2020
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Oct 13, 2020 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
Phil Dolan - Our Man Behind The Badge Phil Dolan is originally from a small town on the South Coast of NSW. He first studied mathematics and computer science and worked in the IT industry before undertaking a Masters in Business Administration. He was then fortunate to secure a scholarship to undertake a PhD in finance at Stanford University in the US, where his doctoral adviser was a winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics. On returning to Australia, he worked for Macquarie Bank in the Investment Management Division for 13 years, while also teaching finance as an adjunct professor at Macquarie University. He then moved to academia as Head of the Department of Finance and Actuarial Studies at Macquarie, before becoming Dean of the Business School at the University of Western Australia in 2011. He moved to Melbourne in 2017 and is now an adjunct professor at La Trobe University where he teaches Creative Problem Solving. He is also an active angel investor, with a focus on female founded startups, and has invested in around a dozen such businesses. He has been a member of Rotary for about two years.
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BOAB Health Services, Kimberley Region
Oct 20, 2020
BOAB Health Services provide quality multidisciplinary primary health care services in allied health, mental health and care coordination for people in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Did you know that it is the only non-government health service with a footprint across the entire Kimberley region? Bernadette, who is a Diabetes Educator of the West Kimberley region of Australia, will give us an insight into the amazing work of 'BOAB'. Zoom Host: Andrew Crockett
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Oct 20, 2020 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Via Zoom Bernadette O'Brien, BOAB Health Services, Kimberley Region
BOAB Health Services provide quality multidisciplinary primary health care services in allied health, mental health and care coordination for people in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Did you know that it is the only non-government health service with a footprint across the entire Kimberley region? Bernadette, who is a Diabetes Educator of the West Kimberley region of Australia, will give us an insight into the amazing work of 'BOAB'. |
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Oct 27, 2020
Philip joined the Rotary Club of Southbank as a Charter Member in 1999 and served as its President in 2004-2005 and again in 2009-2010. He has held numerous Rotary Board and leadership positions at Club, District and Zone level. Philip was also a Director of Rotary Foundation Australia Limited from 2017 until June 2020 and RI Zone 8 Public Image Coordinator from 2012 to 2015. Spanning a career of over 35 years, Philip has provided strategic management consulting, executive coaching and mentoring, human resource advisory and executive search services for high profile individuals and corporates across a diverse range of industries. A multiple Paul Harris Fellow recipient, Philip is also a Major Donor of the Rotary Foundation and member of both the Paul Harris Society and Bequest Society. Philip and partner Tricia, have a ten acre property in Tasmania overlooking the Huon River, where they both enjoy the large veggie garden, chooks and the beautiful life Tassie generally provides when pandemics don’t restrict travel. Tricia is an Honorary Rotarian at the Rotary Club of Huon Valley, Past President, and multiple Paul Harris Fellow recipient. |
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Oct 27, 2020 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
District Governor Philip Archer's Club Visit Philip Archer joined the Rotary Club of Southbank as a Charter Member in 1999 and served as its President in 2004-2005 and again in 2009-2010. He has held numerous Rotary Board and leadership positions at Club, District and Zone level. Philip was also a Director of Rotary Foundation Australia Limited from 2017 until June 2020 and RI Zone 8 Public Image Coordinator from 2012 to 2015. Spanning a career of over 35 years, Philip has provided strategic management consulting, executive coaching and mentoring, human resource advisory and executive search services for high profile individuals and corporates across a diverse range of industries. A multiple Paul Harris Fellow recipient, Philip is also a Major Donor of the Rotary Foundation and member of both the Paul Harris Society and Bequest Society. Philip and partner Tricia, have a ten acre property in Tasmania overlooking the Huon River, where they both enjoy the large veggie garden, chooks and the beautiful life Tassie generally provides when pandemics don’t restrict travel. Tricia is an Honorary Rotarian at the Rotary Club of Huon Valley, Past President, and multiple Paul Harris Fellow recipient. |
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Oct 29, 2020 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
You and your family and friends are invited to participate in the Rotary Club of Hawthorn’s Melbourne Cup Sweep. Tickets are $5 each and, as required by Victorian law, all proceeds of the sweep will be distributed to holders of winning tickets. To minimise the cost of processing payments, tickets may only be purchased by direct deposit to the following Rotary Club of Hawthorn bank account: BSB: 083166 Account No: 53 254 5861 Please include your name and the reference ‘Sweep’. After your payment has been received you will be sent a ticket number for each of the tickets you have purchased. Bank transfers must be made no later than 12:00PM on Thursday 29 October to allow time for funds to be credited to the Club’s bank account and ticket numbers to be allocated prior to Cup Day. Example Say you want to purchase 10 tickets for family and friends.
The draw will be conducted via Zoom on Cup Day morning by the Treasurer and Club Service director with members of the Special Events team acting as scrutineers. Horses that are scratched prior to the draw on Cup Day morning will be removed from the draw, but holders of tickets for horses scratched after the draw will not be entitled to a refund. Immediately following the draw, participating Club members will be informed by email of the horses drawn on the tickets they have purchased. It is the responsibility of Club members to inform family members and friends of the horses drawn on their tickets. Prizes The prize pools shared by those drawing the first three placed horses in the race will be the following percentages of the total value of tickets sold. First place 60% Second place 30% Third 10% Winnings will be paid by direct deposit to the bank accounts of the Club members who purchased the winning tickets. Club members who purchased winning tickets will need to provide the Treasurer with their bank account details for this purpose. Club members will be responsible for distributing winnings to family or friends holding winning tickets. If you have any questions about the sweep please contact me on andpam@bigpond.com or mobile 0411 297 873. Andrew Crockett for Rotary Club of Hawthorn |
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Oct 31, 2020
From 1st to 31st October , Walk With Us for those who can’t. (or ride or swim) Global virus pandemics are not new. Before vaccines were developed for polio in the 1950s, parents were gripped by terror: over 1,000 children were dying or being paralysed each day. Now, polio is a distant memory in most countries, but it persists in a few. The problem is that until we completely eradicate the poliovirus, children everywhere remain at risk. What’s the challenge? Go for a walk! (actually, a walk, a run or a ride or even a swim—your choice) You can do this! Even those of us in lockdown can do this. So what’s involved?
What will you achieve?
In the process, stay fit and healthy and achieve more together! | #WalkWithUs | #EndPolio | #RotaryResponds | #PeopleOfAction |
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Melbourne Cup Day
Nov 03, 2020
Melbourne Cup Day is Australia’s best known horse racing event. Since 1861 it has been held on the first Tuesday of November at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. It is an annual public holiday in the state of Victoria. This event, popularly dubbed as “the race that stops the nation”, is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over, is said to be the richest ‘two-mile’ handicap in the world and is one of the richest turf races. More than 100,000 people usually attend Flemington Racecourse, and the race is televised live to an audience of about 650 million people worldwide'. Did you know? The 1875 winner, Wollomai, came from Phillip Island?, (which is located around 135 kilometres south-east of Melbourne and is better known for its penguin colonies). In earlier days, prior to a ferry service between Phillip Island and San Remo, animals were swum across to the Narrows. It was thought that Wollomai had very little chance of winning, but jockey Bob Batty rode the horse to success, in a time of three minutes and thirty eight seconds, before a crowd of 70,000 people. The owner, John Cleeland, returned to Cape Woolomai with £22,000 pounds, having given the jockey and trainer £500 each. Photo Credit: eventfinda.com.au
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Darwin Military Museum (incorporating the Defence of Darwin Experience)
Nov 10, 2020
LIVE FROM DARWIN! Norm is the Darwin Military Museum Director. The Museum has been described as 'a powerful, interactive and immersive experience.'
It tells the fascinating history of Darwin's war time involvement during WW2. Do you know the truth of the 64 Japanese raids that took place on Darwin over almost 2 years? Discover how these raids were kept a secret from the Australian population and have now been made public.
Did you know that 188 aircraft were deployed to attack Darwin dropping 681 bombs on the city? The Darwin Military Museum has celebrated its 50th anniversary. They are looking forward to another 50 years of telling the story of the Territory’s rich military history.
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Nov 10, 2020 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Nov 10, 2020
Via Zoom Norm Cramp
Darwin Military Museum (incorporating the Defence of Darwin Experience)
Norm is the Darwin Military Museum Director. The Museum has been described as 'a powerful, interactive, immersive experience.'
It tells the fascinating history of Darwin's war time involvement during WW2. Do you know the truth of the 64 Japanese raids that took place on Darwin over almost 2 years? Discover how these raids were kept a secret from the Australian population and have now been made public.
Did you know that 188 aircraft were deployed to attack Darwin dropping 681 bombs on the city? The Darwin Military Museum has celebrated its 50th anniversary. They are looking forward to another 50 years of telling the story of the Territory’s rich military history.
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Sporting Journalist Icon
Nov 17, 2020
Ken Piesse saw his first game of VFL football at old Glenferrie in 1963. His Dad went to Scotch and barracked for Hawthorn and the ground became a second home for young Ken growing up. In time he played a game of cricket there, for the Prahran second XI against Hawthorn East Melbourne and as the youngest in the team (16 turning 17) his job was to fetch the straight hit balls onto the railway tracks. He still loves Hawthorn and many of his 80 books have been written on behalf of past Hawk giants from Dermie and Dunstall to the Rat, the Big Fish and Dipper. Ken is a master storyteller and is Australian sports most published living author with a rare passion for cricket and football. Ken has been the President of the Australian Cricket Society for 15 years He is a member of the Melbourne Cricket Club Media Hall of Fame and the Australian Football Media Hall of Fame. Cricket Victoria awarded him its Major Media Award for the third time in 2015 for Cricket’s Cinderella Story, Chris Rogers’ extraordinary comeback, published in the ACS’s ‘Pavilion’ magazine. There is no more published living sports author in Australasia. You will have the opportunity of buying a signed copy of his two new books Favorite Football Yarns and Favorite Cricket Yarns via Ken’s website: cricketbooks.com.au
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Nov 17, 2020 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Nov 17, 2020
Via Zoom Ken Piesse
Sporting Journalist Icon
Ken Piesse saw his first game of VFL football at old Glenferrie in 1963. His Dad went to Scotch and barracked for Hawthorn and the ground became a second home for young Ken growing up. In time he played a game of cricket there, for the Prahran second XI against Hawthorn East Melbourne and as the youngest in the team (16 turning 17) his job was to fetch the straight hit balls onto the railway tracks. He still loves Hawthorn and many of his 80 books have been written on behalf of past Hawk giants from Dermie and Dunstall to the Rat, the Big Fish and Dipper. Ken is a master storyteller and is Australian sports most published living author with a rare passion for cricket and football. Ken has been the President of the Australian Cricket Society for 15 years He is a member of the Melbourne Cricket Club Media Hall of Fame and the Australian Football Media Hall of Fame. Cricket Victoria awarded him its Major Media Award for the third time in 2015 for Cricket’s Cinderella Story, Chris Rogers’ extraordinary comeback, published in the ACS’s ‘Pavilion’ magazine. There is no more published living sports author in Australasia. You will have the opportunity of buying a signed copy of his two new books Favorite Football Yarns and Favorite Cricket Yards via Ken’s website: cricketbooks.com.au |
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Nov 24, 2020 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
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How to Cultivate Creative Problem Solving
Dec 01, 2020
What is "creative thinking" and creativity? It is more than just "having good ideas". Most experts define creativity as producing something new and useful - ie “appropriate novelty”. At its core, creativity is basically a mixture of novelty and utility. It is relatively easy to get ideas that are one or the other. We want to avoid Samuel Johnson's criticism of an author whose book he was asked to review. "Your book is both new and interesting. Unfortunately, the parts that are new are not interesting, and the parts that are interesting are not new". Several studies have concluded creative thinking can be taught, and there are effective ways to do it. Successful techniques involve the use of toolkits and strategies that can be generalised. This talk will look at a couple of useful tools for developing creative ideas, and ways in which ideas can be evaluated, with examples drawn from some of history’s most creative thinkers. |
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Dec 01, 2020 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Speaker: Phil Dolan Our guest speaker this week is Rotary Hawthorn member, Phil Dolan. Phil has held multiple positions in academia and business, including Dean of the Business School at the University of Western Australia, and Head of Investment Research at Macquarie Bank. Along with his current interest in investing in start-ups, Phil is an Adjunct Professor at La Trobe University where he teaches Creative Thinking and Creative Problem Solving, in the Schools of Business and Humanities and Social Sciences. What is "creative thinking" and creativity? It is more than just "having good ideas". Most experts define creativity as producing something new and useful - ie “appropriate novelty”. At its core, creativity is basically a mixture of novelty and utility. It is relatively easy to get ideas that are one or the other. We want to avoid Samuel Johnson's criticism of an author whose book he was asked to review. "Your book is both new and interesting. Unfortunately, the parts that are new are not interesting, and the parts that are interesting are not new". Several studies have concluded creative thinking can be taught, and there are effective ways to do it. Successful techniques involve the use of toolkits and strategies that can be generalised. This talk will look at a couple of useful tools for developing creative ideas, and ways in which ideas can be evaluated, with examples drawn from some of history’s most creative thinkers. |
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Eleven Bats
Dec 08, 2020
Anthony 'Harry' Moffitt recently retired from the Australian Defence Force after almost thirty years.
He has served in eleven active deployments, including being wounded in action in 2008. He's a Registered Psychologist and runs a human performance consultancy, Stotan Group, working with sports teams, the military and industry.
Harry's other lifetime love is cricket. An improvised game of cricket was often the circuit-breaker Harry and his team needed after the tension of operations. He began a tradition of organising matches wherever he was sent, whether it was in the mountains of East Timor with a fugitive rebel leader, or on the dusty streets of Baghdad, or in exposed Forward Operating Bases in the hills of Afghanistan. Soldiers, locals and even visiting politicians played in these spontaneous yet often bridge-building games. As part of the tradition, Harry also started to take a cricket bat with him on operational tours, eleven of them in total. They'd often go outside the wire with him and end up signed by those he met or fought alongside. These eleven bats form the basis for Harry's extraordinary memoir. It's a book about combat, and what it takes to serve in one of the world's most elite formations. It's a book about the toll that war takes on soldiers and their loved ones. And it's a book about the healing power of cricket, and how a game can break down borders in even the most desperate of circumstances. |
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Dec 08, 2020 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Eleven BatsDec 08, 2020
Anthony 'Harry' Moffitt
Eleven Bats
Anthony 'Harry' Moffitt recently retired from the Australian Defence Force after almost thirty years.
He has served in eleven active deployments, including being wounded in action in 2008. He's a Registered Psychologist and runs a human performance consultancy, Stotan Group, working with sports teams, the military and industry.
Harry's other lifetime love is cricket. An improvised game of cricket was often the circuit-breaker Harry and his team needed after the tension of operations. He began a tradition of organising matches wherever he was sent, whether it was in the mountains of East Timor with a fugitive rebel leader, or on the dusty streets of Baghdad, or in exposed Forward Operating Bases in the hills of Afghanistan. Soldiers, locals and even visiting politicians played in these spontaneous yet often bridge-building games. As part of the tradition, Harry also started to take a cricket bat with him on operational tours, eleven of them in total. They'd often go outside the wire with him and end up signed by those he met or fought alongside. These eleven bats form the basis for Harry's extraordinary memoir. It's a book about combat, and what it takes to serve in one of the world's most elite formations. It's a book about the toll that war takes on soldiers and their loved ones. And it's a book about the healing power of cricket, and how a game can break down borders in even the most desperate of circumstances. |
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Member Behind The Badge
Feb 02, 2021
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Feb 02, 2021 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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Feb 11, 2021 5:45 pm - 7:00 pm
The inaugural Interest Group Meetings on 4 December were such a success that participants decided to meet each month on the second Thursday. Whether or not you attended the December event you are invited to participate in the next meetings on Thursday 11 February from 5:45 PM to 7:00 PM. If your interests include current affairs, books and literature, or travel - or all three - we have the group for you! To book go to: There is no fee for this event. IMPORTANT: When you register, please nominate in the 'Comments' box which of the following groups you would like to join: Travel Books and literature Current affairs |
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From Gods To Gigabytes
Feb 16, 2021
Dick Whitaker is a former meteorologist for the Bureau of Meteorology, The Weather Channel and Sky News Weather and author of books such as The Complete Book of Australian Weather, Understanding Climate Change and Australia’s Natural Disasters. He has worked with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as a rapporteur for the Commission for Agricultural Meteorology, was a consultant in the AusAID funded 'Enhanced Applications of Climate Predictions in Pacific Island Countries' (travelling extensively in the Pacific Islands) and began the Bureau of Meteorology’s Indigenous Weather Knowledge' endeavour in 2001. Dick then spent ten years as Chief Meteorologist with Sky News Weather. He has been author, co-author and consultant editor of seventeen general interest books about the weather, including publications for Time-Life and Reader’s Digest. He has a long-standing interest in public education about weather and climate. *NB: Dick will be appearing via Zoom to our meeting at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club. Chair: Noel Halford
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Feb 16, 2021 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Feb 16, 2021
Dick Whitaker
From Gods To Gigabytes
Dick Whitaker is a former meteorologist for the Bureau of Meteorology, The Weather Channel and Sky News Weather and author of books such as The Complete Book of Australian Weather, Understanding Climate Change and Australia’s Natural Disasters. He has worked with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as a rapporteur for the Commission for Agricultural Meteorology, was a consultant in the AusAID funded 'Enhanced Applications of Climate Predictions in Pacific Island Countries' (travelling extensively in the Pacific Islands) and began the Bureau of Meteorology’s Indigenous Weather Knowledge' endeavour in 2001. Dick then spent ten years as Chief Meteorologist with Sky News Weather. He has been author, co-author and consultant editor of seventeen general interest books about the weather, including publications for Time-Life and Reader’s Digest. He has a long-standing interest in public education about weather and climate. *NB: Dick will be appearing via Zoom to our meeting at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club. Chair: Noel Halford
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Feb 16, 2021 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Feb 16, 2021
Dick Whitaker
From Gods To Gigabytes
Dick Whitaker is a former meteorologist for the Bureau of Meteorology, The Weather Channel and Sky News Weather and author of books such as The Complete Book of Australian Weather, Understanding Climate Change and Australia’s Natural Disasters. He has worked with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as a rapporteur for the Commission for Agricultural Meteorology, was a consultant in the AusAID funded 'Enhanced Applications of Climate Predictions in Pacific Island Countries' (travelling extensively in the Pacific Islands) and began the Bureau of Meteorology’s Indigenous Weather Knowledge' endeavour in 2001. Dick then spent ten years as Chief Meteorologist with Sky News Weather. He has been author, co-author and consultant editor of seventeen general interest books about the weather, including publications for Time-Life and Reader’s Digest. He has a long-standing interest in public education about weather and climate.
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