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We meet In Person & Online
Wednesdays at 7:00 PM
934 Doncaster Road
Doncaster East, VIC 3109
Australia
Phone:
0419 332 982
Email:
barryhrotary@gmail.com
Wednesdays at 6.30 PM for 7:00 pm start
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Club Executives & Directors
President
Barry Halpern
President Elect
Brendon Woods
Vice President
Pat Armstrong
Immediate Past President
Pat Armstrong
Treasurer
David McIvor
Secretary
Kevin O'Donnell
Executive Secretary/Director
Brendon Woods
Club Administration
Brendon Woods
Foundation Chair
Sonja Ansara
Membership Chair
David Grieve
Web / Social Media
Russell Gurney
Community Chair
Russell Gurney
International Chair
Shelley Gurney
Vocational Chair
Russell Gurney
Youth Service Chair
David Rosenwax
Club Protection Officer
Pat Armstrong
On-to-Conference Chair
Pat Armstrong
Sergeant-at-Arms
Anthony Jude
Social
David Ellis
Fundraising Chair
Sohrab Bhopti
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Barry Halpern

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Welcome. My name is Barry Halpern, President of the Rotary Club of Doncaster .
 
We are a team of community minded people who volunteer our time as part of an international network of business, professional and community leaders who strive to make the world a better place.
 
Club members have many opportunities to serve, locally, nationally and internationally. Our service programs help address opportunities relating to health care, hunger, poverty, illiteracy, youth and the environment.
 
Our members experience the satisfaction from giving back to the community, and also the opportunity to enhance our own lives along the way.
 
We would welcome you to join us at one of our meetings or events to find out more about what we do, and why we are committed to help do our part to make a difference in the world.
 
Feel free to contact me on 0419 332 982 or barryhrotary@gmail.com
 
Click here to visit our Facebook page to see what we get up to smiley
 
 
#WeAreRotary     #PeopleOfAction   
 
2020-21 Rotary Theme
 
 
 
 
Rotary International President Holger Knaack believes that Rotary is not just a network of Clubs. It is an invitation to endless opportunities.
 
It opens opportunities to serve in a project as big and historic as End Polio Now and also in a small community project, where you just plant a tree.
 
And it opens opportunities to live a richer, more meaningful life, with friends around the world, based on our core values.
 
Everything we do opens another opportunity for someone, somewhere.
Mark your diary for our next DONCASTER HILL MARKET on Sunday, 2 May 2021 - and the second Sunday of the month.
 
We are a community based, all-weather, dog friendly market.
 
Come and check out the Designer art & craft stalls!
Check out our Market website
Check out our Market Facebook page
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Rotary is still in action ....
Our thoughts go out to all people and organisations affected by COVID-19.
 
We sincerely thank all our Government leaders, healthcare professionals, emergency services and security workers, and those still working to provide essential goods and services to our community. Thank you and stay safe.
 
Pictured here are many of the members and friends of the Rotary Club of Doncaster, connecting via video conference, to continue planning current and future work.
 
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Our Rotary Club in Action ... and having fun!
2020 Bruce Parker OAM Vocational Awardee Named
Please join in congratulating Lal Bochung on being the inaugural recipient of the Bruce Parker OAM, Rotary Club of Doncaster Vocational Award.
 
Lal  recently completed his Certificate 111 in Landscape Construction at the Box Hill Institute after overcoming significant hardships.  These included arriving in Australia as a refugee from Myanmar in 2017 with no English skills and very little formal training, as well as no local network. He truly is an inspiration.
 
The BHI staff have done an amazing job facilitating Lal's development and creating opportunities for him, including his successful nomination for this Vocational Award.
 
We are very proud to be associated with the Box Hill Institute  and wish Lal every success as he makes his mark in his adopted country.
 
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2020 Queen's Birthday Honours
We pay tribute to those who received honours in recognition of their outstanding contributions.
 
We are particularly proud of Club Rotarian's Bruce Parker and Dr Frank Evans who were awarded an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the General Division.
 
Bruce for services to the community and the automotive industry, and Dr Frank for service to the international community of Timor Leste. Bruce was also a key contributor in Timor Leste.
 
Congratulations one and all for your service.
 
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Rotary continues on community radio ...
Community radio is deemed an "essential service" by our Government leaders during the COVID-19 lock down.
 
Some of our Club members continue to serve on 94.1 FM 3WBC and 96.5 Inner FM to provide some sense of normality to their listening audience.
 
Of course all the Government COVID-19 hygiene and distancing guidelines are being followed, and our members will continue their service in this area as long as it is safe to do so.
 
Pictured here is PDG Russell interviewing RAWCS Projects and Volunteers Manager, Mick Willis, and having fun, via video conference. 
 
Why not listen in and hear great stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things, making a real difference, all interleaved with some great music. 
 
 
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Dr Frank Evans OAM recently gave an overview of our Club's history since chartering in 1972.
 
We are fortunate to have three charter members still active in our Club; PP Bruce Parker OAM, PDG Bill Tierney, and PP Graeme Trainor. Bill and Graeme have served continuously for almost 50 years.
 
Click this link to access the video recording of Frank's address.
 
Rotary Celebrating World Bee Day 
Rotary Doncaster celebrated World Bee Day by zooming in for a Waggle Dance .....  a fun way to draw attention to the important topic of saving bees.
 
Click here to learn more about this special day.
 
Interested in helping our environment and the importance of the humble bee?
 
Click this link to discover more about Rotarians for Bees
 
 
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Click to See Our Waggle Dance!
Speakers
Barry Halpern and Matthew Etty-Leal
Apr 28, 2021 7:00 PM
Shine On Recognition
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May 12, 2021
Cluster Meeting - DHM stall holders - Templestowe
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Jun 02, 2021
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Jun 09, 2021
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