Rotary Central Melbourne

12/08/2026

📅 You’re Invited – Rotary Central Melbourne | Tuesday 18 August 2026.

Looking for an inspiring way to start your Tuesday?
Join Rotary Central Melbourne for a breakfast meeting featuring guest speaker Janette Etherington.

🕢 7:40 am – 8:30 am
📍 Theatrette, Chancery Level, RACV City Club, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne

Guest Speaker: Janette Etherington - Rotary and Interplast – Changing Lives Together Since 1983

Since 1983, Rotary Clubs and Rotarians across the South Pacific have proudly supported Interplast, helping provide free reconstructive surgery, nursing and rehabilitation in developing countries where these services are otherwise unavailable. More than 20,000 lives have been transformed, while Interplast’s training and mentoring programs help build sustainable local capacity.

Janette has been Interplast’s Rotary Coordinator since 2019, combining her passion for both Interplast and Rotary. She particularly enjoys sharing the Interplast story and highlighting Rotary’s contribution through presentations to Rotary Clubs.

A Rotarian for 14 years and Past President of the Rotary Club of Nunawading, Janette has held senior management roles across retail, book-selling, vocational education and training, and apprenticeships. Janette has also served as a director on several not-for-profit and community organisation boards.

Join us to hear how Rotary and Interplast have worked together for more than four decades to change lives.

30/07/2026

📅 You’re Invited – Rotary Central Melbourne | Tuesday 4 August 2026

Looking for an inspiring way to start your Tuesday? Join Rotary Central Melbourne for a breakfast meeting featuring guest speaker Shane Jay.

🕢 7:40 am – 8:30 am
📍 Theatrette, Chancery Level, RACV City Club, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne

🎤 Guest Speaker: Shane Jay
Choices, Resilience and Ripple Effects

One decision can change a life forever. Drawing on his lived experience, Shane Jay will talk about the power of our choices, the importance of resilience, and the far-reaching impact our actions can have on families, friends and the wider community.

As founder of Safe Roads For Us, Shane has inspired audiences in schools, universities, sporting clubs, workplaces and community organisations throughout Victoria. His honest and authentic message encourages meaningful conversations about responsibility, resilience and making positive choices.
Stay afterwards to enjoy coffee or breakfast with members and guests in the RACV Club Bistro.

15/07/2026

Program – Tuesday 21 July 2026

Rotary Central Melbourne meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at the RACV City Club, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne. Members and Guests are welcome to join us in the Theatrette on the Chancery Level. Time: 7:40 am – 8:30 am

This meeting will be a Club Forum (Town Hall Meeting), giving members the chance to share ideas and help shape the future of our club. Discussion will include two questions:

1. What can Rotary Central Melbourne do to make it easier for members to participate?
2. How can we strengthen members’ sense of belonging and foster lasting friendships?

We will also welcome discussion on future meeting formats, social activities and club events. Your ideas and feedback will help us continue to meet the needs and expectations of our diverse membership.

15/07/2026

We attach the following link to the July Edition of CBD News, one of Sean Car’s Hyperlocal community publications. In particular, see page 13. Sean agreed to shine a light on the recent RCM Sleeping Bag for Homeless project, and in doing so, highlight the work of Rotary and The Rotary Foundation. Thank you Sean!

01/07/2026

Congratulations to all those mentioned on the day, including Kevin Love. Well done K!

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01/07/2026

Rotary Central Melbourne Meeting – Tuesday, 7 July 2026

Rotary Central Melbourne meets at the RACV Club on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. We warmly invite you to join us in the Theatrette on the Chancery Level from 7.40 am to 8.30 am.

This meeting features Acting Sergeant Ellani Little, the 2026 recipient of the Silk Miller Scholarship, who is undertaking a Graduate Diploma in Adolescent Health and Wellbeing at the The University of Melbourne.

Established by Rotary Central Melbourne in 2000 in memory of slain Victoria Police officers Sgt Gary Silk and Snr Constable Rodney Miller, the Silk Miller Scholarship has supported the professional development of more than 20 police officers. By advancing education in youth mental health and su***de prevention, the scholarship helps equip officers with the skills to respond more effectively to the growing mental health challenges encountered in policing.

Ellani joined Victoria Police in 2012 at Sunshine Police Station and, in 2022, was appointed to the Proactive Policing Unit at Caroline Springs. She is now leading initiatives to strengthen youth policing practices and improve outcomes for young people.

Driven by a passion for working with young people, Ellani believes every interaction is an opportunity to positively influence the course of a young person’s life.