Speakers Program

Usha is a senior academic at the School of Property, Construction and Project Management at RMIT. She has worked in architectural practices in India, Canada and Australia. Her expertise in this area has extended to her work in encompassing sustainability in issues related to building and its connection with the built environment. A direct outcome of Usha’s influence from her work with triple involves bringing practical knowledge of energy, efficiency and conservation to triple bottom line sustainability in the buildings and the built environment.

One of Usha’s major strengths lies research. Her interests include Policy and Regulation, Built Environment Design/Form, Heritage Issues and Smart Cities. Usha has promoted her work in a number of key forms. For example, Information Technology, Conference Presentations, Seminars etc, all of which have involved students both from Australia and overseas tertiary institutions, including India, Canada and Asia.

Usa’s présentation was comprehensive, professional, engaging and was received extremely well by Rotarians and guests.

About The Conversation by Misha Ketchell, Editor

Misha has been a journalist for over 20 years. He sees democracy as we know it to be in crisis. This is particularly because of the astonishing decline in our trust in the media.

"Advances in Cancer Research" 

Sally Beattie, Community Facilitator at Our Place

Our Place Carlton is a partnership between City of Melbourne, Colman Foundation and Carlton Primary School, and is located at the corner of Palmerston and Rathdowne Streets in Carlton.

Casey Tan- "The Lucky Country Kid"

Our speaker was Hugh Bucknall, Melbourne Rotary Club. Hugh gave a very lively talk about the forthcoming Australian Rotary Centenary celebration in 2021 and the big success story of attracting the International Convention in 2023 (May 27 -31) over stiff competition from London.

Hannah Rundell will tell us more about her Music Scholarship to the USA and also a performance.

Fiona Darling-City of Melbourne

"Financial Counsellors- online gambling"

SOPHIE ELLIS,  BENDIGO BANK  “BRANCHING OUT’

Sophie comes from a family in Bendigo with strong ties to the South Bendigo Rotary Club.  She has an Arts background including a Master of Arts (Arts Management Program) from RMIT.  She is the  Local Engagement Officer at the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank which has recently opened at 282 Lygon Street, Carlton.

“The Teacher Challenge/Education”

Pete is developing a pilot project for an online reading program to happen here in Melbourne (and hopefully spread nationally) to engage volunteers reading with kids (one-on-one) for half an hour in the afternoon after normal school hours.

This will help the kids to keep engaged, the parents to have a bit of time to themselves, volunteers have something to do to help etc.

Maree Rebach 2019 award recipient 

Kate Louise Cherry- MS Ambassador

Dr. Kerry Bennett- CEO Graduate House, "THe redevelopment plan for Graduate House" 

A GLOBAL LEADERSHIP EVENT

Guest Speaker: Ian Riseley OAM,

President of Rotary International 2017-2018, Trustee of The Rotary Foundation 2019-2023. Introduced by Keith Ryall (District 9800 Governor 2011-2012; Rotary Club of Carlton).

THE POWER OF VOLUNTEERISM: HOW CAN I MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE

Working Meeting: Leave at 1.30pm (approx) for Working Bee at DIK.

What I am doing as a Doctor during the Covid 19 pandemic

District Governor Visit

Working Meeting

followed by visit to Australian Unity Drummond Place Retirement Village from 2pm to 3pm.

Council Member, The Graduate Union

"A migrant lawyers case towards greater diversity and inclusion".