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Weekly Meeting Roster Janice Pounder 2025-01-01 16:00:00Z 0

 A of Variety Fortnightly Talks at our Meetings

 
MONDAY 25TH NO0VEMBER
Dr Jacinta Vu, an oral surgeon, a wife, daughter, mother to four children under the age of 10, and several other roles, was an inspiration. Jacinta won the Australian of the Year Award and the 2025 Local Hero Award for her work with the Healing Smiles Not for Profit Organisation for the last six years.
Through dentistry, this organisation tried to bring hope and healing to victims of Domestic violence. The impact of Domestic Violence on oral and mental health can be huge. It can result in associated trauma, both emotional and physical, a lack of access to dental care and a loss of self worth.
The ninety volunteers within the dental health area of the organisation aim to build a relationship with the patient, and are especially aware of such things as touch being a trigger of fear, and they hope to reduce the impact of the trauma, and improve the self worth  of those who have come in for dental work, often referred by their GP or other women’s organisations. . 
 
MONDAY 11TH NOVEMBER
The History of Princess Margaret Hospital
The guest speaker at the Melville Rotary lunchtime meeting was Sue Burtenshaw , supported by her husband, Doug. Sue had devoted four years to collating and writing the history of PMH before it was all lost, as many of the nurses and others involved in its history were getting older and no longer here.
Princess Margaret hospital was started in 1897 and closed in 2028. it had a chequered history of financial support from donations to fund raising events. In its early stages, the death rate of children under the age of two years was as high as 43%, many of whom died from malnutrition. By 1950, the death rate dropped to under 2%.
Apart from actual medicine and operations, the nurses roles were varied. They tried many things to improve the lives and the boredom of the hospital routine for the children, especially this e from the country who didn’t have many visitors, which included taking them outside into the sunshine or taking them for walks. Sue described a picture from the archives that had a Matron (Matron Stokes) and several nurses all holding lion cubs, which often slept on the children’s beds in the wards. 
Currently there is no specialised paediatric training in WA and other hands on training for nurses coming straight out of university is also very limited. Therefore Sue has now taken up the drive to improve this situation. Well done Sue.
 
 A of Variety Fortnightly Talks at our Meetings Janice Pounder 2024-12-06 16:00:00Z 0

Melville Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours Event
 

Melville Rotary President Marilyn Barton welcoming everyone to  the meeting
Commodore Brian Cross of the South of Perth Yacht Club 
 
Some of the guest from the local businesses
Melville Rotary members enjoying the evening
Special guest speaker Peter Stanbrook
Peter networking with a guest
Trevor Ridwell and guest on the verandah at SoPYC
Guests enjoying the view and refreshments
Photographer Kirsten Graham from Compose Photography with a guest

 
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Melville Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours Event  Marilyn Barton 2024-09-26 16:00:00Z 0

Meeting Talk

 
All About EV’s by Dr Chris Jones
The guest speaker on Monday 26th August was Dr Chris Jones, the president of the AEVA (the Australian Electric Vehicle Association, and who spoke about  Electric Vehicles.  Dr Chris said that electric vehicles can be powered by coal, gas, nuclear, wind, solar or hydro electricity The mission of the Association is to transition Australia’s transport networks to electric propulsion as quickly as possible. They hold workshops, webinars, field trips and drive days.  EV cars are charged through either a battery pack or direct through the power grid, and that this area is a very fast changing field. There are many EV charging stations around WA, but actually still not enough.
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WA Kokoda Trail Channel 10 News story

Melville Rotary donated $2000 towards sending a student to participate in the
Kokoda Trail in New Guinea
 
 
Please click on the photo to view Channel 10 news clip of the Boxing Day trail.
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Melville Rotary Indigenous Education Scholarship Janice Pounder 2023-07-28 16:00:00Z 0

Thailand Borderless Friendship

 
 
 
Borderless Friendship Western Australia works to enhance the lives of hill tribe children in Northern Thailand. We enable children/young people to continue at school. The opportunity for education will benefit them and their whole community.  We know that keeping at-risk hill tribe children at school helps eliminate child labour and the sale of children into drug running and child sex slavery. When faced with starvation, education becomes an extravagance.
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NLSC Breakfast Club

      
  1. Deborah Regal serving a student                                                                                                       
  2.  O.T Lee and  student helper                                                                                                                         
  3. Student helping themselves to breakfast
The Rotary Club of Melville Youth Committee Supports the North Lake Senior Campus Breakfast Club.
 
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