As the new year in Rotary begins, as part of the Regionalisation Pilot programme, Melville Rotary has been allocated to Rotary Community Group 1, which consists of eleven clubs, including Fremantle, Cockburn, Attadale, Applecross, Booragoon, Como, Mill Point, Victoria Park, Willettonand EWA.
The Presidents have already met and are looking at how all the clubs can work together to increase their impact within the community through combined projects, meetings or other events. At this stage, it is just a getting to know each other club’s interests and ideas, before anything is decided and taken back to the individual clubs for approval.
Within our own club, we have settled into the year with two meetings, one of which was a Club Assembly. The Treasurer, David Porter, proposed the budget, and Committee Chairs spoke about their proposed programmes, with each committee planning some contingency within their individual budgets. After some input and questions from the floor, the Budget was passed, with a review in December, because many of the items that make up committee budgets can be fluid and change over time.
I would like to thank the Chairs of the Committees to come together with the members of their committees in order to be able to put their committee budgets together, especially those who were new to the committee and took a lead role in putting the budget together in the temporary absence of the Chair. Many thanks to the members of the Community committee for taking on this role.
A number of club issues were raised that did not directly affect the budget, and due to time constraints were not able to be fully addressed. However there will be a Club Forum in October to enable further questions and discussion from members about Club issues.
BOARD AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERSHIP 2024-25
Board
President Marilyn Barton
Vice President Phillip Draber
President Elect
Club Services Marilyn Barton
Secretary Dale Cole
Treasurer David Porter
Membership and Publicity David Barton
Community and Environment Charles Waterton
International and Foundation Leigh Smith
Vocational Services Greg Walkington
Youth Services Phillip Draber
Awards: Chair: Marilyn Barton
Phillip Draber
Ed McKinnon
David Barton
Club Service: Chair: Marilyn Barton
Markets: Kareena Ballard
(with John McKay on roster and
Leigh Smith on spinner storage and maintenance).
Governance Ed McKinnon
Child Protection: Ed McKinnon
Sergeant: Janice Pounder
Programme (speakers): Graham Wheeler
Liaison with South of Perth Yacht Club:
Marilyn Barton
Property Officer: vacant
Membership and Publicity: Chair: David Barton
David Porter
Janice Pounder (Web and Bulletin)
James Morris
Dale Cole
David Jamieson
Community and Environment:
Chair: Charles Waterton
Ian Williams
Rob Willis
Carolyn Cook
Jacquie Heron
International and Foundation:
Chair: Leigh Smith
David Fernberg
Murray Meaton
Marilyn Kench
John McKay
Vocational Services:
Chair: Greg Walkington
David Hewitt
Laura Porrato
Margaret Waterton
Mohammad Aleia
Youth Services:
Chair: Phillip Draber
Peter Smith
Ross Ballard
Mike Rainsford
