Guest Speakers

Join us for an informative Club Forum and working meeting Clubs members are invited to ask questions and learn more about some of the things the club does within our community. Come along with new ideas and help us make a difference where it matters Meeting in the Upton Room, Box Hill RSL 6pm for 6:15pm start, 19th August, 2025 Or join via Zoom on link on home page Dinner is available in the RSL Bistro following the meeting.

Join us when we hear from 3 of our amazing members, Mia, Innocent and Tony when they present their Behind The Badge presentations The Member Behind the Badge address is a time to get to know our fellow Rotarians just a little better and are invariably the most interesting and enjoyable of our meeting topics. "Member Behind the Badge" is a phrase used in Rotary to spotlight the personal stories, experiences, and motivations of individual members. It’s not about the ...

Join us at our next meeting on Tuesday September 16th at the Box Hill RSL when we have the pleasure of hearing from Ethan Newnham. - below is a message directly from Ethan. Hi RC Box Hill Burwood! With the support of your club, other Rotary Clubs in Victoria, and the Rotary  Foundation, I've had the privilege of undertaking the MSc in Neuroscience at the University of Oxford this year. Having just completed my studies, I'm excited to have the ...

Join us when we hear from Emily Major Australian Rotary Health Researcher - below is a little about Emily. I have always been passionate about making a difference in the lives of people living with chronic disease, and I feel the best way of doing so is through research. Over the past 5 years, I have pursued a career in scientific research, developing my knowledge and skills as a scientist and researcher. Growing up in regional Victoria, the opportunities to ...

Join us when we hear from Stephanie Woollard, OAM Stephanie Woollard OAM is a social entrepreneur, humanitarian, and speaker dedicated to creating pathways for empowerment and positive change. At just 22, she founded Seven Women, a social enterprise in Nepal that has transformed the lives of thousands of disadvantaged women through education, training, and employment. With the support of Rotary clubs locally and internationally, Seven Women has grown into a global movement of inclusion and opportunity. Recognised for her outstanding humanitarian work, Stephanie ...

Next Meeting - 3rd February -Alli Parker -Author Join us when we welcome back Alli Parker to our club Alli Parker is a Japanese-Australian author and screenwriter who lives on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. Her debut novel At the Foot of the Cherry Tree is based on the true story of the first Japanese war bride to arrive in Australia, Cherry Parker, who is also Alli’s grandmother. The book became an instant bestseller and was shortlisted ...

Join us when we welcome Maureen Boaler from Story Dogs to our club. Maureen Boaler is a regional co-ordinator for the Story Dogs program based in Melbourne. She has been volunteering with her dog for 10 years. We look to her providing us with a wonderful insight into the amazing impact that dogs can have in assisting students learning to read. Recently our Rotary club has become a sponsor of the Story Dogs program at St Scholastica Primary School in ...

Join us as we hear from our Guest Speaker - Janette Etherington from Interplast. Interplast sends volunteer surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, and allied health professionals across the Asia–Pacific region to provide reconstructive surgery and, just as importantly, to train local medical teams so the impact continues long after each visit. It’s a program that restores dignity, mobility, and opportunity to people who would otherwise go without care — and it reflects Rotary’s belief in practical, hands‑on service that changes lives. Please ...

Join us as we hear from our Guest Speaker – District Governor Peter Behm. A special night with Peter as he tells us about our Rotary District Meeting in the Upton Room, Box Hill RSL 6:15 pm for 6:30pm start, 17th March, 2026 Or join via Zoom on link on home page Dinner is available in the RSL Bistro following the meeting.

Join us as we hear from Jens Neelsen of the Box Hill Miniature Railway, a local treasurer in Box Hill. The Box Hill Miniature Railway is one of our community’s quiet treasures — a volunteer‑run railway that has been delighting families for decades. Operated by passionate enthusiasts, it offers beautifully maintained miniature trains, a welcoming atmosphere, and a place where children and adults alike can experience the joy of rail in a hands‑on way. It’s a wonderful example of community ...